The Time Warner Center was still very bleak when the game ended, after all, they lost the ball.

Li Ke had a deep understanding of the feeling of losing. He only felt that he had a chance to win this game. If he could score a few mid-range shots, he would have the goal.

Unfortunately, after one game, he scored 2 three-pointers.

Just like that, he stood on the field with his waist on his waist for a while, and Carter came over.

"Rookie, you performed very well, but you still lost."

It was this heart-wrenching sentence that Li Ke was a little confused about how to reply.

Carter, who stretched out his right hand, said to himself: "You have to practice your ball-holding attack, and you can only know how to slip the bottom line and you can't win the ball."

This sentence shows that Carter already knows why Li Ke kept dunking in this game.

When Li Ke's outside feels bad, isn't he the only way to score is to cut the basket and dunk it?

Of course, when Carter said this, Li Ke still didn't know how to reply, so he could only nod and agree.

Then, he heard Carter say, "Also, the dunk thing, it can only help you win a moment of applause, but will prevent you from winning all the things you desire, so, reduce your dunk..."

This is the last sentence, and a piece of advice also made Li Ke thank him from the bottom of his heart.

"Thank you, Vince."

...

On the evening of January 3, Li Ke received a call from Mei Yangyang.

The phone call itself has no meaning, just to make Li Ke rounded to participate in this program.

So, in terms of form, Mei Yangyang chose to interview, and he prepared a few spicy questions.

"So, ready, Sheldon?"

"Get started, Stephen."

Li Ke was helpless. In fact, at the beginning, he didn't want to get involved in this show.

But later, David Falke called and told Li Ke that participating in the program would be helpful to the North American market.

And Li Ke himself also wants to use the espn platform to spray espn...

"So, we're going to start! The first question, is there any one thing you have to do with Kobe, can you tell us about the details?"

The first question is that Mei Yangyang exposed his intentions, and he is still unstoppable about Li Ke and Kobe's one-on-one thief.

But Li Ke answered this question with peace of mind: "Stephen, I know you have a lot of questions about this. The first time was a draft trial. That time you can ask Mickey Kupchek. Then you won the game at Kobe Orange County Manor. That time, the Lakers' Chinese Suns were on the scene..."

"Okay, then the second question is, about Jordan's choice, do you really have no idea about Jordan's choice?"

Perhaps because she was afraid that Li Ke would not tell the truth, Mei Yangyang added: "Please tell the truth!"

Can Li Ke tell the truth? This time, of course, he would praise Boss Qiao high: "It is my honor to be taken by Boss Qiao. Maybe you don't know that I have received a lot of Boss Qiao's help, and I will try my best to prove that Jordan's choice is a compliment."

"emmm, the third question is, you are now against Kevin Durant, and you are not the kind of ordinary opponent. You want to compete for the best rookie, and even in the future, as opponents with the same position, you will also directly compete for the position..."

I talked about Xiao Du and the best rookie, and I have indeed become a bit popular recently.

When I was in NCAA, Xiao Du was the eldest of the Longhorn Cow, and Li Ke was at most a second, but what many people have to admit is that most of the highlights of the Longhorn Cow belong to Li Ke.

After entering the NBA, Li Ke's momentum was much more powerful than that of Du Xiao.

I won’t repeat the highlights of several games. The average number of games is comparable to each other, but Li Ke has already relied on domestic fans to become the All-Star, or even the All-Star starter.

In terms of team record, the Bobcats are much better than the Supersonics. Although the Bobcats have lost again recently, including these two consecutive losses, their record is still 13 wins and 17 losses, and they still retain the hope of the playoffs.

On the other hand, the Supersonics have a record of 9 wins and 22 losses in the Western Conference and have long said goodbye to the playoffs.

The opponent is the opponent, but Li Ke believes that he and Xiao Du will be mutually sympathetic opponents, and who is sure that he and Xiao Du will not reunite in the future?

"First of all, Stephen, correct your mistake. Kevin and I have different positions. I focus on the second and third positions, Kevin focuses on the third and fourth positions. Secondly, opponents do not mean that we want to die. We will urge each other to go all the way..."

"The fourth question, about the All-Star Voting..."

Finally, Mei Yangyang asked about the idea.

