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Chapter 26 The Forever God of Basketball
Chapter 26 The Forever God of Basketball
January thirteenth.
A piece of breaking news attracted most of the well-known media in the United States to Chicago.
Bruce sat on the plane to Chicago with red eyes and a gloomy expression. He looked at Cole who was crying softly beside him, patted him on the shoulder, and stared blankly at the blurred white clouds outside the porthole.
In his previous life, his eyes were red from crying because of Jordan's retirement.
In this life, he is about to personally witness the retirement ceremony of a great player.
Jordan became the biggest victim of the entire labor negotiation. On October 10, in order to protect the interests of the players, Jordan crazily "fighted" with the owner of the Wizards for nearly 22 hours.
Now, as NBA players vote to save a disastrous season, Jordan is in no mood.
Phil Jackson's departure, team manager Jerry Krause's stinginess, and Pippen's dissatisfaction with his current salary, the Bulls have been in turmoil since winning the championship.
Against the bitter cold wind, Bruce tightened the neckline of his windbreaker, staring sadly at the city that carried the dynasty, and couldn't help murmuring for a while.
The two of Bruce walked out of the Chicago airport and rushed to the United Center without stopping.
An alternative grand party was being held there, and when Bruce and the two felt the United Center, they were stunned by the spectacular scene in front of them.
Huge trucks and countless fans gathered outside the arena, and the media reporters with interview credentials hung on their chests chatted with regret.
When they walked into the arena full of regrets, a crowd of famous reporters and major media stood in front of the press conference like a huge nest.
"Cole, I really don't want to see such a "grand" ceremony!" Bruce said disappointedly to Cole who was already a little excited beside him.
"He... why did he retire? Why didn't the Bulls keep it? Why didn't that stingy guy Jerry Krause offer a contract to our great basketball god?" A why, vented the doubts of most people here.
"Because." Bruce was a little speechless. He had learned about Jordan's retirement on the Internet in his previous life, and the complexity of it was beyond comprehension for today's fans.
For labor negotiations, Jordan and many bosses argued hard. Last season (97-98) the Bulls almost fell apart due to various internal strife and could not win the championship trophy.
Coupled with the irreparable gap between the Bulls owner, team manager, head star and coach, the whole factor is superimposed, and this is Jordan's retirement.
Of course, some people say that the league and the bosses forced Jordan to retire.
These words, Bruce can't tell Cole like this, nor can he say it at this juncture.
Not long after, Jerry Krause took the lead to walk up to the seat of the press conference from one side, and a huge number of media reporters were in an uproar. Immediately, Jordan took his wife Juanita away with a complicated expression. Come in!
"Wow!!"
After Jordan sat on the seat of the press conference, a huge buzzing sound violently hovered around the press center.
Bruce, who were standing in the front position, looked at Jordan excitedly. For a while, the whole press conference was surrounded by uncontrollable excitement.
"I am very sorry to hold this press conference. If possible, I hope it will never be held!" Jerry Krause looked at Jordan beside him pretending to be sad.
And Bruce, who was sitting in the audience, clearly saw the mockery flash across Jordan's face.
After Klaus's opening remarks, the entire press conference fell into a gaochao period where reporters asked questions.
Jordan still carries people's various expectations. People often ask him seriously whether he can really fly!
People often like to compare him with God. Even when he was sitting on the stage of the press conference and announcing his retirement with tears, people kept asking him if he would use his free time to solve problems in every corner of the world. .
This was the theme of the entire press conference, and Bruce, one of the witnesses, was deeply shocked by Jordan's famous retirement declaration!
Mr. Stern, Mr. Reinsdorf: I want to say to you both, thank you!I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to play in the league, for giving me the opportunity to come to the Chicago Bulls, for allowing me to meet my beautiful wife here, and for me to build my family here.I would also like to thank my family back in North Carolina, and the many friends who came here to cheer me up, and to those who have always supported me on and off the court!
Beyond that, I want to thank all the Chicago fans for accepting me as a part of it.
In return for them, I worked hard on the court to wash away Chicago's long-standing image of gangster culture.
Today, I think with the joint efforts of my teammates and the team, we have successfully changed people's impression of Chicago. From now on, we will be known as the city of champions!
I sincerely hope that the prosperity that belongs to the Bulls can continue.
Even though Michael Jordan is no longer wearing his red jersey, he will still support the Chicago Bulls as always.
