The rest is just noise

After Tony Allen was retired for the season, the Celtics officially became a de facto no-black team.

Louis gets a dream window.

But he was not so excited, because there were still a lot of troubles to solve, but he was fully prepared for it.

Initially, no one noticed that the Celtics had become a de facto no-black team.

Before the All-Star Weekend, the Celtics had a record of 39 wins and 9 losses, ranking first in the league.

After that, Lu Wuxia, Yao Yueban, and Gasol participated in this year's All-Star Weekend.

They were supposed to be relaxing during the annual holiday, but instead they were surrounded by a group of reporters while participating in a charity event arranged by the alliance.

After making inquiries, they found that these media outlets were not the usual ones that were keen on reporting on sports, but rather media outlets that were biased towards editorials and serious political discussions.

This is strange. The world is like fire and tea, and the invincible lighthouse Kingdom of God is needed to spread justice everywhere. It is not enough for them to pay attention to those backward areas where justice has not been executed. They actually care about the NBA All-Stars?

Lu Wuxia, who had grown up in the spotlight since childhood, looked at them with a smile, wondering what the other party's purpose was.

One of the reporters from Washington's "Society 24" asked: "ish, have you ever paid attention to 'Black Pride'?"

Lu Wuxia doesn't care about "black pride".

Just like he doesn't care about "white pride", "yellow pride", and "green pride", this kind of irrational and radical racism has never been his thing.

However, he also knows that any organization with "pride" on it, if it is related to skin color, must be an equal rights organization.

So, Lu Wuxia nodded and said: "I know that they are a well-respected African-American equal rights organization, and I respect all their efforts for the African-American equal rights movement.

"Then have you read their latest articles?"

"This...not yet."

"Black Pride chief writer Kendrick Patrick wrote an article in which he

Accusing the Celtics of reviving racism that has disappeared from the NBA, what do you think of that?"

Although he didn’t know what happened, even if Lu Wuxia didn’t pay attention to politics and serious social issues, he still knew that racism was a red line in American society.

As a result, he became extremely serious and serious, expressing an attitude on behalf of his teammates: "I need more information about this matter, but I can guarantee that the Celtics have no soil for racism!"

Lu Wuxia made a good start. Yao Yueban and Gasol only needed to follow his words to avoid the topic of death in front of them.

But the problem is not solved.

After the event, Lu Wuxia immediately checked "A pinned article published on the official website of Black Pride, "The Dirt of Old Glory Returns Today—How the Boston Celtics Let Racism Resurrection in the NBA."

This article starts from the deep-rooted history of racism in Boston - starting from 1831, when Boston police and white militia attacked a group of black people in the Boston area, triggering black riots, and breaks down the famous historical racism in the Celtic area.

events. Then, the author uses the Spring and Autumn writing style to very cleverly combine these events with the Celts.

It can be said that this is a very instructive and biased article. The author knew that Bill Russell did not say goodbye because he hated Boston's racism, and even chose to hold the jersey retirement ceremony in an empty stadium, but "didn't know that Russell

Sale received the greatest respect within the Celtics and became the first black man to serve as a head coach in NBA history.

It can be said that this article is full of bias, but the content is so flawed that any fan who knows the history of the Celtics can easily refute it.

But the problem is, no one cares how many bowls of fans the Celtics have. The fact is that they currently have no black players in the team. As a sport dominated by black players, as a sports league in which black players make up the majority, there has been a problem.

There is no black team, isn't this blatant?

racism?

Louis called several players who were participating in the All-Star Weekend to tell them how to answer the media's questions, and then held a team meeting to teach the same skills to other players in the team.

One thing that many people don't understand is that when Louis held an internal meeting, he actually ignored the black players who were recovering from injuries.

Brandon Roy heard that the team had held a meeting without notifying him, so he took the initiative to find Louis and wanted to find out what happened.

"You have a special status. I can't tell you how to deal with the media."

Hearing what Louis said, Roy was dumbfounded.

"Special identity?"

Is the coach implying that since they are both black, they should not participate in internal meetings?

Is the coach a racist? Is everything the media says true?

