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Chapter 878 There Are Always Regrets
After the territory of all aspects is clearly divided, next, everyone will discuss the issue of profit distribution.

Everyone wants a slice of the big cake.Charles Grantham, a committee official of the American Basketball Association and the chairman of the NBA Players Union, advocated that the Dream Team players should take 33% of all the benefits generated by the Dream Team.

This view offended two groups of people.

Representatives of the American Basketball Association firmly disagreed, because they felt that players should not receive commissions. Playing for the country and representing the Dream Team is a matter of glory, and even raising money, is the motive pure?
And the player's agent doesn't buy it either, they think the player's due share is 50%.

Louis was also there. He saw Grantham being besieged by two groups of people, and he felt that this guy was doing bad things with good intentions.

He proposed to let the players get a 33% commission because he didn't want the players to look greedy. He is the chairman of the players union and he must take care of the players' public image.At the same time, it can also ensure that the players are not working for nothing. 33% is an appropriate ratio in Grantham's eyes.

Louie didn't want them arguing about money before the US Championships.

So, he went to Bird and asked him to give up the money.No country's athletes represent the national team for the purpose of making money. Even in the United States, if such a thing spreads, it will be stabbed in the spine.

The amount of money allocated to everyone is about 60. If a miser like Byrd is asked to give up 60, Louis feels that he is a beginner in "Black Soul", but he is asked to pass the test with his life.

Louie had expected Byrd to reject him outright.

"I won't be a problem." Bird's heart to play for the country is pure, "but it's better to ask other people's opinions first."

Then, Louis finds the tragedy division.

The tragedy division continued to "play" Louie football. He said: If Bird, Wilson, Jordan, and Sampson don't want the money, he doesn't want it.

Louie spent the evening lobbying.

In the end, an agreement was reached with everyone. Except for some players who asked for a small amount of money, most of them gave up that money-Louis wanted to expose the diehard among them, and that person was Ewing.

This guy's brain circuit is different from ordinary people.

He thought that as a privileged player, he didn't get any privileges after coming to the Dream Team.Therefore, he wants to keep the most money to prove that he is a special part of this team.

If you see it, this is the consciousness of "naturalizing foreign aid".

After the private matter is resolved, it is a public matter.

The press conference for the US Championships was held at Nike's base camp.

A beautiful firework show, delicious seafood and red wine were arranged at the party.

The party offered pretty much everything, half-price Jordan Brand sports, a fun atmosphere, and Louie enjoyed it all.

In this grand event, Louis had a rare opportunity to sit down and chat with Barkley.

In Louie's eyes, he is the most suitable person in the dream team to be a friend.

If Barkley were to become an executive in 2K, he would definitely have an "outspoken" label.

It is because he is too daring to say that he lost Jordan's friendship-how can you say that the best player in history is also the owner of the worst team in history?For Master Qiao, who is extremely conceited, this kind of evaluation is unacceptable.

Louie asked Barkley why he and Wilson hit it off so well.

"Because he's the second most ruthless turtle bastard I've ever seen!!!" Barkley said angrily, "I still think of the three-pointer he made in Game [-]."

Louis didn't ask who was the most ruthless, because the answer was probably Jordan.

"I'm better than the big-eared bastard, though."

Barkley was a little gloating when he talked about Jordan's feelings.

"A few days after the finals, that guy had insomnia, so he had to stay up all night playing poker, and then his luck was fucking bad. He lost both the championship and millions, and he didn't fucking kill himself because of it. I have to say that the big-eared bastard is the most fucking ruthless turtle bastard!!!"

Barkley just won't come to nothing.

If you ask him if the tragedian catches the ball well, he will answer no, because he doesn't know when the ball will fly.

The next day, when the Dream Team arrived at the game, the tragedian held up the American flag, with Bird by his side and Jordan and Wilson behind him.

This is the first time the Dream Team has made their debut in an official game.

Movie-like shots flashed through the minds of the audience at the scene.Those are the various wonderful moments that these stars dedicated in the NBA arena.

On the court, the Cuban players, their opponents, were not in the mood to continue warming up. They stopped everything in their hands and watched the US team walking towards them like a pilgrim.

Suddenly, everyone in the arena is a pilgrim.

Louie and his coaching staff entered the field in austere black suits.

Lorraine had advised him to wear a dark blue suit, but Louis preferred to look like one of those evil behind-the-scenes bosses.

