As Richard expected, the NBA management committee really called Richard.

However, the person who called was not Stern, but Adam Shaw.

"Richard, you didn't even greet us before you did this, it's really ......" Xiao Hua's tone on the phone was quite dissatisfied.

"Huh? Greet? Adam, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with the MC, right? I didn't use the NBA name......" Richard said with a laugh.

"Richard, if you want your CFC to continue, I think you'd better find a way to get past our management committee, otherwise, it's entirely possible for us to stop this kind of fighting match!" Xiao Hua said to Richard in a serious tone.

Richard laughed, trying to find a way to get past the management committee? To put it bluntly, isn't Adam Xiaohua here to ask for money this time......

Richard did not move, in his opinion, it is extremely normal for the NBA to want a piece of the pie, if the NBA is indifferent, Richard may be worried about what the NBA management committee will make for him......

"Say, Adam, we're all smart people, let's just say how much we want!" Richard asked straight to the point.

"We want 10 percent of CFC!" Xiao Hua is also very crisp.

This is the bottom line that their management committee studied overnight, Xiao Hua didn't ink, didn't say anything higher, and directly informed Richard of the bottom line.

He knew very well that Richard was not so easy to fool, and if he asked for too much, Richard would definitely not agree......

"Deal! Adam! Richard agreed without saying a word.

The management committee asked for this 10 percent of the shares, and Richard was still able to accept it......

The main thing is that this CFC has to look at the face of the NBA Management Committee, if they are determined not to do it for Richard, all kinds of stumbling blocks, CFC will not be able to do it at all.

For example, inform each team and discipline its own players......

For example, what are the rules that prohibit NBA players from participating in fighting games in the offseason......

Stern can definitely do this kind of thing.

Now they are asking for 10 percent of the shares, and Richard is quite acceptable.

"By the way, Adam, why didn't Stern contact me this time? Could it be that he is embarrassed to open his mouth with me and ask for money?! Richard asked with a smile.

Xiao Hua on the other end of the phone was speechless......

"Mr. Stern's heart has not been good lately, and the doctor has told him not to move his breath these days......"

"So, I'll do it!"

Richard blinked, Stern had a heart problem? You can't be angry with yourself, right......

Good guys, my presence won't cause Stern to retire early.

It seems that there is such a possibility!

And if Stern retires early, his successor will undoubtedly be Adam Shaw......

Xiao Hua, in Richard's opinion, is a bit too shrewd.

He is more business-minded, or more bottomless, than Stern......

This is a reformer, as long as it can make the league make more money, Xiao Hua will try it.

Richard and Stern have always been at odds, but the relationship with Xiao Hua has not fallen out, and if Xiao Hua takes the position, Richard will still be happy to see it.

……

CFC, Richard gave Golden Dragon five percent of the shares, he still has 95 shares left, and now he has 10 points to the alliance, and Richard still has 85 shares in his hands.

This thing is originally a small fight, and it is definitely unrealistic to make too much money.

Now that the NBA management committee has joined in, it may make a little more, but it is still unlikely that you will make a fortune by relying on CFC.

……

On May 17, the Trail Blazers, who had a five-day break, finally ushered in their second round of playoffs.

Although this round of the series has not yet started, public opinion on all sides is not optimistic about the rockets.

The main reason is that the strength shown by the two sides is really too big......

In the eyes of experts and fans, the Rockets have a good chance of being swept by the Trail Blazers like the SuperSonics, and with a bit of luck, they may get a win at the hands of the Trail Blazers.

It can only get one victory, and if it is more, it will be completely impossible in the eyes of everyone.

This kind of public opinion deeply stimulated the three elders of the rocket.

Big Dream and Barkley didn't say anything in front of the media, after all, their relationship with the Rockets and the Trail Blazers has been harmonious in the past two years......

In the '96 playoffs, if it weren't for the Trail Blazers, it wouldn't have been so easy for the Rockets to reach the Finals.

Moreover, it is not the Trailblazers who say that the Rockets are not good at the moment, but the media and those so-called experts, and even if the two of them are dissatisfied, it is impossible to get angry at the Blazers.

