Chapter 928 The Eye of the Wind Is Formed, a Useless Alliance!

The Knicks successfully advanced to the Finals.

After the game, the Knicks players, including Lin Yi, did not make too many comments on the fourth game.

However, a storm is brewing.

"This is a disgrace! The referee is like shit. If it weren't for Lin's brilliance, the current league would be a pile of shit!" After the game, ESPN reporter Speed ​​launched a strong criticism of the league.

"Lin just got a T just because he was chatting with his teammates. The tragedy that happened to Tim that year hasn't taught the referees how to maintain their authority?"

"Look at these foul highlights of the Cavaliers. The opponents are hanging on Lin's arm. This scene has appeared at least ten times in the G4 battle between the Knicks and the Cavaliers. But what happened? The referee was indifferent to this, not once. The whistle is correct!"

"The referee's incompetence caused the Cavaliers players to become more and more daring in the following games, which almost led to a tragedy!"

I have to say that the pens in the hands of the reporters are really powerful, because under the criticism of Speed ​​and a group of reporters, the three referees who enforced the fourth game of the Eastern Conference Finals have been sprayed as SB......

Some powerful American netizens even human fleshed out the addresses of the three referees, and the first to bear the brunt was the referee named Johnson who made Lin Yi eat T.

According to incomplete statistics, in three days, Johnson's residence was attacked by more than 1,300 eggs and more than 2,000 tomatoes.

"Justice may be late, but it will never be absent." Lin Yi said with emotion when he saw the news on the way back to New York.

"Lin...do you think we will be suspended?" Beside Lin Yi, Paul, who led his teammates to block the referee in the fourth game, asked angrily.

"No." Lin Yi said to Paul with a smile.

"Why...you don't even think about it, I always feel that you are comforting me." Paul is very sad. Although Lin Yi is fine, he is very happy, but when he thinks that he may be suspended, he will miss the finals , I feel very sad.

"If I say no, I won't. There's no reason." Lin Yi patted Paul on the back, telling him not to worry about gains and losses.

However, Paul was still suffering.

Although he didn't know why Lin Yi was so sure that the league would not impose additional penalties on the Knicks players who surrounded the referee.

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The Knicks returned to New York overnight, and the next day, NBA officials quickly made a ruling on the accident in the fourth game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

First of all, the league canceled the technical foul on Lin Yi and admitted that it was a misjudgment.

Secondly, the three referees on duty were suspended for 2 years, 4 years, and 2 years respectively.

And the buddy who was suspended for 4 years was Johnson who whistled Lin Yi for a technical foul during the game.

Finally, the league also stated that before the start of next season, the NBA will organize all referees to study, discuss, and study the rules to avoid misjudgments.

After the league's ruling came out, Paul was stunned.

Because as Lin Yi expected, the league did not impose any additional penalties on the Knicks players who surrounded the referee in the fourth game, not even a fine!

"Lin, you are amazing!" Paul called Lin Yi immediately after seeing the league's ruling.

"Okay, take a good rest, Chris, we're going to prepare for the finals." Lin Yi didn't explain too much to Paul, because behind the league's ruling, it's not clear in a few words.

I don't have enough IQ, so it's rare for Lin Yi to explain.

"Xiao Hua is so guilty now, how dare he offend us on this cusp?" Lin Yi shook his head and said with emotion.

The Knicks are now standing on the moral high ground, and against the Knicks at this juncture, what is it if it is not death?

Just the spitting stars of public opinion can spray Xiao Hua to death.

And Xiao Hua is not stupid, he is very clear about the benefits that the Knicks can bring to the league.

In any case, the finals are about to start, if the Knicks' main players are suspended, will the ratings still go up?

In Lin Yi's previous life, the league's penalties in the playoffs were really incomprehensible, okay?

In short, for Xiao Hua, what he wants to do most now is to calm the situation and guide the attention of public opinion back to the playoffs.

So Xiao Hua can only follow the public opinion this time.

Canceling Lin Yi's technical foul was Xiao Hua's apology to Lin Yi on behalf of the league, and the suspension of the three referees was to calm public opinion and organize the referees to learn, to show the fairness, openness, and justice of the league. To put it bluntly, Xiao Hua is always a businessman, and when a businessman considers a problem, he must first consider his interests.

only......

Xiao Hua didn't know that a bigger storm was still behind.

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"Stupid!" Stern, who has retired, felt that Silver was really stupid when he saw the report the next day.

"Adam, do you know that you calmed down the situation, but you completely wiped out the dignity of the alliance..."

In Stern's view, there is nothing to say whether Xiao Hua manipulated the game or not. After all, Stern himself has manipulated many games.

It's just that Xiao Hua's way of manipulating is a bit too extreme, so in Stern's eyes, what Xiao Hua really killed was his handling afterwards.

"Even if you don't want to suspend the Knicks players considering the ratings, at least you have to punish the players who took the lead in making trouble.

"The referee made a misjudgment and should be punished, but if the players who surround the referee are not punished, how will the referees enforce the future games?"

"The referee loses its authority, and the league bows to the players. Once the balance is lost, how will you balance it when things like this happen again?"

"If a bowl of water is not level, it can only lead to self-destruction."

Stern was very angry, because in his opinion, Xiao Hua still has some skills, after all, he can make the business operation of the league sound and colorful after he retires.

But now...the NBA has become a joke.

Lin Yi is human, Paul is human, are the referees not human?

Xiao Hua thought that the league's ruling this time showed fairness, openness, and justice, but he didn't know that this would make people feel that there are many shady scenes behind the NBA.

Because if the referees have no problems, why make them study before the start of next season?

The NBA is the best basketball league on earth, but now, the credibility of NBA referees has been questioned, and once the referees are questioned, it means that the league will be questioned.

"Hey, forget it, let's look at Lin's previous game video for a while, I'm retired, what does these things have to do with me?" Stern thought to himself after sighing.

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The eye of the storm has quietly formed, just waiting for the moment when it erupts completely.

After the Knicks advanced to the finals, amidst people's cursing, on the 27th, the fourth game of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Warriors also started.

Before the start of this game, Xiao Hua specially reminded the referees to judge fairly. After all, at this juncture, no matter how good Xiao Hua's script is, he has to endure it.

Losing the prestige of the referee, "23+24" failed to defend Los Angeles this night.

119 to 104, a big score in the Western Conference finals, the Warriors lead 3 to 1!

The entire bay area has become a sea of ​​joy.

Because after more than 40 years, the Warriors once again saw the hope of winning the championship.

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PS: The first update!