Bishop of the Devil

It was eight o'clock the next morning.

Generally speaking, for fights that occurred during the game the night before, the league will make a penalty decision at eight o'clock the next day!

But today at eight o'clock in the morning, it was calm!

The alliance seems to have forgotten this matter, and there is absolutely no official reply...

No fool would think that the Alliance has really forgotten this matter. The calm at this moment is a precursor to the coming storm!

The calmer it is, the more it shows that the alliance takes this matter seriously!

…

At 8:30 in the morning, the Purdue Boilermakers held a press conference.

Coach Philip Sr. sat on the table, with ten Boilermakers players standing behind him.

"Thank you to the media friends who came. I'm afraid everyone should be aware of the purpose of holding this press conference today."

"Richard is the honorary head coach of our Purdue dynasty!"

"That's right, I did use the word dynasty. We have won three consecutive championships and are fully worthy of the word dynasty!"

"The establishment of the dynasty has nothing to do with me as the head coach. It is all due to Richard!"

"What I want to say is, Lee, we in West Lafayette will always stand behind you. If you want to come back, the Boilermakers will always have a head coach position for you!"

…

In addition to the Boilermakers, more than a dozen elite basketball schools held press conferences.

The general meaning is the same. They support Richard. Although Richard's approach is extreme, it is excusable. If Richard wants to return to the NCAA, they are willing to open the door to welcome Richard.

Logically speaking, there is no reason for these prestigious schools to support Richard. After all, Richard dominated their time for two years.

It may be that they didn't want Richard to come back and said these words deliberately, or it may be that old Philip promised some benefits, but anyway they stood up.

…

Next, NBA players and head coaches of several teams also accepted exclusive interviews from the media and expressed their thoughts, that is, what Richard did this time was not so unacceptable.

Especially the Philadelphia 76ers, they even held a special press conference...

This brother team of the Trail Blazers naturally sided with Richard. They directly listed the Jazz as a scourge of the league and called Stockton a piece of rat shit...

What really brought this matter to the peak of public opinion was a subsequent report issued by TSN.

According to the report, based on the fact that the league has not disclosed the punishment results, it is speculated that the league will definitely impose quite severe penalties on Richard and the Trail Blazers.

In this report, Richard's identity as a yellow man was specifically highlighted.

…

What Richard and TSN didn't expect was that this report directly caused an uproar in the United States.

Chinese Americans and even yellow people from all over the country have logged on to TSN to support Richard, especially in San Francisco, the largest Chinese community in the United States. After the news spread, it aroused dissatisfaction among San Franciscans!

San Francisco is the city with the largest number of Chinese in the United States. If you look closely at the distribution map of Chinese in this city, you can clearly find that two-thirds of the city is densely populated by Chinese.

Their ancestors have paid much more blood and sweat than other ethnic groups, so that future generations can settle in this city.

When the news spread through word of mouth that Richard would be expelled from the league by the NBA Management Committee because of his yellow-Chinese identity, they couldn't sit still.

Ever since the United States passed that infamous bill last century, life for Chinese Americans has been very bad.

In the past two decades, as Chinese Americans have gained more and more voices in American politics, their status has been higher than before, but discrimination still occurs from time to time.

Now that something like this happens, whether you are Chinese or other people of yellow descent, you feel that you need to stand up.

They must make their voices heard. They do not want history to reverse course and return to the miserable situation of decades ago.

The Golden State Warriors’ phone calls were immediately blown!

San Francisco does not have an NBA team, but they only need to drive across the Gold Mountain Bridge to watch the Warriors game.

This Jinshan Bridge was the bridge that later appeared on the Warriors' team logo.

Half of the Warriors fans are from San Francisco!

When they call the Warriors now, they have only one request. The Golden State Warriors must do their best to stand up and support Richard!

Otherwise, they will completely lose the San Francisco market!

…

The public sentiment was raging, and even Richard did not expect that this matter would actually involve racial issues!

In fact, this is normal. As a country with many ethnic groups, the United States basically has a big problem if there is any racial issue, especially for ethnic minorities. They will never take issue with even a small matter like this. Will regress.

Because as long as you regress, you will lose your right to speak!

Senior Chinese or yellow officials from all over the United States cannot pretend to be dumb at this moment. How did they get into the position they are in?

It depends on the Chinese or yellow ethnic groups in their constituencies.

Those who have watched the American TV series "House of Cards" should know very well what the voters in their own district mean to an official and their political career.

Now, even if they don't want to care about such nonsense, they still have to stand up and say something.

Otherwise, I would be sorry for those votes. The voters did not elect them to act stupid, but to let them speak on behalf of the voters at critical moments.

If he does nothing, there is no doubt that he will lose miserably in the next election.

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On a private jet from Portland to New York.

Paul Allen got on the phone with Miami Heat owner Mitch Allison.

"Mitch, have you set off?" Paul Allen asked.

"Paul, you actually want to go to such a thing in person? Just let Olshey go, wouldn't it be fine?" Mitch Allison naturally knew what Paul Allen was asking.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the NBA Management Committee did not issue a penalty decision, but directly convened a meeting with the management of each team.

The boss can go there in person, or the team management can go there.

The reason for holding this meeting is self-evident, that is, to discuss how to resolve this matter.

"I have to go for this, Mitch, my man, who is going to take your place?" Paul Allen asked.

"Pat Riley, seriously, man, is a coach worth what you do?" Mitch Allison was a little curious. He knew very well how much Paul Allen was worth...

A team is really not a big asset to Paul Allen.

Before Ballmer entered the NBA, Paul Allen was the biggest moneymaker in the entire NBA...

What many people may not know is that Paul Allen's net worth alone is enough to be worth the sum of the league's bosses, who are ranked sixth to 29th in net worth!

The Heat owner is the second richest owner in the NBA. His current net worth is approximately US$5 billion and he runs the world's largest shipping company, Carnival Cruise Line.

"worth!"

"Mitch, you have to help me with this."

"Before, you wanted the operating rights of Octopus. You also know that I don't need the money. My yachting is purely a personal hobby. But now I give you the operating rights for two years. How about it?"

"Three years!"

"Deal!" Mickey Allison said happily.