NBA Absolute Flood Dam

Chapter 1346 Important Decision
"Even if the hammer is really retired, we should implement the plan to the end."

"The loss is not our family. Adidas will also suffer a heavy loss, but our roots in the league are deeper, and we must bear it."

"This is our base camp. We must keep our share, and if we want to keep our share, the only way is to suppress the hammer, so we must implement the plan."

"If we back down, our share will become smaller and smaller, and eventually we will be swallowed by Adidas. You should understand the seriousness, and we must implement the plan."

Nike's board continues as Philip Knight pushes hard to keep the plan going.

In the end, relying on his strong influence in the company, he won the support of most of the directors. The plan will continue to advance and force the NBA to issue rules restricting defense, even if Li Ba is forced to retire.

This is the practice of killing one thousand and self-defeating eight hundred, but Nike has made up its mind.

At the NBA headquarters in New York, Stern is also battered.

He contacted all the teams that support the introduction of restricted defensive rules, but the attitude of these teams is very firm, and the league must issue relevant rules.

Therefore, he had no choice but to announce the convening of the company's board of directors and hand over the matter to all the bosses to decide the future development direction of the alliance.

The board meeting is scheduled for the 9th, two days away.

After the second round of the playoffs, the G1 game ended, and in the East, the Heat defeated the Nets and won the G1 game.

On the 7th, the second round of G2 began.

That night, the Celtics pulled back a game and tied with the Pacers, while the Spurs were also pulled back by the Thunder, also tied.

On the 8th, the Suns and the Lakers, the Heat and the Nets launched a G2 battle.

It was night, and the Heat defeated the Nets again, winning both games.

When the Heat defeated the Nets, the G2 game between the Suns and the Lakers reached the 6th minute of the fourth quarter, and the two teams tied at 85.

Today, both sides feel mediocre and didn't score many points, because everyone's defensive strength has gone up to a new level.

The Lakers are absolutely not allowed to lose two home games in a row, and the defensive intensity is close to hand-to-hand combat. This makes the Suns' two young guards, Harden and Hill, unable to play offensively, and their offensive efficiency is not high enough.

The Suns also increased Drummond's playing time, reduced Nene and Garnett's playing time, and Li Ba had more time in the fourth position, which also caused a great suppression of the Lakers' offense. .

The Lakers seem to have found a way to deal with the Suns, which is to suppress the Suns' two guards so that the Suns can't score easily from the outside, and Drummond and Jimmy Butler's scoring ability is also very poor. Dam scored [-] points, the Lakers also have a chance to win this game.

Facts have proved that the Lakers' defense did play a role. In the end, the Suns lost the G2 game and the two teams tied.

Although Li Ba scored 50+20+4 doubles, he only had 3 assists in the game and was powerless.

Bryant made 21 of 9 shots from the field. The shooting percentage was not high, but he sent 5 steals and 4 blocks, causing George Hill to make 7 turnovers.

Paul made 17 of 7 shots and his shooting percentage was average, but he sent 4 steals and 1 block, causing Harden to make 6 turnovers.

Harden and George Hill teamed up to make 39 of 13 shots. Not to mention the low shooting percentage, they also sent 13 turnovers, which was inefficient and lost too many possessions.

On the 9th, the Suns and Lakers arrived in Phoenix one after another.

On this day, the NBA headquarters held a board meeting, which was of great importance. It involved the key issue of Li Ba's possible departure from the league, and also related to the future development direction of the league. All the bosses attended in person.

Under Nike's full push, two-thirds of the team owners are still firmly asking the league to introduce rules that limit defense.

Among them, there are also the top five teams in the league such as the Lakers and Heat.

The board meeting lasted for two hours, and all the bosses expressed their views. The result made Stern very disappointed.

"The Hammer retired twice before. Our ratings have proved that we need him. I hope you will think about it in the end."

He said in a heavy tone.

"Even if the Hammers withdraw from the league, we must do the same. I believe that as long as the defense is limited and the offense is increased, then a more exciting offense than now will definitely attract more fans. I believe that the ratings will not appear like the first two. The same plunge."

Old Bass said confidently.

"Basketball has always been an offensive game, and we have always encouraged offense, but with the appearance of the hammer, our efforts have been wiped out. Now it is time to get back on track."

Heat owner Micky Arison said.

Clippers owner Sterling jumped out and yelled: "We can't let a Chinese man ride on our heads, we must get rid of him. It is a great thing that he quit the league."

"James?"

Stern looked to the Knicks owner Dolan, he believed that this old friend will not be affected by Nike.

Unfortunately, Dolan let Stern down.

The failure of the Knicks this season made Dolan very disappointed. The team rebuilt, and he hoped that the league would undergo drastic changes.

If the Hammers can withdraw from the league without such a powerful opponent, then the Lakers and Heat will definitely not be willing to bear the sky-high luxury tax. There is a chance to recruit these superstars.

After hearing Dolan's statement, Stern leaned back in his chair in disappointment.

He felt that this sports league developed by him is likely to enter the downward channel.

Capital decides everything. The NBA Board of Directors formally decided that the league will issue rules that restrict defense and encourage offense before next season.

Hassan, the owner of the Suns, has been on the sidelines. He has no connections on this board. He voted against it, but it was useless.

On the afternoon of the 9th, the alliance held a press conference to make the resolution of the board of directors public.

At this time, a large number of alliance superstars objected, and dozens of superstar shareholders of Xianbei Restaurant stood up and expressed their opposition.

But capital decides everything, and it is impossible for these superstars to withdraw from the alliance for this resolution, so the objection is the objection, and the alliance's resolution remains unchanged.

Ren still had a phone call with Li Ba in Gaoyuanyuan, Beijing, and had a final discussion on this matter.

On the evening of the 9th, Bill Duffy announced that he would hold a personal press conference for Li Ba at noon tomorrow.

This immediately attracted the attention of the whole world, and countless media gathered in Phoenix overnight.

At 10:2 noon on the [-]th, Li Ba's personal press conference was held, and the media gathered.

A large number of media such as ESPN and TNT broadcast the conference live.

Countless fans all over the world are also paying attention to this conference.

The entire league is also paying attention to this conference.

The atmosphere in the NBA league is very tense, because this will be a huge change in the league.

(End of this chapter)