Before the semifinals officially started, the Chinese Basketball Association officially announced that foreign coaches would be invited to blow the CBA semifinals. The AFC plans to recommend 3-4 foreign referees to China, and will comprehensively consider arranging the refereeing of the semifinals and finals to ensure the smooth, orderly and exciting league. It is worth mentioning that the referees invited by the Chinese Basketball Association this time can only be invited from their own continent, so the Chinese Basketball Association invited Asian referees to blow the remaining playoffs this time.
In the first two rounds of the playoffs, each group of penalties has caused a lot of controversy, and a number of players and coaches have been banned and fined.
It is worth mentioning that the first game of the semifinals will be between the Liaoning men's basketball team and Guangdong Hongyuan, this group of matchups can be called the "CBA Spring Festival Gala", and the foreign referee's debut will blow the semifinals of the Liaoyue War, which is also full of highlights. The two teams of Liaoning and Guangdong have always been old enemies, and the two sides have met many times in the playoffs, especially in the semifinals, the Liaoning men's basketball team has 4 wins and 1 loss, occupying a clear advantage. In this peak duel between the two sides, the defensive intensity will definitely be full again, which is a great test of the referee's on-site refereeing ability, whether he can blow each round fairly and reasonably at the critical moment, and the blowing scale can be agreed by both players.
This is also the first time in ten years that the CBA has used foreign referees, and their blowing scales are determined according to FIBA rules, which is very worthy of learning from domestic referees. In addition, it is also worth some national team players to adapt in advance, to be able to grasp the rationality of the use of actions, and to be able to give reasonable use of rules at critical moments, which is also very conducive to the development of the game situation.
The Liaoning-Guangdong war has always been very controversial, and the defending champion Liaoning men's basketball team at home has a complete lineup and rich experience. I hope that the foreign referee's coaching debut can be a complete success and not disappoint the fans.