NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 180

O'Neal looked laughing and joking, but he had his own pride. As the strongest man in the league, winning this game by such means would be a stain on his entire career.

Thinking more deeply, O'Neal, who is very business-savvy, knows that if he doesn't do something to express his position, all his business value will collapse.

From unstoppable shark to dastardly thief?
O'Neal couldn't even imagine what consequences this would bring!
To protect the face of the league or to protect his own commercial value, O'Neal would choose the latter without even thinking about it.

So what if the league leaders are angry?
I am the face of the alliance, can you still target me?

He looks very much like a technical master who doesn’t flatter the leaders at all in the company!
Therefore, when Kobe asked for his opinion with his eyes, O'Neal agreed without hesitation.

Yes, O'Neal did it too!
Kobe's reason is even simpler. His goal in life has always been to "catch up with Jordan and surpass Jordan!"

Just ask, would Jordan do this?
of course not!

Therefore, Kobe didn't have to think too much at all and could make up his mind quickly.

When the Kings players saw that the Lakers players stopped attacking, they stood in the center circle and waited for the attack time to end. Of course, they knew what they should do.

We did it too!
The most controversial and least controversial scene in NBA history occurred.

The Kings did not chase the score. When they got the ball, they stood in the center circle.

The referee has nothing to do about this situation.

Players from both teams didn't commit any fouls. They didn't even know how to give whistles.

Moreover, even if it is given, what is the use?

Wouldn't Kobe and O'Neal throw the ball into the audience?

The game was not over yet, and the score was only 4 points apart, but the players from the two teams took the lead in hugging each other in the middle of the court.

"I didn't expect you would do this! Kobe, Shaq, you are also real heroes!"

"You guys also did a good job. Let's compete hard in the next game!"

"Of course, we're going to beat you up in Sacramento."

"Hahahaha, are you kidding? The Lakers will take the victory and win three consecutive championships!"

Players from the two teams exchanged greetings in the center circle, but the referee Bavetta was sweating on his forehead.

What are these black guys with muscles in their heads thinking?
Why don't you just obey?

Why don't you just listen to the alliance's arrangements?

If you guys make trouble like this, what should I do?
Am I going to be abandoned by the alliance?
Although the vice president of the league promised many benefits, it was just a private conversation between the two. In this situation, he will definitely be the first scapegoat!

Bavetta knew that even if he bites back, he can't save himself!

Forget it, just be a silent lamb and hope for a good ending.

Hope it!
Meanwhile, in the league offices in New York, Stern was furious!
What did you do!
Do you still want the face of the alliance?
I can shut up some basketball commentators, but I am not omnipotent. I cannot shut up all the media in the United States!
Things are completely out of control now!
Maybe it's time to throw out the scapegoat!

"Doo-doo-doo-"

Referee Bavetta feebly blew the whistle to end the game, and then fled backstage.

104:108, the Lakers won by 4 points at home, and the series entered a tiebreaker.

At the same time, terms such as "NBA match-fixing", "NBA referee controversy", "Stern manipulating NBA games" and other terms were all on the trending search list on Twitter.

But is this the end?
Do not!
Lu Yuanzhi would not agree!
As soon as he returned to the locker room, Lu Yuanzhi took out his mobile phone and started to contact him.

The teammates only heard Lu Yuanzhi communicate with the other end of the phone in Chinese with a firm tone, and then hung up the phone. Ten minutes later, Lu Yuanzhi's phone rang again. After receiving a positive reply, Lu Yuanzhi showed a smile on his face.

"Max, what are you doing?"

Bobby Jackson saw Lu Yuanzhi being mysterious and came over to inquire about the situation.

"You wouldn't think that after receiving this slap today, it would be the end of it!"

"No matter who wants to target us, they will have to pay the price!"

Seeing that Lu Yuanzhi was still working as the Riddler, Bobby Jackson continued to ask, but he heard Lu Yuanzhi say, "Bobby, don't worry, you'll know when you get back to our home court!"

The day after the game, the league issued an announcement announcing that there was a problem with the referee Bavetta's penalty in the sixth game between the Kings and Lakers. A joint investigation team would be organized to investigate, but the result of the game would not be changed.

Seeing the league's announcement, the fans even booed.

What kind of joint investigation team? Isn’t it still your left hand investigating the right hand?
In the end, a scapegoat was thrown out, and then the big problem was reduced to a trivial matter, was it reduced to a trivial matter?
The league has made it clear that it wants to handle this crisis coldly.

Originally, if the players were so confrontational with the league on the court, could the league tolerate it?

Even if O'Neal, Kobe, and Webber have great influence and are all All-Stars, they dare not be suspended at this critical moment. Shouldn't they show their attitude and issue tickets to these disobedient boys?

Haha, I really don’t dare!
The outside media has been in a frenzy for a long time. The league really doesn't want to put itself at the forefront again because of the fine.

Keep your head down!

Just bury your head in the sand and pretend nothing happened.

The league's top executives collectively refused media interviews, wanting to wait until the heat subsided.

As long as you escape this time, there will be plenty of opportunities to settle the score in the future!
But the alliance wanted to settle the score in the future, but Lu Yuanzhi didn't intend to drag it out.

If you dare to trick us, I will tear off your last fig leaf!

On the third day after the game, that is, June 6, the morning of the seventh game, a cargo charter flight from China docked in Los Angeles, and then quickly transferred the cargo to Sacramento.

Before the game started in the evening, this batch of goods arrived in front of the Arco Arena.

That's a T-shirt.

Originally, Lu Yuanzhi discussed with the team's top management to put these jerseys directly on the seats and distribute them directly to the fans in attendance, but the team owners, the Maloof brothers, did not want to get involved.

They just want to make money and don't want to fall out with the league.

Lu Yuanzhi never expected that after seeing the words printed on the T-shirts, the owner of his team would not agree to distribute these T-shirts in the arena.

It turns out that Cuban is the most special and bloody of all bosses. Most of the other bosses are just moneyworms.

Especially the Maloof brothers, whose main business is running casinos, have a more flexible moral bottom line.

But this was not a problem for Lu Yuanzhi, as he already had a way to deal with it in his plan.

Before the game started, hundreds of Asian faces appeared in the square in front of the Arco Arena. They held banners that read "Free cheering T-shirts"!
People all over the world are the same. They can't walk when they see it's free.

Fans got T-shirts at dozens of collection points. When they opened them and took a look, their eyes suddenly lit up!
"Referee Suck!"

"The referee is an idiot!"

good good!
Put it on now!

(End of this chapter)