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Chapter 323
New York in May is not too bleak. Perhaps people are used to the impact of the economic crisis. Everyone is silently enduring the disappearance of one person after another from this bustling city, including the NBA headquarters. Nearly 10% of the staff has been cut.

The bad economic environment has also slightly affected the sales of the NBA, but this huge money-making machine is still an aircraft carrier in the sports world. No one can stop this guy from expanding. The looted money may have reached hundreds of millions of dollars. No one doubts that this industry will not make money, because the pilot of this aircraft carrier is too business-minded. Without him, the current NBA may look different.

However, on the night of May 5th, sitting in a warm and comfortable office, David Stein, the leader of this huge NBA battleship, did not feel any comfort, his frowning had already betrayed his heart He was so restless that he could even feel the chill brought about by the uneasiness surging deep in his heart. The sky in New York in the early morning is always dark, even if the surrounding lights are still shining brightly, it will not affect the darkness enveloped in the slightest. touch the earth.

The office at the NBA headquarters did not become quiet because of the late night. Everything here seemed a bit noisy. The only thing that could block those annoying sounds for David Stein was the heavy room in front of him. He opened the door, but the feeling that upset him couldn't be blocked out.

It is not the first time that he has spent sleepless nights in this office like this, but in the past, he may have been more planning for the future and huge plans and implementations one after another, but this night he Not busy, just irritated, irritated by everything that happened a few hours ago.

A very perfect MVP show has now been turned into this. The only thing that David Stein is thankful for now is that he is not at the scene. If he is at the scene, he really does not know how to face those reporters. siege.

But even so, his secretary has already reminded him for the nth time that countless heavyweight reporters are trying to contact him. Perhaps this office is his only quiet haven, and even he himself does not Know exactly what happened, everything happened without warning.

It was supposed to be a very intense match, but in the end it turned into the largest group PK in this century. Even David Stein, who was watching the match in front of the TV, was shocked by those waving fists. He was stunned, and when he realized it, his first feeling was that it was all over, all the arrangements had come to naught, all the planning had become a pile of waste paper, and the troubles he had to face might be more than these , Look at those missed calls on his mobile phone, each one is a heavyweight, he really doesn't know what else he can say when he picks up the phone, alas.

It may be the first time for David Stein to feel that the night is so long. The phone in his hand has never stopped since the chaotic game. The owners of the two teams, the media, and the NBA Long-term collaborators, sponsors with huge contracts, super agents from the players, and the advertisers behind them, including some high-level executives in the league, are all waiting for the highest ruler of the NBA to speak.

For the first time, the supreme commander of the NBA felt that he was hesitating in his mind, even though the phone in his hand had urged him countless times, and all the staff of the disciplinary committee were waiting for his highest instructions, but David. Stein is still thinking, he is not a person who hesitates, he just can't estimate how huge the price he will pay.

Many people are waiting for his ruling, and at the same time, the Jew is also waiting for the ruling on himself. Maybe every decision of his will bring the alliance hundreds of millions of dollars or more in losses. This moment may be extremely decisive. The domineering man hesitated for the first time, he kept watching the scene of the riot scrolling on the TV screen, his frown never unfolded.

A crazy riot, a fight that left everyone dumbfounded, watching every big man on the TV screen waving his fist and jumping at each other, David Stein could feel his back gums grinding each other , he really wished that all of this would be a terrible nightmare, and when he woke up, everything would no longer exist in this world.

But it is obvious that the voices from various TV stations are reminding him that all of this has actually happened, and it has already spread to every corner of the world along the relay of satellite signals, and there may be at least hundreds of millions of people now Waiting for that paper ticket from the NBA, or that paper judgment, all of these will be born from the pen of David Stein.

The nib of the pen has never been so heavy. The piece of paper spread out in front of David Stein is filled with all possible punishments for this chaos, but he has been unable to lift the pen in his hand to draw a picture of all this. Full stop, raised it up, put it down again, the cup of coffee on hand has been changed twice, but David Stein didn't even intend to take a sip, letting it dissipate its heat in the air.

David Stein can feel that this will be the most difficult night in his life. Maybe this time will be more difficult than the year of contract disputes he has experienced. All their conflicts of interest are nothing more than money fights, and everyone will wisely choose to take a step back when they reach the final limit, after all, no one wants to die and die.

He saved this league from the lowest point, and all the owners and players in this league are also controlled by him. The blueprint of the entire NBA was designed and executed by him. The league, which ranks at the bottom of the most popular sports in the United States, has become the craziest money-absorbing machine in the entire basketball world after being designed by David Stein.

Here are the best players, the highest salary, the most gorgeous performances, the craziest fans and stadium, as well as the most commercial facilities and activities, if you wait until David Stein's world promotion plan is fully implemented At that time, perhaps the entire basketball world will submit to the rule of the NBA, and he is definitely the one standing at the top, he will control everything.

It is this guy who has completely pushed the NBA from the United States to the world. No one will obliterate everything created by this short guy. Regardless of how this guy's hands manipulate the basketball to follow his own trajectory. For the NBA, he is Always unique.

