Chapter 42: The People Around Tiger
Under the dark night always covers all kinds of transactions, the dark night dresses up the best trading place, Andy in this dark night, got what he has been waiting for two days, he knows that it is the third night, and many things should come to the surface. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The next day, April 4, 1999, the third day after the media broke out in the locker room, finally broke out the inside story of the locker room conflict, the cause of the incident, after all, all appeared on the front page of the newspaper accurately, including Tiger said that Sterling is not worthy of being a man, and not a word has been changed, at the end of the report, the Clippers player revealed that the Clippers plan to put Tiger on the bench to help the team guard the water cooler for 4 years.
On the morning of the newspaper's publication, Andy came to the office of the general manager of the Clippers early, and after the two sat down, Andy said directly: "On behalf of my client, Tiger. Washington has requested a trade from the Clippers in the hope that the team can complete the trade as soon as possible. ”
"No, no, Tiger is the cornerstone of our team, we're not going to trade him, and under our contract, Tiger will stay with the Clippers for four years. You came just in time today, I also want to talk to you about one thing, Tiger has just entered the NBA, he is still young, there are many things he doesn't understand, you, as his agent, should persuade him more, don't lose his temper with the team owner, he just needs to apologize to Mr. Sterling, beg Mr. Sterling, it's okay to play a substitute. ”
Andy looked at the general manager of the Clippers in front of him with a sarcastic and official tone, his heart was full of anger, but he said calmly on his face: "In other words, the Clippers plan to put Tiger on the cold bench and hide it for 4 years?" I wonder if this is the Clippers' final answer? ”
The general manager of the Clippers shook his head, took out a piece of paper from the side and said: "We didn't hide him, but the report from the team doctor showed that Tiger had a cracked calf bone and needed surgery after the game this season, so it would be better for you to go back and discuss with him and make a decision as soon as possible." ”
Andy took the 'team doctor report' from the general manager of the Clippers and looked at it, stood up and smiled, and said to the general manager of the Clippers: "Mr. Trash, I hope that the next time I see you, your expression will still be like this." Andy left the office of the Clippers general manager with the team doctor's report.
In the villa in Los Angeles where Tiger lives, Andy, Jessica, and Stevens are sitting in the study, and the video brought by Andy is playing on the TV, which is obviously secretly filmed, and the picture is not good, but it can be seen that in a club's private room, several Clippers players drank too much, and under the provocation of several hot girls, they mockingly talked about the process of the conflict between Tiger and Sterling. This is what Andy got last night, and after he read it, he made a copy and handed it to the media, and this one was brought to Jessica after leaving the Clippers today. After the video was played, Jessica didn't speak, Andy left the team doctor report given by the Clippers in the morning, and told the Clippers their decision, and then left.
Jessica never opened her mouth, and Stevens said worriedly after Andy left: "Jessica, don't worry, Andy said he has a way to solve it, this kid is more capable than we thought." ”
"Do you know Andy's full name?" Jessica looked at Stevens and said.
"Andy's? What is it? ”
"His name is Andy. Smith, a very common sex in the United States, he is a descendant of the Smith family, the largest consortium in Georgia, he has received professional training from the Smith family since he was a child, he is also an outlier of the Smith family, he hates the life without temperature in the family, he escaped from the family, he longs for family affection, so he found two brothers, he wants to get maternal love, so he respects me, he came to Los Angeles for a promise from his childhood and brother, and started his own way. I never doubt his ability, so I'm relieved that Tiger is coming to Los Angeles, Tiger and Jason are the people he cares about the most, and anyone who wants to hurt Tiger will know what a nightmare is. Stevens looked at Jessica in surprise, he had never expected Andy, who was well-mannered and good-looking, to have such a background. So what is unknown to Jessica, who knows everything?
"Mike, has Sterling's situation been clarified?"
"Yes, we have all his situations, what are you going to do?" Stevens handed Jessica a stack of materials.
Jessica looked down and said, "How?" He likes money so much, let's give him money, $100 million to buy the Clippers, since he doesn't trade, it's good to stay, Los Angeles is also a big city! ”
"100 million is a bit much." Stevens touched his chin and frowned: "This year's labor disputes and Jordan's retirement have hit the NBA hard, and the value of all teams has shrunk a lot, according to the data on the survey materials, as long as there is enough time, we can win about 50 million." ”
"Give him 100 million, the money is a number for us, from the Gulf War, we get the money, we can't spend it in our lifetime, not to mention what we got in 97, we used to enjoy life too much, how to spend money in the future, how to live, we also feel the life of the local tyrants. You go and get ready to complete the trade to the Clippers as soon as possible, I hope that next season, the team can be built according to Tiger's wishes, as for Sterling, I want to stay, otherwise life will be a lot less fun in the future, I asked after a long time without smelling blood. "This is Jessica. Washington, a queen of Wall Street, the owner of one of the world's top five fund investment companies, a side she never let Tiger see, a side of her except her mother.
After Tiger relieved himself, he followed the team to the away game, although he still guarded the water cooler, but the change of mentality made him have more experience and more open thinking when watching the game, and the hustle and bustle outside could no longer disturb him. On each road, Tiger can be seen in the stands on the road, with local fans taunting the Clippers with posters inviting Tiger to come to their city next season and play for them.
Time was in a hurry, the Clippers finally came to Atlanta, Atlanta fans surrounded the airport, they did not welcome the arrival of the Clippers, and finally with the help of the police, the Clippers had to leave, and in the home arena of Atlanta, from the beginning to the end of the night game, there was not a single spectator, they boycotted the game, boycotted the Clippers as they said, and N specifically shouted the words for Sterling out of the NBA for the first time in the report.
Things continued to ferment, and Tiger's 'team doctor's report' appeared in the newspaper, letting people know that they had clearly seen the contents of the report, a cracked calf bone. However, it is ironic that Tiger, who has been diagnosed with a broken leg, is still following the team and shuttling between major cities in the United States.