basketball boulder

Chapter 435 Reversal
On the bus, Li Lei received another call from "Old Man" Jerry West.

"Stone, you shouldn't be so impulsive."

said the old man.

Li Lei shook his head: "I've already beaten you, I don't regret it!"

The old man: "I'm not talking about you fighting."

Li Lei: "?"

The old man: "I've been beaten, and I've taken advantage of it. There's no need to threaten Garnett anymore. This will put you in a bad situation."

Li Lei realized that the old man didn't care that he was fighting, but felt that his threat in the parking lot was a bit too much.

This……

"I fight..."

The old man interrupted directly: "Stop talking, who hasn't fought yet, it's not a big deal at all!"

As expected of the old man, the other people in this wave are on the first floor, Li Lei is on the second floor, and the old man is in outer space.

"Don't worry, I've talked to Michael, we'll support you no matter what happens!"

Michael here is not Jordan, but Grizzlies owner Heisley.

Li Lei was stunned.

These two old guys are too kind to themselves.

Really, if this continues, I will be embarrassed if I want to leave Memphis in the future.

However, both the boss and the general manager supported him, so Li Lei was relieved, and he became more confident.

Soon, it was exposed that Li Lei threatened Garnett in the parking lot, causing an uproar.

"Li Lei is too crazy!"

"I really don't take Kevin Garnett seriously!"

"After hitting someone, you want someone to apologize. What kind of gangster logic is this?"

……

Garnett also responded quickly.

"I will never bow my head, and I will never apologize until I retire."

The guy spoke forcefully, with a sense of grievance, as if he was really a victim.

Fans and various media have asked the league to punish Li Lei severely.

However, the response given by the league is: This matter is more complicated than the fans think, and there are some hidden things in it. The league needs to fully investigate and clarify before making a decision.

This is of course the answer given by Stu Jackson.

But fans don't buy it.

"The league is favoring Stone!"

"I understand. Isn't Stone Stern's own son? Since he entered the league, he has been taken care of in every way!"

"Stern, you are crazy! The NBA is an American basketball league, not a Chinese one."

"You beautiful traitor, traitor!"

……

All of a sudden, Stern was also under a lot of pressure and asked Stu several times to speed up the investigation.

These days, Li Lei is not doing well. A large number of American fans came to Li Lei's personal social media and scolded Li Lei badly. Li Lei dared not even log on to the social media platform.

However, some people stood up to defend Li Lei.

The Grizzlies' players, coaching staff, owner, and management all stood firmly behind Li Lei.

In addition, the first to stand up is Udonis Haslem.

"I spend more time with him than he does with his girlfriend. I live in the same apartment with him. I know what kind of person he is. If he is a thug, there are no good people in this world."

O'Neill: "If you're talking about me taking the initiative to hurt someone, I might be more accepting, Stone, does that little guy know how to fight?"

Jefferson: "I once stabbed Stone in the eye, but he didn't blame me. Instead, he believed that I was unintentional and told me not to blame myself. How could such a person be so bad."

Wade: "If I have to choose between Stone and Garnett, of course I will choose Stone. There is no doubt! No hesitation! No suspense!"

Kevin Durant: "He's a good guy!"

Adu's words are the simplest, but also the most true.

……

But those who can speak for Li Lei are, after all, a minority.

Then they were attacked by fans.

Seeing that the top management of the alliance is about to be unable to withstand the pressure.

The turning point of the whole thing came.

In order to stir up a wave of enthusiasm, TNT talked about this matter in the show.

They also played back some footage from before the conflict on the show.

The host discovered that Li Lei and Garnett had been having verbal conflicts, and sighed: "Unfortunately, I don't know what Garnett and Li Lei exchanged."

At this moment, a fan left a message on TNT's official website: "Of course we can't see what they said, but someone can! Isn't there a professional lip-language expert? Won't TNT invite them?"

TNT has not reacted yet, the NBA moved first, and the league spokesperson said that it will invite professional lip-reading experts to identify what Garnett and Li Lei said.

However, what fans don't know is that Stern, Silva, and Stu Jackson held another small meeting at the NBA headquarters in New York.

Stern: "Please don't worry about asking the lip experts."

Stu was a little confused.

It's not that you want to help Li Lei, now is a good opportunity.

Silva reminded: "If Garnett and Stone say something that shouldn't be said, such as racial discrimination, violence, drug use...it will be a disaster for the entire league."