But Second Master Pi is different, he can't stand this anger.

He is the No. 2 man in the Bulls dynasty, he beat the Trail Blazers last season, and now they beat the Jazz this season, in this case, does anyone think he will be swept by the Trail Blazers?

This made him quite unhappy!

"What are you kidding?! If I can kill the Trailblazer once, I can kill it a second time! ”

"The current public opinion, for our rockets, is simply an insult!"

"Wait and see, the final winner will definitely be our rocket!"

At the pre-game press conference of the Rockets, Pi Erye said angrily at the reporters......

The reporters were speechless, and Pi Erye's words were as if they were united.

Don't look at the Rockets killing the Jazz, in fact, the current situation of the Rockets is not as perfect as thought.

Infighting......

True, the rocket is now also in a state of infighting.

Barkley and Pi Erye are in a lot of trouble right now, arguing from the training ground to the locker room, and then arguing back the same way, making the whole Houston noisy.

The conflict between these two is not because of the battle for the status of the team, but because of the inability to integrate the style of play.

Pippen's main offensive means is to break through, but when he breaks through the basket, Barkley's big ass blocks his breakthrough route, which makes him quite unhappy......

If he had the mid-range shooting ability of Jordan, he probably wouldn't have messed with Barkley, after all, they are all old players, not stunned.

But the key is that he doesn't have that kind of mid-range shooting ability......

I have to say that Pi Erye is actually a little conceited, he feels that he is more awesome than Barkley, and Barkley should change his style of play for himself, such as seeing that he is about to break through, he quickly moves his big ass.

After all, Pi Erye has six championships on hand......

And Barkley didn't even buy Jordan, let alone Pippen, Jordan's little brother, how could he make way for Jordan's little brother.

When Drexler was there, there weren't so many things, mainly because Drexler had good projection ability, and Barkley couldn't influence people.

Now that Pippen is here, the Rockets' strength has actually declined compared to last season because of infighting.

Some fans may think that Pippen is an honest man, but in fact, Pi Erye is actually a big thorn.

When he was in the Bulls, during Jordan's first retirement, because the Zen master arranged Kukoc to perform the lore, Pippen directly refused to play, which became Pippen's black spot......

Later, when it came to the rocket, he was again the main cause of infighting......

Later, the Trail Blazers played for many years, and the Trail Blazers were all cool, and there were all kinds of scolding in the Trail Blazers team, the newcomers scolding the veterans, and the veterans scolding the team management......

Even if he retires, Pippen can't be idle, commenting on Jazz rookie Hood: "When you're a trash, you only deserve to play in garbage time." ”

commented on James: "At most, he can be compared to me, and he is not qualified to compare with Jordan and Kobe......"

Anyway, Second Master Pi has lived a wonderful enough life in this life, and his daughter-in-law cuckolded herself, but he was able to endure it......

Richard naturally knows Pippen's virtue, and he doesn't bother to tear up with Pippen, because it is meaningless, and now Pippen has a feeling of relying on the old and selling the old.

With his credentials and Jordan's retirement, he may feel like the number one man in the league......

After all, in this league, the active player who currently holds six championship rings in his hand is the only one in his hand.

If Richard stood up and talked to Pippen, it is estimated that Pi Erye would take himself more seriously......

It's better to hang and beat him directly, so that he will lose face.

……

At eight o'clock that night, the game began.

Home of the Trail Blazers.

After the Trail Blazers players came on the court, they looked at Pippen with a mocking smile on their faces, and if Richard hadn't been too lazy to deal with Pippen, these Trail Blazers players could have found countless words to mock Pippen.

Pippen really has a lot of black spots, for example, after Jordan retired, he led the team alone and achieved quite pitiful results......

This black spot alone was enough to make Pippen unable to lift his head.

Pippen could also feel the Trail Blazers' disdainful expressions on his faces, which drove him a little crazy.

He really thinks of himself as the first person in this league, Jordan is gone, what is he not the first person......

Now that the Trailblazers are defeated, it looks like they dare to look down on themselves?!

