the rest, only noise

David Stern was distraught.

The Boston Celtics have always been a model of equal rights in the NBA.

As early as the 50s, when teams feared the dark like tigers, they pinned their hopes on the rise of the team on Bill Russell. As the immortal Auerbach said-"We're going to have a guy who will change everything Already!"

In the era when teams had unwritten quotas for black players by default, the Celtics ignored the unspoken rules and became the first all-black starting team in professional basketball history.

After that, Russell was allowed to be a player and coach, making it the first time in NBA history to have a black coach.

Black players are the foundation of the NBA's rise, and the Celtics are the team that laid this foundation.

Now, this model of equal rights in the NBA actually got into racism?Even Louie, the officially number one coach in history, may be labeled as a racist. No matter what the consequences are, the league cannot afford it.

So Stern called Louie the night before the All-Star Game.

Stern wanted to cut through the mess and handle it in the most efficient way possible.

According to Bill 2005 introduced in the summer of 114, the Celtics are now unable to sign any players.

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Stern wants to open a back door for the Celtics, or to put a patch on this inflexible regulation that now seems to allow the Celtics to add 1-2 additional players to the team.

In this way, the Celtics can sign black players in the free market.

Louis thought, how can you ruin my once-in-a-lifetime window without black teams?

"No."

"Why not?"

Stern is really in a hurry. In his opinion, special affairs are the solution to the current crisis.

"It just proves that the league really cares, and the Celtics still have to bear the stigma of being racist."

Stern said: "But if we don't do this, the Celtics will not be able to get rid of the fact that there is no black team before next season!"

"What is a no-black team? Mr. President, there are black players in our team, but they are all injured."

"You know what I'm talking about!" Stern snarled. "Those egalitarian bastards don't care!"

In my impression, this is the first time Stern has acted so irritable in front of Louis.

Of course, it can't be said to be in front of you.

Louie couldn't see Stern.

However, this is also in line with Louis's consistent impression of Stern.

Stern is probably the grumpiest president in the history of professional basketball. He once slammed the backstage with sweet English starting with "F" because he didn't eat a sandwich that suits his appetite at a dinner party.

"I know what you are worried about, but you can't cut the mess with a sharp knife, it will only make people feel that we are guilty. From then on, no matter what decisions the Celtics management makes, they will be speculated for no reason. No peace. This is by no means the answer to the problem."

Stern was anxious, but when he heard Louis answer so calmly, he knew that the other party had a countermeasure.

"Coach Lu, tell me about your method."

"Before that, I have a question."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Mr. President, are you an elephant party or a donkey party?" Louis asked with a smile, "Your answer may determine your opinion of my approach."

One of Stern's most striking qualities, both in his public messages and his private dealings, is that he never talks politics.

He is a very pragmatic person, and all decisions he makes are based on the interests of the alliance.

"It doesn't matter," Stern said. "If you want me to be an elephant, I'm an elephant. If you want me to be an ass, then I'm an ass."

Since Stern was reluctant to state his political leanings, Louis did not ask the question, but said: "Black people, white people, after all, this is a question of tolerance and openness. For those people, because the Celtics black players We’re not open because we don’t have black players who can play right now, so we’re not inclusive. Those two add up to racism.”

"So, I just have to be more inclusive and open than they can imagine."

Stern, who has never seen such magic, said: "How can a team that doesn't even have black players make people believe that you are inclusive and open?"

"Mr. President, in addition to black people, there are many special groups in this world who need equal rights. For example, women, what do you think is the ratio of men to women in each department of the NBA? Besides women, there are also some more vulnerable groups, such as L ***group."

"What L*** group?"

Stern was taken aback.

"Come on, let me introduce you to the group that needs attention the most in the world"

When Louis finished introducing the various divisions of the L*** to Stern, the NBA president felt his scalp tingle.

Of course he knows this group. When the world enters the Internet age, the voices of those people have become louder and louder, and even politicians cannot ignore it.

