vrcanaries Chapter 552 Green, the Dream Chaser of the Chinese Team!
Chapter 552 Green, the Dream Chaser of the Chinese Team!
Unlike NBA games, there are no exciting performances or activities during the World Cup halftime show, so fans will undoubtedly go out to use the restroom or buy something to eat.
If hundreds or even thousands of fans suddenly all go out to find a toilet, even if the stadium has a lot of toilets, it will inevitably be full.
So when some fans returned, the game had already been going on for a while.
Fan Chengcheng and Deng Chao chatted outside for a while, found a corner to smoke a cigarette, and when they returned to their seats, they cursed at the same time.
"Holy crap, they're leading by that much?"
At this point, the score was 69-40, with China leading by 29 points.
There are 6 minutes and 50 seconds left in the third quarter.
That means that in the past 3 minutes and 10 seconds, China has scored 9 points, while South Sudan has not scored yet.
Swish!
Just after checking the score, Gabriel, who was on the court, took advantage of Zhou Qi's help defense and easily dunked the basketball into the hoop with one hand.
South Sudan finally scored its first point in the second half.
Zhou Qi picked up the basketball and was about to pass it to Wang Xiucheng when he noticed that Wang Xiucheng was surrounded by two South Sudanese men.
So Zhou Qi passed the basketball to Li Kaier, who came over to receive it.
Despite being 206cm tall, Li Kai'er can still dribble the ball forward even when Wang Xiucheng is being marked.
In the NBA, this type of player has a name: "point guard".
Li Kai'er wasn't fast, but Wang Xiucheng took both of them away, and he still easily made it to the frontcourt under Zhou Qi's cover.
Wang Xiucheng ran to the corner and stood there, instantly clearing out most of the space.
A few seconds later, when Zhou Qi was standing not far from Wang Xiucheng, Wang Xiucheng finally moved.
He swayed the ball, causing Calick Jones to move slightly, and Wang Xiucheng immediately slipped into the paint along the baseline.
Just as Callic Jones was about to turn around and chase after Zhou Qi, he bumped into him.
Wang Xiucheng quickly turned back and ran from the inside to the outside.
This is a tactic where, when Wang Xiucheng gets to the outside, Li Ke'er will pass the ball to Wang Xiucheng and then screen the player following Wang Xiucheng, allowing Wang Xiucheng to shoot a three-pointer.
But at this moment, Wang Xiucheng ran towards the outside, passing Zeng Fanbo and Anuwa Omote.
Omote suddenly turned around and struck Wang Xiucheng in the waist with his elbow.
Wang Xiucheng groaned and squatted down on the ground, supporting himself with one hand and clutching his waist with the other.
With a whistle, the referee blew the whistle.
Omote committed a foul.
"Fuck, that was intentional! That was a fucking malicious foul!" Ben Sullivan roared at the referee as he stepped out from behind the barrier.
With a beep!
The referee blew his whistle again and then gave Ben Sullivan a technical foul for his inappropriate remarks and leaving his position.
Guo Shiqiang pulled Ben Sullivan back and went to the referee's side, saying, "That's an elbow strike. This kind of action shouldn't happen on the basketball court. If you don't call it, their actions will get worse and worse."
The referee seemed to be listening, but did not respond.
Perhaps the referee was unhappy with Ben Sullivan's attitude earlier, so the referee did not make any further rulings this time.
Seeing the referee's expression, Guo Shiqiang knew that anything he said would be superfluous.
FIBA has given South Sudan many green lights, especially on the issue of naturalized players.
Take this guy named Anua Omote, for example. Just two years ago, he was playing for Kenya against South Sudan in the African qualifiers for the World Cup.
Two years later, he became a player for South Sudan and came to play in the World Cup.
This kind of preferential treatment, even politically correct treatment, sometimes makes South Sudanese people feel privileged.
Guo Shiqiang said no more, but went back behind the barrier and angrily said to one of the substitutes on the bench, "You, get on the field right now."
Tao Hanlin, who was watching the match with his companions and others looking on angrily, suddenly stood up.
Without even having time to warm up, Tao Hanlin threw down his jersey, walked around the barrier, and went to the scorer's table to wait for a substitution.
Guo Shiqiang covered his mouth, grabbed Tao Hanlin's arm, and whispered something to him.
On the field, Wang Xiucheng had already stood up and scored two goals amidst applause from the fans.
