The 33rd round of CBA league matches is in full swing, and tonight Shanxi team welcomed the challenge of Guangzhou team at home. It was originally thought that this would be an unattractive match between strong and weak teams, with the outcome seemingly predetermined from the start. However, Guangzhou team showed unexpected tenacity, with both sides fighting almost to the end. Ultimately, Shanxi team won 124:116 against Guangzhou team, securing their fourth consecutive victory.
Unexpectedly, towards the end of the match, an incident occurred. With the game situation already decided, Shanxi team player Jia Mingru made a three-pointer with 2.8 seconds left and performed a muscle-flexing gesture towards Guangzhou team's bench. This was clearly a provocative action, which Guangzhou team found hard to tolerate, especially in defeat.
As the two teams were about to shake hands, conflict erupted due to Jia Mingru's actions. However, since it was their home court, Jia Mingru was very excited and even spread his arms to ask for more cheers and applause from the fans. Fortunately, the conflict did not escalate, and the situation calmed down with the intervention of both teams' players.
What was surprising was that after the game ended and both teams had returned to their respective locker rooms, Guangzhou team's players actually rushed into Shanxi team's locker room collectively. This was clearly an irrational behavior; if any fighting had broken out, Guangzhou team would have suffered significant losses, as the CBA league does not tolerate such incidents.
Fortunately, the players from both teams did not meet in the locker room corridor. If they had encountered each other, even a small spark could have escalated into an uncontrollable situation. At this point, Guangzhou team's head coach was very anxious, shouting at the Guangzhou players, though it was unclear what he was saying. He probably told them to return to the locker room quickly and avoid causing any trouble.
Jia Mingru indeed performed exceptionally well in this match, scoring 25 points and playing a key role in Shanxi team's victory. Previously, Jia Mingru was a player for Guangzhou team, joining them in 2019. Until this season, when the entire Guangzhou team disbanded, Jia Mingru also moved to Shanxi team.
Including his teammates Zhu Mingzhen and Tian Yuheng who went to Nanjing Tongxi, Chen Yingjun who went to Beijing Shougang, etc., it can be said that only Jiao Boqiao, a familiar name to fans, remained from the previous Guangzhou team.
After leaving, facing his old club and performing so well at home, it is understandable that Jia Mingru vented his emotions. It is unclear why these Guangzhou team players were so agitated; losing a game is not a big deal, and Guangzhou team has lost before. This season, Guangzhou team has no playoff goals.
It is worth mentioning that Guangzhou team player Guo Ailun also performed very well in this match. In his previous two comeback games, he scored 0 points and 6 points respectively. Tonight, Guo Ailun scored 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 12 assists, clearly demonstrating his peak form. Hopefully, he can maintain this state, and it seems that the long-awaited return of Guo Ailun is slowly happening.
It remains to be seen whether the CBA league will impose penalties on Guangzhou team for such behavior. Rushing into another team's locker room collectively is very irrational, and we await the CBA league's decision tomorrow.