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Playing ball or hitting someone? Zhou Peng committed a malicious foul but was regarded as a real man. Media people: It’s outrageous

10:36pm, 21 October 2025【Basketball】

Previously, in an interview with US media, Yang Hansen said that the NBA is much more civilized than the CBA. In the previous NBA preseason, Yang Hansen was targeted by referees for his small actions, leading the league in fouls per game. A few days ago, veteran Zhou Peng, who is about to retire, represented the Guangdong National Games men's basketball team in a warm-up match against the Girona men's basketball team in Spain. A flagrant foul also aroused heated discussion among fans.

The cause of the incident was that Girona's No. 14 player frequently made small movements when defending Zhao Rui, but overall they were within the scope of basketball. After all, he did not make much physical movements. As a result, this move caused Zhou Peng was dissatisfied and directly knocked down the Girona men's basketball player in an offensive round. Then he punched him in the head and knocked him down. Zhou Peng's malicious move that could be directly expelled also aroused the doubts of media commentator Yili.

He believed that Zhou Peng's bad behavior beyond basketball was against the spirit of sportsmanship, and complained about the fans who thoughtlessly supported Zhou Peng, "Where are the real men? I can't understand it at all. . If you are in your early 20s and are young and energetic, it is understandable that you cannot control your emotions, but you are about to retire. It is outrageous for veterans to do this."

Zhou Peng, who is already 36 years old, Basically in the twilight years of his career, as a seasoned veteran who also served as the captain of the Chinese men's basketball team, such irrational actions are indeed inappropriate. Some fans even bluntly said: "Without the protection of basketball, this kind of behavior can be charged with intentional injury, and you have to go in and squat." What is even more embarrassing is that Zhou Peng also served as the head coach of the Shenzhen Men's Basketball Team. If he does not set an example, those young players will also "suffer severely."

In recent years, CBA domestic referees' indulgence in players' foul actions is also an objective factor in the decline of the Chinese men's basketball team. Yang Hansen is a typical example. Representing the Trail Blazers in the NBA preseason, Yang Hansen developed many bad habits in the youth team and the CBA. Although the action of grabbing the ball is allowed in the CBA, in the NBA, it is basically considered a foul. This time Zhou Peng committed such a malicious foul in the warm-up match, but the Chinese Basketball Association did not express any response, which is indeed disappointing.

If the CBA wants to be in line with international standards, the referee's whistleblowing standards must be changed to avoid "scrubbing" defensive actions, and some zero-tolerance non-basketball actions should be dealt with more seriously. Especially for veterans like Zhou Peng, if he continues to behave like this in the CBA, he should be severely punished.

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