Meizong Wealth Life

Chapter 54 Yes, I bought a team

Chicago, United Center.

NBA Commissioner David Stern announced Jordan's official return to the league in front of 2 fans and live broadcasts from the three major American radio and television networks.

The Flyers will put on the No. 23 jersey again and continue to fight for the Bulls.

A large number of fans who did not get tickets gathered outside the stadium, numbering as many as 10,000+.

When Jordan, wearing a suit, strode out of the tunnel and waved to the camera, the scene appeared on the TV screen, and everyone inside and outside the court was excited.

The cheers lasted for a long time, and the celebratory convoy consisting of dozens of large trucks honked their horns and honked throughout the city.

David Stern read a congratulatory letter from the Mayor of Chicago from City Hall on the spot. In the letter, the other party thanked Jordan for making this brave and great decision, saying that it would "bring back life" to the city of Chicago.

Indeed, since Jordan retired for the second time in 98, Pippen and other veterans also left one after another, and the once glorious Bulls dynasty completely fell apart.

This has dealt a devastating blow to Chicago's tourism industry.

Coupled with the recent 911, it has dealt a huge blow to the US economy.

The mayor of Chicago’s congratulatory letter is clearly genuine.

In contrast, although the White House also sent a congratulatory message immediately, the speech delivered by the president, whom Jamie had never met in his previous life, was more of the main theme.

No matter what, Jordan's comeback is indeed the most exciting news Americans have heard since 911/[-].

The media reaction was even more crazy.

The five major television networks in the United States stopped all programming to air the shocking news.

Portal websites, newspaper headlines, and TV programs are all discussing the news of Jordan's return to the game. Media comments are speculating on Jordan's motives for returning, and they are beginning to predict what kind of performance Jordan will have on the court in the future.

After all, this is different from Jordan's last comeback.

During that comeback seven years ago, Jordan was at the peak of his athletic career.

Now that Jordan is 39 years old, whether he can adapt to the more intense pace of the court and the challenges of the new generation is a big question.

Among the people in the world who are paying attention to Jordan's comeback, Jamie is probably the only one who knows the answer.

This answer does not come from Jamie's previous life knowledge, but from the familiar figure who appeared in the first row of the audience when the live TV camera flashed by.

In fact, although the protagonist of today's comeback ceremony is Jordan, David Stern actually has another very important thing to announce.

Just as Jordan held the microphone and stood in the middle of the court to deliver his comeback speech, David Stern returned to the first row of the audience and sat down.

Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf was also sitting there.But he didn't sit next to David Stern.

Sitting between them was a middle-aged man wearing jeans and a jacket.

Even in front of the camera, the middle-aged man still had his legs crossed, a cowboy hat placed on his thigh, and a conspicuous yellow Y letter logo printed on the chest of his clothes.

At this time, he was tilting his head, listening to what David Stern was saying to him.

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Rebecca looked away from the TV screen and looked back at Jamie.

Jamie knew what Rebecca wanted to ask and spoke first.

"If I said that I only found out about this now, would you believe it?"

Caroline and Max, who were sitting opposite, were confused and had no idea what Jamie was talking about.

Only Jimmy looked at the TV screen with excitement.At this moment, he really wanted to pull open his collar and let everyone present see the Y-letter brand on his chest.

At the same time, he loudly told everyone that he was also from Huangshi!
In his speech, Jordan thanked many people, including fans, former teammates, and coaches he had worked with, but he did not mention team owner Jerry Reinsdorf.

But no one was surprised by this, because when Jordan announced his retirement for the second time in 98, he had a very unhappy relationship with Jerry Reinsdorf.

Jordan hoped to obtain a share of the Bulls after retiring and join the team's management, but this request was decisively rejected by Jerry Reinsdorf.

He even said coldly and bluntly that there was no place for Jordan in the team management.

This is the exact opposite of how most teams in the NBA treat meritorious players.

The Lakers gave the retired Magic a portion of the team's shares. Although it was not much, it showed enough human touch.

In fact, when Jerry Reinsdorf and Jordan broke up, most of the media thought it was a stupid decision.

Paying some shares to keep Jordan on the team will be of great help to the team's value and game attendance.

The previous owner of the Wizards thought so, so after Jordan and the Bulls broke up, he decisively used team shares to invite Jordan to join.

The result was not as good as imagined.

Jordan has unparalleled appeal on the court, but sitting in the audience, the audience is not so convinced.

Due to various considerations, coupled with the 911 outbreak, Jordan made his third comeback with the Wizards.

Although they failed to lead the Wizards to achieve any results in two seasons, the attendance of Wizards games suddenly rose from the bottom to third in the league.

Facts have proved that Jordan is only a real god on the court.

This also proves in disguise that Jerry Reinsdorf's decision not to keep Jordan was correct.

The live TV camera panned over Jerry Reinsdorf, who was sitting in the first row on the sidelines. His expression didn't seem to have changed much.

Instead, it was Jordan on the court who began the highlight of his comeback speech.
"I decided to retire from the Bulls in 98 because I felt that there was no more honor on the court worth pursuing. However, times have changed and the league has undergone great changes, and a number of very powerful players have emerged. players."

"I see in the media that when people evaluate a player, they always say how he would perform if he met Jordan who has not yet retired. Some of their analyzes are not unreasonable in my opinion, but no matter how powerful the analysis is, it is better than But it’s practical, so I decided to come back and compete with these new people.”

"In fact, I have been actively training in the past two years and preparing for my comeback at any time. Here I must solemnly thank one person. He is my good friend Mr. John Dutton. He was very involved in my comeback. It helped me tremendously.”

"It may be difficult for me to express how important John is to me when I say this, so let me tell you one more thing!"

As he spoke, Jordan looked at David Stern who was sitting outside the court, and the live TV camera also focused on that side.

"Is that okay? Mr. Stern, I think you wouldn't mind letting me announce the news for you, right?"

David Stern shrugged very openly and said no problem.

Jordan then pointed to David Stern.

"My good friend John, in order to help pave the way for my comeback, he even bought a team for me. Now please allow me to solemnly introduce to you the new owner of the Bulls!"

John stood up from his seat, waved to the audience with his cowboy hat in hand, then sat down again, acting very low-key.

It was obvious that he had no intention of stealing Jordan's spotlight on this occasion.

But the media at the scene were not calm.

The Bulls changed ownership, and everyone actually didn't receive any news in advance.

For a while, everyone was speculating on who this John Dutton, who was obviously dressed as a cowboy, was.

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