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Although Gan Guoyang left the bench to make a move on Rodman on the court, the referee only gave Gan Guoyang a technical foul.
In later years, if a bench player rushed to attack an on-court player, they would definitely be ejected from the game.
For more severe situations, additional suspensions could be given. If that were the case, it would be a losing proposition for Gan Guoyang and the Trail Blazers.
But now it's 1987, and brawls are common throughout the playoffs, with nobody getting suspended.
A star like Gan Guoyang certainly wouldn't be ejected in the second quarter; otherwise, the fans at Memorial Coliseum would tear the referees apart.
Television ratings would surely plummet; what's the point of watching a game without Ah Gan?
So there was no way they would penalize Ah Gan.
The moment Gan Guoyang made his move, according to Nielsen Company's post-game statistics, live viewership ratings soared.
