Bishop of the Devil

Richard really suffered a big loss this time. He felt that within half a month, he would not be able to recover!

He was injured, and the players under him were also injured. With this kind of deep hatred, with Richard's vengeful temper, it's strange that he could let Jazz go!

No matter who you are, the Western Overlord, if you offend Richard, he will definitely make the other party pay the price!

And it’s a heavy price to pay!

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At the beginning, Larry Brown and Jaylen Rose only took advantage of Richard verbally, but Richard dealt with them quite miserably.

Now Jazz has made Richard suffer a big loss. Thinking about it, Richard can't just let Jazz go!

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At eight o'clock the next morning, the NBA held a press conference directly!

It can also be seen from this press conference how much the NBA attaches importance to this matter...

Stern is in charge personally!

"The fight that happened last night was the worst incident since I took over as NBA president!"

"The NBA Management Committee will never tolerate such vicious incidents!"

"In line with the idea of ​​being responsible to the players, the fans, and the team, we have decided to impose suspensions and fines on the participants in this incident!"

Stern's face was extremely serious, and then he began to read out the punishment results of this incident!

What all the reporters didn't expect was that the first thing Stern announced was about Stockton's punishment, which was a 6-game suspension and a fine of $20,000!

This punishment would not be serious in the regular season...

But it's the playoffs now, and without Stockton, the Jazz's combat effectiveness will definitely be reduced a lot!

Originally, reporters thought that Stern would attack young head coach Richard first. After all, the initiator of this largest brawl in history could be said to be Richard!

It was Stockton who started the trouble, but if it weren't for Richard's madness, the scale of this fight would never have reached such a terrifying level!

But Stern did not take the knife on Richard first, but directly used the league star Stockton as the sacrificial stone...

This may also be the reason why Stern is dissatisfied with Stockton. After all, this kind of behavior will definitely arouse the disgust of any normal man.

After dealing with Stockton, the reporters were not surprised. Stern began to deal with Richard!

Richard was given the final penalty of a ten-game ban without a fine...

The reporters were stunned. Why does this punishment feel so weird? !

If Richard were a player, the penalty of a ten-game suspension would be quite serious, but the key is that Richard is the coach, and his salary is the fixed annual salary given by the team. Even if Richard is suspended, the team should How much salary to give or how much to give...

And according to the news from the Trail Blazers team doctor, it seems that even if Richard is not suspended, Richard will have to rest for at least half a month after being elbowed by Stockton.

In other words, Richard's punishment seems quite serious, but in fact it is not severe at all and has no impact on Richard...

Reporters began to speculate, what did Stern mean by this move?

Could it be that the league is preparing to promote the Trail Blazers?

It seems unlikely. No matter which way you look at it, the league can't find any reason to promote the Trail Blazers...

The subsequent series of punishments were even more confusing to reporters.

Karl Malone was only suspended for two games and fined $15,000!

Apart from Malone and Stockton, the Jazz only had one fringe player on the bench who was suspended for three games!

The scope of the ban on the Trail Blazers is much larger...

Ben was directly suspended for six games, and Rashid was suspended for five games. The players who rushed to the court from the bench, O'Brien and Bowen were not suspended, and the other two were suspended for two games.

What surprised the reporter even more was that Sabonis was suspended for two games and Robinson was also suspended for one game!

Reporters are completely confused now. What on earth does Stern mean? !

Favoring the Jazz? There doesn't seem to be any, there are various fines on the Jazz, but no one on the Trail Blazers has imposed additional fines.

NBA players who are suspended will definitely not be paid, but the playoffs are two different things...

Players are not paid for playing in the playoffs, which is equivalent to free labor. Therefore, even if they are suspended, as long as there are no additional fines, the players will not suffer any loss in terms of interests.

If he really favors the Jazz, it is unlikely that Stockton will be suspended for up to six games!

Stockton's suspension is definitely a nightmare for the Jazz!

Favoring the Trail Blazers? That's even more impossible. The Trail Blazers have more banned people and more games than the Jazz. It doesn't look like they are favoring the Trail Blazers...

Especially Richard was suspended for 10 games!

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Such a suspension result, in the regular season, is definitely a punishment as light as a feather. The most among players is only four games...

But in the playoffs, this is a very serious penalty, and it is entirely possible to ruin a team's chance to compete for the championship!

After all, in the playoffs, it means nothing if you are banned for twenty or thirty games. There are not that many games to play. If you are banned for so many games, the most likely situation is that the remaining suspended games will be added to the next game. will be implemented during the regular season.

For example, in Richard's case, it is quite possible to add it to the regular season of next season...

Because no matter how you look at it, under this punishment, it will be difficult for the Trail Blazers to play ten games in the next playoffs!

After the NBA official press conference, the penalty results were directly communicated to the management of the two teams!

On the Jazz side, Stockton was furious...

In his opinion, he can be said to be a victim. At best, he can be suspended for one game. Now he is suspended for six games? Such a severe punishment was difficult for Stockton to accept.

But he couldn't change the already announced result. This was the result announced by Stern himself...

"Jerry, what should we do next?" Postman Ma Long's face was ashen. He also suffered a big loss this time. His chin was directly hit by Ben Yi's uppercut, which made him feel a little awkward when speaking...

Although there was no bleeding, his nose and face were all swollen, and he looked quite miserable.

But more than these, Malone cares more about how the team can go further in the playoffs...

He and Stockton have been fighting hand in hand for eleven years. This season can be said to be a good opportunity for them to win the championship. In a few seasons, they will enter the end of their careers and what will they do to win the championship...

"Don't be anxious, Karl. Judging from the punishment result of the league, I think the league still takes good care of our Jazz!"

"Stockton was suspended for six games. This game is actually a bit strange. Stern is still reluctant to abandon us like this. He is giving us a chance!"

"Then it depends on how we seize this opportunity!"

Jerry Sloan frowned and said to the Utah duo in front of him.

Utah Shuangsha is a little confused, opportunity? What chance is there? He’s already been suspended for six games. What chance is there?…

"Next, what we have to do is how to drag this round of games to the seventh game as much as possible, and also make sure that we can win this round of series!"

"Consumption of five of Stockton's six-game suspension! Only in this way can we maximize the loss of Stockton's suspension after we advance to the Western Conference Finals!"

Jerry Sloan said this with a smile on his face!