At nine o'clock, the official press conference of the NBA league was held, and David Stern personally attended.

"The NBA opposes violence on the court, we always take the safety of our players very seriously, and we will never allow the NBA to become a sports league like the NFL and NHL," he said in front of dozens of media outlets.

Here, I solemnly promise that I will do my best to reduce violence on the pitch, and we will let the players know that the safety of the opponent's life will not be ignored. ”

At the same time, he also cheated the NFL and NHL.

He still didn't praise Zhou Quan, because Zhou Quan injured three Bulls players in the offense and defense last night, which is not easy to praise.

He also did not publicly criticize Michael Jordan and did not want to destroy Jordan with his own hands.

After the press conference and back in the office, he immediately called Jordan on the phone.

Jordan was preparing his luggage at this time, and the Bulls were going to the airport, and it didn't feel good when he received a call from Stern.

"Michael, you've always been sensible and wise, but you disappointed me last night." Stern said in a somber tone.

Jordan angrily defended: "Mr. Stern, I didn't do anything, I didn't hurt anyone last night, it was the iron fist that injured several of my teammates, it was he who was talking nonsense, he misinterpreted my words, he was slandering me, he was going to destroy me." But now the whole world is scolding me, what's wrong with me?

If I was at fault, it was that I was a little impulsive, and in order to defend Grant, I didn't admit to Iron Fist that Grant's block was wrong.

You know, Mr. Stern, I've always believed that the life of the opponent is absolutely above all else, even in the finals I won't be so defensive, this is the most basic morality as a human being, I have never denied it, and have always done so, I was just impulsive, but the bastard of Iron Fist......"

"Alright, listen to me."

Interrupting Jordan's words, Stern said: "Michael, I have to say, Zhou Quan is more intelligent than you, he handles unexpected events more calmly than you on the court, and seizes opportunities from unexpected events to profit from them.

He grasped the weakness in your words, and then grasped the righteousness, standing on the moral high ground to condemn you, you are too passive now, if you don't recover the impact immediately, I can't protect you. ”

"This insidious and cunning scoundrel!" Jordan was depressed to death.

Stern added: "You'd better stand up right away and admit your mistakes." You can talk to the team and your agent. ”

The phone hung up, and the aggrieved Jordan was about to take a cold shower to cool down, when the mobile phone rang again, it was the phone of the agent David Falck.

"Michael, things are troublesome."

"I know, Stern forced me to admit my mistakes publicly, what was wrong with me? It's all that bastard's fault, he's cheating on me. Jordan growled.

"Calm down, Michael, if this matter is not handled well, you will be more troublesome than the Assassin. You'll be the dragon, and Tekken and the Piston will be the dragon slayer. Falke shouted from there.

"Tell me, what should I do?" Jordan gritted his teeth.

"Just do what Mr. Stern said, hold a press conference and make it public. It can be said that you just made a slip of the tongue, Zhou Quan misunderstood what you meant, and you have to admit that you also agree with and support Zhou Quan's remarks about the safety of your opponent's life. Falk said.

"Shet! I can't spare this bastard! ”

……

The Bulls delayed their departure from Detroit, and after consulting with management, Jordan held a press conference at 11 a.m.

Jordan said to dozens of media outlets: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean what Iron Fist understood, I just made a slip of the tongue."

You know, I didn't have a chance to express my thoughts accurately during the game, which made Tekken misunderstand me. I don't think it's right to ignore the safety of the opponent's life, we must pay attention to the safety of the opponent's life, rules are not our bottom line, morality is our bottom line. I've never hurt any opponent, I haven't done it before, you know, I haven't hurt anyone, and I won't in the future, I promise......"

This is a signal that Jordan has bowed his head.

However, the media's public opinion did not immediately turn around, and it is still criticizing Jordan.

Zhou Quan's agent, Roger Philippe, did not miss this opportunity, and he began to contact all the media and reporters who could be contacted, as well as some of Zhou Quan's small sponsors, through which he hoped to create a noble image of Zhou Quan as a moral model.

There were three people injured under Zhou Quan's hands in a game, and there were also broken ribs of the postman, and Zhou Quan also had a lot of negative public opinion, but at present, public opinion is mainly focused on Jordan in order to hype.

And once Jordan turns over, the media's public opinion may focus on Zhou Quan, so he must at least use this opportunity to mitigate or even eliminate these negative effects of Zhou Quan.

The All-Star voting is underway, and he also hopes to use the opportunity to help Zhou Quan get into the All-Star Ranks.

At this time, in a 25-story building in Los Angeles, Skechers & Co. was holding a meeting moderated by Mark Nathan, the company's founder and brand founder.

The company had just been founded, and the footwear styles created by Maknathan were not diverse, and basketball shoes were one of them.

With the company's current strength, there is no capital to sign big-name stars, so he can only look for opportunities among small stars.

Originally, he took a fancy to Zhou Quan, a well-known UCLA player in the NCAA, although not American, but with a certain reputation in Los Angeles, and he planned to give him a cash contract for exclusive sneakers.

But last night's game made him feel Zhou Quan's strong domineering, and he felt a strong personal style from Zhou Quan, which is not inferior to Jordan's personal charm at all, and personal style is the source of creation, the soul of a brand, and that is the most important factor.

Iron Fist's personal style and charm, as long as you give a certain amount of time, when Iron Fist grows up, you will have the opportunity to support a brand.

Iron Fist against Jordan, Iron Fist wins.

From this game, he thought about the gambling contract between Nike and Jordan, and he felt an opportunity, an opportunity that gave him a chance to gamble.

He's going to take a gamble.

That's why today's meeting took place, and he was going to sign the company's first signed sneaker contract.

……

On the afternoon of the 20th, Zhou Quan suddenly received a call from a person and was very surprised.

"Mr. Stern, do you have anything to do with me?" He asked cautiously.

David Stern said: "Zhou, I very much want you to be a moral model like Jo Dumas, can you let me make that wish come true?" ”

Zhou Quan said seriously: "Sir, in fact, this is also my wish, who doesn't want to be a noble person?"

So whatever I did that you didn't want to see, it wasn't out of my intention, I was forced. ”

Stern on the other end of the phone was speechless, thought for a moment and said, "Okay, Zhou, I hope the game between the Pistons and the Bulls can return to normal, and you will be rewarded." ”

"As long as the Bulls care about our lives, I think I can say yes, and my teammates will say yes, and they're all good people." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

"OK, you are indeed a young man with a big picture and enough intelligence. Zhou, I'm optimistic that you will become the leader of the Pistons, and you will become an influential person in this league. Stern smiled.

"Thank you for the compliment."

……