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Chapter 992 This is pure basketball

"Due to the labor agreement dispute, James considered switching to the football field during the lockout."

"The Turkish team Besiktas confirmed that it is negotiating with Kobe and the two parties may sign a contract. A week ago, Nets guard Deron already signed with the team."

"On July 26, the league announced the postponement of the annual rookie transition plan. This time was originally scheduled for August 9 to 11. After the new agreement is reached, the date will be rescheduled."

…

Bad news, bad news, bad news!

From July 1st to July 31st, for a whole month, there was not even a single piece of good news from the NBA labor and management sides. Not only that, the labor and management sides only held two negotiations throughout the month, but neither Hunter nor Stern, the important figures on both sides.

Attend.

More and more NBA players are beginning to look for a way out, and there are also inconsistent opinions within the players' union. Some players insist on maximizing interests, while others are more inclined to compromise with management.

On August 1, Stern, Hunter, and Fisher sat down at the negotiating table again. This was the first formal negotiation between the two parties since the lockout.

On August 2, after two hours of negotiations without any progress, Stern said to the media: "The players are not willing to participate in negotiations in a serious way. I feel very pessimistic."

Fisher said the two sides will hold at least two or three more negotiations in August. At the same time, the league filed a lawsuit accusing the union of failing to participate in negotiations with a serious attitude.

On August 3, an ESPN reporter broke the news that Stern will not receive a salary during the shutdown. No one knows how much his real salary is, but the New York Daily News reported in February that Stern’s salary

Up to $23 million.

On August 4, Hunter said he would bet that the entire 11-12 season would be canceled due to the suspension. When asked if there would still be a season, Hunter said: "If I have to play at this moment,

As a bet, I would probably say no."

…

The fans were stunned. They originally thought there would be good news in August. Unexpectedly, four days passed and there was no good news. Instead, there was a big thunderbolt every day.

The fans were angry, and the forum was filled with words of "greetings" to the families of both the employer and employee.

Well, the fans are still as honest as ever.

And relying on the magic operation of labor and management, the basketball circle is also in a mess at this time. Just watch the news and you will know that basically everyone is in danger and there is not much positive news.

Buckley said humorously on the show: "Maybe New York is the only place that is a pure land."

Indeed, in a circle full of demons, the Knicks players seem to be a breath of fresh air.

Everyone is worried about not playing games next season, hurriedly looking for jobs, or standing up and exchanging blows with the management, but the New York players have not been affected in any way.

Randolph went fishing, Curry returned to Davidson to take extra classes, Ewing Jr. sang rock music with his friends, and Zuo Li transformed into a business elite, appearing on various news panels, sports, entertainment, society, business... everything.

Of course, there have always been voices criticizing Zuo Li. Many people think Zuo Li should stand up and say something. Others think Zuo Li is impure because he seems to have stayed away from basketball.

What's even more outrageous is the rumor that if the NBA is suspended this season, Zuo Li will retire and directly join the business. Some people also say that Zuo Li accepted an invitation from a certain director to participate in the filming of a movie... In short, it is getting more and more outrageous.

It was so outrageous that Zuo Li watched the news with a frown every day, because he found that the media's imagination was really too big, and he almost believed it himself.

But he said he stopped playing football...

"Isn't this game just around the corner?"

On August 5, after a month of preparation, the first game of the tour jointly organized by Zuo Li and Kobe Bryant, that is, the New York station, was finally about to begin.

The venue was not a well-known venue like Madison Square Garden, but an ordinary basketball court in Locke Park, the famous street ball mecca, which could only accommodate 3,000 spectators. It was a very ordinary and ordinary arena.

At least that's the case for the nearly 20 players here today.

And since there was no decent publicity before the game, many people didn't actually know that there would be such a game today.

So when Zuo Li and Kobe arrived with the players they had recruited, the 3,000 seats were not even filled.

But Zuo Li and the others didn't take it seriously. They came here just to play ball, train, and communicate.

So they quickly started to warm up, not caring that the fans in the venue were going crazy!!!

Jim is a basketball enthusiast and a loyal believer in Rucker Park. Streetball has been played once a week since he became an adult, and the 5th happened to be the day for him to play streetball again.

But when he came to Rucker Park, which he was familiar with, he found that the atmosphere here was very unfamiliar to him, because there were only a few people playing golf. Even if there were people, they were all rushing to the same place, and some people even lost their running shoes.

"As for...what happened..." Jim looked at aj1 on the ground and fell into deep thought.

I know all about this kind of shoes, and I can just throw them away without picking them up, so how can I...

"The end of the world?!" Jim looked confused.

After thinking about it, he decided not to fight. He was going to see what could make everyone so crazy.

By the time Jim arrived at the arena, the seats were already full of fans who didn't need tickets. Not only that, the aisles were packed with surging crowds. Everyone was very excited. The moment he entered, he even felt his ears ringing...

However, although there was no entrance fee, the security checks were very strict and he was not allowed to bring beer or drinks in.

"What's the matter!!!" Jim rubbed his ears. It's outrageous how great the game can be without money and with so many security guards.

Jim complained silently, then stood on tiptoes and looked into the field.

And then……

Jim screamed the loudest in his life!

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!"

"Zuo Li! It's Zuo Li! OMG! I'm not dreaming!"

"And Kobe! Kobe Bryant! Is that O'Neal! And Garnett! Duncan?! Parker.! WTF!!!"

"Is this an All-Star!!!"

Jim fainted. He swore that this was the game with the most stars he had ever seen live in his life, and it was even more luxurious than the All-Star Game!

And, it’s actually free!!!

"I'm dizzy...I can't survive...This is so exciting!" Jim held on to the railing and managed to steady himself.

A group of people around him were in a similar state to Jim. They couldn't believe that this group of All-Stars would appear in the same stadium without asking for tickets!

Inside the stadium, Team Zuoli and Team Kobe were already facing each other.

Kobe, Gasol, Duncan, Parker, Ginobili.

Zuo Li, Garnett, Curry, Ray Allen, Battier.

Off the court were Randolph, David Lee, Tracy McGrady, Carter, and even retired Iverson!

They are not for money, they just want to enjoy the purest basketball!

(End of chapter)