Chapter 66 Lift it high and put it down gently

Author: Autumn Leaves Orange

Chapter 66 Lift it high and put it down gently

Chinese rookie Li Ran's performance on the court today directly set off the sports circle.

Both Chinese fans and American fans are discussing this crazy rookie.

He broke the NBA's rookie scoring record in his debut. What's even more exciting is that the moment he broke the record, he started fighting with his opponents on the court.

He single-handedly sent three opponents to the hospital, and some people even called him the Bruce-Lee of the NBA.

Some people who are prejudiced against Chinese people said angrily that people like Li Ran should not appear on the basketball court, but should appear in the MMA octagonal cage.

The anxious league president David Stern held a meeting at headquarters overnight to discuss how to deal with the conflict.

This matter is not difficult to deal with in the first place. Players are fighting. According to Stern's current iron-fist policy, this situation needs to be dealt with seriously.

But Li Ran showed extraordinary potential. He scored 44 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in his first game.

What's more, behind him is the huge Chinese market of 1.3 billion people.

"Everyone, tell me, what should we do about this matter?" Stern sat in the main seat, rubbing his brow, and said a little tiredly.

It's already late at night, and Stern, who is quite young, can't stand it anymore.

A bald man with a hideous face said matter-of-factly: "This situation should be severely punished. Price's injury is serious and he may even retire."

But the bald deputy, Mark Tatum, whose Chinese name is Tan Huimin, gave a different opinion.

"I think more of the blame lies with the home team. They turned this game into a dirty, bad game. I even thought I was watching a game from the 1980s."

Stern closed his eyes and said nothing.

Li Ran caused quite a stir, with most players from both teams involved in the fight.

The Jazz's Price, Boozer and Okur were directly sent to the hospital by Li Ran. Brewer was sent off for a second-level flagrant foul. The Jazz's next few games were almost useless.

At this moment, a knock on the door suddenly came from the silent office.

"Come in." Stern said in a low voice without raising his head.

An office worker from the alliance headquarters walked in with several documents.

"Mr. President, several players and former players have expressed their opinions."

He placed the document in front of Stern. Stern perked up and picked up the document and read it.

"Kobe Bryant: I know Li Ran. He is a very hard-working and humble player. I think he is a lot like me."

The current leader in the league endorsed Li Ran without hesitation.

"Magic Johnson: I think there should be tough confrontation on the court, but this move by the Jazz is obviously too much. It reminds me of my playing days."

Magic's words slapped Stern in the face. Stern has been promoting non-violence in the NBA since he took office. Johnson's statement was actually telling Stern, you are over 30 years old.

What did you do in 2001? It’s still the same as it was back then.

The third place is even more heavyweight.

"Jordan: I think of the days when we played against the Pistons. You know, my body was so sore after the game every day that I couldn't sleep. But I still beat them."

This is directly pulling out the bad boy army of the year...

Then Bird, Cole, and even Olajuwon and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stepped forward.

Moreover, these people all said good things for Li Ran.

Stern never expected that Li Ran would be related to so many big guys.

"He is a newcomer who has just entered the league..."

To be honest, Li Ran still doesn't know how much money the system gave those people in the summer training camp.

So much so that now they all stand up to endorse Li Ran.

The approach he had in mind to deal with the first draft immediately evaporated in Stern's mind.

Stern is a typical Jewish businessman who can do anything as long as there is profit.

What's more, Li Ran's biggest supporters, the Chinese fans, have not yet spoken out, or in other words, their voices have not reached the other side of the ocean.

"Okay, let's break up the meeting."

With a plan in mind, Stern pushed away his chair, stood up, and said to his subordinates.

Subordinates, you look at me and I look at you, feeling a little at a loss.

Late at night, the league's handling of today's conflict at the Jazz's home court came out.

The Jazz were fined $100,000 for failing to control fans at home.

Fans who abuse Li Ran will be banned from entering the game for life, and they reserve the right to pursue his racist remarks.

Brewer was suspended for an additional seven games and fined $25,000.

Price acted maliciously and was suspended for five games and fined $20,000.

Boozer, Okur, and Myers were suspended for three games and fined.

Kirilenko was suspended for one game and fined.

For the Nuggets, Li Ran was suspended for five games and fined.

Anthony, Billups, and J.R. Smith were suspended for three games and fined.

Others also have more or less fine penalties.

As soon as the punishment results came out, those who were waiting to see Li Ran's excitement were dumbfounded.

At the same time, the alliance issued an announcement.

"We have always been committed to keeping violence and flagrant fouls away from the court. Unfortunately, something happened in today's game that made the fans unhappy. We will continue to increase our efforts to make the NBA better, blah blah blah..."

Li Ran, who had returned to Denver, hung up the call from Ross and lay on the bed looking at the dark ceiling.

He doesn't know how many games he will be suspended, but he has no regrets.

At this time, the phone rang again.

Li Ran picked it up and saw that it was Armstrong calling.

"The punishment result is out, you are suspended for five games." Armstrong's tone was filled with joy. He did not expect that the league's punishment would be so light. "I heard that Michael and Kobe both said good things to you."

Li Ran's anxious heart finally fell.

"Have a good rest these days and don't delay your training! Go to bed early and don't think too much."

Armstrong comforted Li Ran for a while, and then the two ended the call.

Li Rang was just about to go to bed when he found that his system space was flashing crazily.

He opened the space for the first time, only to find a large mission suspended in the space.

"Urgent mission: Although the little tricks on the court are disgusting, you don't have to do it, but you can't do it!"

"In the next week, your training camp will be temporarily upgraded to an elite training camp. Please cherish the opportunity."

Li Ran was overjoyed. He didn't know why the system had gone crazy. He waited until the cool-down time passed and entered the training camp as soon as possible.

Just entering the training camp, Li Ran found that it was different from before.

He was in a large stadium, with fans shouting wildly on the sidelines.

"Okay guys, there's nothing more to say, go on the field and kick the balls of the people on the opposite side!"

Li Ran looked at the spitting coach, then looked at his teammates, and was dumbfounded.

Their coach is Auerbach, who has been dead for more than two years.

And his teammates...

Stockton, Dennis Rodman, Karl Malone.

The last person turned out to be Ranbir...
Chapter completed!