Chapter 614 [You Can Do It]
Old Buss reminded his children several times that they must have a good relationship with Yang Rui, but Jim Buss and Jenny Buss still ignored Yang Rui. The two of them focused their minds on fighting for control of the Lakers and didn't care much about others.
In the middle of the season, they felt that Yang Rui's public criticism of Kobe in front of the media was vulgar and useless, and made him look petty. After the All-Star Game, Yang Rui continued to re-employ Kobe and no longer mentioned the conflict. They believed that Yang Rui did not dare to make the matter a big deal and would only keep things quiet and leave after the contract expires.
As a result, Yang Rui suddenly did everything right, leaving them with no psychological preparation at all, let alone any countermeasures.
In the mid-term, Yang Rui sprayed Kobe to give a signal to president David Stern. If he continued to use Kobe in the second half, it was to give Stern face. As for the Buss family, Yang Rui didn't take it to heart at all.
Now that he won't let Kobe enter the roster, the Lakers management can only agree. If they don't agree, they will become the biggest laughing stock in NBA history. Who dares to bet on such a thing?
"Kobe will not agree." Jim Buss trembled.
"Without me and without Stern, Kobe is nothing! If he thinks I'm bullying others, he's welcome to hold a press conference to criticize me. You can do the same. I'll accept anyone who comes, and I'm never afraid of getting into trouble. Just watch. Let's do it." Yang Rui put down these words and turned around and left the office.
He made it clear that he had a bottom line, and anyone who dared to cross it was an enemy.
Yang Rui must live up to the nickname "The Pope of Basketball" given by fans. He is the symbol of power, and Kobe is just a pawn in his hands. No matter how awesome the chess pieces are, can they jump across the chessboard?
If he wants to slap Kobe in the face, he doesn't have to wait for next season and is ready to take action. Kobe's ending is either to be slowly disgusted to death or to be slapped to death.
Thomas Bentley basically lives in Los Angeles now. There are people in charge of the Silicon Valley headquarters, and he knows everything about Kobe. If Yang Rui hadn't wanted to continue playing in the NBA and have championship rings on both hands, he would have found someone to deal with Kobe in the mid-term.
Thomas' proposal was to let Kobe play 5 minutes in each game, and then replace him and put him on the bench. Within a month, Kobe's data would have dropped beyond recognition, forcing him to ask for a transfer in the mid-term. But that would definitely offend Stern and would disrupt the market, so it was not adopted.
The cruelest revenge is to take away what the other person wants most.
Thomas arranged for Facebook employees to start collecting dirt on Kobe Bryant on Christmas Day. An hour-long collection of Kobe Bryant's instances of beating up double-teams, not passing the ball to his teammates when they were wide open, and glaring and yelling at his teammates can be made into an hour-long collection.
If Kobe dares to go against Yang Rui, Thomas will also hire private detectives and hackers to investigate Kobe. Once his mistresses are exposed, there will be a lot of excitement. Maybe the marriage will break up. Kobe had better not have made a pornographic video with anyone, otherwise His reputation is even worse than that of his fan Paris Hilton.
Jenny and Jim looked at each other, knowing that they had to listen to Yang Rui this time, otherwise the Lakers would never be at peace. Many forgotten memories flooded into their minds, and both of them recalled the conflict between the Wizards boss and Yang Rui...
Jenny sighed: "We can't tell our dad the truth, he is too old and can't stand this kind of stimulation."
Jim was planning to report to old Bass and let him make a decision, but thinking about it, he really couldn't report it. He almost broke his teeth in humiliation and said word by word: "What should Kobe do? He definitely doesn't want to miss the playoffs."
"You still have to ask, let's go and persuade him, tell Yang Rui's words truthfully, and announce to the public that Kobe was seriously injured in training and will miss the playoffs. If Kobe talks nonsense in front of the media, something big will happen."
