On the evening of June 5th, the Hunan BA semi-final match will be between the Huaian Team and the Zhuzhou Team. Prior to the game, Zhang Changhua, chairman of the Chexi County Basketball Association in Huaihua City, Hunan Province, stated during a live broadcast that during the game, they needed to “go all out” and disrupt the hands and feet of Zhuzhou Team’s key player Chen, in order to win the game, sparking public outrage. The next day, Zhang Changhua was immediately dismissed from his position.
A video circulating on the internet shows that on the night of June 4th, Zhang Changhua said in the live broadcast room, “I’m just speaking the truth. Our Huaian Team has to win tomorrow. The first time you foul, you must go all out, (Zhuzhou Team) Chen Xiao-lun, come over here, come to me, if you want to score three times in a row, if you keep moving your feet, your hands should be broken, this is the key to winning the game.”
According to informed netizens, this was Zhang Changhua’s interpretation of the game preparation during a live broadcast on the Chexi basketball account before the match, when a netizen mentioned that the star center of Zhuzhou Team, Chen, had strong one-on-one skills and was difficult to defend against, Zhang Changhua made the above remarks.
Netizens have condemned, “The bottom line of sports competition is to respect your opponents. Broadcasting threatening words to break someone’s hands and feet, this is not the spirit of basketball, it’s clearly gangster behavior.” “Some people in the country think they understand basketball very well, teaching others dirty tricks and sinister moves, claiming it’s for victory, but in reality, there is no spirit of basketball or sportsmanship.” “There are so many thugs from the underworld.” “It’s obvious that they haven’t learned any lessons.” “It’s so shameful that Huaihua made it to the hot search in this way.”
On June 5th, the Huaihua City Basketball Association issued a notice stating that Zhang Changhua, vice chairman of the Huaihua City Basketball Association, was relieved of his duties as vice chairman due to “misconduct in words and actions while under the influence of alcohol” during an online live broadcast, and Zhang Changhua was placed on the official blacklist for attending basketball events at all levels in Huaihua City in 2026.
The official notice prompted questioning from netizens, with many saying, “Speaking the truth after drinking reflects that this kind of behavior is not uncommon in lower-level competitions.” “Under the moonlight, there are two shadows, one is mine, and the other one is also mine.” “Intentional harm should result in a lifetime ban.”
Some netizens also said, “There are still many who do not understand the difference between ‘dismissal and removal from office,’ being dismissed means nothing at all.”