Chapter 747: Hall of Fame

Winnie shook her head and sneered, "No, that's a compromise!" ”

Chamberlain looked at Winnie suspiciously, and Winnie began to tell him some inside stories that would not be known to outsiders - this was to learn that her father, her father Gottlieb was the earliest godfather of the NBA, with hands and eyes, and that breadth of contacts was not comparable to the pseudo-godfathers of Riley Nelson Popovich.

"Actually, if Jordan is just scandal-ridden, then he doesn't have to retire, after all, he is not a magician, and magicians are certainly scandal-ridden, but more importantly, he has AIDS, and MJ is healthy."

"It's MJ's health that makes the league top brass helpless, Jordan is too powerful, if he continues to stay in the NBA, there will be another eight-time champion super dynasty, so that other teams won't have to play, everyone in the league will become Jordan and Bulls fans, so how can other teams make money?"

"The same, now the other bosses in the league are joining forces to boycott you and your team, Don and Richard have realized this, and they haven't told you for a long time in order to protect you, otherwise why couldn't Nelson Sr. last summer sign good players with such a strong wrist and Richard's thick pocket?"

Hearing Winnie's words, Chamberlain's heart sank, but he still couldn't believe it, and asked, "How do you know these secrets?" ”

Winnie confessed, "Because my dad has a good friend named Larry O'Brien, and a lot of things are actually controlled by him, so we know that it's not surprising. ”

Hearing the name, Chamberlain fell silent, and he believed Winnie's words.

Larry O'Brien is the third NBA commissioner, and the boss has a lot of background, and the NBA commissioner position is probably the worst job he's ever had in his life.

O'Brien was appointed Secretary of Posts by then-President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, and in 1968 he became chairman of the Democratic National Convention.

It stands to reason that he has a promising future and even a chance to become a presidential candidate in the late 70s. Unfortunately, he was one of the protagonists in the Watergate scandal in 1972, and was forced to resign after the incident, and then switched from politics to the NBA.

Many people think that the revival of the NBA is due to Stern, but in fact, insiders like Chamberlain know that O'Brien was the founder of the NBA's prosperity in the 80s.

When he became president in 1975, he made drastic reforms: in 1976 he pushed for the merger of the NBA and the ABA, and in 1979 he personally intervened with the ABC to negotiate television rights.

The situation is very similar to Cai Yuanpei, who stepped down as Minister of Education and later became the president of Peking University. The Minister of Education deigned to be the head of a school, and Peking University could not prosper; The dignified Democratic chairman became the president of the NBA, how the NBA was sluggish.

O'Brien has only been NBA president for nine years, the shortest-serving tenure of any president, but the championship trophy is named after him, and the trophy will not change its name for at least 50 years.

Chamberlain became sullen, he never thought that he was too strong and would cause him trouble.

Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, and the rafters that come out will rot first, and the experience of my Chinese ancestors is really the truth.

"Will the league let me retire too?" Chamberlain asked worriedly.

Winnie smiled, she saw that Chamberlain was scared, so she took his hand, sat beside him and said softly: "You don't have to be afraid of this, although the alliance has shady scenes, but shady scenes are only a small part, which does not affect the overall situation." Jordan retired because he was scandalous at the time and needed to avoid the limelight, he had to ask the top of the league, so he would compromise, and you are perfect like a hero now, so those bosses can only isolate the Warriors after joining forces, but it is impossible to force you to retire. ”

When Chamberlain heard this, he sighed, and his heart was very depressed.

Winnie then told Nelson Sr. about her conversation with Chamberlain, and Nelson Sr. acquiesced to Winnie's point of view, and Chamberlain finally knew that they were now in crisis.

Nelson Sr. is also now trying to find a way to solve the crisis, and one of the ways is to go out and socialize and make friends.

Coincidentally, in late March, the NBA announced the 2010 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee, which included sports stars such as Scott Pippen and Karl Malone, as well as Lakers owner Jerry Buss, WNBA star Cynthia Cooper, and high school coach Bob Hely.

In addition, two other teams were also selected, namely the 1960 U.S. men's basketball team and the 1992 U.S. men's basketball team, which was known as the "dream team".

The 2010 Hall of Fame inductee press conference was held in Indianapolis, just as the Warriors were going to play against the Pacers, so Nelson Sr. brought Chamberlain to the conference.

The Hall of Fame is the most sacred honor in the hearts of NBA stars and basketball practitioners, and the value of being inducted into the Hall of Fame is much higher than honors such as retiring jersey numbers or the top 50 superstars. For players, the Hall of Fame is a great monument and an affirmation of a player's career, an honor that surpasses a championship ring.

Hall of Fame President and CEO John Doleva presided over the press conference, saying that it was a press conference, but it was actually a testimonial, and the selected players took the stage one by one to give their speeches, and Chamberlain watched them with relish, because these people were impossible for him to meet on the field.

The first to speak was Scott Pippen, who was an assistant to Jordan, the "God of Basketball," with whom he won six championship rings, two Olympic titles (1992 and 1996), a seven-time All-Star Game selection in his career, and a 1994 All-Star Game MVP.

Pippen is also a well-known player in NBA history, if Chamberlain wants an assistant is like, then look at Pippen, his all-round, serious and low-key, he is simply a natural second-in-command: in the history of the Bulls total points, total assists, total steals are ranked second.

