US media calls on NBA president to resign and get rid of get out of class, condone basketball fraud and destroy game, Western Conference free throws trigger public opinion

NBA well-known NBA reporters Shams Sharanya, Sam Amik and Law Murray jointly reported that the players deliberately commit fouls has destroyed the basketball game. Whether the league can regain the original spirit of competition has become the biggest problem. If the NBA wants to crack down on this "basketball game fraudster" and eliminate this ugly phenomenon from the root, it must first be the resignation of President Adam Xiao Hua.

Players pretend to be in trouble: G1 in the Western Conference Finals triggered public opinion

When the first game of the 2025 Western Conference Finals evolved into the Thunder's 114-88 victory over the Timberwolves, almost all media were overwhelmed by the same argument and various similar opinions were flooded with the screen. "I don't care who wins this game," said Bill Simmons, a well-known reporter. "Alexander's body-haired foul call is disgusting, which is inconsistent with any other phoenix scale in the playoffs. "As the current highest-level basketball league, NBA games are becoming less and less popular and more controversial. Players no longer focus on polishing skills, but instead influence the game by making fouls and referees' calls.

"This year's playoffs, Alexander fell down without anyone touching him and even got a whistle. "NBA channel's Justin Telmine added, "It's so uncomfortable to look at it, it can't be seen directly. "

This season's regular season scoring champion Alexander averaged 32.7 points per game, 9.2 free throws per game in the playoffs, and 14 free throws in the first event of the Western Conference Finals. The purpose of each time he broke through with the ball was to create a foul. Alexander wasn't the only player in the division finals, as was Brunson in the Eastern Conference Finals. It is necessary to admit that Brunson is a phenomenal player, but like Alexander, Reeves and James Harden, they are all "basketball game fraudsters". These players use backward to shake their heads, emergency stops and rear-end collisions, and then take the initiative to stick to the whistle of the referee after shooting fake moves, and are proficient in almost all routines.

Alexander won the MVP with free throws, and the Thunder also made a profit to reach the Western Conference Finals and won the first game, which raised the question: What measures can the NBA take to stop this game scam? Can basketball return to purity? What are the specific methods?

Last offseason, the league set the penalty for fake falls in the game as a permanent rule. The referee has the right to call a fake fall on the spot, and to punish "not violates sports ethics" for technical fouls, and the party at no fault will execute a free throw. This is not enough, partly because "not violates sports ethics" technical prisoners will not accumulate and cause deportation (ordinary technical prisoners will), but at least it is a good start. There is no doubt that the league referees are far from fully using this tool to attack players' fake falls, or in other words, the referees selectively call out those players who make fouls by fake falls. "Watch any NBA game, including this year's playoffs, you'll see multiple players falling exaggeratedly, interpreting slight contact to a funny or infuriating level." Sam Amik said. "This kind of game destroys the essence of the NBA game and makes fans no longer like to watch the game." The league needs to face up to the problem of players cheating fouls. Jeff Van Gundy, who returned to the coach's seat, was dissatisfied with public criticism of the referee, and complained to the league about the players' fouls and the referee's behavior of fouls. It is not difficult to understand the official position of the alliance, but continuing to criticize the product is not conducive to commercial operations. But when the broadcast replays the holiday fall or other forms of fraud fouls, the most authoritative commentator Van Gundy bluntly exposed the problem. Sometimes watching a game, the commentator analyzes the controversial footage like studying the video of Kennedy's assassination, desperately looking for the rationality of the judgment. In fact, it is perfectly possible to say "Some player pretended to fall, and the referee was fooled this time."

"Look at the Olympics, or any major international basketball event in recent years." Sarania said. "Those NBA players who are good at cheating fouls usually need a few games to adapt to referees who don't take this set. The lack of whistle makes the game smoother and more exciting, allowing real basketball skills (rather than foul-making ability) to take over the game." Sarania said that defeating opponents through technology is important for Alexander. His foul-making skills include both exquisite techniques and blatant fake falls. As long as the defender touches, he will exaggerate and make a shooting move immediately.

"The game against the Thunder is too frustrating, they frantically faked fouls. "After the Timberwolves against the Thunder in February, head coach Chris Finch said bluntly, "Really, the Timberwolves are fouling all the time. But you can't touch Alexander at all, which is too collapsed. "This will bring bad demonstration effects, and other players will also think: "Okay, it seems I have to do this to get the whistle." After being violently fouled many times, Jokic did not get the referee's whistle. He also began to imitate the fraudulent foul, but succeeded many times. Starting from Harden, Trae Young, Reeves, Embiid to Alexander, the various foul-making game methods have made the NBA ugly, and more and more players have followed suit.

No matter who fakes the fall, it will damage the game, and the league must be more careful about its rule orientation. Unfortunately, even if the fake fall foul is immediately cracked down on, the league's problems may not completely disappear. This trend of fraud and fouls is deeply rooted in the NBA. Since Adam Silver replaced Stern, he has encouraged offense and attacked the confrontation of defensive players. The league should not put all the blame on the referee, but should set up a special anti-fake fall foul team, and arrange a referee from the replay center to focus on dealing with this phenomenon every day. "It's very difficult, and this is the current atmosphere in the league." Lao Murray said. "If you want to completely crack down on basketball game fraudsters, you must first let President Adam Xiao Hua resign."

"If the fraud foul is not discovered on the spot, the referee in the playback center should have the right to chase the penalty after the game. And the punishment should not be "not violates sports ethics" Skilled criminals, fake fouls are violates sports ethics, and deceiving the referee is violates sports ethics." Saranya said, "This type of penalty should be counted as a conventional technical foul.. A better approach is to impose a faster ban on fake scammers than ordinary skilled scammers. "Basketball is a beautiful sport, and the NBA is still the highest level of basketball teaming up, but there are obvious stains in the league at the moment. Adam Xiao Hua should resign and let the basketball game return to the competition itself.