On May 15, Beijing time, in the past night, there were 3 messages from the NBA, let's take a look.
Bronny's debut was a disaster
Yesterday, Bronny, the eldest son of Lakers star LeBron James, participated in a joint trial in Chicago, and in the static talent (arm span greater than 15cm height, hand length and hand width are among the best among guards) and dynamic talent (vertical bounce 103cm, fourth among all rookies) test, Bronny achieved a more impressive performance, and achieved an excellent score of 19 of 25 in the three-point test session, which has been criticized for its lack of shooting ability. For a while, the outside world praised Bronny, and many fans were looking forward to what kind of performance he would perform in the trial match.
Today, the trial match officially began, and Bronny's team won 89-81, but Bronny's play was a big surprise. In the whole game, Bronny started the game and only scored a team-low 4 points, 4 rebounds and 3 turnovers on 2-of-8 shooting in 19 minutes, missed unguarded shots many times, and there were still obvious technical problems such as control and dribbling, and the only bright spot was a throw-up after a breakthrough. It was clear that Bronny's debut was disastrous, far below the fans' expectations. I also hope that Bronny can adjust as soon as possible in the next games and usher in a rebound, otherwise he can really only rely on his father James if he wants to enter the NBA.
The referee's report was released
Yesterday, the G4 of the Thunder and the Lone Ranger started. After four quarters of ups and downs, the Thunder defeated the Mavericks 100-96. However, some fans did not agree with this result, they felt that the Thunder could win by relying on the referees, and several free throws in the final quarter were not in favor of the Mavericks. Today, the NBA officially released the referee report for the last two minutes of the game, and the results showed that there were 3 wrong and missed judgments, 2 of which were unfavorable to the Mavericks.
With 1:21 left in the game, the referee reported that Irving had violated the rules for his steps on the break, and that possession should have gone to the Thunder.
With more than 1 minute left in the game, Dort made a steal and assisted Jalen Williams to counterattack and hit a layup. The referee's report upheld that Dort had stepped on the line during the tackle and that the follow-up goal should have been nullified.
With 1.9 seconds left in the game, the Mavericks executed a tactical foul and the referee whistled for a foul on Doncic. The referee's report noted that with 3 seconds left, Washington had already committed a foul and should have been blown on Washington's head, which made the Mavericks waste a precious 1 second.
It's not that they don't respect the Thunder, they did fight hard enough and did it well enough, but it is not difficult to see from the referee's report that the Thunder can win and indeed take advantage of some referees. Of course, that doesn't mean the Mavericks lost entirely on the referees, as they were so poor at making free throws (12-of-23), but if they made a few more free throws, the game could have been a completely different story.
Goebel was punished
Today, the NBA officially announced that Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $7.5W for using inappropriate gestures to the referee. In the Timberwolves' G4 match against the Nuggets, Gobert was dissatisfied with the referee's blowing and gestured to him to count the money, and he was previously fined $10w in the regular season. It is worth mentioning that Gobert is not the only player to be fined in this series, Nuggets guard Murray was fined $10w a few days ago for throwing towels and hot packs into the court during the game.
Fans have a lot of discussions about Gobert's punishment this time, and some people said: "The league is really too double standard and ugly now, and Murray's dangerous move actually fined 2.5w more than Gobert, which seems to be a hard way to protect the Nuggets." Others said: "These are completely different things, although Gobert did not cause any personal injury to the referee or the players, but the impact is very bad, and he is provoking the prestige of the referee and the league, plus he has done similar actions before, there is really nothing wrong with being heavily fined." So what do you think about this?