At half past two in the afternoon, Min Congda and his party arrived at the Texas Hotel in Dallas, the same one where Kennedy stayed in 1963.

The waiter at the hotel opened the door for Min Congda, whose Asian face was very eye-catching in Texas, and immediately attracted the attention of many media reporters after entering the hall.

However, Min Congda did not accept an interview with reporters, this meeting is a meeting of 30 team owners, and there is no obligation to be interviewed.

Rosser and the others followed Min Congda to the large conference room on the second floor of the hotel by elevator, and two security guards at the door stopped everyone.

Only Min Congda can go in alone, and everyone else has to go somewhere else to wait for the results.

"You go and wait for me somewhere else, have a good rest, I will inform you of the situation of the meeting and discuss it with you."

Rosser and the others nodded, and Min Congda opened his arms for the security guards to conduct a body search to prevent carrying recording or eavesdropping devices.

After the inspection, the security personnel opened the door of the conference room and invited Min Congda in.

Behind this door, the highest power of the NBA, the 30-team owners' joint meeting, symbolizes the highest power of the NBA.

Min Congda tidied up his clothes and walked into the conference room, dozens of pairs of eyes looking at him.

The setting of the meeting room was not luxurious, but rather a little rudimentary, with a large round table covered with a white tablecloth in the center of the room.

With 30 teams and one seat per family, the round table means that everyone is equal.

The total net worth of such a table can reach hundreds of billions.

Of course, Min Congda was greatly hindered in it, directly pulling down the average.

It's not necessarily the big boss who comes to the meeting.

In addition to Min Congda Desterling, the Los Angeles Lakers also sent Jenny Buss, the daughter of owner Jerry Buss, to attend the meeting.

Because the old Bass is not in good health, he can't afford to toss long flights and long meetings.

And some super big bosses, Paul Allen or something, the NBA is too lazy to take care of such small things, and it's OK to send a small boss to the meeting.

The Los Angeles Clippers had a seat next to the Lakers, and Jenny Buss beckoned to Min Congda and motioned for him to come and sit down.

Sitting next to Aunt Jenny, Auntie took the initiative to lean towards Min Congda, and Min Congda subconsciously leaned a little to the side.

"Young man, aren't you really Sterling's bastard? Now he really doesn't care about anything, and everything is left to you. ”

Jenny said that many people have questions, Min Congda's authority in the Clippers is simply not a boss, but a boss.

Rumors about "illegitimate children" have been circulating in NBA circles.

Min Congda smiled, pointed to his hair and eyes, and said, "It's dark and beautiful, how could I be Sterling's illegitimate son." ”

He thought to himself, I'm his father, and I'm still an illegitimate child.

"How much did Raheem Sterling give you, did he promise you a stake in the team?" Jenny Bass thinks Min must have received a lot of benefits.

She wanted to build a good relationship with Min Congda, and as a contender for the future owner of the Lakers, Jenny saw the potential of Min Congda's super manager.

In such a short period of time, the Clippers have gone from the belly of the fish to the Western Conference Finals, and the rise has been staggering, almost as fast as his native China.

Now that the Lakers have begun to decline, the old Buss's health is getting worse and worse, and the children have to think about the future.

"The benefits? The good thing is that I get to go to the training center every day and eat a free lunch, and that's the biggest benefit. Min Congda said seriously.

Of course, Jenny Bass thought he was joking, but Min Congda was really not joking, and the free lunch was too important to him.

"My father mentioned you, and he said he met you in Las Vegas the year before last, and you made a big impression on him."

Min Congda was one of the few people in old Bass who looked away, and the unpleasant conversation in Las Vegas only made him remember it vividly.

"Oh, yes, yes, it's impressive." Min Congda nodded.

What impressed him the most was the two big waves of women around Old Bass, and he still remembers them.

After an awkward chat, Jenny Bass found out that she was not on the same channel as this kid at all.

I gave up communicating with him for the time being, and when the other bosses arrived, the meeting was about to start.

