I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 389 President Sacrifice to the Heaven (Part [-])
Donaghy's autobiography was actually published more than a year ago.

The original title he used was "Whistling: The NBA's Culture of Fraud."

But this title is too radical, and many of the contents may involve legal disputes.

After being warned by the NBA, the publishing house had to cancel the publication of this book.

In order to pay off the 20 gambling debts he still owed, Donaghy changed the title of the book to "personal foul" (foul), and deleted some of the content.

After changing to another publishing house, it was successfully published and received the remuneration. The book sold out soon after it hit the shelves.

However, due to legal problems, the book was quickly taken off the shelves in the US market, and only the electronic version can be seen on the Internet.

Although the autobiography published by Donaghy talks a lot about the "shady scenes" of the NBA, if you look closely, you will find that it is no different from some so-called industry insiders.

To put it bluntly, there are some unknown unspoken rules in the industry, and referees and players are not as glamorous as they appear on the surface.

These things are tacitly understood by adults, and they are just for fun. There is no substantial evidence of crime or violation.

If it is said that the real criminal is the author Donaghy himself, this greatly reduces the credibility of this book.

The media related to the interests of the NBA also seized this point to attack Donaghy, thinking that what he did was nothing more than the behavior of a poor man who sold his soul for money and life.

"I never trust a person with questionable character, because the seeds of lying have long been planted in his heart...Donaghy's purpose is to drag the NBA into trouble. Therefore, those who choose to believe the words from his mouth should Check if there is a problem with your thinking..."

An ESPN expert commented on the content of Donaghy's autobiography in this way, which is undoubtedly a theory of criticism.

Because these experts are all pointing at the NBA to eat, if they agree with Donaghy's statement, or confirm it, then there is a problem with their thinking and their brains are broken.

Therefore, the NBA black whistle did not cause much repercussions in American society.

The credibility of the NBA has not collapsed because of this, fans and the media just use it as a chat after dinner.

And even if the NBA has a balance whistle, game-fixing so what?

Everyone tacitly, just watch it as WWE.

The players are playing happily, the fans are watching happily, and the media is expected to explode.

For entertainment, if you take it too seriously, you lose, so watch it as a reality show.

However, there are some things that are as light as a feather if they are not weighed.

Min Congda's NBA-Batman account has been in operation for more than a season.

It could be described as a mudslide in the NBA media.

The news is fast and accurate, and there is no bias (the only bias is the black Clippers.)
There is no position, it is not a commercial account, it does not cooperate with any organization, and no one even knows who is behind the account.

This kind of lone ranger-style personal self-media has gradually won the attention and pursuit of a large number of fans in American society that is infiltrated by capital everywhere.

NBA-Batman also broadcasted the entire labor negotiation this time, and immediately posted the news on Twitter as soon as there was a result.

One step ahead of the media, many people suspect that the person behind this account is likely to be a high-level NBA executive.

And just as the labor negotiations gradually eased from the deadlock, the players' will began to loosen and they wanted peace talks, and gradually entered the next stage.

NBA-Batman's accusation of game-fixing by Stern suddenly complicated the situation.

On November 11, NBA-Batman followed up with a second tweet.

The content is the deleted part of Donaghy's autobiography, which explicitly mentions that David Stern actually supports sports betting.

His so-called crackdown on referee gambling is just to maintain the image of the NBA. In fact, the NBA has been trying to move closer to gambling to find new business growth points.

"Tim Donaghy sent these censored content to the background of my account in order to prevent retaliation. After a long time of hesitation, I watched the NBA teetering under the control of these cheaters and fell into the trouble of shutting down. .At this moment, I must stand up and identify the culprit of all injustices, NBA Commissioner David Stern."

Min Congda immediately posted the third high-sounding tweet, pushing NBA public opinion to the forefront of American society.

American professional sports have suffered from the economic downturn and the suspension of the league for the past two years.

The NFL, the largest league, also fell into labor disputes this year. It began to shut down in April and did not resume the game until August.

Not long after the NFL resumed, the NBA began to shut down again, one after another.

NBA-Batman pointed the finger at Stern this time, complicating the issue again.

Because of the unique status and huge influence of the account, it was immediately forwarded by a large number, and a large number of fans participated in the discussion.

The major media also watch the excitement and don't think it's a big deal. They don't worry about the team. They follow up the report first and make the matter bigger.

Anyway, the NBA has been suspended, and there are no games to broadcast recently. Everyone has long been tired of watching the tug-of-war between labor and management.

It happened to be something new to stimulate everyone's attention, and related news was overwhelming for a while.

On the other hand, Stern was so angry that he almost had a heart attack.

On the other hand, I have never been able to find a reason to sue NBA-Batman before, and this time I finally got the chance.

The NBA's legal department was dispatched immediately, and first held a press conference to declare that what NBA-Batman said was pure nonsense!

Then, they will use legal means to sue Twitter and the account owner behind NBA-Batman.

"As long as he is on Earth, no matter where he comes from, we will find him and send him to court!"

David Stern solemnly stated at the press conference that he must use the law to seek justice for himself.

Because of this incident, the negotiations between labor and management originally scheduled for November 11 were postponed.

Labor executive director Hunter issued a statement, "If the top management of the league has been manipulating the game and hurting the fairness of the game, then our players will never agree to work and serve these fraudsters!"

In this way, with Kobe and other stars taking the lead in suing the NBA and multiple teams in the Northern California court, the league was in a state of desperation for a while.

Even so, the NBA-Batman account continued to update the deleted episodes of Donaghy's autobiography every day.

In fact, as early as a year ago, Min Congda had seen the "inside information" sent by an unknown person in the background.

It's not known if it was from Donaghy himself, or if someone else was impersonating him.

It's like someone posted a video of James being dunked before.

After this account became famous, people broke the news to him from time to time.

Before he knew it, Min Congda had collected a lot of messy black material.

No matter which society, there are always a lot of inside stories and black materials like this.

It's just that the vast majority of people don't have a channel to speak out, so they can only swallow their anger in the end, knocking out their teeth and swallowing in their stomachs.

Once a character like "Batman" really appears, many people will choose to give it a try and shake off these things.

There is a reporter in China named Cui who has a drawer full of such things.

It's just that Min Congda, as an individual, can't figure out whether the content is true or not.

So he can't really "fight for justice" like Batman.

It can only be said that Stern is more unlucky. You are the head of the NBA, so why don't you sacrifice yourself to heaven.

(End of this chapter)