Min Congda got this news on the morning of December 8 while watching the morning news on Fox TV.
His reaction, like that of all NBA insiders, was quite shocking, because no one thought that human lives would be involved in the negotiation of this collective bargaining agreement.
Min Congda immediately held an emergency meeting of the team and asked all Clippers executives to go to the headquarters to discuss the matter while making a phone call with the NBA headquarters to understand the situation in New York.
This is the first emergency meeting held by Min Congda since he took over the Clippers, which shows that this matter is very important, because Min Congda felt that once Donaghy died, things were beyond control.
Labor negotiations may further deteriorate due to Donaghy's death, but it is also likely to enter a completely new situation because of Donaghy's death.
In the Clippers conference room, Min Congda frowned and said nothing, while Rosser, Olshey and others expressed their thoughts.
"Who could have done this? This incident will definitely go down in the history of the NBA. It is unimaginable that such a thing would happen."
"Could it be that the president sent someone..."
"Don't talk nonsense. I think it's impossible. There's no need for Stern to take this risk."
"Yes, Stern was at the center of a storm of public opinion, and he dug his own grave in doing so."
"But I think the president must be many years older. I didn't expect such a thing to happen."
"Actually, privately speaking, Donaghy's death is a good thing for everyone."
The most recent human life lawsuit in the NBA was actually last year. In July 2010, the body of former Grizzlies star Lorenzen Wright was found in the forest outside Memphis.
According to police confirmation, Wright died of murder, but who killed the retired NBA star is currently unknown.
There is also a retired NBA player, Bison Dele, formerly known as Brian Williams.
He once played for the Chicago Bulls and won a championship ring with Jordan. He played in the NBA for 8 years and is a very capable insider.
As a result, after retiring, in 2002, while going to sea with his girlfriend and brother, he was shot and killed by his brother Kevin Williams, and his girlfriend was also killed.
His brother's motive seemed to be to steal his property, but Kevin died of a drug overdose soon after his arrest, and no one knows the truth.
However, these two incidents can be regarded as ordinary criminal murders. They are most likely murders for money.
Donaghy's death was completely different, with a strong sense of conspiracy and politics.
Min Congda asked everyone to stop speculating, and then in a conference call with the New York League headquarters, Adam Silva asked the team to do a good job in public opinion and public relations.
Try to minimize the impact of the Donaghy incident as much as possible.
After the conference call ended, Min Congda told everyone: "Be prepared for the start of the new season. Just go ahead and do whatever you have to do."
Rob Richley asked: "Mr. Smart, are you sure the new season will start?"
Min Congda said: "I'm very confident, just listen to me and do whatever you have to do."
Min Congda's guess was correct, and the situation in the negotiations suddenly turned around.
Donaghy's sudden death changed the character of the whole affair considerably.
The FBI intervened in the matter and focused on finding Donaghy's murderer.
Stern, Hunter and others issued statements expressing their deep condolences for Donaghy's unexpected death.
They hope that the murderer can be severely punished, claiming that any criminal behavior should not appear in places related to the NBA.
The incidents related to Donaghy were originally focused on "gambling" and "match-fixing."
Now it has jumped to the level of murder, and the severity has greatly increased.
The attention of the American society on this incident has once again increased to a new level.
The White House in the United States has begun to participate in the public opinion. President Ao Guanhai gave a speech, hoping that both labor and management can sit down and discuss carefully to arrive at a result that everyone can be satisfied with.
The increase in the level of the incident, coupled with the words of the commander-in-chief, brought a turn for the better in the labor negotiations.
Now everyone has a step to step down. If anyone opposes or delays the negotiations at this time, it is because they are ignorant of current affairs.
The two sides quickly reached a consensus that a new labor agreement could be reached before Christmas 2011.
On December 11, labor and management started a new round of negotiations, which was also called the final negotiation.
With external pressure and the panic caused by Donaghy's death, the negotiations went much more smoothly.
On the most critical issue of salary cap ratio, both parties finally accepted the figure of 51%.
Of course, the two sides still conducted a lot of consultations and disputes on other issues.
Finally, after 14 hours of back-and-forth, the meeting finally came to an end at 2 a.m.
David Stern, Billy Hunter, and Derek Fisher sat at the table and held a press conference together.
It was announced that the lockout is over and the new season will officially kick off on January 10, 2012.
The new season's schedule will be reduced to 60 games, 10 games more than the shortened season in 1999.
Of course, although the end of the shutdown has been announced, there are still many processes to go.
The players union will be disbanded and reorganized after this labor negotiation.
The agreement will be returned to the new union of 450 players for review.
After the review is passed, the new labor agreement will take effect and the new season can officially start.
If the 450 players vote fails, the league will continue to be suspended.
Min Congda knows the joints involved and knows that there is still the possibility of the league continuing to be suspended.
But at the same time, he also knows that relying on one or two news breaking points or cool operations can no longer stop the general trend of the new season.
The so-called situation is stronger than people, and it is the limit that can stop the league to this point.
Both labor and management were deeply tortured by long negotiations and no ball to play.
Everyone knows in their hearts that the NBA cannot stop playing.
The bosses are just afraid of losing money, but they don't want to not make money.
The players want to get more money, but they don't want to lose their jobs.
Donaghy's death wiped out all the grievances and misunderstandings accumulated between the two parties.
It was originally driven by emotions and political correctness to the point where no one could stand down.
It's okay now. A "big evil guy" has been killed. It's time for everyone to shake hands and make peace.
Although Min Congda's intelligence is below average, he is always confident enough to do some tricks.
But just as he has superior basketball talent, he also has a strong sense of smell in political and social events.
Individuals cannot compete with the general trend and trend, they can only follow the trend.
Since ending the lockout is the general trend, Min Congda must follow this trend.
Put the "Trojan Plan" on hold for the time being and think of ways to continue causing damage to the Clippers.
Thinking of this, Min Congda, who had been depressed for a long time, suddenly felt relieved.
"Hey, in the new season, continue to aim to sink the Clippers!"
"The first task tomorrow... give yourself a holiday and go fishing~"
Some people died, but not completely...
