Recently, Chinese basketball has once again become the focus of public opinion. In a CBA game, Du Feng, the head coach of the Guangdong team, was dissatisfied with the No. 80 referee's penalty, and lost control of his emotions on the spot and criticized the referee. This incident quickly attracted the attention of the outside world, and netizens said: "The level of referees is really a headache!", "Chinese basketball is in urgent need of reform!"
During the game, the level of enforcement of referee No. 80 was indeed flattering. He made a number of controversial decisions at critical moments, causing dissatisfaction among players and coaches on both sides. In this game, Du Feng became a direct victim of the referee's mediocre law enforcement. With 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Guangdong foreign player Marshon Brooks was violated by a Shandong player in a breakaway. Du Feng thought it was an obvious foul, so he signaled to the referee. However, referee No. 80 did not give a penalty, but signaled for the game to continue. Du Feng expressed strong dissatisfaction with the penalty, and he believed that the referee's level of law enforcement in this game was really not flattering.
In the following game, Du Feng expressed his dissatisfaction to the referee many times, and said: "You blow like this, how can we play?" However, the No. 80 referee did not respond to Du Feng's questioning, but let him eat a technical foul. This penalty made Du Feng completely out of control, and he criticized the referee on the spot, and said: "Such a referee is really disappointing!" In fact, this is not the first time that the No. 80 referee has caused controversy. In some previous games, he has been criticized for his level of enforcement. According to netizens, the referee once caused a fan riot in the game between the Jilin team and the Shandong team. At that time, a large number of fans gathered outside the stadium to protest the referee's inertia. And this Du Feng incident made the referee the focus of public opinion again.
It is worth mentioning that the No. 80 referee also issued a statement in response to questions after the game. "I admit that there are some of the penalties that are really problematic in the game, but that's part of the game of basketball," he said. We will continue to work hard to improve our law enforcement. However, such a response did not satisfy netizens, and they said: "The level of referees is really a headache!", "Chinese basketball is in urgent need of reform!"
This incident once again exposed the inadequacy of the level of Chinese basketball referees. For a long time, there have been many problems in the training, selection, and assessment of Chinese basketball referees, resulting in the low level of law enforcement of some referees, which seriously affects the fairness of the game. And the mediocre law enforcement of the No. 80 referee this time has damaged the image of Chinese basketball.
In fact, not only in basketball games, but also in the Chinese sports world, the level of law enforcement by referees in the sports world has been questioned. Previously, there have been many controversial penalties in football, volleyball, table tennis and other competitions. This has not only put pressure on athletes and coaches, but has also seriously affected the image of Chinese sports.
In order to change this situation, China's sports community must step up the reform of the referee team. First of all, it is necessary to improve the selection standards of referees and strictly evaluate the system to ensure that every referee can have a high level of law enforcement. Second, it is necessary to strengthen the training of referees and improve their professional ability and psychological quality. In addition, it is also necessary to establish and improve the supervision mechanism of referees, and seriously deal with referees who misenforce the law.
Only in this way can referees play their due role in Chinese sports events and escort the development of Chinese sports. It is hoped that this Du Feng incident can be an opportunity to promote the reform of Chinese basketball and even the entire sports referee team. Let us look forward to a more just and fair environment for China's sports events!