"Don't you understand?" Louis said angrily, "Now the thing is like this, we really don't have a black player who can play in the game now, because you are all injured. But this has nothing to do with racism, this is just our luck

No, I wish you well more than anyone else, but there are always some people out there who like to gossip and stir up trouble. In order to avoid causing greater misunderstandings and controversy, I need to tell other players how to deal with questions from the media."

Roy asked doubtfully: "Don't we need to deal with the media?"

Louis laughed and said: "As a victim of blatant racist bullying by the team, of course the media will come to you, and then you can say whatever you want."

Racist bullying? What the hell!

Roy exclaimed: "No one bullied me! There is no racism on our team!"

"are you sure?"

"Of course!"

Louis smiled and asked: "How are ish and Yao treating you?"

"Since I joined the team, the captain and ish have taken great care of me."

"No one bullied you?"

"Yes, but as a rookie, helping carry things isn't considered bullying, right?"

Louis asked: "Is it true that you weren't pushed down by anyone on the team?"

"No!"

"Can't even find one thing that makes you unhappy?"

"This can still be found..." Roy said, "I was reimbursed for the season just after I adapted to the rhythm of the NBA game. I am not happy. I can't play side by side with my teammates. I am not happy. Because Tony and the others are

Injuries have caused the team to get into such trouble, and I’m not happy!”

"If a fly doesn't bite, why do we have so few black players? This is the negligence of our management." Louis sighed.

Hearing this, the hairs on Roy's body almost stood up. He couldn't accept this kind of rhetoric: "Coach, I have participated in the team's training. I know the strength of those guys. I am sure that the management is careful when selecting players."

It’s based on strength, they are all good players, it has nothing to do with skin color!”

Louis smiled and asked: "Since you have the answers to all the questions, what else do I need to tell you? Just answer whatever the media asks, and tell the truth."

"I will definitely tell the truth. If the team is stigmatized as racist because of this kind of thing, it would be even more unjust than O.J. Simpson being convicted!"

Louis opened his mouth slightly, wondering whether he should say something or not.

As a historical witness who is neither white nor black, he insists that Simpson is guilty. Young man, your metaphor is very problematic!

Later, Tony Allen also came to Louis and asked the same question.

Louis also asked him to tell the truth.

Alan Houston and Dwyane Wade didn't come to see Louis, but one of them was already preparing for his post-retirement work arrangements, and the other was thinking about him after seeing Lu Wuxia's brilliant performance in leading the team in the new season.

However, they are Celtics players, they have played for this team, and they know the truth. "I am still proud to be a member of the Celtics." Houston denounced those who fear the world on the Hollywood show

People who don't mess up," why are they pretending to be Celtic?

Is this a black-free team? We have black players, but they all get injured. It’s just pure bad luck. Why does it have to do with racism?”

Wade's attitude is rather ambiguous. He admitted that the Celtics' black population is indeed slightly lower, but he also stated that there is no racism in the team.

"Is the number of black players and white players really that important? This team won the championship a few years ago, and now the players who helped the team win the championship are still the core of the Celtics." Wade asked the media,

"They have the ability to win the championship, why do you question the management's selection criteria?"

After the Celtics players expressed their opinions one after another, those who played for Louis also stood up in various places to "share the heat."

However, they kept going and didn't tell lies.

Everyone, starting with Benjamin Wilson, can vouch for the fact that Louie was not a racist. Of course, there are exceptions.

Isiah Thomas, who has completely transformed into a media person, said in a strange way on the show: "I'm not sure if Coach Lu is racist, but I do remember that he once called me the word nigger.

Thomas was the only one of Louis' old men who defected in this incident.

His comments sparked a furious reaction from veteran Celtic players.

"Isiah is lying!" Ralph Sampson told a reporter from the Liberator. "All of us can testify that Isiah either has a confused memory or is seeking revenge!"

From whether the Celtics were racist to whether Louis was racist, everyone was expressing their opinions, and the whole incident erupted with terrifying energy like a volcanic eruption.

Finally, even the alliance office couldn't sit still.

Louie received a call from David Stern on the eve of the All-Star Game.

PS: There is only one chapter today. The follow-up incident of Team No Black will be finished tomorrow. It was originally written today, but I didn’t finish it last night.