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NBA Headquarters
As they were in New York, they were slow to understand the situation, but they quickly took action.
Leaders from all levels were quickly gathered to deal with this incident.
When David Stern first heard the news, he felt his blood pressure rise rapidly again. He couldn't help but take a few sips of tea to suppress his anger.
However, when the new assistant brought the viewership ratings report over, his anger immediately turned into a smile.
That's right, today's viewership ratings had risen by five percent. This was already catching up to the finals.
Especially the Dragon Country's viewership ratings, which actually rose by 10%. It could be said to be a huge harvest!
One had to know that the Dragon Country's Central TV had just agreed to it, and they had even just started the official live broadcast, but the results had already improved so much.
Seeing this, David Stern decided to deal with Li Tianze lightly, just as Harris had said!
After all, Li Tianze was not actively provoking them, but passively retaliating. The main person responsible was still Charles Oakley, who was the main character who started this chaotic fight.
It's okay to let him take more responsibility. Anyway, looking at this guy's condition, he'll probably be hospitalized for a month. Then you should just rest well! Make a big contribution to the NBA.
Moreover, it was not because Li Tianze was a new generation center forward from China, but also because he was a tool to expand the Asian market.
He completely admired this young man. Besides, this young man had just arrived in the NBA, so it was normal for him to make mistakes.
Therefore, he decided to give him a lighter punishment. After all, it was only his first time, unlike Oakley, who had already made his promise before the match began.
It was obvious that this was a deliberate act of revenge, and it was a five-man fight.
He hadn't even beaten her before, so how could he still have the face to cry poor to her? He had lost face for them.
At first, the other members of the Alliance were still against it. However, when the report was taken out and they saw the skyrocketing viewership ratings, they were shocked.
All the higher-ups expressed their support for this decision, and then they began to discuss the punishment.
At that moment, a call came in to David Stern's cell phone. He looked at the number on his cell phone and looked apologetically at all the higher-ups present.
He went outside to answer the call, completely ignoring the big question mark above the heads of these higher-ups.
David Stern had never had the habit of answering the phone during meetings, but after seeing this number, he picked it up without hesitation.
"Hello, I'm the representative from the Dragon Country. Nice to meet you, David.”
"Hello, hello. Is there anything I can help you with?”
"We've also received today's match. As Central TV has received too many requests, we hope that we can continue to see Li play in the following matches.”
"I wonder if you can make an exception?"
When David Stern heard this, his mouth almost crooked from laughing. This was the first time he had seen the Dragon Country take the initiative to contact him!
Moreover, it was only a slight exception. That had to be possible!
"Don't worry, these are all small problems!”
"Then we can rest assured. Thank you! I believe that we will have many opportunities to cooperate in the future.”
"Alright, I'll definitely 'help' him grow into a talent!”
"Then we'll meet again next time!”
After David Stern hung up the phone, he knew what he had to do. After working hard for nearly ten years, he finally opened up the Asian market with Li Tianze's help.
He was so excited that he wanted to go home and drink ten bottles of red wine immediately. However, he thought of something and quickly entered the meeting room.
the next day
Li Tianze, who had returned to the villa to wait for the news, saw the results of the punishment for the fight between the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Clippers yesterday on TV.
He had never imagined that after injuring so many people, the punishment would only be so little.
Watching the host on TV begin to announce the punishment, everyone on the Laker team was looking forward to it. They were eager to know how much their brother would be punished.
Even Jerry West, who was usually very steady, held his clothes tightly. He didn't even feel the heat of the cigar burning in his hand.
"Based on what happened yesterday, the Alliance has decided to punish the following people.”
"Charles Oakley, the main person who caused the conflict, and the main person who took the initiative to attack Li Tianze, can be punished as follows: He was banned for ten matches and fined three million dollars.”
"Li Tianze increased the intensity of the conflict and injured the other members. However, since he was passively defending and did not provoke others too much, he was given a lighter punishment. He was suspended for three matches and fined 500,000 dollars.”
"Patrick Ewing, excessive defensive methods, and the consequences of actively provoking, will be suspended for one match and fined 500,000 dollars.”
"Anthony Mason, John Starks, Chris Haber, for actively participating in the fight, you can be suspended for one match and fined 100,000 dollars each.”
When Li Tianze saw this news, he burst out laughing. He didn't expect the Alliance to be so biased towards him. It seemed like they wanted to set up an international flag for him!
At this moment, a call came in. It was David Stern.
Li Tianze picked up the phone and waited for the president's lecture.
"Li! You went too far yesterday. Be more careful next time. Don't be so impulsive. You'll suffer in the future.”
"Don't worry, President. You can't expect others to bully you and not retaliate, right?”
"Yes, I know, so I'll deal with it lightly this time. I hope you won't commit it again next time.”
"Don't worry, as long as others don't continue to provoke me, I won't take the initiative to attack.”
Although Li Mu said that, he didn't think so in his heart. If someone was still baring their teeth at him, he would beat him up until his mother couldn't recognize him.
"Then I'm relieved. I still have high hopes for you. Continue to work hard!”
"Also, your hometown is contacting you. Give them a message when you have time.”
After saying that, David Stern hung up the phone immediately. He still approved of this child very much. He had a pleasant tone, was capable, and had a good way of playing basketball. He had high hopes for Li Tianze.
Just as Li Tianze hung up the phone and thought about David Stern's words, he understood that his hometown had made a move.
Otherwise, David Stern, who was a man from a ghetto background, would never let him punish him so easily.
However, he was indeed prepared to contact his hometown. His parents had abandoned him and went back to start a business. He had not contacted them for a while.
"Darling, are you alright?”
Darrence immediately sat in Li Tianze's arms. The two of them had been living together during this period of time, and they had done everything they needed to do.
Now, Dalun was Li Tianze's girlfriend. Li Tianze also knew why she looked so much like the female lead in Transformers.
This was because he was her sister. Although she had never heard of him before, this was a parallel world.
Furthermore, she was even more beautiful than the female lead. She looked sexy and beautiful, and at the same time, she had a little innocence. This made Li Tianze love her to death!
However, these were not things that Li Tianze had to worry about. The only thing he was worried about was that after O'Neal recovered, he would probably become the second-in-command.
Who knew what kind of big problems that stingy Shaq would cause? Moreover, there was also Kobe, who had always wanted to usurp the throne.
Thinking of this, he felt a headache coming on. He did not want to be an underling in the NBA, but there was only one boss position. He could only wait until his contract was over before looking for another team.
But this season, he wanted to win the championship, which would increase his value.
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