The older superstars of the NBA

Just when Zhao Feiyang was participating in the Asian Games on behalf of the national team, some unexpected situations happened in the NBA league on the other side of the ocean.

The broadcast contract that should have been signed two years ago has been postponed on this plane due to certain butterfly effects, and after this season is over, the nba will officially sign this extended broadcast contract.

From the beginning of the 21st century to these few seasons, the ratings and popularity of nba have already made great progress.Especially in the aspect of opening up overseas markets, the nba has done a very good job, not to mention other things, the attention and profits obtained from the Chinese market are quite considerable.

Because of this, problems between labor and capital have also emerged.

As the players, they naturally hope to take advantage of this wave of broadcast contract prices soaring to share more money, while as the owner of the nba team, of course they don't want such fat to fall into the mouths of the players.

Therefore, the two sides began to discuss this issue.

After two rounds of negotiations with no results, the attitudes of both the players and the boss gradually became firm.

One party does not want to lower the price, and even asks for more on the previous basis; the other party refuses to pay no matter what, and must eat this piece of fat.

As a result, the negotiations between the two sides directly declared a breakdown.

The chairman of the players union, Chris Paul, stepped forward and issued a statement at the first time, calling on the players not to play for the team until the new labor contract is signed.

His words were also echoed by many big-name players.

The first to speak out was LeBron James.

As a superstar, he is actually not on the same channel as everyone else, and his contract is also different from ordinary players. It can be said that it does not matter if he does not stand up and speak out. Anyway, it will not affect his income and his off-court endorsements. .

But LeBron James was the first to stand up.

"I support Chris."

"I will never help the club play until the official new labor contract comes out! All our players should stand together, this is a challenge for us..."

After LeBron spoke, Stephen Curry also stood up.

As the league's top guards, although Stephen and LeBron have never lost their grievances in the game, it is a competition. If it is put off the court, even if the two are not friends, they are definitely not enemies.

What's more, as players, they have a common goal to face at this time.

"I also support Chris and LeBron."

"Players need more security and our interests are aligned on that."

Both of the league's top stars stood up, which also made more players express their opinions on the Internet.

However, what is intriguing is that most of these vocal players are stars or main players of various clubs.In other words, they are all players with fairly good annual salaries. As long as this type of players don't spend money randomly, even if the NBA enters a lockout, there will be no problem for them for the time being.

Those who did not choose to speak up but chose to wait and see were basically marginal figures in the league or ordinary players on the team, and their annual salary was really not much.

It seems that some people have millions of dollars, but in fact they only have more than half of it after tax deduction. If the money is used for living and even some training expenses, it is really not enough for them.

Therefore, these players temporarily choose to remain silent.

Unlike the statement of the bosses whose interests are aligned, the players seem to have divided into several factions at the beginning. Although many players are still silent at this time, it has to be said that no one knows how this situation will last. what will happen!

The news of LeBron, Curry and others' utterances also quickly spread to China. In response to these things that happened in the NBA, the fans also became melon eaters.

"Every lockout is a test. If we can't recover on time this time, I'm afraid there will be many problems this season...The short schedule of the previous season made many players overwhelmed... ..”

"This proves the superiority of our local league. The NBA still has a player union. The birds on our side are useless... It doesn't matter who you are, if you are asked to play, you must play, no If you tell me to fight if you can, get the hell out of me..."

"It's no wonder that their alliance can run so well. From this point of view, it is indeed more respectful... At least the food is not so ugly, and they understand the principle that everyone should make the cake bigger together, unlike some This place has always been a group of rice worms digging the corners of the common people..."

Back to the scene of the Asian Games group stage.

The first half of the match between the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team and the Lebanon team has ended.

Under the strong offense of the Lebanese team, the Huaxia men's basketball team was stretched to double-digit points in the second quarter.Even so, the head coach Su Mingtao still did not insist on replacing Zhao Feiyang, but continued to let the young players fight against the opponent's foreign aid.

Fortunately, only Robinson played in the opponent's foreign aid, which made the situation of the Huaxia men's basketball team not so ugly for the time being.

Break time.

In the locker room of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team, the players were chatting and laughing about the game.Zhao Feiyang was drinking water, and never thought that Xin Yong, who was at the side, would come to talk to him.

"Brother Feiyang, have you read the news? The NBA's labor negotiations have broken down. It is said that there is a high possibility that the next season will be suspended..."

"Ok?"

Zhao Feiyang was startled when he heard this, took Xin Yong's cell phone and quickly checked the news.

