Chapter 1205 Two Parallel Imports Are Activated

At 10 a.m. on the 2nd, a tactical meeting was held at the Lakers headquarters.

At the meeting, the Lakers firmly established the tactical idea of ​​launching an attack in the paint area.

At noon that day, the Lakers announced that Bynum was out for the season. The specific injuries were moderate concussion and comminuted fracture of the nasal bone. He would have to rest for at least four months.

On this day, the media began to attack Li Ba, accusing him of beating people on the court and accusing the league of unfair punishment.

The league had already made preparations and held a press conference in New York.

Vice President Russ Granik personally hosted the press conference. He is Stern's successor, which shows that the official attaches great importance to this incident.

He gave the official attitude: "We have repeatedly watched the video playback of the scene. We can be sure that although Bynum did not hit the hammer, he did intentionally elbow the hammer from behind, and the location of the elbow was the back of the hammer's head.

This is a very dangerous behavior that even endangers the player's life. We must make the most fair response to this. We appreciate the referee's judgment, which is the most fair judgment.

In addition, we have officially decided to pursue the punishment of Bynum. We will impose a fine of $200,000 on him and a 55-game suspension.

For the behavior of the hammer, our understanding is that when his life was violated by this malicious foul, he just reacted subconsciously.

We must know that he is not only a basketball player, but also a boxer. His reaction to danger is completely different from that of ordinary people. Ordinary people will avoid danger, but he will not, he will face the challenge head-on."

The attitude of the league made the media vomit blood, and also alerted some rough guys in the league that when facing Li Ba in the future, they must not do anything excessive, otherwise it will trigger Li Ba's subconscious reaction.

The Lakers management was also vomiting blood. Bynum's next season was almost over. Fifty-five games, that was after the All-Stars.

"These bastards, like that bastard, are all bastards!"

Bynum, who was lying in the hospital, was so angry that his head hurt. This time he suffered a great loss. He would not be paid for the suspension, and he would lose at least tens of millions of dollars.

The G2 game started on May 3, and the two teams competed again at Staples.

The Lakers implemented the tactical concept of launching an attack in the paint area. Everyone rushed into the paint area, launched a human sea tactic, and fought a chaotic battle.

Not to mention, this human sea tactic + chaotic battle tactic really played a role in restricting Li Ba.

In the 8th minute of the first quarter, Hill and Tony Allen fell to the ground while fighting for a rebound. He was stepped on the knee in the crowd, resulting in injury and leaving the court.

In the third quarter, when Carter landed after a layup, he stepped on Artest's foot, injured his ankle, and left the court.

The Suns were injured in two consecutive veterans, and the other veterans were forced to extend their playing time, exposing the Suns' weaknesses.

Li Ba tried his best to play on both offense and defense, but he could only barely maintain the situation in the Lakers' tactics.

But in the fourth minute of the final quarter, after a three-pointer from a pull-up, McGrady's back injury flared up, injuring another veteran.

McGrady went down in tears, and after three consecutive injuries, he knew the team was going to fail.

As he expected, the Suns bench had several empty positions, and the remaining Ray Allen and Nash were exhausted and collapsed in the next few minutes.

103:115, the Suns lost by 12 points.

Li Ba played 48 minutes in the game, only 18 of 24 shots and 8 of 14 free throws. This was the game with his lowest hit rate. He was restricted by the human sea tactics throughout the game. After a chaotic battle, he swallowed three big blocks in one night, missed several shots, and made 5 turnovers. Overall, he scored 44 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 steals, 8 blocks, 5 turnovers, and 5 fouls.

After the game, Li Ba refused the on-site interview. After sending Yatou and Guoguo away, he rushed to the hospital with David Griffin.

First, he visited Grant Hill. His examination results have come out, and his left knee is fractured.

For the veteran, this is very serious and may cause Hill to retire due to injury.

Hill said with regret: "Sorry, Hammer, I can't help you."

"Grant, who stepped on you? Was it intentional?" Li Ba asked coldly.

Hill shook his head and said: "It was Artest who stepped on you, but he probably didn't want to. He was in front of me and was knocked down by Duncan. He stepped on me when he retreated."

"Fuck."

Li Ba was a little disappointed. If he wanted to, he would definitely return it and destroy that thing, but if it wasn't intentional, he couldn't do it.

"It's really unlucky tonight. Three people were injured." David Griffin shook his head and sighed.

"Take good care of your injuries. We will defend the title." Li Ba comforted.

Then he went to see Carter and McGrady. The two brothers were arranged in the same ward, a real pair of brothers in distress.

When Li Ba entered, he heard the two brothers sighing.

"Hey, don't be like this, we will defend the title eventually, do you need my promise?" Li Ba said with a smile.

"Hey, Hammer." McGrady raised his head and greeted him.

"Hammer, I'm sorry, we can only lie in bed and watch you defend the title." Carter said with a smile.

Carter's ankle had been injured several times before, and Bowen had stepped on his feet several times, and this time it was injured again.

The doctor's advice was to rest for a week, no big problem.

Carter was in a worse mood than Hill, because Hill had won two championships with the Suns, and this time at most he couldn't defend the dynasty, but he hadn't done it once.

"Don't worry, Vince, Tracy, we will defend the title." Li Ba could only comfort him in this way.

As for the final result, he was not very sure. After all, three outside players were injured at once, and the bench was already stretched.

McGrady also had an old injury. He could only lie on the hospital bed. His back muscles still twitched from time to time, causing great pain and making him very painful.

His mood was the worst. He wanted the ring and honor more than Carter.

On the 4th, the Suns returned to Phoenix.

G3 was on the 7th, and there were three days of adjustment time.

The team did not arrange training on the 4th, and a tactical meeting was arranged at the headquarters on the morning of the 5th.

There are a total of twelve players on the playoffs roster, and now three are injured. The remaining three will also be on the roster.

The current Suns roster is: Li Ba, Yi Jianlian, Haslem, Kwame Brown, Milicic, Gortat, Ginobili, Ray Allen, Nash, Hedo, Dudley, Damien Wilkins.

Wilkins is the last player signed by the Suns, a small forward with a 3+1.7 statistic. He had no chance to play in the Suns, but he had to join the roster this time.

The other two are two big duds, and they also made the playoff roster this time.

Looking at this list and the twelve players in front of them, Payton and a group of coaches scratched their heads and felt a pain in their heads.

Boss Sarver and general manager David Griffin and other management were also in a heavy mood and saw no hope of defending the title.