Chapter 219 Racial Discrimination Incident
Starting from July 1, it will be the time when the NBA free market will be opened until the end of February next year, and trading will not be possible at other times.
Of course, the draft pick trades for this draft can be conducted from the end of the finals to the draft.
After the free market is opened, it does not mean that it can be executed immediately after signing or trading. This requires a buffer period and cannot be officially reached until July 7, but you can contact free agents for negotiations before.
So, after the draft, rumors about various stars began to spread, which is also the annual routine.
Among them, naturally includes Chi Liang.
According to USA Today, at least 7 teams in the league have announced trading intentions to the Nuggets, hoping to get Chi Liang through the transaction.
These seven teams are the Rockets, Bulls, Wizards, Jazz, Trail Blazers, Nets and Celtics. These teams are either rebuilding teams or core veterans, and are about to become rebuilding teams.
Of course, the Trail Blazers are exceptional. After the Trail Blazers were defeated by Chi Liang with one blow, the Trail Blazers boss became interested in Chi Liang.
In addition to these 7 teams, the rest of the teams are also waiting and watching. If the Nuggets really have the intention to trade Chi Liang, they may also rob people.
In just a few days, Chi Liang was the protagonist of the transaction rumors, but it was these transaction rumors that precisely highlighted his value.
Among them, the Rockets are the fastest.
In this season, the Rockets were eliminated in the first round, and Tang Shuai was very clear that the Rockets were about to end.
Therefore, the Rockets took the lead in proposing a trade proposal to the Nuggets, expressing their willingness to use all players, including Olajuwon, hoping to exchange for Chi Liang.
Soon, the Bulls also proposed a trade proposal to the Nuggets, with the exception of No. 1 pick Brand, the rest of the teams can trade, including an unprotected first-round draft pick.
After the two teams proposed, five teams later chose to follow up. Their trading proposals were specious and were willing to pay a huge price to get Chi Liang.
For a time, rumors about Chi Liang's transaction spread quickly throughout the United States, attracting the attention of many basketball fans.
Because of its great momentum, Nuggets fans were extremely nervous, fearing that the team's management would act in a brainless manner and trade the Denver Light.
Everyone knows that with Chi Liang's strength, as long as he stays healthy, he can definitely become a superstar. Judging from his age, he may not have to consider changing the core within ten years.
Unless the Nuggets management feels that Chi Liang can't be kept, it is impossible to put Chi Liang on the shelves.
Of course, things in the world are not absolute!
Since Denver is too small, the Alliance does not want Chi Liang to continue to stay in this city. Instead, he hopes that he will go to a big city, preferably an eastern city, so that it is more in line with the interests of the Alliance.
In addition, Denver's Light Travel East is also conducive to weakening the pattern of strong west and weak east.
In this case, the league began to take measures, first indirectly attacking and learned about the demands of the Nuggets boss.
Even if the team reached the Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets boss's idea of selling the team has not changed because he wants to get back funds to invest in the stock market.
During this period, the stock prices of American Internet and information technology-related companies rose rapidly. In order to pursue greater returns, the Nuggets boss wanted to sell the team as soon as possible, which is also his biggest demand.
In addition, due to Chi Liang's skin color, the Nuggets boss does not value it. Although there is no racial discrimination on the surface, he still doesn't look down on Chi Liang in his heart.
Like many team owners, Nuggets bosses also discriminate against foreign players, but this guy is quite rampant. Not only does he have a erotic vision behind his back, but he is also unconcealed on the surface.
However, he paid more attention to his words and deeds in public and never got caught.
It is not easy for foreign players to enter the NBA through their own efforts. What they need to overcome is not only the shortcomings caused by innate physical talent, but also the fallacies from the outside world, especially in this iron-blooded era.
After understanding the Nuggets boss's "requests", the league took two measures. One was to help the Nuggets boss sell the team, provided that Chi Liang was trading; the other was to investigate the Nuggets boss in depth and collect his remarks about discrimination against foreign players.
So, a premeditated plan began to unfold, and the league had tried its best to make the Nuggets trade Chi Liang.
Time passed slowly, and it was soon July 14th.
On this day, the headlines of the New York Times attracted widespread attention.
According to the New York Times, Nuggets boss John Clooney was involved in a racial discrimination incident and even made the audio of Clooney's racial discrimination remarks.
It is reported that the cause of the incident was that Clooney was drunk at a cocktail party yesterday, and then under the "sentence and guidance" of a certain drinker, he began to express his feelings.
Clooney said: "Chi Liang, oh, you mean that yellow player. Yes, he is very powerful, but so what? Of course, I am very happy that he has brought me enough benefits, but that's all! Let him become the leader of the team? He will never be able to. No matter how strong he is, I can't make a yellow player the leader of the team!"
The United States has always been proud of freedom, democracy and equality. In terms of freedom, it is a legitimate right granted by its constitution.
After the incident fermented, the United States naturally caused a craze of public opinion. John Clooney's views and remarks on Chi Liang naturally attracted many criticisms from celebrities, especially NBA celebrities and overseas players.
After hearing John Clooney's racially discriminatory remarks, Nuggets celebrity Alex Inglish said: "Nuggets boss Clooney's remarks against yellow people have put the NBA in shame. As long as Clooney is the owner of the Nuggets for one day, I will never go to watch the Nuggets game!"
In the interview, Tim Duncan said publicly: "Clooney did something very stupid, yes, nothing is more stupid than this, he has to pay for it!"
Facing the interview with reporters, although McDyce was low-key, he still said: "I can only say that he was too irrational. The team's good situation might have fallen apart because of his remarks. Now we can only wait for the league's attitude!"
Although he is a Nuggets player, McDyce doesn't care about these things. He is the core of the team and has enough confidence.
Among them, espn reporters interviewed the representative of foreign players - Avidas Sabonis.
Sabonis said he was very angry after learning about this, saying: "Our foreign players have been treated unfairly over the years, and we hope the league can punish John Clooney severely while improving the environment for foreign players."
Chapter completed!