The rest is just noise

What to do with Rauf?

Louis hasn't thought about this problem yet.

Things have indeed reached the worst stage, and how to deal with the aftermath has become a difficult problem for management.

"what is your opinion?"

Before telling his solution, Louis wanted to know what the idea was above.

"Trade him as soon as possible." Kruger said frantically. "The existence of this person has seriously affected our brand image. If it is not handled well, it may cause irreparable losses!"

Louis calmed down and joked: "Will it affect the market value of the team?"

"It's already having an impact. The team's market value has evaporated by 1/20 in a few hours!"

It can be seen that Kruger is really anxious.

But Louis doesn't plan to trade Raouf directly.

"We can't trade Muhammad now."

"Why?"

"Because there's no need, he's a good player."

"There are many good players, but there is only one good player who would do this kind of thing. Louis, we have to get rid of him!"

"Jack, I've already prepared the follow-up work, we haven't reached that point yet."

"You don't know. The impact of this incident is terrible. We cannot risk losing the support of the fans. This traitor must leave!"

Louis knew the situation was bad and he knew the seriousness of the matter.

However, Rauf's situation is indeed not so bad that it cannot be repaired.

At least after Louis calmed down, he knew what to do.

Just stick to the original plan.

What if Krug insists he trade Rauf?

Louis thought to himself, he is the president of the team.

"Jack, do you want to run this team for me?"

"I...I didn't mean that."

"Then you want to override me and direct the management to do things?"

"I would never do that!"

"Then I want to keep Mohammed, what do you think?"

Kruger had nothing to say.

"If things get out of hand and the headquarters sends someone to investigate, you and I will be in trouble!" Kruger complained, "What attracted you to that lunatic, and you actually want to wipe his ass?"

"He's my player."

"It's that simple?"

"Any question?"

"I hope you can actually wipe his ass clean."

After Kruger hung up the phone, he thought, no, Louis is no longer coaching, Rudy is the crazy coach!

But he did not call Louis back about the matter.

Since Louis wants Paulaouf, even if the headquarters sends someone, it will probably be useless, unless they plan to kick Louis away as well.

Obviously, they can't get to this point anyway.

Although Louis values ​​​​love, he does not insist on burying his future with Raouf. If he really can't get anything out of it, he will let it go.

Although Kruger wants Rauf to get out more than anyone else, he also really understands Louis.

Rauf's desecration of the Stars and Stripes at MSG went viral.

Players around the league who also believe in *** have to speak out.

Hakeem Olajuwon, the most famous *** believer, did not speak for his comrades: "I think he (Rauf) does not know what he is doing, and I even doubt whether his understanding of his faith is in place.

, in my opinion, he is a person who has gone astray."

Another comrade of Rauf is retired Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

"He seems too extreme, which usually doesn't lead to good results."

Even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar thought what you did was extreme, which shows how ill-considered Rauf's actions were.

Other star players around the league have spoken out.

Only people like Karl Malone who play in remote areas can clearly express their position, while others use more ambiguous words to get through.

Louis believes that now is the best time to rescue.

The rescue method is not to exonerate Rauf, but to fight fire with fire.

The league announced that Rauf was suspended for 10 games.

Rauf's agent said he would use all necessary means to defend his employer's interests.

But the final interpretation of this matter rests with the alliance.

After all, it is written into the rules that the national flag must not be desecrated and etiquette must be maintained during the national anthem ceremony.

The people who made the rules seemed to have foreseen in advance that someone would make such a move in the future, so there was no provision for the number of games for those who violated the rules to be suspended. Everything was left to the league to have the final say.

The league suspended 10 games, and the Knicks urgently announced a five-game suspension for Rauf.

This means that he will be suspended for a total of 15 games.

This is the heaviest punishment since Kermit Washington punched Tomjanovich, and it also reflects the determination of the league and the Knicks to defend the dignity of the Star-Spangled Banner.

At this time, the New York Times and the New York Post each published an article to set the pace.

The former dealt a greater blow to Rauf, while the latter amplified the criticism of Rauf's behavior.

It was originally Rauf's problem alone, but the Post had to think that there was something wrong with this group.

Things have become complicated, just like the smash-and-grab that happened in Los Angeles the year before last.

When those gangster-like black people started using violent means to buy goods for zero dollars, it didn’t matter what the cause of the accident was.

Now that the group that Rauf represents is being AOEed, what he did wrong is no longer important in the face of the great right and wrong.

Putting aside the facts, even if Rauf disrespected the flag, is there nothing wrong with the flag? Why don't you reflect on what you have done?

The smaller the group, the easier it is to go berserk.

Rauf's suspension began, and Louis also prohibited him from accepting any media interviews, otherwise he would be additionally suspended from the team.

Raouf promised Louis not to accept interviews. He also knew that he had caused big trouble for the team. Not accepting interviews itself did not violate his principles, and it could help the team. It could be said that he killed two birds with one stone.

Rauf's flag desecration incident subsided.

The rest is a battle between the small group and Bai You.

The Knicks' evaporated market value is back, and fans are starting to support the team again, as if Rauf is from another team.

Louis could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

As a time traveler, Rauf's desecration incident is somewhat similar to the NFL's kneeling flag incident in 2017.

But what was the outcome of that incident?

The number of spectators has plummeted, major TV stations have introduced policies to allow fans to fully refund/subscribe tickets, stadiums are getting emptier and the voices of players protesting are getting smaller and smaller.

The massive protest army gradually understood that apart from the United States, no other country in the world could allow them to receive such high salaries, and then they still want to resist this country?

What these rich people who make millions or tens of millions a year blaspheme and offend are those who make tens of thousands a year but will put up a national flag after death.

As we all know, the audience of the NFL is mainly white, so this kind of performance art that offends parents is destined to die, and the group that pays attention to the NBA is mainly black.

But this is not true for the Knicks.

In recent years, the Knicks have driven enthusiasm for watching games in the Midwest. The record-breaking 60 million viewers in last year's finals are not figures that can be supported by the black community alone.

Many white people came back to watch the game because of the Knicks.

If Rauf does not handle this matter well, this group of people will leave without hesitation.

This is the biggest crisis of this incident.

Fortunately, the Knicks and the league reacted quickly enough. Now the outside world no longer cares about Rauf, and only the two sides are left scolding each other.

Regarding Rauf, the Knicks and the league can cooperate with each other to shape the "correct" historical memory.

In a few months, Rauf's behavior would be described lightly as an "emotional breakdown."

Because he is a fanatical religious person, his faith requires him to stand on the field and recite scriptures and pray, which conflicts with the league's national anthem ceremony.

Of course, the NBA is an inclusive and open league that allows players to have their own beliefs, and will not prevent players from being loyal to their beliefs. Therefore, they will give some small special care to these people with beliefs, such as allowing

Rauf prayed to his Lord during the national anthem ceremony.