Although the game between the Mavericks and the Pacers was quite lively, the atmosphere was not hot at all. After all, the Mavericks' big men are past the age of struggling with the outcome of a game, and Mavericks coach Carlisle is not a senior "Joe Black".

The game is over, the two sides don't get entangled too much, and the media in the two places don't have the mind to spray each other.

So, very strange things happened. The press conference after the game was even more hot than the game itself! After the game, various interviews and statements of various people occupied most of the news pages.

"Well, that Carlisle guy is a good coach." Watching Carlisle's deliberate embarrassing speech in the news, Henson really liked his predecessor more and more.

After all, the Pacers were coached by Carlisle before O'Brien took over. After O'Brien, the team fell to the current Henson. Speaking of which, the two have some origins.

"I've heard that Zach is being questioned right now, and his column on ESPN has been drowned out by angry fans." Silas, who sat across from Henson's desk, also smiled proudly, after so many years of working in the NBA, it was the first time Silas had seen a well-known reporter who could be deflated by a head coach.

"Really? That's great. The guy wanted to be famous, and now he's got it. Henson put down the newspaper and was in a good mood.

Yesterday's game not only put an end to the rumors for the Pacers, but also deflated Zach. What's more, Paul. George's performance made Henson extremely happy.

With three record-breaking career highs, Henson already sees a superstar in George. And it turns out that although George's kid is silent on the surface, he knows everything very well in his heart.

You say he doesn't deserve to start the No. 2 position? Then I'll play a match for you. Players who don't talk nonsense with the media and prove themselves with actions are very much loved by Henson.

Therefore, Henson took care of the "heavy responsibility" of talking nonsense with the media.

"Tut-tut, it seems that I am the hottest newsmaker after yesterday's game." Henson said, turning the computer screen to Silas' side.

On the screen, Henson pointed to the photo of the media spitting on it very sharply. Of course, strong. The word rape was also enlarged and bolded.

After all, throughout the history of the NBA, there may not be many people who speak as simply and rudely as Henson.

Popovich is also very good at the media half to death, but the old man relies on his dry humor. And Henson, relying on his directness, is undoubtedly his directness. Even if it's George. Carl and Jerry. Sloan, who had probably never said such a "sensitive" word before.

"I guess Bird has received a league ticket by now." Silas looked at Henson speechlessly, he seemed to feel quite honorable......

"Perhaps, or maybe they found the fine useless, so they simply didn't penalize. It was really cool to win yesterday, and I couldn't help but blurt it out. It's fine what those media bastards say about me, but trying to mess up my locker room is another story. Henson smirked and was ready to get up and go out to see how the players were doing.

But just as he was about to stand up, the landline phone in his office rang. Henson looked at the number, it was from Bird's office.

"Looks like the ticket has arrived." Henson pouted.

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When Henson arrived at Bird's office, he realized that this time the league might have punished him with more than just a fine.

"The president of the alliance wants to talk to me? What does that mean? Henson couldn't laugh or cry, as if he had suddenly returned to his student days, and Bird, the "head teacher", told Henson with a solemn face, "The headmaster" wants to talk to you.

"It's just to talk to you and tell you in their gentle tone that you should pay attention to the image of the alliance in front of the media in the future." Bird spread his hands, "Don't worry, the president of the alliance won't swallow you alive." ”

"That's good, as long as you don't want to race, it's easy to say anything." Henson let out a sigh of relief, he thought he was going to be called into the stands. If it was just a normal conversation, Henson wasn't nervous.

Old man Stern is not too young, where can he be fierce? When it comes to grinding his tongue, Henson is not targeting anyone, and he is second only to Popovich.

'You just have to be ready and the club has absolutely their full back. But after all, the other party is the president of the alliance, so you should be more respectful tomorrow. ”

"Don't worry, Bird, I won't stab Lou Zi. If it's okay, I'll go and supervise the team training first. ”

"Wait." Bird stopped Henson, his left hand pointing two fingers, and his right hand spread five fingers.

Bird didn't need to say anything about Henson's understanding, and Henson was fined for $25,000...... yes, how could the alliance let itself go so easily......

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So, on February 5, in the game when the Indiana Pacers hosted the Orlando Magic, NBA commissioner David Murphy was born. Stern and Vice President Adam. Xiao Hua appeared on the Pacers' bench.

It's not uncommon for NBA commissioners to attend a game in person. And a day earlier, the media had gotten the news. Between Henson's remarks the other day and the peculiarities of the Pacers team, Stern's visit to Consecco Arena can't help but make people think about it.

