Chapter 180: The Foundation of the New Arena (Part 3)

The All-Star Game of the 2009-2010 season was played in Dallas.

The Clippers had three All-Star appearances, one of whom was Randolph, who was named to the All-Star bench.

One is Curry, who played in the All-Star Rookie Game and started for the first-year team against the second-year.

The other is Gasol Jr., who also competed in the All-Star Rookie Game, representing the sophomore team.

Carman, who was traded to the Grizzlies by Min Congda, was also named an All-Star, and he made the squad as a backup to Brandon Roy.

Min Congda came to Dallas with him, he didn't have much interest in the All-Star Game, he just came to eat, drink and have fun.

He went to Vlive, a famous nightclub in Dallas, to see the style of the western cowboy crotch of the Yanma.

But the result made him very disappointed, he really didn't dare to compliment the aesthetics of the Texas people, and the buttocks were too big.

And Texas is close to Mexico, and many of the heroines in the nightclub are Latinos, with complexions like baked cakes and makeup like pseudo-mothers.

Their dances also lack beauty, highlighting a wild and uninhibited, which is unacceptable for a person with a subtle aesthetic like Min Congda for a while.

However, in Vlive, Min Congda met an acquaintance, the Thunder's backup guard, 09 scout James Harden.

His tall and strong figure and thick beard on his chin made him stand out in nightclubs, and Min Congda spotted him at a glance.

Min Congda called him a few times, but Harden didn't hear it, dancing with a girl was too hilarious.

So, Min Congda ordered a glass of wine at the bar and asked the bartender to bring it to Harden.

Harden noticed Min Congda and came over to have a drink with Min Congda.

The two didn't have much intersection before, and Min Congda's deepest impression of Harden was the game between the Clippers and the Thunder, in the Russian City, Harden didn't score a point, allowing the Clippers to win a victory.

"Hopefully the next time you play against the Clippers, you can score two more points."

"What? Which one, you say? I still remember, I forgot. ”

"Can you forget the game with zero points?"

"Why don't you forget, people have to look forward."

Min Congda agreed, people should look forward.

The two chatted while drinking, and they were very close to each other, and a few women came up to show off their coquettishness, but neither of them paid attention to it, but continued to chat.

Harden gives Min Congda the feeling that he is very casual, like a big boy.

It's not quite the same as Curry, who looks more like a big boy.

But after more contact, you know that Curry has a lot of strength in his heart, like a clenched fist, ready to be punched out at any time.

Harden looks like a big man with a scruffy beard, black and strong, but he is actually flabby.

In a place like Vlive, Curry is not going to come, he has to stay in shape and not indulge in pleasure.

Harden doesn't matter, he has to play when he should play, and he is very similar to Baron Davis, and Min Congda appreciates it.

"Hey, do you want to think about playing in Los Angeles in the future? I heard you grew up in Los Angeles? ”

Harden almost choked when he heard this, and thought to himself, isn't it so blatant?

During the season, it is illegal for the management to contact opposing players privately to offer recruitment.

But there are no six ears here, so it's okay to talk casually in private.

Harden said: "If you want me to go to Los Angeles, why don't you pick me in the draft?" ”

Min Congda thought to himself, I saw that you had five big and three thick beards, and I thought you must be a master.

Who knows where you are tall or not, you have been playing as a substitute in the Thunder, and you also eat duck eggs in a single game.

In fact, Harden's performance this season is still very good, and the game against the Clippers is purely abnormal.

Min Congda replied, "Because Stephen deserves this champion." ”

He said something against his will, but unexpectedly it irritated Harden.

Harden drank the wine from his glass and said to Min Congda, "I'll tell you who is more worthy." ”

A day later, at the All-Star Rookie Game, James Harden played for the first-year team.

He finished the game with 27 points, five rebounds and six assists to help the first-year team beat the second-year team 143-128.

The sophomore team was damaged by Derrick Rose's absence, and Westbrook scored 40 points but the team lost.

With that, the sophobic team ended their seven-game winning streak against the first-year team.

Curry scored only 12 points in the game and obviously didn't make a move.

Evans, Jennings, and Harden became the protagonists of the first-year team.

Harden is using his performance to prove to Min Congda that he doesn't deserve to be the top pick.

And Min Congda shook his head after watching the rookie game, you played so well, don't come to Los Angeles.

You can stay in the Russian village, or you can go wherever you have big buttocks.

The three-day All-Star Weekend ended with a party for fans and the league.

The game was a great success, with Wade winning the All-Star Game MVP.

