Chapter 613
New York . NBA headquarters .
A TV hung on the wall of the meeting room . It was playing the fight scene between Osef and Terry .
"They were really fighting . We need to punish them even though the game was already over . "
"As per the standard operating procedure, we need to treat them like players who fought in-game and dole out match bans then!"
"There's definitely going to be a match ban . The question here is just how many matches should we ban them from? After all, this brawl took place after the game . The punishment cannot be too heavy, but it can't be too light either . If this punishment is worse that the punishment for fighting during games, it will upset the public . "
"We've had similar situations before, right? I remember we punished players for a brawl inside the locker room last season . We can refer to the punishment during that incident . "
The people inside the meeting room discussed the punishment that awaited Osef and Terry .
Although the brawl did not take place during a game, the league still had to hand out match bans to the players who took part in the fight .
Similar incidents had happened before . For example, sometimes after games ended, players would have physical conflicts after returning to the locker room . Some players even got into fights inside the tunnel and physical conflicts that happened after players got on to the bus . Playes got bloodied during fights wasn't uncommon . Once, there was even an all-star player who pulled out a gun in one spat . Concerning these incidents, the NBA handed out match bans as punishment .
Situations like this, where players fought on the court after the match had ended, should be more serious than fights that occurred inside the locker rooms; however, they were less serious than a fights that happened during a game . When it came to punishment, it would also be less severe than a brawl during the game .
On the screen of the TV, Osef clearly had the advantage . The few punches that Terry threw out were either dodged or blocked by Osef while Osef's fists hit Terry's face firmly .
"Osef! This fella sure can fight! Terry is bigger than him, but he can't beat him," someone exclaimed in surprise .
"He's from Queens, New York . Of course, he knows how to fight," another person replied .
"It's a good thing some of the players hadn't returned to the locker room . They went to stop them!" A third person said .
On the TV screen, the journalists surrounded them and recorded everything in a frenzy . They hoped more than anything that the fight between the two would escalate . As for the players and coaches of both teams who had not yet left the court, they quickly moved towards them with the intention of stopping the fight .
The conflict was different from those normally seen on the court .
Players would trash talk on the court and have all kinds of sneaky and dirty moves . There might even be bad calls . These were all reasons that fights happened . Sometimes, when players with a temper became the victim of a trick move and felt humiliated, they would directly start a fight . Faced with this type of situation, teammates might not move to help disperse the fight . On the contrary, they might even go up and help out to express the kinship between teammates and the cohesiveness of the team .
But Osef and Terry fought because of a woman . No teammate would help for such a reason . Apart from the two of them, the other people had zero interest in that woman . Perhaps if they were interested, it would only be biologically . So no one went to help their teammate, they only went to try to stop the fight .
The thing was that the people who went to stop the fight moved cautiously . The two fighters were big guys, both very tall . If the thick arms and massive fists accidentally hit them, it would be disastrous . Just imagining it hurt .
"Stop fighting! You guys, stop fighting!" A woman screamed from the side anxiously . She was Osef's ex-wife, Terry's current wife .
It was bad when she had not screamed . Once she screamed, the fight between the two worsened . Terry knew that he was losing; moreover, his woman saw the entire thing . So he was even more inclined not to give up, he wrestled free from the person who tried to stop him without any hesitation and rushed towards Osef .
Osef was also not from about to stop . He won, so he needed to show the dignity of a winner . He posed in front of his ex-wife .
So, the two men tangled together again . The others could not stop them if they tried .
In the meeting room, the video played until that point, and someone could not keep it in anymore . "I thought they stopped the fight . It started again! This should warrant for more severe punishment, right?"
"Look, the coach of the Clippers is headed over . You still have to depend on the head coach for stopping fights after all!"
On the TV screen, Dai Li rushed towards them excitedly . He looked as if he was going to stop the fight . His hand, however, moved and pushed away the two players who were trying to stop the fight .
Then, Osef and Terry tangled together and fought again . Terry's eye took another blow .
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In the meeting room, someone said, "That doesn't seem right . Why do I feel like the head coach of the Clippers isn't trying to stop the fight? He's just there to side with his player!"
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"The league has decided the punishment . Osef is banned for three matches," Cassel passed a fax to Dai Li . It was the league's decision on Osef's punishment .
"Then what about Terry from the Cavaliers?" Dai Li asked .
"Same . Also a three-match ban . " Cassel paused and continued, "The league basically just divided the punishment into two . "
"Oh, then we're on the winning side . After all, Osef won the fight . He gave Terry several blows," Dai Li said, smiling .
Cassel hesitated for a few seconds . "It looks like you aren't going to hand out any internal punishment to Osef?"
"Yes, I don't intend to punish him . You should have already guessed that . You saw the way I tried to 'stop' the fight . " The smile on Dai Li's face became even brighter .