Because the Hornets are in league hostage, 29 teams are actually present.

Presiding over the meeting were David Stern and Spurs owner Holt, who is the chairman of the Industrial Relations Committee.

As a meeting that is not open to the public, everyone will not say some polite words.

Stern began by asking: "There is a good chance that this negotiation will be suspended, can you accept the loss of the shutdown?" If you can, stop it. If not, the management may wish to give in. ”

The bosses spoke one after another, and they were soon divided into two factions, which were different from what Min Congda thought, and it was not the big teams that made money that could accept the shutdown, but the small teams that lost money.

Because for the small team that loses money, the suspension will certainly suffer losses, but if the current salary situation continues, the losses will only be greater.

Just like some factories, if you don't start working, you will lose money, but after you start working, you will lose more, so it is better to stop the factory.

Of course, not all losing teams want to shut down.

Pistons owner Tom Gores, for example, wants the new season to go smoothly.

Because Tom Golls has been the Pistons owner for less than a month.

He just completed the acquisition of the Pistons in June.

Bill Davidson, the legendary former owner of the Pistons, passed away in 2009.

Davidson bought the Pistons, a bad team, in 1974 and single-handedly built it into one of the most successful teams in the East.

With his departure, the Pistons Five disbanded, the city of Detroit went bankrupt, and a basketball era that belonged to the Motor City came to an end.

The Pistons have suffered serious losses in the past two years, and Davidson's wife, who inherited the team's assets, has no intention of continuing her husband's career.

Finally sold the team to Tom Gores this year.

Gores's boss position hasn't been hot yet, and he hasn't started to show his strength yet, and you say it's going to stop?

Of course, he disagreed, and hoped to have a good talk with the player, anyway, the Pistons lost money and he was not bad for money.

"It's not just money that's lost to a shutdown, it's the market, the goodwill, the fandom and, most importantly, the NBA's brand, which is hard to measure."

Gores said it nicely.

At this time, Jazz owner Gail Miller stepped up and argued that the shutdown should be done instead of allowing the players to continue to be paid that much.

Gail Miller is the widow of former Jazz owner Larry Miller, who also passed away in 2009.

Larry Miller bought the Jazz in 1985 and created the Jazz's most glorious era with Stockton and Malone.

It can be said that the death and aging of outstanding owners like Miller and Davidson, who have accompanied the team for many years and witnessed the glory of the NBA, have exacerbated the chaos in the league.

"The high-paid players in the league are spoiled. They say it's a bandar fight for the rights of all players, but in fact the most powerful ones are the players with the highest salaries, who have long been out of the way to spend money, and they are not much different from us to a certain extent. The Jazz lost $17 million last season, and if you look at these players, which one didn't make that money? I support the shutdown! ”

Gail Miller has a tough attitude.

After the death of Larry Miller, the Jazz experienced turmoil.

Boozer left the team and Deron Williams took to the field to openly face off against decorated veteran coach Jerry Sloan.

Jerry Sloan walked out angrily and then held a press conference and decided to step down as Jazz head coach.

Sloan burst into tears, and his 23-year coaching career with the Jazz ended in a very unseemly fashion.

The two sides have their own reasoning, and there are endless arguments, and there is no consensus on opinions.

Stern looked around and saw that Min Congda had not spoken, so he asked, "Smart, what do you think?" ”

Min Congda has been in a wait-and-see attitude, and of course he wants to stop.

However, as a profit-making party, he has no motive to stop, so he has to wait for the opportunity.

At this time, Stern asked, and Min Congda said: "I think everyone should stop arguing, since everyone disagrees, just make a new league out and start another game." ”

The venue, which was originally a little noisy, suddenly quieted down, and everyone looked at Min Congda with different eyes.

Stern's eyes were deep, he looked at Min Congda, and said, "Smart, what did you just say?" What do you mean, want to get a new NBA? ”

Some people died, but not completely......