Stern actually didn't want Bruce to come to the United States to study. If possible, he would have even wanted Bruce to stay in China and remotely control the New York Hans.

But no, the team boss must come forward for some things. Mitch Kupchak, the general manager of the Han Chinese team, cannot make the decision. Take next year’s labor negotiations as an example. All bosses in the league must be present to participate.

To communicate with the players union, what's the point of calling a general manager?

Of course, Stern also knows that Bruce likes to joke sometimes. After all, he is still a child. Even if Bruce says something wrong, he cannot deal with it.

"Okay, I still have something to do here, that's it!" Stern didn't want to talk to Bruce anymore and hung up the phone directly.

After Bruce heard Stern hang up the phone rudely, he shrugged his shoulders and continued to watch the live TV broadcast as if nothing was wrong.

"This old guy is getting better and better as he gets older. He can't even make jokes. He's boring!"

…

After Stern hung up the phone, he kept paying attention to every move on the field. Although he had reached an agreement with Bruce, some things must be in his own hands to make people feel at ease.

"Adam, as long as there are no conflicts or injuries, you can leave the game alone!"

"Oh, by the way, please instruct the referee team to enforce the law according to the standards of the playoffs!" Stern glanced at Xiao Guangtou, who had been waiting beside him, and said.

Well, just leave it alone?

What did Bruce say to the CEO? Why did the CEO change as soon as he answered the phone?

And what’s the point of asking the referee team to enforce the law according to playoff standards?

"Okay, CEO, I'll do it right away."

Bald Xiao didn't dare to ask. He was still just a small assistant, so what qualifications did he have to ask Stern what he thought? He wouldn't have just said a word from the president and he would have done it immediately!

However, Xiao Guangtou still kept an eye on it, and while thinking silently, he exited the box and went to find someone to execute it.

After Stern nodded, he thought about it again after Xiao Guangtou went out.

Although he will not help Kobe in this game, if there is a conflict on the court, he will definitely stop it. God knows if Kobe will go crazy after fighting for a while. After all, no player with a temper can stand his teammates.

"Isolation", not to mention Kobe Bryant, the league's biggest star. Stern doesn't know how Kobe's ability to withstand pressure is, but it does not prevent Stern from taking protective measures in advance. Once a conflict occurs, this matter must be dealt with.

The impact is minimized.

The reason why the head referee is arranged to enforce the law according to playoff standards is to cut off the fighting spirit of these little guys during the game. This also avoids conflicts and player injuries.

Also, you must be optimistic about Kobe in this game. If Kobe is injured in the All-Star Rookie Challenge, then he believes that Bruce will go crazy. Mourning's injury in the All-Star Game in Minnesota has already made Bruce crazy once.

, please don’t let anything happen to Cleveland this time!

Once Kobe is injured, what Bruce said before will be invalid, and he will fly back to the United States immediately to take revenge.

…

Having said that, while Stern and Bruce were on the phone, the first half of the Rookie Challenge was also halfway through, and Kobe had been replaced by Kerry Kittles.

The main reason is that Jim Clemons, the head coach of the Eastern Team, saw that Kobe kept playing in a muffled voice and became more and more irritable. It's okay, after studying under Phil Jackson for so long, couldn't he still see that Kobe was already in a state of depression?

Is he on the verge of losing his temper? He has been with the Bulls for so long. When will Jordan lose his temper? This is what Kobe looks like now.

As soon as Kobe was replaced, his mood immediately changed and he threw the towel Nash handed him to his place.

It’s not that he was angry with Nash, it’s just that he played too cowardly in these ten minutes. He has never been so cowardly since he started playing basketball. He only touched the ball less than ten times in ten minutes and only scored 4 points. 3

There were no rebounds and no assists. The most important thing was that the 4 points he scored were all made up in the second offense after grabbing offensive rebounds. If he had played in a sports battle, he would have had no chance to score.

Kobe looked gloomily at the "sword men" on the field, and suddenly a fire was about to burst out in his heart.

Isn't he a "sword man"? The balls given to Kobe in the East are all the kind of balls that are organized after the ball is dead. Kobe could have just ignored it and rushed into the penalty area of ​​the West to hit it hard, but he didn't expect Sharif from the West...

Abdul-Rahim and Allen Iverson double-teamed him, forcing Kobe to separate the ball for his teammates in the East to organize, but the separated ball could never return to his hands.

This group of "sword men" is really good. The East and West teamed up to make Kobe unable to score points.

Nash didn't dare to go over and comfort Kobe easily. Those who knew about football at the scene basically knew that Kobe was "isolated" in this game. This was such a shame and humiliation that Kobe didn't explode on the spot. It was beyond his expectation. Nash and Kobe cooperated

It's been a long time since I knew Kobe's temper. He had basically scolded the Han Chinese team's substitutes except for the veterans. The reason for the scolding was very simple, that is, when Kobe matched with them.

The defense and positioning of the players were not in place. Kobe, who was more competitive, became angry immediately and scolded some people on the spot. Several players were no longer prepared to stay in the team because of this.

So it really surprised Nash that Kobe didn't lose his temper in this game.

Can't you be surprised? Even general manager Mitch Kupchak and head coach Paul Westphal who were watching the game were also surprised. You must know that a coach who is serious even in training games can now tolerate it. This is amazing

It's really surprising.

In fact, Kobe doesn't want to endure it. He also wants to quit the game in public and leave directly. He has been bullied into this. If he endures it any longer, wouldn't he really become a Ninja Turtle?

Oh, seeing them scheming against me while he continues to play as if nothing is wrong is already very shameful. He has never been so humiliated since he started playing basketball. Sooner or later he will have to look for these in this battle.

Counting people back one by one is not so easy.

As for why he didn't lose his temper, it was all thanks to Bruce reminding Mitch Kupchak to give Kobe a pamphlet last time, which was the role of this pamphlet in keeping him from exploding.

What is this booklet?

Is it some kind of martial arts secret book?

Of course not. It turns out that this booklet is the first version of the team rules since the Han Chinese team was founded. Bruce specifically ordered Mitch Kupchak to give it to Kobe during the last gambling incident, so that Kobe could familiarize himself with the rules.

It would be bad if you make a mistake and get fired.

To say that Kobe is also a man who repays his kindness, Bruce is definitely a great kindness to Kobe. Think about what Bruce gave to get Kobe: status + New York villa + team captain + Jordan training alone +

Team tactical core + personal brand sponsorship = Kobe.

It was not easy to conquer Kobe's heart after all these things combined, and Kobe also knew how to repay a favor. This was not just to stay in the Han team and play for the Blues. He could endure such a humiliating game today.

What a good ("comrade") player he must be!

It can be said that if Bruce were not the other boss, Kobe would immediately have a fit. He couldn't bear it. He has never been a tolerant person. If he could bear it, he wouldn't have competed with O'Neal for the boss.
Chapter completed!