One of the worst events that has had the worst impact on the NBA's image since the turn of the millennium was the Auburn Hills Palace Brawl between the Pacers and the Pistons. That year's Pacers were considered to have a good chance of competing for a championship, but this brawl and Stern's iron-fisted punishment put an end to that.

Therefore, many media also believe that Stern's trip is to "end" Henson. Now, it may be that only the president of the alliance can extinguish Henson's fireworks.

"After tomorrow's game, Henson. Coach Joe can suddenly turn into a docile kitten. ”

"Be patient, Henson's remarks could get him a big ticket."

"Finally, someone can take care of that open-mouthed guy."

Before the start of the game, the media was obviously not more concerned about the game itself. Of course, they all know that Stern's methods have always been iron-fisted, and they have never been soft on things that damage the image of the alliance!

However, at this time, Stern sitting in the stands had a smiling face, and he looked like a harmless and kind old man.

"It's very interesting, but I don't know what impact the president of the league will have on Coach Henson." Reggie. Miller shook his head, the Pacers always seemed unable to make Stern feel at ease.

In fact, the conversation between Stern and Henson was over before the game began. Stern had prepared a lot of rhetoric, and he was indeed prepared to condemn it harshly. But he didn't expect that Coach Henson, who was always a moth, would be so polite.

The originally serious conversation was stunned and made Henson turn it into a comedy, seeing his "serious" confession, and saying those unbounded good words, Bird almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

Henson. Joe, this guy, is simply a typical person who talks about people and talks nonsense when he sees ghosts.

With Henson's "sincerity", the conversation didn't last long before it ended, and Stern even wondered if the media had over-interpreted the Chinese gentleman. But Bird also found that the vice president next to Stern didn't seem to be very interested in Henson's "performance".

"I don't like that guy." After the kick-off of the game, Xiao Hua beside Stern muttered quietly.

"Why? He has a lot of personality, although occasionally he goes a little too far. Stern still had a very professional smile, after all, countless cameras were staring at him.

"Flim tongue, full of ghost ideas. George. Carl, Jerry. Sloan and Popovich are both old, so they have also converged a lot. But Henson. Joe, I don't think he's a fuel-efficient lamp. ”

"Punishment is also punished, talk is also discussed, and we can't do anything more. Let's take a good look at the game, it looks like the Magic team is in trouble again today. If Howard is leaving next season, I guess there will be a lot of small club owners who will write me a joint letter. Stern cupped his forehead, Henson was really harmless to humans and animals compared to other things.

As Stern said, the Magic are in trouble again. This season, as long as the Magic run into the Pacers, they will always be in trouble.

Howard is no longer alone, Jason. Richardson and Lane. Anderson and the others finally provided strong fire support for the "Warcraft" on the outside.

But even that wasn't enough, George continued his excellent form from the previous game, and his mid-range shot allowed Jason to shoot long. Richardson's score became meaningless.

You score two points over there, and people come over and score three points on your head. If you beat it like this, no matter how many points you score, you are doing useless work.

And Horford is also rare today in front of the "Warcraft" for a rare time, Henson increased the proportion of Horford's movement in the middle distance, as long as the "Warcraft" does not prevent out, Horford is a steady mid-range strike.

So the game has only been played for three quarters, and the suspense has already been lost. The Magic trailed by 18 points, and it looks like the Magic's players aren't determined to turn the tables around.

In the end, the Pacers defeated the Magic 96-85 at home, winning five in a row.

But after the game, the reporters were not concerned about the results of the two teams, but about waiting for the president of the league, David Brown. Stern announces the verdict against Henson.

As a result, countless reporters poured into the players' tunnel and surrounded the gray-haired league president.

Henson's enemies are so many that I don't know how many media outlets have left a large section ready to make a big fuss about Henson's penalty. Blatantly speaking strong in front of the media. The word rape has to be banned for three or five games! Among the reporters who interviewed Stern, there was naturally Zach. Lowe himself!

However, when Stern announced that the league had fined Henson only $25,000, there was a tumultuous buzz in the tunnel.

The meeting that was fueled by the media beforehand, I didn't expect the result to be so painless!

Ten minutes later, the reporters saw a smiling Henson at the post-match press conference. Joe. What the media wants to know most now is how Henson fooled the old man so happily!

"Another big win, my lads played really well and the Pacers fans would definitely love to see that result as well. The Pacers have never been docile little cats, especially at home."

Having won and escaped punishment, Henson looked in a good mood. It was as if the president of the alliance "tickled" him, but instead made him more comfortable......