When it comes to the biggest dark horse of this season's CBA, Shanxi Men's Basketball Team undoubtedly stands out. This season, they have made remarkable progress, ranking second in the CBA standings. However, while achieving excellent results, their foul actions have also caught the attention of fans. They have a total of 15 flagrant fouls this season, ranking first in the league, and this time they added another one. Judging from the newly added flagrant foul, some players of the Shanxi team should indeed control their emotions.
In the CBA regular season match between Shanxi and Qingdao, both teams played fiercely, with the score tightly contested in the second quarter. With about 5 minutes left in the second quarter, Diawara broke through with the ball and was fouled by a Qingdao player behind him. However, he still chose to shoot, only to be blocked again by Jia Cheng, who was protecting the rim. Diawara eventually fell to the ground. After falling, Diawara was furious, believing that Jia Cheng did it on purpose and had stepped on him. So after getting up, he pushed Jia Cheng hard, who was innocent and didn't notice at all, pushing him as far as 2-3 meters away before Jia Cheng fell to the ground. Fortunately, the referee and teammates came over in time to prevent the conflict from escalating further. After reviewing the video, the referee gave Diawara a flagrant foul.
Honestly, judging from this incident alone, Diawara really went too far; he didn't control his emotions well. Jia Cheng didn't have any obvious malicious actions; he was just protecting the rim normally, and Diawara fell during mid-air contact. Diawara got up and angrily pushed Jia Cheng, an action that was too vicious. The referee could have even taken away his playing rights on the spot for such an action.
This season, some players of the Shanxi men's basketball team have indeed been a bit too rough in their actions, which is not to slander them but to state the facts. The data shows that the Shanxi men's basketball team has a total of 15 malicious fouls this season, ranking first in the CBA, three more than the second-ranked Jiangsu and seven more than the third-ranked Jilin. Among them, Zhang Ning has committed 7 flagrant fouls, ranking first among all players. If he commits two more flagrant fouls, he will be suspended for three games. The second-ranked is none other than his teammate Diawara. With this flagrant foul, Diawara's total number of flagrant fouls this season reaches five, ranking second in the CBA. In addition, the flagrant foul count of Shanxi's other small foreign aid Goodwin can also rank in the top five.
If one player on a team commits many flagrant fouls, it can be explained, but if multiple players' flagrant foul counts rank in the top five among players, it reflects a significant issue. As the biggest dark horse this season, Shanxi men's basketball team is indeed strong on both offense and defense, but some actions and temperaments of the players should indeed be reined in. After all, basketball games should not have too many vicious actions, which not only harms the image of the players but also damages the image of the team and the CBA. What do you think about this?
