Chapter 147 The incident with the gun door broke out(2/2)
Originally, the Wizards' lineup this year could compete for the championship, and their record this season was very good.
But when something like this happened, he knew that his original plan had failed.
Immediately, Sanders called security and entered the locker room together. After some persuasion, he calmed down Arenas and Crittenton and stopped the farce.
In order to minimize the impact of this farce, Wizards general manager Glenn Field asked the players to keep their mouths shut and not spread it out.
But there is no airtight wall in the world. There were so many witnesses to this incident that it was impossible to hide it. In the end, it was dug out by media reporters with ulterior motives.
As the "Gun Gate" incident was widely reported by the media, it immediately caused an uproar.
Originally, the outside world was very disgusted with this group of black players who earned high salaries and lived a luxurious life.
When the "gun scandal" broke out, it immediately aroused great dissatisfaction with the NBA from the outside world.
Various scandals related to the NBA have been exposed, and external public opinion has had a great negative impact on the NBA league.
NBA commissioner David Stern was furious when he learned about this incident as soon as possible.
The positive image he has finally built up for the NBA may very well be destroyed.
Immediately, Stern immediately summoned the league's top executives to discuss overnight how to minimize the impact of this incident.
After some discussions, the alliance quickly took a series of measures.
First, punish the two protagonists of the "Gun Gate" incident.
Arenas and Crittenton will be suspended for the rest of the season, with a combined ban of up to 100 games.
This is another heavy fine issued by the league after the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Secondly, the league announced a gun ban, prohibiting players from bringing guns into the stadium.
Finally, the alliance arranged a series of public welfare activities to create a positive image and recover losses.
These measures are just a drop in the bucket, and more needs to be done to restore the league's image.
David Stern felt like he was at the end of his rope and couldn't wait for the All-Star Weekend to make up for his losses.
At the same time, after Wizards general manager Glenfield learned of the league's punishment, he knew that the Wizards were completely finished and decided to trade away all players for reconstruction.
The Warriors, who acquired the Wizards' 2011 first-round pick in a summer trade, indirectly became the beneficiary.
There really is such a thing as pie in the sky!
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On January 5, all members of the Warriors came to cold Minnesota.
Tonight they will challenge the Timberwolves away from home.
In the locker room before the game, most of the Warriors players were talking about the recent "gun scandal" incident.
"These two idiots Arenas and Crittenton are simply smearing black athletes." Lagabell said angrily.
Young Master Ellis nodded and echoed: "These two guys are really simple-minded and have strong limbs. They actually used guns for a mere $1,000. They are simply looking for death!"
Other Warriors players nodded in agreement.
Sun Yi did not express his own opinion. After all, cultural differences may cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
Not long after, Nelson led the coaching staff into the locker room and interrupted the players' conversation.
"I hope that this kind of thing will not happen in my team. If I find any signs of it, I will definitely let the guy pack up and leave."
Nelson sounded the alarm to the Warriors players to prevent such bad incidents from happening again.
Later, Nelson got down to business, once again emphasized the tactics for the next game, and then led the players out of the locker room and headed to the competition venue.
After the game started, the Timberwolves did not cause too much trouble to the Warriors.
The Timberwolves have been unswervingly bad this season, and the players are even more shameless in brushing up on statistics, not caring about the record at all.
The Warriors players were happy to see the results and played very easily. The Timberwolves surrendered before they even came up with the "elevator door" tactics.
In this way, the Warriors maintained their 20-point lead until the end of the game.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Timberwolves 123-100, winning their fourth consecutive victory.
In terms of statistics, 6 Warriors players scored in double figures.
Sun Yi only played three quarters before clocking out, scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals.
Curry made 5 of 8 three-pointers and scored 19 points and 4 assists.
Ellis scored 21 points and 3 assists; Maggette scored 14 points and 4 rebounds; Morrow scored 15 points and 2 assists; Randolph scored a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
For the Timberwolves, the most outstanding player is Al Jefferson.
In 36 minutes on the court, he scored 22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block.
Love had 16 points and 8 rebounds; Brewer had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
The away victory over the Timberwolves bodes well for the Warriors' road trip.
Chapter completed!