Stu woke up with a start.

Stern added: "Even without these, if it turns out that Garnett is the villain who sued first and there is a big reversal, it will not be good for us. This season, the Lakers and the entire league will make a lot less money."

Stu nodded.

He is still too young.

Stern does like Li Lei, but what he likes more is the interest, or the ambition to expand the influence of the NBA.

Compared to these, everything else is trivial.

Stu was still a little unwilling: "Then we won't investigate the truth of the matter?"

Stern smiled: "Didn't you tell everyone that you will invite professional lip language experts? Don't worry, people who do something wrong will naturally feel guilty."

……

The next morning, Garnett's team, who had been chasing this matter fiercely and demanding that the league severely punish Li Lei, suddenly issued an article.

"This incident has affected us for too long, let him pass. The past cannot be changed, the present and the future are the most important."

In New York, Stu Jackson watched Garnett's team's post for a long time without saying a word.

His morality is still too far behind Stern.

But Stu is also very curious, how will Li Lei's team respond?
Not long after, Bill Duffy issued a message on behalf of Li Lei's team: "This matter cannot pass!"

"We need a truth!"

"If a person can even betray his own past, how can he talk about the present and the future. The past is also a part of life. Even if it is wrong, it is also a valuable asset."

Fuck your mother's precious treasure!

Seeing the post from Li Lei's team, Garnett really panicked.

He didn't know that Stern had already decided to protect him.

He thought that the league would soon invite lip experts to reveal the truth.

Garnett himself knows best what he has done.

Once it is uncovered, he is afraid that he will be scolded to death.

At this moment, Garnett lived like a year, and the whole portrait was tied to the fire and roasted.

……

At the same time, the fans saw the posts from both sides and had guesses in their hearts.

"As soon as the league has a solution, Garnett will expose it. This is a guilty conscience!"

"Li Lei didn't panic at all, and asked for the truth. This is nothing to be afraid of!"

"It's clear who is right and who is wrong!"

……

But there are really some brain fans who are not convinced.

"Garnett has a lot of adults, and he doesn't want to argue with Li Lei. It's really shameless for Li Lei to push forward."

I have to say that the brain is a good thing, but not everyone has it.

Some people knelt for a long time and could no longer stand up.

Of course, these "Garnett IIs" didn't run rampant for too long, because their "father" Garnett couldn't stand it himself.

The NBA officially issued a document saying that they are already in contact with a well-known lip language expert. The expert said that because the game video at that time was clear, he could analyze what Li Lei and Garnett said, but it would take some time.

This made the Garnett team panic.

after an hour.

The Garnett team just posted.

"Here, I would like to express my deep apologies to Mr. Li Lei. I am deeply sorry for the trouble my behavior has caused you. But please believe that everything I do is for victory, not for hurting you."

When Li Lei saw the news, he praised Garnett for being decisive.

Knowing that things were about to be exposed, she didn't insist on it, but stood up and admitted her mistake first.

Garnett is right in saying that everything he does is to win, not to hurt Li Lei.

Garnett is indeed such a person, in order to win at all.

But this does not mean that Li Lei will forgive him.

The fans were also in an uproar when they saw the news.

"Garnett was beaten up so badly by Li Lei, and he still has to come out to apologize. What does that mean?"

"He must have said something unforgivable and touched Li Lei's bottom line. Garnett himself knew he was wrong."

"It's wrong to blame Li Lei!"

"I knew that Garnett's big mouth was not the first time he caused trouble, and he deserved to be rewarded by Li Lei for his big mouth."

……

Of course, the brain-dead fans still exist.

They even thought that the Garnett team's post was fake, and someone pretended to be the spokesperson of the Garnett team.

Hehe... there is no cure.

In response, Li Lei did not make any response, expressing in front of Garnett that he wanted the league to thoroughly investigate the truth.

This made Garnett panic even more.

It was also at this time that the alliance came forward.

David Stern contacted Li Lei for the second time, promising to punish Garnett heavily and ask Garnett to apologize publicly.

Li Lei also understood in his heart.

Garnett is also a popular superstar and can help the league make a lot of money. Stern's doing so is already the biggest concession.

Besides, he beat Garnett, and he was really relieved, so he agreed half-heartedly.

Not long after, Garnett posted his apology video on his personal social media, personally apologizing sincerely to Li Lei.

The league's punishment followed.

