Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 267 267. The Massacre at the Opening Match!Shoutout to Eddie Jordan, I hope you can last until our next fight!
When the three referees rushed forward to pull Artest and Bruce Bowen apart, the referees looked at Bowen, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog, showing a touch of sympathy.

Everyone can't remember how many times Bowen has been beaten in the league, especially since Luke entered the league, it seems that Bowen hasn't even played a full season.

The only season that didn't provoke Luke was the last season. As a result, he was beaten up by Luke's Artest again within two days.

Seeing Bowen's burst eyes and his face covered in blood, like a blood gourd, the referee felt sad for Bowen.

The 37-year-old Bowen entered the league as early as 12, and this season is Bowen's [-]th season in the NBA.

Talking trash was pretty normal in those days.

As a player who lives off defense, not talking trash on the court is undoubtedly as bad as a center who can't block shots.

Many stars in the league have been irritated by Bruce Bowen's stinky mouth, and even stepped on by Bruce Bowen.

However, as Bruce Bowen's left ankle suffered devastating trauma in the game against the Timberwolves a few years ago, Bruce Bowen has now restrained a lot in terms of stepping, and will not easily stick out his black feet.

However, the country is easy to change and the nature is hard to change. Although Bowen has restrained enough in stepping, his stinky mouth that makes people want to tear it apart has never improved.

Compared with the stepping behavior that makes fans disdainful, spraying trash on the field is not something that fans can't accept.

At least the league has not imposed too many restrictions in this regard. As long as it does not cause further conflicts, it is really a normal defensive method for players to talk trash during the matchup.

Last season, the reason why the Spurs were able to entangle with the Grizzlies in the Western Conference semifinals for a long time was because of Bruce Bowen's foul mouth, which affected Kevin Martin a lot on the offensive end.

Otherwise, last season, the 36-year-old Bowen wanted to use his personal ability to lock Martin cleanly, which is definitely a dream.

In the opening game of the new season, when Bowen defended Martin, he still tried to interfere with Martin's offensive rhythm with his small movements of constant harassment and trash talk like last year's playoffs.

As a result, Bruce Bowen ignored the changes in the Grizzlies' offseason. Artest did not retain a trace of sanity like last year's Gerald Wallace. The angry Artest was really not used to Bowen.

Watching Bowen babbling trash talk to Kevin Martin, and also involving Martin's girlfriend who has been in love for more than ten years, Artest's bad temper can't bear this kind of grievance.

Although Bowen also realized the gap between himself and Artest for the first time, he was very prepared to sneak away.

But he couldn't hold back his mouth and still didn't want to suffer at all, just because he called Artest a fool, he was beaten severely.

Before the start of the new season, outside fans have been discussing which season the 37-year-old Bruce Bowen will announce his retirement.

Looking at it now, the matter of Bowen's retirement may be further put on the agenda.

When Bowen was lifted out of the field again by the skilled technique of the Spurs' doctors, the entire Grizzlies home court not only failed to show him sympathy, but also erupted in deafening boos.

In line with the characteristics of loving the house and black, the Grizzlies fans who love Luke deeply don't have any affection for Bruce Bowen.

Seeing that Bowen was beaten like a blood gourd by Artest on the court, the fans even felt a little bit disappointed.

What was lost was not that Artest was so impulsive and beat Bowen angrily on the court, but why Bowen hadn't been beaten to death yet?
Could it be that this guy has cockroach blood running through his body?It seems that no matter how you hit it, it can't cause devastating damage to it!

As the on-site referee watched the entire replay of the conflict between Artest and Bowen through the replay center, the referee immediately expelled Artest.

In fact, seeing Bowen being beaten so miserably by Artest on the court, the referee didn't need to check through the replay center at all for the decision to expel Artest.

However, the process that should be followed still needs to be followed, and watching the whole process of Bruce Bowen's beating again through replays seems to be really enjoyable.

"Coach, Bruce's mouth is too stinky, he dared to insult Kevin's fiancée, if I do it again, I will still beat him to the teeth."

Knowing that he was expelled, Artest did not show any dissatisfaction. Artest has long been used to this kind of expulsion.

It's just that Artest was a little upset when he was pulled away by the crowd who rushed over before he played a few times.

"Good job, Ron, a real man should defend his teammates on the field."

"The love between Kevin and Ralphie is not something that can be slandered by Bruce's stinky mouth. Don't blame yourself. You have achieved the result I hope to see." Reaching out and patting Artest's arm, Luke There was a look of appreciation on his face.

"Will my impulse to hit someone in the opening game will cause trouble for the team." When hitting someone, Artest wanted to tear Bruce Bowen's stinky mouth to pieces.