"I cannot agree with Brian Windhorst's statement. In fact, the league does not operate undercover on the voting. Even if there is, it will reduce the voting of overseas fans. Therefore, I hereby call on the league that American fans are fans, overseas fans are also fans. Overseas fans deserve equal rights. Yes, equality!"

"If the league can't respect this, then the All-Star vote is unequal!"

As soon as the word equality was released, Li Ke had already taken out the most powerful weapon of the United States.

Subsequently, the media will dig deeper and confirm that the proportion of overseas voting has indeed been reduced. In the second stage, the votes of Dayao, Li Ke and Ah Lian will probably increase sharply.

When the dust settled, Li Ke hung up the phone, which was so direct that on the other side of the phone, Mei Yang Yang was about to ask the fifth question-

"The last question..."

"Dou...dou...dou..."

"He hung up the phone?"

Behind Mei Yang Yang, there were laughter from Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley.

The director of the program was also laughing. It can be said that the program effect was full.

...

In Mei Yangyang's phone interview, Li Ke still didn't dare to say that his strength was enough to become the starter in the All-Star Game.

First of all, he knew that his strength was still far from that level.

Second, the loss to the Nets made Li Ke understand that compared with the strong teams at the playoff level, the Bobcats' strength is not enough at this time, and it should be said that they are far from enough. Boss Qiao rejected Li Ke's proposal for a deal, and it is unlikely to strengthen it for the time being.

At the beginning of 2008, Li Ke could only continue to use his Iron King to swipe his data, steal one game when he is in good condition, and lose a few games when he is not good.

...

On January 4, US time, two days after the last game, the Bobcats went to New Orleans to fight the Hornets.

The significance of this game to Li Ke is that he almost became a member of the Hornets.

To be a coincidence, the Hornets were originally intended to choose Li Ke’s draft pick, which was the 13th pick in the first round.

In other words, Li Ke almost became the shooting guard who selected the 13th pick in the first round.

In addition to almost becoming a Hornet, the rest of the game lies in the opponent's CP3.

This season, Brother Pao has also reached his peak. His visual aspect is not as outrageous as the Warcraft next door, but his data is almost the same. He has averaged 21.1 points, 11.1 assists and 2.7 steals per game so far. Brother Pao has been fighting with 1.

Although the vision is not as shocking as the Warcraft, the Hornets are still a little better than the Magic in terms of team performance.

For the Bobcats, this game has another meaning, the battle between Feidun and Pao Ge’s three major point guards.

If Deron was eating and sleeping to beat Paul, then Brother Pao could also ask him to eat and sleep and sleep to beat him fat.

But in this game, it was not Fei Dun who lost the game, but the number four position.

David West used his skillful mid-range shots and inside steps to play with Boss Hua, who was originally a guest player at the No. 4 position. He made 9 of 15 shots, scored a game-high 20 points, and also had 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks.

Of course, Brother Pao's performance is not bad either, with 17 points and 11 assists, and 10 points and 4 assists against Feidun, the gap is huge.

Li Ke's performance was also very average, making 8 of 21 shots and only scored 19 points.

This loss was the third consecutive defeat for the Bobcats during this period.

After the game, Li Ke wanted to touch the cannon head, but after losing the game, he was really not in a mood.

And more importantly, touching the cannon head may cause disputes and he will become the one who cannot afford to lose.

Li Ke still can afford to lose, he has this thing.

After returning to Charlotte, Li Ke also turned on the TV for a rare time and watched the American sports program seriously for the first time.

Looking at Mei Yang Yang on the TV, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley, who couldn't say he was still here, laughed and joking. Li Ke showed a faint smile, but always felt that Americans' humorous style was a bit low-level, just like they hadn't graduated from kindergarten.

Of course, no matter how much you complain, the main show is still very quickly.

Li Ke’s phone interview began, and the first three questions were answered in a very perfunctory way.

Until the fourth question, the word equality came out, everyone was silent.

Although Li Ke's actions of hanging up the phone directly made many people laugh.

