Jordan is now pushed by everyone on the wall, Yu Fei is a little gloating, but as an aspiring young man in the new era, he will also think about why, a god who was still high yesterday suddenly became a street rat.

It reminded Yu Fei of an anecdote he had seen while searching for Jordan's story, when Jordan suggested that Pauline sell the team (if he couldn't afford it) during the 1999 shutdown, which really looked like the kind of condescending, "I'm absolutely right" and "no one can disobey me" dictatorship that Jordan would say.

Jordan seems to really believe that as long as it's basketball, any organization, anything, as long as he makes a judgment, everyone else has to follow.

Why would this undoubted dog be so delusional and arrogant? When Yu Fei saw the media in the United States blaming Jordan with all their power, he realized the crux of the problem.

Maybe not all, but the Fourth Estate bears most of the responsibility. They have shaped a culture that is uniquely American, and since the time of Babe Ruth, they have been passionate about turning stars on the field into heroes. They instiled a sense of power in sports stars, and over time, until the end of the 20th century, people like Jordan began to believe that everything he did was in pursuit of "winning" — in a broad sense, to get a championship ring, endorsement contracts and industry privileges for himself, and if he did too much on the court, it was because there was some competitive urge that stirred his desire.

As for the others—teammates, bosses, other members of the league, sneaker companies, the media—they should only be part of the Divine Syndicate if he needs them.

Because winning has become the most important norm in sports culture, anything Jordan does — including bullying teammates or insulting business partners or even contempt for his boss — has been considered an important means of achieving that code for years.

So, when God's divine power is exhausted, people can only downplay Jordan during the Wizards by reminiscing about Jordan in his prime, but Jordan feels that he has never weakened, so he behaves like he was in his prime in everything.

When the arrogant god is unable to face his position, then the moment he falls from the altar will also be completed in an instant.

When Yu Fei finished the first radio show since the playoffs, his biggest emotion was all kinds of questions about Jordan.

People care too much about Jordan.

So even if the 40-year-old Jordan was kicked out of Washington like a lost dog, they would have wasted a precious opportunity to ask him questions about Jordan on the radio.

What can Yu Fei learn from this incident? Never get to this point?

Of course he can say that now, but 20-year-old Jordan is not the same person as 30-year-old and 40-year-old Jordan, is he still looking at it the same way at 35?

A day later, Yu Fei and his teammates held a championship celebration in downtown Milwaukee on a float.

For non-local players, this kind of celebration is a post-mortem celebration.

Because the excitement, satisfaction and excitement of winning the championship were almost cathartic on the night of the championship and the first day after the championship, and now it is just a matter of having fun with the fans.

Still, some people who like to be funny will still make jokes in their speeches.

The Bucks' most important person for the event was Sprewell, who was the most vocal in his speech because he was a Milwaukee native.

Yu Fei was nothing, although he received the most cheers, but his speeches were basically official words that could not be faulted.

That night, Yu Fei learned a piece of news from his agent that made him chrysanthemum.

"Herb Kerr seems to want to sell the Bucks."

"Who's the buyer?"

"You can use your imagination."

"Is it possible that one of my old friends?"

"Haha, you guessed it right."

“WCNM！”

Yu Fei's CPU burned.

He couldn't understand it. The team just won the championship, why does the owner want to sell the team? How could Jordan want to buy the Bucks? This BYD probably wants to buy the Bucks and trade him again, right?

"I don't understand." Yu Fei said, "We won the championship"

Arne Trem laughed on the phone and said: "There is nothing difficult to understand, the Bucks have been rumored to transfer in recent years, you have increased the team's market value by 60 million (1) in a year, and now that the team has won the championship, the market value will rise, and it is possible for the senator to sell at a high price." ”

(1) The 100 million mentioned above is internal data.

"However, we are obviously not at our peak yet, and the market value will be higher in the future."

"Money is one reason, but not the main reason, the Bucks are a non-competitive sports asset in the football region of Wisconsin, and although they won the championship, the popularity and revenue to the senators may not be as good as the Packers (NFL) winning streak in the regular season."

Yu Fei asked, "Do you think he will really sell the team?" ”

"Not necessarily, even if it is sold, it is unlikely that it will be sold to MJ." "The bottom line for the Senator to sell the team is that the other side has to commit to keeping the Bucks in Milwaukee, and MJ is going to move the team away," Trem said. In this case, he could not have succeeded. ”

This is in line with Yu Fei's cognition.

