"There are even some NBA executives who are targeting Iron Fist because they discriminate against Iron Fist's skin color, and these people want to ruin Iron Fist, including eight executives, including Adam Shaw, special assistant to the president, who have been pushing for a lifetime ban on Iron Fist...... Iron Fist, very disappointed in all this. ”

"Oh!"

After Whithitt's words, exclamations rang out.

"Under the pressure of the media and those executives in the league, so now, Iron Fist has officially decided to retire from the NBA." Whithitt's voice continued to ring.

"Buzz ......"

Before he could finish speaking, the news hall was already in an uproar.

"Iron Fist King, is it true that you retired?"

"Iron Fist, are you really going to retire?"

"Iron Fist, you're kidding, right?"

"Iron Fist King, Adam Xiao Hua, are the eight other league leaders really targeting you?"

Soon, the reporters who reacted shouted at Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan knocked on the microphone, and after being quieter below, he said with a slightly heavy attitude: "I'm sorry, this matter is true." ”

"Oh!"

A whirlwind of exclamations rang out below, and then almost all the reporters raised their hands, and a large number of reporters began to ask questions loudly regardless of the rules.

Zhou Quan continued: "I don't want to answer any questions today, I'm here to say goodbye to the NBA fans, and my fans. ”

"Tekken ......"

"Tekken ......"

Media reporters shouted.

"In six years, I got a lot in the NBA, and of course I gave a lot, which makes me remember and miss it very much."

"Unfortunately, this place doesn't belong to me."

"Goodbye, NBA fans, my personal fans."

Zhou Quan stood up, waved at the cameras below, and then hugged Ballmer and the others, leaving the press hall without hesitation amid the commotion of the reporters.

"Tekken ......"

"Tekken ......"

Many reporters were about to rush up and were stopped by a team of security guards.

Then Ballmer said, "Gentlemen, one more thing to announce, I have decided that a statue of Iron Fist will be erected in the new arena, and he deserves to be done for him." ”

On the other end, Zhou Quan had just walked out of the back door of the news hall, and several new prompts suddenly flashed on the system panel.

"Because the host retired from the NBA league and activated the side quest system, the side quest is now released."

Seeing the first prompt, Zhou Quan was stunned, why did he break out the side quest? Was that the previous one a main quest?

After sorting out his mood, he continued to look down as he walked.

"Warning: Failure of a side quest will result in a penalty for the host."

This hint also surprised him a little, there was no punishment for the previous main quest, and there was a penalty for the side quest, is the system unhappy that he retired from the NBA?

But also, the system is a basketball system, and if he doesn't play in the NBA, the system will be useless, and it is inevitable to get angry.

Then he continued to look down.

"Side mission 1: Complete the unification battle and win the heavyweight belts of the four world boxing organizations of WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO at the same time within three years, and win the first quadruple crown in professional boxing."

The content of mission 1 did not surprise him, he came for a unified fight, and no one in professional boxing has ever won a quadruple title.

Not just the heavyweight division, but no one in any of the divisions has won the quadruple crown, and he would love to make history in professional boxing.

Before Ali retired that year, the IBF organization had not yet been established, and the IBF organization was established in 83, and Ali had already retired.

And Tyson, who is also a triple crown champion, has never won the WBO belt. None of the other superstars have ever won the belts of the four major organizations at the same time.

Of course, there are also people who have won the gold belts of the four major organizations one after another, such as Riddick Bow, but not at the same time, and lost the title of a certain organization halfway, which is not considered a quadruple crown.

"Side Mission 1 Reward: 100% Enhanced Host Heart Function."

This reward made him immediately excited.

Although the unification battle is very difficult to complete, once completed, the reward is too powerful, this is to extend his life!

The heart of an athlete needs to withstand many times stronger than the average person, the heart is enlarged, the heart rate slows down, the tension decreases, and the life span is affected.

"Side Mission 1 Punishment: Retire from professional boxing and no longer engage in professional boxing."

When he saw the punishment, he felt that this basketball system should really not like him not doing his job.

"Side Mission 2: Help the Chinese men's basketball team win the world championship in four years."

"Side Mission 2 Reward: Host immunity increased by 100%."

"Side quest 2 punishment: prohibit the host from playing other sports unrelated to basketball, otherwise the system will re-select the next host."

He can be sure that the system is annoyed by his retirement from the NBA.

But the rewards of Mission 2 are also very powerful, because the immunity of athletes is worse than that of the average person.

The amount of exercise of athletes is very large, and the amount of exercise is large, after the exercise will be very tired, once the person enters the fatigue state, the immunity will drop significantly, which is why athletes are more likely to catch a cold than ordinary people when they encounter the flu or something.

……

Before the supersonic press conference was over, the Los Angeles TV news channel suddenly broadcast a breaking news about Zhou Quan's retirement from the NBA.

"The Iron Fist King has just won the dynasty three times in a row, fake, right?"

"Damn the media, they forced the Iron Fist King to retire."

"Damn the top of the Alliance, that Adam Shaw should be hanged!"

"Disgusting racism, I don't watch NBA games again."

This news shocked countless people across the United States.

The stock market reacted the fastest, Skechers's stock price fell in response, falling 18%, dozens of companies endorsed by Zhou Quan have been listed, and these listed companies are the same, none of them are green, all of them are red, and they jump low at the opening.

Under the leadership of these dozens of stocks, the three major stock indexes such as the NASDAQ are also very face-saving, perhaps just a coincidence, anyway, after the news came out, they all began to fall, and there was a serious follow-up effect, and there were countless sell-offs.

At this time, Jordan was training.

