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]