The Discipline and Ethics Committee of the Chinese Basketball Association issued an announcement on the 17th, identifying that the Shanghai Jiushi Basketball Club Jiushi Basketball Team (hereinafter referred to as the "Shanghai Team") and the Jiangsu Kendia Basketball Club Suzhou Kendia Basketball Team (hereinafter referred to as the "Jiangsu Team") had negative games in the CBA League playoffs, and imposed heavy penalties on the two teams and related personnel. In response to this heavy penalty, there are many questions from the outside world:
How do you define a negative game?
Why was Li Chunjiang banned for 5 years and Li Nan banned for 3 years?
Does the two-team match involve gambling?
In this regard, Zhang Xiong, CEO of the Chinese Basketball Federation, and Xu Jicheng, vice chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, gave an answer.
Zhang Xiong, CEO of China Basketball Federation (Beijing) Sports Co., Ltd. (CBA Company), said that simply speaking, (negative play refers to) one or both parties violating the principle of winning for a specific purpose, which is an act of strategically abandoning the game by using the rules.
Explaining that different personnel are punished to different degrees, he said: "According to the two management regulations, and then based on the facts of the investigation, as well as the severity of the violation and the punished target's understanding of the behavior, and other comprehensive circumstances, the discretion of the parties is different." ”
Zhang Xiong revealed that after the second game of Shanghai team and Jiangsu team 12 into 8, the staff of CBA company at the game site timely feedback the relevant situation of the game to the company, and the company also inquired about the relevant clubs in time after the game, and reminded the team of the follow-up game.
In addition, CBA has a long-standing relationship with sports radar companies that monitor sports betting. After the two games mentioned above, the company issued an investigation report as soon as possible.
At present, the CBA company has not received any hints of the game suspected of gambling and other game manipulation in the report, but further investigation will be carried out on this matter.
According to Xu Jicheng, vice chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, the investigation and handling was carried out in accordance with laws and disciplines. In the more than 60 hours after the incident, the relevant parties fully understood the situation and checked the facts, and finally formed the current results, and the relevant investigation will continue in depth.
In addition, on the afternoon of the 17th, the two clubs issued statements successively, both expressing their acceptance and obedience to the relevant punishment decisions of the Chinese Basketball Association on the clubs. While apologizing, Shanghai Jiushi Club said that it would deeply reflect on the problems exposed in this incident, learn lessons, and at the same time carry out further internal investigations, effectively rectify team style and discipline, and resolutely prevent such incidents from happening again; At the same time, the club will aim to reshape its image and rebuild its credibility, and take positive attitude and pragmatic measures to comprehensively strengthen the management of the club.
Jiangsu Kendia Club said it had set up a temporary working group as soon as possible to deal with the follow-up to this season, and at the same time carried out the search for a new head coach and general manager.