On July 18, in Los Angeles, Bill Duffy held a press conference on the John Clooney racist incident.

Although the person involved, Chi Liang, was not present, Duffy was Chi Liang's agent, representing Chi Liang to some extent. The reporters came from all over the country like smelling bloody sharks.

At the press conference, Duffy fought back against Nuggets boss Clooney. He said, "Nuggets boss Clooney's remarks against yellow people have shamed the NBA and have caused great damage to the league. Yellow people around the world are waiting and watching, hoping that the league can severely punish Clooney!"

In addition, Duffy expressed his disappointment with Clooney's remarks and positions, believing that Clooney, as the team's boss, not only did not set an example with the team, but instead spoke rude to the core players, which made his players disappointed.

As an agent, Duffy is naturally quite good at speaking, and there are countless such remarks.

However, Duffy never said that he represented Chi Liang, which also left a fig leaf for both sides to prevent Clooney from becoming angry and choosing a way to lose both sides.

After the press conference, racial discrimination became more and more intense, and John Clooney was even more condemned.

Regarding Clooney's skin color remarks, Barkley publicly stated on TV that he thought Clooney was too stupid and hoped that Clooney would get out of the NBA.

On the same day, Rockets star Olajuwon was interviewed. "In my training camp, Chi Liang is becoming more mature and confident. So, I believe Clooney will definitely regret it!"

While condemning Clooney, Olajuwon also did not forget to promote his dream training camp.

The next day, major American media

One-sidedly condemned Clooney, saying that the NBA should severely punish the racial discriminator.

In just a few days, the racial discrimination incident involving Nuggets boss Clooney continued to derive, and the majority of people on the gossip expressed shock at the momentum of the incident.

In fact, the Clooney incident can become more and more intense, in addition to Chi Liang's fame, it is also related to the alliance, because the latter is secretly adding fuel to the fire.

Clooney's racial discriminatory remarks obviously broke through the psychological bottom line that American society and the NBA can bear.

After all, racial discrimination is definitely a forbidden area that no one dares to touch in the United States, especially the American sports world represented by the NBA.

However, in this incident, some people raised a question that everyone understands. Doesn’t Clooney understand? Clooney’s remarks are indeed disgusting, but they feel strange that Clooney’s remarks at the cocktail party were recorded. Some people even asked whether there is a possibility of conspiracy theories. Because the Clooney incident involves not only racial issues, but also individuals, this is also a very sensitive bottom line of behavior in American society.

Unfortunately, these people are only a very small number of them. What we know now is that Clooney has committed a big taboo this time and has touched the minefield that should not have been touched. In addition, the evidence is as strong as a mountain, and he has fallen into a situation where everyone is calling for a fight.

Especially the local Nuggets fans, they hated Clooney even more. Those who were outspoken even smashed the glass of Clooney's mansion.

When the incident reached its peak, NBA president Stern killed him without hesitation, believing that Clooney's remarks had spread to all walks of life and his influence had long been in the field of professional sports news.

Stern then announced a ticket to Nuggets boss Clooney, who was sentenced to a lifetime ban and a $20,000 fine, which would prompt him to sell the team.

This is the most important ticket in NBA history, showing Stern's attitude towards racism, leaving people like Clooney with no foothold in the league.

NBA has fines of different levels, ranging from a few hundred dollars to a maximum of 250,000 dollars. For example, taking technical fouls, malicious fouls, criticizing referees, clashing with fans, using rough movements on the court, etc., they will be fined by the league, but the fines are rarely more than six figures.

The fine of 20,000 yuan is almost close to the upper limit. Even if Clooney has a net worth of over 100 million yuan, he will inevitably feel pain.

NBA directly fined Clooney $20,000, which once again showed that Clooney's remarks were intolerable and that his mistakes had risen to the highest level.

Of course, the fine is small, and the most important thing is a lifetime ban.

This is undoubtedly the highest level of ban, which means that from now on, Clooney will be prohibited from participating in any organizations related to the Nuggets or NBA. He is not allowed to enter the NBA arena and training halls again, and cannot watch NBA games or training on site.

At the same time, Clooney is not allowed to participate in any NBA board, or related activities, and cannot appear in any Nuggets' offices and stadiums.

Obviously, as the Nuggets boss, Clooney's daily work and rights are limited to the greatest extent.

In fact, for Clooney, it is acceptable to have a $20,000 ban or a lifetime ban. The most important thing is the last one, the league urges him to sell the team.

Yes, Clooney does have the idea of ​​selling the team and is still anxious, but as soon as the league announcement came out, it is undoubtedly even more difficult to sell Clooney for a good price.

However, if you want to urge Clooney to sell the Nuggets, the NBA League can't actually make a decision. According to NBA regulations, even if the owners of other NBA teams are united, they cannot force Clooney to sell the Nuggets, but the league can achieve their goals in other ways.

The NBA boss and players expressed absolute support for Clooney's punishment decision, and both demanded that Clooney be driven out of the NBA.

Under the current public opinion, Ewing, chairman of the Players' Union, said that the players need the bosses to give a specific timetable for impeachment of Clooney, and firmly believe that the NBA Council will pass the resolution to force Clooney to sell the Nuggets unanimously.

David Stern also fully felt this sense of urgency, saying that he would urge the NBA Council to exercise its power and urge Clooney to sell the team as soon as possible.

As long as Clooney gets out of here, it proves the league's clear attitude that racial discrimination will never stand in the NBA.

However, it takes a lot of time to sell the team, especially the Nuggets are still Clooney's private property. Even with the league's supervision, it is still quite difficult.

After the league announced the punishment, Van Exel's agent Tony Dart came to the Pepsi Center and continued to argue with Nuggets general manager George.

"If you want to renew your contract with Nick, the team must give him the rights of the core of the outside line, and he has this qualification."

"But Chi Liang is..." George frowned and wanted to refute.

"Stop kidding, I admit that Denver Light is very strong, but do you think he can still become the core of the outside line with his bad relationship with your boss? Don't be funny, I think trading him is the best choice for the team!"

Tony Dart interrupted George. In fact, since receiving Van Exel's request, he had to complete it with both hands. As long as Chi Liang left the Nuggets, it would also be beneficial to his employer.

He is an agent. Although the honor of the championship is important, if you want to get a larger contract and endorsement, the player's personal performance and data are even more important.

"I understand, but this matter needs to be decided by the boss!" George was helpless. He wanted to renew Van Exel's contract, but he did not want to put Chi Liang on the shelves.

He knew Chi Liang's strength very well. If he traded Chi Liang, the transaction would likely become his dark history.

But both of them are general managers, George has little power, and it is related to core player transactions, so he can only discuss with his boss Clooney.

Two days later, things came to an end. After the Magic put the star Hardaway on the shelves, the Nuggets also put Chi Liang on the shelves!
Chapter completed!