To try to manipulate a suspension situation in the Chinese playoffs (to former NBA flop Eric Bledsoe), the Shanghai Sharks decided to throw Game 2 of their three-game first-round series. Bledsoe had been banned four playoff games, so the Sharks tried to throw Game 2 to the Jiangsu Dragons.
In return, the Dragons threw Game 3 to ensure the Sharks advanced.
The league correctly identified both incidents as match-fixing, and...
- Threw the Sharks coach out of the league for five years.
- The GM of the Sharks for three.
- Threw the Dragons coach out for three.
- Each team was fired five million yuan.
- The Sharks were thrown out of the playoffs.
- The Shenzen Leopards have been advanced to the semifinals via forfeit.
- And the entire season is wiped out for both teams.
Not quite enough: DISSOLVE BOTH FRANCHISES.
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