?“ Back then, we had Michael, Drexler, Charles, Dr. J and the big four centers, and now Michael has their successors, so I want to shape Tim, Kevin and Lamar into the corresponding four forwards!"

"Who's the other one?" Adam was curious about who David would choose.

"I don't know! Maybe only God knows, maybe Chris, or that German, or that champion from Los Angeles!"

"To be honest, these guys seem to me to be a little lacking. Adam also began to think about the situation of several substitutes.

"Okay, I'm calling you here today to discuss things, tell me what you just thought!" David Stern also knew that the topic seemed to be a little crooked by himself, so he quickly interrupted his assistant who was thinking about it, and prepared to return to the topic.

"Before I say what I think, I want to hear your original decision!"

'The impact of this incident is very bad and it's a sure thing that someone is banned. David Stern's tone was firm.

"Including Lamar?" said Adam.

Stern hesitated for a moment but nodded and said, "His foul is so bad that it fully meets the standard of additional punishment." It's just that I can't decide whether I should be banned for one or two games. And if the Knicks are punished too harshly, the old guy in Dolan will definitely not do it, and if Lamar Knicks loses his combat effectiveness, then the previously hyped battle for the king will not end well. ”

Adam nodded and agreed with Stern's words: "The person who was expelled from the Knicks should be punished according to the normal channel, I think after all, the league must also maintain fairness! But my opinion on Lamar and Pierce is that they must not be punished, but they cannot be punished too harshly." ”

"What do you think differently?"

Adam said with a smile: "Fines plus public welfare!"

"Don't you want to race?"

"That's right! Lamar didn't make a move at the time, and it was only Sean Battier who actually did it, and Pierce was just defending himself. Adam began to talk about the reason for this with great confidence: "The Knicks are slightly better than the Celtics in terms of overall strength, and now without Battier, a defensive guard that Van Gundy values so much, the strength will inevitably decline, and Boston has nothing to show it." In this way, the strength of the two teams seems to me to be about the same, in fact, the Knicks are actually a little weaker, but who told them to take the lead now? Maybe it will be the real battle between the two teams when the time comes!"

Stern thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "Great idea, man!"

Stern has always been resolute about this kind of thing, and the decision to punish it the next day was sent to both teams. Shaun Battier was suspended for 10 games, Lamar Odom was fined $20,000 for a malicious foul, and Pierce was fined $20,000 for the Boston Celtics.

In this way, a vicious brawl was raised high and gently put down under the operation of the alliance's top brass!

Although the Boston Celtics have lost 2 games in a row and their morale is low, they do not have any loss of personnel, which will have little impact on the subsequent games.

Relatively speaking, the Knicks' side can really be called a broken muscle, especially the team's defensive guard Sean Battier was banned for 10 games and was destined to miss the playoffs, which made the sky over New York City a haze.

"Only a person with dementia can make such a decision! Why was Pierce not banned? Can the authority of the referee in the game be questioned? Since he was expelled with Battier at the time, why was Battier banned for 10 games and Pierce was not punished for 10 games?" said Van Gundy to reporters in an interview with the news media.

"Why don't you investigate this matter thoroughly, I bet all my fortune that bastard is absolutely out of the league!Does this dark league really want to kick my Knicks out of the league?" Dolan naturally didn't care about being fined money, but seeing that the team was suffering from this ordeal in a good situation, and the championship dream that was still hopeful was completely killed by the league.

Of course, James Dolan's words did nothing other than get him a $100,000 fine.

In the locker room of the Knicks practice hall, Dampot was venting his anger at his locker, and he didn't have any deformation in the originally sturdy locker with a fist, but he screamed in pain.

"Samuel, let's save some effort!" said Shanton Anderson, who didn't talk much in the team.

Because Sean Battier was banned, the atmosphere in the team is a bit dull now, and even Arenas, who usually likes to play harder, is much quieter.

Dampotter slammed his fist: "They're just deliberately going against us!

