Chapter 72: The richest man who doesn't do his job
On February 16, Forbes released the latest NBA team value rankings, with the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers ranking first and second, respectively, and the Golden State Warriors rising to third. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
It's no surprise that the Knicks and Lakers rank first and second in the NBA team value rankings, given that they are located in the big cities of New York and Los Angeles. While these two teams have lost 68% of their matches in the last three years or so, from a business perspective, the two teams have not suffered.
For the second year in a row, the Knicks have been the NBA's most valuable team, and this year they are worth $3.3 billion, up 10% from last year.
The Lakers are not far behind with a value of $3 billion, up 11% from last year. Last season, the Lakers had the lowest record in franchise history, but Kobe Bryant's farewell performance made the Lakers a big profit. In particular, Kobe Bryant's farewell game, Staples Arena sold a total of $1.2 million in Kobe memorabilia that day, setting a one-day sales record for a stadium.
In fact, for nearly 20 years, the top two teams in the NBA team value list have been the Knicks and Lakers, but they had better watch out for the Warriors. The Warriors are currently valued at $2.6 billion, ranking third, and they are worth a whopping 52 percent, the highest in the league, rising from sixth to third place last year, and topping the league with $381 million in revenue.
The Warriors have won 85 percent of their games since the start of the 2014-15 season, and last season, they played a best 73 wins in NBA history, and brought in big-name free agent Kevin Durant last summer. So far this season, the Warriors remain the best team in the league.
Holding an All-Star at this time will have an immeasurably huge boost for the Warriors.
Compared to the rapid increase in the value of the Warriors, Blackburn did not let it specialize in the past.
In Forbes magazine's 2016 world football club value rankings, although La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona ranked the top two on the list with $3.65 billion and $3.549 billion respectively, Blackburn followed closely with $3.47 billion, and compared to the first two membership clubs, it is obvious that Arthur's wholly-owned Blackburn is actually worth more.
Forbes ranks football clubs around the world based on brand value, commercial revenue, TV revenue and matchday revenue over the past year. Among them, Blackburn Rovers became the third most valuable football club in the world with $3.47 billion. With an annual sponsorship fee of €140 million following an add-on contract extension with Under Armour at the start of last year, Blackburn's value has increased by 12% compared to 2015, with six titles in the Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup.
The increased value of the Golden State Warriors and Blackburn Rovers also helped Arthur's fortune to a higher level.
It is said that 20% of the people control 80% of the world's wealth, but this recent report has turned your imagination upside down. Recently, Forbes announced the top 10 richest people in the world in 2017, and the wealth of these 10 rich people actually exceeds half of the world's people and the total wealth of 3.6 billion people.
These ten bull-coaxing super-invincible billionaires, ranked from tenth to first, are Google founder Larry Page ($29.7 billion), Bloomberg founder Bloomberg ($40 billion), Oracle boss Larry Ellison ($43.6 billion), Facebook founder Zuckerberg ($43.6 billion), Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ($45.2 billion), Mexican telecom giant Carlos Slim ($50 billion), Warren Buffett ($60.7 billion), Amancio Ortega, founder of Spanish clothing company Inditex ($67 billion), Bill Gates, chairman, CEO and chief software designer of Microsoft ($75 billion), and Arthur Jack Walker, who topped the list for the first time with $78 billion.
Born in 1977, Arthur is only 40 years old this year, becoming the youngest person ever on the Forbes list of the world's richest people, and after 18 years of rebirth, he has finally achieved his goal of crossing through his predecessors to become the richest man in the world!
Most of Arthur's wealth comes from the IT world, where he owns more than 10 percent each in Google, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and Snapchat, in addition to more than 5 percent each in Chinese companies such as JD.com, Alibaba and Tencent.
In addition to the IT world, Arthur also has nearly a quarter of his wealth from the sports world, such as his 43.7% stake in Under Armour, the world's second-largest sports brand, and his ownership of NBA team Golden State Warriors, Premier League team Blackburn, Bel Short and many other sports clubs.
