Chapter 960 Pachulia Is Finished (Fourth Update!)

After repeated confirmations and the team doctor's check that Tang Tian was fine, Stevens finally felt at ease.

Breen and Miller in the commentary box also wiped their sweat unconsciously.

They were really worried that Tang Tian would be injured just now.

If Tang Tian is injured, not only will the ratings of subsequent games be ruined, but if the injury is more serious, it may affect the future of the entire league.

Fortunately, it's okay.

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.

Stevens lost control and rushed into the court and was whistled for a technical foul. Curry executed the technical foul and made a free throw.

But the ball still belongs to the Pelicans.

Tang Tian's return as the king greatly boosted the morale of the Pelicans, and after Tang Tian came back, he killed everyone like no one else.

With strength and momentum, the Pelicans completely suppressed the Warriors.

In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Warriors 116-100 at home, winning the battle at Tianwangshan and rewriting the big score to 3-2.

For the Warriors, Curry and Durant scored 58 points together, Thompson scored 20 points, and Green had 8 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

All four stars performed well, but they were stunned by Tang Tian and the Pelicans in the second half of the fourth quarter.

For the Pelicans, Davis had 22 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks, Brogdon had 16 points and 3 assists, and Jokic contributed 13 points and 5 rebounds before leaving the game injured.

Tang Tian had a false alarm and ended up scoring a team-high 33 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals.

"Golden State·Losing and Losing·Warriors!"

"Kicking the balls and stepping on the feet, why do these extremely ugly behaviors appear on a championship-winning team at the same time?"

"People of the same kind flock together, and things are divided into groups? Or are those who are near vermilion red, and those who are near ink black?"

"It's really disgusting. Even though you're not bad at strength, you still like to do these dirty things. Can't you afford to lose?"

"I just can't afford to lose. Didn't the Pelicans also lose two years ago? I didn't see them doing this, and they won it back the next year openly! No comparison, no harm!"

"The league must punish Pachulia severely. He kicked two people in a row in one game, and one of them is still the best in the league. How can this be tolerated?!"

"Just ban him for life! I never want to see such a disgusting person appear in the NBA again!"

…

Because Tang Tian was almost injured, the focus of discussions among fans on social media was no longer on the outcome of the game, and their voices were quite unified.

"Honey, are you okay?"

Tang Tian returned home after the game, and Olsen was waiting for him at the gate of the manor.

She called Tang Tian as soon as the game was over, but Tang Tian said she would wait until she got home.

"I lied when I said I was injured. Do you believe it?"

Tang Tian said with a smile.

Olsen shook her head, her eyes always on Tang Tian's feet, her eyes full of worry.

Tang Tian sighed.

These days, I don’t even believe my wife telling the truth.

He suddenly went up and picked up Olson suddenly.

It seems that we still have to rely on facts.

Speaking of which, since the birth of their son, both of them have done less activities in that area.

The moonlight is nice today.

At the league office, Tatum convened an impromptu meeting with representatives from other league teams overnight.

The content of the meeting was about Pachulia's suspected stepping into Tang Tian's footsteps in the Western Conference finals.

The meeting went smoothly, and the representatives of each team quickly reached a consensus. They judged that Pachulia's action was a vicious behavior and the league would impose severe penalties.

Not even a Warriors representative raised any objections.

Whether it was Ariza, Jokic, or even Leonard before, they are incomparable to Tang Tian now.

Tang Tian is now the most serious player in the league, and his global influence is comparable to that of Jordan.

Just imagine the consequences of James being stepped on, Tang Tian would only be more serious than that.

If Tang Tianzhen is abolished, it will be a devastating blow to the NBA and a huge blow to the promotion of basketball around the world.

So this matter must be severely punished.

Early the next morning, the league announced Pachulia's punishment.

The second-level flagrant foul will not change and will result in a 20-game suspension and an additional $35,000 fine.

In addition to this penalty, the league also introduced a new clause: blackfoot behavior.

The clause stipulates that when an offensive player makes a jump shot, if the defensive player makes a dangerous move and does not leave enough space for the shooter to land, he will be called a technical foul or even a flagrant foul. The referee can review the video to determine the severity of the foul. The league will also add possible suspensions after the game.

This reaction speed and penalty result shocked the league.

The 20-game suspension was less than what Ci Shiping was punished for beating a spectator when he was still Artest.

But almost uniformly, the media and fans cheered the result.

If you step on Ariza and Jokic, the league can pretend it didn't see it;

If you take advantage of Leonard, the league can settle the score later;

But are you stepping on Tang Tian? Sorry, you're done!

Pachulia is just an ordinary NBA player, suspended for 20 games, which means that even if a team wants to sign him next season, they will have to wait for at least 17 games.

Teams can afford to wait for superstars or All-Star players, but for an ordinary NBA player, no team is likely to be willing to try.

It is no exaggeration to say that for the 33-year-old Pachulia, his NBA career is basically over.

…

At the local hospital in Jinzhou, Pachulia, who had just received the examination report, felt a cramp in her heart.

Comminuted fracture of big toe...

Tang Tian's step was really too harsh!

With a body weighing more than 100 kilograms and all the strength concentrated at one point, if it weren't for the sneakers he was wearing, he might have flattened his toes.

Compared to the last time when his front teeth were knocked out, Tang Tian's attack this time was really too cruel!

There are risks in stepping on your feet, so be careful when starting.

This kind of fracture is not a question of how long it will take to recover, but whether it can be recovered is entirely a question.

But speaking of it, the big toe fracture during the game was still shattered. This injury is probably the first time in NBA history.

No one else knew, but he knew Tang Tian did it on purpose.

When he recovers, he will definitely settle the score with Tang Tian.

He will also repay the country that insulted him with trash talk before!

He swore secretly.

"Zaza, are you okay?"

Just as he was thinking about it, Green came to visit him.

"It's okay, I'm sorry because my team lost."

Pachulia said reluctantly.

Green forced out a smile, patted him on the shoulder, and said some comforting words.

After he finished speaking, he left.

"Don't watch the news these days."

Before leaving, Green specifically warned.

After Green left, Pachulia, who had not been online because of injury checks and pain, reluctantly took out his phone.

Green's instructions made him very curious.

After seeing the news that he had been suspended for 20 games, his eyes suddenly froze.

No wonder Green said that, no wonder the Warriors came to see him alone.

It's over, he's completely done...