Recently, the Xinjiang-Shandong match has caused controversy, with Zhao Rui chasing and attacking a referee, which is unprecedented in CBA history. Zhao Rui was also severely punished, suspended for five games and fined 100,000 yuan. Although this is considered a severe punishment, it is lighter compared to the one-year suspension given to a CSL player for attacking a referee. Recently, the Chinese Basketball Association has also paid attention to protecting players and held an online referees' meeting to request stricter management of foul actions.
Zhao Rui's attack on the referee was undoubtedly wrong, but there were reasons behind it. Some people say that Yu Dehao fouled Zhao Rui during his pursuit defense, and the action was quite significant. However, others argue that the pursuing defender did not commit a foul. So, did the pursuing defender actually foul? Is it a missed call? Recently, referee expert Ding Jianing provided a detailed interpretation.
He bluntly stated that this is a hundred percent missed defensive foul. Zhao Rui, as a seasoned national-level player, if it was a foul that could be called or not called at the beginning of the game, he would not have exploded like that even if he was unclear about the situation. Ding Jianing analyzed in detail: The contact from point A to point B by the supplementary defender seriously affected Zhao Rui's RSBQ. Despite Zhao Rui's strength, he was hit so hard that he crashed directly into the basket frame, so the impact of this contact on him was quite significant.
Ding Jianing then explained the reason for the missed call. He believes that the central referee bears the greatest responsibility; he ran slowly, and the lead referee was also a bit slow. They formed a background with the offensive and defensive players in a straight line, so they couldn't see what happened. Therefore, the most important thing for referees is to get to the right place. Only by getting to the right place can you have the right angle and see clearly.
So, did the referees see it but deliberately not blow the whistle? Ding Jianing said that at this moment, they really couldn't see it because they ran too slowly. Ding Jianing also mentioned three reasons why referees run slowly: One is mental laziness, thinking that the fast break after the offense and defense will end quickly; another is that their legs are really not good enough, their abilities are insufficient, and they don't run fast enough; and another is that athletes are indeed more athletic than referees, they just run faster, and the referees can't catch up.
From Ding Jianing's interpretation, this is indeed a missed call, but the referees did not intentionally miss it; they were not in the right position and couldn't see it. What do you think?