Chuan-Liao Event

On the night of March 16, 2016, a brawl broke out between players from the visiting Liaoning Flying Leopards and fans of the Sichuan Blue Whales after Game 3 of the Chinese Basketball Association Finals. This accident happened outside the hotel where the Leopards are staying, which has fairly bad influence to the entire Chinese basketball.[1]

The Incident

Liaoning Flying Leopards players took the bus arriving at the hotel. There gathered a large number of Sichuan's and Liaoning's fans. Sichuan fans containment and provocative Liaoning players, Liaoning and Sichuan fans fans began to have physical conflict.[2] Liaoning players Tianju He and Ailun Guo's family was attacked and abused,[3] which angered the Liaoning players, and they began fighting with Sichuan fans. Three players Ailun Guo, Zhixuan Liu and Tianju He were injured in this accident, in which Tianju He was diagnosed as right hand fracture.[4] After the incident, the Liaoning Flying Leopards team called the police. The whole incident lasted for about three minutes, there was no security personnel.

The next morning the Liaoning team took bus and left and were absent of training before the game.[5][6] The 4th game of CBA Finals was conducted normally, Sichuan beat Liaoning team again, with a total score of 3: 1. Liaoning coach Guo Shiqiang disclosed after the game that Liaoning team players were recording statement for a whole day, just like criminals.[7]

References

1. WATCH: Chinese Basketball Association players, fans brawl outside team hotel
2. 网易体育：悬疑|迟迟未开罚单,篮协在等什么?
3. 凤凰体育：郭艾伦首度回应冲突：我想保护好这个家
4. CBA官网：辽篮相关人士曝郭艾伦刘志轩G4登场 贺天举缺阵
5. "辽宁队缺席训练联席会 被曝已经无法联系". Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
6. 辽宁队取消赛前训练 郭士强先缺席后现身联席会
7. 郭士强：大型比赛酒店没安保从未见 冲突因自卫