After that, Carl Malone also appeared, and he was much more familiar with this person, Chamberlain, because for a while, because of the Jazz, the two had a verbal cannon, and as a result, Chamberlain sacrificed a big killer: I don't talk to people who don't have championship rings, which almost Malone to death.

Malone hasn't won a championship in his career, but his outstanding performance is something that everyone can see. He was named MVP twice in 1997 and 1999 and was named to the All-Star team from 1988 to 1999. He was also a member of the U.S. National Team in 1992 and 1996, and held the title of "scoring champion" and "rebounding champion" for the Jazz for 10 consecutive seasons.

There are other players among the players, and the only owner inducted into the Hall of Fame is the 77-year-old Godfather of the Lakers, Buss.

Buss bought the Lakers in 1979 for $675 million, and since then has focused on building a "Lakers dynasty", before Buss bought the Lakers, the team only had one championship trophy in 25 years, and since he took over, the Lakers have won nine championships so far.

The Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar he brought in to the team have gone down in NBA history. After that, Buss created another insurmountable combination in the NBA, "OK Combination". The combination of Kobe and O'Neal allowed the Lakers to continue to dominate the league for a while, and they teamed up to win three championships. And Buss became the greatest team operator in NBA history.

Another thing that interests Chamberlain is Cynthia Cooper, known as the "Female Jordan", a WNBA star who led the team to a total of four championships during her years with the Houston Comets. In the NCAA, she led the University of Southern California to two NCAA championships, and she also helped the U.S. national team win two Olympic titles.

"This woman is simply a winner in life." Chamberlain sighed.

Nelson Sr. nodded in agreement and said, "That's true, she, like Michael Jordan, has won the basketball Grand Slam." NCAA Championship, NBA Championship, World Championship, Olympic Champion! Speaking of which, one thing that she is even better than MJ is that MJ didn't get a MOP when she was in college, and she did. ”

The press conference was held in the form of a dinner party, and many reporters were present, so they could eat while interviewing, and naturally they could chat casually.

Old Nelson's long-sleeved dancing kung fu began to show, and he could talk to almost every big man, and there were topics to talk about.

Bass kept looking at Chamberlain, during which the old man approached him with a pleasant face and said: "You are very similar to several people around me, I think some people may have said that you are very similar to Wilt Chamberlain, and you are also very similar to Shaq O'Neill, and maybe even like Jamal, George McCann, and so on." ”

If it was before, Chamberlain would definitely reply that Lao Tzu is like who has a bird relationship with you, dead uncle get out, Lao Tzu only likes Lori girls and royal sisters.

But not now, he is being boycotted by the league team, and he must be low-key, so he lowered his eyebrows and said to Bass: "Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Bass, in fact, I am not that good." ”

Bass looked at him carefully, the more he looked at him, the brighter his eyes became, the more weird the smile on his face, Chamberlain was furious, this old man would not have a problem, I heard that some NBA bosses have a lot of money and like to play with comrades, he doesn't like men.

In fact, Chamberlain misunderstood, and Bass then said: "Are you interested in my team?" The Warriors are good, but they don't have the habit of developing centers, and unlike us, the glory of the Purple and Gold is the glory of the center......"

"Hey, man, I've only been gone for a minute, and you're going to poach my baby?" Old Nelson walked back laughing and said, "Who said we didn't have a super center in the history of our team?" Didn't the Wilt Chamberlain you mentioned just come from our team? ”

When Zhang Dashuai was in Philadelphia, the team was the Warriors instead of the 76ers.

Old Nelson took over the right to speak with Bass, and then gave Chamberlain a look, signaling him to get out of here and stay here, the old man must still want to hook up with him.

Chamberlain has always followed the command of the old commander, and the latter will hit wherever he points out, and he will run away immediately after telling him to get out, without a second of delay.

Originally, Chamberlain was lonely and had a pain, but after that, a tall woman in a milky white OL suit appeared in his field of vision, and it was Ivanka Trump, the CEO of his foundation.

Ivanka's suit is designed with thin shoulder straps on the upper body, and the hip-wrapping skirt on the lower body is slightly slit, showing her graceful lines under the outline of the shirt. I saw that the towering placket of her chest lifted the placket of her shirt into a full arc, the hip skirt was close to her ****, and the hem shrank sharply, which was integrated with the curve of the slender waist, and the arc was smooth and integrated.

Now that the time is about to enter April, the weather is gradually getting warmer, Ivanka put on crystal flesh-colored stockings, and the seductive silk yarn is attached to her plump and slender **** like a second skin, and the light flickers, shining on it, adding to the temptation.

Ivanka's appearance was like a daffodil floating into a pond, and the entire conference hall suddenly became colorful.

Chamberlain was overjoyed when he saw Ivanka, and finally found someone who could speak, so he walked over directly, patted Ivanka on the shoulder and said, "Hey, baby, you're here too?" ”

Ivanka turned back gracefully, saw Chamberlain, her delicate face showed a hint of amorous smile, and said: "It's a pleasure to meet you here, Z, I'm as surprised as you are, I didn't expect you to be interested in such a boring press conference." ”

At this time, Ivanka, who was dressed in formal clothes, had both the ability of an OL girl, the confidence of a CEO, and the charm of an urban beauty.