Wei Guo said he wouldn't participate in the post-game interviews, so the entire Suns team refused to participate in the post-game interviews.
Despite winning the game, the Suns still want an explanation. Putting aside the biased calls, Nash's technical foul was inexplicable, and Wei Guo's alley-oop at the end was such an obvious foul, why wasn't it called?
More than 10,000 eyes were watching...
Even so, the referees dared to lie through their teeth, and it wasn't just one referee lying; the two assistant referees remained silent as well.
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In 2004, we had just entered the internet age.
If this happened more than a decade later, the story would spread like wildfire after the competition ended.
The league certainly didn't want this matter to escalate, and the referee that night was even less willing to let it escalate.
The only good thing is that the Suns were the ultimate winners.
If Wei Guo's game-winning shot is disallowed, and the Suns lose to the Spurs in overtime, the impact of this incident will only be greater.
Before overtime, Wei Guo rallied the crowd, shouting "Who is the master of this court?" He then scored 22 points in the five-minute overtime, leading the Suns to a big victory over the Spurs, adding another big gimmick to the story.
Fans are saying the league must investigate the referee in this game!
Information spread very slowly, and the news gradually spread throughout the day. NBA players were reluctant to speak out due to their status, but celebrities who enjoyed watching basketball all spoke out in support of the Suns and Wei Guo.
The first to speak up was Britney Spears, who simply said one sentence and one interjection, "Trying to stop my husband from winning, huh~~~"
The league isn't worried if it's just entertainment stars speaking out.
Time heals all wounds, and people will forget about this in a few days. In addition, there are also people who have bribed the media to promote another matter: on the same night that the Suns played, the Lakers also had a game where Kobe scored 69 points, which is his highest score of the season.
This is a common tactic used to suppress entertainment news: using one trending topic to overshadow another.
Relatively speaking...
Kobe's news had a greater impact because it was Kobe's highest score in his career so far, and before this game, Kobe had scored 40+ points in two consecutive games!
With one person leading the team, Kobe's scoring ability exploded!
It could also be said that Wei Guo inspired Kobe. Without Wei Guo, Kobe's explosive scoring performance would still have happened, but it might have been delayed by a season.
The whole Wei Guo incident boils down to Nesterovic committing a foul on Wei Guo that the referee didn't call!
Then...
This resulted in the end of Wei Guo's record of 100% game-winning shot accuracy.
The end of this record is normal for most people, especially professional players. No one can make every game-winning shot, not even Wei Guo... This record was bound to end sooner or later, and it seems more dignified for Wei Guo to end it in the hands of the referee.
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Just one day after the Suns vs. Spurs game, there's already less discussion among fans!
Fans are particularly interested in Kobe's three consecutive 40+ point games, especially his 69 points in the third game. Wei Guo also had a similar explosive scoring performance when he was with the Rockets, and fans are looking forward to a scoring duel between Wei Guo and Kobe.
The league breathed a huge sigh of relief!
But...
The Suns weren't going to let it go so easily; a new problem arose the day before their game against the Raptors!
This was an away game, and the entire Suns team flew to Toronto a day in advance. Everything seemed normal, but ten hours before the game, the Suns informed the league that the entire team had food poisoning and could not play this game. They even said that without proper treatment, they would be unable to play many of their next games.
This is putting pressure on the league...even a fool could see that.
The players' diets are always carefully monitored. Each team has a professional nutritionist. Even in the event of food poisoning, the Suns have a medical team known as the "Imperial Physician"—the strongest in the league.
It is understandable that one or two players would suffer from food poisoning.
The whole team got food poisoning?
Nonsense...
This ridiculous thing actually happened, just ten hours before the game against the Raptors.
The league urgently contacted the Suns' general manager, owner, and even head coach Gentry, but their answers were surprisingly consistent: food poisoning, vomiting and diarrhea, making it impossible for them to play!
Ask the Suns to provide hospital certificates, and a stack of certificates was instantly faxed to the league headquarters.
It couldn't be more real...
The Suns' attitude is very clear: they're not playing anymore, and nobody cares!
The Raptors were truly dumbfounded upon learning this, having never experienced anything like it before. Their opponent had dropped out before the game, not to surrender, but due to food poisoning... and no one could play? What should they do then? Postpone the game or declare the Raptors the winner?
From the Raptors' perspective, they would certainly prefer to declare victory immediately, since they couldn't beat the Suns anyway.
finally...
Stern's assistant contacted Gentry, who then had Gentry pass the call to Wei Guo.
When Gentry received the call, he was playing Guandan with Weiguo. It was a card game that Gentry had just learned. Four people played together, two against two, and they played from 2 to Ace. The card played could be used as any other card, making it very fun.
"Brother Wei..."
Gentry casually handed the phone to Wei Guo, "It's for you."
Wei Guo answered the phone, turned on speakerphone, and said, "Hello, this is Wei Guo."
"Brother Wei, what are you up to?"
A sentence in Chinese came through the phone.
"Are you Chinese?"
Wei Guo was somewhat surprised, as Gentry had said before answering the phone that it was Stern's assistant calling.
This assistant was actually Chinese. Perhaps Stern thought it would be easier for Chinese people to communicate with each other, so he arranged for this assistant to communicate with Wei Guo. Whatever the reason, since they had come to Wei Guo, it was to solve the problem.
"Yes, I am also Chinese."
The assistant said, "We're from the same hometown. To be honest, I don't think Brother Wei has food poisoning. How can someone with food poisoning still speak with such a strong voice?"
"Hehehe... Even if I didn't have food poisoning, I still couldn't play the game by myself."
"I feel like you could take on five people at once, Brother Wei."
The assistant offered a compliment, then said, "I was also very angry about what happened the day before yesterday. I'm just an assistant and can't speak for anyone. I'm not calling to blame anyone, but... even if it's just for the sake of being from the same hometown, could you, Brother Wei, give me some guidance?"
The meaning of this sentence is very clear: Brother Wei, you tell me what to do, and I will do it.
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