Chapter 318 The Finals Are Coming

"Michael..."

The host walked up to Jordan and handed him the microphone.

Feeling a little surprised, Jordan looked back at Zhao Dong and then took the microphone.

"Michael, please give your retirement speech." The host said with a smile.

"Thank you so much for getting this opportunity on the road."

Jordan was polite for a moment, then waved to the fans and said amidst the cheers: "Feilong just said that I have an extremely successful and challenging career. Yes, I think so too." , if I didn’t meet him, my career would be more perfect.”

"Haha..." Everyone laughed.

Jordan continued: "I have attracted everyone's attention since my debut. I was seriously injured in the second season, but the injury did not destroy me. On the contrary, I became stronger...In fact, after I was injured, I’m in God’s favor, or so I think.”

"Is this guy also a 13-year-old?" Zhao Dong was surprised.

Jordan continued: "Then I met Bird, I met Magic Earvin Johnson..."

At this point, Larry Bird and Magic both stood up and waved to Jordan.

Jordan waved back and continued, "Then I beat them and ended their era."

"This bastard!"

"His era deserves to be ended by the flying dragon."

Amidst the laughter of the fans, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson laughed and cursed, and sat down in unison, too lazy to interact with Jordan anymore.

"I met those guys in Detroit again. They are extremely important opponents in my life. Yes, in life, not in my career. Everything they did to me did not affect me. Instead, it made my willpower, My skills and my body made great progress, and then I completed a transformation. I surpassed them, reached the peak of my career, and then became the Bulls dynasty."

"Then, when I came back, I met my most powerful opponent... But before talking about him, let me first make my most sincere apology to him."

"oh!"

Knicks fans and all the media exclaimed.

"Yes, I want to say sorry to Feilong. In fact, I have said it before, but that time it was just perfunctory. When I said it that time, I wished he would be beaten to death by the postman, but this time I mean it for real." Jordan laughed road.

"Haha..." the fans laughed again.

"Feilong, I'm sorry that you had to leave the Bulls because of me, sorry!" Jordan said looking at Zhao Dong on the sidelines.

Zhao Dong smiled and nodded, indicating that he accepted Jordan's apology.

This also symbolizes that the relationship between the two of them has officially come to an end.

Jordan continued: "So now let me evaluate the man who ended my era."

"Oh ho..."

Knicks fans cheered with excitement.

Jordan said: "There is no doubt that he is a superstar. But this is the lowest evaluation of him. I mean, if I give him a low evaluation, doesn't it make me worse?"

"Ha ha……"

There was loud laughter again in Madison Square Garden.

"It seems Michael is in a good mood." Whoopi Brown said with a smile.

"It seems so." Cook smiled.

Jordan added: "Although Feilong is only in his third season, I will now give my historical evaluation of him. He is a historical giant, top ten in history? Top five? Top three..."

Madison Square Garden fell silent except for Jordan's voice.

"In terms of personal strength, he is definitely among the top three in history. In fact, his personal ability is not weaker than anyone in history, including me."

"From the perspective of personal honors, if he completes the dynasty defense this season, then I think I can only give the top three evaluations in history, and there is no second evaluation."

"Top three?"

Zhao Dong smiled on the sidelines. Jordan's evaluation of him was still a bit conservative!

But that's it, after all, he is only in his third season, and it is already very rare to give him a top-three historical evaluation.

However, if he completes six consecutive championships, even if he retires on the spot, his status as the number one player in history can only be given to him.

At this time, Jordan finally said: "Since 1984, I have won countless honors in this league and received cheers from countless fans. I am grateful for this place. I want to thank all the fans, the league, the Bulls and Bulls fans. Thanks to all the opponents I defeated.”

"Damn it, don't forget to step on us in the end." Reggie Miller cursed softly in the ABC live broadcast.

Amid the cheers and applause of the fans, Jordan waved his final thanks.

At this time, Stern came to the scene and said goodbye to Jordan.

Stern said sincerely: "Michael, thank you very much for your contribution to this league. You have brought so much to this league. You have made our league known to the whole world. You are the most outstanding basketball player in the world." One of the athletes.”

"Thank you, Mr. Stern." Jordan smiled.

Then the owner of the Bulls, Phil Jackson, his teammates, and all the superstars present came up and hugged Jordan one by one.

The host finally asked Zhao Dong: "Feilong, as the person who ended the Jordan era, what is your evaluation of him?"

"Without me, he would have become the first player in NBA history." Zhao Dong said.

"oh!"

The whole audience exclaimed, and then felt that this was right.

Jordan also nodded somewhat proudly and said to Bird and Bird next to him: "He told the truth."

"Idiot, what he wants to express is that you are not the first person in history, he is the one who defeated you." Bird cursed.

Jordan was stunned and immediately glared at Zhao Dong.

At the end of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks defeated their old enemy the Bulls by a score of four to one, taking the lead in reaching the 1998/99 season finals, waiting for the Lakers and Spurs to decide the winner.