"You still have the guts to actually say that that was a move to stop the fight? You were clearly helping one side! If you did not do that, Terry could have at least avoided two punches," Cassel complained .
"Osef needed to vent . " Dai Li waved his fingers and said, "Men . It is better to fight and vent out the emotion stuck in the chest than to keep it all bottled up inside . "
"You make it seem logical . " Cassel nodded and then said mockingly, "Looks like you are very experienced . "
"Get lost, I've never been cheated on before!" Dai Li exclaimed .
Cassel changed his tone . "For the next three games, we won't have Osef . Our bench will be affected . "
"We're playing consecutive away games, it is acceptable to lose a few . In the upcoming three games, if we can win just one we'll have two wins and two losses . It is an acceptable result . " Dai Li looked calm . He continued, "Moreover, Noel already received his sixth medical report from the hospital . Everything is normal . Based on the agreement with the league, he only needs to submit six months of the medical report to prove that he is healthy enough to return to the court . So, I plan to let him make his return in the next home game!"
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The sixth medical report was placed on the table of the president of the NBA, Adams . It was the medical report of Noel in the most recent six months .
Although Adams was not a professional doctor, he could still understand the contents of the medical report .
"This means that he has recovered from his disease?" Adams pointed at the medical reports on his table .
"To be precise, the problem of the blood clot has been solved . At the moment, it seems like there are no symptoms for a relapse," a man wearing spectacles cross from him said . He was a famous medical professor in the U . S . He was also one of the medical consultants for the NBA .
"This means that he can play now?" Adams continued asking .
"Based on the data in the medical reports, he is much healthier than your average Joe . He can definitely play," the medical professor said .
Hearing this, Adams frowned . He seemed hesitant .
From a medical perspective, as long as a blood clot disappeared an athlete's life was no longer in danger . Taking anticoagulation drugs could achieve this . The only thing was that anticoagulation drugs had side effects, like constant bleeding from a wound or increased vulnerability to get internal bleeding from intensive sports .
If it were not a sport with intense physical contact, taking the anticoagulation drug would solve an athlete's problem without any adverse effects . Basketball was different . It required intense physical contact, so they had to prove that players had no problem after taking anticoagulation drugs . If a player faced the problem with anticoagulation drugs and still played, it was no different from committing suicide .
Naturally, the NBA could not allow players to commit suicide . It was this reason that, after it was discovered that Chris Noel had a blood clot, he was banned from all NBA fixtures .
Blood clots formed because of a lack of anticoagulation hormone . This meant that the body had a disability . Based on the athlete's patch fixing anything that was missing, it was natural that he recovered .
To the NBA president, Adams, it was a headache . If the blood clot in Noel was not completely solved and he allowed him to play, then if something happened the NBA would have to bear all responsibility .
In the past few years, the NBA had been successful in promoting the brand worldwide . The NBA had also been paying more attention to their image . If a scandal occurred now, years of hard work would have been wasted .
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Adams also understood blood clots . It was a common disease among players . It was a functional disorder . Fundamentally, it could not be cured . It was even listed as one of the incurable diseases .
As such, Adams did not believe that Noel would recover . When he requested for six months of medical reports, it was just to delay him . Adams did not really think that Noel could stay healthy for six months .
Noel really brought six months of medical reports, though . The reports showed that his coagulation functioned normally . He had long stopped taking the prescribed anticoagulation drugs and his body did not show any symptoms of a relapse . Although it did not mean that Noel had recovered, it did satisfy the requirements set by Adams before .
"If I knew that this was going to happen, I would have asked for a year's worth of medical reports!" Adams sighed . Words were said, however, and he could not go back on his words .
Adams signed his name on the document in resignation . He knew that it was a risky move . If Noel had a relapse, he would be accused by the entire country .
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Chris Noel also used to be a superstar . His return immediately caught the attention of the media in the U . S . Everyone focused on Los Angeles .
The Clippers released several photographs of Noel taking part in team training and announced to the media that Chris Noel would be featured in the next home game as a starting power forward .
Most people were not interested in the personnel arrangement of the Clippers . Most people wanted to know about Noel's health situation .
After all, blood clots were lethal to athletes . They flowed through the blood . If they moved to the blood vessels of the lung or the heart, it could cause a pulmonary embolism or Myocardial infarction .
If one took anticoagulation drugs to dissolve the blood clots, it would affect the body's ability to stop bleeding . In the NBA, intense physical contact was inevitable . If internal bleeding occurred due to a collision, it could be lethal .
So to preserve the life of an athlete, players with impaired blood function, like Noel, should stay as far away from NBA games as possible . The best situation for them was to be a good audience, they should not even try becoming a coach .
Noel, however, was going to make a comeback . In the eyes of most people, he was playing with his life on the line .
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The following day, an article with the following title appeared in a newspaper:
"The Los Angeles Clippers are basically committing murder!"Please download our sponsor's game to support us!