Chapter 810 [The First Drop of Blood]
In December, after the Clippers played three games, something big happened.
It's not that the stars are injured, it's not that there's infighting in the locker room, it's not that Yang Rui had his neck pinched by Scarlett while practicing at home, but that the boss Donald Sterling was exposed to a racial discrimination scandal.
Character determines a person's life, and a person like Sterling will sooner or later be in bad luck because of his foul 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 Stiviano. In the recording, he accused his girlfriend of posting a photo of him with a black friend on his personal website. on, and called him out by name, "especially don't bring Magic Johnson." This racist remark caused an uproar once it was exposed, drawing unanimous condemnation from all quarters.
Now the scandal has advanced, and "TmZ" has exposed a recording between Sterling and Stiviano in the summer. It does not involve "Magic" Johnson, but the situation is much more serious because he is talking about current stars.
Even the media that exposed it were the same. It was clear that someone wanted to mess with Sterling, but they didn't know whether Stiviano was being used or the mastermind of the matter. The tape was leaked from her hands.
The two quarreled on the phone. The reason was simple. Stiviano was a fan of Paul and hoped that Sterling would allow the management to keep Paul. She also appealed for this on Facebook and let Paul get a regular season pass. Photos during mVp and FmVp.
Yang Rui proposed not to renew Paul's contract, so that both parties could get together and part ways. But Paul won the FmVp in the finals of last season. Sterling felt that it was a pity to let him go for nothing, and he couldn't influence Yang Rui's thoughts, so he became angry when his girlfriend mentioned it.
After the Clippers won two consecutive championships, Sterling was so crazy that he felt that he was the king of Los Angeles. He became more and more careless when talking. He yelled at his girlfriend that it was impossible to keep Paul, and the reasons he came up with were extremely weird.
"Can you please stop spreading the word that you like black stars? Do you know that this makes me feel disgusted? Isn't it good for us to renew Curry's contract in the summer and let him be the core of the team? He and Griffin have also won MVPs. They are much whiter than Paul!" Sterling said angrily: "Don't mention Paul on your social networking sites anymore, the Clippers can't survive without him!"
As soon as the recording was exposed, it immediately aroused dissatisfaction across the league.
Originally, Paul happily left the Clippers and said good things about the Clippers to the outside world, but now everything has been screwed up by Sterling. Curry and Griffin are also very angry because although they are white, they are actually black.
According to medical research, black genes are the strongest among all races. When combined with any other race, the offspring will be black, regardless of skin color. ?Based on this provision, American law has established the first blood principle. As long as there is 1% black blood in the family, the family is black. The children of black people and white people are also black. ?
This rule is clearly extremely racist! It's as if white people regard themselves as pure water and black people as ink. Once dyed, it is no longer pure water. No matter how diluted it is, it will be useless, even for people like Griffin who look "silly and sweet" when they smile.
Dell Curry is of typical black descent, and his wife, Sonja Curry, is African-American. Therefore, Stephen is a pure black man. You can actually tell by looking at his head that it looks like a hairball when it grows longer.
Griffin's father is black and his mother is white. His curls, physical fitness, and rough voice are all characteristics of a black man, while his skin is the white color of his mother.
Therefore, Sterling offended Paul and the team's two core stars with just a few words. The players were very angry when they discussed it in the locker room, because except for Nash, they were all black.
The most angry person is Rudy Gay. He wants to stab Sterling to death with a knife now because it was exposed online that Sterling is not only racist but also gay.
In the United States, racial discrimination is a "high-voltage line." If famous figures have words and deeds involving racial discrimination, they will inevitably be criticized by all parties.
The so-called "freedom of speech" is not absolute freedom. You can express your own opinions, but only if it does not cause harm to others. Although Sterling's remarks are not illegal,
But the American Ye Liangchens have a hundred ways to make it difficult for him to survive.
Many NBA stars and coaches expressed dissatisfaction with Sterling.
The owners of other teams did not speak up for Sterling. The Clippers' ability to make money was envious, and the owners wished they were finished. The leading Bobcats owner "Flying Man" Michael Jordan said angrily that he would never forgive Sterling.
Some player agents said that as long as Sterling is the owner, he will no longer send his players to the Clippers.
Obama, the African-American President of the United States, evaluated Sterling's remarks as "an ignorant person demonstrating ignorance."
Even the president was alarmed. Sterling knew that things were getting serious and became afraid. He defended himself in a bizarre way, saying he was not racist because he provided "food, clothes, luxury cars, and mansions" to black employees.
The way he spoke gave people the impression that he looked down on black people, as if black people couldn't live without him.
In just one day, many people in the basketball world asked the NBA to expel Sterling from the league and suggested that the Clippers players stop playing.
In Yang Rui's previous life, of course the Clippers would not stop playing when they entered the playoffs. Once they stopped playing, they would be judged to have lost the game and be eliminated directly. They would be irresponsible to themselves and their fans.
It's just the regular season now, and it's possible for the Clippers players to go on strike. It doesn't seem like a big deal to lose a few regular season games. They can also put pressure on the league to get Sterling out as soon as possible.
Even Tyronn Lue, who is an assistant coach, had similar thoughts and asked Yang Rui if he wanted to go on strike in protest. Of course Yang Rui did not want to get involved with them. The Clippers were his own team in the future, so he called everyone to the arena to gather. and meetings.
Yang Rui said: "We are not training today. We have called everyone here to discuss how to deal with it. Strikes will definitely not work. Think about it, we are playing not only for ourselves, but also for the fans. Sterling made such remarks, I I'm also disgusted, but it's definitely not worth it to offend our fans who have always supported us in order to protest against him."
Everyone calmed down immediately. It was certainly not worth offending the fans. They just wanted to change the boss. If fans are dissatisfied, the popularity of the stars will also decline. In particular, the Clippers stars may be elected as regular season MVPs. If there is a strike, how can the league give them this award?
Yang Rui continued: "Continue to play, don't say too much, everyone will regard everyone as victims and will support us. We just have to wait for the result. Why should other people's words block our dynasty? We shouldn't Stop."
Griffin asked: "But, is this the end of the matter?"
"No, but if everyone expresses their opinion, saying the wrong thing will make things worse. My suggestion is that all players do not accept relevant interviews and leave the external comments to me. Now we are working on Dream hard, Sterling or those who suggest we strike out have nothing to do with the dream of a dynasty."
Taking the dynasty as the topic, Yang Rui successfully took the initiative in his own hands.
He wants the players and coaching staff to be in a position where they don't have any opinions. What he has to do is to offend neither the players nor Sterling, and let Sterling figure it out on his own, and the results will definitely develop in the direction he expects.
He is so confident in Sterling's ability to commit suicide. Anyway, it is clearly written in the contract that he has the first right to purchase the Clippers shares. Seeing that Sterling has been at odds 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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