Interfering with the referee's work! Chinese Basketball Association: Jia Mingru and four others were suspended for one month

6686 Sports News on November 16 The Discipline and Ethics Committee of the Chinese Basketball Association officially announced that Jia Mingru, Li Shengdong, Zhu Songwei and Li Chengyao, members of the Jiangsu three-person basketball team of the National Games, were punished for notifying criticism and suspending their participation in competition activities under the Chinese Basketball Association for one month. The reason is that the four of them continued to question and criticize the on-the-spot referees' decisions and interfered with the on-the-spot referees' work. The original text of the announcement is as follows:

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On November 13, 2025, in the match between Group C Jiangsu Team and Jiangxi Team in the three-person basketball finals of the 15th National Sports Games, Jiangsu Team No. 3 athlete Jia Mingru and No. 5 athlete Li Sheng Athlete No. 8, Zhu Songwei, and Athlete No. 17, Li Chengyao, continued to question and criticize the on-the-spot referees' decisions and interfered with the on-the-spot referees' work. All four athletes in the team were disqualified from the competition. This game was lost due to the lack of players in the Jiangsu team.

In order to implement the relevant requirements for the style and discipline of the 15th National Sports Games and to strictly enforce discipline, Jia Mingru will be punished in accordance with Articles 24 and 69 of the "Chinese Basketball Association Disciplinary Code and Punishment Regulations" in view of athletes' violations and disciplinary behaviors and the impact caused by them. , Li Shengdong, Zhu Songwei, and Li Chengyao were given the following punishments:

1. Notification of criticism;

2. Suspension of participation in competition activities under the jurisdiction of the Chinese Basketball Association for 1 month (the penalty period is from November 16, 2025 to December 15, 2025).

Chinese Basketball Association Discipline and Ethics Committee

November 16, 2025

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In the National Games three-person men's basketball group match held on November 13, Jiangsu three-person men's basketball team vs. Jiangxi three-person men's basketball team. When the two sides reached 17-17, Jiangsu team Zhu Songwei, Jia Mingru, Li Shengdong and Li Chengyao were dissatisfied with the referee's decision and all four players were sentenced to a power violation.

In the end, the Jiangxi three-man men’s basketball team won the game in a 4-on-0 manner.