The Los Angeles Lakers finally solved the Jazz with six games, one more game than expected.

Being able to defeat the Jazz in six games is good for the Lakers to face the next opponent. The opponents in the Western Conference Finals were produced among the Hornets and Spurs.

If the Hornets defeat the Spurs in the tiebreak, the stage of the Western Conference Finals will be the match between the first and second place in the MVP vote this season.

If the Spurs win, it will be another epic in the years of confrontation between the Lakers and the Spurs.

Will it be different this year when I was easily defeated by the Spurs last year?

Before this, we still have to talk about the Jazz. They played well and used all their strength to drag the series to six games. They were very unlucky. Kobe entered the best form against the Jazz. He shot more than 50% in five games. Moreover, it was not the kind of killing shot that was so accurate that he had no friends, but the number of free throws that made the Jazz scalp tingle.

In the series against the Jazz, Kobe's average free throw number reached 16, the highest in his career, confirming his name as "Mr. Can't Touch".

It is worth mentioning that in this round of the series, Wei Xia averaged only 4.2 free throws per game.

It was like transferring the free throw belonging to Wei Xia to Kobe.

Kobe played so well, but the public's focus and sight were outside the game.

It’s still China, Sudan’s Darfur issue, and it’s still the sensitive xz!

In early May, a Los Angeles-based charity began to appear frequently in newspapers.

The charity, called "Aid Still" (Aid     Required), requires NBA players to record public service advertisements to raise funds across the United States. On the contrary, it is a public service advertisement. In fact, they want to use this to pressure Chaina to consider changing the role played in the Darfur conflict.

The first person to come forward to respond was two-time MVP Steve Nash.

Nash is a famous anti-warist in the NBA. He once publicly opposed the "Beret Camel" war. After believing the one-sided words of mold, he naturally also clearly opposed Chai Na.

"I understand the mood of many athletes who want to participate in the Olympics, but sometimes the Olympics are linked to zz! In 1936, Adolf Hitler used the Berlin Olympics to enhance Germany's international image; in 1968, two African-American Olympic champions paid tribute to 'black power' at the awards; in 1977, the 11 murdered Israeli athletes started KBism that has not disappeared until today! I always oppose this, no matter who I want to oppose!"

Chris Paul also expressed his attitude after Nash made his statement.

He admitted that he didn't know much about Chai Na, but he was very willing to help the suffering people raise money.

His wording is very flexible and does not attack Chai Na, but only makes everyone pay more attention to the suffering people.

Starting from the two of them, the response was very strong.

The anti-Chaina tide initiated by Hollywood celebrities has caused a hurricane in the league.

What about Chai Na’s reaction? It’s simple and straightforward.

There is no official statement - according to common sense, it is not a technical problem, not a contract dispute, or even a piece of clear information. As the division final is about to start, all the mainstream sports media in Chai Na have banned the NBA except for some local stations.

Mainstream platforms suspend the NBA without explaining any reason.

This is the first time since 1999.

They didn't say anything, and domestic fans didn't know why. Only some people can see the essence through some phenomena.

As early as 11 years ago in 2019, Chai Na was on the verge of a rupture in the NBA.

How did the league president David Stern react to this?

On the one hand, he supports players to "get rid of" this popularity: "I think players should make their own voices about some social affairs, which is a good thing."

At the same time, he does not support NBA players in boycotting the Olympics: "Since the lifting of restrictions in 1992, NBA players are stars in the Olympics, and boycotting the Olympics will not be of any benefit."

Just as various remarks were taking off, a handwritten letter from Lakers' celebrity Kareem Jabbar appeared on the headlines of the Los Angeles Times.

“In 1968, I was a junior and my success in basketball made me famous. I became the Most Valuable Player of the Year in the American College League Championship. I was invited to represent the American basketball team at the 1968 Mexico Olympics.

But 1968 was an unusual year: the Vietnam War threw the United States into violence, and Martin Luther King and Kennedy Jr. were assassinated one after another. In these domestic and international turmoil, the Olympics became an opportunity to unite people from different countries and heal their trauma. However, some civil rights athletes called on black athletes to boycott the Mexican Olympics and not fight for the United States who regard themselves as "second-class citizens."

