In the semifinals of the CBA2023-24 season, the Liaoning men's basketball team and the Guangdong men's basketball team are about to usher in their fifth decisive battle, and an important clue around the trend of the Liaoning-Guangdong war is the extent of the back injury of Zhou Qi, the inner line of the Guangdong team. After the Guangdong men's basketball team reporter Guan Xin exposed the news that Zhou Qi had a serious back injury and would be absent from the top five games, some self-media broke the news that Zhou Qi had arrived in Shenyang and met with his teammates at the hotel where the team stayed. The source who broke the news also said that he had a nose and eyes, saying that although Zhou Qi did not participate in the field training with the team, he was already able to do strength training in the hotel.
Guangdong men's basketball head coach Du Feng gave a pre-game interview, and he told reporters clearly with a heavy face: Zhou Qi will be absent from G5! According to Director Du's description, Zhou Qi suffered a recurrence of a back injury in the fourth battle, and now let alone strength training, he can't even get up, because of the severe pain, Zhou Qi, who is bedridden, has to rely on painkillers to fall asleep. Therefore, the statement that Zhou Qi came to Shenyang with the team is pure nonsense, and I stayed in Dongguan for rehabilitation treatment accompanied by a rehabilitation therapist.
Zhou Qi's importance to the Guangdong men's basketball team is self-evident. In the first game of the series, Zhou Qi was unable to play, and the Guangdong men's basketball team fell behind in an all-round way. After Zhou Qi returned, the inside advantage was obvious, and the Liaoning men's basketball team could only rely on passing the ball to constantly look for opportunities to shoot outside. In the fourth game, the Liaoning men's basketball team shot 47.1% of the outside projection efficiency and successfully dragged the series into the top five, but in the case of early injury retirement, Zhou Qi still played 4 of 4 and handed over a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds, which shows his internal dominance. However, the Guangdong men's basketball team had to step onto the G5 arena without Zhou Qi and Ren Junfei, can the young centers take on the heavy responsibility?
Regarding the rumors about whether Zhou Qi is in Shenyang or Dongguan, one thing is true and puzzling. Not long ago, the Basketball Association just issued a statement opposing the distortion of facts, opposing rumors, smearing, slandering, inciting emotional confrontation and other bottomless behaviors. In the statement, the Basketball Association made it clear that it will pursue the corresponding responsibilities through appropriate legal channels. The Basketball Association's approach is to hope that everyone will focus on the game itself and not create these so-called smoke bombs to confuse the public.
And the self-media people who broke the news of the so-called "Zhou Qi has come to Shenyang" have not spread fake news once or twice before, like saying before that the CBA was going to resume the game system, but the rumors were officially refuted, saying that Shaanxi Xinda and Guangxi Weizhuang were going to withdraw from the NBL, etc., which is really bad and difficult to write. Now, the CBA semifinals are in full swing, and this self-media person has turned a deaf ear to the repeated reiterations of the Basketball Association, I really don't know if he is an ignorant and fearless, or is openly challenging the bottom line of the Basketball Association. It can only be said that justice will be late but will never be absent, and I believe that we will soon see the consequences of continuing to take risks.
Finally, I still hope that the majority of fans and friends will pay more attention to the game itself, competitive sports, success and defeat, or speak with results and performance, and don't let the fan circle pollute the environment in which we watch football. I also hope that the Guangdong team and the Liaoning team will not be disturbed by the outside world, and can devote themselves to the game and dedicate us to a more exciting and the last Liaoyue battle of the season! Go on both sides!