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Chapter 169 Public opinion condemns

Chapter 169 Public opinion condemns

Zhang Zifeng was lying on the ground, clutching his ankle.

The 76ers team doctor rushed over with a medicine box to check Zhang Zifeng's injuries.

"You fucking did it on purpose!" Grant rushed up and pushed Lamb.

Players from both teams hurriedly gathered around, and the scene was once very chaotic.

The referee blew his whistle and rushed forward to tell the players to separate, and then ejected Grant.

Since the Palace of Auburn Hills incident, the league has been very strict with incidents such as player brawls on the court.

It's not the timeout, the coach and the players on the bench will be suspended if they dare to rush into the field.

Off the court, Coach Brown and his assistant coaches also hurriedly appease their players. Now that two of their generals have been injured, and if the league suspends them a few times, they won't have to play games.

After the 76ers team doctor quickly checked Zhang Zifeng's ankle, Noel and Holmes helped Zhang Zifeng directly into the player tunnel.

Subsequently, the 76ers reported that Zhang Zifeng would not return for this game and would be sent to the hospital for an MRI examination later.

At this time, the slow motion playback in the arena.

The footage showed that when Zhang Zifeng jumped in the air, Lamb put his feet under Zhang Zifeng when he rushed up to defend.When Zhang Zifeng fell, he stepped on Lamb's foot.

The Huaxia fans at the scene were all angry when they saw the scene in front of them.They all took the drink bottles and other items in their hands and threw them at Lamb.

The security guards in the arena hurried up and escorted Lamb into the locker room first, and at the same time invited some aggressive Huaxia fans out of the arena.

The Huaxia fans in front of the TV on the Internet also maxed out the screen at this time,

"Damn it, that trash is careful to eat bullets tonight!"

"Tell me, that bastard's home is there, and I will hack him to death!"

"Damn it, ban the game, that bastard must be banned for life!"

"Damn it, bastard. This kind of dirty person is not qualified to play!"

……

When Zhang Zifeng left the field, the 76ers were in the momentum of chasing points, only 4 points behind their opponents, and it was very likely to tie the game.

After Zhang Zifeng's end, the situation of the 76ers took a turn for the worse. In the end, the 76ers lost the game by a big score of 88-113.

As soon as the game was over, the 76ers tidied up hastily and rushed to the hospital to visit Zhang Zifeng.

Zhang Zifeng has already undergone an MRI examination, and the attending hospital has seen the film and confirmed that it is only a sprained ankle.

I heard the doctor say that Zhang Zifeng was simply sprained, and he only needs two or three months of recuperation to fully recover.

Everyone below the self-coach breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it was just a sprain, not a season reimbursement.If the high-ranking rookies selected for two consecutive seasons are all reimbursed for the season, then the 76ers are really in decline.

Zhang Zifeng still needs to stay in the hospital for observation for one night, and the 76ers will have a back-to-back game tomorrow.After visiting Zhang Zifeng, the other players rushed to the airport to take a special plane to Houston to challenge the Rockets away.

The sports channel that night repeatedly played slow motion. From the slow motion, Lamb seemed to be suspected of stepping on purpose.

Now Lamb's actions really angered Zhang Zifeng's fans.

After the game, whether it was Huaxia or the whole United States, the public opinion on social media was completely one-sided, and almost everyone condemned Lamb's behavior.

The first to be captured was Lamb's social media account. On Lamb's social media, many fans scolded Lamb, and even countless Chinese fans fired at Lamb in Chinese.

In just one hour after the game, there were more than 4000 comments on Lamb's social account.In desperation, Lamb could only turn off the comment function on his social media.

Unable to leave a message on Lamb's social media, netizens began to open their minds.

Some fans specially made a monologue about Lamb's inner world, and some fans compared Lamb with terrorists.

There are more than 3 pages of posts related to Lamb alone on social media, and some posts have reached 20 comments.

If the opinions of Huaxia fans may be mixed with many personal factors, then the comments of the American media are much more objective and fair.

However, this time the media did not stand on the side of the Hornets, and the reporters condemned Lamb one after another.

As this matter was fired more and more heatedly, the public opinion on the Internet was one-sided.

But Lamb himself would never admit it.Lamb said in an interview after the game: "I just did what I needed to do to limit his shooting. It was really stupid to say that I deliberately stepped on my feet. I just did what I should do, just like I did before. Having said that, I just want to limit the opponent's shot, especially when the opponent feels hot at the time, my teammate has lost position in the defense pick and roll, which requires me to limit the shot. I hate anyone getting hurt , I am also an athlete, so I can understand the pain of injury."