Only after he calmed down did Artest realize that this was the opening game of the new season broadcast live across the United States. He played Bruce Bowen so miserably on the court, which must have caused a very bad influence on the outside world.

Although arena brawls are not uncommon in the NBA, it is definitely unique in history to be able to play so angry in the opening game of the new season.

Artest is not afraid that the league will impose a suspension on him, but he is afraid that his impulsiveness will delay the next defense of the Grizzlies.

Waving to interrupt Artest's doubts, Luke waved his hand nonchalantly, "Don't think too much, just go back and have a good rest, and leave the rest to me."

It is indeed a very bad thing to have a big fight in the opening game of the new season broadcast live in the United States.

But if the target of the beating is Bruce Bowen, the league will undoubtedly breathe a sigh of relief.

Coupled with the huge profits he has brought to the alliance in recent years, there is a high probability that this matter will be thunderous and rainy, and eventually it will end with a mild punishment.

In private, Luke has had a lot of contact with president David Stern, and Artest's suspension after the game was absolutely not discussed.

But if it is said that the Grizzlies are severely punished for a mere Bruce Bowen, this is also an impossible thing.

Holding 20% ​​of the team's shares, plus the current market value of the Grizzlies, Luke doesn't care about the fines issued by the league, as long as he gives Stern enough steps in the face project.

Even Artest and Artest don't have to pay the fine out of their own pockets, and the boss Heisley will rush to ask someone to pay it.

After Artest left the field, not only did the Spurs not feel relaxed at all, but every player was depressed.

He beat Bruce Bowen so miserably when he didn't agree with each other, Artest is really a fool!
"Coach, what should we do next?" Sensing the oppressive atmosphere around him, Roger Mason, who had just joined the Spurs, swallowed quietly, and looked at Eddie Jordan, whose face was as dark as a pig's liver.

"Fuck! What a bunch of savage and vulgar fellows!"

"I must make this matter a big deal, so that the Grizzlies can't eat it!" Eddie Jordan forced himself to calm down as he wiped the cold sweat off his forehead with his hand. "Michael, get ready to play!"

Bruce Bowen's injury left the field, so Michael Finley on the bench could only play early.

As a league veteran who has played in the NBA for 14 years, Michael Finley has never seen any scenes.

It’s just that the current atmosphere on the court made Michael Finley resist a little. Fortunately, Artest’s brutal and rude guy was expelled from the field, otherwise Finley really had to think of an excuse to avoid the threat of Artest. Push down to barely make the match.

Returning to the game, Bruce Bowen's injury and retirement was like a bucket of cold water poured on the Spurs players, making the Spurs players no longer have a strong desire to play the game.

Especially the end of Bruce Bowen, so that no one in the Spurs' defense line can prevent Kevin Martin's scoring.

Although Michael Finley is two years younger than Bowen, his defensive efficiency is as high as Bruce Bowen's.

As a 35-year-old guy, Mike Finley averaged only a poor 0.4 steals per game last season, and a negligible 0.1 blocks per game.

When the old Finley faced the peak Martin, the scene was really horrible.

After two defensive rounds, Eddie Jordan had no choice but to let Roger Mason take charge of the defense when he saw Michael Finley, who was almost beaten by Martin and doubted his life.

However, Mason, who is in the prime of his career, only has an age advantage, and his defensive efficiency is comparable to that of Michael Finley.

The defense between the two is more of a psychological comfort.

In the atmosphere of the game where most of the Spurs players were out of their minds, the Grizzlies led the Spurs by as much as 18 points at halftime. It didn't look like a contest between two favorites at all.

Even though the Spurs still have Ginobili, one of the "troika", on the bench, no matter how flamboyant Ginobili is, he can't compete with the firepower of the entire Grizzlies bench on his own.

Especially when the Grizzlies bench is still sitting on the same level as Ginobili Michael Reid, this simply makes Mars new coach Eddie Jordan feel desperate.

Seeing that the score on the field was about to be extended to more than 30 points by the Grizzlies, Eddie Jordan only felt a little pain in his left cheek.

The big words uttered before the game seemed to be slapped on Eddie Jordan's face one by one at this moment, making Eddie Jordan wish to find a crack in the ground to hide.

Originally in Eddie Jordan's plan, even if the Spurs lost to the Grizzlies in the opening game, as long as the point difference can be lost to single digits, then he can use Luke's traffic to improve his status in the management's mind.

Bind the new season's Spurs and the defending champion Grizzlies into a pair of enemies.

In this way, even if Eddie Jordan can't replace Popovich's influence in San Antonio in a short period of time, he can still stand firm as the head coach without worrying about being fired by the Spurs management all the time.

