Paul's masterclass control performance in the fourth quarter brought the Clippers and Hornets back to the same starting line.
By this time, morale had reached the Hornets' end, and the fans at the New Orleans Arena were cheering.
Min Congda was among them, so naturally he couldn't show anything and could only secretly eat some popcorn.
"The popcorn in New Orleans is not that good. The taste is comparable to that of Stamps, but it doesn't have as many varieties as Stamps."
"Also, with the Hornets' lineup and stars like Paul, why is the attendance rate still not good?"
While Min Congda is paying attention to the game, he is also paying close attention to the operating conditions of each team.
For example, in the last game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Oklahoma City fans were very enthusiastic. There was a sea of people at the venue, and they all wore T-shirts of the same color.
It must feel really good to play on a golf course like that.
New Orleans' home game is sparse, and their attendance today is estimated to be only about 60, with a large number of empty seats.
This is located in the south. Southerners in the United States are inherently lazy and have a slow pace of life.
The NBA has tried to develop the southern market many times, and there is still great potential here that deserves to be tapped.
In the early years, the jazz band was in New Orleans. The name of the band is also very consistent with the cultural tradition here, the birthplace of jazz.
Later, the Jazz moved to Utah and the Hornets moved here from Charlotte. However, after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Hornets went to Oklahoma for a period of time and later moved back to New Orleans.
After a lot of tossing and tossing, the popularity of the team was lost. Although Paul was very strong, he still lacked some box office appeal.
"It would be great if the Clippers' attendance was half dead like this. Even if the team wins, it doesn't matter, the team will still lose money."
At this time, the situation on the court became more and more favorable to the Hornets. Randolph was called for an offensive foul, and then a small conflict broke out between Curry and Paul.
Curry was dissatisfied with Paul's little move and physically pushed Paul. Curry then received a technical foul and Paul made a free throw.
The Clippers' energy was taken away by the referee's whistle.
Although Min Congda hopes that the Clippers will lose, as the general manager, he will definitely get angry when he sees this situation.
He started to output to the referee.
"Why don't you call Paul's technical foul! Why just stare at Curry? And the offensive foul just now. If you want to please the New Orleans audience, I advise you to have a strip show and I will stick it in your butt groove. I’ll give you $50 to encourage your wonderful performance, but if you blow the whistle like this, I won’t give you a penny, not even a penny!”
After several months of training, Min Congda's speaking level has become fluent enough that he can talk trash in various ways. The language environment is indeed the most important for foreign language learning.
The referee cannot call Min Congda a technical foul, but he can give a warning. The referee tonight is James Carper. He went to the sidelines to remind Min Congda: "Mr. Smart, I advise you to restrain yourself, otherwise the league will fine you. .”
As soon as he heard the word fine, Master Min Cong's eyes lit up. I finally waited for another opportunity to fine him!
The system will only recognize fines and bonuses if they occur under reasonable circumstances, otherwise you will have to pay the fines yourself.
In this situation, the system gives a judgment and it is okay to criticize the referee, which is not considered unreasonable.
"If you have the guts, fine me, one hundred thousand? One million? I'm not afraid, you bastard, you only dare to dominate my players, right? James Carper, where are you from? I heard that you are from Texas. It is said that Texas only produces castrated cattle and glass. I don’t think you look like a cow, so it’s self-evident what you are, Capper!”
DeAndre Jordan, who was sitting on the Clippers bench, looked confused. He was from Texas, and he was thinking who did the Texans provoke whom?
Faced with this insult, Capper definitely couldn't bear it anymore and ran to discuss it with the technical desk.
The NBA official from the technical desk came over with two security guards and said, "I'm sorry Mr. Smart, we can't let you sit here and watch the game anymore. We need to ask you to leave."
Min Congda spread his hands and said it didn't matter. He followed the two security guards and left back to the locker room. On the way, he asked the technical official: "Will the league impose a fine?"
"of course."
"how much is it?"
"Uh... I don't know, maybe ten or twenty thousand dollars."
"It's only ten or twenty thousand... Damn, the trash talk I just made was really exciting. You should at least fine me fifty thousand or one hundred thousand."
Since the last summer league, Min Congda was asked to leave the court again, and then watched the TV in the locker room and saw that the Hornets still won the game.
110:103, the Hornets took away the victory at home with a 7-point advantage, and the Clippers unfortunately lost.
But Min Congda has gained a lot, with a loss salary of 2,000 US dollars, plus a possible fine bonus of 20,000 US dollars.
Haha, it was like getting rich. Min Congda found that the fine bonus was much more enjoyable than the salary for losing.
There was plenty of money, simple methods, and fun, but he had long been disgusted with these referees.
He discovered that NBA referees do not use fairness as the criterion, but balance as the criterion.
Controlling the balance and excitement of the game and satisfying the emotions of the home fans are what referees consider more.
"It's a pity that there aren't many opportunities for the system to judge that it's okay to criticize someone. Otherwise, if I had scolded the referee every game, why would I be showing off? I would have posted it long ago!"
When the Clippers players returned to the locker room, Min Congda also comforted the players: "Everyone played very well in this game, but the referee is so stupid. Guys, cheer up, we still have an away game to play."
Min Congda cheered everyone up, and no one in the entire locker room was more energetic than him.
Regarding the next game against the Grizzlies, Min Congda no longer particularly cares about winning or losing.
He is just waiting for the league to issue a fine notice.
Sure enough, in the evening, league vice president Joe Bozia called Min Congda again.
During the summer league, he was the one who called Min Congda to notify him of the fine.
Min Congda marked his phone number: Wealth-Giving Boy.
"Hey Smart, unfortunately I have to call you again."
"Hey Joe, I feel warm hearing your voice. Do you have anything good for me?"
"Haha, you are so optimistic. It's still about the fine. Smart, what you said to Carper is really a bit excessive. It's unnecessary. Everyone is working."
"Yes, yes, I was a little angry and said some things that I shouldn't have said. Please apologize to Capper on my behalf."
"I will convey your apology on my behalf, but the apology cannot replace the fine. The league office has decided to issue you a $20,000 fine. This is an official game, and we will not be lenient."
Min Congda thought to himself, if you have the guts, you should be tougher.
With only 20,000 US dollars, you dare to say that you are tough?
"No problem Joe, I will pay the fine to the league's account. Thank you for your call. You are welcome to call me next time."
After hanging up the phone, Joe Bozia felt very puzzled. Normally, even if the other party didn't care about this kind of fine notice, they wouldn't give him a good look.
As the league's vice president in charge of refereeing, Bozia hates making such offending phone calls.
But Smart doesn't seem to care at all. Is he panicking because of the money?
"Smart is really a maverick. But it is said that he even dares to scold the president. I'd better be careful next time."
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