Thinking of this, Pi Er Ye decided to sanction the Trailblazers in this game!

……

But after the game officially started, Pi Erye was a little panicked.

The breakthrough he is good at, but at the moment he can't find a rhythm at all, in the opening ten minutes, he tried five inside rushes, and only succeeded once!

He is completely underestimating the interior defensive intensity of the Trail Blazers!

Don't look at the inside combination of the Rockets is Olajuwanga Barkley, but these two old men actually have limited help for Pippen's breakthrough.

It would be nice if Barkley didn't stop Pippen's breakaway......

And Olajuwon is really old at the moment.

If it weren't for Richard's appearance, the Rockets would normally face the Lakers in the first round of this season, and they were eliminated by the Lakers with a score of 1:3.

The reason why they lost so badly was not Barkley and Pippen.

Both of them performed quite well, and both were much better than the regular season, and Barkley averaged 24 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists per game in this series, which is perfect.

Pippen, on the other hand, has 18 points, 12 rebounds and 5.5 assists, and if you don't look at his embarrassing 32% shooting rate, there must be nothing wrong with this statistic......

Only Olajuwon, who is a bit miserable, can be said to have been completely blown up by O'Neal!

Olajuwon averaged 13 points, 7 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocks per game in this series.

Let's take a look at O'Neal, who is opposite him, with an average of 30+10+4+4+1 data per game, including 4 assists, 4 blocks and 1 steal, which completely broke Olajuwon......

Fans will have the impression that O'Neal has always been at a disadvantage in the fight against Big Dream.

In fact, the two have played a total of 28 games, of which O'Neal has won 17 of them, whether it is shooting percentage, points, rebounds, assists, or blocks, they are better than Olajuwon......

Even if you remove the data of Olajuwon's declining form in recent years, O'Neal's previous rookie period can actually be equal to Olajuwon.

Olajuwon had taught O'Neill a lesson, but it was only that time, which was not enough to be used as evidence that O'Neill couldn't kill Olajuwon.

O'Neill's title as the most dominant inside line in history is definitely well deserved.

If he was really pressed and beaten by Olajuwang all the time, then I am afraid that there would be no Demon God Emperor Buddha Shark name, and it is estimated that it would be the Demon God Emperor Buddha Dream......

……

Judging from the matchup situation on the field, the current Olajuwon is actually in terms of combat power, and he really doesn't know if there is an old Saqiang......

Xiao Ao's strength is definitely not as good as O'Neal, but in the face of Big Dream, he does not show any disadvantage, and can even occupy some advantages.

As for Barkley, although he normally played quite dazzling statistics with the Lakers, but if you think about it, the Lakers actually don't have any players who pose a threat to Barkley at all, and it is natural that he can get that kind of data......

But right now, Big Ben is in charge of defending him, and it's completely impossible for him to get that kind of stats again.

As for Second Master Pi......

Rashid was in charge of defending his projection, which was not very good in itself, and now he couldn't get in suddenly, which made him quite uncomfortable.

Richard sat quite relaxed on the sidelines, and the Rockets were certainly no match for the Trail Blazers.

As experts from all walks of life say, the Rockets will win the Trail Blazers at most, and the greater chance is to be swept by the Trail Blazers!

Because of the three strong points of the Rockets, there is no advantage at all in front of the Trail Blazers, and there is a very strong Kobe Bryant in the backcourt on the Trail Blazers' side.

"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the end of the match.

The Trail Blazers beat the Rockets by 13 points at home and got off to a flying start in the Western Conference semifinals......

Rocket head coach Tang Shuai is quite helpless, he is a very senior coach, in fact, he also knows that the Rockets will not be the opponent of the Trailblazers, but he must still be unacceptable to be beaten by someone with such a point difference.

But what if you don't accept it, your skills are not as good as others, so you can only endure it.

In the second game of the Western Conference semifinals, the Trail Blazers won the Rockets on their home court again, and this time they won by 22 points, which is definitely a beating to the Rockets!

Pi Erye, who had been babbling before the game, was also completely embarrassed to speak.

What else can you say, the more you talk about it, the more ugly it will be when you lose......