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Chapter 902 That Good Time

The Mavericks took the slap to the end.

Just like the Western Conference semifinals and Western Conference finals, the whole world does not believe that they can beat the Heat, and everyone believes that the Heat may resolve the battle within five games.

The results of it? 4 to 2, the old boys had the last laugh, and Nowitzki won the crown and made the world a success.

Of course, Bai Jidong was indifferent to this matter.

Once the finals are over, the highlight is the draft.

The Timberwolves only have one second-round pick this year, and they don't have enough bargaining chips to exchange for a top-ranked first-round pick. They can only sit on the sidelines and watch other teams pick their favorite rookies.

"The dull guy may be searching for next year's hot rookie, and the sharp guy is paying attention to the negotiations between the NBA and the players union."

A piece of news about labor negotiations exploded like a nuclear bomb and spread rapidly.

On July 2011, 7, the last day when the old labor-management agreement was still valid, the labor and management sides conducted the last negotiation. This time, there were still huge differences between the two sides and no agreement could be reached.As a result, the NBA officially entered a lockout on July 1, 2011.

David Stern said on the same day, "Thanks to the fans who appreciate NBA games, the past year has been a great year. However, for the team owners, even such a great season, they are still useless. It’s profitable. The teams in those small cities don’t enjoy this kind of fun at all. Our goal is to make the operation of the league more cost-effective, so that the league’s 30 teams can be competitive.”

For teams, a lockout means stopping all work.

Players cannot use the team's public venues for training; team staff are not allowed to have contact with players; players are no longer under the supervision of the team; the transaction transfer market is closed; If you can't catch up quickly, preseason training camps, preseason games and even the regular season will be postponed or cancelled, etc.

The lockout has happened, and both employers and employees will not let it go. They will continue to meet and negotiate.

"Honey, what if I lose my job?" Bai Jidong buried his face in Chu Meng's chest, like a male cat in heat.

Chu Meng curled up, making Bai Jidong face to face with him, "Then I will support you."

"Really? You are so kind." Bai Jidong kissed Chu Meng, "Don't worry, I won't lose my job. If I can't play in the NBA, even if I go to Mongolia to play, I will go."

"No, I can't go to Mongolia." Chu Meng felt that it was not safe there.

Bai Jidong said: "Then what do you think of the Drew League?"

"I haven't watched the Drew League, what is it like?" Chu Meng asked curiously.

Bai Jidong said: "It's just a league formed by a group of semi-professional players. Apart from the low wages, everything is good."

Interestingly, on the day the NBA was suspended, Bai Jidong received several invitations from domestic CBA teams.

They offered sky-high prices, including the NBA's opt-out clause, which made Bai Jidong's heart flutter.

However, Bai Jidong will not accept it, even if he really wants to go to the CBA, he will go to his own team.

"Dad! Dad! The black wolf is killing me!" Bai Qinghuan held her mouth, her big watery eyes seemed to cry out at any moment.

Bai Jidong hugged Bai Qinghuan, "You must be bullying it again."

"No! It's broken! It snatched my toy!" Bai Qinghuan said loudly.

"Really?" Bai Jidong called Hei Lang to his face.

The black wolf is extremely docile in front of Bai Jidong, like a strictly trained military dog.

Looking at the slightly old Hei Lang, Bai Jidong smiled and asked: "Hei Lang, did you steal my sister's toy?"

"Oh oh oh..." Hei Lang yelled several times, with an expression of "I've been wronged, I've been wronged, that's not the truth, Dad, don't believe it".

"It's killing me again!" Bai Qinghuan was frightened by the black wolf.

Bai Jidong said: "Hei Lang, don't be so loud, you scared my sister."

Hearing this, Hei Lang let out a small cry, his aggrieved eyes full of drama.

"Hei Lang, shake hands."

The hacker stretched out his hand, and Bai Jidong touched Bai Qinghuan's small palm with Hei Lang's, "This is a reconciliation."

"Hei Lang, can you share your toys with your sister?" Bai Jidong said softly.

Dogs are psychic. After being with people for a long time, they can understand everything you say.

Many times you think it doesn't understand, it's because it doesn't like to talk to you...

Hearing this, Hei Lang took the initiative to bring his favorite red crocodile toy in front of Bai Qinghuan.

"Look, Hei Lang lent you his favorite red crocodile to play with." Bai Jidong said.

Bai Jidong glanced at the crumpled toy bitten by the black wolf, went back to the house and took out her doll toy, "Then I'll lend you the toy too."

In the end, the black wolf bit the toy to pieces, and Bai Qinghuan cried loudly: "Stinky black wolf! Bad black wolf! I won't talk to you anymore! Woooooo!!"

"Go, go!" Bai Jidong chased Hei Lang away in disgust, and it took a lot of effort to comfort his daughter.

"Don't cry, don't cry, dad will buy you another one." Bai Jidong said.

After saying this, Bai Qinghuan was sad again, "This is the first gift my father gave me... woo woo..."

