The rest is just noise

Fitch said in a deep voice: "You can try."

"I don't have the guts." Thomas said in a sinister manner, messing up the atmosphere of the review meeting.

"Don't be afraid, Bob Ryan (Globe reporter) will scold you." M.L. Carr heckled.

Thomas' words finally angered Fitch: "I don't want to be scolded in the newspaper by a white man who can't play ball."

"Get out of here, Isiah!" Fitch roared, "Get out of here!"

Thomas' smile immediately faded: "I didn't sleep well all night just to listen to this shit so early in the morning!"

One wave has not subsided, and another wave has arisen.

Bird said coldly: "Isiah, we didn't get up early just to see you acting wild here."

Not only did he stand up, he also blocked the door.

"What do you want to do?" Thomas asked.

"Apologise to coach." Bird said with a straight face.

The relationship between Thomas and Byrd is complicated. They are both strong baby boomers. They both grew up in the context of apartheid. They are both sensitive to their skin color. They both witnessed how black and white faced each other in the 1970s.

. And the area where Byrd grew up is one of the main activity areas of the Ku Klux Klan.

For these reasons, Thomas has a natural sense of alienation from Bird. Even if they are teammates, it is difficult to get close.

But he also knows Bird's status on this team.

He can confront Fitch, but he cannot openly confront Bird.

"Well, it's very reasonable for great white people to want to stand up and seek justice for great white coaches." Thomas turned to Fitch and said, "I'm very sorry, coach."

Throughout last year, Louis' time with the team was too short.

Not short enough for him to see the internal contradictions.

Skin color is an important point that is often overlooked by Louis, especially the generation of Byrd and Thomas. The environment in which they grew up and the social background of the era in which they grew up determine how they view each other's skin color and how they communicate with each other.

No matter who the head coach is, this problem will always exist.

"Larry, can you please step aside now, let me follow the coach's instructions, get out of here, and return the wonderful review session to you?" Thomas asked with a smile.

Bird returned to his seat.

Thomas walked out.

For more than ten seconds after that, the room was so quiet that you could hear everyone's breathing.

These were the most embarrassing dozen seconds Louis spent in Boston.

Coaching is never easy.

Louis put himself in Fitch's shoes and wasn't sure he could handle the relationship within the Celtics.

Perhaps, choosing Isiah Thomas was a wrong decision?

When Louis thinks back to this point, there is no doubt about Thomas' achievements and his ability is beyond reproach, but he may not be that suitable for the Celtics.

Sampson's meek, non-competitive character is more suitable for Boston and Bird.

Next to Bird, Thomas was too sharp.

Louis chose to sit back and watch. This was Fitch's trouble. He had no obligation and no mood to take care of it. He just asked himself over and over again what he would do if it were him.

The internal difficulties facing the Celtics pale in comparison to the current difficulties of the league.

In these hopeless years, there are still some things that bring some hope.

Before the start of the season, although the league was committed to arguing with the union, negotiations with CBS have not fallen behind.

They negotiated a new contract again and settled the deal at a price of 93 million yuan over four years.

Moreover, CBS began to pay attention to the promotional value of the NBA. Before the start of the season, it released an eye-catching promotional video, which included computer-generated court images, Brent Musburger's voiceover, silhouettes of old games, and a song.

The iconic humming song.

As for the NBA, in order to publicize and promote it, Stern set up the "NBA Entertainment" department.

The new division filmed a series of "NBA games are good...so good" commercials.

It was a successful ad, with upbeat 80s music, a dance clip of hot cheerleading girls at the Forum, and countless bribed fans holding "NBA is so good" signs, plus a series of

Highlight shots - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's hook, Bird's dunk over Dr. J in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Magic's hug with his teammates after the famous 42-point game, Dr. J's dunk.

It successfully made the younger generation think the NBA is cool and attracted more people to watch the games live.

Finally, one thing that is always overlooked, but actually should not be ignored, actually played the role of the unsung hero in saving the NBA in the next few years-cable TV began to enter American households. They have free channels and paid channels.

, and one of the new sports paid channels, ESPN, has signed a contract with the NBA, and they will broadcast sports events including NBA games 24 hours a day.

In this deepest darkness, no one realizes their value. The most professional people, like Stern, Fleischer, and O'Brien, at best regard them as a glimmer of light. As everyone knows, this is what makes the alliance

The dawn of victory from the dead.