On July 9, 2010, the history of the NBA was forever changed at this moment.

LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh, the core bosses of the three teams, decided to join forces with Miami, creating the most powerful Big Three in history.

For a time, there was a storm.

Of course, the first to bear the brunt is the people of Cleveland. The hometown hero decided to play elsewhere. Cleveland fans naturally feel very hurt. It is like a lover who has been in love for 7 years and who publicly said the day before that he would love you forever suddenly ran away with someone else. Maybe not.

Any way Clevelanders can take this news calmly.

As a result, there was a lot of abuse and contempt for James on any platform that allowed fans to speak out.

"coward!"

"Hot chicken, why am I a fan of such a thing!"

"James will be my lifelong enemy from now on! I scold him every time I see him!"

All kinds of insults were obviously not enough to anger the public. One hour after James' live broadcast on TV, James' jersey was burned in public on the streets of Cleveland.

Two hours later, Cavaliers owner Gilberto, who felt deeply betrayed, issued an open letter. In the open letter, he called James' behavior a "cowardly betrayal" and "a shameful display of selfishness"...

To be honest, the extreme behavior of Cavaliers fans is indeed a bit excessive, but the mood of Cavaliers fans is still understood by many people. After all, this decision also made many people feel angry and incomprehensible.

For example...league commissioner David Stern!

He was angry and had a headache. He didn't understand why James made such a choice. This directly went against the theme of one person, one city that he had promoted for so many years.

In fact, before James announced his "decision one" on TV, Stern had already heard the news. He also tried to block the deal. After the blockade failed, he also tried to persuade James' team to

Don't be so arrogant, even if you speak out on social media, it's better than having a national live broadcast on TV!

However, this proposal was also rejected by James' team.

Not only that, James' team has obviously been planning this for a long time. They even planned to turn "Decision 1" into a donation event. They originally decided to donate 1 million US dollars to charity.

However, they obviously underestimated the influence and destructive power of James joining the Heat to form the Big Three.

In addition to the Cleveland fans who have been driven crazy, fans from other places have started to curse, and even celebrities and stars from all walks of life have come out to accuse James of his behavior.

For a time, James and the Miami Heat became public enemies.

Barkley said humorously in the live broadcast room: "This may be the first team in history that has countless fans hoping that they will be disbanded if they don't win a game before they even play a game."

Of course, David Stern also has a headache about this.

In order to solve this problem, he hurriedly convened a meeting with the league's top brass. The main issue was how to eliminate the negative impact this matter had on the league's image. At the same time, he also had to re-evaluate James, who the league had previously favored.

There is no way, this impact is really too big, even if the Big Three, all three of them have taken a salary cut, which means that not only are they united, but they also have salary space to recruit...

How can other teams play?

This has undoubtedly brought an extremely bad atmosphere to the entire alliance, and is an extreme departure from Stern's overall strategy.

But Stern doesn't want to just throw away the brand name he has finally cultivated, so he is also entangled in how to face the Heat in the new season.

But no matter how entangled, such a trend must be punished, so Stern first deprived the Heat of most of their publicity resources for next season. Of course, the Heat may not need the league's help in publicity now, but this does not mean

What's important, what's important is that the posture must be shown.

Then, of course, there is the question of how to eliminate the negative impact. This is also the most difficult problem, because the impact now seems to be really too great!

However, the league is not without understanding people. Now that James has fallen, another flag has just been raised, and as it happens, this flag has already been raised.

"It's decided that next season, we will focus most of James' resources on the Knicks and Zuo Li." Stern made the decision to recycle James' resources.

Zuo Li, who was still on the plane for a long-distance flight, didn't know that the formation of the Big Three would bring his status in the alliance to another level.

Of course, it is not that there are no objections. For example, Xiao Hua, who was the vice president at the time, felt that it was no big deal for the three giants to unite, but that it was an optimized combination. As a yellow man, Zuo Li felt that he could not carry the NBA.

Big flag.

As a result, it was rejected by a group of people without Stern having to do it himself.

How much influence has Zuoli's rise this year brought to the alliance and how much revenue has it brought? Are you blind?

Xiao Hua refused to accept it, but it was of no use, so the matter was settled...

At this time, James, who was in Miami, still didn't know that because of this transfer, the league had changed its strategy towards him.

Of course, he will know sooner or later.

However, at this time, LeBron has already felt the pressure brought by this decision. Now he does not dare to turn on the TV, let alone go online, because as long as he goes up, 100% of what he sees will be scolding him.

This made James, who was accustomed to hearing everyone's praise, flattery, and approval, a little bit emotional. He already felt that he had made a wrong move.

"Maybe... I should stay." James held his head and thought, yes, at this moment, he felt a little regretful.

You must know that he is a person who cares very much about his personal image. However, this time, the image he has worked hard for many years collapsed in an instant, which made him a little at a loss.

"Listen, LeBron!"

At the critical moment, Leon Rose, still his agent and the driving force behind the Big Three, grabbed James' shoulders and shook him hard. He wanted to shake James awake:

"The road has been walked and there is no way to turn back. Besides, public opinion is temporary. After winning the championship, all doubts will disappear."

"What you have to do now is not to sit in the room and sigh, but to stand up, pick up the basketball, walk onto the damn court, and win the championship!"

"Moreover, the championship is already in front of you. The three of you are extremely powerful. Zuo Li, Howard, and Kobe will all be stepped on by you! Forget how the Celtics' Big Three destroyed them in 2008.

allied?"

"Believe me, the moment the three of you decide to join forces, the alliance will be over!"

Leon Rose's words made James raise his head.

yes!

He came here to win the championship. As long as he wins the championship, these negative comments will disappear. If he builds his own dynasty in Miami, then who else will say that he is a member of the team? They will only admit that they are

of greatness.

As for whether he can win the championship...

Isn’t this obvious?

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