On the morning of February 3, NBA officials held a press conference to announce the final punishment for Min Congda's incident of throwing popcorn to the referee.
Adam Silva condemned Min Chongda's wanton violence at the press conference, saying that such spectators are not welcome in the NBA.
However, since Min Congda has been fined US$1.5 million, the largest fine in history, and "Smart has made outstanding contributions in labor negotiations," the league decided to maintain the previous penalty and ban the number of games. It increased from 20 games to 30 games, and continued to receive psychological treatment. Only after obtaining the diagnosis and approval of the psychiatrist can he return to the game.
As for the Referees Association, firstly it felt the strong pressure from the league, and secondly, Bozia issued an ultimatum. The referee leaders headed by Jarvi knew that there was no benefit in continuing the quarrel, so they stopped and no longer used the strike as a bargaining chip. Threaten the alliance.
Of course, the fuss made by Jarvi and others is not without any results. The league soon promised to set up a special video playback center to give these retired referees a chance to use their spare time and find another job.
After receiving this promise, Jia Wei and others naturally stopped making trouble. With the replay center, the referees have another place to eat.
Adam Silva fully demonstrated his superb political skills in this incident and further established his authority as president.
For him, Min Congda, an "unstable element", is an excellent partner.
His destructiveness has led to him, the league president, always having to step in to smooth things over.
A newly appointed CEO like him is sometimes not afraid of something going wrong, but afraid of nothing happening.
Because unless something goes wrong, he will not be able to demonstrate his abilities as president and enhance his prestige through a series of operations.
If everything in the alliance is stable and continues to operate peacefully, doesn't it mean that he is useless as the president, and everyone will just follow the rules and follow the path set by Stern and be done with it.
But Silva's ambitions obviously don't stop there. He is nearly 50 years old and has yet to start a family. He devotes himself to work just to create a career of his own.
This time he settled the Referee Association, which is obviously of great significance for him to show off his skills in the future.
The relationship between Silva and Min Chongda became even closer.
At noon that day, after the press conference, Silva called Min Congda to express his condolences.
"I'm really sorry Smart, you have to accept this big ticket, otherwise the punishment will not be severe enough to convince the public." Silva expressed some apology on the phone.
"No, no, no! It doesn't matter! It's only 1.5 million. I can afford another 500,000! You don't have to worry about money." Min Congda was sitting in his office at Staples Center with his legs crossed on his desk. Eating KFC burgers is so satisfying.
Obviously, the fine of 1.5 million US dollars not only did not bother Min Congda, but it was also his largest income since coming to the United States!
Not to mention another 500,000, it doesn't matter if it's 5 million more, he can fine me 500 million if he can!
Of course, with a fine of 500 million, it is estimated that the tax bureau will come to check Min Congda's assets.
Min Congda's life should not be too easy these two days, which is equivalent to taking a bonus of 1.5 million and starting a vacation.
It is prohibited to attend games for 25 games. Starting tomorrow, the Clippers will embark on a road trip, a wave of six consecutive visits from Washington to Dallas.
Yesterday and the day before yesterday, the Clippers just finished two back-to-back games. They first easily defeated the Utah Jazz 107:100 on the road.
Then after returning to the home court, they were defeated by the Denver Nuggets 112:110, with a gap of 2 points, ending their short 4-game winning streak.
Min Congda, who received 2,000 US dollars as a loss salary, no longer took this money seriously.
He didn't go to the training center for lunch today. He asked Ada to drive to a KFC and bring him fried chicken, French fries and burgers.
In the United States, there are actually the most McDonald’s restaurants and very few KFCs, but Min Congda wanted to eat KFC and treat himself well!
"I know you have always been very generous, Smart. By the way, Smart, there is a charity dinner in New York recently. Do you want to come to it when you have time? Many celebrities in New York will attend, so you can come and get to know each other."
Silva sent a banquet invitation to Min Congda. Such banquets often gather rich people and celebrities. They are places where big names from all walks of life get to know each other, exchange feelings, and have interests. It can be said to be the ticket to the upper class society.
Although the NBA president is just the CEO of a sports league, the total sports industry in the United States is nearly 500 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for about 3% of the U.S. GDP.
For comparison, the total output value of the American film industry is approximately US$50 billion, which is only one-tenth of that of the sports industry.
Therefore, in the United States, many Hollywood movie stars are not as famous and valuable as sports stars.
It's just that many film and television stars are more famous globally than sports stars.
A world-renowned basketball president like David Stern has connections in American politics and is a member of the ruling class.
In the words of Jenny Buss, "David Stern's talent is enough to rule a small country."
As his successor, Silva will further elevate his status and make the NBA a higher presence among the four major leagues.
Min Congda was drinking Coke when he heard Silva's invitation and almost burst out.
I RNM! I helped you, and you want to trick me again!
The last time I was taken to some charity dinner, I donated 50,000 US dollars, and in the end I won a crappy citizen award, and then it was nothing!
Now I'm asked to do charity again. Why don't you come and do some charity for me? I've just been fined 1.5 million yuan, shouldn't you help me?
"Ahem! Ahem! Adam, I won't attend the dinner or anything else. It's really troublesome to go to New York. And I have to go for psychological counseling from tomorrow on, so I'll save it for next time, next time!"
Min Congda politely declined Adam Silva's invitation.
Silva won't let him go, and if it doesn't work, he will hold a charity dinner in Los Angeles next time, and you can come to attend.
Min Congda thought to himself, damn, you can’t get through the charity banquet? Do you really want me to donate some money? Is it easy for me to make some money?
These hypocritical Jews obviously use various charity funds to avoid being raided by the IRS, set up financial firewalls for their families, and do some good things along the way.
At any rate, Min Congda let out a long sigh of relief as he put down the donation party for the time being.
On the other side, Adam Silva thought in his mind: "Smart is not seeking wealth or fame, so what is he after? Could it be..."
Silva and Stern had previously analyzed what Min Congda wanted, and Silva believed that what he wanted was fame.
So a fundraiser was arranged for him, he was given a chance to show his face, and he was given a citizenship award, and it turned out that the guy didn't catch the cold.
Since that fundraiser, Min Congda has never participated in similar activities and is not interested in those upper-class hookups.
"Does it mean that he, like me, has his own ideals and needs enough power?"
Silva began to think. He was not worried that Min Congda would challenge his position as league president.
On the contrary, he felt that with Min Congda's age and ability, he really had a place as a future president candidate.
Some people died, but not completely...