But as the Spurs' point difference on the field widened, Eddie Jordan only felt cold all over his body, as if a seed of doom was quietly taking root and sprouting in his heart.

"Damn it, it's all that guy Ron Artest! If Bruce hadn't been injured and left the field, the team would definitely not have experienced a big defeat!"

Gritting his teeth, Eddie Jordan attributed the defeat entirely to Bruce Bowen's injury and departure.

It doesn't matter whether outside fans believe this kind of rhetoric, the key is that Eddie Jordan himself believes it.

"Dududu~"

As the whistle sounded for the end of the game, the Grizzlies finally beat the Spurs by 41 points at home, using a massacre to personally end this suspenseful opener matchup.

At the press conference after the game, Eddie Jordan accused the media of the Grizzlies’ evil deeds like a lunatic, “The Grizzlies are a bunch of lunatics! The coaches are lunatics! The players are also lunatics!”

"The Grizzlies dared to provoke such a brutal arena fight in the opening game. This method has already had a very bad impact on the image of the league!"

"And Bruce's injury and retirement directly led to low morale of the team, and a very big hole was torn in the back line, otherwise the Spurs would definitely beat the Grizzlies!"

"The Grizzlies just want to use this method to achieve the goal of winning. This is really a rude and dirty team!"

Faced with Eddie Jordan's roaring accusations, many media cast a pitiful look on him, but also showed a hint of contempt.

The poor thing is that Eddie Jordan, who had just replaced Popovich to take over the Spurs, suffered a 41-point massacre in the opener.

If nothing else, Eddie Jordan's dismissal has officially entered the countdown stage.

As long as the Spurs' subsequent performance cannot satisfy the management, Eddie Jordan must be the one who was pushed out to take the blame.

And once this scapegoat is on his back, it will become very difficult for Eddie Jordan to seek a position as a head coach.

After all, Eddie Jordan didn't prove himself as early as "Zen Master" Jackson and Popovich. Even if he was dismissed by the team, he didn't have to worry about his future destination at all.

The brightest season of Eddie Jordan's entire career only led the team to a record of 45 wins and 37 losses, and his coaching career winning percentage was less than 50%. This background is really not enough in the league.

Dismissing get out of class from the Wizards is not the end of Eddie Jordan's coaching career, but once he dismisses get out of get out of class with the Spurs this time, Eddie Jordan's career will really come to an end.

What is contemptuous is that, as a senior coach who has been in the coaching position for many years, Eddie Jordan not only did not reflect on himself after losing, but instead pushed all the blame on Bruce Bowen, who retired from injury.

Bruce Bowen's halfway injury did have a great impact on the overall morale of the Spurs, but no one thinks that even if Bruce Bowen is on the court, the Spurs can avoid the fate of being slaughtered by the Grizzlies.

In particular, the Spurs' loss was not a mere 20 points, but a record-breaking 41 points in the opening game of history. This alone is enough to nail Eddie Jordan to the pillar of shame forever.

Compared with the excitement on Eddie Jordan's side, Luke seemed much calmer in the post-match press conference.

"Ron's big fight in the game is indeed a very bad thing, and he failed to restrain the players. This is my dereliction of duty as the head coach."

"However, from a personal point of view, I understand Ron's loss of control in the game."

"When I learned that Bruce's trash talking to Kevin on the court actually involved Kevin's fiancee, even I, the head coach, wanted to go on the court and give him two punches."

"The love between Kevin and Ralphie is very yearning. There is only one step left from childhood sweetheart to marriage."

"For such a beautiful love, Bruce used very bad and insulting words to attack my players on the court. I am very disappointed in this."

"Kevin is not only Ron's teammate, but also Ron's friend. During the offseason, Kevin often invites Ron to his home as a guest. Ron has personally witnessed the beauty between Kevin and Ralfi."

"And Bruce's words undoubtedly deeply hurt Ron's fantasy of beauty, which caused Ron to lose control of his emotions on the court."

"Ron should be punished for making mistakes. As the head coach, I will not question any punishment decisions made by the league on Ron in the future."

"I just hope that the league can take a lighter punishment and don't think of Bruce as a real victim. After all, Kevin's mental damage is far beyond what Bruce can imagine." Facing the interview with the reporters in the audience, Luke said with a serious face.

"As for that guy Eddie Jordan, to be honest, before this game, I didn't even know there was such a No. [-] figure in the league."

"I don't know if there is Eddie Jordan's shadow behind Bruce's personal attacks, or if he admires Bruce as a guy."

"But what I want to say is that I hope you can stay as the head coach until our next match. I will prepare surprises for you in advance!"

Reaching out to pinch the camera lens of the reporter closest to him, Luke sneered at the camera.

(End of this chapter)