Bishop of the Devil

When Stern found out what happened at the press conference, he was so angry...

He has been in charge of the NBA for so many years and has seen many shameless players or coaches, but this is the first time he has seen one that is so shameless!

Good guy, you hit someone, and you ended up licking his face to get a reward!

Now Stern really wants to call Richard and ask him if he should rush to make a trophy overnight and send it to him in person in Portland tomorrow...

"President, what do you think should be the punishment for this matter?" Xiao Hua asked, also dumbfounded.

After pondering for a moment, Stern spoke directly.

"Jermaine O'Neal was suspended for one game and fined $10,000."

"As for Brandon, give him a one-game ban..."

Xiao Hua was stunned, and Brandon was also suspended? ! this……

However, it seems that there is no reason that cannot be found. After all, Brandon yelled and cursed at Xiao O on the court, which was the trigger of the conflict.

Xiao Hua nodded and then left Stern's office.

From this we can see why Xiao Hua was able to succeed Stern and serve as NBA president...

Excellent subordinates will not question the boss, but will help the boss find reasons and excuses.

There is no doubt that Xiao Hua is such an excellent subordinate.

…

After Xiao Hua left, Stern smiled and didn't take it to heart.

Stern has been in a pretty good mood recently. He has received a licensing fee from Richard, which is more than one million US dollars. He will definitely get another amount of money for subsequent physical publishing...

Of course, this little money is not the biggest reason why Stern is happy.

He is happy that the development of the Chinese market has gone extremely smoothly!

Last season, because of Richard's interference, all the games in the Western Conference Finals and the Finals were broadcast live in China!

And this season, because of the emergence of Da Zhi, China even started broadcasting the regular season live. Although it was only a Philadelphia 76ers game, Stern was quite satisfied.

This is a huge improvement!

Maybe the Chinese market cannot bring any substantial benefits to the NBA at the moment, but in the long run, Stern allows CCTV to broadcast games for free. Once a solid foundation is laid in China in the future, the NBA can start to make money... …

The NBA's profitability in the United States has been increasing, and now it has developed a huge Chinese market.

No wonder Stern is unhappy...

While happy, Stern felt that part of this was due to Richard.

After all, it was Richard's interference that made China interested in the NBA, and it was Richard who brought the NBA to the United States...

Under such circumstances, Stern simply handled it gently.

Give Richard a face and ban Brandon for one game...

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When the league announced the penalty decision the next day, the entire NBA staff was dumbfounded.

O'Brien was suspended for one game and fined $10,000.

It's really a bit too light, but it's still acceptable...

The key is that Brandon was also suspended. Brandon, who was beaten into a pig head by Xiao O, was actually suspended!

When people heard the news, they thought it was an April Fools' joke...

But it’s just November, and April Fool’s Day is still half a year away!

Xiao Ou, who hit someone, was handled lightly, and Brandon, who was beaten into a pig head and then suspended, is really unexplainable.

If you really want to find an explanation, I'm afraid you can only find it from the post-match press conference at the end of the game...

Could it be that Richard's speech moved dictator Stern? !

Or is it that Stern wants to support the Trail Blazers?

Or maybe Stern felt something in his heart after listening to Richard's song about howling ghosts and wolves?

Does Stern appreciate Richard's shamelessness? !

Anyway, it’s just too weird. This kind of penalty situation has never happened before...

But no matter which explanation is used, it is enough to show that Richard is too terrible. When something like this happened, the Blazers didn't have anything to do with it. On the contrary, the victim was also suspended.

When Brandon heard that he had been suspended for one game, everyone was dumbfounded!

How can this be……

He felt that his teammates might be joking with him, but looking at his teammates' expressions, it seemed like it wasn't a joke either.

Have you really been banned? !

For a moment, he had the urge to question Stern, why should I be suspended? ?

But as soon as this thought came to mind, it disappeared immediately. If he really dared to do this, Stern would probably appear on the NBA injured list tomorrow and never be able to play...

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There are always people in society who like to follow trends, and the small society of the NBA is no exception.

When the results of Xiao Ao's punishment came out, many people were shocked and wondered whether they should imitate Richard, learn from Richard's shamelessness, and learn from Richard's broken voice in singing songs. …

Maybe this can win the favor of the great dictator Stern? !

During the game between Greencap and the Pistons that night, Greencap player John Thomas had a conflict with his opponent. The conflict was not large, but it was enough to warrant a one-game suspension...

As a result, at the press conference after the game, this guy belted out the famous old American song "Dance-with-father"...

As a result, the original one-game suspension was directly increased to three!

John Thomas almost vomited blood...

…

After the game against the Bucks, the Trail Blazers' record is 7 wins and 5 losses!

In the next two away games, the opponents were all from the Western Conference. The Blazers won them all while playing steadily...

Suddenly, the record of 2 wins and 5 losses at the beginning of the game directly turned into 9 wins and 5 losses!

The Trail Blazers directly won a wave of seven consecutive victories!

A winning rate of 64% directly put the Blazers in the sixth place in the Western Conference...

That's right, with a winning rate of 64%, in the Western Conference this season, it can only be ranked sixth in the Western Conference!

The Rockets are in decline this season. They have played fourteen games so far and only have a record of 7 wins and 7 losses. The Blazers should be ranked higher than last season...

But there are two teams in the West that have suddenly emerged this season.

One team is the Phoenix Suns. After they acquired Kidd in the second half of last season, after offseason integration, their strength has soared this season. Now they have an impressive record of 10 wins and 4 losses!

Under Kidd's organization and connection, the Suns' offensive rhythm is quite good!

And unlike the run-and-gun Suns of later generations, the defense of this Suns team is also pretty good...

In addition to the Suns, another team that has suddenly emerged is the Spurs!

The rise of the Spurs may not be described as a sudden emergence, but it is expected by the fans...

Relying on the dominance of the Twin Towers, even if the Spurs' original outside main force Elliott's condition has declined significantly, they are still able to achieve an extremely good record.