nba championship predators

Chapter 810 Carnival of the Alliance

As the news of Zhao Ke's imminent retirement spread, the entire league showed a look of joy, singing "Yingshanhong", twisting Yangko, gongs and drums, and firecrackers...

The first to react was the Charlotte Bobcats, who had always been ahead of business thinking.

They took the lead in sending blessings to Ke Zhao on the official website, and said that they will hold a grand farewell performance for Ke Zhao when he visits the Charlotte Bobcats for the last time in the regular season!

This idea inspired the Philadelphia 76ers.

Immediately, the Philadelphia 76ers held a press conference, announcing that they would hold a retirement ceremony for Zhao Ke's No. 18 jersey in the last home game against the Memphis Grizzlies in the regular season!
The content of such a decision is too reasonable, which aroused the extreme comfort of the fans.

As soon as the news came out, the official media of the Charlotte Bobcats and Philadelphia 76ers were paralyzed by the huge fan base. Most of the fans were begging for the tickets of the day. The spring of scalpers came...

These two teams are so hot, how could Lars Granik turn a blind eye?
As a result, the NBA official website quickly forwarded the above two news and announced that it will arrange a national live broadcast for these two games.

As a result, the New York Knicks couldn't sit still.

With a wine bottle that fell from the sky, he sent Zhao Ke to the hospital bed, and at the same time helped the San Antonio Spurs win the championship of the only non-Zhao guest team in eighteen years...

Even more painful:

The New York Knicks ruined their dream of a dynasty with their own hands, and fell into the curse of Zhao Ke, unable to extricate themselves!

Over the years, James Dolan has also worked hard, forged ahead, and reflected on...

Copy Isaiah Thomas, usher in champion coach Larry Brown, running and bombing master Mike D'Antoni, and even invite the magical Phil Jackson to be the president, and play the tactics most suitable for superstars——

Triangle offense!

He has spent huge sums of money to buy Stephen Marbury, David West, Zach Randolph, Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire, even discovered "Linsanity" Jeremy Lin, and found Porzingis!
However, their best result after Zhao Ke left was only one round of the playoffs.

In the past six years, there hasn't even been a playoff game!
What a terrible curse!

The New York Knicks have become the graveyard of stars, the Achilles heel of coaches, and the Waterloo of general managers, and the famous saying has begun to circulate:

If you love someone, send him to New York, because there is heaven.

If you hate someone, send him to the New York Knicks, because that's hell...

The New York Knicks are running out of fans.

The once largest sports market in the NBA has become the most hated home stadium by fans. Even the tickets can’t be sold. Fans don’t even want to go to Madison Square Garden to blow the air conditioner and drink beer in the scorching weather...

I don’t know if James Dolan has really figured it out, or his publicity team finally has a keen sense. After the NBA officially praised the Charlotte Bobcats and Philadelphia 76ers, the New York Knicks finally moved!
James Dolan led the Knicks management and held a press conference at Madison Square Garden:

First, on behalf of the Knicks, I would like to apologize to Zhao Ke for the violence that happened 15 years ago.

Secondly, the commemorative jerseys of Zhao Ke's second consecutive championship with the Knicks began to be sold.

Finally, following the example of the Philadelphia 76ers, they announced that they would set up a stage for Zhao Ke’s retirement tour in the home game against the Memphis Grizzlies, and before that game, the retirement ceremony of Zhao Ke’s No. 18 jersey will be held...

This is the first time in so many years that the New York Knicks have recognized their mistake and bravely stood up to say:
sorry!
Although, their original intention may be just to gain popularity, and the focus is only on the second point, but this is a positive attitude after all, and it is a scene of hope for revival to the desperate Knicks fans...

Porzingis, who is recovering from injury in Real Madrid, Spain, said through the media that he will return to New York in the near future, welcome Zhao Ke's arrival with a positive state, and "witness this epic curtain call together" with the fans!
Later, Zhao Ke forwarded the news from the New York Knicks official website on Twitter, generously expressed his willingness to accept the "belated apology", and retracted the "inappropriate remarks" at the FMVP awards ceremony that year, wishing the New York Knicks a revival and returning to the ranks of super teams...

When a person is about to leave, his words are also kind.

As soon as the news came out, it immediately triggered a frenzy for other NBA teams to follow suit...

Until the start of the NBA 2018-2019 season preseason, 29 other teams have announced that they will hold a retirement tour for Zhao Ke in the last home game against the Memphis Grizzlies...

In the 72-year history of the NBA, hundreds of superstars have been born, and fans are familiar with Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, "Magic" Johnson, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant...

When it was time to leave, they all chose the way they liked, saying goodbye.

The term Farewell Tour originally belonged to bands and singers.

For NBA players, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the first star in the NBA to hold a farewell tour in the true sense.

In the summer of 1988, the 41-year-old Abdul-Jabbar announced that the 1988-1989 season would be his last season, and the first real farewell tour in NBA history kicked off.

Before him, 76ers star Julius Irving also attracted a large number of fans in his last season, but he was not dubbed a "tour" because of the lack of cooperation from the opposing team.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was completely different. Before the season started, the cities where the teams were located began to prepare for the farewell ceremony.

In Milwaukee, the city where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar began his career, the mayor even suggested early on:
"We want to give Kareem Abdul-Jabbar an unforgettable gift"!
And his hometown of New York sent emails to Kareem's elementary school, high school teachers, and classmates before the season even started, inviting them to watch Kareem's curtain call performance in New York for free.

The latest, and second retirement tour, belongs to Kobe Bryant!

When he announced his final season, the NBA also promoted it as a key event of the 2015-2016 season. The whole world was dancing with Kobe for the last time, and it was a great success!

April 2016, 4 was Kobe's last game.

On the day of the curtain call, the tickets for the Staples Center Arena generally increased by about 3 times compared to usual. The tickets alone brought the Lakers as much as $3600 million in revenue!
Because of Kobe's retirement, ESPN TV also gained a peak ratings of 538 million people in the Lakers game!
With Kobe's chestnuts in front, for all teams, NBA leagues, and TV stations, Zhao Ke's retirement tour, known as the "Champion Predator", will be such a huge business opportunity!

This is not just a feast for fans, it will be a carnival for the entire league!
　Come on in Wuhan! Go China!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)