On January 1, the Beijing men's basketball team lost to the Liaoning men's basketball team at home and had to swallow the bitter fruit of four consecutive defeats. And Fang Shuo, the absolute core of the team, suffered a head injury in the fourth quarter of the game. If you count Fan Ziming, who retired from injury in this game, and Zeng Fanbo, a young player who was injured before, the team's current predicament can be imagined.
The 2023-2024 CBA league regular season has passed the halfway point, and the competition for playoff qualification is becoming increasingly fierce. As can be seen from the standings, the records of the 8 teams in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beikong, Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Nanjing, and Shanxi are almost the same.
The most serious injury of the season occurred to Moore, a foreign player of the Guangzhou men's basketball team. In the game with the Zhejiang men's basketball team on January 1, Moore performed bravely, scoring 8 points and 32 assists, but at the critical moment of the game, Moore fell to the ground without confrontation, and after the game, after an MRI examination, he was diagnosed with a ruptured Achilles tendon in his left foot.
The Guangzhou men's basketball team now has a record of 15 wins and 15 losses, temporarily ranking 9th in the league. From the analysis of the fact that the teams that have reached the playoffs in the past few seasons have a win rate of at least 50%, Moore's injury has had a significant impact on the Guangzhou men's basketball team. Of course, Moore is not the only one on the CBA's injury list who has missed multiple games. Li Tianrong of the Shanghai men's basketball team suffered a metacarpal fracture in the game against the Shandong men's basketball team and is expected to miss the rest of the second stage. Xing Zhiqiang of the Shanxi men's basketball team will miss 5-6 weeks because of a torn ligament. Felder, the core of the North Control men's basketball team, suffered a leg strain in the game against the Guangsha men's basketball team and has missed 3 games.
"At this stage of the league, everyone is actually tired. Jiao Jian, a former Chinese men's basketball player, told a reporter from China Youth Daily and China Youth Network, "Therefore, some injuries are not caused by confrontation." More than 50 rounds of regular season throughout the season, from mid-October last year to now, physical and mental fatigue are in a period of fatigue, may be slower, or a small accident, there will be injuries. ”
Taking Zeng Fanbo's injury in the game with Tianjin men's basketball team as an example, there was actually no physical confrontation at that time, Zeng Fanbo noticed that the opposing foreign aid James who was rushing to the basket to grab rebounds, and was ready to stride open his body to occupy a larger rebounding position, but his right foot did not stand firm and caused a sprain. On January 1, Zeng Fanbo, supported by his teammates, came to Wukesong Gymnasium to cheer for the team.
If accidental injuries are a dilemma that every team can face, then deliberately hurting people on the pitch cannot be tolerated.
On January 1, CBA announced the punishment of Shanghai men's basketball player Ren Junwei. At the last moment of the game with the Tongxi men's basketball team on January 13, Ren Junwei deliberately elbowed Wei Yi, a Tongxi men's basketball player, and was suspended for two games and fined 1,12 yuan.
After the vicious action of "violating the spirit of sportsmanship", Tongxi Club publicly expressed its dissatisfaction through social media, "The opponent's No. 24 player Ren Junwei hit the back of the head of our club player Wei Yi with an extremely bad elbow action beyond the scope of basketball without the ball, causing him to suffer serious discomfort after the game, and has not expressed his apology and concern to Wei Yi in any way or through any channel."
In fact, as the regular season progresses, there has been a clear upward trend in malicious actions on the pitch recently.
On January 1, in the game between the Shanxi men's basketball team and the Guangdong men's basketball team, Guangdong men's basketball player Du Runwang directly hit Zhang Ning's head who was preparing to attack under the basket when he was defending. On January 10, in the strong dialogue between the Guangsha men's basketball team and the Liaoning men's basketball team, Guangsha player Sun Minghui first failed to break the ball and then elbowed the Liaoning player Yu Zechen who defended him, which caused the latter's dissatisfaction. On January 1, in the game between the Beijing men's basketball team and the Liaoning men's basketball team, Beijing men's basketball player Jiang Wen had an outstretched leg when defending Ferg to switch offense, and the referee on duty awarded an additional physical foul after reviewing the video.
Halfway through the regular season, teams will be more focused on the outcome of each game, whether it's a battle for playoff qualification or a championship-level match, but sticking to the bottom line of basketball itself should also be what each club requires players to do. From this point of view, the statement of the Tongxi men's basketball team is actually quite representative: "Today, when Chinese basketball is at the bottom, this kind of behavior will still occur on the court, which is heart-wrenching. As a member of Chinese basketball, let us cherish the environment of Chinese basketball, cherish our own feathers, and cherish the work on which each other depends. ”
Beijing, January 1 --
China Youth Daily, China Youth Network reporter Yang Tui Source: China Youth Daily