Garnett was suspended for 15 games and fined $50.

Fisher was suspended for three games and fined $3.

Zhu Fangyu was suspended for 5 games and fined $3.5.

Li Lei was suspended for three games and fined $3.

In addition, Kwame Brown, Milicic, Lowry, and Jones Sr. were not suspended, but they were all fined less than $3.5.

As for the matter of the lip language expert, the league, Li Lei, and Garnett seem to have lost their memory at the same time.

Although some fans are still mentioning it, the NBA has never responded positively, only saying that the difficulty of cracking exceeds the original estimate, and accurate results cannot be produced in a short time.

But there is a saying: the master is among the people!
There are really lip language fans who have deciphered it, and confirmed that Garnett insulted Li Lei's girlfriend Avril Lavigne.

This made Garnett break out in a cold sweat again.

But there were other answers as well.

Garnett's trash talk to Li Lei involved racial discrimination.

Garnett insulted Li Lei's parents.

Garnett insulted Li Lei's teammates.

……

In short, the answers are varied and inconclusive.

This made Garnett breathe a sigh of relief again, because if there is no conclusion, it means that all speculations are invalid.

Of course, Garnett had a tough time.

A large number of fans, racial equality groups are attacking Garnett.

A lot of Garnett's black material has also been dug up.

"Greetings to Duncan's deceased mother", "Double-standard Yi Jianlian", "beating the rookie in the team and forcing the rookie to leave", "fighting for power and profit with Marbury", "leading the team not to the playoffs for three consecutive years, many times in the season A round of playoffs", "Iron-blooded big jumper, fight and retreat."...

In short when you go wrong, all your stuff is wrong.

……

The Grizzlies also returned to calm.

As the boss, Li Lei didn't say that he would help everyone bear the fine, but compensated everyone in other ways.

First of all, Milicic, because Milicic loves to dye his hair blond, Li Lei helped him get a membership card at the most famous hair salon in Memphis, and directly charged tens of thousands of dollars in membership fees.

Do you think tens of thousands of dollars is enough to dye your hair for a lifetime?

Li Lei felt the same way.

But when he went to the store, Li Lei realized that poverty limited his imagination.

A random haircut here costs over $1000.

Well, that's acceptable too.

But why does a bald old black man have to paint thousands of dollars every time he comes.

Later, Old Jones told himself that this hair salon not only can cut hair, but also has special services...

Li Lei was stunned for a long time, not knowing whether he was helping Milicic or hurting him.

Then there's Varik, who's easy to greet, likes gold things, and coughs when he wears silver jewelry.

Li Lei gave him a set of big gold chain and big gold watch.

Then there was Old Jones, and Li Lei gave this old guy who was about to retire a custom suit.

Then there was little Van Gundy, Li Lei gave him a set of hair transplant treatment, the kind that doesn't charge for long hair.

And Zhu Fangyu.

Li Lei gave Zhu Fangyu a complete set of the most advanced fitness equipment, and Zhu Fangyu was so moved that tears kept streaming from her forehead.

Zhu Fangyu was a little strange, with tears streaming down her forehead, but her eyes were full of tears.

Li Lei comforted him earnestly: "You can only train yourself to be stronger..."

"In order to get more opportunities to play?"

Zhu Fangyu rushed to answer again.

Li Lei shook his head: "Only by protecting me better! Hahahaha..."

Zhu Fangyu: "..."

I am not a dog, you are a real dog!
In fact, in this conflict, apart from the protagonists Li Lei and Garnett, Zhu Fangyu is the one who stands out the most.

Zhu Fangyu beat Fisher and Kwame Brown with one against two.

Many fans compare Zhu Fangyu to Rick Mahon next to Bill Lambert and Charles Oakley next to Michael Jordan.

Who are these two people?
Rick Mahon, the first thug of the Pistons Bad Boys.The reason why Bill Lanbier fouled maliciously without any scruples was because Ma Hong protected him.

Charles Oakley, the bodyguard of the god of basketball, the man who dared to slap the "villain" Barkley.Yao Ming's comment: He fights more than he plays.

These two are the top thugs in NBA history.

Zhu Fangyu became famous in the first battle. Although he has not achieved enough results in playing basketball, he is already famous in fighting.

Many fans commented: Zhu Fangyu does not have the stature of Mahon and Oakley, but hides even more terrifying energy.

(End of this chapter)