Arthur's other identity is also a well-known investor in Hollywood, such as the "One Ball to Fame" series of movies produced by his company, the "Twilight" series of movies, the "Hunger Games" series of movies, etc., and he is also a giant in Hollywood.
In addition, Arthur also has the "Blackburn Post", 2 yachts, 2 private jets, 6 properties and other scattered wealth.
Although Arthur's rebirth memory ended at the end of 2016, which means that he no longer had "foresight", with excellent management and good operation, he believes that he can still sit on the throne of the world's richest man for a long time.
When Arthur became the richest man in the world, the whole world was in an uproar, especially the fans who followed the NBA, and they were even more excited.
On February 9, the 2017 All-Star Celebrity Game roster was released, and as the owner of the host team, Arthur will represent the Western Conference All-Star Celebrity Team.
At the time, many fans only had the impression of Arthur as a playboy, a super-rich, a Warrior and a Blackburn Rover, but when the world's richest man appeared in Arthur's name a week later, the attention of this All-Star Celebrity Game even surpassed the All-Star Rookie Game and individual games, and it was close to Sunday's All-Star Game.
Everyone wants to see what kind of basketball level the world's richest man is, and of course, a considerable number of fans are also malicious and want to see the world's richest man make a fool of himself on the basketball court.
Founded in 2003, the NBA Masters is an entertaining showcase for the NBA, both fun and commercially promoting, and a win-win situation in a relaxed and enjoyable way. Celebrities from all walks of life join hands to bring a joyful game to the basketball court, from retired NBA celebrities to entertainment greats, to sports superstars, to political and business celebrities.
This year's Masters is still star-studded, with NBA celebrities including Byron Davis and Jason Williams. Basketball star Oscar Schmidt, the Olympic scoring champion. Folk basketball masters, there are imitation emperors. There's also the WNBA's female flyer, Candace Parker.
In terms of acting stars, it is even more colorful, with the king of southern rap master_p leading the star singers, and Nick Cannon leading the star actors.
Specifically, in addition to Arthur, the West Side Stars team also features actor Miles Brown, actor Tom Gavana, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, former NBA player Byron Davis, actor Anthony McKay, WNBA player Candace Parker, singer Andy Grammer, actor Romeo Miller, singer master_p, Chinese star Jiang Jinfu and sports personality Aaron Sanchez.
The Eastern Stars team has actor Nick Canon, former NBA player Brandon Armstrong, NBA2K anchor Rachel, actor Ansel Elgot, actor Caleb McLaughlin, media personality Pete Rosenberg, WNBA player Lindsay Wylen, Bucks owner Mark Lasley, Canadian star Wu Yifan rock singer Wen Butler, Olympic scoring champion and Hall of Famer Oscar Schmidt and former NBA player Jason Williams.
In anticipation of the outside world, the 2017 All-Star Celebrity Game has kicked off first.
In the basketball hall, the players of both sides have warmed up, Arthur is wearing a black tight half-sleeve, wearing a golden Western All-Star Celebrity jersey, and under his feet is a pair of YW-1 generation sneakers specially made by Under Armour for this All-Star Celebrity Game, and the gold and black two-tone color scheme looks extremely atmospheric.
Before the game, many people thought that Arthur was at best the level of Mavericks owner Cuban, but when the warm-up before the game began, fans realized that they had greatly underestimated Arthur's strength.
Although Arthur is about to be 40 years old, he has been working out with a personal gymnastic, has been working out at Blackburn Lab, and has also received sparring with professional trainers after the acquisition of the Warriors, and his strength is not bad among amateur basketball players.
What made the fans scream even more was that when the warm-up was about to end, Arthur staged a scene of one-handed crackling.
Moreover, looking at Arthur's appearance, with a chuckle on his face, his face was not red or panting, it was clear that he was just jumping at random.
In fact, Arthur's physical fitness has always been good, and with a height of 184cm barefoot and 186cm in shoes, he naturally has the strength to dunk easily.
"Drop!" With the referee's whistle, the game officially begins!