Although he doesn't know the history of the NBA, Jordan and the Bucks should have nothing to do with it, shouldn't he be ready to become the owner of the Bobcats now?

Even if he did too much to someone, provoked divine punishment, and forced Jordan to buy the Bucks, Herb Kerr still has a bottom line. Well. Believe that a politician has a bottom line

Yu Fei hung up the agent's phone, looking at the boss who was laughing and talking at the party, he felt that he needed to communicate with the other party.

He must convey a message clearly and unmistakably.

If you have to sell the team to Jordan, don't blame buddy for a trade.

When Yu Fei proposed to have a private chat with Cole, Cole gave him a look, and the people around him retreated.

Before Yu Fei could speak, Cole said with a smile: "You want to ask me about the transfer of ownership, right?" ”

BYD still has a B number?

"I think I have the right to know." Yu Fei said.

Cole knew very well what Yu Fei wanted to know, so he gave the other party the answer he wanted: "Michael will never be the owner of the team." ”

Yu Fei wasn't even interested in asking why.

It doesn't matter if Jordan can't accept Kerr's bottom line or something else, as long as he doesn't sell to Jordan.

However, the owner's tendency to sell the team can also add to the instability.

This incident made Yu Fei pay attention to other problems.

For example, during preseason training camp, the Bucks narrowly missed Michael Reed.

Why? Because if the team matches Reed's four-year, $12 million contract extension, they will trigger the luxury tax.

Although this season is the first year of the luxury tax, the tax triggered by the Bucks has long been earned back by the excellent record of this season.

But the team, or rather, the see-through Mr. Senator, thought about it for a long time.

What if in the future, the team needs to pay a large luxury tax in order to remain competitive? Will he pay?

"I'm fine." Yu Fei didn't want to discuss with the boss those issues that seemed to have nothing to do with him, "Such a good result this season is inseparable from the strong support of the senators and the board of directors. ”

Cole likes Yu Fei as a young man, who is measured and polite, not at all like a high school student who has not received a higher education.

Just like Kobe Bryant, whom he saw at the event not long ago.

Who the hell said these good-mannered high school players were going to ruin the NBA? Look, if everyone is like Kobe, the NBA is a gentlemen's league, and if every Bucks player is like Yu Fei, even if he pays millions of dollars in luxury tax every year, he is willing.

"Where, it's mostly thanks to you." Cole also got polite to Yu Fei.

Yu Fei chatted with Cole for a short time and then walked away.

The collapse of Jordan and the Wizards made Yu Fei think more seriously about the relationship between the players and the team, and the rationality of Kobe, Duncan, Nowitzki and others to finally form a team.

Of course, thinking about this, it is inevitable to think that James has repeatedly sought various names to change teams in order to remain competitive.

It doesn't seem pointless to argue about who is right and who is wrong.

Yu Fei tried to think about letting the above people come to his own situation, what would happen to a boss like Cole.

Jordan will fall out with him, James may use this summer's Dream Team game opportunity to wrap up the brothers who are hugging together when their contracts expire, what about Duncan and Nowitzki? It's hard to say, it's really hard to say.

Yu Fei can't guarantee that Duncan will be consistent, because he did have the intention of leaving the Spurs in 2000.

If Nowitzki hadn't met Kuban, would he still have one person and one city?

On the way home, Yu Fei sat in the co-pilot and asked Assistant Clark, "Alex, have I publicly said on any occasion that I will fight in Milwaukee until I retire?" ”

Clark froze.

It's been a year since Yu Fei came to Milwaukee, and he's said too many things, but has he ever said anything like that?

Clark couldn't tell.

"I don't think so."

Yu Fei really didn't remember him saying anything similar.

Even when he represented the team at an event and met a kid who asked him if he would retire from the Bucks, he just replied "maybe."

"Fry, why are you asking about this all of a sudden?"

Lawson asked curiously, he didn't think of the obvious possibility, because Yu Fei and the buck seemed to be a match made in heaven.

"I just suddenly thought Jasidy (White) was a philosopher, and he was so right." Yu Fei said, "Don't say never, I used to think I would hate MJ forever, but I hate him less now." ”

"Is it because Senator Kerr told you he wasn't going to sell the team to MJ, so you want to open it?"

"Shut up, Tony!" Yu Fei emphasized, "What I mean is that no matter how deep the emotions and beliefs are, as long as time passes, they are only fleeting realities, don't say never, never." ”

"But you just said forever."

"Shut up, Tony!"

(End of chapter)