The shadow of the brawl has been hanging over the NBA.

At 645 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York, USA, next to the Olympic Tower in Central Park, the NBA league office is located, and David Stern's president's office is located on the 15th floor.

Stern smoked Cuban cigars one by one, and he was the only one in the office. He was used to making decisions alone, and all the vice presidents and other senior executives were cleared out by him, but this decision was not easy to make.

The brawl that took place on the field was a big problem for Stern that was difficult to balance.

If the punishment is too heavy and all the star players are banned for more than 5 games, then this much-anticipated finals will finally become a star-studded civilian showdown.

Ratings and broadcast contracts, which currently represent everything to the league.

When he smoked the last cigar in the box, the president's office was already smoky, and it was Stern's most comfortable environment, and his decision was made.

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The league quickly carried out Stern's order, and the ban was handed down.

The culprit of the whole incident, Bruce Bowen, was suspended for 10 games, and he was relieved to see this Hu Qingniu, and the league still gave a light sentence. It seems that the league doesn't want the much-anticipated Finals to turn into a starless civilian showdown.

Sure enough, Barkley and Rodman are only banned for two games, this game is strange, whether the Spurs have won two games in a row, or the Wizards have won two games in a row, then Barkley and Rodman have a chance to play, leaving suspense and expectations for the game.

Robinson and Jackson were also suspended for two games, and the league's meaning was already clear, not killing anyone with a single stick, and both teams were given a chance.

Ewing is the lightest, with only one game suspension, which is good news for the Wizards, and Ewing can limit Duncan. With only two junior brothers, Kwame Brown and Jeffries, there are many who won't be beaten out of.

As soon as the ban was announced, the fans were very dissatisfied. They don't care how many games players like Ross Barkley and Robinson are suspended, and neither do the other players involved in the on-court brawls.

Fans only care about how Bowen, the culprit who hurt Jordan, will be punished, if it is only a 10-game ban, even a very reasonable fan will not do it at this time.

More radical fans have even called for the despicable player to be banned for life.

The league still underestimated Jordan's influence, and at his peak, Jordan's name was actually half of the NBA, and even now this influence has not decreased much.

But will the league heed the protests of the fans, and the answer is, no.

You don't see, every year when David Stern comes to the stage to give a speech at the draft, there are boos, and I don't see the slightest embarrassment in Stern.

Since Aunt Sta became O'Brien's successor in 84 and took charge of the NBA league, this lawyer, who was less than 42 years old at the time, has revealed a tough dictatorship in his actions and behaviors.

Of course, he had that confidence, as he described in the early '80s.

'It was almost unsustainable at that time, and a lot of the issues we had in our meetings were whether to shut down the team or merge the teams.

At that time, the NBA had just finished the Finals in North America and still needed to be recorded. Of the 23 teams in the league, 17 are in the red, with a total value of $400 million. In order to keep more teams afloat, he introduced a salary cap system.

The situation needed to change, and it was rumored that in order to open up the television market in New York, Stern controlled the draft lottery and gave the Knicks, who were only the third-lowest record in the league at the time, the No. 1 pick. And the top pick is none other than the once-in-a-decade Georgetown center, Patrick Ewing.

Many witnesses said that the envelope that Stern drew at the time of the draw had folded corners, which led to conspiracy theories.

Perhaps for the fans, such an act is unforgivable, and he brings shame on the sacred competitive sport.

But for a business leader who aspires to success, there is nothing he can't do.

Even in 1989, a bold idea came to Stern's head. The NBA is always suppressed by the other three major leagues in the United States and does not get more attention, so why not explore a bigger market overseas.

The first thing that flashed in Stern's eyes was China, which is in the midst of reform and opening up, and if it is a market, this country has the largest population in the world, more than four times that of the United States, and what market can be bigger than this place.

With the tenacity of a businessman, Stern resolutely boarded a plane bound for China. His primary purpose is to negotiate with CCTV to broadcast NBA games, in the hope of opening a new door in a country where spiritual consumption is scarce.

After waiting for more than an hour in the spring cold, Stern finally got a brief opportunity to patiently explain to the leaders of the court station what the NBA is, and that the broadcast can be broadcast without charge...... Until the imperial court station agreed to broadcast it.

Since then, the NBA has officially sent a free game highlight from each week to Beijing, and has also paid out of its own pocket to hire the broadcast team of Imperial Court TV to broadcast the All-Star Game and the Finals live.

It can be said that without Stern's bold idea and Stern's bold attempt, many Chinese people would not be able to see the NBA.

So, without the NBA Finals in the 94-95 season, would we still have Yao Ming? Without Yao Ming's huge push, would I still have Ah Lian and QQ Qi?

It is precisely because of Stern's great contribution to the promotion of the NBA and basketball that he is no longer afraid to make decisions with strong opposition at this stage.

There's nothing tougher than the NBA in the '80s, and now Stern won't listen to any other opinion if it's a decision that benefits the league.

Aunt Si has her own stubbornness, the ban has come to an end, and no amount of opposition can drown out the desk of Aunt Si's president in the Olympic Building.

Now Hu Qingniu has to focus on what he can do.

Although Jordan's injury was not as serious as expected, it was definitely not in time for the next game.

The Wizards still have to stick with at least one game without Jordan.

Maybe it's time to come up with that big move, as a cautious traverser who has seen too many reversals, Hu Qingniu knows the role of hole cards.

For this finals, no one knows how many exciting hole cards he hid, except for the wizards who were trained by him day and night.

Hu Qingniu pulled out a thin notebook from the dusty drawer at the bottom of his desk. The dusty cover was pressed with an irreversible crease, and it could be seen that it had been prepared for a long time.

In the middle of the first page are several large Chinese characters, "Hammer Series 2 Types".