Guangzhou coach Guo Shiqiang was suspended for 5 games and fined 20,000 for interfering with CBA games
Chinanews client, November 2nd. On the evening of November 1, the CBA officially issued a heavy ticket. Guangzhou coach Guo Shiqiang was suspended for 5 games and fined 20,000 for interfering with the game.
In the final moments of the seventh round of the league match between Guangzhou and Jilin, Guo Shiqiang was dissatisfied with the referee’s penalty, accused the referee and refused to cooperate with the substitution. The whole situation lasted for nearly ten minutes, affecting the normal progress of the game. Although the Guangzhou team narrowly won by one point, Guo Shiqiang still appealed to the technical station after the game and argued with the staff.
According to the announcement, with 8.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the referee sentenced Guangzhou No. 7 player Zhu Mingzhen for a defensive foul against Jilin No. 5 player Cui Jinming. As a result, Zhu Mingzhen accumulated his sixth foul and was sent off. Jilin Team No. 5 player Cui Jinming executed two free throws.
At this time, the head coach of the Guangzhou team Guo Shiqiang questioned the referee’s penalty in the game and accused the referee. After the referee made a substitution gesture and notified the Guangzhou team of the substitution, Guo Shiqiang failed to complete the player replacement as required by the rules. It took about five minutes to replace players on the field. This behavior seriously interferes with the normal progress of the game and has a negative impact on the CBA league.
In order to strictly enforce league discipline, in accordance with the provisions of Article 47, Paragraph 1 of Chapter 4 of the “Chinese Men’s Basketball Professional League Disciplinary Guidelines” (the “Disciplinary Guidelines”) that was in effect at the time the violation occurred, the Guangzhou team’s head coach Guo Shiqiang was suspended. Five games and a fine of RMB 20,000.