Chapter 599

But he was still able to control his center of gravity to some extent.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Hamilton fell sideways to the ground first, and Su Yan followed closely behind, landing on his back; and almost at the same time.

Su Yan raised his left arm, and the moment he hit the ground, he smashed his elbow down violently.

It looked like he was trying to support himself on the ground to reduce the impact of his fall, but in reality... he elbowed Hamilton's ribs hard.

The elbow, infused with 【Steel Force】, had astonishing power.

Just one hit.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

Hamilton broke at least three ribs.

"Ahhh~"

The piercing pain caused Hamilton to let out a shrill scream.

"Beep! Beep!"

The referee, however, didn't care at all, blowing the whistle to call Hamilton's "chokehold" foul first, and would look at the replay later.

To see if it needed to be upgraded.

And Hamilton's sudden scream left the fans and even the Pistons players somewhat confused for a moment.

It was clearly him who choked Su Yan, so why was he the one screaming? What was going on?

They didn't understand.

They couldn't see it.

It was very strange.

And when Hamilton clutched his ribs, his expression twisted, his whole body trembling, and he continued to wail on the ground, the Pistons players realized something was wrong.

They rushed up to check.

The Pistons team doctor also rushed over in a hurry, and after a check, confirmed the fact that Hamilton's ribs were broken.

"You bastard."

Rasheed Wallace was instantly furious.

He stood up violently, intending to settle the score with Su Yan, but Su Yan, who had been pulled up by Pippen and Yao, had already returned to the bench to rest.

But Rasheed Wallace didn't care at all; acting as if he had lost his mind, he charged toward the Bulls' bench alone.

He shouted at Su Yan, "Why the hell do you play so dirty? Elbowing my teammate's ribs, you really are a bastard."

Su Yan:???

Do you even hear what you're saying?!

Or is it that... you don't know how crazy an "in-air chokehold" is.

"Bullshit!"

Pippen, who had been enduring for a long time, couldn't hold back at this moment; he stood up violently and started outputting at Rasheed Wallace.

"You didn't see the in-air chokehold? You don't think that behavior is vicious? Do you want me to try it on you and see if I can cripple you!!!"

Pippen was furious.

Yao couldn't stand it either; he stood up and roared at Rasheed Wallace, "Damn it, you really are like Zhu Bajie climbing the wall—blaming the victim.

You don't act like a human yourself.

And you blame us? Do you have any shame?!"

"Who are you calling shameless?"

Rasheed Wallace's face turned livid, his brows furrowed in anger.

"So what if I am?!"

Yao didn't back down, retorting head-on.

Since the Pistons were acting inhumanely again and again, there was no need to give them face; the more they were tolerated, the more arrogant they would become.

"Alright, alright!"

"Stop arguing!"

Several referees, before even going to the scorer's table, rushed to the Bulls' bench and pulled Rasheed Wallace away.

Pistons teammates also rushed over to hold Rasheed Wallace down.

Even though it was "Destruction Mode" tonight, with Su Yan as the target, rushing to someone else's bench to curse was still inappropriate.

The referees wouldn't allow it.

"Beep! Beep!"

Before even looking at the replay, the referee called a technical foul on Rasheed Wallace.

The three of them then went to the scorer's table to watch the replay.

The slow-motion footage clearly showed Hamilton's chokehold on Su Yan—an in-air chokehold—which was truly too dangerous.

Too vicious.

Su Yan's elbow to Hamilton's ribs was also seen clearly afterward.

However... to the three referees, this was completely an instinctive act by Su Yan to balance his body, not intentional.

This would not be punished.

After watching the replay several times and discussing it, the three gave the post-game penalty result: Hamilton was ejected for a Flagrant 2 foul.

"What? Ejected?!"

"No way, even if it was a chokehold, it shouldn't be an ejection."

"Right, this is the Eastern Conference Finals stage; isn't it normal for the defense to have some intensity? Why eject him? That's too much!"

"Who are the referees trying to disgust here?"

"Eww~~~"

The whole arena booed.

And birds of a feather flock together.

Since the Pistons played so dirty and violently, their fans' thinking wasn't right either.

If Su Yan hadn't had the 【Eye of the Heavenly Emperor】 during that in-air chokehold, under that impact and counter-impact.

His windpipe could have been crushed, and suffocation was possible.

Then, falling from the air while off-balance, he could have easily gotten a concussion; with the double damage combined, it would have been extremely dangerous.

For such a despicable act, the Pistons fans still called it normal.

This was too ridiculous.

However... regardless of whether it was an ejection, Hamilton, who had broken three ribs, was carried away on a stretcher.

He definitely wouldn't return tonight.

And not just tonight; he likely wouldn't return for this series, and his season was effectively over.

Hamilton's in-air chokehold, wanting to destroy Su Yan, ended up with him being destroyed by Su Yan instead; this was the retribution he deserved.

And because of the 【Eye of the Heavenly Emperor】, Su Yan, who had escaped a disaster, was completely angry and completely agitated.

The game continued.

With Hamilton gone, the Pistons' already weak offense became even weaker.

They could only focus more on defense.

Even after that vicious "in-air chokehold" on Su Yan, the "Destruction Mode" continued.

The Pistons were ready to die, determined to destroy Su Yan tonight.

And Su Yan wouldn't sit still and wait for death; they wanted to play rough, right? With 【Steel Force】, he had never been afraid.

Two minutes later.

"Snap!"

Rasheed Wallace attacked Antonio in the low post; this was a scoring opportunity, and Rasheed Wallace could do it.

However.

The game wasn't a one-man show.

Su Yan appeared like a ghost, silently, and suddenly made a move, cutting the basketball from Rasheed Wallace's hands while he was posting up.

Bulls counterattack.

Su Yan charged out in a one-man fast break.