In my eyes, basketball itself is far more important than Michael Jordan.
Countless seniors have paved the way for me to play basketball.Here, I can name many names: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dr. J, Elgin Baylor, and Jerry West.. the stars are shining.
They were playing basketball long before Michael Jordan was born. I just followed in the footsteps of their ancestors and got a chance to show their basketball skills under Mr. Stern and his contribution to the league.
Ask myself, I've raised my basketball game to the highest point I can.
I've been working hard, playing my best, trying to push the game in a better direction, and then all of a sudden, the league is what you see today.
Despite all the roadblocks we've had in the past six months, the NBA isn't going to stop there. The NBA is business, but it's still glamorous, and it's still a sport with a bright future.
I still have to say that the NBA was a wonderful time for me.To those who have followed me all the way, I have nothing but endless thanks.But from then on, my life will change.A lot of people would say, 'What challenges does Michael Jordan have when he's away from basketball? 'I don't agree with that statement.
As for the manifesto, Jordan read it out in a relaxed manner, which even pointed out the nature of labor negotiations and the NBA as a business.
Bruce, who was sitting in the audience, deeply felt the helplessness of the "God of Basketball". .He didn't want or want to leave this battlefield he loved.
Now that it has become a fact, many media reporters have expressed their blessings one after another, and one of the seemingly joking questions has become the mainstream.
"Mike, would you use your free time to save problems in every corner of the world?"
Bruce laughed dumbfounded when he heard this question. These reporters obviously regarded Jordan as a "superman" existence. From this, it is not difficult to see how terrible Jordan's status is!
When he heard the question, Jordan, who had calmed down on the stage, said seriously, "I can't save the world, absolutely not."
Even if this seems to be mostly a joke, Jordan has to issue a statement to clarify even such a thing.
Jordan is also worthy of being a member of the NBA superstars. As stated in the retirement declaration, one of the famous NBA stars retired from the league, and he finally embarked on his own path!
"Mike, you are the best on this planet!" Bruce stood up suddenly, and shouted excitedly to Jordan during the interval of asking questions!
Hearing a somewhat familiar voice in the noisy voice, Jordan looked over with a smile, and when he saw that it was the young boss he had "scared" before, he gave him a thumbs up in satisfaction.
And the appearance of this scene caused a commotion among the surrounding media!
The next day, Bruce held the Oakland Times newspaper in his hand, and looked at his "stupid" look on the front page, and he was still a little proud!
In yesterday's sensational press conference, Bruce also unexpectedly became a small episode, all because Jordan gave him a thumbs up.
It is this seemingly random action that makes the gossip-based media all suspect whether Jordan will come back again, and will he start another new chapter in the Golden State Warriors?
On January 1, under the votes of Billy Hunter and many players, the labor dispute that had been shut down for more than 21 days was completed at the NBA headquarters, and the entire NBA fell into anxiety and chaos!
"Little Bruce, do you have someone to trade?" Elgin Baylor asked anxiously.
Bruce sat leisurely on the office chair, listening to the obvious anxiety in Baylor's words, smiled, and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Elgin, you also know that we have just completed an important transaction, if you are interested Taking over Filton Spencer, we can make a win-win deal!"
菲尔顿·斯宾塞是一名2。13米的年届三十的老将中锋，本赛季的工资为165万美元，上赛季场均可以得到2。4分3。3篮板的蓝领中锋。
It was Bruce's helpless move to take out this player. The inside players in the team already seemed a bit crowded.
The interior led by Eric Dampier and Adonal Foyle is not bad, among which Dampier averaged 11 points and 8 rebounds per game last season.
And the veteran Terry Cummings, who was traded from the Knicks, is a stable insider who can play both a center and a power forward. Therefore, Felton Spencer is a little redundant!
"Felton?" Baylor murmured back, and then the sound of turning some pages of a book reached Bruce's ears!
The Clippers already have a lot of center players, but now that Bruce has come up with the expiring contract of this high-priced blue-collar to tempt Baylor, he is a little nervous.
This season, all NBA teams are aggressively soliciting all available free agents, and the current trade looks a little cold.
After hesitating for a moment, Baylor's voice reappeared in the receiver: "We can accept this big guy, but we have to bring in a team to complete this transaction. Our team already has too many center players. !"
"Of course, I will consider it!" Bruce ended the conversation, looked down at the team's roster, and frowned in thought.
