Chapter 76: Stepping on the Steps? Nothing Goes!
Under Bowen's restriction, Zheng Yang had a very uncomfortable and angry time in this game.

Bowen's defense is indeed strong, but also dirty.

He often starts to tangle with his opponent before the opponent catches the ball.

He first covers his opponent with his body, then pulls him with his arms and uses his body to fight back, cutting off his route to receive the ball, with the aim of preventing his opponent from easily receiving the ball.

At the same time, it will also give the opponent a strong confrontation, which includes body collisions, pushing with arms, inadvertent elbows, and some small movements.

Ray Allen once said: Bowen touched every part of my body.

This intensity of off-ball defense makes many offensive players uncomfortable, and they become annoyed and lose interest in attacking.

If off-ball defense is useless and the opponent gets the ball, Bowen will change his method. He will lower his center of gravity and move with the opponent. He will not be shaken by the opponent's fake moves and lose his center of gravity. He will not easily steal the ball and lose his defensive position.

He just kept adjusting his steps so that he could always stay in front of the defender.

If he fails to stop the offensive player with even this step, he will start using some dirty tricks, which is the most criticized point of his - tripping.

When the opponent was preparing to shoot, Bowen stretched out his hand, but at the same time, his foot also stretched out and reached under the opponent's feet.

As soon as the opponent's feet land after shooting, they will step on Bowen's feet. In the mildest case, the center of gravity will be unstable and stagger, while in the worst case, he will sprain his ankle, which may even seriously threaten his career.

Many players are afraid of Bowen's tripping, so they adjust the position of their feet when they shoot, or they dare not shoot at all.

Many players have suffered from Bowen's feet. Carter was tripped by Bowen three times. Carter was so angry that he chased Bowen and beat him, and he stopped only when the referee pulled him away.

Ray Allen was once a good friend of Bowen, but Bowen did not show mercy to Ray Allen and even stepped on Ray Allen's foot, which made Ray Allen choose to break up with Bowen and no longer be friends with him.

In addition to tripping, Bowen sometimes also uses flying kicks to kick his opponents directly with his feet. Szczerbiak is the biggest victim.

Once when he was shooting, Bowen kicked him in the head. He took a while to get up from the ground, but the league's punishment on Bowen was not severe. He was only fined $7500 and did not even get suspended for a game.

This made Bowen even more unscrupulous in his use of hurtful moves on the court.

And in this game, he also used many tricks on Zheng Yang.

If it was just someone pulling Zheng Yang, Zheng Yang wouldn't be that angry. After all, this kind of little action is very common in the league, and he's used to it.

But in the second half of the first quarter, the opponent actually tripped Zheng Yang when he was making a quick stop jump shot. It seems that Zheng Yang was prepared for him, so he didn't step on him when he landed.

Looking at the sneer on his face, it seemed as if he was saying, if you can get away with it this time, can you get away with it next time?

If you dare to attack me again, I will make you fall to the ground in agony!
Zheng Yang got angry on the spot. He ran to the referee and pointed out Bowen's injury just now. However, the league rarely punishes Bowen for tripping on others. Even if there is a penalty, it is only a fine or a suspension for one or two games.

In situations like this where there were no consequences, the referee simply ignored it without even looking at it.

"Hey wimp, if you're scared you should just go to the bench."

The proud Bowen laughed loudly and continued to provoke the other party.

He just wants to make the other party lose his composure, no matter if he is angry or something else, as long as he can't let him attack with peace of mind, he will achieve his goal.

Zheng Yang sneered and nodded this time.

"Believe me, you will definitely be carried off this court today."

He is not a good guy and he will not swallow his anger.

Since the league is unwilling to punish Bowen, let him punish him.

"Zheng, calm down. That guy is just trying to provoke you on purpose."

Nowitzki quickly comforted him, saying that he also knew Bowen was dirty, but the opponent obviously wanted to trade one for one with Zheng Yang.

If a conflict breaks out, both players will be ejected from the game, and the Mavericks will definitely be the ones to suffer.

