Eric Bledsoe‘s season came to an abrupt and wild end today in China. Bledsoe plays for the Shanghai Sharks in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) alongside fellow former NBA players Michael Beasley, Johnny O’Bryant, and Jamaal Franklin. Earlier today, the CBA announced that the Sharks and the Jiangsu Dragons have been disqualified from the playoffs for allegedly fixing games so that Bledsoe, who was in the midst of a four-game suspension, would be able to play earlier in the next round if the Sharks advanced.
The CBA Disciplinary and Ethics Commission accused the Sharks of “giving up” in the second half of Game Two of the play-in tournament so that Bledsoe would only miss one game if Sharks won Game Three.