387. People in big cities will play
The Lakers, who had played more than 20 games, had a smooth ride, and their management didn't know why they had their brains pumped to trade Korver and then sparked infighting. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"It's hard to say, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal had such a strong contradiction back then, but they still moved forward hand in hand for the championship, you don't have to worry, they are Lakers, and they will definitely deal with it." DeMello reassured.
DeMello also knows that this season is a very critical season in the NBA, and the league will sign new agreements with major broadcasters at the end of this season.
If the finals are really according to the expected script, the 23vs24 peak showdown will definitely detonate attention, and it will definitely not be lower than the yellow-green war in those two years!
After the end of the '08 and '10 Finals, the NBA's viewership skyrocketed, but unfortunately the 23vs24 in 2009 did not appear, otherwise it might have reached a higher level of attention at that time, and perhaps it could surpass hockey or baseball to become the second or third largest league in the United States in terms of revenue.
Now the NBA's annual income is 4.3 billion, which is a little far from the major leagues baseball, major hockey leagues, and major football leagues, counting the draft amount of the next broadcast contract, the estimated revenue of the 15-16 season is about 6 billion, and the NBA can only surpass the ice hockey league to become the third, if it really relies on 23vs24 to make the league's attention rise a little more, maybe it can exceed the 6.5 billion revenue of the major leagues!
DeMello thought for a moment: "Okay, Adam, I think we can do the Lakers a little bit. ”
"Interfering with the game? Aaron, it's okay if two games a game, but the regular season plus the playoffs, there are too many games, it's impossible. Adam Silva shook his head.
"Interfering with the game? Adam! We are the most honest CEOs! How is it possible to do such a thing? De Mello said, "Liu is already one of the league's leading stars, and his influence on the field should naturally be higher." ”
Adam Silva was stunned, and then he reacted, sure enough, the face of the old rivers and lakes is not something ordinary people can have! He, the junior, still needs to learn how to be a successful president......
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On December 11, 2014, at 5 p.m., Lakers players entered the Staples Center in preparation for the home game against the Sacramento Kings, which began at 7 p.m.
As soon as the Lakers players showed up at the Staples Center, a large crowd of reporters gathered around.
The fans' security personnel can stop them, but the media can't, professional sports originally belong to the entertainment industry, and anything can be done, but you can't lose attention.
The media's eyes lit up when they saw the Lakers bus, there were actually two buses!
Kupchak, who was in the back of the first bus, looked at the surprised eyes of the media and smiled like a fox.
"Mickey, is it really okay for us to mess around with them like this?" D'Antoni asked worriedly.
"It's okay, isn't it fun? Don't you want to play against Popovich in the next game? Kupchak seemed to have seen something good.
In Kupchak's view, it is the Lakers who are now attracting the attention of the world and wantonly venting their popularity as a super team!
Looking at Kupchak, who smiled slyly like an old child, D'Antoni felt that his head was too big.
"Do I really not have the entertainment cells of their group? Is that all the things going in Los Angeles? D'Antoni found himself still unable to integrate physically and mentally with this legendary 'aristocratic' team, and there was no serious team atmosphere of other teams at all.
However, D'Antoni feels that Kupchak has one thing that he has to say, and that Popovich is something to look forward to.
The people on both buses got down.
The first person to get off the bus was Kobe Bryant, followed by LaVine, Clarkson, McCollum, Jeremy Lin, Henry, Nick Young and a group of outsiders.
The second bus got off the bus, and behind him were Green, Thackeray, Antetokounmpo, and Whiteside.
When the media saw this scene, the camera in their hands clicked and kept pressing the shutter.
"It looks like it's really split!"
The media are worried, excited, shake their heads and sigh, and secretly proud...... There are living beings everywhere, and it's the same here.
Two groups of people quickly entered the arena surrounded by security personnel and press officers blocking reporters.
Just when the media was a little disappointed that they could not get the first-hand news, someone came off the first bus.
D'Antoni, Bickerstaff, Mark Madsen, Bency Memo, Kupchak, and Gasol and Nash, who had not been in the queue before, walked out together.
It doesn't matter who they are, the important thing is that these people have security around them, but there are no press officers!
That means not saying no no interviews!
The reporters immediately squeezed in.
There are hundreds of reporters from dozens of media outlets, not including those from Asia and Europe who only have the right to visit.
The Lakers were also shocked to see so many reporters coming around, this is an interview specification that only exists in the playoffs, right?
By the time the playoffs went from 30 teams to 16 teams, it was natural that there were more media outlets covering each team.
And today's game is not a key game, just a very ordinary regular season, the Lakers are first in the West, the Kings are 12th in the West, and this game seems to be a game of points no matter who it is.
Even if it was an upset, it was only discussed after the game, and no one really expected the Kings to be upset before the game, even the Kings fans thought that way.
"Is Kobe Bryant and Liu in conflict? Are the Lakers now divided into two camps? ”
"Will your plans for this season be affected?"
"Is the trade to get Korver a team building plan or to make Liu happy?"
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A whole bunch of highly targeted and aggressive questions erupted from the mouths of the media.
Even the local media in Los Angeles are very dissatisfied with the Lakers management's decision this time, in their opinion, the Lakers are to please Liu Ren, who has a player option after the end of his contract this year, and they think that this may be a "stupid move" by the management to keep Liu Ren.
D'Antoni was a little overwhelmed for a while, this movement was even bigger than he imagined!
Nash, Gasol, and Kupchak were also shocked, but immediately recovered.
Nash said: "We're not going to have any problems, we've always been a very team team and will always be. ”
"We're going to have competition in the team, but it's definitely all benign and we're not going to have a problem," Gasol said. ”
Kupchak came up with a summary: "The purpose of all our trades is definitely to strengthen the team, you should know that we have too few three-pointers, when I knew that there was a chance to get a pitcher like Keller to help Liu, I didn't hesitate to choose a trade, although Kenta has a very good future, but we need Keller very much at this stage, this will definitely be a successful trade!" ”
D'Antoni was dumbfounded and looked at the three guys talking serious nonsense, obviously nothing was said to be a bad thing, if it was placed in normal times, it would definitely be a very good official answer, but people's understanding is different here!
It's the same as what the rest of the Lakers said before, they all have different meanings on different occasions!
"People in the big city of Los Angeles really know how to play!" D'Antoni feels like he's been in Los Angeles for two years and he's still a dirt bun......