The next day, the front page headlines of all media were news about Jordan's retirement.

The U.S. stock market opened in the morning and opened slightly lower. It was in the red in the morning. It was not until late in the afternoon that the volume increased a little, and the market turned from red to green.

Nike's stock reacted even more obviously, falling two points at the close.

That night, the G5 game of the Western Conference Finals started. The Lakers worked hard on the road and actually defeated the Spurs, pulled back a game, and returned to Los Angeles with the victory and a big score of 2-3.

"Although they are behind by a big score, the Lakers have their home court in the G6 game. Although the Spurs have the match point, there is still suspense in the Western Conference Finals series." New York Times.

June 5th is the day of the G6 game of the Western Conference Finals.

The media speculated before the game that the Lakers had a high chance of equalizing the score with their home momentum. In fact, the Lakers' home momentum is indeed very strong.

However, in this game, Popovich played amazing tactics. He fouled O'Neal throughout the game and frequently sent him to the free throw line. As many as 32 times, O'Neal made 12 of them, with a shooting percentage of 12. Less than 40%.

Of course, this is also in line with O'Neal's free throw shooting rate in the playoffs, which is a normal performance.

But such a normal performance caused the Lakers to lose the Western Conference Finals. The Spurs won the G6 game on the road, eliminated the Lakers with a big score of 4 to 2, and reached the Finals.

"This tactic is really despicable!"

After the game, when being interviewed by the media, O'Neal said angrily.

"Would you consider using the urine pot free throw now?" the reporter asked.

"I?"

O'Neill was furious.

"Coach Popovich, how did you come up with this tactic?" some media asked at the Spurs press conference after the game.

"Coach Nelson and I were on the phone yesterday, and we happened to talk about O'Neal and his dominance. Don talked about O'Neal's poor free throw shooting in Game 4 and said that was something that could be exploited, so I gave it a try today. The effect is pretty good.”

Popovich said proudly.

"O'Neal said this was a despicable tactic, what do you think?" the reporter asked.

"This tactic has been around since ancient times. At that time, we called him the cut-off tactic. Does it violate any league rules? If not, it is a legal tactic. If anyone has any objections, he can practice his free throws. Technology instead of pointless complaining.”

Popovich sneered.

"Mr. Head Coach, will you use this tactic against Feilong in the finals?" asked the next reporter.

"I?"

Popovich is furious, that damn dragon’s free throw shooting rate is as high as 90%, am I so crazy?

The finals will start on June 8. The Knicks have home court advantage and the game format is 232.

The next day, the Spurs departed directly from Los Angeles and flew east to New York.

On this day, when the media reported on last night's game, they called the foul tactics used by Popovich a shark tactic.

Magic Johnson was interviewed and said: “This tactic does comply with the rules, but it has to be said that it is a disgusting tactic, it fragments the entire game, and it makes the game unwatchable.

I think the ratings of last night's game are telling. How many people are willing to see Shark's clumsy free throws instead of his heart-pounding dunks? If it were me, I would choose to change the channel too. "

Some media interviewed Chamberlain over the phone. Zhang complained: "When they used this foul tactic against me, I didn't want to play. It was really disgusting. I even wanted to quit the NBA and pursue track and field. I’m good at long jump and stuff like that.”

That afternoon, Zhao Dong went to the hospital to visit sisters Mei Yanfang, but first he went to see their attending doctor.

The two of them are an attending doctor named John McNair, a professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins University who also majors in gynecology. This hospital is also McJohn's private hospital.

"Mr. Zhao Dong, Ms. Mei Aifang has been ill for ten years. The cancer has developed for too long and has spread widely. Her current treatment can only delay her for a period of time. We can no longer cure her completely. I'm sorry."

"As for Miss Mei Yanfang, her condition was discovered very early and there are currently no signs of cancer. We will adopt conservative treatment and use the most advanced drugs. We believe we can control and cure her condition."

McJohn introduced the situation.

"Things are really good."

Zhao Dong asked: "Professor John, I heard that a university institution is developing a vaccine to prevent the HPV virus. How far has the research on this vaccine progressed now?"

McJohn was very surprised. He did not expect that a basketball player would know about this vaccine that is still under research and experiment.

He smiled and said: "This is a project being researched by Professor Eli Fraser of the University of Queensland in Australia. I heard that a Chinese scientist is also studying this, his name is Zhou Jian.

Professor Fraser started research in the early 1990s. He is an alumnus of mine. Because of this project, I have had many contacts with him. I also joined this project three years ago. Now we are working with John Hope King's College, Georgetown University, the University of Rochester and the American Institute for Cancer Research.

Its progress has now reached a critical period of finalizing its final form, but it may still be several years before it reaches the market. "

"In other words, it has not entered human trials yet?" Zhao Dong asked.

"No, it has already entered this stage. It belongs to the second phase. The effect is not bad." McJohn said with a smile.