It's a little regrettable that Kobe Bryant missed the All-Star Game due to injury, which dimmed the star.

Min has calculated that the All-Star Game alone will bring Dallas at least $2.5 million in revenue.

This time, the All-Star Game Dallas people hosted the venue at the Cowboys' Stadium instead of the American Airlines Center, the Mavericks' home stadium.

The Cowboy Stadium is a football stadium that is much larger than a basketball arena and can accommodate 90,000 spectators.

Coupled with the small size of the basketball court and the ability to add seats in the middle, the main venue of this All-Star Game welcomed 100,000 people to watch.

The traffic of 100,000 people is five times that of normal NBA games, but a large number of free tickets and season tickets must be removed.

The reason why the venue was held in such a large stadium was that Mavericks owner Cuban had enough seats for Mavericks season ticket holders.

Dallas fans have always been loyal, and game attendance has been high, and the team has been profitable all year round.

Of course, Min Congda scoffed at Kuban's approach, but he was full of interest in this 90,000-person gymnasium.

In the future, the home court of the Clippers will be about 25,000 people, not to mention that it will be as huge as 90,000 people.

The cost is estimated to be more than 1 billion US dollars, as long as you don't find a Chinese engineering team, you get a Mexican engineering team to build it, and you can't get it in five or six years, this amount of money can drag you to death.

The 25,000-seat arena is already huge.

The current NBA arena with the most seats is the Auburn Hills Palace Arena, with more than 22,000 seats.

This is followed by the Chicago Union Center, with more than 21,000 seats.

Most of the remaining arenas are around 20,000.

More than 18,000 like the Staples Center are really the younger brothers of the younger brothers.

And the super arenas used by the NBA in history, such as the Spurs, once used the famous Alamo Dome, which can accommodate up to 35,888 spectators.

There's also the Kings Park Dome, once used by the supersonic speed, which can accommodate 40,000 fans during basketball games and is said to have never been full.

The largest attendance was the 1978 Finals supersonic fight against the Washington Bullets, which was attended by 35,928 spectators.

Of course, the main purpose of these arenas is to be used as a football field, and in terms of facilities, they are not suitable for basketball courts, which are too large.

Because the stands are too high, the spectators sitting in the back row do not have a good viewing experience, so the multi-purpose stadium with more than 20,000 people is the best.

Min Congda thought to himself, since he wanted to get a stadium that bankrupted the Clippers, it was naturally as big as possible, and the more luxurious the better.

Back in Los Angeles, the Clippers host the Atlanta Hawks on Feb. 17.

Min Congda met with Anschutz in the VIP room of the Staples Center and told the king of sports about his plans to build a large arena for the Clippers in the future.

Anschutz was surprised, Min Congda had such a big plan, who gave him such a big ambition?

"Is it Sterling who thinks that? Then he should come and talk to me in person, not you as a manager. ”

Anschutz doesn't believe in Sterling's old pickers and wants to build a new arena for the Clippers.

He even searched for annual rentals, and in the early years the Clippers played home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The arena has been under construction since 1959, and the Lakers played here from 1960-1967.

Later, I felt that it was too small and moved to the Great Western Forum Arena.

And the Clippers started playing at Memorial Coliseum in the '80s, using someone else's venue from the fifties and sixties until '99.

It now takes close to $1 billion to build a modern stadium, and how could Sterling be willing to spend that money.

Min Congda said: "Boss Sterling will definitely agree to my plan." It's just that you know that he and our Clippers alone don't have this strength, so they need your help. ”

Anschutz thought about it, it had been 10 years since the Stamp Center was built, and it felt a little old.

However, building a stadium is a big project, not so simple, he thought about it and said to Min Congda: "Do you know where the foundation of the new stadium is best?" ”

Min Congda replied, "Inglewood? It's a safe place, but there are a lot of basketball fans, and our training center is there. ”

Anschutz shook his head and said, "The foundation of the new arena is built on the Clippers' record and revenue. This season, the Clippers can make the playoffs, and you can talk to me about the new arena. ”

Min Congda was blinded when he heard it, what entered the playoffs?

Isn't that kidding me, how can I get the Clippers into the playoffs?

But......

Min Congda wanted to say something, but someone pushed the door in.

It was Ada's aunt, Ms. Linda, who came in with another steak.

Anshutz got up to greet him, and Min Congda always felt that the relationship between the two was not normal.

Didn't Christopher notice something?

Come to the Stamp Center to open a restaurant and open a green hat, think about it, it's quite sorry for him.

(End of chapter)