Chapter 885 Tatum Acting President Affairs (Third Update!)

Xiao Hua paid bribes and maliciously smeared the league's number one player.

After this news was confirmed, the NBA encountered a crisis of confidence.

After all, both parties are the president of the league and the number one person in the league.

This is a fight in a nest!

The buzz on social media reached a fever pitch.

"I think both Tang and Xiao Hua were impulsive. What they did did great damage to the NBA's image!"

"That's right. I'm afraid this will become a joke to other alliances. Impulsiveness is the devil!"

"And the key to the problem now is that even if Xiao Hua abdicates, there will be no good person to take over!"

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Many fans were complaining, and they also complained about Tang Tian and Xiao Hua.

"Your vision is as short-sighted as Xiao Hua's. If the penalty scale does not change, the NBA's influence will only get worse in the future! Attention will plummet!"

"I agree, the viewing experience of the games in the Xiao Hua era was too bad. We need to make changes. Changes come at a cost. Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain!"

"Who said there is no successor? Current Vice President Matt Tatum is the right candidate!"

"Xiao Hua stepping down is definitely a blessing for the NBA! The wonderful games at the beginning of the century can finally come back!"

But more people are inspired by this incident.

The referee problem is not a temporary problem, but has been backlogged for several seasons. Most fans are unhappy. The Xiao Hua incident is an outlet.

Xiao Hua's resignation is inevitable.

But at this critical time point, Xiao Hua fell ill.

Major depressive disorder.

There is a certificate issued by the hospital that it will take a long time to recover.

It seems that this series of events caused Xiao Hua's psychological defense to collapse.

The disease came at the right time and temporarily stopped the fans from criticizing him.

Moreover, this incident had a relatively large impact on the NBA itself. In order to stabilize the situation, the league's top officials decided to let Xiao Hua rest first.

Wait until he recovers before deciding on his punishment.

Prior to this, the league will have Mark Tatum as acting president to manage league-related affairs.

If Xiao Hua's abdication can be compared to a death sentence, then this is actually a reprieve. The only difference is only a matter of time.

The day after the league announced its decision, the league's acting president Tatum held a press conference at the NBA headquarters in New York.

Almost all world-class basketball media were present.

The NBA has only had five presidents since its development, and Tatum will become the sixth.

This is something that shocked the basketball community.

Tatum delivered his inaugural speech in front of a large media presence.

What he mentioned most in his speech was the restoration of the game rules from the Stern era, and the need to recreate the competitive and spectator-friendly basketball that existed at the beginning of the century.

In other words, he will abolish most of the new penalty rules during the Xiao Hua era and turn the NBA into a confrontational league again.

The move was warmly welcomed by fans and media.

As spectators, that is their favorite basketball.

However, most NBA players' reactions were average.

This is also reasonable. Fans like it when the confrontation is strong, but that also means that their risk of injury will increase.

At the critical moment, Tang Tian stood up.

"The fast-paced game tests the players' instant reaction ability, which actually increases injuries. On the contrary, when the pace is lowered, there will be fewer injuries. This change is not reverse, it is beneficial to players and fans. It outweighs the disadvantages.”

Tang Tian was obviously supporting Tatum.

And after he spoke out, TNT also cited the injury rate of players during the Xiao Hua and Stern periods. Overall, it only dropped slightly.

This decline is related to medical progress.

In other words, a series of changes such as tightening the standards of competition, reducing confrontation, speeding up the speed, etc., have not really reduced injuries.

After Tang Tian, ​​Paul, the chairman of the players union, also echoed his support for Tatum.

He does this both personally and in the big picture.

Personally speaking, the three-point game is not what he is good at. What he is good at is position organization and field control.

From an overall perspective, only in this way can the status quo be changed and there will no longer be so many penalty issues.

In addition to active players, many retired celebrities also expressed their opinions on this incident.

Kobe Bryant: What a great change, my future son will love this league!

Jordan: I have long felt unfamiliar and unaccustomed to the current league. This is a positive change.

"Magic" Johnson: David (Stern) promoted the NBA to the world, and he was very successful. The NBA that fans around the world loved was the NBA of his time, and that is something that does not need to change.

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Fans, media, players, retired and current players, almost all support this change.

Only a handful of people spoke for Xiao Hua, but they were quickly drowned out by other voices.

Those who have attained the truth will receive much help, while those who have lost the truth will receive little help.

In the past few years of Xiao Hua's tenure, although ultra-long three-pointers have added visual stimulation, the competition has gradually transformed into three-point and dunk contests, and the overall viewing experience has declined;

The problem of refereeing is prominent, especially in the increasing number of games where key decisions determine the outcome;

There is a serious clique of stars, with only a few teams receiving attention, while other weak teams are getting less and less attention, and the polarization is becoming increasingly serious;

Everyone knew this before but no one dared to say it. Now that Xiao Hua has finally retreated behind the scenes, fans will naturally cheer and encourage him.

You must know that Xiao Hua's continued leadership of the league is like a slow death, and now they finally stopped taking the medicine midway!

A week after Tatum's induction ceremony, the league announced new game penalty standards.

Compared with the existing penalty scale, he obviously encourages more physical confrontation, and also increases the power of each team to challenge the referee every two times in a game.

Although this will make the game longer to some extent, it will make the game more fair.

A very positive sign is that with the implementation of the new referee rules, the topic of NBA games on social media has increased significantly.

And this phenomenon is not limited to the United States, but is global.

This shows that this series of changes are playing a positive role in the development of the NBA.

People also have enough reasons to believe that the end of the Xiao Hua era is completely beneficial to the development of the NBA.

Against this background, time has come to Christmas unknowingly.

The Christmas war that fans are familiar with is coming again.

And just like last year, the Pelicans and Warriors will usher in the second season of the grand battle between the two teams on this day.

As of now, the Pelicans top the league with 31 wins and 3 losses;

The Warriors' record has declined since Xiao Hua stepped down, but they have a strong ability to adjust. They recently had a three-game winning streak and their record has reached 28 wins and 7 losses, ranking second in the league.

The two teams are of outstanding strength, and of course, topicality is more important than strength.

This is the first time Durant has played against Tang Tian since joining the Warriors. Can he get rid of the dilemma of facing Tang Tian where it is difficult to win?

Can the four-star Warriors overcome the humiliation of being swept last season?

Without the referee factor, can the Warriors defeat the Pelicans in an honest and fair manner?

These are all the focus of this Christmas war of the century.

ps: I'm not in good condition today, so I'll just update it three times. Good night, commanders~