Chapter 1874 A Fire in Autumn
"OH MAMA! This is simply too exaggerated." Harden sat on the edge of the court holding his mobile phone, his eyes widened. He originally planned to buy one or two tickets for his parents. First, he could honor his parents. After all, He also started to make a lot of money, and secondly, he also had the intention to support Yibo Ji Feng.
After all, unlike Curry and the others, he is not a player under Ji Feng. At the same time, he has not been selected into the All-Stars like Westbrook and Durant. Among these people, Harden is now undoubtedly a small player. , his best achievement may be being selected for the All-Rookie Team. Apart from that, he has not received any outstanding honors, especially when compared with his eldest and second brothers.
It’s not time to look into the future now. No one knows what Harden will be like in the future. He is also the youngest among the people invited by Ji Feng. The NBA is very realistic. Whether it is popular here or not, it is clear at a glance how others treat you. It's also very obvious.
But Ji Feng did not underestimate him at all. Instead, he took good care of him and treated him no differently from others. Naturally, Harden was very moved and wanted to support him. However, when he was about to buy a ticket, I was shocked to find that I couldn’t even buy tickets, let alone tickets!
"Breaking hot item in the offseason!"
Now, the upcoming Ji Feng Charity Game has been labeled as such. At present, the Ji Feng Charity Game has become the most watched basketball event in the United States and even the world. It even suppressed the NBA, which is currently in full swing. Shut down negotiations.
It is said that the impact of the NBA lockout continues to expand. Following the suspension of training camp and summer games, the preseason has also been suspended not so unexpectedly, and the opening game of the new season originally planned to start on October 20 is currently also in doubt. cast a shadow, after all, now, the shutdown has become more and more complicated.
In mid-September, the players agreed to reduce the income ratio from 57% to 54.3%. I feel that the negotiations are moving in a good direction. After all, the lockout has a greater impact on the players. Many bosses are very calm about the lockout. ——Cutting player wages is the most convenient way for them to achieve profitability. Compared with spending energy cultivating the market and attracting fans, they are more willing to spend a few more months on the negotiation table. After all, they have money and are so willful. .
Barkley also made a prediction on the show some time ago. He believed: "The bosses will win."
The players really can't afford it. If the new labor contract is not signed for a long time, the impact on the players' income will be huge. In the league, there are Kobe Bryant who can earn US$30 million a year, players who earn a "middle-class annual salary" of US$5 million, and a large number of "low-income players" whose annual salary is only a few hundred thousand US dollars.
If the game is played for one less month, Kobe will lose $5 million in pre-tax salary. Compared with the big-name stars who have long-term contracts, there are still many middle- and low-income players who will be more unable to sit still. During the lockout, the players have no wages and commercial endorsements will be reduced. This is where the players' compromise comes from.
But at this time, the league threw out another plan and the negotiations reached a deadlock again. At this moment, David Stern suddenly said, "I hope that both labor and management can agree to change the ratio to 50%."
Not only was this unacceptable to the players, but the management did not think it was a good proposal, so the negotiations returned to the starting point. Player representative Wade and league president Stern had an incentive dispute. It must be said that Wade is still very strong. , and this is also when the relationship between players and the league reaches a freezing point.
Let me add that from here on, it is no longer the "two sides" of labor and management, because the "triparties" of the league, teams, and players all have different opinions.
During this period, as the start of the season has been postponed, it has also deepened the conflicts between the parties, and even the players have differences with each other. Some players believe that Derek Fisher, the chairman of the players union at the time, has been doing what he did. Concede, even in closed-door meetings, I don’t know what he talked about.
Fisher accused the league of lying and deceiving fans; some team owners and some players also accused each other of being greedy. As things got worse, the federal government came forward to mediate. However, this mediation seemed to be of no use, because all parties refused to give in, and the league even added fuel to the fire by planning to reduce the player proportion to 47%.
James is very active here. James has participated in two labor negotiations. James is the most active player in the labor negotiations. He has a tough attitude towards the conditions proposed by the bosses and even directly questioned the bosses' attitude at the negotiation table.
Obviously James hopes to tell the team owners through his actions-"Our players are not easy to bully."
But the result...well, look at how bored these players are, the negotiations still have no conclusion.
NBA enters winter period!
This situation has also attracted more attention to the Ji Feng charity match. Many fans regard this charity match as a ray of warmth in the severe cold.
The so-called fire in autumn.
Many fans are pointing to this game alive!
On October 1, the much-anticipated 20112 All-Star Charity Game finally kicked off in Los Angeles.
When the first ray of sunshine in October shone on the land of Los Angeles, fans all over the world started to move at this moment!
Although the game is scheduled for 6pm, there will be various fan activities waiting for them throughout the whole day. Ji Feng also spent a lot of money this time, spending 5 million US dollars on equipment alone. A huge activity area that is no less than a regular playground has been built directly outside the arena. It will definitely make people unforgettable!
Of course, some of the activities are paid, and the souvenir shop and the auction of various player-signed items are enough to recoup the cost.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the first highlight of the charity match, the red carpet show of the charity match officially started!
When the three Thunder players, Harden, Durant, and Westbrook, appeared on the red carpet in suits and ties, the curtain was finally opened!
At first, Durant thought it was too exaggerated and his suit was out. However, the moment he appeared on the red carpet, the flashbulbs of hundreds of media on both sides almost killed him on the spot!
"SHIT..." Durant was stupid. This was even more exaggerated than a real All-Star...
On the sidelines, Westbrook and Harden have long since died. They have never experienced such a big battle!
The most outrageous thing is that TNT's broadcast truck is actually at the scene, which means that this game will be broadcast live across the United States! ! !
And of course Tencent and CCTV are indispensable in this, and even Koreans are involved!
"Is this the ability of Master Ji Feng!" Harden was convinced.
And then, the three top picks Wall, Rose, and Griffin came on the stage together, and Irving gritted his teeth in front of the TV...
And Nash, Kidd, Dirk, Duncan and Garnett made the media at the scene unable to stop sewing, ahem, cameras!