Besides Gentry, Cummings and Nash were also playing cards with Wei Guo.

Nash and Cummings didn't understand Chinese, but Gentry put down his cards, stretched, and said, "That's the right attitude for solving problems."

The food poisoning claim is obviously fake...

If, as the Suns claim, the entire team is suffering from vomiting and diarrhea, how can Cummings and Nash sit here calmly playing cards?

The Suns are simply unhappy with the league's appeasement attitude and want an explanation. If these biased referees aren't dealt with, the referees will really think they can control the game.

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Wei Guo said slowly, "It's very simple. Investigate the referee of the last match and give us justice."

"This is a must!"

The assistant's tone was firm, as if he were on Wei Guo's side, "What kind of outcome would satisfy you, Brother Wei?"

Wei Guo's tone was very dissatisfied, "Do I really need to teach you how to deal with the referee from the last match and overturn the last goal decision in that match? It's such a simple thing."

"No need, no need, but this will require some investigation time."

“That’s easy. We can wait...we can wait for three to five hours, but no more than five hours.”

Five hours isn't enough.

The assistant was in a difficult position, so he went straight to the point: "Brother Wei, let me be honest with you, that person is right next to me, and I'm just doing what he says. Um... he doesn't understand Chinese."

I have no problem with this person.

Wei Guo laughed and said, "Even if he doesn't understand Chinese, I won't speak ill of him behind his back."

The assistant said that someone couldn't understand Chinese, which meant he could have some private conversations with Wei Guo. But Wei Guo really had no problem with this person. This person deserves a lot of credit for the promotion of NBA. If it were someone else, they really couldn't do it as well.

only...

Wei Guo's message wasn't just about the previous match.

He wants to end this phenomenon and stop the league's endless targeting of the Suns. If they want to rely on referees to restrain the Suns, the upcoming games will be filled with endless biased calls, and Wei Guo might get so angry that he'll buy the league.

NBA is a sports league, and competitive sports emphasize fairness and impartiality.

Wei Guo is an ordinary rich second-generation with no grand ideals or ambitions. The assets left to her by Wei Dafa are enough for Wei Guo to squander. Wei Guo just wants to play ball well.

What a small request...

This alliance can't even satisfy Weiguo, and they still want the referees to control the game!!!

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, presumably because the assistant was covering the phone and communicating with the person. When the crackling sound finally came through, the assistant said, "Brother Wei, five hours really isn't enough."

"We'll play the game when we solve this problem."

Wei Guo's tone left no room for argument; he wasn't being unreasonable, but rather sticking to his bottom line.

"If they insist on going their own way... the Suns will face huge fines from the league!"

Do you think our boss is short of money?

"......"

There was another silence on the other end of the phone, but this time the assistant deliberately didn't cover the phone. Wei Guo and the others heard his conversation with that person. The assistant was indeed speaking in favor of the Suns.

This time the communication was much simpler, and the assistant quickly replied: "The league will deal with the referees in the last game, and at the same time correct several obvious wrong calls in the last game, is that okay?"

What about later?

Wei Guo pressed aggressively, "Can you guarantee that such blatant refereeing bias won't happen again?"

The assistant said, "The players, not the referees, decide the outcome of the game, and the league will crack down on biased refereeing."

"Okay, so what do we need to do?"

Wei Guo asked, "This is a clash between the Suns and the league management. The league management compromised, but the Suns also have to pay a price. Otherwise... if other teams are slightly dissatisfied, they won't play, and the league will be in chaos."

The assistant said, "The Suns may face a fine for making a baseless statement that they will not play, but... as long as tonight's game goes ahead as scheduled, the amount will not be too large."

"Thanks, buddy."

Wei Guo was very satisfied with the result. "When will you come to Phoenix? I'll treat you to a drink."

......

The entire league is watching the Suns; the team and players are waiting for the outcome.

Even a fool could see that...

The Suns want to express their dissatisfaction by boycotting the game because of food poisoning? That's just a ridiculous excuse. Now it's a battle between the Suns and the league.

The issue of biased refereeing has always existed. No team likes biased refereeing and letting the referees control the game. They might help you in this game, but they could ruin you in the next. It's better to play fair and square, with wins and losses determined by individual ability. Home-court advantage might be uncontrollable, but a game like the Suns' last one, where such an obvious foul was not called, is definitely biased refereeing.

Fortunately, the Suns ultimately won the game. If they had lost because of this call and their winning streak had ended, the Suns would have been truly grateful.

In the afternoon, the league issued a statement.

Several obvious refereeing errors occurred in the Suns' game against the Spurs, and the following are the results of their handling:

1. Cancel the technical foul on Nash.

2. With 11 minutes and 59 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Nesterovic committed a clear foul on Wei Guo's hand while defending him. This missed foul call should be corrected.

3. Referee xxxxxx will be permanently banned by the alliance.

This is in response to the previous game. More importantly, the league is strengthening its management of the referee team. If a referee makes a clear missed or incorrect call during a game, the league will launch an investigation into the referee.

A wide variety...

The entire league is satisfied with these outcomes.

Not only the Suns, but all 29 other teams (including the Spurs) were overjoyed. This was something the Suns had won for 30 teams and hundreds of players. In an instant, the Suns became heroes throughout the league, and many people privately said that this day was the league's Freedom Day.

From then on, I could focus on playing ball.

Nobody wants to see a scene like this during a match: the ball is about to go in, but the referee knocks it away, and then someone stands up and shouts, "He's the referee! The referee committed a foul and his license should be revoked!" But you've already lost!

certainly...

This was a concession by the league, and the Suns paid a price for it; the league had to save face.

The league fined the Phoenix Suns $300,000 because the team hired an unreliable nutritionist, which led to food poisoning among all the players, disregarding their health. The league hopes other teams will take this as a warning and prioritize player health to prevent similar incidents from happening again.