"I told you, boy, I'm going to knock you out. Tonight, I'm your god."
The moment the game ended, Michael Jordan rushed to Zhou Quan's side and yelled at him in an almost growling tone.
"Snapped!"
Zhou Quan went up and pushed Jordan away, and shouted back: "Idiot, the game is over. Remember, it's off the court now. Do you want to provoke me again?"
"Shh!"
Seeing Zhou Quan take action, the United Center instantly burst into boos, sweeping through the arena like a hurricane.
"Shet!"
With an angry snort, Jordan decisively turned around and left.
Zhou Quan shouted from behind: "Old boy, remember, the next time you want to show off in front of me, do it before the game ends."
In the TNT commentary box, Ringo Wilson breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Fortunately, Michael took the overall situation into consideration and did not take action, and the conflict did not occur."
"hehe……"
Robert Guida couldn't help but laugh.
Ringo Wilson said a little embarrassedly: "Robert, be serious, the live broadcast is not over yet, tens of millions of people are still watching you."
Robert Guida nodded, holding back his laughter and said: "Okay, okay, let's talk about Jordan's statistics first."
Ringo Wilson glared at his partner and also laughed.
Robert Guida took the statistics table handed over by his assistant, looked at it and said: "Jordan played the whole game in this game, and the same goes for Iron Fist. When the point difference widened to 20 points in the final quarter, they didn't end the game. .”
Ringo Wilson added: "The fact that Iron Fist did not end the game means that the Pistons did not take the initiative to admit defeat, and of course Michael will not end the game."
Nodding, Robert Guida said: "Jordan made 16 of 34 shots from the field, and his shooting percentage was 47%, which was not as good as his overall efficiency in this playoffs.
Speaking of which, starting from the third quarter, the offensively disadvantaged Iron Fist tried its best to defend Jordan, which reduced some of his efficiency. His offensive efficiency in the second half dropped at least ten percentage points from the first half.
There was also a three-pointer and 9 of 10 free throws. Jordan scored 42 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls. "
Ringo Wilson continued: "Iron Fist made 10 of 29 shots in the game. In the second half, the Pistons had no one to attack. The Assassin made a wave in the third quarter, and then his body couldn't hold on anymore. He took a lot of shots and hit 34.5%. , plus 6 of 7 free throws and two three-pointers, I got 28 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals, 5 turnovers and 4 fouls."
Robert Guida said: "As the core of the team, Jordan's performance is of course unparalleled, and Iron Fist's performance is actually remarkable.
As a rookie, he was double-teamed by the Bulls from the outside starting from the third minute of the first quarter today. This is a qualification for him. "
Ringo Wilson nodded and said: "The shooting rate of 34.5% is a bit low, but it was achieved under Michael's frontal defense and a double attack. As a rookie, it is indeed acceptable. We cannot expect every rookie They are all as talented as magicians.”
Robert Guida smiled and said: "But Iron Fist can lead the team to the Eastern Conference Finals and even tie the Bulls 2-2 in the first four series. His strength and potential, as well as his leadership of the team , are all worthy of our attention.
Now that the Pistons have officially promoted him, he has become the real boss of this team. I am also looking forward to how the Pistons management, namely the incoming new general manager Troy Weaver, will build a new lineup around him.
The current team is actually old and outdated and is not worthy of Tekken. They cannot keep up with Tekken's growth, so reconstruction is inevitable. "
"Iron Fist, go back to UCLA when you have time."
"certainly."
At the scene, Zhou Quan said a few words to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, said goodbye to the Pistons fans with his teammates, and then left the court with Catherine.
When entering the player tunnel, the Japanese reporter named Kobayashi Ishita suddenly rushed to Zhou Quan from the side and pushed him. Catherine was almost knocked down, and then shouted at him: "Hey, Chinese, You lost to the great MJ..."
When he heard the word "china", Zhou Quan's eyes immediately turned red. Calm down, get away. There is no need now. He let go of Catherine's hand and gave her a straight punch.
"Bang!"
He was punched in the nose and blood instantly appeared. Before he could finish his words, Xiaolin Jingxia didn't say a word. He rolled back and fell to the ground.
"oh!"
The people around him exclaimed.
Troy Weaver reacted quickly and immediately stepped in front of Zhou Quan, shouting at several Pistons security personnel: "Hurry up, this damn guy is attacking Iron Fist."
"Hurry up, protect Iron Fist!"
"Hold him down, he still wants to attack."
Several security personnel were startled at first, and then immediately reacted, swarming up and pressing Kobayashi Jingxia, who had been knocked out with one punch, to the floor.
After being disturbed by several security guards, Xiaolin woke up and began to struggle.
A security guard immediately knelt down on Xiao Lin Jingxia's body, and several other people assisted him, suppressing him firmly.
"Let's go back to the locker room first. Leave this place to me and I will hand him over to the police." Troy Weaver pushed Zhou Quan and urged him repeatedly.