David Stein, who was born as a lawyer, probably prefers to deal with various crises. His natural negotiating ability allows him to balance the desires and struggles of everyone in front of him, and the things he has dealt with are also very different. A very satisfactory solution, even if there were flaws in it, but no one can deny that this short Jew has absolute control over the matter itself.

As a master negotiator, David Stein feels very good about that kind of mediation, and he also enjoys the pleasure of being worshiped in this position. More often, he plays the role of the savior of the NBA. The league that only made money within the United States spread to the whole world, and his god-making movement gave birth to the basketball player with the most expensive salary.

In the years when he was the chairman of the alliance, there have been countless crisis moments, but this veteran lawyer who was born in the world can always settle all aspects at the lowest cost. In his eyes, there is no one in this alliance. Things will be out of his control. He is not the kind of person who is used to being comfortable. He may enjoy his self-confidence and control ability when dealing with various things.

This may be the psychology of an incumbent. An ordinary life has nothing to do with this kind of high-ranking guy. He only likes to make his life full of lightning and thunder. Accept the cheers of others everywhere, but you can't deny that everything about the NBA league will have this short guy.

He is not low-key, but no one can deny that he is very qualified to be high-profile, because all his plans are to allow more people who devote themselves to basketball to obtain greater benefits, and only the existence of him as the leader can To make the NBA run more perfectly, not many people have even proposed to let this guy who has been the president for almost 25 years retire from the stage of history.

This American with Jewish ancestry has become one of the symbols of the entire NBA just like the Jewish group that holds the financial lifeline of the United States. If Jordan made the NBA the top basketball league that basketball fans all over the world worship, then creating This god and the man of this alliance is David Stein, the guy who often hides his sharp eyes behind the lens.

But even this guy who is known for his wisdom is now feeling a headache from the scene in front of him. The one thing he wants to do most now may make others sound a little crazy. The thing he wants to do most now is Kick that damn Brazilian directly off the top floor of the Empire State Building. If killing people is not illegal, he will definitely carry out such a crazy move immediately.

Because of what that damned brazilian has done that will likely undo years of hard work, he totally sabotaged David Stein's plans for one rim fight, just for that one The defense of the ball, but it is such a detail that the nerves of the NBA's supreme commander jumped violently. The jump hurt so much that David Stein gritted his teeth.

There is no god in this world, but people can create everything that they can worship, and David Stein created a god for the entire basketball world in this way, a standard model of almost perfect man, his performance on the court Both demeanor and leadership have become one of the symbols of the entire NBA, but gods also have an old day. When Jordan is getting old, another god needs to take the throne.

Grant Hill, Anfernee Hardaway, all the so-called successors of Jordan were completely knocked down by injuries without exception. The entire league lost the god they relied on, and David Stein His god-making plan was also completely destroyed.

The successors he selected have all become failure cases in the NBA, and his personality of challenging authority made Iverson give up by the leader. Until the emergence of another golden generation of 96, the emergence of Peter Pan, Let David Stein target Kobe.

This guy who is extremely qualified in terms of physical fitness and playing style is also using his own scoring to create history. Although he has more helpers around him than Jordan at the beginning, there is no doubt that this guy is already The most suitable person has been chosen.

But an absurd affair ruined everything. Even if Kobe has become the sharpest weapon in the league, he can't look down on everything from a perfect perspective. He is no longer a complete Perhaps the best position left for him is the role of a hero in troubled times, but fortunately, David Stein is still in the 03 class, and he has the invincible little emperor as a substitute.

Although Wade was the first person to achieve results in the 03 class, it is obvious that the little emperor will always be higher than Wade and Anthony in terms of commercial contracts and league promotion, and this guy is really fast He has adapted to his role, the savior of Cleveland, and the name is not just simply shouted out.

Everything went so smoothly. When the little emperor set new records one after another, David Stein seemed to have seen the appearance of another god. No championship?It doesn't matter, don't forget that Jordan won his first championship only in the seventh year after he entered the NBA, and the current Cavaliers will definitely have such strength to make an impact.

When all the platforms were built and the new MVP was sprinting towards the final goal, a chaos that no one could meet appeared. David Stein locked his eyes on the TV screen from the very beginning of the game, Everything that happened there didn't seem to be perfectly realized according to his blueprint, and a group of lunatics from Miami were disrupting his plan.

However, David Stein didn't care about this kind of duel. Maybe the tighter the game, the harder the little emperor played, the more he would make a perfect foreshadowing for everything. Moreover, Wade and that oriental boy can cause such a big storm. For David Stein, it may be a change that he was looking forward to. He didn't worry about the result of the game. On the contrary, he still had some expectations in his heart. All excited games, only such games can make the entire NBA set off a climax again.

It was originally a game that could push the ratings of the NBA to the peak again, but now it has become extremely bad because of the existence of a guy. By the way, there is also a future star of hope. The most important thing is that the disciplinary norms that the entire NBA has always emphasized are ruthlessly shattered at this moment.

