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When Lao Wang woke up at 9 a.m. the next day, the world outside was in chaos.
"Bulls are in internal strife and disintegration is imminent." Phoenix Sports News.
"The NBA will lose its signature star when the Flyers retire." New York Times.
"The era of flying men is over, and the era of behemoths has officially arrived." The Washington Post.
The headlines of countless media outlets were all about the bull. Not only the American media, but also many media outlets around the world participated in the report.
Among them, the report of Phoenix Sports News attracted the most attention, and the sales of Sports News surged three times.
The reason is that the sports newspaper provided several photos of the moment when the Bulls bus was pulled, in which Jordan can be vaguely seen grabbing Krause's shirt.
These photos have been reproduced by countless media.
Jordan used violence against the general manager, and countless media criticized him in various ways. For a while, Jordan was sprayed like a dog.
He is someone who has been criticized by the media all the time. Any bad deeds he does cannot escape the accusations of the media. Just like Michael Jackson, everything will be amplified a hundred times by the media.
Now that there is evidence, the media has become even more unscrupulous in accusing him.
At this time, Chicago, the Bulls headquarters, had been blocked by a large number of Jordan fans, and Jerry Krause became their target.
Even Klaus's house was surrounded by angry fans. The windows were smashed and his family had to call the police.
If fans couldn't enter the community where Reinsdorf's mansion is located, even his home would have been surrounded by angry fans.
…
At 9:30 a.m., the New York stock market opened as scheduled.
"Bang!"
As soon as Nike's stock price opened, it was hit by a large number of selling orders. Five minutes later, it fell by three percentage points and was in the red.
At ten o'clock, in Phoenix, there were crowds of people outside the hotel where the Bulls were staying.
"Jordan, why did you hit Klaus?"
"Jordan, is it because Krause wants to rebuild the team that offends you?"
"Michael, are you going to be traded by the team?"
"Michael, will you retire?"
"Michael, the Bulls are in internal strife. Aren't you worried that they will be swept away by Old K again?"
"Jordan..."
"Michael..."
At 10 o'clock in the morning, outside the hotel, the distance from the gate to the bus was less than 20 meters. It took Jordan nearly ten minutes to enter the bus under the protection of several staff members and hotel security personnel.
At this time, Lao Wang arrived at the airport on the team bus.
A group of guests at home had already left before him. Li Lianjie flew to Los Angeles alone, and a large group of others flew to Chicago.
At around one o'clock at noon, the Bulls and Suns planes arrived at the Chicago Airport one after another.
David Frank had already rushed to Chicago from New York and picked up Jordan directly from the airport.
"Michael, have you communicated with your teammates?" Frank asked as soon as he got in the car.
"We had a few chats before breakfast and we had some questions." Jordan said with an uneasy expression.
"Then let's talk again. We must stabilize the locker room before the G3 game."
Frank said this and suggested: "Michael, let me arrange a party for you in the afternoon. During dinner time, at your home, invite all your teammates over so that everyone can communicate better at the party."
"OK." Jordan nodded.
"We'll talk about other things after we finish the finals. Don't think about those issues now, okay?"
"OK."
"As for the management, I will talk to them. Don't worry about this. The most important thing for you now is to play well in the finals."
"OK."
Seeing Jordan's good attitude, David Frank was also very emotional. Once upon a time, Jordan was very unruly in front of him. The current change is due to the Bulls management, and perhaps more to the face of old K.
Pressure?
He also felt pity for Jordan. After two consecutive championships, Jordan was really at his peak, aiming for a dynasty in the 1992/93 season. Unfortunately, Old K appeared and Jordan was defeated, and the dream of the dynasty came to an abrupt end.
In the following seasons, although they won the championship once, after all, with the growth of Old K and the strength of the Suns' lineup, they were no longer able to pursue a dynasty, and winning the championship became a luxury.
This season, he lost two consecutive games in the finals, and he couldn't see how much chance Jordan had of winning the championship. No matter how amazing Jordan's performance was, he couldn't make up for the flaw in the center position.
Jordan, there is really one missing... Mutombo.
He is also Mutombo's agent. Unfortunately, he was unable to get Mutombo to the Bulls last season because it was completely impossible to accommodate such a large contract.
…
On the evening of June 5th, all the Bulls players attended a dinner party at Jordan's house.
With Jordan's leadership and prestige among his teammates, and with the help of this party, he basically won the hearts of the Bulls back.
Of course, it is impossible to go back to the past. It is just a pause to gather together. If people's hearts are dispersed, they will be dispersed. After the finals, it will collapse when it should, and it will disintegrate when it should disintegrate.
At this time, David Frank was visiting Bulls owner Reinsdorf, and the two discussed the issue of Jordan in detail.
Frank said: "Mr. Sinsdorf, Michael is holding a party now. His most important thing right now is the finals. I think this is also in your interest.
As far as I know, the average ticket price for tomorrow night's G3 game is as high as about 1,600 US dollars, and the higher it goes, the higher it gets. Based on this average price, you can earn at least 15 million US dollars more in operating income for each additional finals game.