After all, no matter how important Bowen is, this team is still a GDP team. But on the Mavericks side, Zheng Yang is the team's second in command and a core player on the offensive end.

Once he is ejected from the game, the Mavericks' threat will be halved, just like a tiger having its teeth pulled out!

In response to Nowitzki's advice, Zheng Yang nodded with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Don't worry, Dirk. I won't fight with him. I'm very rational now and I won't do anything like that."

He didn't mind giving the other person a lesson, but that was a last resort. He would rather stand on the court and watch the other person being carried out of the court.

That feeling is even better!

For the next period of time, Bowen continued to use his little tricks to provoke Zheng Yang and kept chattering, but because Zheng Yang was always on guard, he did not cause him much harm.

Seeing that Zheng Yang remained silent, Bowen thought that he was afraid, so he became more aggressive and continued to provoke him.

"Hey rookie, you're so scared that your face has turned pale. Are you going to pee your pants? Go home to your mother. This place is not suitable for you.

NBA is a man's game! "

Zheng Yang was always looking for an opportunity, so no one bothered to pay attention to him.

However, Zheng Yang's loyal younger brother Dampier stood up for him first. In one round, he pushed Bowen directly in the chest and then shouted.

"Shut your stinky mouth, or I won't mind punching you in the head."

Zheng Yang is his boss. The other party stands up for him in basketball, but when it comes to matters beyond the field of basketball, it is his turn to repay Zheng Yang.

This 2.11-meter-long grid is not just for decoration.

Bowen was about to fight back, but the two were quickly pulled apart by the referee, and Dampier received a technical foul.

Bowen, who was pushed by Dampier, shouted at Zheng Yang.

"You better watch out, coward, you know what I mean."

Zheng Yang just looked at him coldly and said no more.

There's no need to talk too much to a player who's about to leave the field, it's meaningless.

Zheng Yang had been looking for an opportunity, and his chance came in the last offensive round of the first quarter.

After Tony Parker missed a mid-range shot, the rebound was grabbed by Jason Terry, who then threw it to Zheng Yang who was on a fast break.

With only 5 seconds left on the offensive clock, Zheng Yang quickly rushed to the Spurs' frontcourt and noticed Bowen following closely behind him.

So I deliberately slowed down.

Bowen was unaware of Zheng Yang's thoughts. He rushed to Zheng Yang and jumped with him. He was ready to block him at the end of the first quarter.

Boy, I can do more than just those little tricks.

After I block you, your mentality will definitely explode, haha!

I can't wait to see you angry!
After Zheng Yang jumped into the air, he smiled at Bowen who was standing right in front of him. His smile was very cold-blooded and very creepy. Bowen felt something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong. The next second, the severe pain from his crotch surged into his brain.

He didn't care about defending himself at all and screamed in pain.

"Ah~"

As Bowen screamed in pain, the basketball in Zheng Yang's hand hit the backboard.

After landing, Bowen lay directly on the ground in pain, curled up with his body, covering his crotch with his hands.

But the fans and the referee didn’t know what happened. Why did he suddenly fall down? Was he acting?

They also thought that Bowen pretended to be injured in order to draw a foul and gain the referee's sympathy.

The Spurs players didn't care either. They had the same idea. After all, that was something Bowen could do and he had benefited from it many times in the past.

After Zheng Yang glanced at Bowen lying on the ground, the corners of his mouth curled up and he returned to his own half in a happy mood.

It was not until the Spurs were preparing to serve and use up the final attack time that they saw Bowen still hadn't gotten up from the ground, and then they realized something was wrong.

Through the replay, everyone realized that just now in the air, Zheng Yang's knee "accidentally" lifted up and "happened" to hit Bowen's crotch, which was why the latter was in so much pain.

Judging from the speed at which Zheng Yang raised his leg, Bowen might have been seriously injured this time.

Popovich immediately put pressure on the referee, saying that this was an injurious action and Zheng Yang should be expelled immediately, but after multiple replays, the referee ultimately did not give Zheng Yang any penalty.

It looked like an innocent move and should not have been called.

"You can continue to tell your players to use those dirty moves to defend me."

