(228) Aftermath

Jerry. Bass was a kind and dignified elder. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info He always has a smile on his face, but he has undisputed authority in the family. Jason. From an early age, Bas looked up to his grandfather, whom he considered to be a remarkable man, unlike his cowardly father. But at this time, this longing has been transformed into deep fear. Jason was terrified of his grandfather's harsh reprimand. Trembling, he walked into his grandfather's room.

"Sit down, Jason." Old Bass pointed to the chair, and Jason reluctantly walked over and sat down.

"Tell me, what do you think? Why clash with the manager on the spot? Old Bass asked, his tone calm.

Maybe grandfather will support me? Jason suddenly had such an idea, after all, his grandfather had been spoiling himself since he was a child. He suddenly gained confidence and said, "Because Mr. Van Gundy is stubborn and disrespectful to our team's valuable players. So on the spur of the moment, I got into an argument with him. ”

"Oh?" Old Bass raised an eyebrow.

"Grandpa, there have been a lot of players who have complained to me that they don't agree with Mr. Van Gundy. He doesn't trust young players and refuses to give them the opportunity to practice. That's it, even Lamar. A star like Odom has a conflict with him, and even our ace Kobe Bryant has a conflict with him this time. I know very well that the survival of our weak Lakers in the league last season, as well as the quality of the box office, is due to Kobe and Odom. So I couldn't hold back for a while. "I have to say that little Bass's eloquence is still good, and his words shirk the responsibility cleanly.

"Finished?" Old Bass lit a cigar and took a puff.

"That's it, grandpa." Bas was so nervous that his hands were white, and he grabbed his knees hard.

"I hear you clearly, so let's do it." Old Bas shook his head and said, "You should resign from the position in the team first." ”

"Grandpa!" Little Bas stood up excitedly and said, "You can't do this! ”

"Be careful with your words." Old Bas took another puff, spat out a puff of smoke ring, and said, "I can do this, I can dominate a lot of affairs in this family." ”

Jason was sweating and sat down.

"Jason, you're still too young and impulsive." "When I was younger, I was much calmer than you. When my grandfather was a child, his family was very poor, so he dropped out of high school and became a railroad worker. I worked as a low-level laborer for 3 months, and finally I mustered up the courage to give up that kind of life. I knew that my family had no money for me to study, so I studied hard, got a scholarship to the university, and graduated with a doctorate at the age of 24. Later, after investing in real estate, I made money, bought a team, and slowly got to where I am today. ”

(Little allusion: After Bass made some money and became a little rich, he still didn't forget his dream of becoming a chemistry teacher.) Constantly reaching out to universities across the U.S. to teach. Eventually, the University of Hawaii decided to offer Bath a position as a lecturer. He was ecstatic and ready to fly to Hawaii to start life as a chemistry teacher. However, at this time, the school wrote that there was a shortage of scientific research funds in the school, and he asked him to postpone his appointment for one year. Buss, who was unemployed at home, began to invest in Los Angeles Sports Club in his spare time, and was an instant success. So Bass gave up teaching and devoted himself to the world of sports investment. So the success of the Bass family is also thanks to the success of the University of Hawaii)

"I've heard all of these stories." Jason replied.

"yes, but do you understand?" Old Bas shook his head and said, "Since I was a child, I have not pampered you and other grandchildren, and gave you an aristocratic education. But you've always acted like an upstart, more like an upstart than me, a poor kid from the slums. Wear the best leather shoes and drink the most expensive red wine, can you afford that Ferrari with your own salary? Where does the money come from? Jim (Jason's father) bought it for you? ”

Old Bass's tone became more and more stern, and Jason was drenched in a cold sweat.

"Look at Jason of the Rockets again. Wang, people are much smaller than you. How calm people are and can support the players. Not to mention ability, just the gap in temperament, you can't fight him in ten years. Buzz looked envious. It seems to respond to the old Chinese saying: "Giving birth to a son should be like Sun Zhongmou", and now it is like giving birth to a grandson like King Jason.

"I'm not convinced!" Hear Jason. Wang's name, Bass Jr. suddenly burst into anger and said: "I have contributed so much to the rebuilding of the team, I have the support of the players, I am the founder of this giant Lakers, grandpa!" How am I not as good as Jason. What about the king? ”

"You know!" Old Bass retorted: "Our Lakers are a purple and gold aristocratic team, different from other teams in the league. I've spent my whole life building this team with a lot of style. When I was younger, we had Magic, we had Abdul-Jabbar, we had Worthy, and the fans called them Showtime because they played really well. An aristocratic team must have the self-discipline of an aristocracy. Jeff. Van Gundy was also invited by you, and now that it's unpleasant, you're going to drive people away? Even if you do it in private, you still have to make the contradiction public? In front of the global live broadcast, how can you have any aristocratic demeanor? Do you deserve our Lakers? ”

"I'm sorry, grandpa......" Jason almost cried.

"You've had a talent for basketball since you were a kid, and you've always been accurate in your judgment of the league. I know you're going to be in the Lakers' management in the future, and you're going to be an amazing executive. But do you know why I had to finish college to get into the league? It is because of your arrogant disposition, your arrogance, that you cannot achieve complete success in this league. Old Bass said fiercely: "Tomorrow you will announce your resignation, and we will continue to use Van Gundy." Wait until 2 years later when he leaves office and you come back. At that time, I hope you can learn to be more steady, learn to follow the rules of this alliance, and learn to handle things like an adult! ! ”

Jason walked out of the room in tears.

The next day, Jason. Bass's resignation did not attract much attention. In the eyes of fans, Buss is nothing more than an insignificant little figure in the Lakers. Everyone is concerned about another piece of bombshell news.

The alliance showed thunderous tactics and dealt with this conflict severely. The initiator, Barnes, was suspended for three games, the impulsive Billups and Odom were suspended for two games, and McGrady, House and Bryant were suspended for one game.

The Lakers are very unconvinced, Barnes and Odom are okay, House and Kobe Bryant didn't do it. However, the explanation given by the alliance is that the incident was originally a conflict between Barnes and Billups, and it was because House and Kobe were eager to rush to join the war group that the situation deteriorated and evolved into a group conflict. This explanation is also very plausible. (To be continued.) )