Chapter 388 I’m going to take action (third update)

After the NBA officially announced the official suspension, the negotiations between the two parties did not end.

Instead, we continue to talk round after round until both parties are satisfied.

On July 27, the plan proposed by the labor side during the negotiations was rejected, and the rookie training course originally scheduled for August was postponed.

On August 2 and September 14, the two labor negotiations collapsed, and the start of the new season is far away.

On October 5, Stern officially announced the cancellation of all preseason games, and the suspension of the regular season will be inevitable.

On October 11, Stern announced that the first two weeks of the regular season would be canceled and the two sides would start a long negotiation again in mid-October.

From October 19th to 21st, labor and management launched a three-day, 30-hour ultra-marathon negotiation, but still no consensus was reached and the shutdown continued.

On October 29, Stern announced the cancellation of all games in November.

On November 13, the NBA reduced its schedule for the third time and deleted another two weeks.

On November 15, the players union rejected the new employer agreement, and negotiations broke down for the Nth time...

A considerable amount of it openly and covertly attacks Billy Hunter, the executive director of the National Basketball Players Association.

Many players in the NBA have lost their income and have gone to play overseas to make ends meet.

The person taking the lead is none other than Kobe Bryant, followed closely by Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, and those who just entered the league this year.

Kawhi Leonard didn't play.

After all, players have to eat and get paid to support their families. Even if they are stars, their income is high and their daily expenses are also high.

It was previously 57%, and the employer hopes to reduce this ratio to 50%.

The purpose of management is to cut expenses and reduce risks; the purpose of labor is to get what they think is the salary they paid.

At the same time, in an interview, Stern specifically emphasized that Billy Hunter's toughness and absence from the negotiations made it impossible for the negotiations to continue.

Starting from June 30, for five consecutive months, there were rounds of negotiations and back-and-forth, but the two sides were still unable to reach a consensus.

Salary is only part of their income, they also have endorsements, sneaker contracts, off-court income, etc.

"You're young, and I don't know what his abilities are, but his abilities are pretty good. It seems that I was right about him. If I let him come to the Clippers, he might cause some trouble."

As of November 17th, the original NBA payday, naturally there will be no salary to be paid due to the lockout, and the previous contract will be invalid.

Therefore, after the draft and Leonard signed the contract, the two had no chance to meet again.

This kid is a bit brave. He didn't play a single game when he first entered the NBA, and he didn't get a cent of his salary. Yet he dared to follow Big Brother and go to court to cause trouble.

It's just that in order to protect the image of the team and players, most of this information is blocked from fans.

These stars are less concerned about their income than their reputation: to put it bluntly, they don't want to be stigmatized for compromising with management.

Just like World War I, the participating parties didn't know why they were fighting.

A group of players have united to file a lawsuit in the local court, claiming that the NBA's suspension has affected their income and salary payment.

But in fact, the suspension of the NBA season so far has caused more than 7 percentage points in losses to players and wages.

But as we talked, the employer's purpose became, "I don't believe that I, a capitalist, have a big family and a big business, but I still want to be held hostage by you as a wage earner."

If there is someone who can sort things out, it will be a good thing for the Clippers if the lockout ends in the future.

Stern is undoubtedly implying that Billy Hunter's presence hinders the smooth progress of labor negotiations.

As a member of the employer, Min Congda participated in and observed this extremely long and grueling labor negotiation from beginning to end.

If you look at the locker rooms of other teams, you will see people wielding knives and guns, and fights are common.

But I have been in the league and led the league for two years, and I have more or less feelings about it.

The purpose of the labor side became, "As representatives of workers, we must not compromise with the capitalists at the expense of everyone's interests and tarnish our own faces."

Now a lawsuit is filed against the NBA and the Clippers, which makes Min Congda look at this guy with admiration.

The core dispute between the two parties is the distribution ratio of the salary cap to revenue.

Although Leonard was selected in the draft, Min Congda was not very impressed with him.

Because once the players union is dissolved, Billy Hunter will lose his salary income.

As the executive director of the employer, Billy Hunter was even more sluggish in the negotiations, pulling back and forth and failing to truly coordinate the two sides.

The 7 percentage point reduction has become a battleground for both sides to fight back and forth.

This has plunged labor negotiations into an almost irreversible situation.

Although as the biggest traitor in the NBA, he hopes that the water will be as muddy as possible.

Once they have a conflict, it will never be just a matter of swearing a few rubbish words, they may get involved or even use a gun.

But the Clippers really don't have that. They are quite harmonious internally. There are very few quarrels, let alone fights.

And as the negotiations dragged on for five months, the mentality of both parties began to change.

As soon as this report came out, Min Congda's keen sense of smell noticed that the negotiations were likely to make progress.

Think about it, if a group of black guys who are full of hormones and have not read many books are playing against each other all day long, can there be no conflict?

The fighting has just begun, so let’s continue the fighting and send ignorant soldiers to the front lines to die.

He immediately called Cuban to inquire about the status of the negotiations, and then flew to New York in person to attend the employer meeting as a representative of the Clippers.

In Min Chongda's view, players such as Curry and Harden are too well-behaved.

It is believed that Billy Hunter had selfish motives during the negotiation process and deliberately delayed the negotiations to prevent agents from joining forces with players to dissolve the players union.

The large number of details in the negotiations made Min Congda feel incomprehensible and felt that many players were not worth it.

All of this results in a lot of time and money being wasted, but still no result that satisfies both parties.

At this time, the media published some news reports announcing the details of negotiations between labor and management.

Because after the lockout, players and management can no longer have any contact, otherwise they will be considered to be colluding with each other.

Min Congda was also shocked when he received the news that Leonard was going to sue the NBA.

Whether it's the wealthy owners or the star players who don't care about income, the original intentions of both parties have gone off track.

Players' income is closely related to the income of the entire league. If the league has no games and no income, even if you increase it to 90%, you won't get a penny.

Of course, there is also a big traitor hidden inside.

In a general vote of the Players Union on November 15, 30 representatives from 30 teams unanimously voted to reject the employer’s new plan.

And a key problem is that those who insist on the salary cap income ratio are often those stars who are not short of money.

And those involved in the struggle are not just owners and players, but also agents, management, NBA team workers, media, and lousy lawyers.

But no one knows how long this shutdown will last.

Focus on playing well and not getting into trouble, making the Clippers locker room very harmonious.

There are growing signs that the shutdown may end around December.

This is a result that Min Congda does not want to see.

On November 20, a week before the two sides started another negotiation, NBA-Batman released an important message on Twitter:

"Former tainted referee Tim Donaghy broke the news about David Stern's manipulation of league games, and the specific details of his autobiography will be revealed later."
Chapter completed!