Legendary star

Chapter 788 Decided?
"LeBron, congratulations, you finally got your wish."

"And you, Dwyane, congratulations on finally bringing Miami a championship."

Time flies, and four seasons have passed in a blink of an eye. On June 2012, 6, when the Miami Heat defeated the young Oklahoma City Thunder with a big score of 21 to 4, as one of the representatives of the NBA sponsor team Meng Xu appeared at the awards ceremony after the game, shook hands with the NBA championship members of the season, and sent his blessings.

This season's finals is the finals where the Odin brand shines. As the fourth largest sneaker sponsor in the NBA, among the two teams participating in this finals, the Big Three of the Heat and the three minors of the Thunder, the two Among the six main players of this team, Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden are all signed stars under Odin, so after the start of the finals, the brand of Odin The management has been in a very busy state, of course they are all busy and happy, and Nike's top management has also begun to help behind the scenes, because as long as Odin surpasses Adidas, the NBA will completely become Nike's world, because no matter what Whether it is Jordan or Odin, they are both sub-brands of Nike.

In the past few seasons when Meng Xu retired, the structure of the NBA has undergone earth-shaking changes. With Meng Xu's retirement, the Pacers' rule over the NBA has also collapsed. The NBA has ushered in the post-Meng Xu era. , the Mavericks, the Thunder, the Magic, the Celtics, and the Heat. In these four seasons, six different teams have reached the finals. The Lakers won two championships, and the Mavericks and Heat also won The first championship trophy in the history of the team.

"Meng, although I have already won the championship trophy, I have not yet realized my dream of entering the league, so when are you going to come back?" Meng Xu congratulated with a smile on his face, while talking to LeBron- When James shook hands, James asked Meng Xu inappropriately, when will he be back?The implication is that after Meng Xu comes back, it is easy to defeat Meng Xu.

After LeBron James' voice fell, the Heat players standing around James stopped celebrating and stared nervously at Meng Xu, while the vice president of Nike's basketball affairs who was following Meng Xu had a look on his face. The smile on his face froze instantly, as if he was also waiting for Meng Xu's answer.

Meng Xu chose to retire after completing his second three consecutive championships in the 07-08 season. However, the various sponsor contracts on Meng Xu did not end. The contract is still being executed, and the Pacers did not hold a retirement ceremony for Meng Xu, let alone retire Meng Xu's No. 3 jersey, because everyone, the Pacers Club, and the sponsors behind Meng Xu are all waiting for Meng Xu Comeback news.

And the season when Meng Xu was closest to comeback was the season when Kobe's Lakers won two consecutive championships. After defending the title, Kobe announced to the world that he was the best star in the league, and even shouted to Meng Xu from the air, I hope Meng Xu can come back sooner, let the Lakers step on his and the Pacers' corpses to complete the three consecutive championships, and those New York media who slammed Meng Xu at the beginning also published an article, hoping that Meng Xu can come back and give the stupid Los Angeles people a little bit lesson.

But just when the Pacers' official website began to sell Meng Xu's No. 5 jersey again, Meng Xu held a press conference and publicly stated that he would not choose to come back in the new season, and the reason Meng Xu gave was that he wanted As a father, he plans to be a qualified husband and a qualified father in the next period of time. After the press conference, Meng Xu left the United States directly and returned to his hometown in China. There, a wedding was held with He Hui, who had silently supported him behind him for more than ten years. It was not until Meng Xu's son was born that Meng Xu returned to the United States again and became the president of Odin.

Although the obvious reason for Meng Xu's reluctance to come back was that he was going to be a father, some people familiar with the matter broke the news. Larry Bird had a big quarrel in the office, and then the two broke up unhappy, and Meng Xu also gave up his decision to come back.

As for why Meng Xu quarreled with Larry Bird, it was related to Larry Bird's series of operations after Meng Xu retired. After Meng Xu retired, the Pacers patiently waited for Meng Xu's comeback, while Looking for Meng Xu's successor for emergencies. At the same time, those veterans who were not in good condition were also sent away by the Pacers one by one. In the season when Meng Xu retired, James Posey was first signed and then traded. In the Grizzlies, after James Posey, Jermaine O'Neal, who was out of form due to a serious injury, was also sent to the Raptors, and when Meng Xu was considering whether to come back, the Pacers were planning to send him away NN- Hilario and Tayshaun Prince, so Meng Xu was so angry that he simply gave up his plan to come back.

Sometimes things are such a coincidence, and it is still so ridiculous. 20 years ago, Larry Bird chose to retire because he was dissatisfied with the way the Celtics handled their meritorious veterans, and then because of conflicts with the front office , and left Indiana, 20 years later Larry Bird's own team, but fell out with his own players because of the way he handled the meritorious veteran.

"We keep trying to make ourselves better, but in the end, we become what we hate the most."

When Meng Xu said this to Larry Bird, Larry Bird knew that Meng Xu would go on the same path as himself, yes, I used to hate the Celtics so much The management team hated Danny Ainge, but before I knew it, I became like them now.

"LeBron, I won't let you wait too long. Don't look at me now. I'm 32 years old. You all think I'm not at my peak anymore. Don’t dare to come back, but, LeBron, I tell you, I can still kick your ass, you, you, you, even if the three of you do it together, I can still beat you all over the place.”

After Meng Xu said this with a smile, the atmosphere at the awards ceremony immediately reversed. James, Wade, and Bosh, who were named by Meng Xu, all looked at Meng Xu with a smile. It can be seen that their Their eyes were full of anticipation, they were looking forward to Meng Xu's comeback, and they were looking forward to removing the mountain that weighed on their hearts with their own hands.

"Meng, have you decided?" After shaking hands with the Heat players on the podium one by one, Meng Xu walked off the podium with sponsor representatives, stood not far from the podium, and watched the Heat on the podium. The players raised their O'Brien Cups, but while applauding the Heat for winning the championship, the vice president of Nike standing beside Meng Xu asked Meng Xu calmly.

"It's decided, but I have no idea where to go." After saying this, Meng Xu turned his head and continued to pat his forehead and palm, but the thoughts in his mind had already left this place. arena.

(End of this chapter)