The rest is just noise

On February 7, the Knicks announced that they had reached a multi-year contract extension with Shawn Kemp.

"The New York Times" disclosed: "Rain Man's total contract is US$27 million, which means that his salary next year will surpass Benj and rank second among the Knicks."

Except for those within the league, the outside world does not know the details of the contract.

Louis intentionally leaked some details.

For example, Kemp's annual salary in the first year of his new contract is only $4.4 million, which is $100,000 less than Wilson. So next season, his salary will be ranked third on the team, not second on the team as the Times said.

To the outside world, this kind of ranking is just a ranking, and the money they make is unimaginable to ordinary people.

But within the Knicks, Kemp's new contract has had a strong impact.

Reggie Miller suddenly found that the six-year, $20 million contract he originally signed was no longer worth it.

Compared with Stockton's 21 million in six years and Kemp, there is also a clear gap.

Wilson had expected this scene, and he felt nothing.

As for the other players who have not finished their old contracts and are still receiving an annual salary of around 700,000 to 2 million, they can only be jealous, jealous, and envious, hoping that one day will pass so that they can sign a new contract.

The existing rules prevent the Knicks from ignoring the salary cap and signing a contract that is in line with their value, so salary has become a concern for some people.

Only Ewing can rest easy.

Even if Kemp signs a new five-year contract worth $27 million, it will not make more than him.

Salaries that have grown too fast have become a pain in the hearts of some people.

On the training ground, on the road to away games, during games, whenever players have free time, they will talk about money.

If someone does not perform well, they will be ridiculed by saying, "You can also make so much money."

This year's All-Star Weekend is held in mid-February.

Before that, the Knicks still need to play seven games.

Louis is two games shy of his 600-win milestone.

Today, they visit Miami to challenge the Heat, who are first in the Eastern Conference.

Two days ago, the Heat defeated the Knicks in Madison Square Garden, and today, the New York Legion is eager for revenge.

In the evening, Louis was invited by Lewis Shafir to have dinner with him.

"Coach Lu, I heard that you have secured Sean Kemp's contract extension. Congratulations!" Shafir said sincerely, "In this way, the Knicks' competitiveness will be more stable."

That was true, but Louis didn't like hearing it.

"Okay, we're not even number one in the Eastern Conference, so how can we talk about competitiveness?" Louis said with a smile, "I just want to congratulate you. I heard that you are now holding the positions of president, chairman, general manager, etc.

He has everything on his head, and he is the well-deserved godfather of professional basketball in Miami."

"Coach Lu, you are laughing at me again, you are the deserving godfather."

Shafir rarely babbles in front of Louis. Even if the Heat are currently in good momentum, it is just a regular season game and not worth mentioning.

In his eyes, New York is a big mountain.

His real target is still the Indiana Pacers.

If he doesn't destroy Danny Manning, he is afraid that he will die in peace.

Louis didn't expect that the Heat would become so competitive, and now he couldn't help but regard the other party as his opponent.

But it happened that he had supported this great enemy with his own hands.

Is this a typical case of shooting oneself in the foot?

Of course, he is happy to see the Heat rise. If the Knicks really kill the Heat in the future, they will lose to his trumpet...

miami arena

This is the first gymnasium in the history of the Heat. It was completed in 1988. Compared with the old gymnasiums of other teams in the league, it is considered a very new gymnasium.

Every time Louis leads the team to the Miami Stadium, he feels like he is at MSG.

Impetuous Heat fans adopted aggressive harassment tactics to affect the Knicks' preparations for the game.

This will not have any effect, because the Knicks have experienced too many storms and have encountered all kinds of away environments.

For the second consecutive game between the first place in the East and the second place in the East, NBC will still broadcast it live.

The Knicks and Heat include seven players from the Eastern Conference Stars.

In addition to the four Knicks, the Heat have Petrovich, Reggie Lewis and Hank Gathers selected.

Originally, the Heat had a chance to create a scene like the Knicks with four players selected.

But unfortunately, Dumars lost to Stockton by a narrow margin.