Yeah?"
Reinsdorf sighed and said seriously: "I want to thank Michael for everything he has done for the Bulls. I'm sorry, Mr. Frank."
He also hopes that Jordan will stay with the Bulls forever, because the profits in the playoffs are really high. Each game in the first three series earns millions, not to mention the finals. After handing over 45% to the league, every game
All have incomes of tens of millions of dollars.
But Jordan is getting older and older, and the lineup is getting older and older. He is really worried that there will be times in the future when he will not even make it to the playoffs.
It’s not that there are no strong teams in the Eastern Conference now. The Pacers are a huge threat, especially the Knicks, who also have a behemoth. Can the Bulls, who are getting older and older, still be able to pass the Knicks level next season?
David Frank stared at Reinsdorf and was certain of one thing.
The Bulls management has not publicly promised not to trade Michael until now, and now with Reinsdorf's words, he can be sure that the Bulls are really planning to trade Michael and prepare to rebuild.
If Michael still wants to continue pursuing the finals, this is actually for sure, otherwise Michael will definitely choose to retire directly and continue to stay in the league, of course, just to defeat the old K, compete for the championship, and work hard for his future historical status.
In this case, the best way is not to let the Bulls trade Michael, but to threaten the Bulls with retirement, force the Bulls to buy out Michael's contract, and then sign with other teams at the veteran's minimum salary in accordance with the league's rules.
Although this will cheat the Bulls, the Bulls have benefited too much from Michael, and now they want to trade Michael to rebuild and extract his remaining value. This is the end that the Bulls deserve.
After thinking about it clearly, he said goodbye and left.
Reinsdorf looked at David Frank's leaving figure, feeling something bad in his heart.
Throughout the United Center, countless Bulls fans roared angrily, their voices shaking the heavens and the earth.
"They're going crazy!" Buckley shook his head.
"It's already crazy! No one can be bothered by Michael or the management now," Dameng said.
"Old K is so cheap!" Barkley said enviously.
"As he said, even if you win this championship, it won't be valuable enough." Dameng said.
Barkley looked at Dream like an idiot and said angrily: "Are you stupid? Michael scored 51 points and failed to beat Old K. Who dares to say that this finals is not valuable? How many times in the history of the league?
Can an individual score 50+ points in the finals?"
"..."
Da Meng was stunned, I was so stupid, I actually believed what that idiot Old K said. Could it be that my IQ is not as good as that of a primary school student?
The two of them sat in the second row, which cost thousands of dollars. The front row was too expensive, and they were unwilling to part with it. The Bulls would not provide them with expensive front-row tickets for free.
For the Bulls Finals, front row tickets cost as much as 20,000 US dollars, and the best VIP private seats in the front row cost as much as 40,000 US dollars. The most expensive ones were behind the Bulls bench and behind Jordan's seat.
seats, priced at up to $60,000.
Even such expensive tickets are hard to come by. Rich people from all over the world are concentrated in the United States, and many people even fly their own private jets to watch the finals.
Behind them are Thunder God and Glider. Their three-row ticket price is more than 3,000 US dollars.
Cheng Long and Dayao were not sitting here, but were sitting together with more than 2,000 Suns fans, forming a huge square array.
Cheng Long got a front-row seat. This group of people is what he needs to have exposure opportunities in the United States. Lao Wang specially asked Colangelo to arrange it.
Next to him are a group of big Hollywood stars. On the right is the great director Spielberg, and Arnold is sitting on his left. The three of them are VIP customers of the K martial arts gym and have known each other at parties at the martial arts gym.
His current status in Hollywood is not enough, that is, he is a blockbuster in the red zone, and there are no subsequent movies to be released in Hollywood. There is a certain gap between the status of the three.
"Jack Cheng, that jump of yours was great, weren't you afraid of falling? Why didn't you use a stand-in? Did you wear a safety rope at that time?" Arnold asked.
"Is it a special effect?" Spielberg asked.
Cheng Long was also very happy. That shocking jump made him famous in Hollywood, and said: "Of course I did it myself, it was not a special effect. There was an eight-meter drop on both sides, but when we practiced it was only three or four meters.
When I jumped over, I couldn't see the landing point, and the distance between the two sides was too far, so I couldn't use wires. It was just a safety rope, and there was no such thing."
"My God, you're going to die if you fall." Spielberg said in surprise.
Arnold shook his head and praised: "Jack Cheng, you are so brave."
Cheng Long smiled and nodded: "Indeed, after I jumped over, I landed on the balcony over there, and my legs became weak."
At this time, at exactly eight o'clock, both sides announced the starting lineup.
Suns: Wang Tiejun, Rasheed Wallace, Robert Horry, Kidd, Kevin Johnson
Bulls: Rick Schmitz, Rodman, Pippen, Jordan, Ron Harper
Although the Lightning were in poor shape in the finals, Colangelo Jr. sought the opinions of the coaching staff and Lao Wang and believed that the Bulls had collapsed and were no longer a threat, so he decided to let him start.
