NBA restricted area bulldozer

Chapter 667 Whose Underpants XXXXXL?

I went back to China and stayed for about two months. Counting the time from the beginning to the end, it was already the end of October in 98.

Here in Shanghai...

In the past two months, Yao Ming has been blessed with excellent conditions. The legendary super giant Kareem Abdul-Jabbar serves as a teacher and personally guides him. The current overlord Li Shengli serves as a senior and a training partner after the game. Yao Ming's starting point is frighteningly high.

Of course, Yao Ming's own conditions are also very good, and the training is progressing well. What is missing now is a series of exams. The exam room is in the CBA. It is also an opportunity that is usually unavailable to experience the savage interior of the NBA.

In addition, the foundation was completed, named the Victory Fund, and the matter of donating to the disaster-stricken areas was also settled.

Although he emptied his own savings, he finally brought a little change to the domestic basketball environment. During the period, he went back to his hometown to settle his parents. At this point... the domestic affairs probably came to an end.

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Ready to go to the airport for the day back to the US.

Not too many people saw Li Shengli and his party off. Li Qiuping brought Yao Ming to the scene, and there were also foundation staff recently raised by Old Turner, and Li Shengli's direct descendants were going to return to the United States... The foundation was temporarily handed over to Jack- Ma, the old horse is helping to take care of it, and of course the young Dongzi is also there.

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"Dayao, when we leave, practice hard by yourself, don't be lazy, we are still waiting for you!"

"Okay, I will, you wait for me, Lao Li!"

"Nonsense, I'll just wait for you. I've already started to take care of you. I'll come back next year to check on your situation."

Li Shengli patted Yao Ming on the shoulder, while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hugged Yao Ming. After getting along for two months, he really liked Yao Ming's character and was looking forward to another "masterpiece" of his that would shock the entire United States.

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"Old Ma, I've worked hard on you recently, please help the Foundation to look after it."

"Shengli, it's easy to talk about. Let me get straight to the point... When will the investment you promised me be in place?"

"It will take a while, Ma, find someone to start your project first, and the follow-up funds will be in place. You can just find Turner, and someone in his team will take care of the finances."

Li Shengli said something to Jack Ma. After all, he is much older than himself, and he has helped a lot recently. He is a serious person, so it is okay to call him an old horse.

"Then on my side, my JD Multimedia also needs to invest!"

"Uh... take your time too. You should do the physical business first. If you need anything, you can go to Turner and invest with the old horse first. Besides, if you have nothing to do, don't play hooligans with my cousin all the time. Do more. Get down to business."

"Damn, can you stop mentioning this? Okay, okay, okay, who told you that you are our God of Wealth."

"It's good to know, I rely on you to make a fortune!" Li Shengli patted Dongzi, turned around and said to the few people who saw him off: "You all go back, we are going to board the plane, see you next year."

"Alright, old Li, take care!"

"Come on, we are all watching you in China!"

"Let's go, don't waste time."

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Saying goodbye to everyone who saw them off, Li Shengli, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Old Turner finally boarded the plane back to the United States.

The domestic affairs are almost handled, and I can rest assured that the finishing is handed over to Lao Ma, while the United States...

Logically speaking, the first Friday of every November is usually the opening game of the new season, but there was no movement until the end of October, no preseason games were played, and the entire league was still closed.

Seeing that the regular season is about to be affected?

Li Shengli, who is looking forward to making money, is almost desperate. After all, if he does not play in the regular season, he will not be paid, because the American court has ruled on October 10 that the team does not have to pay players' salaries during the lockout period. This makes his personal financial situation worse. On Midea's plane... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Li Shengli were talking about this.

"Li, it looks like the regular season will definitely be affected."

"Who says it's not!" Li Shengli rubbed his head and said, "I'm in debt now, and the regular season has shrunk and I've collapsed. Now this situation basically has nothing to do with it. The initiative is not in the hands of the players union."

"Yeah, but the Greenville summit is still going on!"

"Put this matter back and wait for the official news first. If the labor and management are two gamblers who don't place bets, I guess Stern, the banker, is more anxious than anyone else. Just wait and see the situation."

"I hope it won't affect too much, otherwise the Lakers' three consecutive championships will be lost."

"That's not going to happen. I don't believe that the entire season can be suspended. As long as the playoffs are played, as long as we are here, no one will compete with us for the time being. After all, the team's transactions have also been suspended during the suspension. I am now I hope West promises to give me the championship bonus without shrinking."

"West won't do this kind of thing yet." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said with a chuckle, "You have to know... the 29 owners of the league this time, the result of the vote to initiate this negotiation was 27:2, with 2 negative votes It was Bulls owner Jerry Raines and Lakers owner Jerry Buss, two of the most profitable teams after all."

"Is Old Buss still so courageous to vote against the other 27 bosses?"

"That can't be helped. Who will give the Lakers the best chance of winning the championship? Negotiations are beneficial to the team owner. Buss also wants to negotiate, but he doesn't want to negotiate now. After all, you are still with the Lakers." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar comforted Li Shengli One sentence.

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After entering the country, because the suspension was the daily work of all the teams in the league, Li Shengli had nothing to do. He went back to Greenville and waited for the news. But when he returned to Greenville, Li Shengli found out... Wait for the news.

There was no movement at all on the negotiating table, but the league players were having a blast...

Before the official lockout on July 7, the 1 draft was still held. It was this year's No. 98 pick, Michael Olowokandi, who was so sad that he didn't have a ball and went to the Italian League to do part-time work.

Olowokandi, the new champion, is not the only one working part-time.

Immediately after that is Grant Hill and Tim Duncan's part-time jobs. The two jointly launched the "1-800-TALL-MEN" project. As long as fans call this hotline, the two brothers will go Mow lawns, change light bulbs, and unclog toilets.

It's just different from the sad Olowokandi.

Hill and Duncan's non-profit-oriented, some teasing of the lockout move made some players mad, and even called on the media to crusade against the two brothers, but of course nothing happened in the end.

Apart from that...

The people who were sprayed by Ewing during this period were all stupid. The media forced him to crown him the title of the most failed chairman of the players union since its establishment.

Kemp, who just transferred to the Cavaliers, started to gain weight, coupled with the increased activity during the lockout period, and a bunch of illegitimate children.

Vin Baker, who traded with Kemp at the same time, was already addicted to alcohol. He didn't play the ball, and no one cared about him.

O'Neill was even more vicious, even XXXXXL's underwear couldn't fit his butt. Fortunately, Li Shengli didn't see anyone, otherwise...he suspected that O'Neill had been illegally modified during this period, and became a ground gun in the restricted area.

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It can be said that this lockout is simply the biggest disaster in the league in more than 50 years.

On June 6, the negotiation was indirectly screwed up by Ewing's Tianxiu speech.

On July 7, the NBA announced the official closure of the stadium, and the disaster of the league was revealed for the first time.

On October 10, the NBA announced the cancellation of all preseason games and rookie training camps.

On December 12, the NBA announced the cancellation of the All-Star, and the shrinking of the regular season became more and more serious.

December 12rd, the eve of Christmas... Stern sits on the bank and sees that gamblers on both sides of the labor and management have not placed bets. I really can't hold back. I immediately announced that everything will not be settled before January 23th. Let's work together Drinking Northwest Wind, no one will make money.

In fact, even now, both labor and management can't hold on.

Henry, the executive chairman of the players union, was really afraid of big problems, so he reached a preliminary agreement with Stern before the 7th, and reached a final agreement with Labor on the 21st. The regular season finally started.

It's just that misfortunes never come singly... A week later, Jordan announced his retirement, and everyone was shocked.

(End of this chapter)