On January 24, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced that Bucks player Grayson Allen was banned for one game. In the previous game between the Bucks and the Bulls, Grayson Allen maliciously fouled Caruso, resulting in a fracture of the latter's right wrist. Caruso will undergo surgery this week and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks, almost 26-28 regular season games.
The league has announced a ban, and the matter was supposed to be over. Unexpectedly, the Bucks officially issued a statement: "We do not agree with the league's ban decision." We support Grayson and look forward to his rejoining the team against the Knicks. "The team issued a statement against the league ban, are you seeing it for the first time?
Not only fans are surprised, but even Big Van Gundy, who has been in charge of the NBA for many years, does not understand: "I have heard the coach or the general manager verbally oppose suspensions and fines!" However, I never remember any official team issuing a statement of opposition! NBA salary expert Bobby Marks said the suspension cost Grayson Allen $28,000.
NBA star Marc Stein wrote: "Grayson Allen should be suspended for at least three games, especially since Caruso has been confirmed to suffer such a serious injury. As a result, he was only banned one game, and such a slight punishment surprised many teams! ESPN said that if Caruso had not suffered a fracture of his right hand, the league may not have banned Aaron.
Caruso's agent Greg Lawrence also issued a statement: "This is a down-to-earth tactic! Hopefully, the league will give a warning that what happened to Caruso and the Bulls won't happen again on other teams! Former Cavaliers player Fry said: "It's the dirtiest move I've seen in years of playing. ”
After the news of Caruso's injury was announced, the Bucks official released a short video of Grayson Allen eating donuts with a smile to preview the Bucks' next game. The bull official was very angry and replied directly: "Are you serious?!" Bucks received more than 5,000 comments and subsequently deleted the clip.
Bucks staff member Luka Dukich explained: "The team's social media operator told me that the tweet was scheduled in advance, so it was just an unfortunate mistake. But the fans did not buy it, and netizens attacked the comment area of the Bucks official push. Some fans also questioned: after a malicious foul on Caruso, why did Allen sneak a smile on the sidelines?
Grayson-Allen also responded to the incident: "I saw Caruso stand up and confirm that there was nothing wrong with it. When I got back on the bench, my teammates made a joke with me, and I did laugh. But my laugh wasn't directed at the foul. If I had known that Caruso would have fallen like that, I certainly wouldn't have done that. ”
Yesterday the Bucks also had a maneuver that sparked controversy, with Bucks player Matthews injuring his knee in the third quarter during the game against the Kings. But the team didn't immediately call a timeout, but let Matthews stay on the court for 1 minute and 20 seconds, while the Bucks still had multiple suspensions available. Bucks coach Bouden said after the game: "I should have called a timeout earlier!"
The Bucks official tweeted the news of Matthews' injury, and fans wrote in the comments section: "I didn't expect you to be so cruel to your players!" "Going back to Grayson Allen's one-game ban, do you think the league's punishment is reasonable?