1368. Chance to buy a team? (Part 2)

The online media TMZ broke the news of a big melon, not only NBA players and fans, but the entire North American sports world was angered.

The recording of Clippers owner Donald Sterling cursing his little lover was exposed, and the vulgar language is not important, what matters is what he said to his Mexican-black mixed-race girlfriend about skin color, disgusted with blacks, disgusted with white blacks, and said that black people should look like blacks, and he said by name that he was not allowed to invite Magic to their game site.

After this incident was exposed, some professionals compared the recording with Donald Sterling's voiceprint and confirmed that the recording was not fake.

This news made the North American sports world, which is dominated by black athletes, explode.

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On May 22, the first game day of the Grizzlies and Lakers' Western Conference finals arrived, but at present, except for the fans of the two teams, most fans are not here.

Sun Ce felt the anger of his teammates, and he estimated that the players on other teams were the same, he remembered this incident, but it didn't happen, he really didn't remember it, and it didn't matter if he wanted to remember it or not.

He vaguely remembered that this was the 13-14 season, at that time, the market value of the Clippers reached the highest because the Clippers temporarily ranked first in the league, according to conspiracy theorists, this is the strategy of Sterling's wife, after the death of their son, the two are on the verge of divorce, because they did not sign a prenuptial property agreement, so it is likely to be divided in half, and the most important property of their family is the Clippers with a market value of more than 2 billion US dollars, NBA teams, this thing, compared with market value, makes not much money every year, So his wife wants to cash out.

Sun Ce doesn't know what the specific situation is, but since yesterday afternoon, public opinion has begun to bomb the NBA and the Clippers, and the NBA has fallen into another crisis situation.

It's amazing in this part of the United States, white people are the most anti-racist, and most of the anti-racist marches are organized by whites, but whites in this country seem to be the most racist.

David Stern reacted quickly, and yesterday afternoon he had already issued a notice to severely criticize Sterling, saying that he had sent a league investigation team to Los Angeles and temporarily suspended Donald Sterling's status as an NBA owner, and directly said that if the results of the investigation confirmed that this matter was true, the league would temporarily buy the Clippers and directly take over the Clippers, and permanently expel Donald Sterling within the NBA.

David Stern has been able to sit in this position for more than 30 years and his wrists are still very stiff.

However, now the Grizzlies are facing the problem of concentration, and Sun Ce feels that the other three teams will also be distracted, James, Kobe, Wade, Paul, Rose, Boozer, Noah...... Words of condemnation of Sterling have already been issued through various channels.

Sun Ce also posted a scathing copy from Bill Duffy on Facebook and Twitter.

But will other teams be distracted...... When it comes to the game, he will definitely focus on the game, so Sun Ce is worried about his teammates.

Since yesterday afternoon, the Grizzlies have refused to accept any kind of interview, and they can condemn it, but they can't be led by the nose by the media who may have other ideas, after all, they have people of all colors on the team, and it is too easy to say the wrong thing.

For example, Bill Duffy demanded that Sun Ce only speak out according to the condemnation he gave this time, of course, Sun Ce also thought so.

In the pre-game preparation this morning, Sun Ce clearly felt that his teammates were inattentive and emotional.

He didn't know what to do this time, but fortunately there was Mr. President.

In the break after a training session, Battier gathered all his teammates together.

"I know, whether it's Zach or Mark or Noah, we're all angry at Sterling's remarks, especially me, who he says is a black man who shouldn't look like a white man.

I was outraged by this and couldn't understand his thoughts from any angle.

However, I knew what I needed to do in response, and that was to do what I had to do.

We're not great people, we're just basketball players, so what we do is what we have to do, that's all that matters.

If we affect the most important job we should do because of a garbage man's remarks, it is disrespectful to the fans who pay to watch the game, and it is also irresponsible to ourselves.

We should show everyone in the game, whether it's Zach, Noah, or Mark, that they are the most brilliant colors in the world, and that our unity and our efforts are the best way to crush those racial rhetoric! ”

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The president is the president, and although Sun Ce probably only understood "let's play well", his teammates refocused.

Serious things still need a serious leader to deal with, and this matter makes Sun Ce say those words of passion and a little commotion, which is difficult to resonate at this time.

Battier's words, on the other hand, were not passionate, but they worked well.

The storm of public opinion about Sterling continues, but Sun Ce and his teammates are fully committed to the preparations.

After lunch, Sun Ce and the running and bombing lineup and the strongest positional offensive and defensive lineup each practiced for 20 minutes of running training, and then began to rest and recharge for the game at half past eight in the evening.

Sun Ce couldn't sleep, he would always be affected by such a big thing, such as thinking that he was lucky to come to the Grizzlies, which are considered an international team, and if he went to New York, Boston, and Salt Lake City to play, it would hurt.

couldn't sleep, so Sun Ce lay on the sofa in the lounge and closed his eyes to recuperate...... In the middle of my thoughts, one thing suddenly came to mind!

"In the end, the Clippers are going to be sold, right? I remember that the market capitalization of the Clippers is now 1.5 billion...... Ge Laozi, when the Clippers were shut down in 2011, the market value of the Clippers was only 600 million, and the Lakers were only more than 1 billion at that time......

Do you want John to try it? We don't seem to have that much money, and it will take at least three years for Bitcoin to start cashing out, and the NBA probably won't let him buy the team...... Just ask him first, it's not impossible, it's a team in Los Angeles! ”

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Suddenly there was an opportunity to buy a team, but Sun Ce just thought about it and contacted John, and John responded that he would try and let Sun Ce leave it alone.

Sun Ce naturally doesn't care about the kind of things that are unlikely to succeed, it's just a whim, and the most important thing now is the Western Conference Finals!

What Sterling recorded was probably the smallest influence on him among the athletes in the whole league, although he knew it later, he knew about it.

Nothing is more important to him at this stage than winning a championship!