In the CBA league, there is such a powerful player. He simply posted two numbers on social media, only to find himself in big trouble and facing severe punishment. Although it's not enough to get him suspended, this player hurriedly made a public apology on social media before receiving the frustrating fine. This player is Qi Lin from Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team, a tough guy. At that time, he was dissatisfied with the referee's decision and posted two data points during the game to complain about the referee. This turned out to be a big deal, as the league immediately fined him 30,000 yuan. Moreover, the young coach Liu Wei also got implicated.
Here's how it happened. On the evening of January 12th, Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team went to the away game to play against Nanjing Tongxi in an intense match. During the first half of the game, Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team was not in a good situation, being firmly suppressed by the opponent. In this process, Qi Lin showed extreme dissatisfaction with some of the referee's decisions, and his emotions flared up, directly lashing out at the referee. And that referee was not one to tolerate such behavior; in the second half, he seized an opportunity and mercilessly sent Qi Lin off the court.
Qi Lin is no ordinary person; he gets fined almost every season. Every time he encounters a referee's decision, Qi Lin is extremely dissatisfied. In a game that hadn't even ended, during halftime, unexpectedly, he took out his phone and posted two numbers on social media: 39.
If you didn't watch that game, you might really not understand what "39" means. But if you watched the game, you would naturally know what "39" refers to.
To elaborate, among the referees officiating that game, there was one with the number 39. This referee is named Yang Hongfeng, and everyone in the industry affectionately calls him Teacher Yang. Teacher Yang is known for his strict law enforcement and has a pretty good reputation in the industry.
Clearly, Qi Lin's action of giving 39 was undoubtedly conveying his dissatisfaction with the referee. It should be noted that the CBA company has clear regulations: no one is allowed to discuss matters related to referees privately, whether the referee's decision is correct or mistaken, it is not allowed to be discussed.
Qi Lin's behavior, although not explicitly mentioning the referee, can be seen by discerning people as expressing dissatisfaction with the referee.
How could this be allowed? A fine must be imposed! Definitely a fine! The CBA company secretly rejoiced, as another income was about to come in.
However, different from previous seasons, in this season, the CBA company has taken new measures, which is to require the involved players to make a public apology before issuing a fine, and then officially send out the fine.
Sure enough, it's still the old routine. On the evening of January 14th, we noticed that Qi Lin publicly apologized on social media, which undoubtedly laid the groundwork for the possible fine to come.
Thus, at 23:00 that night, the CBA issued the penalty decision. For Qi Lin's actions, they directly imposed a fine of 30,000 yuan. It should be noted that Xinjiang Team has had multiple instances of multiple people receiving fines this season, so as the young coach, Liu Wei also needs to bear joint responsibility and was fined 20,000 yuan, while team leader Guo Jian was also unable to escape and was fined 10,000 yuan.
It is really astonishing. Just for Qi Lin posting two numbers "39" on social media, he received such a high fine, with a total amount of 60,000 yuan, which is quite rare.