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Colangelo suddenly thought that the last sentence Stephen said just now seemed to have something in his words. It seemed that he wanted to push his change of nationality to the Basketball Association. It was because the Basketball Association did not call him into the team in time that he changed his nationality. .

For an American, it is normal for an American to have a second nationality and play for other countries. There is no problem with this, but if Stephen wants to play for the Chinese team, he must give up his American nationality, which makes his nature different. Yes, although the problem may not necessarily be serious, but it will definitely have a certain impact.

But if Stephen blames this issue on the basketball association, at least part of the conflict can be diverted, but even if he knows that Stephen is going to do this, Colangelo has no good way to deal with it.

Inform the media of this matter in advance, and the statement is not the responsibility of the Basketball Association, so someone has to believe it. After all, there have been calls for Stephen to be recruited into the national team, and the Basketball Association has not responded. The silver is 300 taels, but if it is not issued, this responsibility will still be deducted from the Basketball Association.

Colangelo hastily summoned the staff of the media and public relations. The Basketball Association is just a non-governmental organization. Except for the chairman, general manager, and committee members, there are less than [-] staff members, and when there are no international competitions, most of the work The personnel also have other part-time jobs, so it is not so convenient for Colangelo to call in the staff temporarily.

At the same time, what Colangelo didn't expect was that Stephen was already arranging the press conference when he received his call, and Mordance was by his side. It's an excuse. I just went through a hard training session. I'm sweating profusely. How can I attend a press conference without taking a shower?

Stephen didn't intend to make this press conference too grand, just taking advantage of the team's regular press conference, in addition to the local media in Seattle, only four or five national media came, and that was enough.

Regarding this personal press conference held by Stephen, the media didn’t know what he was going to do. He held a press conference just after he got a quadruple double. He would never announce his retirement. Could it be that he was planning to issue a championship declaration? It shouldn’t be. .

Just after this matter had entered the substantive stage, Stephen informed the team of this matter. Neither the owner Bennett nor the general manager Presti said anything. This is the player's own responsibility. Personal power, and did not violate the contract signed between the two.

In addition to the team, the league has to be notified that these are all the work of Modance, and the league has received the news very early, but the two parties have signed a non-disclosure agreement before communicating, so this matter has not been exposed come out.

Now that it has basically been completely confirmed, Stephen is planning to hold a press conference. Originally, Stephen planned to pass this matter quietly. Advise Stephen, a celebrity, there must be controversy. The more controversial, the more popular it means. Of course, the controversy must also be controlled within a certain range.

There is nothing wrong with Stephen’s behavior, it’s just that it rarely happens. There are many players who play for other countries, but because this one who renounced his nationality did not, there will definitely be some extreme nationalists or racists who will speak out, But these people are only a small part after all, and they can't affect the overall situation.

On the contrary, Mordance felt that after the hype about this incident, Stephen's popularity index would rise sharply, especially in the global market. Stephen's commercial value is closely related to his skin color, so now that he plans to change his nationality, Then make it more thorough, so as to give full play to his commercial value.

As a participant in this matter, Mordance knows how much Stephen's actions have brought him. Now the loss is only Chrysler's, but the profit has already reached hundreds of millions of dollars. With this hundreds of millions of dollars , Let alone changing nationality, even the biggest things can be done.

Moreover, Chrysler's money cannot be considered a loss now. It depends on whether the contract is bigger than this one when the auto contract is signed again, and the difference can be counted as a loss.

After this matter is clarified, if there is no impact, Mordance decided to contact more manufacturers to see if there is any new progress. With the creation of Stephen's quadruple-double record, it has played a role in his popularity. The greater promotional effect, especially this kind of miraculous performance that a capable person can't, is very in line with Stephen's temperament positioning.

Stephen told Modans about Colangelo's call just now, and Modans immediately thought of it. This can also be used as a reason to bring in the Basketball Association and transfer part of the conflict. It has nothing to do with the Basketball Association. And after changing nationality, it will not matter much.

