NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 272
Stockton's absence is quite fatal for the Lakers. Without Stockton, the Lakers' lineup is almost the same as last season.

The overall lineup of the Philadelphia 76ers is much stronger than last season.

The difference in strength between the two teams immediately became apparent. Iverson was able to take advantage of the vastness of the sea. Facing the defense of the little fish Fisher, he could play whatever he wanted.

The key Zen master still can't let Kobe match Iverson, because there is Gerrard, who is extremely lethal with three-pointers, on the Philadelphia 76ers right now.

If Kobe doesn't defend Gerrard, either Xiaoyu has to defend him or Fox has to defend him, neither of which is a decent defensive player anyway.

Compared with Iverson's offense, Zen Master felt that Gerrard's three-pointer was more deadly.

等到全场比赛结束后，费城76人主场大胜，以106:91的比分拿到了2:1的领先优势。

The more the Zen master thought about it, the more angry he became.

Stockton did do something unethical, but you Kumbu just knocked him off the field, isn't it a bit too cruel?
The originally evenly matched situation immediately turned into a one-sided situation, and the Lakers have almost completely lost hope of winning the championship.

Annoyed, Zen master went directly to the field, and he was going to ask the teacher for punishment.

"Kong, it seems that you are looking forward to this championship, otherwise you wouldn't have done such a dirty thing."

"I always thought you were a gentleman before, but now it seems that I was very wrong."

Because of the anger, the Zen master is now a little blushing and has a thick neck, which is in obvious contrast with his previous graceful appearance.

If the NBA coaches are compared to the characters of the Three Kingdoms, Popovich must be Zhuge Liang, after all, he has the name of Zhuge Zhuge.

As for the Zen master, he may be more like Zhou Yu, with an extraordinary bearing, and everything looks so glamorous.

Kumbu chuckled, "Phil, I really have great expectations for this championship, because after winning this championship, I will be able to surpass you."

"If you want to say dirty, do you want me to conduct an anonymous vote in the league tomorrow? See if Stockton is dirty or our players are dirty?"

"Plus, I'm not a gentleman, and I never said I was."

"Tonight is Stockton. Next time, even if it is Kobe or O'Neal, as long as he dares to do something he shouldn't do, I will make them pay the price."

Kong Bu's words almost made the Zen master have a heart attack.

At present, Zen Master has one more championship trophy than Kongbu, and COY has one less than Kongbu.

If Kumbu wins the championship again this year, he will directly surpass Zen Master in terms of the two hard honors of coaching and become the most successful coach in active service.

The two most successful coaches in today's league didn't speculate, turned around and left, returning to their locker room.

After returning to the locker room, Kongbu saw that Mason was chatting with Brother Bread in full swing.

Both of them are now imagining the good times in the Bucks career in the future.

"Boss, is there any news about that guy's injury?"

"That kind of punch should be enough to keep him out of action for a week?"

Brother Bread stood up and asked.

Kumbu shook his head, "I don't know, but it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if the injury is serious or not. What matters is that you see blood in front of the American audience. That's enough."

What he said made Bread a little puzzled. Why is it enough to see blood?Players are injured and bleed on the court, which may not necessarily affect the game. Some players can even return to the court after returning to the locker room to treat their wounds.

Comb didn't explain much, as he said, as long as Stockton sees blood, that's enough, and he has enough confidence to prevent him from appearing.

Don't forget the relationship between Kumbu and the current player union chairman Tylen Lue. Grandpa Lu will have to come to Kumbu's training camp to work for two months.

Even if Stockton's injury is not as serious as it appears, even if he is willing to play with the injury, even if the Lakers doctor gives a diagnosis that he can play, Comb is sure that the Lakers will not be able to pass the hurdle of the players union.

Let players play with injuries?The players union's lawsuit against the Lakers will definitely make the Bass family unbearable.

There are advantages and disadvantages to having a wide network of contacts. Although it will bring some troubles, it can indeed come in handy at critical moments. At least the current Grandpa Lu can play a big role.

At the Lakers' post-game press conference, O'Pang didn't go directly, because he knew exactly what kind of questions the reporters would ask, and he couldn't answer these questions.

After losing the game tonight, Ao Pang had some strange thoughts in his heart.