The Lightning still has one year of contract left after this season. He will definitely enter the substitute lineup next season and then retire. His starting position in the finals is a reward for his many years in the Suns.
After all, winning as a main player and winning as a substitute have completely different meanings.
Wilkins was so envious of the Lightning's treatment that he wished he could replace it with his own body. If he could win the championship as a main player, he would laugh to death.
In the ABC live broadcast, Magic Johnson did not look at the starting lineup, but said: "The only hot topic in the media these two days is Michael Jordan. Even Nike's stock price has dropped by 4 percentage points in the past two days."
"Nike's stock price has stabilized. I was still preparing to buy the bottom, but it was too late." Larry Bird joked.
"Poof!"
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said with a smile: "Although Michael Jordan is very important to Nike, Nike has signed many stars and has occupied a lot of market share, so even if he retires, the impact on Nike will not be as big as you think.
Buying Nike at the bottom, you are thinking too much.
But I still suggest you go in now, because the times are moving forward. Just look at the salary cap of our league. It will increase every year. It has increased very quickly in the past two years. The same reason is true, so Nike's stock price should also
Same."
Larry Bird said in surprise: "Karim, do you still do research on stocks?"
Magic Johnson smiled and said: "Okay, it's too far. Let's not discuss Nike's stock price. Let's talk about the impact of this matter on the Bulls? And this finals."
Larry Bird said: "Michael just had a party at his house last night and invited all his teammates. I think he was preparing for the finals.
This shows that he has not given up yet, so I think this incident will not have much impact on the finals. More impact will be reflected on the Bulls after the finals, and even affect the future pattern of the league."
"Oh, what's the future pattern?"
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was stunned for a moment and said: "Big Bird, I agree with you. With Jordan's leadership, the Bulls won't be that bad in the next finals, but what pattern do you mean?"
Magic Johnson said: "If the Bulls really rebuild and choose to trade Michael, then it may indeed affect the future league structure, because if the trade occurs, the next team that owns Michael will have his Bird Rights, which can
Continue to use Bird Rights to renew his contract."
The other two nodded. Without the Bird Rights, no team would be able to trade Jordan with the Bulls.
"Guess which team Michael would like to go to? Or choose to retire directly?" Larry Bird said with a smile.
"Becoming an Immortal in One Step"
"He will definitely stay in the Eastern Conference if he doesn't retire," Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said.
"Of course, if we lose to the Suns again this time, Old K will really be right. He loses one, two, and three. He hopes to get back a win in the finals. Staying in the Eastern Conference is the best choice.
." Magic Johnson said.
Larry Bird nodded and said: "Yes, I think so too. I think he will not choose to retire. The reason is Old K. He cannot retire, at least not now, otherwise with the current momentum of Old K, Michael's
The status of the first person in history may not be preserved.”
"But how long can he maintain his current form?"
Magic Johnson said: "I think the reason why the Bulls chose to rebuild was because they were worried about this, right?"
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar nodded and said: "Yes, the Bulls' lineup is too old. The reconstruction is not surprising. What is surprising is that it was exposed during the finals. This matter should be certain, because the Bulls management has not denied it to the outside world."
Magic Johnson brought the topic back and said: "I think Michael may go to New York. The Knicks have been chasing him, but it's a pity that he chose the Bulls last year."
"It's possible." The other two said.
In the player tunnel, ten starting players from both teams are waiting to play.
"This guy?"
When Lao Wang saw Jordan, he felt something was wrong. He was not going to the court, but preparing to go to the battlefield. His eyebrows were evil and full of murderous intent!
"Shh!"
When the Suns came on the field, Wang Tiejun seemed to receive the biggest boos so far.
He glanced at the audience, and countless middle fingers were raised at him, and he couldn't help but curse: "Damn it, your management wants to rebuild and trade Jordan, why are you venting your anger on me?"
When it was the Bulls' turn to play, every Bulls fan stood up, raised their arms, and shouted loudly: "Michael! Michael! Michael..."
The roar of the mountain and the tsunami shook the first person at the scene, as well as countless Bulls fans in front of the TV in Chicago, and also shocked countless Jordan fans in front of the TV.
Jordan stood in the middle of the court, looking around, his eyes could not help but heat up.
"The Bulls management has gone too far!"
At the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili shook his head and sighed.
He felt really uncomfortable. He had lived in this city for many years and watched Jordan play. Now that Jordan was about to be traded, he couldn't accept it.
"Klaus, get out of the bull! Klaus, get out of the bull..."
At this time, another voice sounded in the United Center, getting louder and louder, until it was overwhelming, sweeping across all directions, and almost toppling the arena.
Lao Wang stood on the sidelines, looking at the bull's posture, and couldn't help but sigh.
Over the past five seasons, the Bulls can be said to be his most powerful opponent, but now he has the honor to watch this team disintegrate with his own eyes.
At this time, he suddenly thought of himself, will this day happen in the future?
Jordan played until he was almost 35 years old and was still at his peak. His peak period should not last until this day. If his strength declines, will the Suns trade him?
The Colangelos were good to him, but that was because he had value. What would happen if he lost his value? He didn't know.