Damn ESPN, if only they could have shifted the camera to a different location the moment the riot happened, at least now he doesn't have to scratch his head trying to figure out how to cover up what happened, including Wayne De's raised fist, the headband of the little emperor being beaten flying, and the scene of the little emperor fighting back with his fist raised, have already been viewed by tens of millions of people. What's worse is that the two teams are almost the same. Everyone has participated in the battle, even the team doctor and assistant coach have not been spared.

Melee, absolute melee, although it only lasted two or three minutes, this scene has already ruined the entire game, everything is like the end of the world, everyone is desperate to attack each other, no matter who it is, everyone Without exception, everyone has gone completely insane.

The head coach of the Miami Heat directly patted the tactical board in his hand on the face of the opponent's head coach. Alas, everything looked so bad in the chaotic night, including the sky outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. Any starlight, as if everything has been covered by dust, this is the most troublesome night for David Stein since the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Punishment?Is it because of such a conflict that I completely ruined the peak duel of 23VS24 that I have carefully planned for a long time?He has used those media mouths to promote such speculation for a whole season, and even the MVP competition revolves around these two people, but now it seems impossible to achieve it, unless he is right a few hours ago. Everything that happened pretended not to see anything.

This is simply impossible for David Stein, who has always emphasized disciplinary issues. He must make a reasonable penalty for such a fight on the field, especially for such a serious group fight. All participating, thinking about the number of people participating in the battle is already a headache to death, but he must make a decision, otherwise the alliance rules he has been building will be in danger of collapsing at this moment.

But now the person he wants to punish is the future spokesperson he has carefully polished. Whether he can afford such a loss, and whether the guy who has just started to have the embryonic form of a god will be directly destroyed by such a blow. considerations.

He has no way to use his thunder wrists as he did when he dealt with the guys in Auburn Hills. Compared with the savage beasts like Artest, he can show power without hesitation, but now it is obvious that the people in front of him Not just a group of simple players, those are important puzzle pieces in his future plans, and such a fight almost ruined his hard work for several years.

Now he not only has to consider the severity of the punishment, he also has to consider the pressure from all aspects. Those damn sponsors don't want to see an Eastern Conference semifinals without stars on the court. You have to know how many TV stations are now Paying for the broadcast of the little emperor's game, such a claim amount may put a heavy financial burden on the NBA.

In particular, Nike, the signing sponsor of Wade and the Little Emperor, has called several times in a row. They don't want their two absolute brands to suffer serious damage to their image, especially the possible bans. , All these pressures made David Stein feel a headache, and he even felt that his body was beginning to feel overwhelmed.

"What a fucking guy. Without him, I would have been resting peacefully in my own home at this time, but now I have to be responsible for everything." David Stein no longer knew It's been a long time since I've scolded anyone like that, but now the resentment accumulated in his chest is forcing him to die of suffocation if he doesn't scold.

Perhaps in this deep night, there will be no moment when the lights are turned off in the room of the NBA's supreme commander, but there is not much time left for him to make a decision. A few hours later, when the sky brightens, everything will come to an end. It will be announced in front of the world, and the wise old man who keeps tapping his pen, with his frowning brows, will change his face and appear in front of people no matter whether he wants to or not.

Perhaps the two teams in the lower half are the ones who like to see this situation the most. No matter who wins, what awaits them will be an incomplete team. Their chances of winning the final victory will be This is not good news for the NBA, but it is definitely the best news for Orlando and Bostonians.

Maybe these guys should really thank the Brazilian for everything. If it weren't for him, maybe these two teams would be a big problem no matter who made the Eastern Conference Finals, but right now, it seems like Everything has changed. At least the Celtics and Magic are waiting for the decision on punishment. Their biggest enemy may be the other side. As long as they get rid of their opponents, there will be a very clear prospect waiting for them, the finals Tickets are almost already waving to them.

But no one has noticed that there seems to be only one person in the Miami Heat team who did not participate in the chaos, but that guy is indeed the source of the riot. Compared to those teammates who are waiting for tickets, Lin Yi seems to be in a hurry at this time. It has nothing to do with him anymore, such a change made Lin Yi himself a little confused.

However, even if this fight has nothing to do with him, it cannot be said that Lin Yi is now at ease. Besides waiting for the alliance's sentencing, Lin Yi also has to deal with a bigger trouble, because at the moment he was injured and fell to the ground , Two text messages appeared on his mobile phone at the same time, but these were all he saw later, but the contents of the text messages were surprisingly similar.

"Wait for me in Cleveland."

It's just that one was sent from Taylor Swift's mobile phone, while the other text ended with two simple Chinese characters, Yuwei.

The moment Lin Yi took out his phone and saw the text message, he had only one thought, that he wanted to die very much now. . .real. . .I want to die very much. . .

(Perhaps only Philadelphia can accommodate everything in AI. Today's 17 points and 7 assists are not gorgeous, but it is enough to lead the 76ers to win the Nuggets with a three-point advantage. AI, I hope you can continue to perform like this, To regain a peak state, although I know that is a luxury, but I will still pray for you...)
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