Almighty legend life

Chapter 598 Future Choices
In mid-July 2002, the sun was already scorching hot on the land of Sanqin. Although the Loess Plateau area in northern Shaanxi was not as sultry as the Guanzhong area, it was still unbearably hot.

Liu Han returned to his hometown after finishing a series of activities in the capital. He invested in the construction of a road for his hometown, and also invested in the construction of a football school named after himself. However, the leaders of his hometown hope that he will invest in the construction He didn't agree with the factory's suggestion. On the one hand, he had no experience in this field, and at the same time, he didn't have time management.

During this period, Anna also came to China from Spain to accompany Liu Han to participate in a series of activities, and her identity as Liu Han's girlfriend has also been recognized by many Chinese people, although there are also some people who speculate on Liu Han and Anna with malicious intent , but Anna's lovely appearance and lovely personality are still loved by many people. In fact, Chinese people have always been generous when it comes to celebrities finding foreign wives, and some people even think that this is to win glory for the country.

After finishing a series of domestic activities, Liu Han had to go to the United States. Helga got Liu Han a lifelong contract with Adidas, and Adidas promised to invest in establishing his own brand for Liu Han—"Han "The sporting goods of this brand will not only be a single item of sneakers, but a series of sporting goods including football shoes, basketball shoes, footballs, basketballs, etc., including jerseys and uniforms, and the sales profit of this brand will be Liu Han [-]% will be exclusive, the remaining [-]% will be used for brand promotion and publicity, and Adidas will only enjoy [-]% of the profits.

Such a contract can be said to be Adi's capital. They attach great importance to Liu Han. A superstar with a backing of a big market of 13 billion people is undoubtedly a money printing machine in everyone's eyes.

When Liu Han and Anna came to the United States again, he met an unexpected person at the airport——David Stern.

The arrival of David Stern was beyond Liu Han's expectation. He didn't like this old man who single-handedly turned the NBA into a global basketball temple. In Liu Han's view, this old man was only interested in profit, and he only had the league in his mind. Interests, never consider others, this may be why he was able to rise with the alliance.

"Liu, it's been a long time. Seeing you again reminds me of the final in [-]. You are much more mature than that time."

Seeing Liu Han again, David Stern seemed very sincere, but Liu Han didn't care about it.

"Hello, Mr. Stern, I didn't expect you to come to see me."

"First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Liu. I am impressed by your achievements in football. Your performance in the World Cup is really outstanding. You deserve the glory of the Golden Boot."

"Thank you."

Liu Han has always kept a distance from David Stern.

"Liu, I know that incident that year brought you a lot of pain, which none of us thought of. I apologize to you for the attitude of the league at that time."

"Well, is it?"

Speaking of what happened back then, Liu Han was still very uncomfortable. After the shooting incident that year, Liu Han had already led the Lakers to establish a new dynasty, but the league considered that the Lakers were too strong and did not participate in that incident. Later, he firmly supported Liu Han.

"Liu, have you ever thought about returning to the league and basketball? There are many people here who are looking forward to your return."

Seeing that Liu Han's mood still seemed indifferent, David Stern decided to directly explain his intention.

After Liu Han left the NBA, although the development of the league was still relatively smooth, it gradually lost its grand occasion. Not to mention the ultimate showdown between Liu Han and Jordan in 98. After the Spurs gradually rose, the ratings of the NBA Finals continued year after year The decline, the rise of a group of champion-only coaches has made the NBA less enjoyable to watch.

The team of Popovich, Larry Brown, Jeff Van Gundy and others pursued the concept of defense first, making the NBA gradually become a arena for blue-collar insiders.

And with Liu Han's departure and Jordan's retiring again, although some good newcomers have emerged in the NBA, no one can reach the height of Liu Han and even Jordan.

Iverson is still rebellious. Although Philadelphia reached the Finals in 2000 under the guidance of Larry Brown, it was swept by Popovich's Spurs [-]-[-], and the Lakers led by O'Neal were also in the Western Conference Finals that year. Lost to the Spurs in seven.

Kobe, who came to the east, gradually became one of the representative stars of the east, but his conceited character offended many people, and even fell into a big scandal.

Another example is that McGrady, Vincent Carter and others failed to lead the team to have a good performance. They only showed their ability in statistics, and they were much worse than the statistics of Jordan and Liu Han back then.

The current NBA has fallen into a vicious circle with stars but no superstars. Americans like to see superstars lead the team to kill gods and gods, rather than one person collecting data and others playing supporting roles. As for the gradually rising Spurs , Pistons and other teams, in addition to the love of local fans, it is estimated that the audience is very narrow, and not many people like the rigorous basketball tactical drills.

Moreover, with Liu Han's departure, the NBA's promotion work in emerging markets has also come to a standstill. Seeing that football is gradually becoming popular in that market of 13 billion people, David Stern is anxious in his eyes. I began to regret the decision I made for the league. If Liu Han hadn't had any accidents at that time, it is estimated that the NBA has taken root in East Asia now.

Hearing David Stern's words, Liu Han was in a daze. To be honest, the reason why he devoted himself to football was to completely forget the memories of that year, but his body was honest. He trained in UCLA back then. And everything he learned in the Lakers is still in his body, his muscles are still familiar with the feeling of basketball, and he still misses the original feeling.

"Sorry, Mr. Stern, I don't think I can come back here if the person who hurt Safina is still alive."

Although Anna was present, Liu Han did not hide his emotions. He still hated the guy who brought him all these pains.

"That's a pity. Well, I know you suffered a lot at the beginning, so if something really changes, please consider the possibility of coming back. You are needed here, and the fans need you too."

David Stern did not give up his plan after hearing Liu Han's words. He originally wanted to let Liu Han and the 40-year-old Jordan have a final duel. This may be a way to bring the NBA back to its peak. Opportunity, before the huge benefits, anything in the way will be crushed, this is David Stern's belief.

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