God of NBA point guards

Chapter 568 Arrest
After seeing off Kobe and O'Neal, Zhou Quan had just picked up his son when his cell phone rang. It was general manager Whithit. He gave little Zhou Yuan to the nanny and answered the phone, "Bob?"

"King of Iron Fist, there is something unexpected that I need to inform you about." Whithit's tone was a little helpless and a little annoyed.

"You said?" Zhou Quan said calmly.

He estimated that one of his teammates had an accident at home and was injured.

"The police have just informed the team that they have arrested Reuben Patterson," Whitsitt said.

"Why? Speeding?" He was startled.

Although Reuben Patterson is only in the second grade, he has already shown some thorny character, but he is considered to be attentive around him, that is, he has some signs of thorniness, but it is not too serious, and he does not take drugs or alcohol. I can't think of any other way to get arrested by the police.

"His nanny called the police and said he raped women," Whitsitt said.

"What?" He was really surprised.

"I don't know if it's true or not. I'm going to deal with this matter now. I'll let you know. If the media interviews you, that's for sure. Just say you don't know or don't understand." Whitsitt said.

"OK." He replied.

Soon, the external mobile phone rang, and a reporter called in, and he dealt with it casually.

By this time, the television media had intervened, and news about Patterson began to fly all over the place.

"Boss, is what happened about Patterson true?" Corey Maggette called and asked.

"I don't know, the management has already dealt with it." Zhou Quan said.

"This guy, I knew he was going to cause trouble sooner or later." Maggette muttered.

"What else do you know?" he asked casually.

"Well, the situation in Patterson's family is quite troublesome. There are several drug addicts. I once heard that he often beat his wife and abused her, and he told us about it," Maggette said.

"How come I don't know?" He was a little confused.

"Boss, how dare he say this in front of you? He is ten times better in front of you than in front of us." Maggette said.

"Well, don't talk about these things outside, especially the media." He warned.

"clear."

"The media will definitely be watching us these days, so don't accept interviews with the media yet."

"OK."

Just after hanging up the phone from Maggette, Ben's call came in again.

At about nine o'clock in the evening, Whitsitt called and said that Reuben Patterson had been released on bail.

"Bob, is this true?"

"It's unclear. Patterson denies it. The police are still collecting evidence. The police said that the nanny has formally accused Patterson of rape."

"How is the team going to handle it?"

"The original plan to let him improve his data and then trade him was ruined." Whitsitt said with some annoyance.

At this point, he thought of Zhou Quan's problem and immediately said: "Let him return to the team for the time being. This matter will be troublesome. If the police find evidence, they can formally charge him. There will definitely be a lawsuit. He will have to appear in court frequently and be absent from the game." team training and games.”

"Special!"

Zhou Quan was also annoyed. He didn't want to play ball with a strong female criminal, but the matter hadn't been figured out yet, so it was hard for him to do anything.

"King of Iron Fist, if you...or I get rid of his contract?"

When Whithit heard Zhou Quan's "what the hell" words, he knew that he was unhappy and said immediately.

Zhou Quan pondered for a moment and then said: "Bob, we are not judges. If he really did it, I really don't want to play with him. I hate such people, very much."

"I understand."

Whitsitt immediately understood what Zhou Quan meant, which was that no evidence was needed, as long as it could be confirmed that Patterson indeed forced the other party to engage in sexual acts.

At this time, Reuben Patterson had just returned home.

His wife Shannon Patterson was surprised to see him back, this bastard bailed so quickly?Yes, in her eyes, Patterson was a jerk.

This bastard often abused her, and today he raped the nanny while she was out walking the dog. She was not surprised or surprised at all, because Patterson had often harassed the nanny in front of her before.

She was also very happy that the nanny called the police. It was best to catch this bastard and put him in jail and never let him out for the rest of his life. If it wasn't for money, she would have left Patterson long ago.

"What are you looking at? What's that expression on your face? Don't you want to see me come back? Damn it, did you collude with that female cousin to call the police?"

"NO, that has nothing to do with me."

Patterson, who was in a bad mood, scolded Shannon as soon as he came in. The more he cursed, the more angry he got, and his temper got worse. He rushed over and slapped Shannon.

"Snapped!"

"Ah! Don't hit me, Ruben, please, don't hit me..."

The NBA professional athlete slapped Shannon several times before falling to the ground. Shannon was beaten until he screamed and begged for mercy.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Zhou Quan received another call from Whithit.

"Iron Fist King, Patterson must be purged. We can no longer keep him in the team."

"Is it settled?"

"No, it's too late now and there's no way to determine that. But another thing happened just now. Patterson's wife Shannon called the police, saying that Patterson abused and beat him, and Patterson was arrested by the police again. Shannon was taken to the hospital by the police. I went to see him and he was indeed beaten, and his face was swollen."

"..." Zhou Quan was speechless.

……

“Iron Fist’s teammate, Reuben Patterson, the No. 98 pick in the second round of 2, was arrested on suspicion of raping his nanny and abusing and beating his wife. He has not yet been released on bail.” The New York Times.

“Tekken teammate Reuben Patterson was arrested twice by police within three hours.” Los Angeles Times. “Reuben Patterson has been arrested by Seattle police on suspicion of rape and wife abuse.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

“Under Washington state local law, Reuben Patterson could face a maximum sentence of death if convicted.” The Seattle Times.

The next day, due to the attention of the Sonics, the national media reported the news about Reuben Patterson, which was very lively and could be called an uproar.

