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Chapter 131 David Stern only cares about ratings!

On the sofa in the general manager's office, Larry Bird watched Suwan and Foster leave the scene on TV, and said to Walsh next to him: "Okay, now you can go to save the situation!"

Just as the chaos began, Walsh came running to him in a hurry.

Larry Bird sat there calmly, waiting for the signal source to be cut off, and then waiting for the signal source to be reconnected: "Why go there? Can you stop it if you go there? Don't worry, it's just fans beating up players. David is a sadistic person. He dares to offend anyone except fans. Just look at the subsequent handling of the Palace of Auburn Hills. Except for the two fans who led the riot, the other heavy penalties were all on the players."

"Just wait, the Spurs are doomed this time!"

"Not only this season, but also next season is ruined!"

Walsh failed to convince Bird, and he didn't dare to go to the scene alone. He was afraid of being injured by mistake, so he just sat there.

Unexpectedly, now that the game was over, Larry Bird asked him to go again.

"What are you going to do? What am I going to do now?" Walsh responded to "Big Bird" with the same words.

"Of course, we're going to support our players and fans!" Bird stood up and looked at Walsh with a curse in his eyes:

you idiot!

At this time, Su Wan and other players had just finished the interview, and reporters were still standing outside the locker room corridor, taking pictures.

Don't be fooled by the fact that these photos have no content.

But this is the Pacers' home team player tunnel after the "Conseco incident". Even with a slightly messy atmosphere, it can still stir the hearts of fans, who are imagining, did they chase the Spurs players to the hospital and beat them up after the game?
The appearance of Bird and Walsh made the reporters find their target. They approached, surrounded them and asked them what they thought about the riot that had just occurred.

Larry Bird said: "I am sorry to see such an accident in what should have been a wonderful finals, but I understand the feelings of the Pacers fans. We have experienced too much this season. We finally got out of the quagmire and are about to create new glory, but some teams want to destroy it all with dirty means, which is absolutely not allowed by Indiana. Finally, if there was such a team in the 80s that constantly hurt the opponent's core players and advanced in the playoffs, they would have been sent to the hospital long ago. The authorities need to give an explanation to the entire league on how teams like the Spurs should be handled. If dirty is considered passionate, then we can definitely do more passionately!"

Walsh, who had heard the last part, pushed up his glasses and said seriously, "The authorities must give an explanation!"

"You must give me a result as soon as possible!"

Bird demanded an explanation from the authorities in front of the camera, and David Stern was banging on the table in the president's office at the same time.

He was shocked by tonight's "Conseco incident."

How long has it been since we went to the Palace of Auburn Hills?

From November last year to June this year, less than 11 months...

He thought that the punishment he gave last time was severe enough to deter some people.

But now it seems that the punishment at that time was too light.

No, this time we must eliminate the source and never allow something like this to happen again.

He asked his subordinates for a detailed report, which described the whole thing from the beginning to the end, detailing every detail.

When he saw the change in the atmosphere, which started when Bruce Bowen stepped on O'Neal, he was so angry that he threw his gold-rimmed glasses on the table: "That old guy Greg, does he really think the league condones his dirty tricks?"

Over the years, he has put in a lot of effort to achieve “one man, one city” and ensure that each team has representative stars.

Currently, it is very effective. Philadelphia is represented by Allen Iverson, Cleveland has LeBron James, and the representative of the "Holy City" is Tim Duncan.

In order to give more confidence to the star players in small markets, he set up Tim Duncan as a role model.

He was eager to see Tim Duncan achieve more, so he subconsciously turned a blind eye to Bruce Bowen.

But he didn't expect Popovich to become even more aggressive. Starting from the second round of the playoffs this season, he would eliminate a core player of the opponent in every game. He had originally wanted to "settle the score later" and issue some new regulations to restrict Bowen after the end of this season.

After all, now, under Suwan's instigation, fans and media in other cities are becoming more and more resentful towards the Spurs.

He couldn't turn a blind eye.

But unexpectedly, it was still a step too late...

Of course, he did not expect that Bruce Bowen would become the fuse of the second "Palace of Auburn Hills Incident".