Zheng Yang said coldly to Popovich on the sidelines that the reason why Bowen dared to hurt people like this was not only because of the league's connivance, but also because of Popovich's instructions.

It’s the same as before, no one who can survive in the league is a good person, this goes for players and coaches too!

The reason why Bowen likes to use small tricks to hurt people is definitely because Popovich is behind him fueling the flames.

They don't care how serious the injuries of their opponents are, they only know that history will only remember the winners.

The championship is what matters.

As for the various scandals and disgraceful things that happened at that time, as time passes, no one will care about them.

But if he met Zheng Yang, that would be his misfortune!

You want to destroy someone, right? No matter, come one, he'll destroy one!
He is not a saint and will not accept death obediently. Since they want to destroy others, they must be prepared to be destroyed by others.

After Bowen was carried off the court, news soon came that he would not return in this game. As for how serious his injury was, it would depend on further examination reports.

The sudden "chicken flying and eggs broken" changed the atmosphere of the game in an instant. Although the referee did not penalize Zheng Yang, no one would think that it was an accidental action.

This guy is also a ruthless person...

This is everyone's new definition of Zheng Yang.

Therefore, in the following games, the physical confrontation between the two teams was weakened a lot. When everyone saw Zheng Yang, they would always hear Bowen's painful screams in their ears.

His eggs...won't break, right?

The game ended with a score of 108:115 and the Mavericks lost the game.

But Zheng Yang didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, he hummed a little tune happily. Dampier was also very excited. On the way back to the locker room, he kept talking to him about how painful Bowen screamed when he was carried off the court.

No one will like this kind of player who likes to hurt people.

The Spurs, on the other hand, are not happy at all. They don't know how long it will take Bowen to return. His injury is a big blow to their team's strength.

Of course, this injury was a bigger blow to Bowen himself, after all... it was his testicles that were injured!

In the post-match interview, the reporter also focused on the "failure" phase in the first quarter.

"Hey Zheng, we noticed that Bowen did some tricks on you during the game. Is his injury related to those things?"

"So you all can see that he likes to use those dirty tricks. I haven't seen him get any punishment, and I thought none of you could see it.

As for his injury, I'm sorry, it was not my intention, I just lost my balance in the air, so I instinctively wanted to keep my balance.

I hope he can come back as soon as possible. I can't wait to continue playing with him. We have only played one quarter and I hope to play with him for a few more quarters.

I believe he would be willing to play a few more games with me."

The first half of Zheng Yang's sentence is sarcastic, but the second half is "very sincere".

He really wanted to fight with him a few more times, so he raised his knee once, but the opponent extended his foot more than once.

But he would never say such words directly in front of the camera. He is not a fool. Some things are clear to everyone in their hearts, but saying them out loud is another matter.

When the reporters heard his answer, they didn't know how to respond for a moment. You want to play a game with others, but they may not want to play with you.

I heard that Bowen's injury this time was serious. According to the follow-up reports from reporters, he may have lost one of his testicles!
"Then why did the camera capture a smile on your face after Bowen fell to the ground?"

Another reporter asked, and Zheng Yang also smiled when he heard this.

"I just suddenly thought of something funny, I think it should not be unsportsmanlike to smile on the court!

If smiling is wrong, then I think we should have more referees, because three people cannot blow the whistle enough.

Next question! "

……

When Zheng Yang was being interviewed, Popovich next door was also being interviewed by the media. When talking about Bowen's injury, he spoke angrily.

"Obviously that is not the right action for competitive sports. I strongly demand that Zheng be banned for at least 10 games."

A sharp-tongued reporter asked back on the spot.

"Before this game, Bowen stepped on many players. As the head coach of the team, why did you never stop his behavior?

If a suspension is necessary, Bowen is the one who needs it the most.”

Popovich was speechless on the spot, then stood up and left the press conference.

When the "chicken flying and eggs broken" incident spread after the game, no one in the league stood up to speak for Bowen. Instead, there was a feeling of great satisfaction.

Obviously, the other players have been resentful of Bowen for a long time!

(End of this chapter)