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Chapter 696 [Take the lead, big brother, prepare for the award]

Chapter 696 [Take the lead, big brother, prepare for the award]

Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been very arrogant recently. The Clippers reached the Western Conference finals this season and suppressed the Lakers. He feels that he is the king of Los Angeles.

As the employer negotiating with the players, Sterling has made a lot of arrogant remarks in the past year; as the most senior owner of the NBA, Sterling is becoming the leader and leading brother of the diehards.

In addition to being dissatisfied with the soaring wages of those niggas, the diehard boss is also full of envy and hatred for giant teams like the Lakers.In February of this year, after hearing that Time Warner and the Lakers had signed a 2-year, 20 billion super contract, a boss in the East demanded that Stern immediately hold a joint boss meeting and "have a share of the pie no matter what."

As a result, the already seriously ill old Bass was named and required to attend the joint boss meeting held in New York, and the old Bass had to go to the hospital.

As soon as his colleagues saw him, they cried in various ways, saying that the skyrocketing wages of players caused losses for many teams. Old Buss smiled slightly: "Really? I give Kobe 2000 million every year, but Kobe can bring me 7000 million in value."

After these bosses were choked up by the old Buss saying "Kobe can make 7000 million a year", Sterling began to talk yin and yang about the sky-high contract signed by the Lakers and Time Warner in February, hoping that Buss can share everyone Eat a meal.Sterling's first speech immediately caused a lot of talk and discussion in the audience. Bucks owner Kerr also immediately proposed that the Lakers should give 2% of the income to other teams.

Facing the demands of his peers, Bass just smiled faintly: "As long as you are full-time bosses, you can take 30% of your share from me." The bosses were at a loss for words, because all these bosses have In their main business, only the Bass family makes money by operating the Lakers.

That's the fight between NBA owners.Many people say that the Lakers' success is due to the big market in Los Angeles, but this view is unfair to the Buss family.Bass, like Sterling, was also a real estate businessman in his early years. In order to build his own sports empire, he gradually withdrew from the real estate industry, and only then had the glory of the Lakers Dynasty.

After the meeting, Sterling came to trouble Yang Rui and Thomas again, and asked them why they didn't sign a super contract with the Clippers like Time Warner, and monopolize the Clippers' live broadcast rights?

"Not yet." Thomas easily rejected Sterling.

"Why?" Sterling was very unhappy, he was willing to let Facebook get involved in the Clippers, just to make a lot of money and hug the thigh of the Big Mac.

Thomas explained: "We need to wait and see for a few years. I think the Buss family has made a bad move. The Warners contract seems to be profitable, but it greatly harms the interests of Los Angeles fans. At that time, the channels that broadcast the Lakers games will all become Premium channels, which the 160 million viewers in the Los Angeles area don’t have. That means if they don’t pay, they’ll never see any Lakers games other than ABC’s nationally televised games.”

"Are you thinking of the fans? Let more fans watch the game on TV?" Sterling hummed.

"No, we should seize this opportunity. The Lakers, who have been completely suppressed in a few years, can't lift their heads and turn all Lakers fans into Clippers fans. This is a longer-term benefit. Learn from the Lakers now and engage in monopoly. Do you want the Clippers to help the Lakers share the scolding from fans?"

"..." Sterling was speechless.

Since signing that big contract, there are indeed many fans who scold the Lakers.

More famously, an old fan said angrily in a radio interview: "The reason why the Lakers are Lakers is because of the support of our fans. Now they have forgotten Los Angeles and become Time Warner Lakers!"

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Lakers began to weaken in 11. In 13, the most attractive fans in Los Angeles were the Clippers.

The real reason, of course, is not for the fans, but Thomas wants to kick Sterling out before considering this step. If he signs a long-term broadcast rights, the value of the Clippers will also increase, making it more expensive and more difficult to acquire.

Facebook will raise the price for the Clippers first, and then give Sterling more money. How can there be such a good thing in the sky?

Sterling can only continue to devote himself to the negotiating career, with a group of young owners and players torn apart.He's always talking nonsense and is easily offended by people, but he never tires of it.

Yang Rui suspects that if Sterling goes on like this, he may not wait until 2014 to sell the team.

Scarlett's "Her" dubbing was completed, and she also began to stay at home.

What makes Yang Rui happy is that Stana and Scarlett are no longer in conflict, and they are a bit like a family.This is not a pretense. Scarlett has a big belly and cannot be beaten or scolded. Pregnant women compete with each other. Everyone has to listen to her.

If something happens to the child as usual, Stana can't take responsibility, and she's not an evil woman.

The release of "Her" is staggered from "Gravity" and will have to wait until next year. "Gravity" has a simple story, all special effects, and will be released by the end of this year.

In addition to entertaining and relaxing at home, Yang Rui also acted as a spiritual mentor, and their eldest sister Jennifer Aniston broke up again.

This year, Jennifer and the famous filmmaker boyfriend Justin Theroux had a hot fight. The two were repeatedly exposed to date and dine together, but their relationship was in crisis after only a few months of falling in love.

In addition, Jennifer's ex-husband Brad Pitt is preparing to marry his girlfriend Angelina Jolie in August. She has been hit hard recently and likes to spend time with friends.

As soon as her brain is hot, Jennifer will devote her energy to her career, discuss public relations with Thomas, and prepare to take "Gravity" to next year's Oscars.

Thomas and her had a period of time, they didn't take it seriously, but they got along very happily.

Thomas supports this, too, ready to play something new, lest everyone say they're just making commercial movies that cheat money.In fact, "Gravity" is also a commercial movie. It mainly attracts people with special effects. In addition to the special effects, Stana's long legs in a space suit is also a highlight.

In mid-July, the labor and management parties held another small negotiation, which ended soon after no agreement was reached, and Stern did not attend.

Some NBA players have begun to go to other countries to find a way out. News reports that the Turkish team Besiktas is negotiating with Kobe Bryant, the two sides may sign a contract, and the Bobcats point guard Deron Williams has signed with the team. .

Soon, Eagles center Zaza Pachulia also reached an agreement with Besiktas, the club where Allen Iverson played last season.

They only need to report to the club at the end of August or early September, and the contract also contains a "can return to the NBA once the lockout is over" clause.

There is also news that Yao Ming will play on behalf of the Shanghai men's basketball team before the end of the lockout, which makes Chinese fans very excited.

The American media also disclosed: Kobe may join the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team for a short time and partner with Yao Ming again!However, this is just the wish of some people. It is difficult for NBA players to come to China for "part-time jobs" in large numbers.

According to relevant regulations, NBA players who currently have contracts must obtain a license from FIBA, and only in this way can they sign contracts with overseas teams.As we all know, the relationship between FIBA ​​and the NBA is not harmonious, so the former will not provide licenses for NBA players under contracts.Of course, these players can participate in some show tours, or form teams to play games on an ad hoc basis.

This summer, most players can only play for free, focusing on entertainment and exercise.

(End of this chapter)