I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 167 Good Reputation (Fourth Change)
New York, NBA headquarters Olympia Building, commissioner's office.

David Stern called several vice presidents over for a private meeting.

Stern looked at the group of go-getters under his command, all elites who had been with him for many years, and accompanied him to develop the NBA into a giant little by little.

Joe Bozia, in charge of refereeing affairs, actually controls the rules and scripts of the league, which is equivalent to the Ministry of Rites.

Stu Jackson, the president of basketball affairs, has the power to adjudicate each team's transactions, signings, and drafts, and is equivalent to the official secretary.

Yu Roberts, in charge of international market cooperation and development, opened up new territories for the NBA's globalization strategy, and recruited the generals of the East.

Adam Silva, president of basketball operations, is responsible for the business operations and development of the entire NBA, and is the chief bachelor of the cabinet.

He also served as Stern's chief special assistant, equivalent to the chief pen eunuch, the future heir with proper qualifications.

These people have experienced in many positions, have rich experience and outstanding ability, so they can become Stern's right-hand man.

Now, when Stern called them together, he obviously encountered some difficult issues that could not be discussed publicly.

For example, for Tim Donaghy's problem, Stern will call a small meeting to discuss how to deal with it. After all, the refereeing problem should not be discussed publicly and on a large scale.

In Stern's nearly 30-year history of the president's administration, I don't know how many secrets have been decided in such small meetings and then hidden.

Stern, who always greets people with a smile on weekdays, sits behind his large desk with a serious and gloomy face.

In private, Ristern has always been iron-faced and iron-fisted. This small Jewish man who was born as a lawyer has an absolutely calm mind and ruthless strategies. He will never tolerate or compromise in order to achieve his goals.

But again, in order to achieve other goals, he can bow his knees and put down his dignity.

In the history of NBA development, Stern is a decisive figure. He mainly did three jobs.

One is to establish the NBA draft system, and the second is to promote the internationalization of the NBA and include it in the strategic development goals.The third is the salary cap.

If there is one achievement, it is that the team is not allowed to gamble, which has a lot to do with the fate of the team.

Ashamed, only a tiny bit of work has been done, but it does not hinder his groundbreaking and importance.

Such a person with a big tree and deep roots is now a bit of a headache by a general manager who has just joined the league.

With a gloomy face, he picked up a courier package from the table, put it in front of Joe Bozia, and said, "There is a video tape in the mail from Los Angeles. Guess what it is?"

Bozia thinks it shouldn't be your peachy image?

Of course, he didn't dare to talk nonsense, he said: "From Los Angeles? Could it be... sent by the Clippers?"

Stern nodded and said: "It was sent from the Clippers, and it was the whistle problem of LeBron's walk last time. This guy Smart actually collected a bunch of highlights of LeBron James' walk and sent it to In my office, there is also a referee report about the game against the Cavaliers!"

Bozia swallowed, and said: "It's been more than two weeks since this game, why is Smart still pestering him? Is he dissatisfied with the $10 fine?"

Stern shook his head and said, "I talked to him about the terms and said that the fine could be reduced, but he refused. He also gave me a whole lot of shit and sent a video like this. If it spreads to the media, it will be another damn referee. Topic! And Donaghy has just been released from prison recently, it is inevitable that some people will join forces to hype."

Attacks and controversies on NBA referees have never stopped, and Min Congda who sent videotapes to Stern was not the first.

It's just that now is a special period. Donaghy has just been released from prison, and he is clamoring to write an autobiography to break the news. If he and Min Congda form a joint force, it will be very troublesome to cause a storm of public opinion.

Although it will not cause fatal damage to the NBA for the time being, this kind of biting from time to time makes Stern very irritable, and he doesn't want to get entangled in this issue.

The so-called embankment of a thousand miles is destroyed by ant nests, and the issue of the credibility of referees cannot be ignored, otherwise the negative impact will be devastating.

"Smart is a guy who doesn't eat oil and salt, and doesn't eat hard and soft. What do you think he wants? To give his team more whistle bias, like Cuban?"

"I think it's possible, but... some of his emails are not focused on the Clippers game, and he also cares about other teams. I always feel..."

"What do you always feel, don't hesitate, talk."

Stern urged Bozia impatiently.

Bozia said: "I always feel that he is not for the Clippers to win, and he is not afraid of fines. What he does, I think it is for fame."

After listening to Bozia's words, Stern nodded. People in the world are not seeking money or fame, and there is no exception.

Since Min Congda took office, he has been doing various things to gain a position, obviously for the sake of fame, and now he is indeed famous.

But he wasn't satisfied enough, Stern thought, the big deal was to satisfy him a little bit, let him show off and enjoy himself.

Stern said: "In this case, how about giving him the best general manager of the season?"

The award for the best general manager is relatively insignificant. Fans pay far less attention to the general manager than to the players.

However, it is definitely a huge honor for a new manager who is airborne to the NBA to win the best general manager in the first year.

Adam Silva stood up and objected, saying: "The Clippers' results this year are not enough. Besides, he was given the best general manager so soon. What should he do if he wants to go further?"

Stern felt that what Silva said was also very reasonable, and asked, "Then what do you think?"

Adam Silva said: "The All-Star game is coming soon. Recently, the Clippers made a short documentary. They invited a young fan from Cameroon to Los Angeles to watch the game. The father of this little fan gave 30 teams They all wrote letters, only the Clippers responded to him and invited him to watch the game. This is a good story, very publicity, and Cameroon is very poor, we are going to set up a new basketball fund, and when the time comes, let Sma And then, we can give him this year's Walter Kennedy Award for Best Citizen."

Hearing Silva's opinion, Stern's eyes lit up, as expected of a former eunuch holding a pen.

The best citizen award, coupled with fundraising activities, is simply the best combination of fame in American society.

Bozia said: "However, the Best Citizen Award is awarded to players or coaches, and to the general manager...is there no precedent?"

Silva said: "This is the norm, but it may not be an exception. The general manager is also a staff member of the league."

"I think this suggestion is very good. He needs fame, so give him the best citizen award. Then collect donations and ask him to donate some. Anyway, he is not short of money, so he needs fame."

"That's right, he doesn't care if he is fined 10 yuan, just let him donate some and give him a good name."

"By the way, there is another question I want to mention to you. There is an account on the Internet recently, NBA-Batman."

(End of this chapter)