Legendary Basketball Tycoon

Office of the NBA Commissioner.

After Xiao's bald head brought Bruce into the office, he disappeared automatically. He also knew that the next conversation the President gave to Bruce needed to be absolutely confidential.

"Sit down, Bruce!" Stern was already sitting in the office waiting for Bruce.

Looking at the little brat who had grown significantly taller, Stern felt like he was getting old.

Even the little ones have grown up, and their white hair has also increased!

It's all the result of worry! Years make people grow old!

"Mr. President, do you have anything to do with me?!" Bruce asked suspiciously.

He knew that Stern would definitely not let him go, but he just didn't know what it was.

As for Dayao's entry into the NBA this year, haven't we already negotiated with him last time? Both sides get what they need. It was a very pleasant conversation, wasn't it? !

What's going on now, is there something wrong? !

Bruce is not worried about Stern's change of mind, because he knows that Dayao can only reflect his value in the Han Chinese team. If he goes to other teams, the value is not so high. Just kidding, New York is also where the NBA headquarters is located. If Stern likes to see the team win the championship, it is undoubtedly the New York Knicks and the Hans. It is related to the appearance of the league. How can you say that Stern does not pay attention to it!

Changes are definitely not going to change, but Bruce is just not sure what kind of money Stern, a profiteer, has come up with to cheat himself? !

"Mike Bait wants to buy the Charlotte Hornets, you paid some of the money!" Stern asked indifferently.

Because in Stern's opinion, before Jordan retired in 1997, Jordan was really a good bird, and he often went to hotels and casinos. But since Jordan retired, the old hooligan actually turned his back on his wrongdoing, no longer misses those romantic places, and returned to North Carolina to learn business management at his own expense, which shocked the world at the time!

And since last year, Jordan took the initiative to approach Hornets owner George Shinn to buy the team. After several unsuccessful attempts, he found him. You said it surprised him!

A gambler didn't say that he gave the money he earned from playing to the casino, but he still had money to buy a team. This is obviously impossible, but he knew that Jordan had so much money to buy a team. Now he thinks about it. To buy a team, the minimum starting price is 100 million, and it is the team with the worst position in the city. Big cities are much more expensive.

Jordan actually found him and said that he had money. As long as George Sinn was willing to sell, there would be no problem with less than 200 million. We are the kind of money that is not bad.

Look, the old hooligan is an old hooligan, and what he said is awesome!

No way, he can only ask Jordan where the money came from. The league has to investigate the owner of the team who wants to buy the team. As long as the source of the funds is clear, there is no problem.

He was afraid that Jordan would mess up and find some consortiums to set up a joint venture to buy the team, then the team would have many shareholders, and who would eventually become the owner would be a big problem.

Really drunk, but Jordan after retirement is more valuable. It has been a few years since someone asked Jordan to buy a team!

Don't look at Jordan's joyous dance now, maybe after a consortium buys the team, he can only be a mascot and make bonuses every year there.

Here Jordan scratched his head and said with a smile that it was Bruce who lent him some money.

Stern is completely stunned now. Bruce has been worth among the top ten richest men in the NBA since he made money in 1998. He can give a sum of money to "support" Jordan.

What Stern wondered was when did Jordan play with Bruce? !

Bruce could actually lend Jordan money to buy a team. You must know that the Hornets are an Eastern Conference team. If Jordan bought the Hornets, wouldn’t he have played against the Han Chinese who were already in the Eastern Conference? !

Obviously, Stern definitely doesn't believe that Bruce will lend money to Jordan to buy a team for nothing. From his dealings with Bruce over the years, he knows that the kid is "black-bellied"!

He just wanted to ask what Bruce wanted to do. In 1992, he spent 200 million to buy the Seattle SuperSonics for Paul Allen, and now he borrowed money to help Jordan buy the Hornets. If Bruce is really a saint, then don't say anything. But why is he not? !

Then there is a problem, Jordan can't ask it, and if you don't Stern, you can only ask Bruce!

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Bruce didn't expect Stern to ask this.

He understood at once, our president thinks too much, Stern is deeply afraid of what will happen to the league because Jordan buys the team, right?

To be honest, Bruce never thought about lending money to Jordan to buy a team, nothing more than wanting to make a league with Jordan, other than that he really has no crooked thoughts, he swears!

"Yes, I did loan Michael a sum of money. He is from North Carolina, and the Hornets are not far from North Carolina. Michael's purchase of the Hornets is a good thing for the league or him!" Bruce slowly replied.

Jordan can only show his value if he buys the Bulls or the Hornets, the former because he can build a dynasty, and it's okay to buy his own team from the end, but it's obvious that the Bulls owner Jerry Michael Rainsdo The husband is reluctant to sell the team; the latter is in North Carolina with the University of North Carolina, and North Carolina has an NBA team in the Hornets. You said Jordan didn't buy the Hornets to buy that team!

Wouldn't it be nice to buy the Hornets to have college students cheering at their home court? !

Stern nodded. He also knew the benefits of Jordan buying the Hornets. He clearly stated that he had no objection to Jordan buying the team, and he still wanted it. You must know that there is no owner in the league who is a player. If you play the Hornets, it will be very beneficial to the NBA. God knows what gimmicks the first basketball player will have when he is the team's owner!

So Stern is not against Jordan buying the team, but he has to know where the money Jordan bought the team from, and what is the purpose of "supporting" Jordan to buy the team, this is the responsibility of the league president, okay? pull! Always think of the league for the sake of it!

"Let's be honest, Bruce, what's your purpose? I don't believe you borrowed $200 million for Michael to buy a team for no reason!" Stern asked the question he wanted to know.

In Stern's view, Jordan's own money is at most enough to pay all the players on the team for this year, and the money to buy the team is definitely not available, so Bruce must have a purpose. "Support" Jordan to buy the team, otherwise you'd be a fool to be Bruce and lend 200 million dollars to a stranger for nothing? !

I have to say that Stern is still a sensible person, and he also knows that there is no free lunch in the world!

Of course, there is still a question in Stern's mind that he didn't say, and he will ask it later!