Reuben Patterson has received unprecedented attention, and it has even spread all over the world. The Chinese media has carried out a lot of reports, and he has become famous.

Except for the Seattle media, the rest of the media basically have a title in front of Patterson's name, a teammate of the Iron Fist King.

At noon that day, the SuperSonics held a press conference.

At the press conference, management announced a ten-game team suspension for Reuben Patterson.

But privately, Whitsitt has him on the shelf, just waiting to be traded.

At the same time, the league officially announced that Patterson would be suspended for 5 games. Including the team suspension, it would be [-] games.

During this fifteen-game suspension, Patterson received no salary and the loss was considerable.

In the evening, Central Gymnasium.

At eight o'clock, the SuperSonics and Lakers announced their starting lineups.

Lakers: O'Neal, Horace Grant, Rick Fox, Kobe Bryant, Ron Harper
SuperSonics: Ben Wallace, Rashard Lewis, Bowen, Corey Maggette, Zhou Quan

In the NBA commentary box, John Moore glanced at the starting list, put it aside, and joked: "What I am most concerned about right now is one thing, where is Ruben Patterson?"

James Worthy said: "I have news that he has not been released on bail. It is said that after being arrested for the second time in three hours, the Seattle police temporarily refused bail and will hold him for at least 48 hours.

This matter is now a big deal, the whole world knows about it, and I expect that Reuben Patterson will be formally charged soon. "

"So James, now that the management has put Patterson on the injured list, do you think he will be traded next?" John Moore said.

James Worthy considered: "Although Patterson is only a second-round pick, he still has certain strength. He scores very steadily, can hit the penalty area, has a stable position in the SuperSonics' bench, and has even been in the starting lineup. He Is one of the important rotation lineups of the SuperSonics.

Logically speaking, the Sonics will not give up on him easily. He should remain on the injured list until the case is resolved. "

In the CCTV commentary box, Zhang Lili and Xu Jicheng did not talk about Patterson, but were analyzing the lineups of both sides.

Zhang Lili said: "The last time we played against the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, three big human shields came up to grind O'Neal, and with the foul tactics, the effect was good. They swept the Lakers. This time, Lewis, a space-based power forward, was allowed to start at the fourth position. It might be Do you want to try a new style of play?"

Xu Jicheng said: "No matter what the new style of play is, Ben Wallace will never be able to handle the Sharks by himself, so letting Lewis start, I think it is just a pure training.

But the Sonics are in the midst of a crucial winning streak. It would be a pity if they lose to the Lakers tonight and the winning streak is interrupted! "

"Indeed." Zhang Lili nodded.

Player tunnel, both sides meet.

"Iron Fist, has Patterson been released?" O'Neal said excitedly.

"I don't know." Zhou Quan said unhappily.

Kobe shouted: "Iron Fist, Ruben Patterson is too cruel to do such a thing? Doing it with a strong woman is a serious crime. The media in Seattle said that the maximum penalty is the death penalty. Is that true?"

"Shut up and don't talk about this in front of me, okay? I hate strong women committing crimes the most, pure scum!" Zhou Quan glared at Kobe.

O'Neal and Kobe looked at each other, a smile flashing in their eyes.

At 08:30, the game begins.

Jump ball, the Lakers attack.

O'Neal turned around very nimbly and bypassed Ben Wallace and entered the basket.

Ron Harper, who was just two steps past the midline, saw O'Neal entering the basket, and immediately tried to pass the ball over Corey Maggette's head, took a step back, and first opened the distance from Zhou Quan.

But Maggette reacted very quickly. It was absolutely impossible for him to allow Harper to pass the ball directly, because then the ball would go straight to the basket. The most likely thing is that O'Neal had already entered the basket.

So when Harper retreated, he immediately took a step forward, waving his arms while directly engaging his body, forcing Harper to take another step back, interrupting the passing rhythm.

He is very experienced. At this time, he saw Rick Fox running out from the left wing and quickly passed the ball over to transfer the ball.

"ball!"

If it doesn't come in, it will be gone in three seconds, O'Neill shouted hurriedly.

"Whoosh!"

Fox withstood the charging Bowen with one hand, threw the ball with his right hand, and passed the ball in.

"boom!"

The next moment, O'Neal was hanging on the basket.

Ben Wallace's face was like black iron, and he couldn't see anything, but he was helpless in his heart. Once O'Neal was allowed to get close to the basket, there was nothing he could do.

"Bruce, follow closely." Zhou Quan shouted to Bowen.

"Yes, boss." Bowen said quickly.

Supersonic attack.

Big Ben was active in the paint, and Lewis pulled to the left bottom corner where the shooting percentage is the highest.

The reason why Westphal let Lewis start again tonight was not a hasty decision, nor was it because the opponent was the Lakers. The main reason was to train Lewis.

Among the young players on the team, Bruce Bowen, who focuses on defense, has secured his starting position at small forward.

Patterson's shortcomings are greater than Maggette. Maggette has gradually settled into the starting lineup at the second position. Now that Patterson has an accident, Maggette has been confirmed to become the main starting lineup at the second position. .

Although Lewis's defensive rebounding is not very good, he is better because of his youth, his scoring is becoming more and more stable, and his shooting is getting better and better. The management has made a decision to give him the starting position at the fourth position.

Although Lewis has no defense, fortunately he has Ben Wallace on the inside. As long as the opponent is not a super dominant center like the Sharks, for an average team, with Ben Wallace on the inside, it doesn't matter if Lewis' defense is poor. If he catches him, Ben can also defend inside.

(End of this chapter)