In fact, Frank also told a little lie.

His wife's health is really not good at the moment, and he really wants to take advantage of this opportunity to accompany his wife.

But that wasn't his main purpose.

His main purpose is actually to befriend Richard......

A rookie coach, who has only been the head coach of the team for less than two months, is naturally full of crisis.

There is no guarantee that he will be fired by Nets management after the end of the season......

This is Frank's biggest concern right now, and no one knows if he will be able to keep the position of head coach of the Nets for a long time.

He could also see that Richard was enjoying All-Star Weekend, so he took this opportunity to show favor to Richard.

In case his side is fired by the Nets, then at least there is a way out on Richard's side, and it shouldn't be difficult to get a position as an assistant coach under Richard......

Even if Richard doesn't want this All-Star to lead the team, at least his attitude of showing goodwill is revealed, and if he asks Richard for help in the future, he will definitely be better talkative.

You must know that Richard is already more than just a head coach, and in the second half of this year, he will become the owner of a team!

Solving a work problem for Frank is definitely a piece of cake.

"Frank, my fellow, are you sure?!"

"Are you sure you want to give me this qualification? You'll have to think about it......" Richard asked again.

It's better to settle on this matter, don't make an oolong when the time comes, and make everyone ugly.

"Sure, Li, when I go back tonight, I will release this news, according to the new rules of the alliance, I have the right to hand over this qualification to you." Frank said sincerely.

Richard clapped his hands and laughed, "Okay, man, I owe you a favor for this, and if there's anything you need my help with in the future, just say it!" ”

Richard couldn't hide the joy in his heart, this Frank was a good fellow, very good guy......

If there is a chance in the future, it is not impossible to help this young man, after all, Frank's coaching ability is quite good, and he is also a rare talent.

……

Early the next morning, the NBA officially released the news that Frank voluntarily gave up the All-Star qualification to lead the team because of personal matters and handed it over to Richard.

The news was quite unexpected, and no one expected that Frank, the rookie head coach, would be willing to give up such an opportunity to show his face......

Rookie managers have little presence in this league, and the elimination rate is quite high, and many times, fans of some teams may not pay much attention to their team's rookie head coach.

Anyway, most of these newcomers are just NBA passers-by, and they may be fired after half a season of coaching.

……

On February 15, the All-Star Weekend officially began, and this was the first time Richard had won the All-Star team in a row, so he was naturally very excited.

At the moment, three pieces of the Super Giant Suit have been collected, and if there is another one this time, it will be nearly half of it.

……

"Ding, ding......" Richard's cell phone rang.

When I grabbed it, I saw that it was Tiana who called.

"Li ......"

"I ...... Willing to ......"

Tiana hesitated, and her tone was very shy.

Before Richard could react, Tiana immediately hung up the phone......

Richard looked confused, what is the situation? Would you like what?

Smacking his mouth, he thought about it carefully, could it be that Tiana is ......

At the previous press conference, Richard mentioned the matter of raising a family, and in the face of reporters' questions, Richard said that he would listen to Tiana about his marriage plan.

In the middle, because of Pierce's stabbing incident, Richard didn't have the heart to contact Tiana, but today Tiana took the initiative to call......

I would like to say a simple sentence, even if Richard is a fool, he can understand what it means.

It wasn't long before Richard's phone rang again, and he was about to call Tiana back.

"Li, you kid is really bad, can this kind of thing make a woman take the initiative?" Paul Allen said angrily.

"Ahem, Paul, my old fellow, I was just responding to a reporter's question."

"What? Cope? Could it be that your kid has no plans to marry Tiana? Which hotel are you staying in, I'm going to pick up your ...... now"

Richard was stunned, good guy, is this the rhythm of forced marriage!

"Don't don't, there's something to say, my old fellow."

"I must have plans to marry Tiana......"

Originally, Richard was still thinking about telling Paul Allen that it was not time yet.

But I guess that if I said this, Paul Allen could really run to his hotel and clean up his ......

"Ahem, Paul, I'm not going to knot, can't I knot......"

As soon as he heard Richard's words, Paul Allen immediately became happy.

It is a matter of heart for him to marry a man like Tiana and Richard.

In his opinion, Richard may be the only man on this earth who is worthy of Tiana......

"Okay, Lee, we will be a family in the future, and the wedding date will be set in the offseason, just when you take over the Charlotte Pirates, it can be regarded as a double happiness, a double harvest in career and love."

Offseason? Richard was stunned, isn't that still a short period of four or five months? Less than half a year......

I'm going to get married? For a moment, Richard was in a dream.

What followed was the joy in my heart, and in another half a year, I could really be regarded as starting a family.

It would be even better if we could have a baby sooner......

……

After hanging up the phone with Paul Allen, Richard stayed awake all night and sent messages to Tiana until the second half of the night.

As a result, early the next morning, to the surprise of the little couple, Paul Allen took his sister Jody Allen to a press conference.

It was announced that Richard would be married on July 7 this year in Charlotte.

