Chapter 748: A Special Indiana
On December 2, 2007, at 8 o'clock in the evening, the Pacers sat at home to face the Charlotte Bobcats, although the Charlotte Bobcats are only a fish belly team, but because of the Jordan gods, the Bobcats have also received a lot of media attention, so the game between the Pacers and the Charlotte Bobcats was also arranged by TNT as a national live broadcast game.
ABC, TNT, ESPN signed a new broadcast contract with the NBA this summer, with a total contract of up to 7 years and 14 billion US dollars, and the contract signed by the NBA and the three major TV broadcasters successfully surpassed the MLB broadcast contract, and the signing of this sky-high broadcast contract was also considered by the pro-NBA media to be a symbol of the NBA surpassing MLB and becoming the second largest sports league in the United States.
Since in the signing of the new broadcast contract, ABC and TNT have a big head, so the best game resources are naturally occupied by these two giants, ESPN with the least money can pick up some of the remaining games, after repeated negotiations with the three major media, the broadcast rights of the finals belong to ABC, the broadcast rights of the regional finals belong to TNT, the Christmas battle is one by one, and the rest of the playoffs are divided equally by the three games, and the rest of the regular season live broadcast will be selected by TNT to select the best game resources for live broadcast, The last remaining ones are divided by ABC and ESPN.
"Larry, you're too uninteresting." In a box at the Banker's Life Arena, Michael Jordan, who lit a cigar, was looking at Larry Bird, who was sitting next to him, with a look of disgrief.
"Michael, look at what you said, when I heard that you were coming, I prepared the best box for you, and put down all the affairs of the club, and came to watch the game with you, how can you say that I am not interesting enough?" After hearing Jordan's complaints, Larry Bird pretended not to know anything and played haha with Jordan.
"It's still pretending to me, I'm talking about Kwame, I was going to sign Kwame to Charlotte after the end of this season, but I didn't expect you to get him to you." Seeing Larry Bird pretending to be confused with himself, Michael Jordan simply put forward the matter about Kwame Brown straight to the point, although Jordan has long since stepped down from the Wizards, but Jordan has been paying attention to Kwame Brown, especially after Jordan became the owner of Charlotte Bobcats, he decided to take Kwame Brown to Charlotte after he became a free agent, but he was cut off by Larry Bird, although the outside world is saying that Larry Bird traded to Kwame Brown is old and dizzy, But Jordan is well aware of Kwamee's value.
"Kwamei is the person named by Meng, I can't help it, don't you see what I've been scolded by the outside world now." Until Jordan's personality Larry Bird, he simply pushed everything on Meng Xu, so that even if Jordan had any requirements, he could push two, five or six.
"What did Meng ask for? It's really the same thing that heroes see!" After hearing that trading Kwame Brown was Meng Xu's request, Jordan also nodded with satisfaction, finally someone has the same vision as himself, how can those ordinary people in the outside world understand the huge energy contained in Kwame Brown's talent? Meng Xu is Meng Xu, and even the vision of the players is similar to himself, and he is not a person who regards himself as an idol, Jordan is satisfied with YY in his heart.
"Michael, the game is about to start, let's talk while watching the game." After seeing Kwame Brown and Emeka Okafor walk into the center circle on behalf of both sides, Larry Bird began to change the subject, and he didn't want to keep dwelling with Jordan on this issue.
"Larry, you really trust Kwame to start the first game you traded him in." Under the reminder of Larry Bird, he shifted his attention to Jordan on the court, and after seeing Kwame Brown who walked into the middle circle and was ready to jump the ball, he sighed a little in his heart, although the Wizards selected Kwame Brown with the first pick, but Jordan, who wanted to enter the playoffs, did not choose to trust Kwame Brown immediately, but let him come off the bench to hone his skills and abilities while adapting to the rhythm of the NBA, after all, the growth process of a center is very long, But Kwame Brown couldn't understand Jordan's approach, which also planted the seeds for the conflict between the two.
On the first day of coming to the Pacers, Kwame Brown, who was scheduled to start, really felt the Pacers' trust in him, plus the Pacers' opponent today is Jordan's team, so Kwame Brown also wanted to perform, and before the game started, Meng Xu also said something to Kwame Brown that made him feel more relaxed: "Kwame, if you don't want to attack, don't want to score, it's on the defensive end, grab rebounds, get in position, cover for teammates, do what you want to do, as long as you work hard, No one will blame you.
Hearing Meng Xu's words, Kwame Brown was undoubtedly very moved, thinking of the words Meng Xu said when he talked to him on the court at noon, Kwame Brown let go of all the worries in his heart, and at the moment he stepped on the court, Kwame Brown actually had the idea of trying to play this game well.
In the two seasons of the Wizards, Kwame Brown's strong self-confidence was almost smoothed out by Jordan, and after being traded to the Lakers, Kwame Brown did not get a chance to breathe, Kobe Bryant's almost harsh requirements for Kwame Brown, which made Kwame Brown disgusted, whether on the training court or on the playing field, as long as Kwame Brown did not meet Kobe's requirements, or his performance could not satisfy Kobe, he was greeted by Kobe's scolding, and even several times Kobe pointed at his nose and shouted, If you don't want to play, get down. Although Kwame Brown is arrogant, his personality is similar to Darko Milicic, he needs to be cared for, the more you scold him, the worse his performance will be, and even the scolding is urgent, they simply break the jar and break.
Therefore, Meng Xu and Rick Carlisle's attitude towards Kwame Brown is mainly to appease, as long as he plays confidently, it will definitely be the same as Darko Milicic, out of control, so for Kwame Brown, Meng Xu and Rick Carlisle are still patient for the time being.
"Larry, Indiana is such a special place." When the game started, watching Kwame Brown's performance on the court, Jordan thought in his heart, what kind of magic did Larry Bird perform to make those submerged talented players shine again, from Jalen Rose, to Jermaine O'Neal, and then to Co Milicic, in the past ten years, there have been three players on the verge of being forgotten, who have played their value and fulfilled their talents after joining the Pacers, maybe in the near future. I'm going to add a Kwame Brown,
At the end of the first quarter of the game, Kwame Brown only scored 2 points and 2 rebounds, but Kwame Brown's performance on the court was remarkable, willing to cover, Kenka position, defensive hard, active running, when he couldn't grab the rebound, he would also jam the opposing player and let his teammates pick up the rebound, as can be seen from this quarter of the game, Kwame Brown is definitely a selfless good player, plus Kwame Brown is tall and strong, flexible in movement, and accurate positioning, It can be said that the role of Kwame Brown on the field is absolutely not reflected in the data.
"Larry, you've made another good deal." At the end of the third quarter, the game on the court went into garbage time, and Jordan, who didn't want to watch any more, got up and left the box after complimenting Larry Bird with regret.
Playing 30 minutes, scoring 8 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 block, Kwame Brown's debut after joining the Pacers is still barely worthy of his value.