Jeremy Lin, who is also the new aid of the Hornets this season, also excused Lamb in the interview: "Lamb is not a dirty player. He just wants to limit the opponent's shots. This is obviously not intentional."

Jeremy Lin's statement immediately angered Huaxia fans. They left messages and insults under Jeremy Lin's social account. Soon Jeremy Lin's social account was also captured, forcing Jeremy Lin to close his social account.

Obviously, from the perspective of the Hornets players, Lamb was just a normal defensive action, and Zhang Zifeng's injury was entirely his own bad luck.

Such an approach detonated Twitter.

Many journalists and media have condemned Lamb's approach.The famous actor Kumari Nanjiani, who has millions of fans, can't stand such behavior.He sarcastically said, "This is simply the best game of Lamb's career."

Van Gundy, the former Rockets coach who was a guest commentator on ESPN, said, "I'm 100% sure that Lamb deliberately didn't give Zhang Zifeng room to land. Case."

The famous reporter Maxi Clairman wrote: "Although the 76ers may lose to the Hornets, the only reason the Hornets won this game is because of Lamb's dirty move on Zhang Zifeng. There is no doubt that Lan This shot of Mu also knocked out Zhang Zifeng and the 76ers' slim hope of winning this game."

TV media person Dan Moroli said: "If Lamb's actions like this are not intentional, I dare to believe it? It's really dirty."

Beth, the famous reporter of the "New York Post" who has the number one black card, also left a message on his Twitter: "The Hornets are definitely the best player in this game. Let's continue to use this kind of behavior to help the team. To be honest, doing that kind of action is still worth it. Playing innocent makes me sick to my stomach. This is definitely a dirty act and he obviously went for Zhang Zifeng's ankle."

The American media "theScore" released the video at that time through Twitter, and added such a comment under the video: "Let's take a look, is this intentional?"

Schultz, a well-known American basketball commentator, said on his social media: "A former NBA official texted me saying that Lamb's action is too dangerous. Whether he did it intentionally or not, this action is very dangerous. You You can’t just stick your feet out like that.”

The outside world is full of rumors about Zhang Zifeng's ankle being sprained by Lamb's black foot. The person involved, Zhang Zifeng, is lying on a hospital bed with a bandage on his left foot.

Hearing that Zhang Zifeng had sprained his ankle, Zheng Xinguo hurriedly dropped what he was doing and flew to Charlotte immediately.

Sensing that the hospital saw Zhang Zifeng's feet covered with bandages, Zheng Xinguo hurriedly asked, "Feng, how is your injury? Is it serious?"

Zhang Zifeng is quite calm, and it's not that he hasn't sprained before, "It's okay, it's just a simple sprained ankle, just rest for a while!"

Hearing that it was just a simple sprain, Zheng Xinguo relaxed somewhat.

Fortunately, it was not a fruit fracture, a torn ligament, etc., otherwise it would be troublesome.However, a sprained ankle should not be underestimated. Once it is not cured, it is easy to be injured again, and even leave a lifelong hidden danger.

Zheng Xinguo persuaded, "Feng, rest at ease and heal your injuries. Don't be in a hurry to play. You must recover before you come back, understand? Physical health is the most important thing. I don't want to see you retire early!"

Zhang Zifeng nodded and said, "Well, I understand!"

Hearing Zhang Zifeng's promise, Zheng Xinguo breathed a sigh of relief, then he suddenly remembered something, hesitated before saying: "Feng, the matter of your injury is making a lot of noise. Before coming to Charlotte, there was an NBA official You have contacted me, and I hope you can come forward and suppress this matter."

Zhang Zifeng frowned when he heard that, "What?"

Zheng Xinguo hurriedly explained, "What he means is that if you continue to let this matter go, it will damage the image of the NBA. They hope you will come forward to suppress this matter. In return, they will give certain compensations in other aspects. And The alliance will also conduct further investigations into Lamb's matter, and if the situation is true, it will definitely be severely punished!"

Zhang Zifeng was pensive when he heard it.

To be honest, in fact, Zhang Zifeng didn't know whether that guy Lamb really wanted to hurt himself, or if it was an unintentional accident.

After all, it is not uncommon for me to have a sprained foot when I stepped on someone else's foot.