Originally, I was going to use Grandpa Stephen's last wish as a reason, which is also an irrefutable reason, but it has nothing to do with Stephen's joining the Chinese national basketball team, and as soon as he became a Chinese citizen, he entered the Chinese national basketball team The team is also a bit too hasty.

Since the Basketball Association came to the door, then use them as an excuse.After sorting everything out, Stephen and Modans appeared at the press conference. As Stephen's agent, he often hides behind the scenes, rarely standing with Stephen like today, and For Stephen, the agent, the media were very interested, and the spotlight flashed for a while.

Since this matter had nothing to do with the team, the team's press officer withdrew early in the morning. Since he was only announcing a decision and didn't need any host, after sitting down, Mordance picked up the manuscript and read it out.

First of all, I will talk about Stephen’s family situation, from how his grandfather went from the vast Pacific Ocean to this side of the Pacific through all the twists and turns, and then how deep his grandfather’s homesickness was, Stephen’s father and aunt What are the meanings of their names? After talking about this, I also mentioned that the Chinese tradition is "fallen leaves return to their roots". It is a virtue to insist on one's own tradition, so Stephen followed his grandfather's last wish and prepared to return to China. Because China does not support double Nationality, so had to renounce American citizenship.

Only then did the media know what happened. This incident is not an earth-shattering event, but it is absolutely unexpected. For the media, this is what they want most, an earth-shattering event They dare not mess around.

Moreover, this matter is very suitable to be used as a subject matter. The more controversial the better, so that the media will like it more. These people never thought that they would get such an exciting news just by attending a regular press conference. Very surprising news.

It was decided that after the bibi was read, it was time for free questions. At this time, Modans could not answer for Stephen, so he acted as the host to decide who would ask questions.

"May I ask if this is just a decision, or is this matter irreversible." The reporter who stood up was a local media in Seattle. He was the first to be selected because of the consideration that as a local media, they generally would not talk to players. It was too embarrassing, and after standing up, the question he asked was really not sharp.

"This matter has entered the stage of substantive operation, and it is indeed irreversible." Stephen replied very calmly.

"From the situation you just introduced, it can be seen that you have gone through all kinds of hardships and suffered a lot in order to obtain American citizenship, and now you give up. Is it a bit pity?" The second person who was qualified to ask questions was "Seattle "The Post", this is a female reporter who was moved to tears by the deeds of Stephen's family, so the question she raised was also related to this, which made many reporters who didn't get the chance scold in their hearts.

"Yes, it's very difficult, and I don't want to give up this hard-won nationality, but this is my grandfather's last wish, and I have to do it. For some reasons, I obtained the qualification to become a Chinese citizen, and because of the law Because of this reason, I cannot keep my current nationality, but I will never forget that this is the country where I was born and raised, and my father and my relatives will still stay here."

Stephen did not intend to change the nationality of his parents, but this is another obvious loophole. The last wish is not always for you alone, so he used China as an excuse. Only he was eligible for naturalization for some reason. Originally, Chinese nationality is very difficult to obtain. It is basically one of the most difficult countries in the world to obtain nationality.

Sure enough, the third reporter who stood up was very keen to discover this problem, so he stood up and asked: "May I ask if this reason is related to basketball? After you become a Chinese citizen, do you want to play for the Chinese national basketball team?" ?”

"It is indeed because of basketball that I am eligible for naturalization. I also consider that a great player must be successful in a different environment to be considered great. At the same time, I have always wanted to experience another kind of difference. top-level basketball style, and that was a factor in my choice."

Stephen didn't obviously point the finger at the Basketball Association, but none of the people here was a fool, and they all knew what Stephen's words meant. They didn't continue to ask this question, and they planned to play freely later, so someone asked a new question The question: "If Mr. Stephen joins the Chinese national basketball team, he will very likely meet the American national basketball team this summer. I wonder if Mr. Stephen is prepared in his heart, so that he can compete with players from the same league. A strong team."

"If you can't be a teammate, then be an opponent. I believe that I am more qualified to be an opponent than a teammate." After Stephen finished speaking with a smile, Mordance announced the end of the press conference.