It's just that the political correctness about L*** hasn't been as bewildering as the future, but it is already a force that should not be underestimated.

Although the racist news about the so-called Celtics without black team is vigorous, as long as public opinion can be guided correctly, these black traffic will also become red traffic.

For example, if those who pay attention to the NBA for the first time because of this matter find that the Celtics are a team that is far more open and diverse than they imagined, maybe they will turn black fans and become new fans of the NBA.

Stern agreed with Louie's solution.

And Louis went on to say that if he wants to use this set of magic attacks properly, he still needs the deep cooperation of the alliance.

That phone call between Louie and Stern decided a lot.

A day later, the All-Star Game in Las Vegas ended.

Kobe scored 38 points, led the Western Conference to end the winning streak of the Eastern Conference, and was elected AMVP.

After the All-Star Game, after a few days of rest, the regular season started again.

The first game after the All-Star break is at home against the Nets.

The Celtics players can clearly feel the referee's favoritism towards the opponent.

Tonight, there was an obvious double standard in the whistleblowing between the Nets and Celtics.

Louie quarreled with the referee several times and was eventually ejected with two technical fouls.

With 24 fewer free throws than their opponents, the Celtics won with Yao Yueban's 45 points and 11 rebounds.

After the game, the reporter asked Louie: "How does it feel to lead a team with no black players?"

When Louis looked at the opponent's dog tag, he knew it was not a traditional sports media, and immediately responded: "There are no black players? When did you become the general manager of the Celtics? Brandon Roy, Tony Allen , Dwyane Wade, and Alan Houston were all traded by you?"

If this game made Louis furious, then the next game against the Mavericks will be completely black whistle level.

The Mavericks made 48 free throws in a single game and beat the Celtics by 14 points.

After the game, an insider broke the news: "Boss Lu cursed the referee in the player tunnel for half an hour!"

Two days later, the Celtics returned to play against the Bucks at home.

I thought I could take a breather at home, but the Celtics lost 20 free throws to their opponents again.

Fortunately, the Bucks were not strong enough, and the Celtics won by virtue of hard power.

Louie, who could hardly bear it anymore, slapped the table hard before the press conference that night: "Just because we don't have any black players to play, we should be treated like this?!"

If the encounters in these games just make people feel that the Celtics are a bit unlucky, then almost all basketball fans felt sorry for the Celtics in the game against the Heat.

That was the third game between the Celtics and the Heat.

Since the two teams currently have the same record, the previous two matches had one win and one loss. Therefore, if the Celtics lose this battle, the Heat will have the advantage of two wins.

However, the game was never a fair matchup from the start.

That night, the referee Dick Bavita's partiality to the Heat has reached the point of insanity. Yao Yueban, Gasol, Kirilenko, and Pachulia were all sent off, and the Heat made 62 free throws in a single game.

"I'm fucking fed up with this shit!" Louis yelled at the media directly at the press conference, "I demanded a public press conference, and the league must give me an explanation! If the referee can't treat Celtic equally If this kind of shit continues, I will resort to all means to get justice for the team!"

Louie's roar quickly swept the media, and the league office responded urgently, saying that it would hold a press conference on February 2, two days after the game between the Celtics and the Heat.

It is reported that the press conference will allow major media to send representatives to the scene to ask questions. At that time, the Celtics will answer all questions from all parties. vote.

The penalties in these few games are obviously blowing the Celtics to death. Even the most thorough Celtics fans can see that the league wants the Celtics to die.

Because of this, things got big, and the Celtics temporarily escaped from the storm of racism.

Such a press conference was to be held suddenly, and for a while, all parties paid close attention to it, even those who didn't watch football on weekdays were caught up in it.

Now, the Celtics are the victims.

Stern sets the stage for Louie.

What Louis has to do is to let everyone know that they are not only victims, but the most innocent victims in history.