Nodding, Zhao Dong thought for a while and said: "If Mei Yanfang's conservative treatment is not effective, can she be injected with this vaccine as an experimental subject? I think she should be very resistant to treatment at the expense of hysterectomy. ."

McJohn also thought about it and then said: "Miss Mei Yanfang's condition was discovered in time. Now the treatment effect is good and it is under control. I believe she can be cured next.

It will be more effective if you inoculate the completed vaccine after you are cured. I do not recommend injecting this unfinished vaccine while you are sick now. "

"That's best. By the way, Professor John, if this project has financial difficulties, my wife and I are willing to fund it."

"Oh, thank you so much. With your funds, I think this project will progress faster." McJohn said happily.

"Yes, there are more than 600 million women in China. I hope that after the vaccine is successfully developed, it can also be applied in our country."

"certainly."

After finishing the conversation with Mai John, Zhao Dongcai went to see the two Mei sisters.

"Sister Mei, you look pretty good!" Zhao Dong said with a smile as he opened the ward.

"Brother Feilong, why are you so embarrassed to let you come see me? By the way, I haven't even congratulated you for reaching the finals."

Mei Yanfang does look good and is in a good mood.

"Thanks!"

Zhao Dong smiled and said, "I just had a chat with your attending doctor. He is still very optimistic about your condition."

Mei Yanfang nodded and smiled: "He said it was discovered early. If it were delayed for a while, even just a month or two, the disease would progress very quickly. Now my condition is under control. Brother Feilong, I really want to Thank you very much."

"I heard that Brother Rong is having a very happy time back in Hong Kong these days."

After chatting about the condition, Zhao Dong chatted about the gossip after seeing that Mei was indeed in a good mood.

Mei Yanfang laughed when she heard this, shook her head and said with a smile: "Without paparazzi following him 24 hours a day, of course he is happy.

Brother Feilong, you may not know that during the most powerful period, that is, in the past two years, the garbage thrown out by Ah Rong would be looked over by the paparazzi, and he would not have any privacy.

Brother Feilong, not only him, but all the artists in Hong Kong would like to thank you. "

"Okay, now that Wanguo Media needs development, you and Brother Rong can send a message to those artists to accept our interviews."

Zhao Dong smiled.

"This is a small matter. You don't need to talk about it, Brother Feilong. We have already done it." Mei Yanfang smiled.

In the evening, Zhao Dong and Lindsay talked about the HPV vaccine and said: "That Chinese scientist Zhou Jian is also researching it, Aiweier, let someone contact him, and we will fund his research.

In addition, research can also be conducted domestically and we will provide funding. The investment in research on these vaccines is huge. If we don’t do it ourselves, we will just rely on imports in the future, and the cost of vaccination will be very high, and many people will not be able to afford it.

Our ancestors said that if you are poor, you can be good for yourself, and if you are prosperous, you can help the world. Are you right? "

"I'll arrange it right away." Lindsay smiled.

"Take, take, take..."

At 9 a.m. on the 8th, in the president's office at the league headquarters in New York, Stern tapped his fingers thoughtfully.

In front of him, there was a newspaper on the table with Chamberlain's words and Magic Johnson's words on it.

For him, the art of managing the league is balance. Balance can last long, and any behavior that disrupts balance should be restricted.

"Mr. President, I think there should be a rule to restrict this kind of uncontrolled foul tactics, especially at critical moments. This kind of tactics cannot be allowed to determine the outcome of the game."

The speaker was Locke, special assistant to the president.

Stern glanced at Locke and nodded slightly.

Locke cheered up and continued: "The G6 game of the Western Conference Finals only had 19.9 million viewers, which is not as good as a regular season game between the Knicks and the Bulls.

One of the teams is still the Lakers. If it is another small team playing the Western Conference Finals with the Spurs, the ratings may be even lower. No, it's not possible, it's certain. "

"You are right, I am very disappointed with the ratings of the Western Conference Finals. It is difficult to get big contracts from TV broadcasters." Stern said.

Locke said excitedly: "Yes, Mr. President, we should encourage offense more and formulate some rules suitable for offense. "

"You keep talking," Stern encouraged.

Locke quickly said: "For example, we can study the rule of illegal hand fouls. This rule is very detrimental to outside offense. Defenders should be restricted from using their hands to pull attackers on the outside. If they are restricted from using their hands to defend, then I think outsiders should be restricted. The breakthrough will be easier and the game will be more enjoyable to watch.”

Stern did not speak, but looked at Locke with admiration, gesturing for him to continue speaking.

"Also, Mr. President, we can limit the shark-chopping tactics used by Mr. Popovich. He makes our game slow and broken, losing the excitement and enjoyment." Locke said.

This afternoon, before three o'clock in New York's Madison Square Garden, Knicks fans had already filled the basketball mecca.

"Dynasty! Dynasty! Dynasty..."

Waves of shouts sounded from time to time all around the square garden. As long as one person shouted, a large number of people would immediately follow.

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