"Boss, something happened..."

In the NBA headquarters in New York, Stern's assistant was dialing the phone while eagerly reporting to David Stern the vicious incident of the brawl between the Nets and the Celtics today.

At this time, David Stern has been in charge of the NBA for 19 years since he took office as president in 1984. At NBA headquarters, he prefers people to call him boss instead of president.

Fights? This is nothing new. How long has it not spent a lot of money on maintaining the image of the league?

How could it be as bad as having Tom Janovich's brains beaten out?

What's more, the Nets just eliminated the Celtics last season, so it's reasonable for the two teams to encounter something unexpected not long after the start of the new season.

However, how to deal with this incident next is the key.

"How is the situation at the scene?" Stern's first concern is whether there is any vicious incident that is difficult to handle. Like the Auburn Hills Palace incident in later generations. Fans participated in the fight, which Stern could not tolerate. Beating.

Fans are beating up their parents. This incident can be said to have directly affected the reputation of the league.

"Generally speaking, it's pretty stable. Both sides of the fight have been expelled. Now the two teams are playing in the fourth quarter, and the Celtics are about to win."

Stern's assistant reported the situation to him, but at this point, he said with some embarrassment:

"Li Luo, who was on the other side of the fight, was fine. He was punched and only found to have a slight concussion after the game."

"But Kenyon Martin on the other side is not very optimistic. His nose bone was broken by a punch from Lee Law, and he is now in the hospital preparing for surgery."

"Who are you talking about? Li Luo?!"

Stern was no stranger to this name. This rookie from China had just shaken hands with him in the draft. How could he have the courage to participate in a fight in the NBA?

Humility, taciturnity, and reliability are the labels that beautiful Chinese people have for Chinese people. Didn't you see how much the last Chinese person, Yao, made you worry-free?

"Well, the conflict was originally between Vin Baker and Kenyon Martin, but for some reason Kenyon Martin attacked Li Luo in the chaos, and then Li Luo counterattacked."

As he said that, the assistant played the video of the conflict to Stern.

Stern watched the entire fight with a frown on his face. When he saw that Lee Luo hit Kenyon Martin in the face with a punch during his defensive counterattack, causing him to bleed, the well-informed little old Jewish man also

I couldn't help but have veins popping out.

In Stern's globalization strategy, China is a huge piece of cake. When Dayao officially landed in the NBA last year, the basketball storm that started in China shocked Stern.

But after all, Dayao is a center. In the world of ordinary people, it is actually difficult for people to sympathize with those giants. The playing style of the center is destined to be impossible for ordinary people to imitate.

On the contrary, defenders who are shorter in stature are more likely to become the darlings of the trend.

So Stern had great expectations for Li Luo's development in the league from the beginning. Li Luo, who is just over two meters tall, has a beautiful mid-range shot. Unlike Yao, Li Luo's character is more in line with the beautiful Chinese people's expectations for stars.

positioning. After the first battle with Wade, everyone could see that this Chinese kid had begun to look like a superstar.

And now? Lelo, who had just played a good game, beat Kenyon Martin?

"What was their reaction?" Stern asked his assistant immediately.

The term "they" in Stern's mouth only represents one kind of people...that is the media. In the NBA, the official and media attitudes are always cooperative.

And they dislike each other.

The media is all-pervasive and exposes many bad things, which adds a lot of unnecessary trouble to the alliance, and the media needs various official documents to facilitate interviews and obtain first-hand information.

On the other hand, the alliance also needs some mouthpieces to convey some voices at certain times.

"It's strange," the assistant scratched his head, "The focus of their report this time is not in the direction of scandal. On the contrary, everyone is very interested in Li Luo's boxing level...

···”

"No other reaction?"

"Not yet, I will pay close attention to the follow-up."

"That's fine, please Adam."

Then, Stern announced the penalties for several people involved in the brawl:

"Kenyon Martin attacked Lee Lowe for no reason and was suspended for five games and fined $10,000. Lee Lowe caused Kenyon Martin's injury and was suspended for three games and fined $8,000. Also, Vin Baker, who broke out the conflict first...

··Just ban him for one game, and there will be no need for a fine."

"fxxx!"

When he received the penalty notice from the league, Li Luo had already returned to the hospital in Boston to test his concussion recovery.

After receiving this fine, Li Luo seemed to have high blood pressure.

"Tmd, I didn't cause any trouble, I'm also a victim, okay?"

Li Luo said with some indignation, but the fight was not without gain. After the conflict, the Nets' morale was in chaos. They were already at a disadvantage and quickly surrendered with one less scoring point.

.At least the team has taken advantage of the Nets, so the ending is not bad.

"Hey, Lee, your phone number. Did the old man call?"

Coach O'Brien accompanied Li Luo along the way to complete all the inspections. When Li Luo's cell phone rang, O'Brien glanced at the phone name note and quickly handed the phone to Li Luo. He was secretly muttering to himself that the old man was worried about Li Luo.

Luo's attention.

"How do you feel?" Auerbach asked about Luo Li's condition as soon as he opened his mouth. Although the old man saw on TV that Luo Li had the upper hand in the scene, he had been hit on the head after all, and the initial diagnosis of concussion could not be ignored.

"It's okay. The doctor said I can recover tomorrow. But being suspended for three games is a bit of a headache. Many of the tactics we practiced can't be used."

"Don't worry, don't worry, the sky won't fall." Auerbach even used the trick of coaxing the children, "As for the fine, we will help you pay it. It is only a three-game suspension, which is not a long time in the entire long season.

At that time, I looked at the schedule. The teams we meet in the next three games are not strong, so you don’t have to worry about it. Starting from today, you will be suspended for three games and you can just take a week off."

"That's not necessary. I'll just stay in the gym this week."

Speaking of training, Auerbach, who has always had a vicious eye, became interested.

"I saw from the game video that you seem to have improved again? Both your skills and your body are much stronger than when you were first drafted."

"That's natural. Next, I want to learn from Olajuwon's footsteps. I have some new insights from this game against Kenyon Martin. Old man, just ask the video analyst to prepare the information for me. Suspended.

I’ll be living in the basketball gym for a while.”

"Haha," on the other end of the phone, Mr. Auerbach was very happy when he heard his disciple's eagerness to learn.

"Olajuwon, right? OK."

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