Adam Shaw's concerns are not unreasonable, the NBA is still a commercial sports league in the final analysis, just like the classic advertising slogan "I love this game" before the NBA, the NBA is a game, this is a game, but also a game, a show, a super show for basketball fans all over the world.

All members of the NBA, whether you are a boss, coach, player, referee, team doctor, trainer, even NBA commissioner Adam Shaw himself, must abide by the rules of this game, and one of the most important rules of the NBA is to make money.

Money is the only driving force behind the sustainable development of the NBA; Money is the root cause of turning the NBA from a drug-ridden, violent, and bankrupt sports league into one of the richest sporting events in the world; And money is also the biggest goal that all NBA owners, coaches, players, and staff are pursuing.

No one will get along with money, there will be no boss to invest in the NBA without money, there will be no excellent players who will do everything possible to squeeze their heads to join the NBA, and whether the NBA league still exists is a question if there is no money to make money. Therefore, the prosperous and thriving NBA that fans are watching now is complemented by money.

Because of this, the league has always severely punished those things that destroy the commercial value of the NBA, such as the court fight (Auburn Hills Palace brawl), such as the referee gambling (Donassee gambling incident), such as the owner making racist remarks (Sterling selling the team), the NBA's handling of such incidents is unhesitating and quite ruthless, but Roy's violation is an exception, he has very little damage to the brand value of the NBA, on the contrary, if Roy is severely punished, It will be a huge blow to the future earnings of the NBA.

So, when NBA commissioner Adam Shaw faced the super problem of Roy falsely reporting his age to participate in the draft, he was a little helpless and in a dilemma. In the end, his decision was to let the actual owners of the NBA, the owners of the 30 teams, decide everything.

So, on December 5, 2016, the owners/general managers of the 30 NBA teams gathered for a special meeting on what to do about Roy's false age to enter the NBA draft.

Due to the special nature of this incident, Adam Shaw decided to follow the original method of dealing with the "Sterling racist remarks incident" and decide the punishment decision for the Roe incident in a democratic way of voting.

He first briefly introduced the whole incident, and informed the owners and general managers of the NBA team that a well-known NBA sports reporter reported Roy's violation of falsely reporting his age to participate in the draft to the league. Then, Xiao Hua also gave three opinions on the league's treatment, one is to impose a heavy punishment and immediately suspend Roy until he reaches the age of 19 on February 7 next year, which means that Roy will be suspended for at least 30 games; the second is neutral treatment, with an initial suspension of 19 games, that is, the number of NBA games Roy has participated in; The third is to be punished lightly, suspended for 1-5 games, because the NBA also lacks corresponding punishment regulations, and this violation is the first case, a lighter punishment can be considered.

"Also, if Roy were to be fined heavily, my personal rough estimate would be that the league would lose $1 billion in revenue this year, and $10 million to $15 million per team in dividends." After stating the situation, Xiao Hua did not forget to add such a sentence.

"Before you vote, you can speak your mind."

Although Xiao Hua did not say it explicitly, his speech has actually hinted at the penalization tendency of many people.

And the smart guy immediately got this hint from the president, and the first team representative to speak was Phil Jackson, the president of the Knicks, and it had to be Phil Jackson.

Since President Shaw has allowed investors to speak freely, Phil Jackson, president of the New York Knicks, must be the first to speak, and he will have to do his best to canvass for Roy, the core of his team, to minimize the suspension.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. President's analysis is very reasonable, and I would like to add that although Roy has a dishonest violation of misrepresenting his age, it is also a moral violation, and in essence he has not touched or harmed the interests of the Alliance. On the contrary, if we impose a heavy penalty on him, the expansion of the NBA in overseas markets will be greatly affected, and people will only remember our unfriendliness and punishment of international players, and then the wallets of all of you will also be affected, and I hope you will think about it seriously. ”

The effect of the "Zen Master's" rush to answer was immediate, and several owners nodded their heads in approval, especially the owners of the small city team led by Kroenke, the owner of the Denver Nuggets, who responded unusually, knowing that the income of 10 million to 15 million US dollars a year is definitely not a small amount for them.

