Chapter 474: Start counterattack (second update)

Author: Sheep that doesn’t like to eat grass

Chapter 474: Start counterattack (second update)

Adam Silva faces many challenges after becoming the league's acting president.

Especially in such an eventful season as the lockout season, Silva's rise to the top was somewhat hasty, which resulted in his foundation not being solid enough.

According to Stern's plan, he will gradually hand over his authority during the 30th anniversary of becoming the league president, which is the 2013-2014 season, and successfully complete the power transfer in the middle of the season.

As a result, due to the unexpected suspension of the season, this process was advanced by a full two years.

Without two years of preparation, there must be different voices within the league's senior leadership.

Silva's authority and experience were insufficient, causing him to face resistance when carrying out many tasks.

Although David Stern is Silva's biggest supporter, it is impossible for Silva to use Stern's authority to suppress everyone until the most important and critical moment, otherwise he, the president, would not be able to

Is it just a name for nothing?

Moreover, due to Stern's physical health, he immediately felt relaxed after he retired, and he really didn't have the energy to continue working.

Just like Mike Dunleavy, after working at a high intensity for so many years, he finally relaxed and couldn't hold on anymore.

Therefore, although Adam Silva is titled "acting president," Stern has no plans to return to his job.

He would hang out at the alliance headquarters every week, attend work meetings, and listen to some opinions, but he would not make any decisions.

He handed over all the decision-making power to Adam Silva and respected the authority of the new president. This was a good thing for Adam Silva, otherwise he would have a king over his head and nothing could be done.

But for those below who were ready to take action, Stern's "inaction" gave them an opportunity to think carefully.

This time, Bozia, the league's vice president in charge of refereeing, used the Min Congda incident to put pressure on Adam Silva regarding the United Referees Association.

Threatening to go on strike and suspending the whistle, he demanded a heavy fine for Min Congda and also demanded improved referee treatment.

On the one hand, punishing Min Congda heavily is on the one hand, but on the other hand, it is true that the treatment of referees should be improved. After all, there is no benefit in getting up early.

Referees are an extremely important part of NBA games that cannot be ignored.

This group often bears a lot of infamy. As the NBA pie gets bigger and bigger, referees are becoming more and more controversial.

The league was suspended last year and Donaghy's death brought the topic of referees to a peak - a negative peak.

Now that Donaghy's death is about to be forgotten, the Referees Association has revived this topic with the help of Min Congda.

On February 1st, a new month, Steve Jarvie, the head of the Referee Association, spoke out again: "Although Donaghy made a huge mistake, death should not be his punishment. His death must be punished."

One way to explain it is to give him justice."

Jarvi is a famous referee in the league, known as Mr. T. After the end of last season, he announced his retirement due to leg pain.

But he has not been idle after retirement. On the one hand, he actively participated in the training of NBA referees and on the other hand, he served as the spokesman for the league referees and conveyed the voice of the group.

At the same time, Jarvey and Fitzgerald's father have a close relationship. Jarvey was born in Philadelphia, which is very close to the New Jersey area, and has close ties with the New Jersey refereeing community.

Javi brought up Donaghy's matter again, and undoubtedly had the idea of ​​​​further making the incident worse.

But the Clippers seem to be motionless. So far, Min Congda has not made a positive apology statement.

On the afternoon of February 1st, Rob Racheli hurried into Min Congda's office and said: "Mr. Smart, Mr. Smart! Oh no, there is bad news!"

Min Congda is playing games in the office. In the game "Grand Theft Auto 4" produced in 2008, also known as "Gta 4", this guy is driving a car and holding a rocket launcher into the "Liberty City" Olympia Building, and destroys the NBA headquarters building with one shot.

Blast a big hole!

"Don't be in such a hurry. If there is any bad news, don't panic."

When he heard the bad news from Racheli, Min Congda felt very stable. He only panicked when he said the good news.

Racheli wiped the sweat from his head and said: "The league office just sent a fax, saying that you will be fined 1.5 million US dollars! The highest amount and the largest fine in history."

"What? 1.5 million US dollars?" Min Congda was shocked and threw away the game controller.

"Yes, this is too much. How can there be such a big fine! This is unfair. However, the league has not officially announced the news. I think they faxed it first and wanted to see our reaction. Do we want to be strong?

protest?"

Protest? Protest for what? Protest that this fine is too small?

1.5 million U.S. dollars, no tax required, converted into RMB is more than 10 million!

More than 10 million yuan! Is it enough to buy an apartment in Shanghai?

Min Congda took a deep breath to calm down.

He coughed and said, "Ahem, apart from the $1.5 million fine, are there any other penalties?"

"Well, I'm also prohibited from watching games from the sidelines for 20 games, and I have to receive psychological treatment... It seems like it's the same as last time, not much difference."

"very good!"

"Very good? Where is better?"

"Where's good? Uh...anywhere is good. Racheli, hold a press conference immediately to announce the punishment results. Then issue a press release stating that you accept the penalty decision of the league president Adam Silva. However, add one, to the league's

We protest against the refereeing work and demand the replacement of all current referees and the establishment of a new referee association!"

"Ah? Is this...appropriate?"

"Um?"

"Yes, I understand, let's do it right away!"

So, at 4 p.m., the Clippers held a press conference at Staples.

Min Congda personally attended the press conference. Before the conference, he could not help but cover his mouth and laugh out loud.

1.5 million, 10 million! 10 million, 10 million, all spent on one house!

However, Min Congda does not need to go back to buy a house. Instead, he can seriously consider purchasing real estate in Los Angeles.

At the press conference, Min Congda first "sincerely" admitted his mistake.

He said that there was no personal grudge between him and Fitzgerald. It was purely due to different understandings of the situation on the field, different understandings of the rules, and different positions that some conflicts occurred.

"And I didn't buy that bucket of popcorn. I didn't violate the rules. I took someone else's popcorn and threw it at it. Later, the owner of the popcorn, the little boy, educated me and told me that food cannot be wasted. I think he

You are absolutely right. I deeply reflect on myself, accept all penalties from the league, and respect all decisions made by Mr. Adam Silva."

"However, I would like to make another suggestion. As a representative of the league's shareholder meeting, I propose that in order to prevent tragedies like the Donaghy incident from happening again, we must replace most of the referees in the league, conduct a major shake-up, and establish

New, just and fair referee team!"

Min Congda received a "favor fee" of 1.5 million and began to fight back.
Chapter completed!