CBA ban Beijing Ducks coach Xie Libin for four games, team fined US$9,000

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Xie Libin led players off the court after referee’s late call in the game against Shenzhen Aviators on Sunday

Coach, captain and team fined collective 60,000 yuan for protest and damage to drinks machine

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Beijing Ducks coach Xie Libin watches his team against the Shenzhen Aviators. He has been banned for four games after leading his players off the court. Photo: Xinhua

Jonathan White

Published: 11:11am, 12 Jan 2021Updated: 11:11am, 12 Jan 2021

Beijing Ducks coach Xie Libin was banned for four matches by the Chinese Basketball Association on Monday after leading his players off the court during Sunday’s loss to the Shenzhen Aviators, with the Chinese Basketball Association handing out 60,000 yuan (US$9,260) worth of fines to the team.

The CBA fined Xie 20,000 yuan (US$3,090) for his actions, which included him stonewalling the media in the postgame press conference.

Beijing Ducks captain Zhai Xiaochuan was fined 30,000 yuan (US$4,630) for his part in the controversy that greeted a late refereeing call with the scores tied at 92-92 and less than two seconds on the clock.

Zhai led the protests against the decision to hand a technical foul to Beijing’s Liu Xiaoyu and hand three free-throws to Shenzhen’s Askia Booker, with Xie leading his team off the court.

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This led to a 10-minute delay before the game resumed, with Booker sinking his three free-throws to finish the game 95-92.