"Kobe has a player option in the summer. What if he opts out of his contract? Jerry is making trouble, but is it easy for Kobe to talk?" Jim almost fainted from anger.
The Lakers management is not human inside and out. If Kobe doesn't renew his contract, he will lose his talent and will have to start rebuilding next season.
Yang Rui's move was the most vicious. He waited until the end of the regular season to take action, which showed that he could not bear it and was a righteous party. Use the list to threaten the Bass family,
Let them persuade Kobe. With Kobe's character, he might have a falling out with the Buss family.
Just because the Buss family doesn't side with Kobe and supports him as a cancer, Kobe has enough reason to get angry. If Kobe and the Buss family are anxious, they are also not human beings inside and outside.
It would be very interesting if Kobe finally left the Lakers. Yang Rui also wants to know how much better Kobe can be than Iverson after leaving the Lakers.
As soon as Yang Rui left, the Buss siblings and Kupchak went out as a group and made an appointment with Kobe and his agent Rob Pelinka to meet at Kobe's home. They planned to let Kobe fake an injury. At this time, it would be difficult for Kobe to show up, and it would be bad if reporters photographed him traveling neatly.
As soon as everyone showed their intention, Kobe became angry. If he were to use a big slingshot to shoot Yang Rui's mansion now, he would explode and destroy all the buildings.
Jeanie Buss gave Kobe a detailed analysis of the powerful relationship. When he thought that he would be in trouble in the future, Kobe became even more angry and wanted to use the "Armstrong Spin Jet Armstrong Cannon" to shoot at Los Angeles and destroy everything.
Then, agent Pelinka was sent out to visit Yang Rui and try to make peace.
He was rejected by bodyguards and doormen, and was completely dumbfounded.
After returning, Pelinka and the other three members of the management team persuaded Kobe to give up and give up playing in the playoffs. He must not accept interviews with the media and make trouble with Yang Rui. If the quarrel continues, it will be a devastating blow to him.
Kobe didn't want to leave the Lakers. The exposure rate of other teams could not be compared with the Lakers, unless he went to the Knicks, but the head coach of the Knicks was Phil Jackson, who said that he could not be coached. After the Lakers won the championship, he verbally ran against Jackson. Cool, there is no possibility for the two of them to cooperate.
Kobe couldn't swallow this breath, but Yang Rui had a way out, and he had no way to retaliate.
Finally, Jim Buss promised that Kobe will jump out of his contract this summer, and the Lakers will sign a long-term max-salary contract with him and add a "trade veto" to the contract. They will find him better teammates in the summer and build a dynasty for the future. prepare for.
Buss also used Jordan's retirement as an example. A moment of frustration is not the end of the world. Superstars have to go through ups and downs. Only then did she convince Kobe to agree to fake an injury and miss the playoffs.
Kapelin and Kupchak also believe that this is the only way to maintain Kobe's image. As long as he can lead the team to win the championship next season, they will slap Yang Rui hard in the face.
The next day, the NBA officially announced each team's 13-person roster for the playoffs. The news that Kobe Bryant would miss the playoffs due to injury made headlines and caused an uproar.
Yang Rui didn't even arrange training, so the management had no choice but to cut off the hard work. If Yang Rui didn't follow his wishes, he would really dare to leave the Lakers without a coach in the playoffs. Anyway, he was not afraid of fines.
At this time, Kupchak secretly made a decision. When Kobe retires and he no longer serves as the Lakers manager, he will also publish a memoir and write about the inside story of the Lakers. He will definitely make a lot of money.
Kobe was ordered to rest at home and was not allowed to go to the game. He was lying on the sofa watching NBA news, as if all his energy had been drained.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is obviously no match for a madman.
Only then did he realize that Yang Rui really gave him a lot of opportunities and said it in front of everyone, so he didn't take it to heart. It was entirely his own fault that the situation was like this.
Yang Rui was in a great mood, energized and ready to lead the Lakers without Kobe Bryant to the championship.
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