And the wounds are all injured, what else can he do, or can he be healed by holding that guy Lamb accountable?

It's better to be more affordable, Zhang Zifeng nodded and said, "Well, I know what to do!"

On November 2015, 11, Zhang Zifeng walked out of the Charlotte Private Hospital on crutches.

A large group of reporters who had been waiting for a long time rushed up, and they asked loudly, "Mr. Zhang Zifeng, about Lamb's black foot hurting you. What do you think?"

"Mr. Zhang Zifeng, do you think Lamb hurt you on purpose?"

"Mr. Zhang Zifeng, what's the status of your injury now? Will it affect your career?"

"Mr. Zhang Zifeng, will this injury make you miss the rest of the season?"

……

The staff sent by the 76ers to protect Zhang Zifeng cleanly separated Zhang Zifeng from the reporters.

Zhang Zifeng stood behind the staff and replied quite calmly: "I don't think it was a dirty move, he probably wanted to defend my shot at that time! I just sprained my ankle, it's not serious Injury, the doctor said that it only needs two or three months of recuperation to recover. However, I really don’t know when I will come back, so let’s see the recovery situation at that time!”

After Zhang Zifeng finished speaking, he walked towards the commercial vehicle, ready to go to the airport to meet Philadelphia.

Those reporters wanted to interview more, but the staff hurriedly stopped them.

When Zhang Zifeng got on the plane back to Philadelphia, the 76ers were challenging the Rockets away in Houston.

Originally, Embiid was reimbursed for the Desai, and the 76ers players thought that the 76ers would have a bad season again this season.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zifeng, a rookie selected this season, rose strongly and led the team to a good record of 5 wins and 6 losses.

Ranked ninth in the East, only half a game away from No. 8, and can catch up at any time.

Zhang Zifeng's injury seriously hurt the team's morale, and the 76ers did not have any desire to win.

Still the head coach roared like this, but he couldn't awaken the fighting spirit of the 76ers.

In the end, they lost to the Rockets 78-110 in Houston.

2015年12月01日，76人84-92输给灰熊，迎来两连败。

2015年12月02日，在主场76人队以91——101输给了湖人，3连败。

2015年12月04日，76人85-99输给尼克斯，4连败。

NBA official website also announced the first month (October-November) best rookie list.

2015年12月05日，NBA官方宣布76人对张子枫当选2015-16赛季首月（10月-11月）东部最佳新秀。

In the first month of the game, Zhang Zifeng averaged 21.9 points per game, ranking first in the rookie list, averaging 5.4 assists, 1.18 steals, and 48.0 shooting percentages, 41.4 three-point shooting percentages, and 90.7% free throws hit rate.

The best rookie in the Western Conference is Timberwolves rookie Karl-Anthony Towns.

In the first month of the game, Towns averaged 14.4 points per game, ranking third in the rookie list, averaging 9.4 rebounds and 2.18 blocks per game, ranking first in the rookie list.

On December 2015, 12, before the 06ers played against the Nuggets at home, NBA President Xiao Hua awarded the Rookie of the Month Award to Zhang Zifeng before the game.

Originally Zhang Zifeng won the best rookie of the month, 76ers fans should be happy, but when they saw Zhang Zifeng receiving the trophy on crutches.

The fans of the 76ers are full of sadness. If Zhang Zifeng is not injured, the 76ers will always be bullied.

When Xiao Hua presented the trophy to Zhang Zifeng, he also kindly greeted Zhang Zifeng's leg injury, then patted him on the shoulder and said, "You have performed very well this season, keep going, I am optimistic about your future!"

Even if Zhang Zifeng won the best rookie of the month, the 76ers are still behind in this game against the Nuggets.

Without Zhang Zifeng, the 76ers can only rely on Covington and Isiah Cannan's three-pointers in terms of offense.The two of them were obviously out of shape in this game, and they frequently hit the iron on the court.

Gallinari of the Nuggets succeeded in successive attacks under Mudiay's go-between, and the score on the court soon appeared a huge point difference.

Even ESPN's pass commentator Breen made fun of the 76ers during the game. He said with a smile: "The 76ers also have Embiid, Zhang Zifeng, Carl Landry and others in suits on the bench. , Brett Brown sees the situation where the team lags behind on the court, does he really miss them when they are healthy?"

Seeing the team falling behind and being beaten, Zhang Zifeng was very eager to play.

(End of this chapter)