After the finals, he didn't go anywhere else, but directly pulled his strength trainer to start offseason training, he has to maintain his good condition, the supersonic roster is aging, and next season is the opportunity.

"Dingding......

The phone rang, and I took it and looked at it, and the agent David Falck.

"David, I'm training, I don't have time, you have something to say quickly."

"Michael, Iron Fist has announced his retirement." David Frank's words rang out right on the other end.

"What?"

Hearing this, Jordan's eyes widened instantly, and his phone almost fell off.

"Is he crazy?" He blurted out.

David Falke was silent for a moment and then said, "The Chicago Daily News reporter attended the supersonic press conference just now, and he gave me the news.

According to Whithitt, Iron Fist chose to retire because of public opinion this season and the targeting of eight league executives, and Iron Fist himself did not say anything at the press conference, just said goodbye. ”

"So what should I do?" Jordan was dumbfounded.

"Michael, this is your chance, your strength is still at its peak, and you still have Mutombo and Pippen and Harper by your side, and now it's your turn to play a dynasty." David Falke said excitedly.

Jordan couldn't get excited at all, and scolded angrily: "David, you know a fart, he retired, even if I play a dynasty, it will have no gold in the eyes of others." ”

"This ......"

David Falke was stunned for a moment, and then said, "But Michael, this is the best opportunity, you have to seize it." ”

"I know." Jordan hung up the phone depressed.

Within two minutes, Jerry Claus called and discussed with Jordan about bringing in Big Dream.

"Michael, do you think we still need to bring in Big Dream?" Klaus asked directly.

Jordan was silent for a moment, not answering immediately.

He felt that he didn't need it, Iron Fist had retired, and he had brought big dreams in, so he won the championship, how much gold did he have?

Klaus added: "Big Dreams want a bigger contract than Mutombo, and after bringing him in, the depth of our squad will definitely be weakened, and my suggestion is to cancel the plan." So if you don't object, I'll inform Dan Fagan? ”

“OK。”

Jordan said decisively.

Not a minute after the call ended, a call came in again, it was a reporter from the New York Times who he knew, and he must have wanted to interview him, and he thought for a while and connected.

"Hey, Rose."

"Hey, Michael, do you have time?"

"Say it."

"Thank you! So Michael, you already know the news of Tekken's retirement, right? ”

"Yes, just now."

"Do you think the retirement of Tekken is good or bad for the Bulls?"

Jordan hesitated for a moment and said, "Seriously, it's not good, I don't want him to retire." ”

"Why?" Ross looked surprised.

Jordan said: "Because without him, whoever wins the championship doesn't have enough gold. Only by snatching the championship from the iron fist can there be enough gold. ”

Jerry Krauss on the other end hung up the phone and began to think about his previous decision.

He was originally going to go straight into the rebuild, trading Pippen for a lottery pick, and then picking his very fancy replacement for Pippen, rookie Tracy McGrady.

This will undoubtedly lead him to a heated conflict with Jordan, who values Pippen's role very much, but he still decides to do so.

It's just that now that Iron Fist has suddenly retired, then the strength of the current Bulls team is entirely possible to win next season's championship, if he breaks up this team again, he and Jordan will not just have a conflict, it is possible that Jordan will punch him, and even threaten him with retirement.

Just now he decided not to bring in Big Dream and keep Mutombo because Mutombo may be younger than Big Dream.

That said, he has chosen to keep the team for the time being.

……

An hour later, the news of Zhou Quan's retirement from the NBA had spread to the world, causing a very big shock.

"Mr. Ballmer, about the Iron Fist ......"

At the NBA headquarters in New York, Adam Shaw knew that things were in trouble when he learned the news, and came to the president's office in despair to report the news to Stern.

Stern didn't speak for a minute after hearing this, glared at Xiao Hua fiercely, and then grabbed the phone and called Ballmer.

"President Stern, Iron Fist is very disappointed in the league, his contribution to the league is immense, but eight executives, including your special assistant Adam Shaw, are cooperating with the media against him. Now Iron Fist decided, he was tired, he was so disappointed in the NBA, he was leaving the NBA. ”

After Ballmer said this, he hung up the phone.

"Bang!"

David Stern's microphone dropped on his desk, waking him up, and he glanced up at Adam Shaw, who smiled at him flatteringly.

"Get out! Damn racists, from now on, you are no longer my special assistant. David Stern's growl rang out in the office.

Adam Xiaohua escaped from the president's office in a very embarrassed way, and when he went out, he fell and fell off his glasses.

It's David Stern's turn to lose his soul and retire with Iron Fist, leaving only Michael Jordan, how can he open his mouth to the NBC Lions?

After calming down, he picked up the phone and called Zhou Quan, who immediately answered the phone.

"Mr. Stern, I'm sorry I didn't inform you in advance."

"Zhou, is there no possibility of recovery?" In just a few minutes, David Stern's voice turned hoarse.

"I'm sorry, I really don't want to face that kind of public opinion environment anymore, and I don't want to be backstabbed by those league leaders while making money for the league, it's disgusting to me. It was a betrayal, a shameful betrayal, an act that God would not allow. ”

“……”

David Stern was silent, and he didn't know when Zhou Quan hung up the phone, and he didn't notice.

Zhou Quan was also very busy, the mobile phone known by the media had been turned off, and the phone line at home had been unplugged, but his personal mobile phone had not stopped, and his friends kept calling, even Liu Yumin and Zhang Lili in China also called.

After he finished dealing with a friend's call, the butler, Melan Wellington, came in to report that he was surrounded by reporters and fans outside.

He went out to take a look, there were hundreds of people, and the road around the lake was blocked for a long time.

Next, he has a headache how to deal with these fans.

……

(End of chapter)