"Ahh The two centers were barely on the bench for NBA teams, and the two were almost evenly matched, with the Eastern team reacting a beat behind and the basketball being snatched up by Aaron Sanchez who was close.
Aaron Sanchez immediately launched a fast down, passed straight to Arthur, Arthur received the ball and started quickly, and with a turn and dribble, he broke through the interception of "Imitation Emperor" Brandon Armstrong, and rushed directly into the three-second zone for a layup.
"Don't think!" Suddenly, a dark blue figure appeared behind Arthur, and the physical fitness "White Chocolate" Williams arrived before Arthur could make a move, and he jumped high and saw that it would be a block.
But the next moment, Williams felt that his wave was missed, Arthur changed the layup to a pass, and Romeo Miller, who was ambushed on the baseline, made a three-point shot and took the lead.
"White chocolate!" Arthur looked back at Williams with a little surprise on his face, and felt a little excited, you must know that in a way, Arthur in the previous life really grew up watching Williams games.
The offensive focus of the opening game in the East was on the "imitation emperor" Armstrong, who forced a shot with Byron Davis, although Byron Davis did not block the basketball, but it has far affected Armstrong's shot.
The basketball smashed on the front edge of the rim and missed, the rebound was well protected by Aaron Sanchez, and Brandon Armstrong was completely blocked.
Aaron Sanchez picked up the rebound and then it was another powerful through ball.
"Ah, that's fast!"
"It's almost halftime in the West."
Aaron Sanchez's pass was to get to Arthur, who was just over the halfway line, but it was a little too high, and Arthur had to jump up and catch the ball with both hands, so that the advantage of the West fast down was gone.
But Arthur jumped up and used the tip of his right finger to move the ball a little forward, and the ball was spotted to Romeo Miller in a graceful arc.
With no one in front of him, Romeo Miller made a three-step layup and sent the basketball into the basket.
5:0!
Although Arthur didn't score a point in the opening game, he was still the brightest figure on the field with two assists in a row.
The East was slightly unprepared for the difficulties ahead, and did not expect that under Arthur's pre-match speech, the Western Army was ready to "really fight" in this Masters match.
As soon as Williams got the basketball, master_p clung to it, and took advantage of Williams' lack of concentration to poke his right hand and almost get the ball.
Williams finally put away his energy and showed the top strength he once laughed at in the NBA, and the two feints dodged the opponent.
Williams suddenly started at full speed, jumped high with a stop, and the basketball shot instantly.
"Bang!" However, Williams has been out of action for a long time, and he has been very beautiful before, and the iron is also extremely exciting, and Aaron Sanchez jumped high to get the rebound.
"Ah, he's already running again." Arthur, who was fast in an instant, flew high after taking a step from the free throw line after receiving the basketball, and a one-handed layup blew the whole court up.
7:0!
In the following round, the East still played the ace of the team "Imitation Emperor", and the continuous shaking made Miller's defense finally find a gap, and then Armstrong faced the basket and made a layup.
After a few more rounds, the substitutions began, and after Armstrong hit another goal, Arthur's show moment began, and after Armstrong hit another stoppage, Arthur took the initiative to ask for the ball in the backfield, while laughing happily.
"Hey, you used to be my idol!" Williams looked at Arthur in front of him and was a little surprised.
But the next moment, Arthur held the ball and forced him to rush inside, jumping high as if he wanted to force a layup through "Imitation Emperor" Armstrong, and Parker and the two of them hurriedly blocked Arthur's ball path.
But just when everyone thought that Arthur was about to be covered, they saw an amazing scene of Arthur putting away the ball and passing the ball from his waist to Jiang Jinfu, who was unmarked under the basket.
Jiang Jinfu received the ball, jumped, and easily sent the basketball board into the frame.
"Good vote!" Arthur praised Jiang Jinfu in Mandarin to Jiang Jinfu.
With 2 minutes and 21 seconds left in the first quarter, Arthur was replaced, leaving an excellent stat of 4 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds in a single quarter, and he was impressively competing for the MVP of the Masters. (To be continued.) )