In a physical game where Qingdao eliminated Shanxi in the first round of the playoffs Von Wafer and Jeremy Tyler could not keep their tempers in check. After various incidents throughout the game tempers where high. Nearing the end of the game Von Wafer Knee Checked the opposing guard down to the floor and was immediately ejected from the game, on his way to the locker room he picked up a empty chair near the officials table and threw it past security guards. Hamed Haddadi came to Jeremy Tyler to forgive about the hate that occured during the game, but to his surprise Jeremy Tyler pushed him out of the way and they again exchanged unfriendly words. Jeremy Tyler was then seen storming towards the away team locker room asking for Hamed Haddadi to come out.
Update: Von Wafer has been suspended for 6 games (carries into the 2015-16 CBA Season) and the Shanxi Brave Dragons have been fined 50,000 RMB (8000 US$). Also the Shanxi Brave Dragons are to pay all expenses associated in repairing damages caused to the locker room facilities. The QingDao Double Eagles are fined 20,000 RM (3200 US$) for allowing fans to crowd the away team locker room and nearly starting a fight between players and fans.
Von Wafer send out a series of Weibo (Chinese twitter) messages since the event:
"To the city of Tiyuan I love you so damn much. You support me when I struggle you support me when I was strong. I love you so damn much I'm crying tears right now because I let you down. This summer I will work myself to the point of exhaustion. This city and these fans deserve a championship I will sacrifice my body to bring it to you. I love you so much I love so so much I will work harder for you. wo ai taiyuan. Tiyuan this is my home my fans you are my family. We fight together we win together we lose together. Loyalty to the end" 12/02/2015
"Hello I am von wafer the player of shanxi. I am sending this letter to express my deep regret for my actions in our final playoff game against qindioa. First and foremost I want to apologize for my actions. I want to apologize for the embarrassment i may have caused to the owner of shanxi I want to apologize to the mangament I want to apologize to the fans of Shanxi I want to apologize to my coaches and I want to apologize to my teammates. On my flight to America I have so much time to reflect upon what I did in that final game and I'm embarrassed and ashamed. For My actions I understand there is no tolerance for these kind of actions in the CBA and I promise to you this will never happen again. Next I want to apologize to all the kids in China who look up to me. I have set a poor example for you that hurts me more then anything. I am not a bad person so I beg you not to allow this one moment of brief action determine your thought of my character. next I want to apologize to the parents who's kids witnessed this act I ask for your forgiveness I swear to you I set a better example in the future I give you my word. Last and most importantly I want to apologize to the CBA and the Chinesse government I admire you for your character honor discipline integrity and the culture you have help mounded not just only in basketball but in all society of china. I apologize from the deepest depths of my soul to the Chinesse government ，I want to also apologize to the player who I harmed on this play you are a great player and you played a great game you frustrated me and I let it get the best of me. I also want to thank you for bringing me this experience because you thought me something on this day that will make me a stronger man and for that I thank you. I hope that all whom i affected will forgive me I hope and pray that I will see many more days in the CBA. Thank you all for your time." 14/02/2015
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