(End of this chapter)
January thirteenth.
A piece of breaking news attracted most of the well-known media in the United States to Chicago.
Bruce sat on the plane to Chicago with red eyes and a gloomy expression. He looked at Cole who was crying softly beside him, patted him on the shoulder, and stared blankly at the blurred white clouds outside the porthole.
In his previous life, his eyes were red from crying because of Jordan's retirement.
In this life, he is about to personally witness the retirement ceremony of a great player.
Jordan became the biggest victim of the entire labor negotiation. On October 10, in order to protect the interests of the players, Jordan crazily "fighted" with the owner of the Wizards for nearly 22 hours.
Now, as NBA players vote to save a disastrous season, Jordan is in no mood.
Phil Jackson's departure, team manager Jerry Krause's stinginess, and Pippen's dissatisfaction with his current salary, the Bulls have been in turmoil since winning the championship.
Against the bitter cold wind, Bruce tightened the neckline of his windbreaker, staring sadly at the city that carried the dynasty, and couldn't help murmuring for a while.
The two of Bruce walked out of the Chicago airport and rushed to the United Center without stopping.
An alternative grand party was being held there, and when Bruce and the two felt the United Center, they were stunned by the spectacular scene in front of them.
Huge trucks and countless fans gathered outside the arena, and the media reporters with interview credentials hung on their chests chatted with regret.
When they walked into the arena full of regrets, a crowd of famous reporters and major media stood in front of the press conference like a huge nest.
"Cole, I really don't want to see such a "grand" ceremony!" Bruce said disappointedly to Cole who was already a little excited beside him.
"He... why did he retire? Why didn't the Bulls keep it? Why didn't that stingy guy Jerry Krause offer a contract to our great basketball god?" A why, vented the doubts of most people here.
"Because." Bruce was a little speechless. He had learned about Jordan's retirement on the Internet in his previous life, and the complexity of it was beyond comprehension for today's fans.
For labor negotiations, Jordan and many bosses argued hard. Last season (97-98) the Bulls almost fell apart due to various internal strife and could not win the championship trophy.
Coupled with the irreparable gap between the Bulls owner, team manager, head star and coach, the whole factor is superimposed, and this is Jordan's retirement.
Of course, some people say that the league and the bosses forced Jordan to retire.
These words, Bruce can't tell Cole like this, nor can he say it at this juncture.
Not long after, Jerry Krause took the lead to walk up to the seat of the press conference from one side, and a huge number of media reporters were in an uproar. Immediately, Jordan took his wife Juanita away with a complicated expression. Come in!
"Wow!!"
After Jordan sat on the seat of the press conference, a huge buzzing sound violently hovered around the press center.
Bruce, who were standing in the front position, looked at Jordan excitedly. For a while, the whole press conference was surrounded by uncontrollable excitement.
"I am very sorry to hold this press conference. If possible, I hope it will never be held!" Jerry Krause looked at Jordan beside him pretending to be sad.
And Bruce, who was sitting in the audience, clearly saw the mockery flash across Jordan's face.
After Klaus's opening remarks, the entire press conference fell into a gaochao period where reporters asked questions.
Jordan still carries people's various expectations. People often ask him seriously whether he can really fly!
People often like to compare him with God. Even when he was sitting on the stage of the press conference and announcing his retirement with tears, people kept asking him if he would use his free time to solve problems in every corner of the world. .
This was the theme of the entire press conference, and Bruce, one of the witnesses, was deeply shocked by Jordan's famous retirement declaration!
Mr. Stern, Mr. Reinsdorf: I want to say to you both, thank you!I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to play in the league, for giving me the opportunity to come to the Chicago Bulls, for allowing me to meet my beautiful wife here, and for me to build my family here.I would also like to thank my family back in North Carolina, and the many friends who came here to cheer me up, and to those who have always supported me on and off the court!
Beyond that, I want to thank all the Chicago fans for accepting me as a part of it.
In return for them, I worked hard on the court to wash away Chicago's long-standing image of gangster culture.
Today, I think with the joint efforts of my teammates and the team, we have successfully changed people's impression of Chicago. From now on, we will be known as the city of champions!
I sincerely hope that the prosperity that belongs to the Bulls can continue.
Even though Michael Jordan is no longer wearing his red jersey, he will still support the Chicago Bulls as always.
