The protagonist of the Americas Cup: Argentina men s basketball team racial discrimination, but violence is not the solution

In the picture, the blue-clothed player is David Jones Garcia

Yesterday in the group stage of the Men's Basketball Team in the Americas Cup, the Dominican Men's Basketball Team narrowly defeated the Argentine Men's Basketball Team 84-83. After the game, a large-scale conflict broke out between the two sides. FIBA then issued a ticket for this incident, and a total of 7 people on both sides were suspended.

David Jones Garcia of the Dominican Men's Basketball Team publicly apologized: "Violence is never a solution. At the end of the game, an Argentine player attacked me and another teammate suffered racist abuse. I lost my mind in the case of adrenaline soaring, but I was completely responsible for my actions. I want to apologize to everyone, to my motherland, to the FIBA, to the hope that I can have a better performance as a professional player. The current Spurs and the Argentine people. "

"As Latin Americans, we must support each other, grow together, and continue to promote the development of the sports we all love. But I cannot control my emotions. Such an experience helped me grow and improve my emotional intelligence. I will always be proud to represent the Dominicans with all my strength."

David Jones Garcia previously played in the Summer League for the Spurs, averaging 22 points and 6 rebounds per game, and a three-point shooting percentage of 53%, and was selected for the Summer League first team. He received a two-way contract from the Spurs for his outstanding performance. Before signing the Spurs, European club Olympiacos offered him an annual salary of more than $2 million, but he was not interested in playing in Europe and rejected the big contract offered by Olympiacos. The salary for the NBA two-way contract next season is $636,000.

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FIBA officially issued a conflict ticket for Argentina vs Dominicans: 7 people were suspended & with the highest number of 2 games