Bai Jidong wanted to slap himself a big mouth...

Bai Jidong always felt that since he had a child, time passed quickly, and when he was not paying attention, they would talk a lot and do a lot of things again, which made him often caught off guard and unable to stand up.

Spending time with my wife and kids, connecting with former teammates, and doing meaningful community activities, the days go by.

The dispute over the labor-management agreement has further spread, and the two sides still have huge differences on major issues such as the "hard salary cap" system and "benefit distribution".

The players union is willing to agree to a proposal to reduce the total salary of 5 million US dollars within 5 years, but they refuse to accept the hard salary cap of 6200 million US dollars proposed by the management.The management hopes to reach a 10-year agreement at the same time to ensure that the annual salary expenditure does not exceed 20 billion U.S. dollars (the figure has reached 21.7 billion this season). The 10-year labor agreement is unacceptable to the players.Next, both employers and employees will continue to negotiate on these major differences.

Bai Jidong lived a life like a hermit. Some people wanted him to speak up for the players, but he didn't say a word, as if he had evaporated from the world.

In addition to personal business activities, Bai Jidong is also preparing to participate in this year's Wuhan Men's Basketball Asian Championships.

If there is no suspension, he will not participate. Now in order to maintain his state, he can only participate in this game that has no suspense at all.

At the end of July, Rodman flew to Apollos, Minnesota, USA.

Bai Jidong personally picked him up, "Today's weather forecast says to be careful when traveling, so you are here."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not welcome?" Rodman spoke English and Mandarin, and Bai Jidong's sense of harmony exploded.

Bai Jidong said: "How can it be, come here."

"That's about the same. Thinking about how good I was to you back then, it's time for you to repay me. Is it okay for me to live in your house these days?" Rodman brought the whole family.

Judging from this situation, Rodman should come to the United States to do a big thing.

Bai Jidong didn't ask, "What's the matter, you can stay as long as you want."

On the way, Bai Jidong remembered that Rodman was selected as a candidate for this year's Hall of Fame.

Today, Rodman is no longer the bad boy that Americans are familiar with.

He is called the insider godfather of Dream Academy by Chinese fans, and he is also the only coach who received a badge of merit at the [-]th anniversary celebration of Dream Academy.

The absurd player career has gone away from him. Rodman now holds a Chinese green card and his family lives in China. Sometimes, it even makes people forget that he is an American.

For more than ten years, Rodman has disappeared in the United States, and young fans have long forgotten him, but the NBA will not, and his selection as a candidate for the Hall of Fame is proof.

Rodman is definitely a maverick player in NBA history, and there will never be another player like him who can cause excitement and make news at any time.

Although Rodman is among the candidates, he is not sure whether he can be selected. After all, his career scoring average is only 7.3 points per game.

Rodman's former teammates spoke for him one after another, including Pippen, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame last year, Smiling Assassin, Joe Dumars, Bai Jidong...

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Time: March 2011, 8

In the past few years, Bai Jidong has come to the hall of fame every year.

There are old players here, meeting them, you can think of the time when you fought together in the past, you can brag about the awesomeness of the year, and make fun of the current money.

"Scott, I bet, Dennis's speech must be ten times better than yours." Bai Jidong said sitting next to Pippen.

Pippen snorted, "I don't think so."

"It seems that you don't have a deep understanding of how bad that speech is." Bai Jidong wanted to laugh when he thought of Pippen's speech last year.

Pippen's speech can be summed up simply as "Thank you parents, thank you brothers and sisters (omitting hundreds of thanks), I'm done."

Without a doubt, it was the worst Hall of Fame speech of all time.

"Welcome Dennis, and Hall of Famer '07 Phil Jackson."

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Dennis Rodman!"

Rodman, wearing sunglasses and indescribable clothes, led his children into the arena.

The moment he took the stage, Rodman couldn't control his emotions.

"I'm sorry, Scott, I'm sorry."

Rodman's apology confused the audience, and the old bull at the scene smiled knowingly.

Bai Jidong originally thought that Rodman would turn the scene into a Broadway-like paradise.As a result, Rodman choked up several times like a sensational drama.

"I don't play for the money."

"I'm not playing for fame and money."

"I could have been somewhere in the world, I could have died, I could have been a drug dealer, I could have been homeless."

"People ask me if I have any regrets in my career. I have one regret: I wish I had been a better father."

In addition to these: "I have to mention three people, I swear to God, I used to play with Isaiah and Joe Dumars, but Scott Pippen and Michael Jordan and Bye, they The three should be the best players in history, they are the first, second and third."

When Rodman's speech ended, the glory accumulated in the player era was frozen at this moment, and the Hall of Fame recognized him.

Bai Jidong clapped vigorously, cheering for his guide.

Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, they have become history one after another, and they are listed in the Hall of Fame, only Bai Jidong is still there.

After Rodman left, Bai Jidong sat down in silence.

The best time, at this moment, seems to be over.

(End of this chapter)