The referee gestured to the scorer's table that a substitution was possible.
Zhou Qi immediately jogged away from the field. Tao Hanlin then took out a mouthguard from his leg braces, put it on, and then clapped hands with Zhou Qi before entering the field.
The game resumes.
South Sudan launches an offensive.
Calick Jones dribbled the ball up the court and found an opportunity to sink a three-pointer.
Possession changed hands, and this time Wang Xiucheng received Tao Hanlin's serve, then moved to the frontcourt under Tao Hanlin's cover.
Tao Hanlin is 208cm tall, but weighs 130kg.
He is also the heaviest player on the entire Chinese team, weighing 5 kilograms more than Yu Jiahao, who is 223cm tall.
It's worth noting that Jokic's official weight is around 130 kilograms.
It's easy to imagine how thick-skinned Tao Hanlin was.
At this moment, Tao Hanlin reached the top of the arc, and Zeng Fanbo led Anua Omote to run outwards.
When Zeng Fanbo approached Tao Hanlin, Tao Hanlin suddenly took a step and raised his elbow, striking Anua Omote in the chin as he came towards him.
In an instant, Anua Omote fell backward and crashed heavily onto the floor.
The referee blew his whistle with a "beep".
Tao Hanlin spat out his braces and bent down to face Omote on the floor, delivering a close-range attack.
"Fuck you, black devil fuck you..."
Instantly, chaos erupted as players from both sides huddled together and began shoving each other.
Wang Xiucheng immediately withdrew from the battle and went to the Chinese team's bench alone.
Yu Jiahao, David, and the others quickly stepped forward and blocked Wang Xiucheng from behind.
The referee kept blowing his whistle, trying to separate the two sides.
The fans in the entire stadium joined in the jeering, especially the Chinese fans, who unleashed a variety of beautiful and melodious Chinese curses at their opponents.
In the Penguin Live broadcast room, Zhu Fangyu excitedly stood up, "We're not afraid of you when it comes to playing basketball, and we're even less afraid of you when it comes to fighting..."
Compared to the somewhat excited Zhu Fangyu, Yang Yi was surprisingly calm at this moment.
"When Tao Hanlin was selected for the national team, many fans did not understand what Guo Shiqiang valued in him."
"Now everyone knows, right?"
"In international competitions, if an opponent can't beat you, they will definitely use underhanded tactics against your star team."
"I don't need to elaborate on Wang Xiucheng's importance to the Chinese team, especially since he has just recovered from injury. If he were to be forced off the field because of these underhanded tactics, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"Especially if they can't even play in the next game, I think everyone understands what that means for the Chinese men's basketball team."
"Tao Hanlin is Wang Xiucheng's dream-chasing Green. Anyone who wants to harm Wang Xiucheng must be dealt with first."
Although Yang Yi's words were somewhat extreme, at this moment, none of the fans watching the live broadcast across China objected.
Many people even nodded subconsciously.
That's true. We shouldn't let things develop to the point where it's too late to regret before we try to make amends.
Sometimes, being one step ahead is very necessary!
On the court, the referee finally separated the two sides and then went to watch the replay.
At this moment, the Chinese fans in the stadium suddenly began to sing "I love you, my motherland" loudly.
The voices were clear, powerful, and resonant, truly awe-inspiring!
Even the referee, who was reviewing the route, couldn't help but look up at these incredibly aggressive fans!
In the end, Tao Hanlin was stripped of his power and dismissed from his post due to the conflict.
Four other players were penalized with technical fouls.
There are two people each from China and South Sudan.
However, Anua Omote, the central figure in this incident, was helped back to the locker room.
As for whether he can come back, it's probably unlikely. There's still blood on the ground from the corner of his mouth after he got up.
As the staff worked on the floor, Tao Hanlin, like a hero, received applause from all the Chinese fans in the stadium. He then bumped chests with Wang Xiucheng and walked towards the players' tunnel with a smug look on his face.
Fans on both sides of the player tunnel chanted his name, and Tao Hanlin showed off his biceps, which were barely visible.
Roy Ivey seemed somewhat dissatisfied with the ruling, continuing to argue with the referee.
Wang Xiucheng was standing to the side when he suddenly said to Roy Ivy in English, "Shut up! You resort to dirty tricks when you can't win a game? Is this how you coach? If so, I'll ask Udoka why he invited you to New York!"
Instantly, Roy Ivy's expression changed slightly.