After reading the news on the Internet, Zhao Feiyang was obviously in a bad mood.If the NBA really announces a suspension next season, it will definitely not be a good thing for the Timberwolves.

A star like Dwight Howard who has entered his twilight years has played one year less. Once this season is delayed, Howard may retire in two seasons!In other words, there is a lack of competitiveness.

At that time, it will not be easy to find another center like Howard.

Moreover, once it falls into a suspension, the next season's schedule will definitely be affected. When the game becomes intensive, the players' rest time will be greatly reduced, which will make it easier for players to suffer from various injuries.

Although the Timberwolves won the championship last season, the team's bench lineup is too weak. In addition, Kevin Martin chose to retire. At this stage, the team's second team is short of players. How will they play if there are more games?

These series of questions made Zhao Feiyang very worried.

"Ugh!"

"I still hope that the lockout problem will be resolved as soon as possible!"

beep.

The second half of the game came.

After the rest of the first two quarters, this time Zhao Feiyang insisted on playing.The head coach Su Mingtao didn't stop it anymore, because the Lebanese team also sent their naturalized player defender Thomas.

Players from both sides reappeared.

The third quarter begins.

Lebanon serve.

Thomas started running as soon as he came up, and Zhao Feiyang chose to mark him actively.After halftime, the Lebanese team's No. [-] Khatib stood at the top of the arc to organize the attack.

While trying to get rid of Zhao Feiyang's defense, Thomas started chatting with Zhao Feiyang.

"Zhao, do you remember me?"

Although everyone is an NBA player, Zhao Feiyang really has no impression of Thomas.The opponent is not a star, and secondly, he is not the main player of each team. Even if there are only a few hundred players in the NBA, the circulation of marginal players is too great.

"Uh... dude, have we met?"

Zhao Feiyang was a little embarrassed.

Thomas didn't seem surprised, "I knew you wouldn't remember me! I tried out with the Heat, and I played there for two months. Unlike you, I was just a marginal player on the team. Not even on the official list..."

That's it!

Zhao Feiyang breathed a sigh of relief!

In case the other party is full of kindness towards me, but I don't remember anything, the scene will indeed be a little embarrassing.

"What about you now?"

"Next season I'll be playing for the Detroit Pistons!"

Thomas replied, "Zhao, I know you are very good, but I am not weak... Do you know the reason why I can stay in the NBA team? Next, I will let you see... ...."

After the words fell, Thomas rushed up to catch the basketball with the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll.

When he got the ball, he didn't run around indiscriminately, but took this opportunity to stand behind Khatib who passed the ball to him.

As soon as he settled down, Thomas raised the basketball and made a direct three-pointer.

Swish.

A crisp three-pointer fell steadily into the basket.

After throwing in, Thomas smiled faintly at Zhao Feiyang.

There was a bit of bitterness and sadness in this smile, although Zhao Feiyang did not bring all of this, but Thomas, who was a marginal figure, watched Zhao Feiyang grow into a star step by step.

I am a fringe figure, a person who can still play games today and may be laid off tomorrow, and now he is finally gaining a foothold.

It was the Huaxia men's basketball team's turn to serve.

Zhao Feiyang signaled his teammates to give the ball to him, and he quickly advanced with the ball after he got the ball.For an opponent like Thomas, Zhao Feiyang didn't intend to provoke him at all, he just wanted to have a good fight with him.

As a fringe player, he knows the feeling of not being taken seriously, so paying attention to his opponent is the only thing he can do.

After halftime, Zhao Feiyang dribbled the ball at the top of the arc. It seemed that he was signaling to his teammates to organize an attack, but in fact he was waiting for Thomas to step forward to mark.

Thomas was really fooled, and the next second he rushed towards Zhao Feiyang and planned to steal it.

As a result, the two met each other, Zhao Feiyang swung away with a change of direction, and Thomas was caught in the air unexpectedly.After passing Thomas, Zhao Feiyang went all the way to the basket. His steps were quick and precise, and he flew past the defenders like a gust of wind along the way.

When he reached the basket, the Lebanese players hadn't reacted yet.

Zhao Feiyang also lived up to the expectations of the fans. Amidst the exclamations, the ball was thrown high, and the basketball hit the backboard and fell into the basket.

Swish.

The ball is in.

Zhao Feiyang's wonderful breakthrough also moved Thomas, who was standing outside the three-point line, with emotion.

"This guy really is still so strong!"