I haven't heard Bruce speak for a long time, which means Bruce is probably on the verge of getting angry. It's also true that if it were the playoffs in previous years, the league would have been punished a bit more severely, but who made the two New York champions so eye-catching in this round of series? Even the Chinese side has dispatched a report team. There is no way for the league to kill in order to maintain the positive impact of the NBA.

"Mr. President, can I ask why my team players are punished so heavily?! According to the standard league punishments in previous playoffs, the league will not exceed more than three times, right? I hope you can give me an explanation?!" Bruce asked angrily.

In fact, Bruce considered it before Stern called. No matter what the league announcement came, it was definitely not possible to change it. So instead of always worrying about Kobe and the others being able to reduce the number of bans, it would be better to ask Stern for some benefits. After all, if he was caught by Stern when he was not careful, he would have to lose his skin even if he didn't die. This incident gave Bruce hope that he could get Stern's favor.

"Bruce, you also know how important your Knicks' match is in this round of series. In other words, the attention is quite high. If this is only the attention of the whole United States, I would not be punished so severely. But China sent a report team to conduct live interviews and so on. What should you do if you ask me to do?!"

"The Bruce NBA needs the Chinese market, and the league also needs to promote the NBA in the Chinese region as soon as possible, but you Chinese cannot let you watch the NBA and watch the WBA. The NBA plays basketball rather than boxing. The conflict between the Han and the Knicks is likely to have a bad impact on China, so I severely punish you and the Knicks."

"Bruce, I hope you can understand, and you don't want your country to watch the NBA as a farce, right?! Of course, my punishment this time is a bit heavy, but I don't have any bias towards your team and the Knicks. You can rest assured!" Stern still explained to Bruce patiently.

In Stern's opinion, the reason why he explained to Bruce was entirely because of the identity of Bruce as a Chinese. If he could match the Chinese CCTV line, he would have not seen Bruce's face for a long time. There was no way. The Chinese side must have believed that Bruce had more people than he believed in him, a foreigner, so he had always adopted a gentle attitude towards Bruce Stern. As long as Bruce didn't cause him trouble, he could turn a blind eye. Who made the fat piece of mouth still hold in Bruce's hand!

"Okay, Mr. President, I accept your explanation, but banning Kobe and Alonzo for many games has left the Han people completely without hope of entering the Eastern Conference Finals?! Then what do you think I should do?!" Bruce returned the problem to Stern.

Yes, the league has banned Kobe and Mooning for so many games. Obviously, it is because the Han people are not able to continue to move forward, so the league must give me an explanation. I admit that Kobe and Mooning did take action. There is no problem with being banned by the league. If you do something wrong, you should be punished, but the league is punished too heavily. Just imagine if Kobe and Mooning have fewer games banned and can catch up with this round of series with the Heat, the Han people may not have no chance to kill the opponent. But with the banned games of 6 games, it will affect the team's preparation and morale to a certain extent. Stern is not right.

Anyway, this is what Bruce thinks. He only thinks from Stern's position that urgently needs to expand the NBA market in China. If it were Bruce, who was an Asian American, then he would not have the right to say this.

"Bruce, don't you think the Han people can enter the Eastern Conference Final?" Stern replied disrespectfully.

In Stern's opinion, it is already good for the Han people to beat the Knicks. The Knicks' head coach Van Gundy is a completely rookie and is not at the same level as the Heat's head coach Pat Riley. Although Van Gundy is Pat Riley's apprentice, there is a saying that if Pat Riley is still in the Knicks, the Han people will definitely not even be able to pass the first round.

Stern still believes in the coaching ability of Pat Riley, the famous coach. The Knicks are inferior to the head coach, while the Heat are just the opposite? The head coach is really a little shivering in the lineup.

Of course, even if the Han Manchus fight against the Heat, it doesn't seem to be a big deal in Stern's opinion. After all, under the guidance of Pat Riley, the Heat have gradually matured, and the overall strength of the Han people is still a little bit worse. They can't beat the Heat in this round of the series.

"How can I know if I don't try it?! Maybe there will be a miracle!" Bruce was still very confident in his team.

After all, the Han people have basically surpassed Bruce's own hands in drafts and trades in recent years, and his familiarity with the team is definitely not inferior to that of the team's general manager Mickey Kupchek.

I won’t talk about the starting lineup of the Han people. The five starting lineups are all All-Star players, both now and in the future? In addition, there are a group of veterans with All-Star skills sitting on the bench? Bruce can’t think of a reason for the Han people to lose to the Heat.

If you really want to compare with the Heat in 1V1, most players in the team's players will not suffer any losses, but they are much worse at the head coach level? How come Paul Westfal, the rookie, is the opponent of the famous coach Pat Riley!

Of course, except for the Bulls in the East? Bruce admitted that even his Han people are not strong enough to challenge the Bulls, but if several other playoff teams in the East randomly pull out one of them to compete, the Han people will still play against him.

"Oh Bruce? Is it good to have confidence? But sometimes don't be blindly confident? To be honest, even if Kobe and the others were not suspended, I don't think that the heroes passed the Heat." Stern said confidently.

"That's all right now. I have confidence in my own team? Even without Kobe and I still believe it's difficult for the Heat to sweep the Han people!"

It is probably impossible for Pat Riley to sweep the Han people? Even if Kobe and Mourning are missing, Bruce believes that there are still one-taps with the existing team lineup. Unless head coach Paul Westfal is a pig, it would be a big joke if such a powerful team can be swept by the Heat. By then, Bruce will squeeze Paul Westfal away without any pressure.

Originally, the team also had players like Garnett, Nash, Sam Perkins, Glenn Rice, Dell Curry, and Mark Jackson, no matter how they won one or two games, they could still do it.

"Okay, Bruce, I'm here to find you this time not for this matter, but for another thing!" Stern finally told me that he was trying to make the phone call.

Indeed, Stern made this call to explain to Bruce or something. He, a terrifying dictator in the whole league, would definitely not compromise with the boss of any team. He explained that Stern never explained, what he said and done was an imperial edict, and others could not influence him or change his decision.

Bruce also really wanted to know what purpose Stern called for. Now it seems that Stern must have something else to ask for?!
Chapter completed!