Las Vegas, a city rising from the desert.

The towering Hoover Dam creates Lake Mead, which provides the city with plenty of water and electricity.

And this oasis in the desert also provides capitalist pleasures to people all over the United States and the world.

Adults can think of every entertainment here: gambling, alcohol, good food, beautiful women, shopping, playgrounds, extreme sports......

All kinds of legal and illegal entertainment content, everything, provided that you have money and green dollars.

As an extremely developed industry in the United States, sports and gambling have naturally formed an intimate relationship, so it is natural that they have become a very important part of the casino entertainment industry.

Tennis, motor racing, boxing, baseball, and many other major commercial sports events will be held here to attract sports fans to spend here.

Basketball is, of course, also a key development partnership in Las Vegas.

Although there is no professional basketball team in the country, the NBA has been holding summer leagues in Las Vegas since 2004 as a way to expand the NBA's commercial footprint across the United States.

In 2007, the NBA All-Star Game was held in Las Vegas, and a number of basketball stars such as James, Kobe, Wade, and Paul gathered to perform, becoming the vanguard of NBA expansion.

In July, the new Las Vegas Summer League continued, with a total of 21 NBA teams participating in the tournament.

Summer League is not a tournament system, nor does it have a round-robin tournament, but mainly practice matches with young players and performances in nature.

Each team only plays five games, with the team that comes first playing first, leaving after the fight, and the next team continuing to play until all the games are played.

The Clippers' game began on the 13th, and the first opponent was the big brother of the city, the Los Angeles Lakers.

Min Congda, along with 12 players from the Los Angeles Clippers Summer League team, flew to the desert entertainment capital on July 12.

For Vegas, Min Congda has long been yearning for it. At the exit from McCarran International Airport, the sparkling neon signs form the "Welcome to lasvegas" (Welcome to Las Vegas).

Min Congda thought to himself: "Chen Daozai won 37 million with 20 yuan back then!" Today, I have 200 yuan on Min Congda, and it is not a problem for me to win 5 million! ”

Out of the airport, there is a fleet of SUVs rented by the clippers in the local area, all of them are black Ford conquerors, a total of 8 cars were rented, each car can seat 4 people, and the clippers and the staff came a total of 30 people.

Ida and Min Congda sat in the first car to drive the road, she carefully fastened her seat belt, and said: "In the past, when the team came to the summer league, they all rented a bus, and this time the cost of renting an SUV is much higher..."

Min Congda said: "Our team worth hundreds of millions, can't we afford to rent a few cars?" Rest assured, the fee will be approved! ”

In the United States, driving is a must-have skill for almost every adult, so everyone chooses their own car and follows Min Congda's car to Caesars Palace, a long-established luxury hotel in Vegas.

Opened in 1966, this hotel is the first gambling resort hotel in Las Vegas, focusing on the luxury style of ancient Rome, with a large number of ancient Roman sculptures and luxurious decorations, living up to the reputation of "Royal Palace".

Of course, prices are also quite expensive, ranging from $800 per night for a regular room to a staggering $50,000 a night for the most expensive presidential suite.

If it weren't for the system's refusal, the Clippers really didn't have that much budget on their accounts, and Min Congda really wanted everyone to live in a presidential suite.

Such a seven-day summer league trip would probably put the Clippers into a deficit budget.

However, even if it is a room for $800 a night, 30 people in 15 rooms, 7 days, the cost is more than $80,000.

In fact, the price of the room varies from Monday to Friday, and the price soars on Saturday and Sunday, so the room cost nearly $100,000.

Before the Clippers came to Las Vegas to participate in the summer league, they stayed in express hotels, which cost more than $100 a night.

In addition to this, there is a summer league allowance for players, which is $1,000 per player, and tens of thousands of dollars for 12 people.

Jersey customization also costs money, costing $5,000 for 12 players' exclusive printed jerseys.

Plus car rental, meals, $10,000 registration fee for Summer League, and a universal return ticket to each player at the end of the league...... The total cost adds up to more than $150,000!

Last year, the Clippers spent no more than 80,000 yuan on summer league expenses, and this time the total expenses can be said to have doubled, and Rosser must have exploded when he saw the bills.

Min Congda doesn't care about this, the embankment of thousands of miles is destroyed in an anthill, and every excess expenditure will become a booster for the bankruptcy of the Clippers!

Arriving at the destination Caesars Palace Hotel, next to the large fountain facing you, there is a replica of the statue of Victory in Samothrace, where the goddess with no head and wings opens her non-existent arms to welcome every visitor here.

Driven to the parking lot and entering the hotel lobby with luggage, the clipper group quickly became the focus of many tourists.

The group is too tall, short and thin Curry, who is also a 191-shaped man in front of ordinary people.

Min Congda was wearing sunglasses, and Ida beside him helped him drag his luggage, followed by a group of 190 men walking in.

This posture is more majestic and majestic, Min Congda feels that he can now settle with any underworld brother!

The players and staff were a little excited, they didn't expect to be able to stay in such a good hotel for the summer league, and the new manager was generous and bright.

Min Congda's favorability in the hearts of grassroots employees has risen again.

After completing the formalities at the front desk, the group came to the room, luxuriously decorated, comfortable space, soft bed, exquisite carpet, and on-call hotel service, as well as a dazzling array of drinks and drinks.

Everyone experienced a feeling of luxury, where are you here to compete these seven days, this is here for vacation.

Assistant coach Kim Hughes, who lives in the same room as Min Congda, lamented: "It's the first time I've played in so many Summer Leagues and I've really enjoyed it, and Olchea said it's a shame he's not coming. ”

"But, Mr. Smart, such an expense must be significant, will Mr. Rosser agree?"

Min Congda took a bottle of sherry from the wine cabinet, poured a glass for Hughes, and said: "The approval power of the team's budget is finally in my hands, come and have a drink, and enjoy the Las Vegas wine~"

As soon as the bottle was opened, another hundred dollars were gone, and it had to be credited to the team's account.

"My staff and players have to get the best so they can play the best game."

Hughes didn't care so much, took a sip of the wine glass, and said: "Mr. Smart, tomorrow is the game, I think we should gather the players for a training session in the afternoon, let them get used to the field, and practice tactical coordination." ”

"No!" Min rejected Hughes's offer, "How many of these players will end up staying on the team?" It doesn't matter if you win or lose, it's important to let the players relax physically and mentally and prepare for the regular season that really matters. ”

"Don't train in the afternoon, you gather everyone, I'm going to take them to the casino to have a good time, and relax."

"Uh... Mr. Smart, so... Is that appropriate? ”

"Suitable! Absolutely! Kim, you're with us, too! ”

"Oh no, no, I'm still not going to Mr. Smart, and I'm going to have to sort out the team's playbook."

"You have to go to Kim, you are so tall, I have a sense of security standing next to me, let's go, don't hesitate, let's go..."

Min Congda dragged Kim Hughes to the casino, the so-called plaything is demoralized, and he wants to use the drunken gold fans of capitalism to anesthetize the young people in the team.

Play casually and take it seriously, that's the best!