In the early morning of December 30.

Qiao Hai had just woken up from his sleep when he got the news.

The league's punishment came quickly, and a notice was issued that night: Qiao Hai insulted the referee and had a bad impact, so he was banned for three games.

Karl Malone elbowed inappropriately and was suspended for one additional game.

The penalty was single, and it was another bloody storm.

Major media reports in North America also came out, and the Vancouver Business Daily ran a front-page headline: "We were hacked by the referee!" ”

A big exclamation point, black and thick.

With the Grizzlies' excellent record this season and gorgeous offense, more and more fans in Vancouver pay attention to the Grizzlies, as the largest local print media in Vancouver, the Vancouver Business Daily has also increased its coverage of the Grizzlies, and this time it has given the front page to the Grizzlies.

The articles published on the front page were also all kinds of grievances for the grizzly bear.

In the second edition, the Vancouver Business also published an official statement from the Grizzlies.

The Grizzly Bears official statement, which states as follows:

On December 29, US time, the Grizzlies away game against the Jazz, our team suffered unfair treatment from the referee, the team's main Sherif Abdulahim was seriously injured, and the head coach Qiao Hai was expelled.

Grizzly's statement was directly published by the Vancouver Business Daily and quickly spread.

However, the Grizzlies' statement was obviously late, and the league's fines had already been issued, and at this time, it was obviously too late to ask the league to deal with it fairly.

Qiao Hai was banned for three games, but Karl Malone was only suspended for one game, which is obviously not fair.

Yahoo Sports reports on the latest developments in the incident on its sports news network.

In the wee hours of the morning, their headline read: "Grizzlies Head Coach: Referees Control the Game!" ”

Then, an hour later, the headline changed: "The league issued a ticket, Qiao Hai was banned for three games!" ”

Another hour later, the headline changed: "Grizzlies officially declare support for Qiao Hai, hope that the alliance will punish fairly." ”

The whole of North America is also discussing this incident, now is the media era, things are fermenting quickly, most fans can see the whole thing through TV, Tim Donahy's penalty was criticized by many neutral fans, Qiao Hai's angry scolding scolded many people's hearts, for a while, North America was actually a voice supporting Qiao Hai.

Things got bigger, and the alliance panicked.

Michael Kidman, the vice president of the Alliance, called Stu Jackson again, this time in a less rushed tone, saying, "Stu, Mr. David Stern wants you to take that statement down and reissue a statement of support for the Alliance." ”

Stu Jackson's response was: "Michael, I can't help it, this statement was made by our boss." ”

Things are getting worse and worse, and it's about to affect the reputation of the league.

There was no way, David Stern could only go out in person and make a phone call to John McCaw.

No one expected that David Stern would also be deflated on John McCaw's side.

"Mr. David Stern, it's not that I don't give you face, it's actually caused by the referee named Tim Donahy, our head coach Qiao Hai is very angry, you have also seen the progress of the Grizzlies this season, Coach Qiao Hai has merit to the Grizzlies, we have to respect him, so I think, if we can't let him discourage, it will be difficult for us to withdraw this statement, and even, we will consider reissuing the statement, because we are dissatisfied with the fine issued by the league in the early morning......"

David Stern is a little helpless, at this time, the league is in a period of rapid development, in the post-Jordan era, although there is no Jordan, but the endless potential of new stars has made the league's attention increasing day by day, David Stern has also formulated a series of regulations to make the NBA a positive NBA.

But obviously, the role played by the league in this referee incident is not honorable, and there are too many examples of referees controlling the game.

The Grizzlies exposing the league like this will obviously affect the reputation of the league, which David Stern does not want to see, so he compromised again: "John, the ticket will not change, you say, how can you be willing to withdraw that statement?" ”

John McCaw shook his head again: "Mr. David Stern, I don't know about this, but I suggest you give a call and ask Qiao Hai." ”

……

On the morning of the 30th, Qiao Hai brought the grizzly bears back to Vancouver.

However, he was unable to play in the Spurs game that evening, so he could only set the tone for the game, and then tell Byron Scott to let Byron Scott direct the game.

Before the start of the evening game, Qiao Hai received a special phone call.

"Hello, I'm David Stern, is it Coach Qiao Hai?"

Qiao Hai was shocked: "David Stern? ”

"Yes, it's me, David Stern, are you Coach Qiaohai?"

Qiao Hai quickly reacted: "It's me, hello Mr. David Stern." ”

The other side of the phone immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Coach Qiao Hai, I heard that you are dissatisfied with the referee, and even more dissatisfied with the league's punishment this time?" ”

Is this a question of sin? Qiao Hai tilted his head and thought for a while, he didn't feel like it, but he was indeed dissatisfied with the alliance, which was nothing to say: "Yes, in the last game, we were obviously cheated by the referee, and the blind can see it." ”

"Okay, okay, Coach Qiao Hai, I think you should understand that the NBA league is in a period of rapid development, and any scandal is not allowed, so, I hope that the Grizzlies can retract that statement, and it is better that you can issue a statement and accept the punishment of the league."

Hearing this, Qiao Hai smiled: "Impossible, Mr. David Stern." ”

"I know you're still angry, but Coach Qiao Hai, it's impossible to change your punishment, it's about the prestige of the league, you can make other requests, as long as we can agree, everything is easy to say."

David Stern's side was clearly compromised.

It's not good for the league if it's a big deal, and it's not good for the Grizzlies, if you think about it.

The Grizzlies still have to mix in this league, so sometimes, they have to bow their heads, but Qiao Hai didn't expect that the team would support him so strongly, and the team owner John McCaw also issued a statement, which is obviously the highest level of support.

After thinking about it, Qiao Hai decided that for the sake of the team, he would compromise once.

"Mr. David Stern, what we want is very simple, we just need a fair one, so the referee who made the wrong decision and connived with Karl Malone should be punished."

David Stern also knew that Qiao Hai had made a request, so he replied: "Of course, we will punish Tim Donagie and the other three referees." ”

Qiao Hai nodded and continued: "Other than that, I hope the league can guarantee that there will be no more biased black whistles on the grizzlies. ”

David Stern also went on to agree: "Rest assured, there won't be any more." ”

David Stern agreed to Qiao Hai's two simple requests, and Qiao Hai nodded again: "As soon as the league's punishments for several referees are announced, the Grizzlies will retract that statement." ”

David Stern hung up the phone, and the problem was finally solved......