The rest is just noise

Text Volume Chapter 1,297 A Golden Moment There was not much suspense in the 1997 NBA All-Star Game. The Western Conference Stars were in good form right from the start. Garnett, who was making his first appearance at the All-Star Weekend, was very excited.

The real protagonist is Barkley, who is resentful for not being selected as one of the top 50 stars. He hopes to at least win back an AMVP trophy.

Louis said jokingly to Buckley.

Buckley said:

Over the past few days, Louis has heard Buckley complain about this more than once.

He cares, really cares.

He really felt that he should join it.

In his opinion, the reason why he was not selected was because he did not have a championship.

Why is it because both Scottie Pippen and Clyde Drexler were selected? They only have one championship, and they got it in exchange for a big deal.

If he could wake up earlier, if he could choose to join a super team earlier, instead of thinking about fighting with Jordan and listening to Riley's lies, maybe he would have won the championship long ago.

The mixed champions allowed Pippen and Drexler to be selected into the top 50, while Barkley, who had been failing, was excluded by the judges. He was very unconvinced.

Because Barkley is in excellent form, Wilson is willing to help him win the MVP.

It just so happens that Jordan is also Barkley's buddy, and he himself doesn't value the AMVP trophy, so he also does a lot of supporting work.

Wilson and Jordan work together, which is a rare scene.

The Western Stars defeated the Eastern Stars, Barkley was elected AMVP, and then came the highlight of the day - the awarding ceremony of the NBA's 50 superstars.

Before starting, this group of people must first put on uniforms specially equipped by the NBA.

At the same time, some people will be interviewed on the spot.

As the fifty most outstanding talents in the half century since the birth of the NBA, they are always the focus of media attention wherever they appear.

Knicks star Bill Bradley, who entered politics after retiring, is very envious of the conditions of today’s players:

George McCann said:

The tragedy man pretended to be the biggest star in the game and was extremely enthusiastic about other people's requests for autographs and photos.

Today is a big day, and the last thing the 50 superstars should do is say no.

Even Bird rarely puts down his posture to sign autographs for others.

Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, an outlier, shook his head with a straight face and said:

Chamberlain's speech was very official:

Louis shuttled among them.

He soon found his.

Several core members of the Knicks dynasty who were selected into the top 50 have gathered together.

Ewing, Kemp, Miller, McHale, and Stockton form a young group.

Kemp yelled.

Louis came over, and the current Knicks players selected were all wearing navy blue jackets.

A total of 17 active players were selected into the 50 Greatest Stars, and the Knicks dynasty occupied 7 positions.

No matter where they go, they are the center of attention.

Louis joked,

Ewing, a spoiled guy, didn't even know how to make pleasantries, so he opened his mouth and asked:

Louis raised his head slightly and pointed them in the direction.

Wilson wore a rose-red coat and was interviewed by many media. Those with many microphones

Enough to cause fear.

McHale laughed.

Ewing hummed:

From the look on Miller's face, Louis believed that Ewing definitely talked about this matter every day.

Ewing said absurdly: "I like to emphasize this because we can win more, and Benjamin who went to Los Angeles for the spotlight can never win again.

As soon as these words came out, Louis was unhappy: "Who are you looking down on? With the current state of New York, how can you win more Mr. Dolan's huge luxury tax? How are you going to pay it?"

Due to Dolan Jr.'s outrageous actions, the Knicks need to pay a $300 million luxury tax to the league this year.

This is far beyond their ability to bear.

Whether it is a large company or a small company, market value and cash flow are often two different things.

The Dolan family may be worth tens of billions of dollars, but the cash flow they can use is often only a very small part. An expenditure of 300 million U.S. dollars is considered a huge investment in the business world, but now it has to be paid in vain.

There is no benefit to the league other than maintaining the roster.

In order to reduce the luxury tax, Dolan Jr. made several extremely stupid operations.

Regretful, he plans to renegotiate with the players.

It turns out that this matter can indeed be done in terms of procedures, because the two parties only reached a verbal agreement at the time. As for the players, in addition to the explosive mentality of the parties, the agent also used all means to force the Knicks to recognize the oral agreement before the lead.

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The players union also responded quickly and will take necessary measures if the matter is not reasonably resolved.

The league issued a sky-high fine for this and required the Knicks to claim those contracts.

But the so-called sky-high fine is far less scary to the Knicks than the $300 million luxury tax.

After going back and forth, in order to temporarily suppress this matter, the league made it easier for the Knicks - the US$300 million luxury tax could be paid in installments, so the two parties reached an agreement.

This clause was called in the future, but for the Knicks, the problem was not cured.

Players' hearts have been broken, and if there is no way to optimize salary space in today's offseason, a huge luxury tax will be incurred next year.

No matter how you divide it into installments, no one can afford your debt of US$300 million a year.

The power of the luxury tax is becoming apparent, and even the Knicks can't stand it.

The era of throwing money at building super teams is over.

What Louis said also touched on the current problem of the Knicks. Due to Dolan Jr.'s arrogant behavior, the morale of the team is currently low, the chemical reaction is bad, and there is no posture to defend the championship.

The most obvious point is that Scottie Pippen deliberately did not wear a navy blue jacket.

Pippen wore a rose-red coat tonight, and he was not standing with Ewing and the others.

Because when the incident happened, Ewing and others did not speak up, which made Pippen feel betrayed.

At this point, Ewing could only say harshly to Louis:

Old Dolan does have a lot of money, but Louis believes that if he knew that running this team would cost 300 million US dollars a year, he would not get involved even if young Dolan was sold to Africa.

Then, Wilson came over and took Rodman with him.

Rodman, the only representative of the Vancouver Grizzlies, was issued a black jacket.

Rodman muttered.

Louis laughed and did not respond directly.

Wilson gave Ewing a complicated look, and the two shook hands face to face and hugged gently, "I hope you

We can reach the finals this year.”

Ewing said:

McHale shouted.

Wilson immediately greeted other old teammates.

From the attitude of others towards Wilson, we can see the importance of comradeship.

Kemp was the most unfamiliar, just high-fiving Wilson.

Stockton was acting like a big brother and didn't look very relaxed.

Miller and McHale were very natural, giving each other fist bumps, hugging each other warmly, joking, and asking how they were doing.

Wilson's happiness was genuine. He said to the staff at the scene:

Then Rodman asked for one too.

They also asked for one for Louis.

Finally, Louis, Ewing, Kemp, Miller, Wilson, Rodman, McHale, and Stockton wore the same navy blue jacket and took an extremely precious photo.

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