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New Chinese basketball brawl vs. Australian team, chairs thrown

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  1. sinobball

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    BEIJING - China is fast becoming known for "basketbrawl" and not basketball after another ugly scuffle erupted in the fourth quarter of an exhibition game between the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) club Foshan Longlions and Australian league team the Melbourne Tigers on Tuesday.

    According to Chinese media reports, an Australian guard intentionally fouled Foshan forward Zheng Zhun in protest of the officiating as Foshan led 109-105 with 20 seconds left in the final period. Zheng's teammates fought back, and the two sides exchanged punches and kicks. The game was forced to end prematurely and the spectators were shocked.

    The Longlions released an apology on their website on Wednesday and said the teams had reconciled.

    "We feel so sorry for the fans and the Australian side for the reckless behavior during the match. We have taken the necessary efforts to avoid further negative effects of the incident, and both sides have reached full understanding and forgiveness," said the statement.

    Another violent reception

    On Wednesday afternoon, the Chinese Basketball Association imposed a one-week suspension of competition and training for the team. Its officials and all the players that involved were ordered to hand in written self-criticism to the sport's authority.

    Despite the apology and the punishment, a history of reckless acts has damaged the international image of Chinese basketball.

    Two months ago, a brawl erupted between another CBA team, the Bayi Rockets, and the NCAA's Georgetown Hoyas on Aug 18 in a friendly game during United States Vice President Joe Biden's China visit.

    Last October, the Chinese national team's Asian Games warm-up against Brazil was marred by a fight that left several players hurt. FIBA, the sport's world governing body, imposed suspensions and fines on China's head coach, Bob Donewald, and some of the players.

    The China team also fought visiting US all-star teams in 2001 and 2003, and the Lebanon national team at the 2001 Asian Basketball Championships. At the Stankovic Cup in 2005, China received a fine totaling $176,000 for an ugly melee with Puerto Rico.

    "Although a fight won't be triggered by a single side. This is a very bad influence on China's basketball. Treating your guests like this ... who will come to play in China in the future?" said a Sohu.com comment.

    China Daily
     
    #1 sinobball, Oct 19, 2011
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    #2 sinobball, Oct 19, 2011
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    A bunch of thugs and criminals.







    thug life.
     
    #3 Kam, Oct 20, 2011
  4. iconoclastic

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    The Jail Blazers got nothing on Chinese basketball teams.
     
    #4 iconoclastic, Oct 20, 2011
  5. SunsRocketsfan

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    haha they just love fighting. this time they were actually up on the scoreboard. Australia must be pretty crappy. Looks like the tiny Aussie dude started it all though and then ran like a b*tch. Looks like some dude on the Chinese team got floored also.
     
    #5 SunsRocketsfan, Oct 20, 2011
  6. RV6

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    yeah the guy who they went after took off to the locker room lol....some chinese player still followed him in there though..
     
    #6 RV6, Oct 20, 2011
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    I see Bob Knight has a Chinese basketball clinic.
     
    #7 Cohete Rojo, Oct 20, 2011
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    And they have to pass a thug test in order to attend the clinic.
     
    #8 RocketForever, Oct 20, 2011
  9. RocketForever

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    Aussie dude started it all??? What are you talking about? Did you even watch the video?

    At 0:40, The Aussie dude grabbed the rebound in the paint and then a few Chinese players charged at him and started attacking him unprovokedly. How did he start it all?
     
    #9 RocketForever, Oct 20, 2011
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    Look again. It was the Chinese player that got the rebound.
     
    #10 tikwanleap, Oct 20, 2011
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    This is just sad. China is giving itself a bad name in sports as well as human rights abuse.
     
    #11 clos4life, Oct 20, 2011
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    #12 RudyTBag, Oct 21, 2011
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    Because teams that are two baskets behind don't tactically foul in the last 20 secs? There was nothing in that foul at all. The chinese players decided to go WWWF for no good reason.
     
    #13 cod, Oct 21, 2011
  14. DaDakota

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    They are sending a message....

    "See what happens USA if you recognize Taiwan !!!!"

    DD
     
    #14 DaDakota, Oct 21, 2011
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    They obviously have something to prove:
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    They aint no punk b*tch (((LOL)))
     
    #15 JLOBABYDADDY, Oct 21, 2011
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    You're so funny.
     
    #16 RedRedemption, Oct 21, 2011
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    It's kinda hard to judge from the video since you can't really see what happened. But to me it looks like a lot more than a "tactical foul". It looks like the tiny dude was pissed and threw a punch at the Chinese guy. Then the Chinese player walks after him and some other player runs at him and pushes him.
    I really don't see how you can possibly blame the Chinese team for this one, honestly (based on this video). But I didn't watch the game and the video's really crappy, so I don't think any of us can really judge what happened.
     
    #17 merrrlo, Oct 21, 2011
  18. DaDakota

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    Annex Taiwan !!

    DD
     
    #18 DaDakota, Oct 21, 2011
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    Wow. This is that soccer thread all over again. You are nothing if not consistent, DD.
     
    #19 CXbby, Oct 21, 2011
  20. Duncan McDonuts

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    You can see the tiny Aussie guy in red swipe at the ball not once, but twice at 0:36-0:37. The ball is being held up high by the Chinese player (rightfully so), and the short Aussie looks like he's swiping (or could be throwing punches - hard to tell) high near the Chinese player's face, which is not going to be taken so kindly by the Chinese rebounder.

    At that point, the Chinese rebounder is intimidating the short Aussie, then the Aussie teammates runs in (from the bottom right of the screen) and push the Chinese rebounder. That's when the Chinese bench clears and the brawl breaks loose.

    You can see the short Aussie guy who started it run up and around the bench and into the locker room at the top of the screen, chased by a Chinese bench player. It looks like the Aussie who gave the shove is the one being chased to midcourt with chairs thrown at him.
     
    #20 Duncan McDonuts, Oct 21, 2011
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