On January 1st, Beijing time, the "New Year's Day Clash" of the CBA officially kicked off. It must be said that the arrangement of the CBA company for this New Year's Day Clash was quite successful. The three matches between Xinjiang and Shandong, Beijing and Liaoning, as well as Guangdong and Tianjin all went down to the wire, and various "famous scenes" were born respectively. Xinjiang hosted Shandong at home, and due to the referee ignoring the opponent's foul, Zhao Rui shouted at the referee. After being called for a technical foul, he directly pushed the referee with his hands, and the referee ejected Zhao Rui from the game. That's not all. After the game, Zhao Rui also vented on social media against Xinjiang fans, which was amazing to behold. Beijing completed a double-kill against Liaoning at home, and there were even chants of "Yang Ming step down" and "Give me back Allen" at the scene. Guangdong played against Tianjin until the last minute, and after the game, it was reported that Hongyuan had confirmed the replacement of the small foreign player, and would cut the current small foreign player Les.
Zhao Rui's explosive temper is something that many Guangdong fans are familiar with. In the last two seasons with Guangdong, Zhao Rui often self-destructed, hurting both himself and the team. In the match between Xinjiang and Shandong, Zhao Rui was dissatisfied with the referee's call and, after the referee had already given a technical foul warning, he directly pushed the referee with his hands. The referee immediately called a disqualification foul on Zhao Rui and ejected him from the game. In fact, Zhao Rui was really too impulsive. No matter what controversy arises in the game, physical contact with the referee is an overstep. Referring to other cases, Zhao Rui should receive at least a five-game suspension after the game. After the game, Zhao Rui also indiscriminately vented on social media against Xinjiang and Shandong fans, highlighting the concept of equality among all beings.
After Liaoning defeated Guangdong, they traveled to Beijing's home court but were met with strong resistance from Beijing's men's basketball team, ultimately suffering a crushing defeat of 90-105 and being double-killed by their opponents for the season. Objectively speaking, with the absence of two key players, Zhang Zhenlin and Zhao Jiwei, Liaoning's loss to Beijing, who have made multiple reinforcements this season, is normal and nothing to say. However, Beijing's home court is very adept at creating excitement. During the first half of the game, the audience chanted, "Give me back Allen," while in the second half, there were chants of "Yang Ming step down." Setting aside these incidents, there were also some interesting aspects to the game. For example, Chen Yingjun was suspected of being tripped by Wang Lanqin, but Zhang Cairen, who replaced Chen Yingjun, went on a shooting spree, helping Beijing secure the victory.
The "Guangdong Killer" Tianjin men's basketball team almost pulled off another upset against Guangdong, rallying from a 20-point deficit to close the gap to just one point. Fortunately, Xu Jie, Du Runwang, and Ren Junfei stepped up in time to save the team, allowing Guangdong to stabilize the situation and eventually win the game. Ultimately, without a small foreign player, Guangdong still suffered in the fourth quarter. However, according to the latest news, Guangdong has parted ways with the previously signed small foreign player Les, and Zhu Fangyu is currently looking for a new small foreign player. However, at this stage, finding a suitable small foreign player is too difficult, so Xu Jie may have to endure for a while longer.
