Post by Jon Pastuszek
September 12, 2012
Basketball With Chinese Characteristics, Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
Ouch. (Photo: CFP.cn)
Although the autumn winds have picked up in Beijing and the temperature has leveled into the 50s and low 60s, we’re still not quite officially out of summer yet… which means that there’s still some time for off-season basketball brawls before the new season officially starts in November.
Realizing this, Jiangsu and OKK Beograd, a Serbian professional team, came through yesterday to deliver a post-game fight that resulted in NiuBBall’s favorite cow suit-wearing guard/forward, Meng Da, getting punched in the teeth.
According to the Yangtze Evening News, the game, which was played in Yancheng, Jiangsu, the game was going on quite normally until an OKK Beograd player knocked Yi Li out of the air while going in for a layup midway through the second half. That’s when, according to the author, the game started to get tense, but both sides restrained themselves from further escalating the situation.
But, once the game ended, the Serbians came onto the floor to “provoke the Nangang players,” with one even going so far as to grab Yi Li’s neck. Rushing to the aid of their National Teammer, the entire team, including an assistant coach and assistant general manger, came onto the floor to confront their opponents.
The end result: A shot in the mouth for Meng Da and a trip to the hospital shortly after. Luckily for Meng, who sent out a Weibo a little later, he only came away with some bloody gums and a swollen mouth, both of which should be good to go in two days.
Photos from the fight.
September 13, 2012 at 4:07 pm
Totally incorrect and one sided text: all the time, during the game, referees was pulling on the China team side, making the game nervous… That resulted in the tougher game, on the edge of the incident and particular moment occurred only after one Chinese player, deliberate hit one of the OKK Belgrade players, almost breaking his nose during the defense play… That was something that boys from Belgrade couldn’t tolerate any more..
Beside, that attitude of Chinese basketball?! is quite familiar – take a look on the link.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1s4nKik8WA&feature=related
September 14, 2012 at 11:48 am
It is always like that with chinese doing sport.
They don’t know what is fairplay, and referee always go on their side when it is in China.
Last week, I played football with chinese locals.
They push until they get a reaction and then, play the victims.
They can do fouls and go on, but if you get more physical, then you get reactions !
Even better, they Add rules for “white people”
Last time they told me you are too strong you can’t shoot !
Serbians at least will get respected.
China DO NOT UNDERTSAND TEAM GAMES.
End of the story