Bill Lambier, nicknamed "The Devil" and "The Axe-Wielding Man", was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 65th pick in the third round when he entered the NBA Draft in 1979. There were a lot of rounds in the draft that year, a total of ten rounds, and later improved into two rounds of drafts.
Lambier was drafted to play in Italy for a year, then to the NBA the following year, and two years later to the Detroit Pistons, where he began his legendary career.
Why did Lambier, a white man born into a wealthy family, choose to play basketball? Because Lambier declared, "You can beat black people on the basketball court." "After all, the racial contradictions in the United States in that era were particularly acute, although the US government and the NBA officially declared that everyone was equal and racial discrimination was prohibited, but the American tradition has always been like this for hundreds of years, and it is not by relying on the introduction of a legal policy or high-pressure fines to eradicate the traditional inferiority." Magic"Johnson also lamented that "when Lambier stands in front of you, no one wants to risk the end of their career to attack the basket." "You can see the deterrent power and terrible thing about Lambier.
What are the risks against the Pistons? Even in a playoff game with the Bulls, facing Jordan's scoring like chopping melons and chopping vegetables, head coach Chuck Daly put down the harsh words: "Who goes up to defend Jordan?" I let him see blood! "This is the Bad Boy Corps of the year, this is the Predator, and Lambier is just a member of the Predators. Even under the high-pressure defense of that year, the average score of each team rarely exceeded 100, and it was normal for players to wrestle with each other and hang on to each other.
For example, Rodman, the "big bug" who once played basketball in the Pistons, brought this ethos and habits to the Chicago Bulls. While playing the Finals with the Jazz, he and Salt Lake City star Carl Malone have gone beyond playing, and even wrestled with each other to wipe the floor of personal flesh on the court, which is as wonderful as the shrews and wives rolling in the streets.
The current NBA situation is much better, the penalty rules have also been improved a lot, and even created the phenomenon of "movie emperor" players creating fouls for themselves through the rules of the game, which also makes the viewing of the game have a certain decline.
Of course, such sacrifices are inevitable for the sake of safety. If this kind of basketball game with the goal of beating people is not curbed, once again there is an incident such as "Auburn Hill Palace", which affects the official image of the NBA. After all, the current NBA is also the world's largest basketball league, and they are also going to go global. After all, everyone has to support their families, and if there is another stunned person like Artest who sticks his fist out to his own food and clothing parents, it will have a negative impact on the entire alliance.
Lambier was cut by the Pistons in 1993 and announced his retirement in 1995. It is said that when they retired, many players announced their liberation in a complete carnival, and they were almost about to set off firecrackers to celebrate, after all, everyone would not risk being abolished to play with Lambier. Being hated as a person is so much that it is also a famous person.