Quietly, the 2023-24 CBA semifinals have kicked off. In the previously concluded game, the Guangdong team defeated Liaoning away, and the total score of the series came to 1:1.
G3, the Guangdong team returned to play at home. And just before the start of G3, according to relevant media, the three members of the referee team of the Liaoyue War were all replaced by local referees, and the South Korean referee will blow the penalty for the Xinjiang and Zhejiang battles.
This is really surprising. After all, the Liaoyue War can be called the "CBA Spring Festival Gala", with large traffic and high popularity, which is the most CBA. The ability of domestic referees to adjudicate is highly controversial, and in this case, the CBA spent a lot of money to invite Korean referees. Judging from G2's blowing performance, the professional ability of Korean referees is higher than that of domestic referees.
G3 is bound to be a high-profile game. And at this juncture, the CBA even abandoned the referee group that continued to use the second game, which is very likely to become a variable in this round of the series.
It is worth mentioning that the South Korean referee will blow the penalty for the Xinjiang and Zhejiang battles. Perhaps, the CBA official considered that if the South Korean referee blew the third game of Liaoyue, then he needed to rush to Zhejiang non-stop and continue to adjudicate the game the next day. Therefore, in order to allow referees to get more adequate rest time, CBA officials can only do multiple-choice questions.
However, some fans may ask, since the performance of foreign referees is so good, why does the CBA not invite more foreign referees? In fact, in terms of business ability, first, domestic referees lack experience in major competitions. Second, foreign referees will be more fair and objective, and will not be interfered with by off-field factors.
But if you invite a few more foreign referees, the CBA is equivalent to admitting its lack of business ability in disguise. Of course, as the best league in the country, the CBA is always trying to get better and better. In any case, please give the CBA league some more time.