the great gatsby

Chapter 225 An Unexpected Gain!
Gatsby smiled: "Sister Yu, I must have thought about doing this. First of all, it is the most direct. I just want to attack the eagle's spirit. They may be angry because of it and play harder because of it, but It is also possible to be more aggressive when playing. The scary thing about the Eagles team is their stability and calmness. If they lose their calmness and teamwork, it will be easier for me to beat them. This is the most direct benefit.

Secondly, it is the next season. This offseason, I will participate in the recruitment of superstars. If I can recruit superstars, the Knicks will be even stronger next season. At that time, it will be the opportunity for the Knicks to break out of the Eastern Conference. , The Eagles are the ones we must defeat, and I am also confident that we will be able to suppress the Eagles in the past few years.

Third, if I don’t teach these dirty tricks a lesson, more people will have such thoughts in the future when I’m competing for the championship. Don’t say this is an example. The coach who is so successful that he can win the championship is a good guy. If I stand in front of him, they will definitely kick me away at all costs. As long as I suppress the Eagles, some teams will want to To use these tricks, they have to think hard about whether it is worth it.

In the end, it is my personal grievances. Since you dare to attack me, you must bear my anger! "

Li Wanyu was convinced, and she nodded: "It is necessary, but you should not make too many enemies. If you act too aggressively, you will retaliate, which will affect your reputation."

Gatsby nodded: "Okay, Sister Yu, I listen to you, but of course the opponent will gnash their teeth with hatred for this approach, but the fans seem to have their own personality. I understand young people nowadays."

Li Wanyu suppressed a smile: "You are so old-fashioned, you are only 19 years old!"

Gatsby laughed, "What I'm saying is that I'm young, so I know young people."

Gatsby's words really angered the Eagles. Not only the players stood up, but even the coach and general manager stood up to refute Gatsby.

First of all, the Hawks players, Joe Johnson and Josh Smith, came out to make a statement: "Gatsby is too arrogant. Does he think winning the MVP means he is No. 1 in the league? Even No. 1 in the league cannot suppress one ball per person. Team, he still thinks about suppressing us for one day in the Eastern Conference, dreaming! This season we will slap him in the face, and we will slap him in the face!"

Coach Woodson stood up and issued a statement: "Gatsby is an outstanding young man, but his remarks are too frivolous. Who does he think he is? A young man who has just entered the league acts like I am the boss. I'm afraid he has lost his mind, but he is so arrogant, I will let him know how wrong he is in the next game, and I hope he won't cry bitterly."

Hawks general manager Danny Ferry said in an interview: "An arrogant young man, I don't know why he would say such arrogant words. The Eagles are already on the way to rise. Although the Knicks seem to be Rising, but whether it can rise is another matter, even if it is rising, it may not be comparable to Atlanta, hehe, you know, sometimes Asians will speak wild words in order to attract attention, I have seen too much."

Eagles players and coaches criticized Gatsby's arrogance, which was only aimed at individuals, but Danny Ferry's remarks caused a big wave, because his words involved discrimination!
Gatsby was very angry, and he stood up and retorted: "I don't agree with Mr. Danny Ferry's statement. He can say that I am an arrogant young man, but attacking my species is too much. When the race in the United States Is /discrimination/ism on the rise again?"

I have to say that Danny Ferry has this tendency. In 2014, because of his remarks to Luol Deng, he lost the general manager seat of the Eagles, but now he is still hiding it very well, but for Gatsby A comment gave him away.

Being accused of race/discrimination in the United States is a very serious matter, ranging from losing his job to ruining his reputation. Danny Ferry’s remarks made him be investigated in advance.

"This afternoon, Danny Ferry requested an indefinite leave of absence, and I have agreed to it, effective immediately. Eagles Chairman Steve Kooning issued a statement announcing the departure of the Eagles general manager suspected of making racially discriminatory remarks. Mike - Woodson interim related work.

Danny Ferry's resignation caused an uproar, but NBA President Stern and the famous "Magic" Johnson had completely opposite attitudes:
Stern insisted that "the person who said those words should resign", while Magic Johnson said that "these words are not enough to get him fired".

Stern's thinking is naturally easy to understand. The Asian market is the most important market for the NBA, especially the Chinese market. However, Danny Ferry blatantly attacked Asians. This is absolutely unacceptable to Stern. When undermining the NBA's development plan in China, especially when Gatsby's influence is so great, let alone China, even Asians in the United States cannot be offended, let alone the whole of Asia.

Magic Johnson is ambiguous.

Racial equality in the United States is politically correct, but discrimination is ubiquitous. Not only that, but there are many other kinds of discrimination. Joe Price, an economist who wrote an article on NBA racial issues, once said: "In society, All the decisions made by people will be more or less discriminatory, including sexism, racial discrimination, religious discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, etc."

Especially in professional sports leagues, in addition to black players, homosexuals, female referees, and female staff are all more likely to be excluded. This is an indisputable fact, and there is no need to repeat it.Moreover, there are many more subtle forms of discrimination, which are simply impossible to guard against, nor can they be eradicated.

Gatsby's discrimination revealed the fact that Asian players were discriminated against in the league. Many players who were close to Gatsby issued statements to complain about Gatsby. For example, Kobe said: "Gatsby is a very good player. , Someone even used race to make fun of him, I think this is extremely disrespectful, in this day and age, there are still people who dare to attack others with their racial views openly, it is incredible!"

James stood up and said: "The league must not condone this kind of behavior, and cannot allow race/discrimination to resurface in the league. Gatsby is a very good young man. We cannot allow people to wantonly use this wrong approach to make fun of an effort. employees."

What is even more shocking is that during the investigation of Danny Field, Eagles owner Bruce Levinson once sent an e-mail to the team management involving racially discriminatory remarks, which was rejected by the leaders of civil rights organizations. Make an appointment.

The Eagle suddenly fell into great trouble.

(End of this chapter)