Judging from the current situation, the possibility of him winning a championship in the hands of Kumbu is becoming increasingly slim.

Since you can't beat it, it's better to join.

Combe is going to leave the Philadelphia 76ers sooner or later. O’Fang is very sure of this. He even has a premonition that after Combe leads Philadelphia to create a dynasty, he will go to a new team to coach. At that time, his chance will come. up.

At this point in time, it is very necessary to maintain a good relationship with Kongbu, which is to leave a way out for myself.

Kobe also did not attend the press conference. He is still in shock. Stockton’s tragedy made him shudder. After the game, he thought more than once in his mind, if what happened to Stockton happened to him, then Can I stand it.

Ma Long didn't go to the press conference either. He is a typical dog that bites and doesn't bark, unlike Barkley who likes to talk.

At the Lakers press conference, Zen Master sat alone on the stage.

He is very conflicted in his heart now. On the one hand, he wants the reporters to know that Stockton's injury is not serious, and let the reporters help the Lakers condemn Comb's immoral behavior.

On the other hand, he was lucky, what if Stockton could play next?Exaggerating Stockton's injury on his own side may be counterproductive.

"I have nothing to say about tonight's game."

"I believe the eyes of the fans are discerning, and they know what Kumbu has done."

"I also believe that the league will definitely give us a fair result."

The Zen master said indignantly.

At least half of the reporters in the audience were local reporters from Philadelphia, and they all showed disdain.

What happened on the field?Isn't Stockton of your Lakers maliciously hurting people and then sanctioned by Comb?

But everyone in the world knows about this, but no one has any evidence to prove that Mason was ordered by Kong Bu.

In addition, what fair result can the league give is nothing more than severely punishing Mason Jr. Will this affect the Philadelphia 76ers?Obviously not, after all, Little Mason was not on the rotation list.

What the Zen master said is actually talking about loneliness, which is completely nonsense.

Waiting until the next Philadelphia 76ers post-game press conference, a Lakers team reporter seized the opportunity to ask questions.

"Kumbu, was Little Mason's behavior on the court instigated by you?"

Kong Bu raised his eyebrows, "Don't you have a court in Los Angeles? No laws? Be careful and I will sue you for such casual slander."

"What evidence do you have that I ordered it? Little Mason told you?"

Kumbu will not be used to these reporters. If he gives an ambiguous answer, he may not know what kind of reports these reporters will write.

"What's on the court stays on the court, and we respect the way the league handles it."

Generally speaking, when this kind of thing happens on the court, the coach will apologize to the opponent instead of the player, but how could Combe apologize to Stockton? He never mentioned Stockton's name during the entire press conference.

……

That night, Combe received a call from Stern without any surprise.

"Can you guys let me sleep peacefully for a few nights?"

"God, that's the finals, the finals broadcast live all over the world, you let people beat Stockton into a dead dog!"

"Those who don't know think our NBA is an octagonal cage of unlimited fighting!"

Stern growled over the phone.

"Can I blame this? It's not that your alliance is too indulgent to that pair of old things."

"They have been doing evil for so many years, what are you doing? Nothing."

"Stockton attacked my player first tonight, why can't I fight back?"

"If you had punished Stockton heavily a few years ago, how dare he pinch Andre's balls in the finals?"

"After all, this matter is your fault!"

Kong Bu's words directly made Stern speechless. He came to ask the teacher to ask the crime, but the question failed, and he became a sinner.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Combe didn't mess around, and his words made sense.

If the league hadn't been so indulgent to the Utah Shuangsha, as long as they did evil, they would be severely punished immediately, and they wouldn't be so unscrupulous.

Malone has only been suspended for three or four games after injuring so many people in his career.

Stern was so speechless that he couldn't speak at all.

"Then what should I do now? You can't tell me to do nothing, can you?" Stern's tone slowed down a lot.

He has always been ashamed of Combe.

It's not just about letting Comb leave the Raptors. In the last two years of the playoffs, as long as it was a game in Philadelphia, almost all opponents took advantage of penalties.

The reason for this is entirely because Stern wants to play a few more games in the series and increase the income of the league.

It's like saying Stern has been sucking the blood of Kongbu.

Hearing that Kongbu's tone was full of anger, he was too embarrassed to continue to criticize Kongbu.