Before the first game of the U.S. Championship, the coaches and players of the Cuban team actually found the coordinator on the scene and made a bold request.

The coaching staff wanted a photo with Louie, and the players wanted a photo with the Dream Team.

PJ Carlesimo, assistant coach of the Dream Team, objected: "Before the game is over, we are enemies. How can we take a photo with the enemy?"

"Not so serious, PJ." Louis agreed, "As long as the players have no objection, I have no objection."

The coach of the Cuban team walked up to Louis in a friendly manner and greeted him in loose English.

Louie kept smiling the whole time.

He can understand the approach of the Cuban team.

The Cubans are destined to be severely defeated in this game, and taking a photo with the dream team is a bonus.None of them have played in the NBA, and none of them have even played in Europe, but in the future they can point to the photos hanging at home and say to their children and grandchildren: I played a game with the Dream Team back then, and we were evenly matched...

In the end, the Dream Team defeated the Cuban team 146 to 57. This may be the most disparate game ever played by the Dream Team players.

During the game, when Louis was sitting on the sidelines doing nothing, he couldn't help thinking of a famous quote from Oscar Wilde:

When God wants to punish us, He will answer our prayers.

Faced with such an embarrassing score, the coach of the losing side made very interesting comments. "For me, it was a great match. At least we can go back to Cuba with those beautiful pictures together."

Louis has long said that the Dream Team does not have a fixed starting lineup, everyone is equal, everyone has a chance to start, it all depends on the opponent's style.

But in his heart, there is a set of starters.

Against Cuba is the first official game of the dream team. Louis will naturally let his starting lineup appear in this game. They are: Tragedian, Jordan, Wilson, Bird, Sampson.

For the world, the most satisfying thing about the U.S. Championship is not only that the dream team is as good as they imagined, but also the old enemies of Tragedy and Bird. The chemical reaction they showed when they were on the same team is also unforgettable.

In the game, as long as Bird is on the court at the same time, the tragedian only has him in his eyes.

And Bird only had eyes for the basket.

But he knew that the tragedian would keep feeding the ball into his hands like a countryman feeds his ducks.

At one point in the game, Tragedy made an elegant pass behind the back and sent the ball into Bird's hands.

Bird raised his arm and shot, as if returning to his youth.The arc of the ball in the air is as beautiful as the ones he made in those great clutch moments.

When Bird made that shot, there was a look of immense satisfaction on his face.

Louie wasn't sure if Thomas ever made such a pass to Bird.

The US Championship brought not only laughter, but also some pain.

Canada, a country that in Louie's eyes was no different from an American colony, was as tough as a savage in the US Championships.

Instead of smiles, what they want to deliver to the Dream Team is black feet and elbows.

Although the result was not affected, the process was very worrying.

Stockton collided heavily with his opponent during the game, directly injured his knee, and was carried off the field on a stretcher.

Stockton knew, and he was out.

Louis' tolerance for injuries is 0, he will not allow himself to play for the national team with injuries, not to mention, he could not compete with Pippen.

"I don't want to judge Canada because we really can't expect a graceful basketball game from a country with a morbid obsession with hockey," Louie told New York Times reporter and writer Dave Anderson sourly after the game.

If he hadn't been too angry, Louis would not have fired at a country in front of all the big media in the United States.

He originally wanted to use his relationship to get Stockton selected for the Dream Team.

He, the head coach of the dream team, can at least win a spot for his players.

In this way, the Knicks will have three members of the dream team, and his head coach will also have a bright face.

Then, the plan was sabotaged by the damn Canadians.

Stockton was diagnosed with broken bones in a Portland hospital.

After discussing with Louie, the American Basketball Association decided to let Scottie Pippen join the Dream Team.

At this point, the dream team is all in place.

"Playing with these teammates is like living in paradise." Stockton, who suffers from social autism, recalled his days in the Dream Team to the media with fascination. "When I dribble on the court, I feel that someone should run in place somewhere, and then I pass the ball. In the end, someone actually ran in that position. No matter where the position is, they will always score the ball. It's like a poem about basketball. No matter what, I can't pass the wrong ball."

"Unfortunately, I will be leaving the team from tomorrow."

Louis also had strong regrets and unwillingness for Stockton's unexpected departure from the team, but he never told Stockton this feeling.

On the day Stockton left, he just said: "Heal my injury, I still need you to help me win six consecutive championships."

(End of this chapter)