Chapter 810 [First Blood]
In December, after the Clippers played three games, something went wrong.
It's not the star injury, it's not the fighting in the locker room, it's not that Yang Rui was clamped by Scarlett when he was practicing at home, it's the owner Donald Sterling who was exposed to a racism scandal.
Character determines a person's life, and a person like Sterling will sooner or later be unlucky because of his stinky mouth.
In Yang Rui's previous life, at the end of April 2014, the online media "TMZ" exposed a recording of a conversation between Sterling and his girlfriend Steviano, in which he accused his girlfriend of putting a photo of him with his black friend on his personal website, and named him "especially don't bring Magic Johnson". As soon as this racist remark was exposed, it caused an uproar and drew unanimous condemnation from all sides.
Now that the scandal is ahead, it was TMZ that exposed a recording of Sterling and Steviano in the summer, without mentioning "Magic" Johnson, but the situation is much more serious, because he is talking about the current star.
Even the media that exposed it was the same, it was clear that someone wanted to mess with Sterling, but I didn't know if Steviano was being used or the mastermind of this matter, and the tape was leaked out of her hands.
The two argued on the phone for the simple reason that Steviano was a fan of Paul, and she hoped that Sterling would get the management to keep Paul, and she also called for the incident on Facebook, showing a photo of Paul when he won the regular season MVP and FMVP.
Yang Rui proposed not to renew Paul's contract, and the two sides would get together and disperse. But Paul won the FMVP in the finals last season, and Sterling felt that it was a pity to let him go in vain, and he couldn't influence Yang Rui's thoughts, so he got angry after hearing his girlfriend mention it.
After the Clippers won two consecutive championships, Sterling was already crazy, feeling that he was the king of Los Angeles, and he was becoming less and less attentive to his speech, and he yelled at his girlfriend that it was impossible to keep Paul, and the reason he found was extremely strange.
"Can you stop spreading the word that you like black stars? Did you know that it disgusts me? Wouldn't it be good for us to re-sign Curry in the summer and make him the centerpiece of the team? He and Griffin have also won MVPs, and they are much whiter than Paul! Sterling said angrily: "Don't mention Paul on your social networking sites, the Clippers can't do without him!" ”
As soon as the recording was exposed, it immediately caused dissatisfaction across the league.
Originally, Paul left the Clippers happily and said good things about the Clippers, but now he was all screwed up by Sterling. Curry and Griffin were equally angry because although they were white, they were both black.
According to medical research, black people are genetically the strongest of all races, and when combined with any other race, they are black offspring, regardless of skin color or hair. According to this provision, the law of the United States has issued a first-drop blood principle, as long as 1% of the family is black. Children born to blacks and whites are also blacks.?
This rule is clearly racist! It's like white people see themselves as pure clear water, and black people as ink, and if they are dyed, they are not clear water, and it is useless to dilute them, even if they are "silly and sweet" when they laugh at Griffin.
Dale Curry is typically of black descent, and his wife, Sonya Curry, is African-American. Therefore, Stephen is purely black, and he knows by looking at his hair that he is a hairball when he grows long.
Griffin's father was black and his mother was white. His curly hair, physical fitness, and rugged voice are all characteristic of a black man, and his skin is his mother's white.
Therefore, Sterling offended Paul and the two core stars of the team with a few words. The players were angry when they discussed it in the locker room because all but Nash were black.
The most angry is Rudy Gay, who wants to stab Sterling to death with a knife right now, because it was revealed on the Internet that Sterling was not only racist, but also discriminated against GAY.
In the United States, racial discrimination is a "high-voltage line", and if a well-known person has words and deeds involving racial discrimination, he will inevitably be criticized by all parties.
The so-called "freedom of speech" is not an absolute freedom, you can express your opinion, but only if it does not cause harm to others. Although Sterling's remarks are not illegal, there are a hundred ways for Ye Liangchen in the United States to make him unable to mix.
Many NBA stars and coaches have expressed their dissatisfaction with Sterling.
The owners of other teams have not spoken up for Sterling, and the Clippers' ability to make money is eye-catching, and the owners wish they were finished. Leading Bobcats owner Michael Jordan "The Flyer" Jordan angrily said that Sterling must not be forgiven.
Some player agents said that as long as Sterling is the owner, he will not send his players to the Clippers again.
Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the United States, described Sterling's remarks as "a demonstration of ignorance by the ignorant."
Even the president was alarmed, and Sterling knew that things were going on and began to be afraid. He defended himself in a bizarre way, saying he was not a racist because he provided black employees with "food, clothes, luxury cars, mansions."
The tone of his speech gave the impression of contempt for black people, as if black people could not live without him.
In just one day, many people in the basketball world demanded that the NBA expel Sterling from the league and suggested that the Clippers players should stop the game.
In Yang Rui's previous life, of course, the Clippers would not strike when they entered the playoffs, and once they boycotted, they would be judged to lose and eliminated directly, which was irresponsible for themselves and their fans.
It's only the regular season now, and the Clippers players are out of the game, and a few regular-season losses don't seem like a big deal, and they can also put pressure on the league to get Sterling out of the way as soon as possible.
Even Tyrone Lue, who is an assistant coach, had similar thoughts and asked Yang Rui if he wanted to boycott the game in protest, Yang Rui certainly didn't want to get involved with them, and the Clippers would be their own team in the future, so he called everyone to the arena for a meeting and meeting.
Yang Rui said: "We don't train today, so we called everyone to discuss how to deal with it, and it is definitely not okay to boycott the game." Think about it, we don't just play for ourselves, but for the fans. I'm disgusted by Raheem Sterling's remarks, but it's never worth it to protest that he offended the fans who have always supported us. ”
Everyone immediately calmed down, of course it is not worth offending the fans, they just want to change the boss. If the fans are dissatisfied, the popularity of the stars will also decline, especially the Clippers star may also be elected as the regular season MVP, if the game is boycotted, how can the league give them this award?
Yang Rui continued: "Keep playing, don't talk too much, everyone will treat everyone as a victim and will support us." We'll just have to wait for the outcome. Why should the words of others stand in the way of our dynasty? We shouldn't stop. ”
Griffin asked, "But is that all there is to it?" ”
"No, but if everybody has a say, it's going to make things worse if they say the wrong thing, and my advice is that all the players don't give interviews and leave it to me. Now we're working on the dream, and Sterling, or whoever suggested we strike, has nothing to do with the dynasty dream. ”
With the dynasty as the topic, Yang Rui successfully took the initiative into his own hands.
He wants to put the players, the coaching staff in a position where they don't have any opinions. What he has to do is not to offend either the players or Sterling, let Sterling toss himself, and the result will definitely go in the direction he wants.
He is so confident in Sterling's ability to die, and the contract is clear anyway, he has a right of first refusal to buy Clippers shares. Watching Sterling tear up with the league for a while, as long as he is forced to sell the team, the Clippers will be his.
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