"The league doesn't want the Knicks to lose, Stern just doesn't want the Boston Celtics to be swept away! "Olajuwon has been up and down in the league for so many years, and he has long known the various unspoken rules inside, and the old guy walked into the bathroom after speaking.

Dampotter asked eagerly, "Isn't that the same thing?"

Seeing that Olajuwon obviously didn't want to answer this question, Billups stood up and said: "If they really want to punish us, the punishment for Sean will not be so light! Stern is only looking at the face of money to protect Boston, and if we knock them out in three fights, won't the still generational peak duel he advertised before become a big joke?"

Damport seemed to understand a little, but he still said angrily: "Hasn't the league always said that we should respect the authority of the referee?

"Jeff isn't in a hurry, what are you doing here?" Lamar, who had never spoken, suddenly spoke, his face was a little gloomy, and he was somewhat unwilling to be punished like this.

In Lamar's opinion, Paul Pierce, who is the fuse of time, must at least be suspended.

"Samuel, do you have no confidence without Battier?" Arenas, who had been silent for a long time, finally began to speak, and of course this guy never had anything good to say.

Dampoter hurriedly defended, "Of course not! I don't think we're going to lose to those guys, and I'm going to teach those Boston bastards a hard lesson!"

"Isn't that okay? Since you're so confident, Sean's legacy of defense is up to you, don't let me down!" Lamar patted the Haitian on the shoulder, then picked up his bag and left.

Today, Lamar only did some simple recovery training, and in the playoffs, Lamar paid a lot of attention to his physical storage.

It wasn't until Lamar walked out of the locker room that Van Gundy said, "Okay, don't think about the rest." Tomorrow's game, everyone can do their best. Actually, this is not a bad thing for us, at least we can see how everyone behaves in the face of adversity. ”

"That's right!" shouted Dampott, who seemed to have regained his confidence, "Isn't it just a game? every one of the people here is a real man, and the little in Boston can't compare to it!

Darmshoe's words didn't generate much of an enthusiastic response among Knicks players. Especially when the team is facing such a big predicament, it is inevitable that some pessimism will breed in the hearts of the players.

It's not a smooth season for a season, and I thought I could stop for a while after so many twists and turns. As a result, when it came to the most critical moment of the championship competition, the problems were all here.

It's definitely a huge test for the Knicks, who are predominantly young. But at this time, someone was able to stand up, which somewhat made them a little more angry, and they were no longer so lifeless.

When Lamar walked out of the training hall, Vanessa was waiting outside, and when she saw Lamar coming, Vanessa hurried up to meet her and give her a hug.

"Be careful, dear, didn't I let you stay at home?" Lamar doted on Vanessa: "Vanessa! ”

Vanessa faced Lamar's affectionate confession and said a little shyly: "If you really think I'm so good to you, then use your next life to repay!"

"Okay, if you want, I can't ask for it!

"Good!"

"I'll drive!" Lamar opened the car door first, and then carefully helped Vanessa into the car.

Seeing Vanessa, who was sitting in the co-pilot's seat a little silent, Lamar gave her a strange look and asked, "What's wrong?"

Vanessa hesitated for a moment and said, "Lamar, I'm really a little worried about yesterday, I'm always afraid that you'll be beaten up on the court." I know you're strong, but can you guarantee that everyone isn't your match?"

Vanessa became more and more anxious the more she spoke, and gave a lot of examples, and shed tears as she spoke.

Lamar was a little helpless, reached out and took Vanessa into his arms, wiped her face, and then said: "I know! It's just that watching my brothers being bullied on the field, as a big brother, if I don't come out, I feel a little uncomfortable." I'm fine, let's go home!"

"But to be honest, I really regret it. ”

"Regret?" Vanessa asked, puzzled, "You mean regret that foul." ”

"Of course not, I just regret that I should have shot a little heavier at the time, you know, I paid $20,000 for this!"