If he had known this would happen, he would have punished him severely!
Then he saw that after the game resumed, Foster directly performed a "naked choke" on Tim Duncan's hand, and he felt his breathing was a little difficult at that time.

This was naturally a scene he didn't want to see.

He also heard the harsh words Su Wan said before the game.

He also thought that Su Wan was just full of youthful vigor and wanted to scare the Spurs so that they would not dare to do anything shady.

"Greg, you bastard!"

Thinking of this, David Stern scolded Popovich again.

Don’t you know what Su Wan’s temper is like?
A typical "if you stab me, I'll stab you back" kind of person.

He also led the entire Pacers team, and revenge never took overnight.

This is fucking, he even said something harsh, and he still dared to provoke...

You deserve to be in the hospital!

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Popovich argued with Suwan on the sidelines, threatening that "Suwan will be treated like this by others one day"...

When the fans in the stands heard him threatening Su Wan like this, they immediately lost control of their emotions and rushed up.

The "Conseco incident" broke out completely.

David Stern closed his eyes in despair again.

Wow, if Popovich had said less tonight, the "Conseco Riots" would not have happened.

Damn it!
Damn it!

After seeing this, David Stern had a clear judgment on the cause of the whole incident, and at the same time had a rough standard for the punishment of the two teams.

The next morning, the "Conseco incident" became the headlines of major media outlets.

Some fans who didn't watch the live broadcast are regretting it now.

It would be fine if he didn’t catch up with the “Palace of Auburn Hills incident”, but why didn’t he catch up with the “Conseco incident” this time?

Are you born not to “join in the fun”?

Most media outlets shouted “Great!”

There's nothing we can do. Who made the Spurs do so many evil things?

Let's take the top eight teams in the Western Conference this season. Which team's perimeter core hasn't been "black-handed" by Bruce Bowen?
It’s just that some of them escaped and were not injured!

A player who did not want to be named said: "All the Spurs players should go to the hospital to lie down, so that they can understand whether Bruce Bowen is a good person or not!"

The New York Times never misses a moment of sarcasm: "I really want to know, in the eyes of Tim Duncan, is Jeff Foster a good guy? In the eyes of the Spurs, are Indiana fans good people? If not, unfortunately, the rest of the league thinks the same way about the Spurs."

Almost everyone is on Indiana's side.

Only the San Antonio media is still bashing the Pacers and Indiana fans.

Even Detroit, the city that hated Su Wan the most, did not dare to stand up and help at this time.

They also saw clearly that this was the moment when everyone would push down the wall.

After all, everyone knows that the Spurs, who beat up the fans, are completely finished. At least next season, they have no hope. At around 10 a.m., the official quickly updated the results of the handling of the "Conseco incident" this time.

First, let’s look at the Pacers.

Jeff Foster, who choked Tim Duncan, was suspended for 4 games; Suwan, who joined the fans in the fight against Bruce Bowen and played a certain role in the fight, was suspended for 15 games, but later he helped the referee to call on the fans to calm down, so the sentence was reduced from 15 games to 7 games;
No one else was punished.

Spurs side:
Like Artest, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, who fought with fans, were directly suspended for one season, including all 82 regular season games and possible subsequent playoffs;
"The trigger" Bruce Bowen was suspended for 30 games.

Horry was suspended for 25 games;
Popovich suspended for 20 games;
Other Spurs players who fought with fans were also suspended for 5 to 8 games.

As for the Indiana fans who led the riot, they were sent to the police station as before.

The security personnel on that day were all fired, just like those at the Detroit Arena.

After the penalty was announced, it caused some surprises, except for the penalty against Popovich, nothing else was too surprising.

This is a handling method that is completely in line with the intensity of the "Auburn Hills Palace Incident".

Popovich became the first head coach to be officially banned by the NBA.

At the same time, the alliance also introduced some new regulations.

For example, the number of security personnel for each game has increased from 4 to 6 to 6 to 10.

It is also stipulated that security personnel in each stadium must be equipped with electric batons and other equipment.

