Green was eventually found to have a severe back fracture and a broken nose. He would have to lie in bed for at least three months. With the recovery period, he was basically certain to miss the entire sophomore season.
Moreover, the NCAA organizing committee upgraded Green's flagrant foul after the game and suspended him for ten games.
That means Green's junior season will also be affected.
In this era that still advocates confrontation, the punishment imposed by the organizing committee can be said to be quite severe.
But there is no way, the city of Detroit is too sensitive.
Especially since there is still the last and most watched finals to be played, the organizing committee will never want this situation to happen again in the finals.
Green can be regarded as a "chicken" in this wave, and he was killed to scare the monkeys.
The finals of the NCAA are the highest stage for the crazy three.
In order to make way for this game, the NBA has also announced in advance that it will suspend the game for one day as in previous years.
In the past two days, the NCAA has been the most discussed.
[Predicting who will be the championship] Not only the media likes to do this, NBA stars also like to do it.
But whether it is the media or the stars, almost all believe that North Carolina will become the champion.
For example, the big guys who graduated from North Carolina started opening champagne in advance.
James Worthy: Go Tar Heels! The fifth championship banner in Chapel Hill will be yours!
Vince Carter: You better believe this... Go Tar Heels, 2009 Champions!
Jerry Stackhouse: Except for God, no one can stop us from winning the championship, North Carolina Soul!
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North Carolina University, even the basketball god is from North Carolina. In comparison, Arizona State University seems much more lonely.
Looking through the "ancestral tree", the most famous basketball alumni may be Byron Scott, who is now the head coach of the Hornets. Counting down, it has to be Eddie House, Ike Diogu and others. Flowed.
What Xu Yong and the others now represent is the highest peak of Arizona State University.
It is mainstream to think that North Carolina wins, but there are always people who like to be non-mainstream. Charles Barkley is the most handsome boy in the crowd.
"When you look down on Arizona State, they're going to win their first championship in franchise history."
Barkley's remarks naturally caused an uproar and even verbal criticism from fans, but this is the effect of the program he wanted.
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A private mansion in Charlotte.
Jordan had just finished a phone call with Roy Williams, the North Carolina head coach and his former assistant coach when he played at North Carolina. He was in a good mood and picked up a cigar from the table and lit it.
North Carolina has had four championship trophies before, and he has experienced three of them. Once he helped the team win the championship with his own hand, but he missed the other two.
One time was in 1993, because it was a critical moment for the Bulls' first three consecutive championships; the other time was in 2005, when he was busy divorcing his ex-wife Anita and acquiring Bobcat shares, and he was not in much mood. To pay attention.
Now that he has successfully ended his marriage to Anita, he has also successfully bought the Bobcats' equity and became the team's minor owner. His life has entered a new stage, and he naturally does not want to miss it this time.
In fact, he was there when North Carolina played in the semifinals last year. Unfortunately, North Carolina lost in the end and didn't even advance to the finals.
So he hesitated during the call with Williams, but in the end Williams dispelled his concerns.
“Those guys are looking forward to witnessing the championship moment with you.”
Williams' words can also be understood as the people in North Carolina hope to prove themselves in front of him.
Last year, because he left suddenly, he probably put a lot of pressure on those young guys.
But this time was different. It was his second time to go, and those people knew he would go, and they all said they wanted to witness the historical moment with him, so the psychological pressure was naturally gone.
Since it won't bring any psychological pressure to them, what's the problem?
Of course, Williams also put forward a condition, saying that he should not coach the North Carolina players.
This old friend still knows him very well, and is afraid that if he can't help but say to someone, "Won't you jump up first and wait for him to fall before taking action?"
He was in a good mood, holding a cigar in his mouth, and sent a text message to his closest friend Buckley.
That guy actually said that Arizona State University would win the championship. That was just as nonsense as saying that Karl Malone could beat him.
Putting down the phone and taking another puff on his cigar, he received a call back from Buckley.
"Michael, I don't think it's a good choice for you to go to the scene." Buckley persuaded after the call was connected.
"Charles, don't worry. When North Carolina wins, I won't mention what you said. I know you did it for the effect of the show." Jordan said with a smile, holding a cigar in hand.
He and Barkley have been friends for more than 20 years, how can he still not understand Barkley?
Barkley is well versed in traffic. Many seemingly stupid remarks are not because he is really stupid, but on the contrary, he is smart.
A certain whale here must be praised. If you say the whale's idol is Curry, it would be better to say that the human idol is Barkley.
