Chapter 458: Negotiation (Part 3)
After winning the Nuggets, the Clippers finally ushered in a winning streak.
It was Tyronn Lue's first consecutive winning streak since he coached the Clippers.
Although he doesn't know how the team won, it won anyway!
After this away game, the Clippers returned to Los Angeles.
On January 30th, they will welcome a new opponent, another strong young team in the West this season: the Oklahoma City Thunder.
For the Clippers, back-to-back games against such a strong opponent are a real problem.
Physical exhaustion and mental stress can affect the performance of the players.
The team flew back to Los Angeles from Denver overnight and immediately disbanded at the airport and asked the players to go home and get some rest.
Training is definitely not arranged, and it's hard to say whether the players will have a good rest when they go home.
Although the basketball team is a collective, it is not like a university or a national team that can be centrally managed.
Essentially, the players go to work, and what they do when they go home is their freedom.
Some players are more disciplined and will adjust their condition when they go back, rest well and prepare for the game.
And some players are relatively free and casual, coming home to eat, drink and have fun, and then play music and dance, so that the body is exhausted.
As a result, when it comes to the evening game, it is possible that the state will fluctuate, or even become very bad.
Of course, some older players, with families and children, the situation is more complicated.
They have to accompany their families, and some may have to take care of their children, deal with various problems of their children and families, and do not get a good rest.
It is said that Kobe Bryant once didn't sleep all night because of coaxing the child, and continued to train and play the next day.
In addition to admiring his amazing physical strength and willpower, it also shows that the NBA is full of uncertainties.
You don't know what a player is going through before the game and how it will affect his performance tonight.
If Min Congda is still the head coach, he will definitely go home and sleep when he comes back from the away game.
Being a coach, even if you are blindly directing on the sidelines, it is very tiring.
And being a general manager is much easier, so he still has the energy to ask Bishop Paul Foster out in the afternoon to talk about the acquisition.
The Great Western Forum Arena has really had a hard time in the past two days.
The security staff suddenly resigned, leaving the arena in an undefended state.
In addition to being dumped with a large pile of garbage at the door, there were thieves who visited the stadium last night and stole some of the stadium's equipment.
This morning, a group of idlers and lazy people who came from nowhere ran to the vicinity of the Great Western Forum Arena with signs, saying that they did not want to sell Los Angeles' sports and cultural landmarks to New Yorkers.
"The symbol of Los Angeles must remain in the hands of Angelenos."
The United States is a country with very strong local characteristics, otherwise how could people call it the United States of America?
Each state has its own laws, tax systems, distinctive cultural characteristics, and a strong focus on protection.
Not to mention anything else, there are so many states in the United States, and the uniforms of the police in each state are different, and it is impossible for you to put China.
Therefore, the confrontation between various places will also be more serious, and sports events are often a way to vent this conflict.
New York and Los Angeles, as the two largest cities on the east and west coasts of the United States, can really be called the rivals of the East and West if it weren't for the fact that the Knicks have been really muddy for so many years.
Moreover, Los Angeles has a pleasant climate with sunny conditions, sandy beaches, oceans, entertainment and movies, and a stark contrast to the cold, snowy, high-rise New York.
The people of Inglewood have every reason to stand up and oppose the Knicks' MSG Sports Group's acquisition of the Great West.
As for whether there is someone in the back and whether there is anyone who sends money, then I don't know, who knows?
In short, in just two days, these problems caused the church to be anxious, and the negotiations with MSG naturally could not proceed.
The Knicks' negotiators flew out of Los Angeles this afternoon, saying they hoped the church would come back to talk about it after it was settled.
As soon as the New Yorkers left, Bishop Paul Foster came to meet Min Congda, and the two met at the teahouse in Chinatown, which has become a regular place for Min Congda to negotiate with people.
He found that when he needed to put pressure on others, this dark, mysterious Chinese teahouse was quite suitable, and it was very much in line with his identity and temperament.
After asking for a pot of tea and lighting a burner of incense, Bishop Foster was no longer as arrogant as before when he saw Min Congda again.
"I've heard you've been in some trouble lately, haven't you?" Min Congda asked knowingly at the beginning.
Can you know if people are in trouble? You're looking for Christopher for pizza.
Donasi was killed before, and it really had nothing to do with Min Congda.
But this time, Min Congda did instruct Christopher and gave him financial support.
Through Sloan's security company, he spent a sum of money to recruit people and cause trouble.
For Min Congda, buying the Great Western Forum was originally to lose money, and if he can spend more, he must spend more, regardless of the cost.
Foster knew that Min Congda was knowingly asking, but he had no choice, so he had to say, "Yes, I did run into trouble." The negotiations have been terminated in New York, so..."
Min Congda said: "So, you think of our clipper?" Heck, if we had negotiated earlier, maybe everything would have been settled by now. Why bother with New Yorkers stepping in and causing so much trouble. ”
Foster smiled bitterly, he thought to himself, it was actually good to sell to the Clippers, but some people above disagreed.
Now that the line in New York is broken, and he has to come forward to talk to Min Congda, Foster doesn't know how to speak when he thinks of the conditions proposed by the church.
The church wants to raise the price to $35 million, taking into account a series of problems such as new meetings and prayer sites in the future.
Foster thought to himself that this was a joke, the Clippers' previous 30 million was already higher than the Knicks' 25 million.
Now that people have squeezed the Knicks away, you come to find people, and you still want to raise the price? I'm afraid I'm going to go crazy, right?
The Clippers will definitely lower the price, and it would be good to maintain the price of 30 million.
After thinking about it for a long time, Foster really didn't know how to speak, and kept drinking tea.
Min Congda took the initiative to say: "Mr. Foster, I'm not a person who likes to go around in circles, we have something to say. The Clippers are still willing to buy the Great Western Forum arena for $30 million, what do you think? ”
Foster's face was a little embarrassed, he coughed lightly, and said, "Uh... We know Mr. Smart's sincerity, but... But the church wants to raise the price to $35 million......"
Speaking of the back, Foster was a little embarrassed, how could he dare to increase the price?
"Good! Very good! ”
Foster suddenly heard Min Congda's applause.
"Very good, 35 million, deal! Let's buy the Great Western Forum for 35 million! ”
Some people died, but not completely......