"You can punish him however you like. Anyway, Mason is the only one fighting on the field, and you can't punish anyone else."

"By the way, I plan to give Mason Jr. to the Bucks for nothing during the offseason. Even if you suspend Mason Jr. for a whole season, it has nothing to do with me."

Kong Bu still said angrily.

"Kong, don't be emotional. The reason why I called you this time is actually because I am worried about you."

"It's also fortunate that you are facing a coach like Phil. If you change to those coaches who don't care about their own image at all, if you attack Stockton here, they can also put marginal players. Iverson strikes."

"Sometimes violence doesn't solve the problem. You are not the young man who was less than 30 years old."

"You are now a famous super marshal, and it's time to be more prudent."

Stern began to teach earnestly, sounding like an amiable elder.

Kumbu sighed, Stern just stood up and talked without pain in his back. Of course he wanted to be steady, but would being steady prevent Stockton from playing tricks on his players?

Obviously impossible.

Sometimes, the only solution to a problem may be violence.

The two did not continue to pester the topic of Stockton, but began to chat about the new army, and they chatted until one o'clock in the morning before giving up.

The next morning, league vice president Stu Jackson released the penalty plan.

Mason Jr. was suspended for [-] games and fined $[-].

No other players were punished. After all, only Mason was the only one who really punched.

Mason Jr. could completely accept this punishment plan, and even the $[-] fine was paid by Kong Bu.

There will be at least two more games in the next finals, which means that after the Bucks next season, they only need to wait for [-] games before they can change their minds and start a new life.

The Lakers have no comment on this penalty plan.

By the afternoon of that day, the Lakers released a message that Stockton was expected to return to the game after missing a game.

This news shocked the outside world. After all, it was the pilot who flew the plane, and his physical fitness was really against the sky.

The one who was beaten by Little Mason on the court looked like he was about to die suddenly, but after three days of recuperation, he was able to return to the court?
Everyone was in shock, except for Kong Bu and Mason Jr.

Little Mason ran to Kong Bu's office immediately, his face full of horror.

He was very afraid that he would not be able to go to the Bucks because he did not complete the "target" arranged by Combe.

"Coach, I really did my best at that time, that guy's vitality is like a cockroach."

Kong Bu waved his hand, "Young man, you don't need to worry about the next thing, you just need to worry about your next Bucks career."

"Before I leave, I have something to tell you."

"Never take the initiative to do evil on the court. Evil people don't end well, just like what happened to you this season, or what happened to Stockton."

"The Lakers think Stockton can play, I said no, do you think Stockton can play?"

Combe asked with a smile.

Little Mason's scalp was numb, and his walnut-sized brain really couldn't imagine how Combe would affect Stockton's appearance.

But even if he couldn't think of it, he believed that Kong Bu could definitely do it.

Anyway, he has been with Konbu for a season, and he knows how terrifying Konbu's energy is.

If it wasn't scary, I wouldn't have been brutally abused for a whole season.

The next fourth game was still the home of the Philadelphia 76ers. Stockton's absence had a great impact on the Lakers, causing them to lose again in this game.

However, the Lakers fans still haven't given up hope. The score is 3:1. As long as Stockton returns, they still have the hope of winning the Philadelphia 76ers.

Even if they can win the championship, the gold content of this championship trophy will become even higher!
It's a pity that these fans were quickly splashed with cold water. Just the day before the finals G5, the player union chairman Tyronn Lue arrived in Los Angeles and entered the Lakers headquarters building.

On behalf of the players union, he will examine whether the Lakers have forced injured players to play, and also investigate whether Stockton's injury is suitable for appearance.

Since it is a review and investigation, it should take some time.

Tyronn Lue knows how to embarrass others as much as possible within his limited rights, sitting in front of the Zen master and old Bass with arrogance, and throwing out ruthless words one by one.

"As a representative of the players union, I must be responsible for the rights of the players!"

"Anyone don't want injured players to work for them. This is not the time for black people to be enslaved. You people don't want to enslave players!"

Tyronn Lu is awe-inspiring, a living and contemporary Martin Luther King.

The Zen Master and Old Bath were speechless, what kind of nonsense are they talking about?Stockton is obviously a white man, so how did he get involved in enslaving black people?
(End of this chapter)