"Michael, if North Carolina loses, I say just in case, you will be more eye-catching than the championship." Barkley continued to persuade.
Barkley's words made Jordan put away his smile, and then he held his cigar and thought for a moment.
This is indeed something to worry about. If North Carolina fails to win the championship again after going to the scene, it will really be embarrassing for him, and the media will definitely use this as an excuse.
Barkley understands the media's turmoil, so as a good friend, he reminded him.
But he didn't know that back then, because he loved to gamble, the media labeled him "a loser in every gamble."
Although he has retired for many years now, the influence of the basketball god is still untouchable by anyone.
"Charles, you know, I won't do anything I'm not sure about." After Jordan finished speaking, he took another puff of his cigar and blew out the smoke ring.
Johnson couldn't see the situation clearly. Don't you know how Michigan State University made it to the Final Four? Can it win a championship? Can't get it! It doesn't have that ability, you know?
But North Carolina is not comparable to Michigan State, and Arizona State is no match for North Carolina.
Hearing Jordan's words, Barkley on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, and then said: "Michael, didn't North Carolina lose when you were there last year?"
"I'm not a superstitious person." Jordan put down his cigar and leaned back on the soft chair.
Barkley on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, knowing that Jordan had made up his mind, so he said nothing more.
The two chatted about some trivial matters in life, and finally hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, Jordan thought for a while and stood up, then left the room and went straight to the storage room in his basement.
In the most conspicuous cupboard, he took out the pair of shorts that he had treasured for many years.
These shorts have a lot of history. They were the shorts he wore when he helped North Carolina win the championship in 1982.
For more than ten years in his NBA career, he would wear these shorts under his shorts every time because he believed it would bring him good luck.
How could a basketball god need superstition, except for these shorts.
To be on the safe side, it was better for him to wear these shorts to the scene.
At this moment, his cell phone rang, and it was a call from "Magic" Johnson.
As the number one "Qiao Biao", Johnson and Jordan also have a very close relationship.
So after the call was connected, Johnson bluntly advised Jordan not to go to the scene.
Because as the last person to go to the scene to watch the game, his intestines were already filled with regret.
Some radical Michigan fans denounced him on social media, saying that he lost because he went to Michigan State University.
He would never do such a thankless job again.
After hanging up the phone, Jordan looked at the shorts in his hand and hesitated.
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Two days later, the NCAA Finals kicked off with much attention.
On this day, all the TVs across North America were showing the live broadcast of the game, and even the president’s speech was reduced to a small frame and moved to the small corner in the upper left corner.
No, it should be said that not only in North America, but also in China on the other side of the ocean, there are quite a few fans waiting in front of the TV.
Because of Yao Ming, the development of basketball in China has reached a peak, and the supporting facilities for broadcasting and live broadcasting have naturally increased.
This is the first time that a Chinese person has stood on the stage of the NCAA finals, and it is impossible for the Central Five side not to win.
It was still an hour before the start of the finals, and Zhang Weiping and Yu Jia had already started to popularize various NCAA rules in the studio.
After all, for most domestic fans, their understanding of the NCAA is very limited.
In particular, I don't know why "Sports Weekly" rarely writes articles about Xu Yong. They just know that Xu Yong is playing well there.
At this time, there were 80,000 people at Ford Field, half North Carolina blue, half Arizona State burgundy. The fans all wore T-shirts representing the colors of the school. It was like two armies facing off, and the atmosphere was quite intense.
However, there is still some time before the game, and the players of both teams are still making final preparations in the locker room.
In the Devils locker room, the players looked somewhat nervous.
After watching North Carolina's previous game against Villanova, they felt really unsure.
The game was about to start. As the captain, Xu Yong gave a pre-match speech after gathering everyone:
"Guys, don't put any pressure on us. We have already made history and we won't lose anything anymore. We just need to relax, show ourselves, enjoy the game and play our best."
Xu Yong's words always touched on what the team members needed most. The team members nodded one after another, then folded their hands together as before and shouted slogans...
"Devils! Come on!"
Then, he jogged out of the locker room, ready to face the last game of the season.
Just when they were leaving the players' tunnel, they heard a huge cheer outside.
The team members all looked curious, and Xu Yong also had doubts.
Then, they walked out of the tunnel and looked up to see the source of the cheers.
At this time, on the large LED screen, a familiar braised egg was sitting with a smile on his face and waving to the audience.
