"Isaiah, you'd better reconcile with Zhou Quan."

McCloskey said to Thomas: "This is what the league is asking of you, they are staring at you, and if you don't reconcile with Zhou Quan, you can't dispel the concerns of those young people in the NCAA, and it will affect the foundation of the league."

You should know that the NCAA is our foundation and you're from there, and when you know that the team you're joining in the future will have a bunch of old birds waiting in the locker room to beat you up, will you still join the NBA?

Don't worry, I'll mediate and won't embarrass you. ”

Thomas was stunned for a long time, and he understood that in order to calm public opinion, Ranbir became a victim, and so did he.

"You think about it, there is only one way for you to retire." McCloskey said.

On this afternoon, Bill Lambir, the official representative of the Pistons, announced his retirement, a generation of fierce gods, the league's first villain, and retired from the NBA stage.

The news shocked the whole league, and immediately countless fans cheered, countless players who had been hurt by Ranbir raised their glasses in celebration, and the entire league fell into a carnival.

At 10 a.m. on the 15th, the NBA official gave a decision on the handling of the Pistons locker room beating rookie incident.

Detroit Pistons, fined a million dollars.

Bill Ranbier was fined an additional $100,000.

Isaiah Thomas was suspended for an additional 10 games and fined $50,000.

John Sailly and Mark Aguirre were each fined $50,000.

The official characterization of the incident was not a brawl, but a beating of a rookie.

Such a characterization is very unfavorable to the league on the surface, if it is a brawl, it shows that Zhou Quan is also at fault, but now it is characterized as beating a rookie, and Zhou Quan belongs to self-defense and counterattack, then it is different, and the responsibility is entirely on Ranbier's side.

But in fact, after this incident was exposed by the media, David Stern can only recover some losses if he is so qualified, otherwise if it is characterized as a brawl, the league will definitely be criticized by public opinion, and the losses will be greater, and the enthusiasm of those rookies in the NCAA for the NBA will definitely be extremely bad.

The deal was also quite heavy, the heaviest fine ever, with Ranbier retiring and Thomas being banned very heavily.

In addition, the alliance informed the Pistons that they would acquiesce to the Pistons to compensate Zhou Quan.

In the afternoon, Zhou Quan received a one-year sponsorship contract from Ford Motor Company and a check for $500,000 from the team.

There's also the keys to a brand new Ford 150 two-seater pickup truck, as well as the keys to a single-family villa in an upscale neighborhood and a rental contract.

Ford's headquarters is in the Motor City of Detroit, and it has always been the largest sponsor of the Pistons.

On the 18th, Philip rushed to Detroit, took out a large stack of sponsorship contracts with a happy face, and said to Zhou Quan:

"Zhou, your popularity has soared, you are now the No. 1 Warrior in the NBA, the No. 1 hard-core, and the Dragon Terminator, and this wave of popularity has brought you practical benefits. Look, it's all yours, adding up to more than a million dollars, you're rich! ”

Zhou Quan was speechless, if he had a fight, could he still have such a big benefit? It seems that the Bad Boy Legion is indeed his nobleman!

Philip added: "But these are all short-term contracts, and if you can play a good rookie season, your popularity can be maintained, otherwise your current popularity will soon be dissipated." ”

"I understand."

On the morning of the 19th, Zhou Quan was discharged from the hospital.

But he hasn't recovered yet, he's just going home to recuperate, and it will probably take another three weeks to recover, and he may not play the first few regular season games.

In the afternoon, he first went to buy a mobile phone, commonly known as Big Brother in China, and then went to the bank to repay the loan and remit $50,000 to his father.

$50,000 is enough to solve the family's financial problems, and he is afraid that his parents will not be able to stand the stimulation, but it will not be good.

On the 20th, the league's official training camp opened.

Thomas is still in the hospital, John Sely's foot injury has not yet healed, Zhou Quan has not recovered, the three did not participate in the training camp, and the other eleven all participated.

"Iron Fist, you can't train now, your injuries haven't healed yet."

"I know, I'm here to talk to you."

However, in the morning, Zhou Quan came to the headquarters, found Jo Dumas, and communicated with him.

"Joe, do you think there's still a need for the Bad Boy Legion to exist?"

"Bad Boy Army?"

Jo Dumas was caught in mixed emotions.

In fact, after Rick Mahon, who was the most capable of fighting, was withdrawn, none of the remaining people could fight, Isaiah Thomas said at the time that the Bad Boy Army no longer exists, so now, with the retirement of Ranbir, it may be time to really end the Bad Boy Army.

"Zhou, you can't trouble them anymore, they are the heroes of this team, I have fought with them for so many years, they have given everything for this team, I will not support you to find trouble with them again, absolutely impossible." He said solemnly.

"As long as they don't trouble me, I can promise you." Zhou Quan said.

Jo Dumas nodded, and said with a wry smile: "Bill was really too much that day, but fortunately, you won them one-on-four." Now that Bill has retired and you are the person that management is looking for, I will support you. ”

Zhou Quan patted Joe Dumas on the shoulder and smiled: "I'm still too young, I don't have any strength, I don't have any performance, I don't have any contribution to this team, and I can't say anything about my future development, maybe I can only become a second-rate player."

So, Joe, this team, it's yours now, and I've got your back. ”

Is Iron Fist trying to push him against Thomas? Jo Dumas smiled wryly again.

In this way, Jo Dumas became a well-deserved leader, but no matter who it was, he did not dare to ignore the existence of Zhou Quan.

Although Zhou Quan is still recovering from his injury, he comes to the team every day to take a turn to strengthen his presence and communicate with his teammates.

Mark Aguirre didn't dare to provoke Zhou Quan, he was not a member of the bad boys in the first place, and of course he didn't like Zhou Quan either, but fortunately, Joe Dumas said that Iron Fist would not trouble him again, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhou Quan has two personalities, the external personality is very gentle, does not embarrass people, and is easy to get along with, which is actually very conducive to his integration into the team.

With the help of Jo Dumas and his natural leadership qualities, it didn't take him two days for him to integrate into the team.

In fact, there is no need for him to fit in, they are all taking the initiative to approach him, even if it is the thorny Rodman, he does not dare to do anything with him.

In particular, Darnell Walker and other four newcomers who have just arrived at the Pistons are tightly united by his side, with him as a backer, and Joe Dumas does not listen to much.

He takes the initiative to chat with each teammate, communicate in detail, and carefully observe everyone's playing habits in practice, which is a must-do as a point guard.

On the 25th, in the morning, Spider John Sailly returned.

He was shocked to find that the team had changed, it was no longer the team of Ranbier and Thomas, and no one was afraid of them anymore.

"John Sely, I promised Joe that I wouldn't trouble you again, so don't make trouble, don't let me find a reason to deal with you."

Zhou Quan warned for the first time.

What else can John Sailly do, Ranbir retires, and Thomas can't come back with an iron fist, he can only be a man with his head down and his tail between his legs.