In my eyes, basketball itself is far more important than Michael Jordan.
Countless seniors have paved the way for me to play basketball.Here, I can name many names: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dr. J, Elgin Baylor, and Jerry West.. the stars are shining.
They were playing basketball long before Michael Jordan was born. I just followed in the footsteps of their ancestors and got a chance to show their basketball skills under Mr. Stern and his contribution to the league.
Ask myself, I've raised my basketball game to the highest point I can.
I've been working hard, playing my best, trying to push the game in a better direction, and then all of a sudden, the league is what you see today.
Despite all the roadblocks we've had in the past six months, the NBA isn't going to stop there. The NBA is business, but it's still glamorous, and it's still a sport with a bright future.
I still have to say that the NBA was a wonderful time for me.To those who have followed me all the way, I have nothing but endless thanks.But from then on, my life will change.A lot of people would say, 'What challenges does Michael Jordan have when he's away from basketball? 'I don't agree with that statement.
As for the manifesto, Jordan read it out in a relaxed manner, which even pointed out the nature of labor negotiations and the NBA as a business.
Bruce, who was sitting in the audience, deeply felt the helplessness of the "God of Basketball". .He didn't want or want to leave this battlefield he loved.
Now that it has become a fact, many media reporters have expressed their blessings one after another, and one of the seemingly joking questions has become the mainstream.
"Mike, would you use your free time to save problems in every corner of the world?"
Bruce laughed dumbfounded when he heard this question. These reporters obviously regarded Jordan as a "superman" existence. From this, it is not difficult to see how terrible Jordan's status is!
When he heard the question, Jordan, who had calmed down on the stage, said seriously, "I can't save the world, absolutely not."
Even if this seems to be mostly a joke, Jordan has to issue a statement to clarify even such a thing.
Jordan is also worthy of being a member of the NBA superstars. As stated in the retirement declaration, one of the famous NBA stars retired from the league, and he finally embarked on his own path!
"Mike, you are the best on this planet!" Bruce stood up suddenly, and shouted excitedly to Jordan during the interval of asking questions!
Hearing a somewhat familiar voice in the noisy voice, Jordan looked over with a smile, and when he saw that it was the young boss he had "scared" before, he gave him a thumbs up in satisfaction.
And the appearance of this scene caused a commotion among the surrounding media!
The next day, Bruce held the Oakland Times newspaper in his hand, and looked at his "stupid" look on the front page, and he was still a little proud!
In yesterday's sensational press conference, Bruce also unexpectedly became a small episode, all because Jordan gave him a thumbs up.
It is this seemingly random action that makes the gossip-based media all suspect whether Jordan will come back again, and will he start another new chapter in the Golden State Warriors?
On January 1, under the votes of Billy Hunter and many players, the labor dispute that had been shut down for more than 21 days was completed at the NBA headquarters, and the entire NBA fell into anxiety and chaos!
"Little Bruce, do you have someone to trade?" Elgin Baylor asked anxiously.
Bruce sat leisurely on the office chair, listening to the obvious anxiety in Baylor's words, smiled, and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Elgin, you also know that we have just completed an important transaction, if you are interested Taking over Filton Spencer, we can make a win-win deal!"
菲尔顿·斯宾塞是一名2。13米的年届三十的老将中锋，本赛季的工资为165万美元，上赛季场均可以得到2。4分3。3篮板的蓝领中锋。
It was Bruce's helpless move to take out this player. The inside players in the team already seemed a bit crowded.
The interior led by Eric Dampier and Adonal Foyle is not bad, among which Dampier averaged 11 points and 8 rebounds per game last season.
And the veteran Terry Cummings, who was traded from the Knicks, is a stable insider who can play both a center and a power forward. Therefore, Felton Spencer is a little redundant!
"Felton?" Baylor murmured back, and then the sound of turning some pages of a book reached Bruce's ears!
The Clippers already have a lot of center players, but now that Bruce has come up with the expiring contract of this high-priced blue-collar to tempt Baylor, he is a little nervous.
This season, all NBA teams are aggressively soliciting all available free agents, and the current trade looks a little cold.
After hesitating for a moment, Baylor's voice reappeared in the receiver: "We can accept this big guy, but we have to bring in a team to complete this transaction. Our team already has too many center players. !"
"Of course, I will consider it!" Bruce ended the conversation, looked down at the team's roster, and frowned in thought.
(End of this chapter)
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