God of NBA point guards

Chapter 462 Suspension
He also didn't sleep all night. When he saw the news from the media in the morning, he felt even worse. The attitude of the media and the league was too strong, especially the remarks of several league executives whose identities were not revealed, which made him feel even more stressed.

He originally hoped that Zhou Quan would not be suspended because of Hughes Blake's racial discrimination, but now it seems that this is not possible.

Almost everyone is clamoring to expel Iron Fist from the league, or even from the sports world. If he is not even suspended, how can he explain to the league and the media?

He was very cautious and held a press conference to announce the punishment decision for this incident.

First, it is true that Hughes Blake used racially offensive language against Zhou Quan. He will immediately be suspended from this season's penalty qualification and fined US$1.

Second, it is true that Zhou Quan used violence against Hughes Blake and was suspended for one game and fined US$5.

Third, the three Bulls fans who used racial slurs against Zhou Quan last night will be banned from entering the Bulls' home game arena for life.

In addition, Stern made it clear publicly that the NBA has zero tolerance for racial discrimination.

He made this decision of punishing each player with a board in the hope that this matter would end there.

Hughes-Blake's loss is only $1, and there are no other obstacles. He can come back and continue working next season.

Although Zhou Quan was suspended for one game, there are still four games ahead, and the SuperSonics still have a chance.

As for the fine of US$5, Van Exel of the Lakers last year was suspended for seven games and fined US$2.5 for just violently pushing the referee. This is already very light.

But no one is satisfied with this punishment result.

Hughes Blake was dissatisfied, as were the people who supported him, and even more dissatisfied with the media targeting Zhou Quan.

SuperSonics was not satisfied either, and Zhou Quan was also dissatisfied.

After the penalty was announced, Stern immediately felt tremendous pressure and the opposition was too loud.

Many league leaders, especially the referee committee, rushed to his office to express their anger to him and disagree with his penalty decisions.

"President, he should be banned for life."

"Mr. Stern, if you insist on such a penalty decision, then I am sorry and I want to resign because I am afraid that I will be beaten to death by those players when I am executing penalties in the future."

"I also quit."

"We will never tolerate a player who assaults the referee appearing on the pitch where we are officiating. No way."

"Get that damn Chinese out of the alliance."

"The president should cancel his visa exemption."

Stern knew he was in trouble. With so many people opposing him, even he couldn't withstand the pressure.

"Gentlemen, now is the finals. As you know, if Iron Fist is not allowed to participate, we will lose a lot of ratings, which will ultimately affect your wages." He said.

"Sorry, Mr. President, I don't want to be beaten to death on the court more than money."

"Tekken must leave the NBA."

The executives and referees of several referee committees were resolute and resolute, giving Stern a terrible headache.

"Gentlemen, don't you know that the company's television broadcast contract with NBC has ended, and we are now negotiating the next contract? Without Iron Fist, the ratings will definitely drop, and it will definitely affect NBC's next contract. This matter Very serious." He said in a very serious tone of warning.

"Mr. President, without Iron Fist, there is Michael Jordan. He is the guarantee of ratings."

"Yes, Mr. Stern, the cancer must be removed."

"We still have Michael Jordan, and the ratings won't drop much, I promise."

The attitude of the senior executives is still very resolute, and this is still internal pressure. External pressure is even greater than internal pressure.

Stern was right. Soon, his cell phone and office phone rang.

I received several calls, either from major sponsors or from the media, all of whom were opposed to his decision on punishment and believed that Zhou Quan should be expelled and banned for life.

On Zhou Quan's side, the media wanted to interview him, but his mobile phone had been turned off long ago and no one could contact him by phone.

When the Sonics left the hotel at ten o'clock in the morning, there were reporters waiting outside. As soon as Zhou Quan came out, the shutter clicked non-stop.

The others were let go, but Zhou Quan was surrounded by reporters, with guns and cannons all aimed at him. Several security personnel surrounded him and slowly crowded towards the bus.

"Iron Fist King, you were suspended for one game. Do you regret beating the referee?"

"NO, racists should be expelled from the league, I stand by my opinion."

