unfinished glory

Chapter 81 Disputes
After the game, Popovich took Duncan to the press conference. He said that we were discussing in the last round, whether the head coach can evaluate the work of referees, and whether the league is too conniving with referees. Now It seems that we have to continue to discuss this topic:

"Will a second-defense player make such low-level mistakes in defense? Or four or five times in a game? I think the referee is insulting us coaches who voted!"

Duncan remained calm at the press conference, he said: "If I can talk about it and get back to a normal ending for this game, then I can talk all day, even use rep.

But obviously not.So I don't really want to comment on this game, I just focus on the next one.But if the league still needs it in the next game, I am willing to offer a ticket that the league likes. "

Li Chongxiao scored 15 points in 10 minutes of playing, but in this short period of time, he was sent off with 6 fouls.

The blatant and unscrupulous targeting by the referees made the media on the scene startled, but at the same time sniggering.

Many media were blocking Li Chongxiao, even more than the people at the press conference. Their only concern was that this hot rookie was as mature as ever, leaving them with no news to write about.

In the face of the media, when asked about his experience in this game, Li Chongxiao acted as if he hadn’t heard the question, and lamented the good welfare of the disabled in the United States, which shocked him, a foreigner. .

The reporter was confused by what he said, thinking that Li Chongxiao was afraid of the alliance and was changing the subject.

However, the topic was turned too bluntly, and the reporters were a little disappointed.

Before the reporters continued to ask questions, Li Chongxiao said solemnly: "Recently, I have not seen a blind person on the streets of the United States, and I have read many reports that blind people in the United States are very sought-after, and some are not enough. In this society, there are always some blind people. The organization is silently showing love, and I think everyone should report more on this.”

The reporters were all in a daze, thinking that this kid was either frightened by the league or banned by the Spurs, and they all started talking nonsense.

"That's right, the caring organization I'm talking about is our alliance, which not only gives the blind people high wages and decent jobs, but also issues special orders to support them, and does not hesitate to use fines and suspensions to protect them.

I was really touched by the TMD. "

The reporters only realized what Li Chongxiao was talking about at this time, and couldn't help but look at each other: This is exactly what they wanted, but this rookie is also bold!

What is big news, this is big news!

……

In fact, Stern almost vomited blood at this meeting. He just hinted that the referee blew the home whistle a little more in order to increase confrontation.

Who knew that these referees took advantage of the problem, not only blowing up the game like the previous round, but even intensifying it, making no secret of it, and almost saying that we hate Chinese people.

Originally, Huaxia fans were very dissatisfied with Li Chongxiao's failure to enter the All-Star voting, and then Yao Ming was blackmailed in the last round.

This has aroused extensive discussion and criticism in the Chinese sports circle, and fans' "greetings" are still posted on the official NBA website.

In the first round of the playoffs, China's viewership ratings continued to rise while the basic market in the United States remained unchanged, making Stern's goal of "globalization" a solid step forward.

Who knew that within a few days, it would return to its original shape, and even go backwards.

It is not known how many Huaxia fans smashed the remote control in this game, but the moment Li Chongxiao was sent off, the ratings plummeted like a cliff.

If Yao Ming was hacked away and Li Chongxiao was sent back like this, then Stern would not have to think about his big plans during his tenure.

Back then, he took the video tape and waited silently on CCTV for several hours, and the situation he finally got was about to be ruined by these prodigal things.

So although he was annoyed at the ignorance of Spurs Popovich and Duncan at the press conference, and Li Chongxiao's ignorance when facing reporters, he still had to hold back his anger and didn't go on a killing spree.

Unlike after Yao Ming was hacked, Rockets owner Alexander, that miser, was indifferent, and both inside and outside the words were protests for compensation from the league. Spurs owner Holt's tough voice is still echoing in Stern's ears.

Just now, some protest letters from leaders of Chinese-American associations have been sent to the alliance office. Several low-key wealthy Chinese-American businessmen who have met before also explicitly and secretly expressed that the alliance should not go too far. , Do you treat them as sick cats?

What made Stern even more uncomfortable was that several Jewish friends in the financial circle called and said that Li Chongxiao was the first spokesperson of the sports company Under Armor they invested in, and hoped that Stern would take care of him.

One of the small bosses of Under Armour, who is optimistic about the development of the sneaker department and has been to the flagship store in Pengcheng, said half-softly and half-hardly that he finally found a chance to make a fortune by himself, and hoped not to lose his job.

Stern sighed, picked up a few newspapers, read them over and over again, and made a decision.

……

On May 5, the second afternoon of the third game between the Spurs and the Mavericks, the league announced penalties for inappropriate remarks made by the Spurs coaches and players after the game.

Popovich questioned the fairness of the league and was fined $[-]; Li Chongxiao was fined $[-] for insinuating the league.

Fifty thousand dollars, calculated according to Li Chongxiao's salary this season, after deducting taxes, it is not much more than one-third of his income.

Ordinary role players don’t have the confidence to fight against the league at all. One is that their status is too low to dare to offend the league. But a role player can't play for a few years.If such a large amount of income is lost, I will have to eat chaff for a long time.

Li Chongxiao didn't care about it, and called Yao Ming to say that he had taken advantage of it, only half of Van Gundy's. He even wanted to pay Popovich's fine, and was pushed back.

It can only be said that if the family has money, it is self-willed. Before the fine was paid, my mother remitted [-] US dollars, saying that it was ready for the next time.

When the punishment was decided, the fans of the Spurs and Li Chongxiao rejoiced. Only a few fans were cursing the league for being crazy about money.

Most fans who understand the situation can see it at once. It seems that the league is punishing heavily, but in fact it does not damage the strength of the Spurs at all. There is not even a suspension. It seems that the league also knows that it is wrong.

At the same time, news came from within the league that the three referees who enforced the Spurs and Mavericks in the last game will not appear in the next playoffs.What they lost was not only their spirit, but also their reputation.

Every referee who can enforce the law in the playoffs has rich experience and qualifications in law enforcement. Stern used it to scare chickens and monkeys. It seems that he has made up his mind to teach the referees a lesson.

The intimidated referee temporarily died down. After all, no one wants to have trouble with money and reputation.

Only Cuban, jumping up and down, said that the league is protecting the Spurs.Before the third game, he repeated the old trick again, editing the video of Li Chongxiao's confrontation with the Mavericks players and sending it to the league again.

This time he became furious and kept his mouth shut. Stern was worried that he had nowhere to vent, so he was fined $[-].

Li Chongxiao learned the news before the start of the four games, and told the media: "There are always some children who can't grow up. In the face of pressure and competition, the way to win is not to perform hard, but to open their mouths and cry. The sympathy of the adults, in order to get a lollipop.

You can ask this crybaby if the lollipops obtained in this way are good. "

(End of this chapter)