Zhou Quan nodded, and when he was about to leave, Weaver suddenly pulled him and asked, "Zhou, this is a Japanese, what do you want to do with him?"
Zhou Quan blinked, I want to kill him, can you do it too?
He thought for a while, but couldn't follow the truth, so he said with an ambiguous attitude: "What can I do? I can't do anything illegal."
"Okay, I know what to do."
Troy Weaver looked like he understood and motioned for Zhou Quan to go first.
Although he has worked for the Pistons for many years, McCloskey recommended him, and the boss did the same, but he still needs Zhou Quan's support.
Zhou Quan’s status in the Pistons is not comparable to that of Isiah Thomas and Laimbeer. Thomas is only the core player on the court, while Laimbeer is just the leader of the locker room. However, Zhou Quan combines the two positions into one, a real team. Boss, without Zhou Quan's support, it would be difficult for him to control this team.
If Zhou Quan's influence on the Pistons is still weak now, it is because his qualifications and strength are not at that level. As long as his strength continues to improve and he accumulates more qualifications, his influence on the team will continue to increase. Zhou Quan's support made it difficult for him to carry out his work.
He knew that Zhou Quan extremely hated the Japanese, and now he had a chance.
"Be careful, don't let him escape, wait until the police come." He shouted to several security guards.
"Don't worry, Mr. Weaver, we won't let him get up." The security guard kneeling on Xiao Lin's body assured.
The place was crowded and chaotic, and the lights were dim. At this time, no one noticed that Xiao Lin was twitching unconsciously.
Zhou Quan first arranged for Catherine to leave the United Center, go back to the hotel with the wife group, and then return to the locker room with her teammates.
"It's a little bad!"
At this time, in the players' tunnel, Troy's head was already sweating, because someone finally discovered that the Japanese was dead.
He just wanted to teach the Japanese a lesson and throw him to the police station for a few days, but he didn't expect that he was killed directly.
At this time, the Bulls had passed by, and no one else passed by. There were only him, a few security personnel, and a body at the scene.
He forced himself to calm down and immediately said to several panicked security personnel: "Listen, this guy attacked Iron Fist, right? As you saw, he even shouted the great MJ..."
"Yes, yes, he suddenly rushed over and attacked Iron Fist, we all saw it."
"Mr. Weaver, I saw it very clearly and heard what he said. He may be an extreme fan of Michael Jordan."
Several security personnel shouted quickly.
Weaver nodded and said: "It's very clear. Iron Fist was just self-defense. He had no fault and will not bear any responsibility.
And your behavior is also out of the responsibility of security personnel to control him. His death was an accident.
Do you understand, you will not have any responsibility, it was just an accident, and the team will help you fight this lawsuit, do you understand? "
"Mr. Weaver, won't I go to jail?" the security guard kneeling on Kobayashi Jingyi asked quickly.
Weaver smiled and said, "No, I promise."
After calming the security personnel, he immediately asked for McCloskey and Chuck Daly.
He had to communicate this first, because there were police outside the United Center. As long as he called the police, the police would arrive immediately.
Chuck Daly was about to wrap up the game when McCloskey opened the door, interrupted him, and called him out.
When Zhou Quan came out of the shower, only their players were left in the locker room, and all the management and coaches were gone.
"Where are they?"
The press conference was about to begin, he asked casually while getting dressed.
"We all went out just now. It seems something urgent happened."
Rodman, who was hanging out there in a pair of boxers, heard and said.
"boom!"
At this time, the door to the locker room was suddenly pushed open, and McCloskey hurried in with a serious expression, followed by Chuck Daly.
Chuck Daly closed the door with his backhand, and McClos said: "Everyone, get ready, a police officer will be coming soon to tell you what happened in the player tunnel just now."
"OK."
Zhou Quan and others nodded.
McCloskey added: "Listen, something happened just now, and the Japanese died."
"What?"
Zhou Quan was confused. Troy Weaver is so awesome?
He wasn't too worried because he wasn't the one who killed him.
Rodman and the others were also confused. How could they kill someone?
At this time, Chuck Daly said: "Zhou, I can make it very clear that his death has nothing to do with you."
Zhou Quan nodded.
McCloskey warned: "Zhou, it was the Japanese who attacked you. He was a fan of Michael Jordan. At that time, he shouted the great MJ, right? Don't say anything else later, just tell this paragraph. Others Leave everything to the lawyers.”
"I know." Zhou Quan nodded quickly.
McCloskey said to the others: "You also remember, the team and the league will come forward. You only need to tell the police what you heard and saw. Don't talk nonsense about anything else. Do you understand?"
"Understood." Everyone said.
At this time there was a knock on the door, Chuck Daly opened the door, and several Chicago police officers stood outside.
In New York, Stern regretted it again. He regretted not going to Chicago.
"What was the cause of death?" he asked, grabbing the phone.
Stern's special assistant, Hawk Houston, reported on the other end of the phone: "An autopsy is required, and death from suffocation is the most likely outcome.
