As Lakers fans might expect, things are far from over.

Today, West Lafayette players are all over the league, and many of them are big names in teams.

With Big Ben and the others stepping up, these West Lafayette players will certainly not be indifferent.

There are also many teams in the league that have a very close relationship with Richard, so it is natural to stand up and express their attitude in this situation.

For a while, the Lakers directly became the focus of criticism and writing in half of the league, and almost everyone was denouncing the Lakers.

The Bass family is now in a state of flux and now they have to face not only external pressure, but also pressure from within the team.

Kobe Bryant and four other cores submitted trade requests, which is not the most headache for them.

The biggest headache for old Bass is that the team's minority shareholders are also starting to move.

The Buss family owns only 66 percent of the Lakers, or about two-thirds, and the remaining one-third belongs to some minority shareholders.

At present, because of Jim Bass, the Lakers are in danger, and these small shareholders naturally do not agree, and they have asked Old Bass to handle the matter properly.

These minority shareholders have been eyeing the Bass family's stake all along, and if possible, they will never miss the opportunity to carve up the Bass family's shares.

Under normal circumstances, when Buss Sr. died in 2013, he divided 66% of his equity equally among his six children, and it was precisely because of this move that the Lakers have been at the center of the storm since then.

If these six children are completely twisted into a rope, then there is no need to worry about minority shareholders, but the key problem is that the Bass family is not so united......

Now that the old Bass is still alive, the small shareholders are making a fuss, and it is estimated that they will not be able to make any waves in the end.

……

Now people in basketball circles all over the world are probably waiting for Richard's statement, and they know very well that Richard can't just let the Lakers go.

Just as the league's Lafayette players and Richard's allies spoke out, the media finally got what they wanted to hear.

The Clippers will hold a press conference at 4 o'clock this afternoon.

Nearly all media outlets in Los Angeles have been accredited, and not only that, but out-of-town reporters can also get in with their press cards if they can make it.

At 3:50 p.m., the venue was already crowded with people, and nearly 300 reporters were eagerly awaiting Richard's arrival.

And right now, Richard is on the phone with Xiao Hua.

"Lee, I don't think it's necessary to engage in such a big battle, in fact, Los Angeles is not incapable of accommodating the development of two teams."

"Peaceful coexistence can develop...... Xiao Hua wanted to appease Richard, and said something he didn't really believe.

Richard laughed, "Adam, you don't have to worry about this. ”

"I'm measured, I'm not going to make it difficult for the league, and I might even surprise you."

"But if the Lakers want to get out of this, it's completely impossible."

"Jim Bass has to pay the price." Richard said coldly.

……

Just hung up the phone with Xiao Hua, Richard's mobile phone came to an unfamiliar number.

"Hey, Lee, I'm Jerry Bass, can I talk to you for a few minutes?"

It was the old Bass who called.

Originally, Old Bass was ready to improvise, waiting for Richard to make a move, and then they would meet again......

But now he can't sit still, and now Richard hasn't even started to make moves, which has already made the Lakers uneasy inside and outside, and if Richard makes another move, the Lakers may suffer an unbearable blow.

Richard frowned, at this point in time, Old Bass called, which really made Richard a little unhappy, why did he go earlier?

Richard didn't speak, waiting for Old Bass to continue.

"Lee, it's really Jim Bass's fault this time."

"We are willing to make amends for this, I don't know how we can compensate to dispel your anger?" Old Bass asked slowly.

Richard's brows furrowed, listening to Old Bass's tone, how did he feel as if he was messing around with himself, and then came to touch the Porcelain Bass family?

"Old Bass, it seems that your Bass family has been comfortable in Los Angeles for too long, and has lost the ability to deal with this unexpected situation."

"Okay, since you asked me what compensation I wanted, then I won't be polite to you."

"The first compensation, Jim Bass apologized to me in the press, press conference and TV media, that is, three consecutive apologies, within one day!" Richard said with a sneer.

Old Bass was stunned and apologized three times on three occasions? And in a day?!

This is definitely Richard humiliating their Bath family!

But even so, under this condition, Old Bass felt that he could only pinch his nose and admit it......

After all, Richard didn't let him, the owner of the Bath family, come forward to apologize, which is good.

……

"What about the rest?" Old Bass asked in a deep voice.

Richard cleared his throat and continued, "Only an apology will definitely not work. ”

"Jim Bass has to pay a heavy price for this."

"Mr. Buss, if I'm not mistaken, your Lakers stake will be divided into six parts in the future?" Richard said with a smile.

Old Buss feels that something is wrong, Richard is the idea of staking in the Lakers?

But that's completely impossible, unless Richard sells the Clippers stake he just managed to get.

"Tell me, Lee, what the hell do you want to do?"

"It's very simple, you divide the equity into six, and you want to divide it equally among the six children."

"Now the compensation I want is to kick Jim Bass out of the game, and sell the share that would have belonged to Jim Bass within a month, as for whether you will give Jim Bass the money from the sale of equity, that's not something I can control."

"By the way, don't think about selling and buying Jim Bass's shares, if you do, I don't think you will be happy to see what might happen in the future."

"If you agree, I can guarantee you Lakers a championship in the next two years, how about it, doesn't it sound tempting enough?" Richard said with a smile.

After listening to Richard's words, Old Bass directly rejected categorically.

"Lee, we can't agree to this request of yours, the equity of the Bass family will never be sold, this is our family property." Old Bass said quite decisively.

What Richard said about guaranteeing them a championship, Old Bass does not doubt this, the current Lakers' lineup is quite good, and if Richard helps, the Lakers still have a considerable chance of winning the championship.

But even then, he couldn't have agreed to Richard to sell his 11% stake in the team.

In the eyes of old Bass, this is definitely a self-destructive thing......

After the 11% stake is sold, then they still have 55% of the Stake family left, which is not much of an advantage over the equity of small shareholders, in case there is something in the future, maybe the Buss family will lose control of the Lakers, which is definitely a situation that the old Buss never wants to see.

He also knew very well that Richard's purpose in making this request was nothing more than to make the Lakers mess up.

Not to mention, Richard really had such an idea in his heart.

When he first came to Los Angeles, Richard didn't actually have any thoughts about the Lakers, because it was really unnecessary.

I have an agreement with Stern that if you take your time step by step, one day you will build the Clippers into a giant at the level of the Lakers, and it is not difficult to even surpass the Lakers.

At the moment, Richard is still so young, in his early forties, and he still has countless hours to run the Clippers.

So he is not in a hurry at all, and there is no need to have any conflict with the Lakers, and the peaceful coexistence of the two is a situation that Richard can fully accept.

But now because of Jim Bass's provocation, it is clear that Richard has abandoned his original plan for peaceful coexistence.

The influence of the Bass family on the Lakers is too great, and many Los Angeles fans are diehards of the old Buss, and now Richard is trying to weaken the influence of the Bass family.

The sale of 11% of the stake does not look like it will have much impact on the Buss family in the short term, but when Buss Sr. dies in 2013, it may become the most important reason for the Buss family to lose control of the Lakers.

For this reason, Richard does not hesitate to give the Lakers a little sweetness now, and protect him with a championship in the past two years.

Of course, this championship is actually mainly because Richard wants to compensate Kobe and Big Ben and others, after all, they haven't won the championship since they joined forces......

What surprised Richard more was that Old Bass didn't even think about it, and directly rejected Richard.

Seeing that there was nothing more to say, Richard hung up the phone directly.

Presumably, after the next press conference is over, Old Bass will still call Richard again after judging the situation.