These regulations are naturally intended to reduce the possibility of fan riots.

That afternoon, the league released new regulations:
The penalty for a "second-degree flagrant foul" has increased from a minimum of 2 to 5 yuan to a minimum of 5 to 10 yuan. And for players with more criminal records, the penalty will be higher.

It goes without saying who this regulation is aimed at.

The media quickly gave this new regulation a name:
Bruce Bowen Clause.

As for whether this is useful.

Most media believe that it can have a certain effect.

After all, everyone knows how bad the Spurs' financial situation is, and the owner doesn't have the money to pay fines to the players every day.

Bruce Bowen only makes a few dollars a year, and it's impossible for him to spend all his work paying fines.

More importantly, do the Spurs have the guts to continue to do this?

The injury report of Tim Duncan, who was "choked", has come out:
His arm joints are severely worn, his forearm is fractured, and his muscles are torn. According to optimistic estimates, Tim Duncan will not be able to return until January next year.

Then it was Bruce Bowen. His nose was broken, his jaw was dislocated, and at least a dozen teeth were lost. His cervical vertebrae were also affected and dislocated to a certain extent. It can be seen how hard Su Wan slapped him.

The earliest recovery is expected to be in December.

Ginobili and Parker are in better condition, they are basically serious injuries. The situation looks terrible, but it will be fine after a week of rest.

The worst-off was Popovich. I heard that he was sent directly to the ICU that night, and he had temporary amnesia when he woke up.

The fan was really ruthless and slammed his head on the floor several times.

Popovich really thought he was going to see God...

It wasn't until a day later that Popovich's statistics gradually stabilized and he was transferred out of the intensive care unit by the doctor.

But that evening, he was transferred back to the intensive care unit.

The reason...

He asked about the alliance's reaction.

When he heard that Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili were suspended for a season, and that two or three other main players were also suspended for nearly 20 games, he almost vomited blood.

The instruments inserted into his body also kept ringing at this time.

Several nurses immediately pushed him back to the ICU.

Su Wan was also dealing with the aftermath.

He was not surprised by his suspension.

After all, he beat Bruce Bowen beyond recognition.

However, the punishment is not severe, it is just a 7-game suspension. What’s the difference between this and a holiday?
He is handling the aftermath of Conseco Fieldhouse.

Those that the authorities handed over to the police were all Pacers fans!
A true warrior.

Su Wan couldn't just ignore them, so he asked Bill Duffy to get a deposit for all of their families and let them redeem the people first. They would just do the community service they needed to do, and he didn't need to worry about it.

Then, he asked Bill Duffy to call all the security guards of Conseco Fieldhouse who were asked to resign by the league and told them to serve as bodyguards for him if they were willing, with the same salary and benefits as when they were at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Su Wan did all these things in private, but they were still known by the local media in Indiana. Su Wan made a special phone call and asked them not to make it public.

But even so, many Indiana fans knew about it.

Fortunately, the Internet was not well developed in that era, so the incident did not cause a big uproar.

The fact that only Indiana fans knew about this was also acceptable to Suwan.

Two days later, Game 5 of the Finals continued as usual at Conseco Fieldhouse.

This should be the most miserable finals in NBA history.

Not to mention that the Spurs are full of "water dispenser managers", but on the Pacers side, the results of O'Neal's examination came out. He has a serious ankle sprain and bone damage. His entire foot is swollen like a ball. It will take about 1 to 2 months to recover.

In addition, Suwan and Foster were suspended.

The only main players on the field were Tinsley, Stephen Jackson and Reggie Miller.

But this lineup is much more luxurious than the opponent's.

David Stern also came to the scene and looked at the court with a serious face.

To be honest, he really wants to postpone Game 5 of this year's finals.

Because in his opinion, it is too controversial.

But soon, the assistant told him the news that the real-time ratings of the game reached 2800 million.

His look suddenly stopped being so serious.

Well done!

Well played!
It’s the NBA. Is it still the NBA if there aren’t riots?
As long as it helps to boost ratings, is an occasional riot a big deal?

Ok……

David Stern only cares about ratings!