"There are league executives suggesting that you should be kicked out of the sport. Do you think that should be the case?"

"I think racists should be kicked out of sport, he's a scumbag as a human being."

“Do you condemn violence?”

"Of course, but I condemn racism even more."

"Do you think you still have a chance to defend your three-peat?"

"No despicable means can stop me, including those shameful racists."

"Do you think this has anything to do with bulls?"

"I don't know. But when I left the court, many Bulls fans used racial slurs at me, and the league has already punished me."

"Will you choose to leave the NBA?"

"I am being racially profiled now and have no energy to consider the issues you mentioned."

The reporters are speechless. Can you please stop mentioning racial discrimination? We only want to mention your violent behavior and don’t want to hear the word racial discrimination.

It took Zhou Quan more than ten minutes to pass the short distance of 30 meters. After entering the bus, he closed the door and the world became quiet.

"Iron Fist, are you okay?" Seeing Zhou Quan's expression not looking good, Ballmer asked.

"NO, I'm fine." He shook his head.After the team arrived at the airport, he endured another round of press siege.

At this time, Roger Philippe was still in the hotel, talking to Bob Arum and Don King on his mobile phone and landline respectively, discussing the impact of this incident on Zhou Quan in the boxing world.

After the incident, Arum and Tang Jin were also very angry. They invested US$7000 million for the world boxing championship match between Zhou Quan and Tyson, and Philip only accounted for 2000 million of it. Such a large investment, if If this matter is affected, the loss will be immeasurable, and it can even directly bankrupt the two of them.

Tang Jin's frantic voice sounded from the landline phone: "I want to find someone to kill that bullshit referee. What's his name?"

Phillip quickly advised: "Mr. Tang Jin, calm down and don't make the matter bigger, otherwise it will be completely over."

Arum said calmly: "Playing the referee is indeed a troublesome thing, and it is very detrimental to Tekken. We have to deal with it well.

Although the media now downplays Hughes Blake's racial discrimination, not all media are like that, and there are still media who speak out for the Iron Fist King.

What we have to do now is to mobilize more media and even mobilize some social organizations to oppose racial discrimination, so that we can turn passivity into initiative.

In short, before the boxing match, the negative impact of this incident on the Iron Fist King must be eliminated to ensure the smooth progress of the boxing championship. "

Tang Jin's manic voice sounded again: "Let's just expand this matter and mobilize several anti-racial discrimination social organizations. We can organize an anti-racial discrimination march in New York, which can definitely turn the situation around.

I can find several anti-racist leaders with high reputations among black people. As long as we give them some money, they will definitely be willing to help us organize demonstrations. "

"This is a genius idea! We can indeed consider it. Rogge, you come to New York immediately. We have to take action immediately. First, buy some media to hype up the racist behavior of that shit referee, and then launch an anti-racism demonstration as soon as possible. Arum said excitedly.

"Racially targeting the greatest athlete on the planet, if we do it right, we can take the skin off that damn guy and the media. It's just a slap in the face, racism is the big issue. "Tang Jin said excitedly.

"Okay, I'll book a flight right away." Philip said.

Then he rushed to New York to handle the matter with Arum and Don King.

On this day, many current and retired NBA players and player agents accepted interviews with the media and expressed their respective opinions on the matter.

"He should get out of the league and out of the United States. Yes, I'm talking about him, the guy named Iron Fist." Vernon Maxwell, who was once beaten to shit by Zhou Quan, said angrily when facing the media.

"I don't support violence, especially against referees." Out of jealousy of Zhou Quan, Tim Hardaway said to the media.

"He is the world boxing champion, but he beats a helpless referee. This is a very dangerous behavior. If this behavior happened on the street, he would definitely be prosecuted and go to jail. So he should be suspended, banned for life," Pippen said.

"Hughes Blake should call the police because Iron Fist is the professional heavyweight champion of the world and he is not an ordinary person," Shawn Kemp said.

"Assaulting the referee, that is the ugliest behavior! What I want to know is that Hughes Blake has been injured. He should file a lawsuit against Iron Fist and he should receive high compensation." Gary Payton said.

