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

Chapter 48
In fact, Min Congda also considered the possibility that the incident would make a big fuss, and then he would be forced into the palace.

Although he played badly in the United States for three months, he didn't learn anything and understand nothing.

He needs to understand the knowledge of the NBA, and he also needs to understand the operating laws of American society. To live in one place, he must understand the environment and rules here.

He summed it up and felt that the United States is quite different from China. As the main nation-state, the public opinion in China is “tight on the outside and loose on the inside.” pursue.

As a multi-ethnic and multi-racial modern immigrant country, the United States is "loose on the outside and tight on the inside" in public opinion. It seems that freedom of speech can say anything, but in fact it is a minefield everywhere. What I said was not enough to just apologize and pay a little money.

Min Congda's remarks at the press conference were well thought out, not talking nonsense with his eyes closed.

Based on three considerations, he dared to boldly support the players, oppose the mainstream public opinion, let the public opinion hit the Clippers, and at the same time leave room for himself.

The first point is that in 2009, the sensitivity of American society to many speeches was relatively low, and the degree of tolerance was relatively high.

The second point is that the issue of violence does not belong to the red line and the bottom line. It cannot be compared with racial speech and gender speech. The United States is a martial arts and violent country. Guns are rampant and the murder rate remains high. Fighting is really a small problem.

The third point, Min Congda still believes in the power of the system!The system will definitely keep him.

Therefore, even though the public opinion outside was turbulent and stormy, Min Congda remained unmoved, not afraid at all.

In the face of interviews with reporters, Min Congda resolutely refused to change his words, claiming that he would definitely support the players, Randolph and Davis.

Min Congda’s press conference was released in the morning, and in the afternoon, the voices of “Flip Smart” and “Flip the Clippers” had already been heard from the NBA office headquarters in the Olympia Building in New York.

Seeing that forcing Sterling to no avail, David Stern decided to meet this unlucky Smart in person for a while, and he gave me a job from the beginning of the draft. Is it easy for the league to give the big city Los Angeles a No. [-] pick?
Just like when the No. 1985 pick was awarded to New York in [-], when New York won the No. [-] pick, it decisively chose Patrick Ewing without hesitation.

Is it possible for the league to sign the No. [-] pick to the Pacers?How much economic value can be created by letting Ewing play in cornfields that don't shit?
The Clippers' No. [-] pick makes sense, but he didn't choose Griffin, who has the highest commercial value, and left Griffin to the Grizzlies, letting the box office machine go to Tennessee.

Stern was going to be mad, but there was nothing he could do. In his heart, Min Congda had been positioned as the second Stepien, and he might set a "Smart Clause" for this guy in the future.

The $2000 fine from the last summer league didn't seem to have a long memory.

The new season hasn't even started yet, and you've been working on me again, but I found a chance to cure you.

Stern decided to call Min Congda. The president of the league wanted to beat this guy himself. He asked his secretary to call the office of the general manager of the Clippers.

After 1 minute, the secretary said: "He is not in the office! The secretary said he went home half an hour ago."

Looking at the time at four o'clock in the afternoon, this guy went home directly at 03:30?

It seems that the rumors are correct. Not only did he arrive late and leave early, but he also did not allow the Clippers staff to work overtime.

Stern is a workaholic. He has worked hard as the president of the league for more than 20 years. In his opinion, it is completely unacceptable to leave work at 03:30!

"Call his cell phone and find him for me!"

After 1 minute, the secretary replied: "We are on the phone."

"..."

Stern almost vomited blood, what the hell is this man doing!Are you still on the phone at this time?
At this time, Min Congda was lying on the bed at home talking to Daddario on the phone. They left each other's contact information yesterday.

Daddario saw the Clippers press conference on TV and called Min Congda to ask about the situation.

"If you need the assistance of a lawyer, I can ask my dad for help. He has many good lawyer resources."

Daddario's parents are well-known lawyers, and in the United States where "lawyers rule the country", this is a representative of power.

Min Congda's heart warmed up, it felt so good to be cared for, especially by a beautiful woman.

Daddario did not judge whether Min Congda's remarks were good or bad, but directly asked if he needed help. This is what happens to people who are really good to you, instead of coming up to criticize you. You can say a lot of good things, but only one good thing don't do it.

"No, don't worry, I'll be fine. Everything will be fine. I just said what I should say. This is a country of free speech, isn't it?"

Daddario did not argue, she has never been interested in politics, public opinion and other things, she is just worried about Min Congda.

Hearing Min Congda's confident voice, D'Addario felt relieved, and the two started chatting casually.

Min Congda is actually not very good at chatting with the opposite sex, but D'Addario couldn't resist taking the initiative. She started a conversation, and Min Congda followed up with something, but the chat went back and forth.

After chatting for a while, Min Congda noticed that there was an incoming call alert on his phone. The number should be from New York, and it might be someone from the alliance office.

So Min Congda said to Daddario: "Anna, someone from the Alliance Office should be looking for me, and I need to return a call."

Daddario is chatting vigorously and just getting into the mood. Recently, after filming "Persey-Jackson", she is resting. She has nothing to do, and she has a lot of things in her stomach that she wants to talk to people.

It is precisely because Min Congda is not very good at chatting, but is a good listener, she was a little bit sad to be interrupted suddenly, and there was nothing she could do.

"Okay, Smart, then...Then let's talk next time I call you?"

"Of course, I don't have any friends. You can call me anytime."

"OK, then go get busy."

As soon as he hung up the phone, an unfamiliar call came in. It was a mobile phone number, and Min Congda connected.

"Hello, who is it?"

"I'm David!"

"Huh? I don't know, goodbye."

Min Congda hung up the phone all at once...

Faced with an unfamiliar number, Min Congda's first reaction was fraud, and in the United States, under normal circumstances, the official communication is to ask the secretary to help connect, and the owner will make a formal call after revealing his identity.

This is mainly to avoid the embarrassment of not knowing the other party after answering the phone, or the embarrassment of not wanting to answer the call but not easy to hang up.

Min Congda worked as the general manager for three months, and gradually got used to this set of rules, so when he saw that the number was unfamiliar, and he didn't say it was the secretary of the NBA office, he just didn't know him and hung up.

After hanging up, Min Congda realized, "Huh? David? Who is named David in the NBA? Could it be President Stern?"

"Impossible, how could Stern call me on his mobile phone? I'd better call the president's office."

At this time in the Olympia Building in New York, the president's office of the NBA headquarters, Stern listened to the beeping sound on the phone, his blood pressure was already soaring, and he was on the verge of an explosion.

This thing even said that it didn't know me, and hung up on me!
Tolerable or unbearable!
I must fire him!

"Boom, boom, boom." Someone knocked on the door.

"Come in!" Stern yelled.

Vice President Adam Silva probed his head and opened the door. He heard Stern's irritable voice, obviously in a very bad mood.

"What's the matter! Come in, Adam!" Stern yelled at Adam Silva. As the vice president, Silva is mainly responsible for the media and public opinion. I don't know if he has brought any bad news.

Silva came to Stern's desk cautiously and put a document on the table.

"What is this? Smart's resignation report?"

"No." Silva shook his head and said, "This is the media report given by the Los Angeles Police Department on the Clippers player brawl last night. It just came out."

"Is there a result so soon?"

"Because the matter is special, the police station gave a special notice."

Stern picked up the file and looked at it, his brows became more and more frowned. Finally, he took off his glasses, sighed, and said, "Get ready to hold a press conference... When will the game between the Clippers and Maccabi start?"

"Seven o'clock in the evening, and...less than two hours."

(End of this chapter)