This news directly detonated the entire basketball circle......

Richard is really going to get married, and he is really going to marry the daughter of the Allen family!

This is an absolute winner in life, and everyone in the basketball circle is envious of Richard.

Richard himself is an elite in the industry who has achieved fame, and he will soon get a fifty-percent stake in a team.

Now married to the daughter of the Allen family, this is simply a strong combination.

In the future, when Paul Allen retires, the Trail Blazers are not going to inherit to Tiana......

It means that Richard can control two teams in the future?!

……

"God, why is this Richard so uneasy!" Stern was about to cry, and when he learned of the marriage, he immediately thought that Richard might be in control of the situation between the two teams.

Although he also knew that Richard and Tiana Allen were close, he didn't think about it that much......

The probability that Lao Mei can enter the marriage hall when she falls in love is simply too low and too low.

But now that the marriage news was announced, Stern immediately became very uncomfortable......

"Adam, we don't need to introduce a law to restrict Richard, after all, he is already related to Paul Allen now......" Stern may be addicted to the law, and after encountering something, the first thing he thinks of is to introduce a law.

Xiao Hua hurriedly waved his hand, this matter must not be done.

Now the relationship between them and Richard has just eased, Richard helped them a lot before, and now they have to deal with Richard in the past......

It is estimated that what awaits them will be Richard's thunderous revenge.

The current president of the players' union is Iverson......

Although Iverson does not seem to be suitable for this kind of errand, after all, he has a high reputation, and when the players' union voted for president before, he had only one competitor, and that was Michael Curry.

This is a small minion player, who has not achieved anything in the NBA, and is not convinced.

Originally, Iverson must have had little interest in this kind of errand, but Richard asked him to take over the job, and he took it.

Anyway, there is not much to do in this players' union, and it will not affect Iverson's private life.

The president of the players' union is Richard's man, what does this mean?

It means that if the West Lafayette gang is desperate, they are fully capable of launching a strike action after the end of this season, which may bring the NBA to a shutdown as before!

This is definitely a scene that Stern and Xiao Hua never want to see.

As for the reason for the strike, it is simply too easy to find, dissatisfied with the salary distribution, wanting to raise the salary cap, resisting the dress code, anyway, pulling out a random one, it is enough for the union to organize the players to start the strike.

If Iverson is a bare-bones commander, he doesn't have to worry too much, but now that Iverson has a large group of sub-league stars around him, this matter is quite dangerous.

Besides, even if the players' union doesn't act, can Paul Allen watch his own people suffer?

Obviously impossible, Paul Allen's charlatanism, coupled with such a relationship now, I am afraid that Paul Allen will definitely unite with a group of bosses to oppose it.

……

So at the first time, Xiao Hua was ready to dissuade Stern's crazy plan.

"Mr. President, what you are worried about is still early, at least it will not be possible until Paul Allen retires, and now Paul Allen is still very young, at least in the next thirty years, we don't have to worry about this situation."

"If that happens, it's not too late for us to find a way......"

Xiao Hua spoke out to dissuade Stern and calm down.

His words are still useful, Stern thought about it, thirty years later? I'm over 90 years old, and I don't know if I can live that long.

……

Richard also heard the news here, since the wedding date is set for July 7, it is best for him to prepare early, after all, the marriage is a major event, and it cannot be ambiguous.

……

At eight o'clock in the evening of February 17, the All-Star Game began.

The All-Star coach who leads the team in the West is Richard's "hometown" Philip Saunders.

After the two met, they inevitably exchanged pleasantries and greetings about the latest situation.

Sanders can always sit as the head coach of the Timberwolves, and his super high emotional intelligence has played a big role, of course, his coaching ability must be quite good, otherwise, how could he lead the team to play the first record in the West.

The All-Stars of both sides have already begun to appear, and Richard couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the lineups of both sides.

It seems that this All-Star, he can only get an All-Star light from Artest in the end.

Although there are quite a few West Lafayette players participating in this All-Star, only one Artest is participating in the All-Star for the first time......

The biggest reason for this embarrassing situation is actually that the NCAA has cut off the incense.

Richard saw the situation on the field and felt that it was necessary to rebuild the Purdue dynasty.

In fact, Richard is not unable to find high-quality players, with the popularity of the Internet, it is not particularly difficult to find people, and some of the more outstanding high school players can find information on the Internet.

It's just that Richard felt that it was not necessary to continue to maintain Purdue's dominance, and relying solely on the draft could ensure that the West Lafayette group continued to grow.

But now it seems that it is still quite necessary to maintain Purdue's dominance, at least to make himself more beneficial in the All-Star League.

"It just so happens that the next black March is here, and when March is over, take a little time to help old Philip and them, and find some more reliable players." Richard thought to himself.

……

Just as Richard searched his memory for a high school player he could get his hands on, the All-Star Game on the court was over.

In the end, it was Richard's East that won the West, and Maddy won the MVP of this All-Star Game with 28 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.

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