But the lethality of the word equality was still reflected. Almost the first time the show was broadcast, Robin Lundberg of Sports Illustrated posted a short passage on his Facebook column—

"When North American experts and journalists were clamoring for Sheldon to replace LeBron as the All-Star starter, the reason they could come up with was: the unfairness of the league, but now, Sheldon hit back and put the facts in front of everyone. What is the fact? The fact is that NBA treats North American fans differently from overseas fans."

Brian Windhorst was silent, without a slight response. The response he could have thought of was to denounce the unprofessionality of Chinese fans and to cast players with insufficient level on the All-Star Game.

But on the other hand, Mei Yang Yang emphasized: "The All-Star has always been the king of popularity. It is not the regular season or the playoffs. I have never said that I should use strength as the king!"

Look, Mei Yangyang's help blocked Windhorst's retreat.

Of course, the more ruthless one is Rick Bornell of the Charlotte Observer. He pointed out directly: "Sheldon is the first place in the Eastern Conference vote for the forward position, and there are two forwards starting positions. Kevin Garnett should have grabbed the starting position of Lebang!"

Yes, Lebang can’t even beat kg, so how can I talk about Li Ke, who is the best player?

As a result, the public opinion storm gradually subsided. Even though the Bobcats lost two more games and lost five consecutive times, no one mentioned the old news again.

But Boss Qiao, the troubles finally broke out-

The Bobcats, who lost five consecutive times, had a bleak atmosphere in the training hall, but on the other side, the office area was so hot that it was about to explode.

In the conference room, Boss Qiao sat in the middle seat with an ugly expression. Although Robert Johnson was standing, his momentum was quite terrifying.

"This is the result of accounting firms' calculations. In 2007, we lost a total of $13 million!"

Boss Qiao said calmly: "You are too anxious, Robert."

Indeed, in Boss Joe's opinion, Robert Johnson started to make noise after only one and a half seasons, and it was really too anxious.

"Want? Michael, don't you know what it means to lose $13 million in an annual amount?"

Charlotte's football market has not been very good since the Hornets' period. The reason why the Hornets moved away from Charlotte was also a loss. In two seasons, they lost $37 million.

Now, the bobcats are going to follow the old path of wasps again.

No, I can’t even go through the old path, because the Bobcats team was formed by the league to compensate Charlotte. This year is the fourth season, so I just want to go through it? There is no way to go!

Therefore, the Bobcat's losses will only become more and more serious, so serious that it cannot support it.

In fact, in Li Ke's previous life, Robert Johnson sold 70% of the shares to Boss Qiao at a loss of $20 million. Boss Qiao also relied on his own financial resources to support him for several years. After the league's broadcast share rose sharply, he slowed down.

Faced with Robert Johnson's questioning, Boss Jo hesitated for a moment: "I will make up for the lost money."

Robert Johnson sneered: "You make up for it, no problem. Is it up for you to make up for the depreciation of the team's market value?"

Boss Qiao stopped talking and asked me to make up for the depreciation of the market value. Then wouldn’t I become a big fool?

"You don't have to explain anything anymore. Michael, you still have two ways to go now."

"One is that I withdraw the stock..."

Boss Joe was about to interrupt Robert Johnson and said: I'll buy it!

Robert Johnson didn't give him a chance, and made a turn: "But I will never sell it to you. You are not the only consortium that wants this 70% equity. Do you still remember the former Rockets president who came with me last time? He is one of the potential buyers."

Boss Qiao panicked, and he panicked again.

Robert Johnson began to be angry. He must not choose the first path. As long as he chooses, his management rights will inevitably be lost.

After all, it is impossible for the former Rockets president or the potential Larry Bird to give the operation rights to Lao Qiao anymore.

Boss Qiao can only listen to the second one.

"The second thing, I'll give you half a season. I'll see the team make the playoffs, no matter what method I use."

The playoffs, how easy it is...

But Boss Joe can understand Robert Johnson that even if you only play one round, bonuses, tickets, and broadcast fees, can help the Bobcats reduce their losses to negligible levels.

Of course, more importantly, the market value of the Bobcats will rise sharply due to a playoff.

"The first one, I want to choose, but you have to sell it to me. I am willing to buy 70% of your equity at a higher price than the market value."

Boss Joe still chose the first one first, but Robert Johnson directly refused: "That's impossible, Michael."

"Okay, then the second one, see you in half a season!"
Chapter completed!