Sure enough, Alison, another well-known owner of the Miami Heat, who is known for his stinginess because he refuses to give Wade a pension contract, immediately responded to the "Zen master": "That's right, I think Phil (Jackson) is right, the reason why we limit the salary cap, the reason why we package the stars, and the reason why we promote the NBA overseas, the ultimate goal is to make the NBA cake bigger, and everyone here is not a philanthropist, Zhen, Xing, Qiu, and Piao are our real goals. I don't think we need to chase after Roy's small mistakes, right? ”

"Who said it was a minor mistake!" Before Alison could finish speaking, a strong woman's voice immediately resounded in the room, and it was Jenny Buss, the female president of the Lakers and the daughter of Lakers owner Jerry Buss.

Bass, who had a serious face, first glared at the "Zen Master", and the meaning was self-evident, "You barb home and wait for me", and then she began to speak with righteous words: "Mr. President, everyone here, our original intention in formulating the rules of this game is to hope that the NBA is a fair, just and open sports league. If we now find that there are players who exploit loopholes in the rules and can't take them seriously, then there will certainly be more players competing to follow suit, and then where will the credibility of the league be? How else do we manage other players? ”

Jenny Buss's sonorous speech immediately attracted the approval of many people, including the 76ers president Colangelo and the crazy basketball Mavericks owner Cuban, who frequently nodded in agreement.

Why is Jenny Bass so angry? She also has a reason to lose her temper, and with Roy's meteoric rise to popularity recently, the Knicks' strong rise, the innocent Lakers and Jeanie Buss are also lying on the gun. Not to mention how many people have questioned the fact that they didn't use the list to sign Roy, and now even the story of whether Buss deliberately gave Roy to Jackson is getting more and more true. Bass, a strong woman, is really tired of such rumors, and she must take this opportunity to express her position, she and Jackson are not all the way, he has never done anything fake.

"Jane...... Ms. Bass, I don't think there's a conflict between the light punishment of Roy and the league's principles of competition, it's not that we don't punish Roy, we're just discussing the severity of the punishment, and we shouldn't lose a lot of money because of a small loss. Seeing that his wife was running away, Jackson also hurriedly came forward to appease him, but it was okay to be appeased, but as soon as he appeased Bass, he became even more angry.

"It's not about money, it's about principle, and I don't think even the president's 30-game ban on Roy is not thorough enough, and if it were me, I would have to suspend Roy for a year. And I also suggest that the league do a good job of investigating the Knicks and Mr. Jackson to see if the Knicks instructed Roy to change his age for some ulterior purpose. ”

Bass actually said that she was not short of money, and pointed the finger at Jackson, which was a terrible statement, and she immediately aroused the anger of the public.

You think so, your Los Angeles Lakers are in a big city, backed by a gold medal ball market, and they are not bad for this money, but our small clubs are not the Virgin, we are very practical, and what we pursue is money. What's more, looking at this posture, it is obvious that Jackson and Bass are the old couple who have quarreled, and if you quarrel, you will go back and quarrel, why stop us from getting rich here.

In the NBA, small teams still have a majority, and Buss immediately became a public enemy, and opponents appeared one after another.

"Ms. Buss, I think you're confusing the concept of infraction and indiscipline, and a 30-game suspension is already the NBA's standard for dealing with some serious disciplinary players, do you think that's appropriate?" Kings owner Cheng Yuyang wasted no time in assisting Jackson once, and he would not choose to sit idly by for his compatriots and money.

"That's right, Ms. Buss, I don't think Roy's age misrepresentation is as serious as the fact that a team hooks up with players in private (alluding to the fact that the Los Angeles Lakers often have access to free agents)." Although Jordan, the owner of the Hornets, is one of the representatives who oppose high school players entering the NBA, he spares no effort to support his junior brother Roy.

And with Boss Cheng and Jordan opening the way, those bosses who picked the door, such as Alexander, the owner of the Rockets, Holt, the owner of the Spurs, and Kroenke, the owner of the Nuggets, also jumped out.

Seeing that the situation was a little out of control, Adam Xiao Hua hurriedly ended the free speech session, he wanted to stop beeping, anyway, everyone had already made up their minds, so it was better to vote directly.

Five minutes later, the special meeting against Roy's false age was completed. The results of the vote were announced, with 4 votes in favor of a heavy penalty for Roy, 10 votes for a medium penalty for Roy, and 16 votes for a light penalty for Roy. It was clear that most of the teams made what they thought was the right choice......