NBA: Start with a three-point experience card

Chapter 1403 Dismal NBA
Wang Yi's retirement and the suspension of the NBA combined the double blow.

It makes the bosses in the NBA very uncomfortable.

It makes those middle and lower players in the NBA more uncomfortable.

O'Neal analyzes the NBA crisis on his show.

"Wang Yi's retirement and the suspension of the NBA seem to be two issues, but in fact they are only one issue."

"It is precisely because of Wang Yi's retirement that many investors have withdrawn and the NBA has lost a lot of money. This has made the employers dissatisfied with the current high wages, which has led to the failure of labor negotiations and the suspension of the NBA. Wang Yi's retirement is a Because, the NBA lockout is the result."

The host next to him asked: "Are you overestimating the impact of Wang Yi's retirement?"

O'Neill smiled: "No, not only do I not think highly of it, but the consequences of Wang Yi's retirement will be further expanded. You can already see that many people have started to lose their jobs during the NBA suspension. You have also seen that after Wang Yi retired, the Dow has continued It’s been down for months, which has never happened before in history.””

"Soon, this will cause a huge chain reaction, unemployment will rise, crime will rise. The economy that has already started to decline is likely to exacerbate the decline. Maybe it will be another Great Depression."

The host felt that this was alarmist talk, so he smiled politely.

O'Neill also smiled: "I know you don't believe it, but let's see it in two years."

The host nodded: "OK, even if what you said is true, what can we do to remedy it now, to boost our economy, and the NBA's economy?"

"Unless Wang Yi comes back."

O'Neill was loud.

"I think you're exaggerating. Even without Wang Yi, we still have Michael Arthur and many other stars."

"A lot of people said that Jordan would stop watching the NBA after he retired. But without Jordan, Kobe appeared; many people said that Kobe would stop watching the NBA after he retired, but without Kobe, James appeared."

"Later, many people said that they would not watch the NBA without James, and then Wang Yi appeared."

"So maybe the retiring of those stars has had a big impact on the development of the NBA, but not so big that the NBA can't survive without them."

"Without Wang Yi, there will be more stars."

O'Neill chuckled: "Although the stars you mentioned are great, none of them can be compared with Wang Yi."

O'Neill's words aroused the surprise of the host.

O'Neal continued on his own:
"Wang Yi's dominance on the court, his technical moves, and the great records he created can be said to be unprecedented, and there will be no one behind."

"When he was there, the audience was equivalent to eating delicious food and a big meal every day. After he left, the audience might only eat a little snack every day. Do you really think that snacks can fill their stomachs like a big meal? ?”

"Indeed, the NBA can survive without Wang Yi, but that can only be called lingering."

……

After O'Neill's words were uttered, they aroused criticism from many Americans.

However, O'Neill just said something on his Twitter.

"Let's wait and see."

……

Next time to continue.

Wang Yi still lives a comfortable life every day, and even enjoys family happiness.

His beard grows, his hair grows, his belly protrudes.

Walking on the street now, even without sunglasses, it is difficult for anyone to recognize him.

And his lawsuit continues.

Zhangsan has already obtained all the real estate by suing the stars.

As a result, Wang Yi directly owns 236 real estate properties in the United States, and at least all of them are luxury houses worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Among them are the tens of millions of dollars of mansions in Beverly Hills.

Wang Yi listed all the properties for rent.

Although many Americans said to boycott Wang Yi before, their bodies were more honest than their mouths when they saw that the houses Wang Yi listed for rent were basically about 10% lower than the market price.

In just two months, these 236 properties were rented out.

With these properties, even if Wang Yi does nothing, he can earn millions of dollars every month.

Even if you want to be a loser, you can't lose.

Contrary to Wang Yi's wealth, due to the suspension of the NBA, there is no Christmas game and no All-Star Game.

The owners are having a hard time, and the players are having a hard time.

In the end, after as many as 17 rounds of negotiations, on February 2027, 2, the two parties finally reached an agreement.

The NBA salary cap has been lowered by 17.3%.

In theory, this equates to a 17.3% reduction in each player's income.

In this way, the most affected players are those players who signed high maximum salaries before.

Their 17.3% reduction is a loss of tens of millions of dollars.

Although many big-name players are emotional, their emotional anger is only temporary.

Considering the long-term interests of the NBA and earning money in the future, they finally had to agree.

So on February 2, the NBA finally started.

Although the NBA kicked off and solved the urgent needs of the players and owners, the dismal ratings after the NBA kicked off have already been revealed.

Compared with previous years, the NBA's overall ratings are now down 32.7% compared to last year.

Many people think this is caused by the NBA lockout.

In fact, some experts pointed out that this is because the NBA lost Wang Yi, the most charismatic star.

Although there are rising stars like Michael Arthur, they are far from being able to make up for the shortcomings of Wang Yi's retirement.

Just like Jordan retired for the first time, although there are still many stars such as the four major centers in the NBA, they are far from being able to make up for the negative impact of Jordan's retirement.

The decline in ratings means that people are not paying much attention to the NBA.

Tickets cannot be sold, and many games will have a lot of empty seats.

The jerseys are not sold.

Many jerseys are already unsalable.

Sponsors are withdrawing more and more, and the league has accordingly reduced sponsorship fees.

Even so, sponsors are withdrawing more and more.

The entire NBA seems to have gone to the rhythm of the Great Depression.

Many economists analyzed and pointed out: The NBA is dead.

Although there are still occasional people who are stubborn, anyone with a brain knows that this year's NBA has fallen from the prosperity of last year to the bottom of this year.

And this is obviously all caused by Wang Yi's retirement.

To make matters worse, NBA stars have been injured one after another, making the NBA less attractive than before.

Compared with previous years, this year's shortened season has 52 regular season games.

And the schedule will be very tight.

In the past few years, there have been very few back-to-back situations, but now because the time is too tight and the schedule must be tight, back-to-backs often occur.

Because of the increase in back-to-backs, players are more likely to be injured.

Especially those stars, they are basically the ones who have played the longest time on the court, and the probability of injury is naturally higher.

(End of this chapter)