In the Sterling incident, except for Sterling's miserable end, everyone else was generally satisfied with this ending, and it was a happy situation.

The Magic and other consortiums that are ready to buy the Clippers are also acceptable to this outcome, they didn't know that Ballmer was in this competition, and now that they have so much buffer time, they can also pull some more money......

At present, Johnson and the consortium behind him can only come up with about 800 million US dollars, and they were originally quite confident, after all, ESPN announced that the market value of the Clippers is only more than 600 million, a premium of more than 100 million US dollars, and it should be no problem to win the Clippers.

But now because of Ballmer's involvement, they clearly have no confidence......

……

After returning to Charlotte, Richard led the team on the rest of their road trip.

The first away game is against the Thunder, and the current Thunder lineup is already quite good, with Wei Shao, Lefu and Ibaka in the team, that is, there is a lack of an outside offensive point, otherwise, this lineup can't find any fault at all, at least there is no problem with making the playoffs.

McClendon made a special trip to treat Richard to a meal the night before the game.

There were quite a few people at this meal, and in addition to McClendon, the consortium to which he belonged also came.

The stake of the Thunder team is quite complicated, generally other teams have either a single owner, or two or three owners, but the number of owners of the Thunder is as high as eight!

McClendon is just one of the bosses......

The PBC consortium has absolute control over the Thunder, and these eight bosses are all members of the PBC consortium.

In the impression of fans, the Thunder boss seems to be a poor and sour guy......

In fact, if you really talk about financial resources, the financial strength of the PBC consortium is no less than that of Ballmer or Paul Allen, and the richest of the eight bosses is worth more than $10 billion.

And the reason why there will be a situation of slamming the door in later generations must be because there are too many people and everyone disagrees, so there will be a situation where Harden will be released.

Right now, Richard is having dinner with the eight bosses of the PBC consortium.

"Li, you are really young and promising, when I was your age, I seemed to be worth only tens of millions of dollars, far from being able to compare with you." Clay Bennett, chairman of the PBC consortium, looked at Richard and said with a sigh.

Just look at the name and know that this product is not an ordinary person, the combination of Tang Shen and the first parallel goods is quite extraordinary......

However, although Bennett is said to be the chairman of the consortium, he is actually the least worth among the eight members, and he is only about two or three billion US dollars at the moment, which is not as rich as the golden dragon......

"It's over, Clay, I'm in my forties, I'm not young, you must know that Paul is already worth tens of billions when he is my age." Richard said with a smile.

A few people laughed, and there was really no comparison with Paul Allen, a lucky person of God's grace.

It is precisely because Bennett's hometown is in Oklahoma that the SuperSonics will relocate to Oklahoma and change its name to Thunder.

Of course, the relocation was not caused by Bennett, but by McClendon.

The league was also reluctant to let the supersonic move away at the time, because Seattle was quite economically developed, full of high-tech industries, and the residents were quite wealthy and willing to pay for the game.

And Oklahoma, nicknamed Goose Village, can be seen from the name......

This is also the reason why Stern wanted to punish McClendon in the first place, he was really angry with the PBC consortium.

I don't want to have a good big ball market, I have to move to Goose Village, isn't this a brain disease......

……

"Everyone, I'm afraid it's not a simple meal tonight, right?" Richard asked with a smile.

Although Richard is considered a top rich man at the moment, his face is not big enough to warrant all the PBC consortium to be dispatched......

"That's right, we have a deal we want to talk to you about, George wants to have a good chat with you to be exact." McClendon said with a laugh.

Richard looked at the sixty-year-old man known as George, nodded and smiled.

George Caesar, who is the richest member of the PBC consortium, is worth more than $10 billion.

"Lee, we know you have the idea of buying the Clippers."

"We also admire your personal financial resources, but with Ballmer's involvement right now, I think it's going to put a lot of pressure on you, so why don't you let me share some of the pressure with you?" George Caesar said with a smile.

It was quite tactful, but Richard generally understood the purpose of tonight's meal.

George Kaiser is ready to inject money into himself, ready to share a stake in the Clippers with himself.

Richard laughed in his heart, how could he agree to this, if he really agreed, then it would be meaningless for him to go to such great lengths to get the Clippers.

He wants to have a 100% controlling stake in the Clippers and will never accept any other shareholders, even if Paul Allen wants to come in and get involved, Richard will definitely not agree......

Of course, Paul Allen is certainly not interested in getting involved, the Trail Blazers are doing a good job, and he will only worry about the Clippers when he is full.