"I can't stand racial discrimination. If it were me, I would also choose to use my fists to deal with that son of a bitch. Iron Fist did a great job! He should be taught a lesson like that." Reggie Miller exploded in an interview with the media Bad language.

King of the Rings Russell stood up and said: "I deeply hate racial discrimination. Even though I won eight consecutive championships, those white players still refused to sit with us black players in the locker room, and our celebration banquets had to be separated. conduct.

Of course, violence is wrong, but fighting against racism is praiseworthy, and I support Iron Fist. "

David Falk said in an interview with the media: "I don't agree with Iron Fist's behavior. He has a lot of fans. His violent behavior towards the referee will affect those fans and cause a series of social problems. He should Subject to more severe punishment, or even expulsion from the sports community."

Grant Hill said in an interview with the media: "Tekken should complain to the league about the referee's racial discrimination after the game. I don't agree with the violent behavior. But I also don't agree with the racial discrimination. It is disgusting. Actions and thoughts, it’s another act of violence.”

Magic Johnson said in an interview: "I don't agree with violence and racial discrimination, but Iron Fist chose to deal with the problem in the wrong way. He was impulsive."

When Thomas faced the media, he said: "I am strongly opposed to racial discrimination, and I am surprised that a referee openly racially discriminated against the league's signature star, the current No. 1 superstar, and a superstar who enjoys a huge reputation around the world. Discrimination, was he intentional?

I think it is, he is deliberately irritating Iron Fist. This should be a conspiracy, a conspiracy against Iron Fist and Supersonics. Some people do not want to see a Chinese complete the three consecutive championship dynasty.

In fact, since the beginning of this season, the media has been targeting Iron Fist. Even if the SuperSonics have the best record in the Western Conference, Iron Fist has the best statistics in the league, and they are still targeting him, and now they are getting more and more excessive. "

Facing the media, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said angrily: "Hughes Blake went too far, he should not have said that, it was an insult to a billion people.

And Iron Fist's anger was to be expected, if someone had come to my face and said, hey nigga, I'm sorry, I would have blown his brains out, not just slapped him in the face. "

O'Neill said in an interview with the media: "We should not be discriminated against. Black and white people are all human beings, and so are yellow people. This is a social problem."

Zhou Quan’s teammates and friends have accepted interviews with the media to express their support for him and their opposition to racial discrimination.

In addition to people from the NBA, there are quite a few people who have come forward to express their views on this matter.

For example, some of Zhou Quan's friends, including Roberts and Stallone, have expressed their support for Zhou Quan and their opposition to racial discrimination in front of the media.

There is also Michael Tyson. In an interview with the media, he talked about the racial discrimination he received in prison and used the most unpleasant words to call racists.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, three of Zhou Quan's sponsors publicly announced their unilateral termination of contracts with Zhou Quan. They are all world-class first-tier brands.

The media has been targeting Zhou Quan this season, and Zhou Quan had long been mentally prepared, speculating that an endorsement brand would abandon him, but what he guessed never happened, until today, it finally happened.

Philip said on the other end of the phone: "Zhou, these three companies also said that they want you to compensate for the losses. I am coordinating with them, but we may end up with a lawsuit. Zhou, maybe there will be brands that want to terminate the contract in the future, so you have to be mentally prepared." Prepare."

Zhou Quan said in a deep voice: "Roger, you can terminate the contract. If you want compensation from me, then accuse these brands of supporting racial discrimination. I will make them lose more than they gain."

In addition, I don’t have the energy to deal with these things now. You can handle them all. I have to prepare for the next series with all my strength. "

"Okay, then I won't notify you about these things for the time being."

"OK."

Philip finally said: "Zhou, some players and their agents in the league have made some unfavorable remarks about you, don't take it to heart, they are just jealous of you.

You know, you have made a lot of money in the past few years, which makes people jealous easily.At this time, few people want to see you well, but only want to see you unlucky. "

"I know."

Zhou Quan suddenly thought of the executives within the league, so he said: "Roger, think of another way to find out which league executives are targeting me."

"OK, this is easy. The alliance headquarters is not monolithic." Philip said.

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(End of this chapter)