In 40 years, we will once again send young athletes overseas to compete. Should we boycott the Olympics and express our protest against Chai Na?

The answer is no. We should continue to talk to Chaina. The more dialogue, the more mutual understanding we will be, and we will be able to agree to bring good news to the people we are trying to help. The second way to influence Chaina is globalization. We share each other's products, entertainment and culture with the world. In this way, the barriers to our fear of each other will be broken.

The NBA introduced athletes such as Yao Yu, Wang Zhizhi, Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue, and Bart to increase the number of Chinese fans in the NBA. When the people of Chai Na opened their minds to the United States through basketball, we will also open our minds to them instead of being enemies of each other.

Therefore, we can’t stay at home with basketball in our arms. The more we have in common, the greater the impact we have. This is the process of building trust.”

Jabbar opposes players' boycott of the Olympics, which has triggered the major celebrities to collectively express their opinions.

Next, it's the bosses' turn.

Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban hates the fact that players will still represent the national team in the offseason.

The NBA schedule is already tormenting enough. If you go to help the national team play games, should you still live?

He divided it into several levels to criticize the value of the Olympics.

1. If you don’t have real money and you end up with only one gold medal. What’s the point of getting?

2. The game time is sensitive, which is not conducive to players' rest.

Third, the competition system is unreasonable.

He seems to be riding on the popularity, but in fact he is just using it to express his own voice.

Because Nowitzki has always represented Germany in the World Championships, the Mavericks defender Jason Kidd has also been selected for the new Dream Team training list. That is exactly why Cuban opposes players to participate in the Olympics. He has always been favored by the word "lift" and does not care about the life and death of the Sultans, nor does he want to go against Chai Na. He simply does not want to see his players without need for unnecessary wear and consumption during the offseason.

All the troops fought together, but what was even more urgent for the league was that Chai Na secretly banned the NBA.

Stern waited outside CCTV for several hours, and the efforts of several generations of people flourished after Yao Yun entered the NBA, giving the NBA an unprecedented influence in China.

Is this nearly twenty years of development going to be destroyed by a Sudan Darfur, which is simply unbeaten?

What a huge loss?

The Alliance Office held several meetings on the matter.

The division final began on May 21, 2008.

The Lakers are waiting for the opponents they were the San Antonio Spurs who eliminated them last year.

The Spurs eliminated the Hornets in seven games, which ended the suspense of the MVP.

Before the first game of the Western Conference Finals, after voting, Kobe beat Paul and became the regular season MVP of the 2007-08 season.

Kobe's first MVP in his career should have been widely publicized, but the popularity was suppressed by the parties involved.

Kobe did another thing, something that made his Chinese fans tangled and contradictory.

He accepted the invitation of "Stand Up to One Way" and shot a public service advertisement.

Fortunately, he did not go to the end. He did not express his opinion on the Sudan incident and boycott of the Olympics, except for shooting advertisements.

A reporter wanted to invite him for the most exclusive interview, focusing on the anti-Chaina anti-Olympic incident that swept the league, but was rejected by Kobe's team.

What is their reason for rejection?

"This is a very important and sensitive thing, and we don't think that one interview can make things clear."

Kobe's attitude in shooting public service advertisements was consistent with Paul, and he only raised donations for the victims. He wisely chose to remain silent for his subsequent speech.

The matter has reached this point. Wei Xia, who has been "closing" the matter since last month, has no longer important attitude.

Because everyone is involved.

At most, he was despised by some people: Why don’t he be a Chaina person with American rice?

Even Wei Xia himself could not have imagined that things would evolve to this point in just one month.

Weisha walked into Staples Center, and stood opposite the Silver and Black Legion, the opponent who eliminated them last year.

As long as he enters the field, he can concentrate on leaving behind the complicated things outside the field.

He saw Elaine Trovis and his older brother and sister on the scene.

Kobe walked over and said, "About me shooting an advertisement..."

"You did a good thing. There are indeed many people in this world who are not full or warm in food, and they need help." Wei Xia did not let Kobe explain too much.

No need.

It's his own business for Kobe to shoot commercials.

Hearing Wei Xia's free and easy life, Kobe asked curiously: "Then why don't you lend a helping hand?"

"Because I'm a bad guy." Wei Xia smiled faintly.
Chapter completed!