"Thank you, Mr. George, for your kindness, but I didn't feel too much pressure." A smile tugged at the corners of Richard's mouth as he continued.

"Don't forget, I also have Paul Allen by my side, and I can't hide it, I may only need a phone call to get a loan of less than a billion dollars."

"Counting my personal liquidity, I think I can still take out $2 billion, and if Ballmer is really willing to spend $2 billion on the Clippers, then I won't go on this troubled water......

Several members of the consortium sitting around Richard were dumbfounded......

Is Richard crazy? Directly prepared 2 billion US dollars?!

That's $2 billion in cash, and the total net worth of all the PBC consortium members here is less than $2 billion, except for George Kaiser!

Even if George Caesar, who is worth more than 10 billion, asks him to come up with $2 billion in cash, he will never be able to take it out.

Originally, George Caesar prepared $500 million, thinking of giving up the Thunder and cooperating with Richard to build the Clippers, even if it is calculated according to the premium, he feels that the Clippers can definitely win a billion dollars.

His $500 million will allow him to occupy 50% of the Clippers' shares, just like Jordan at the beginning......

Jordan has made a lot of money over the years, and George Kaiser feels that his income in the future will definitely not be lower than Jordan.

The reason is simple, the potential of the Clippers is simply too big.

When it comes to the market value and profitability of NBA teams, the Clippers are not ranked high, and it is difficult to enter the top 10 at the level of the medium and slightly off.

But when it comes to the team's potential, the Clippers call it second, and no one dares to call it first.

Sitting on the Los Angeles market, as long as the Clippers can cultivate a large number of die-hard fans, the Clippers may be another Los Angeles Lakers in the future.

Ten years is not good, then twenty years, anyway, as long as Richard is here, the Clippers will be able to reach the Lakers' kind of heritage sooner or later.

Unless New York also has a second team one day, the Clippers will be the team with the highest potential.

……

But now George Kaiser felt that he had miscalculated his calculations, or that he had underestimated Richard.

The person who wants to spend $2 billion with one mouth really can't be provoked......

Not to mention, Richard's words just now are definitely not bragging.

The psychological limit of this acquisition of the Clippers is $2 billion, and unless Ballmer can come up with a price tag of more than $2 billion, Richard is bound to win the Clippers.

The reason is simple, it didn't take long for the NBA to sign that huge broadcast contract, and the market value of each team rose sharply.

The Clippers had a market capitalization of $2.2 billion in 2019, and it looks like Ballmer's $2 billion acquisition didn't seem to make much money......

But if you think about it, when Ballmer bought the Clippers, the market value of the Clippers was only $600 million, and it rose by 1.6 billion in just five years, which is terrifying.

And most importantly, the Clippers didn't have a good record in 2019, and if Richard buys them, he is confident that the Clippers will become the second Warriors.

You must know that the Warriors' market value in 2019 is $3.5 billion, why they can reach such a terrifying market value, and it is not the reason why the team's record is too good.

In terms of heritage, the Warriors' heritage is no better than that of the Clippers, and in terms of the ball market, except for New York, whose ball market can be better than Los Angeles?

So even if Richard buys the Clippers at a premium of $2 billion, in a few years, as long as he can lead the team to play a strong record, he can also make money.

It could even net $2 billion!

Of course, making money has never been Richard's main goal, and his biggest goal is to build a team that is completely his own.

……

"Okay, Lee, if you are really young and promising, then we wish you all the best in acquiring the Clippers." George Caesar didn't linger, knowing full well that he definitely didn't have a chance to get his hands on the Clippers.

The meal is very lively, and the business is not benevolent, and a businessman of this rank of the PBC consortium does not rely on this topic with a dead face.

……

The next night, the game officially began.

Richard is still quite interested in Wei Shao, in fact, Wei Shao, who has just entered the league, actually has a good reputation.

But I didn't expect that since I led the team alone, the reputation is not as good as a year, and when I got a season triple-double for the first time, the fans were quite boiling, after all, even if such data is brushed, it is actually quite difficult......

A triple-double in the second season didn't have much impact.

By the time of the third triple-double, Wei Shao had almost reached the point where everyone was disgusted......

A player who has been in the playoffs for three consecutive seasons and has a crazy shooting percentage of less than 40% is really not to be loved.

Later, Kobe Bryant once said that the player who was most like him in the league was Wei Shao, but after Wei Shao's character collapsed, he never said this again.

What a chicken thief's Kobe......