But the information I learned now is that the Japanese suddenly rushed out and tried to attack Zhou Quan and his girlfriend, and was punched by Zhou Quan.
After he was knocked down by Zhou Quan, he was held down by several Pistons security personnel. He still resisted at that time, and the security personnel pressed down on his body. In the end, he died for unknown reasons.
From the information obtained, it can be determined that the Japanese were definitely not dead when Zhou Quan left. Many people at the time could prove this. "
At this point, he seemed to remember something and said quickly: "The Japanese also said something at that time, mentioning Michael, and he shouted the great MJ."
"God, is he a huge Michael fan?"
Stern's brows furrowed immediately, because this was very possible, and he immediately said: "You rush to Chicago immediately, and I will arrange a private jet for you.
Remember, neither Zhou Quan, nor Michael Jordan, nor any other player can be taken into the police station and must not affect the Eastern Conference Finals.
In addition, I will contact the Bulls immediately and ask them to come forward to influence the police. "
Outside the locker room, Zhou Quan dealt with the police and told the truth about what he knew. McCloskey and Chuck Daly were both on the side. Even if the Chicago police wanted to target him, they would not find a chance.
By this time, Stern had already spoken to Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf.
"Mr. Reinsdorf, try to downplay this matter through your and the Bulls' influence. This is very important to you and the league."
"Don't worry, Mr. Stern, I know how to handle this."
Reinsdorf briefly communicated with Stern and then began to contact the police.
The league is very supportive of the Bulls. Perhaps Stern is very supportive of Jordan. When Jordan had two public relations crises this year, the league made great efforts, so today he also needs to support the league and help the league solve this matter.
Besides, if the Pistons have problems because of this, it will not be good for the entire league, and it will also affect the interests of the Bulls.
As for the Pistons and Zhou Quan, although he is the mortal enemy of the Bulls, he is not a player. He is a businessman and does not have that much hatred for the Pistons and Zhou Quan.
Moreover, although this matter has something to do with Iron Fist, he was the one who was attacked and had no direct relationship with the death of the Japanese.
As for the dead Japanese, he didn't care at all.
"Roger, something happened..."
Zhou Quan informed Philip of the matter and told him the story.
Phillip was startled at first, then calmed down immediately and warned: "Zhou, as long as he wasn't killed by your punch, there will be no problem.
Moreover, he was the one who attacked you and Catherine first. He tried to attack you and you were just fighting back in self-defense. Don’t say you didn’t kill him. Even if you did, we just need to hire a few good lawyers, a Japanese one. Even if we fight this lawsuit in Japan, we cannot lose.
Remember, neither the team nor the league will let this matter get worse. Even the Bulls will not target you because of this matter, because if this matter gets too big, it will not be good for them. "
After hanging up the phone, Troy Weaver returned to the locker room. Zhou Quan quickly pulled him out of the locker room, came to a secluded corner, and whispered: "Troy, what's going on?"
Weaver shrugged helplessly and said: "Accident, an accident."
Zhou Quan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's just an accident. I thought you..." At this point, he didn't go on.
"Do you think I'm crazy?" Weaver shook his head quickly.
How dare he admit that it was intentional? He didn't dare to sell this favor. If he admitted it, the blame would fall into Zhou Quan's hands. What would happen next?
The management did not arrange for Zhou Quan to attend the press conference and stayed in the locker room. After the press conference, they left the United Center together and returned to the hotel.
Jordan was also interviewed by the police in a small room next to the locker room.
"The deceased was my fan?"
He was a little angry and stood up from his chair. Was one of his fans killed by a piston? Have the Bad Boys evolved into a terror team?
The police said: "In the player tunnel, a Japanese attacked Zhou Quan and his girlfriend. At that time, many people saw him rush up and attack Zhou Quan and his girlfriend, and heard the Japanese shouting 'Great MJ'.
There are signs that the Japanese guy might be a big fan of yours, so we need to know a few things now, including whether you know him. "
"What?"
When Jordan heard that he was Japanese, he immediately sat back and shook his head: "Of course I don't know him. This has nothing to do with me. Do you still have any questions? I'm going to take a shower without me."
Of course, the Chicago police couldn't embarrass Jordan. He immediately nodded and said, "As long as you don't know him, I have no problem."
Having said this, he took out a small notebook and a prepared pen, handed them to Jordan, and said with a smile: "MJ, can you sign your name for me?"
"certainly."
Jordan took the pen and paper, brushed a few strokes, and wrote his name on it.
When handing it back, he suddenly asked: "Is this related to Iron Fist?"
The policeman was startled, shook his head and said: "It was the Japanese who attacked Iron Fist first. Many people saw that Iron Fist knocked down the man and then left. When he left, the Japanese was still alive. This is very clear. Then Several Pistons security personnel have taken notes, so there is a connection to Iron Fist, but not much."
Jordan shrugged. He was just curious.
(End of chapter)