This is also a controversial incident that makes many Heat fans angry.

Dumars' statistics for the Heat are not outstanding, averaging only 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists per game, but he can be said to be the most important player on the team.

He is not as wild as Petrovic, and unlike Gathers and Lewis, his playing time in each game needs to be limited due to heart problems.

Dumars is both offensive and defensive, and has never been Stockton's icing on the cake type of player.

For the Heat, Dumars' arrival is a timely help.

Therefore, Stockton received significantly more ill will than other teammates.

"Where's Mar(Raouf)?"

While the Star-Spangled Banner was being sung, Rauf disappeared as usual.

"Probably doing something else in the locker room," Wilson said.

Stockton said dissatisfied: "Don't you think it's ridiculous and disrespectful that he deliberately avoided the opening ceremony?"

"Stop complaining, Patriot. Even if you are the most patriotic person in the Midwest, the selection committee will not let you join the Dream Team." McHale joked.

Not being selected for the Dream Team is Stockton's heartache.

There is a reason why he was defeated the second time.

"It was injuries that kept me from the Dream Team," Stockton explained.

"If you are really indispensable, you can still be selected for the Dream Team even if you have injuries. Could it be that because your strength has declined due to injuries, the US team's gold medal is no longer guaranteed? To put it bluntly..."

McHale did not further provoke Stockton, "But to be honest, it doesn't make sense that Stockton keeps avoiding the opening ceremony."

"He no longer considers himself an American. Is it understandable that he is unwilling to perform the basic salute of paying attention to the flag?"

Kemp was in a good mood after signing a new contract.

Reggie Williams snorted and said: "These religious people have too much fucking trouble. If he has the guts, he will express his position in front of the whole world. It's nothing if he can only hide and seek!"

"You bastards, can you take care of yourselves before educating others? What are you doing now? Singing the national anthem, you don't even have the most basic respect for this ceremony!" Louis said angrily, "Shut the hell up.

Mouth!"

Louis suppressed the grumbles at the scene.

When the opening ceremony ended, the Miami Stadium returned to light, and Rauf also walked out of the tunnel.

He arrived just in time, just seconds after the ceremony ended.

This can prove that he did not hide in the locker room at all, but was waiting in the players' tunnel for the ceremony to end.

“Have you asked Allah to favor you today?”

Yu Tiancan is one of the few people in the team who can communicate with Rauf without any barriers.

"No, I spent a few minutes repenting to God," Rauf said.

"Oh?" Yu Tiancan asked, "Why?"

Rauf looked at the Stars and Stripes on the roof: "Because I don't even dare to face that damn flag!"

Yu Tiancan suspected that his English was not good, otherwise there was something wrong with his ability to understand. Uh-huh, the "damn flag" Rauf said shouldn't refer to the American flag, right? However, the Heat have only been a team for a few years. , there is no flag above the home field except the Stars and Stripes.

Yu Tiancan is a conscientious person and he does not educate others.

But, treat the national flag of the motherland with this attitude?

As a patriotic young man, even if he is not an American, Rauf's attitude towards the Stars and Stripes is incomprehensible to him.

Normally, if we see someone hating their motherland, we generally cannot understand it. Most people will stay away from such people.

Yu Tiancan couldn't stay away from Rauf, but he didn't want to delve deeper into this matter.

When the referee comes on the court, it means the game is about to begin.

The non-starting players walked off the field.

In order to provide eye drops for the Heat, Louis deliberately changed the starting lineup today.

Stockton came on the bench, Wilson swung to the No. 1 position, and the other four teammates were Miller, Rodman, Kemp, and Ewing.

This starting lineup was chosen because the Heat's starting lineup does not have a pure point guard.

Dumars is the No. 1 shooting guard, and Petrovic is the No. 2 with ball-handling ability.

Since they don't have a point guard, Louis also took advantage of the situation and put up a lineup without a pure point guard.

To defeat the Heat, Dumars and Petrovic are the two points that need to be pinched.

If you can't control one point, that point may bring the whole team to life.

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