Jordan: I thought he was there to help me!

Chapter 52 How much is Magic Johnson hated? He ruined all the players' post-game desserts!

Despite Lin Tian's absence, the Bulls continued their formidable strength, winning four consecutive games!

As for Lin Tian, ​​he had a formal meeting with David Stern when the team visited New Jersey, but no substantial progress was made.

As Lin Tian said, he was just giving Stern an option, a plan-B after he had repeatedly hit a wall and was unable to quickly open up the market in China.

Of course, Stern's statement was not wrong. Even if Lin Tian told him how well he understood the domestic public opinion environment and the pain points of the fans, and how perfect the publicity plan and overall plan were, he could not directly hand over this job to Lin Tian.

He must first let the NBA's existing partners try it out, even if it means going through many detours and getting thwarted, before he can consider Lin Tian again.

There's no other way; everything has to be done step by step. There are just too many interests and relationships involved behind the scenes.

So neither of them was in a hurry. After chatting about some trivial things, Lin Tian flew to Los Angeles with the Bulls!

They will play two consecutive games in Los Angeles, facing the Lakers and the Clippers one after the other.

Lin Tian will be unable to play against the Lakers, but his five-game suspension will end against the Clippers, allowing him to return to the court!

This season, although the Lakers still occupy a top-five position in the Western Conference, everyone knows that relying on Nick Van Exel and Vlade Divac, it is impossible for this historically top-two powerhouse to regain the glory of the 80s and become the champion again!

When talking about the Lakers in the 80s, one cannot help but mention their leading figure during the Showtime era and a superstar who once had the potential to become the greatest player in NBA history, Magic Johnson.

In 1991, James was diagnosed with HIV and became a carrier of the virus. This caused a media frenzy and plunged the entire NBA into a new wave of huge scandals.

At this point, Stern stepped forward and held a press conference with the Magician, portraying the Magician as a brave fighter and hero against the virus!

This crisis management has been hailed by many as the most successful crisis management in North American sports leagues. From the league's image nearly collapsing due to his private life to being transformed into a fighter and hero against the disease, Stern accomplished it all with just one press conference!

An absolute textbook example!

But no matter how good the public relations were, Magic Johnson, who was still at the tail end of his prime and could still contribute 19 points, 12 assists and 7 rebounds per game, still chose to retire in disappointment when faced with the fact that most players in the league avoided him like the plague and with expressions of disdain and fear.

The Lakers' dynasty of the 80s has officially come to an end.

The biggest problem raised by Magic Johnson's incident is undoubtedly the league's ban!

The league prohibits NBA players and cheerleaders from having any interaction! Whether on or off the court, they are not allowed to have any contact, let alone date!

It's worth noting that before this ban was issued, there were countless scandalous rumors surrounding the players and cheerleaders!

After all, on one side is a young and beautiful girl who craves fame and money, and on the other side is a millionaire with boundless hormones. There is no need for any friction between them to ignite a fire!

Some say that after each game, Ewing would choose one cheerleader to have some fun in the team's locker room. Others say that Mutombo would always ask the cheerleaders, "Who's going to sleep with Mutombo tonight?"

There are even rumors that whenever the Pistons lead by more than 15 points at halftime, Isaiah Thomas will have a good time in the locker room during halftime!

There are countless similar rumors!

The players are eager to release their pent-up energy after the game, while the cheerleaders hope to earn a lot of money, or even, if they're lucky, gain status through their children and live off a substantial child support income for life.

But right after the Magic Johnson incident, Stern banned all contact between players and cheerleaders, shattering the girls' dreams of instant success and ruining the players' little bit of fun after games.

During those years, Magic Johnson was definitely the most hated guy in the entire league!

However, this year, the magician seems to be getting restless again!

Even though he was 37 years old and his weight had soared to an astonishing 112 kilograms, the magician felt that he had completely suppressed the HIV virus and that this minor ailment no longer posed a threat to him!

He started training again, trying to make a comeback!

If all goes well, he will officially make his comeback in about half a month!

However, before that, he has to go through a vote by the players' union. Only if the players agree to let him play while he is sick can he return to the basketball court he loves!

As for the players' current attitude towards this...

Well, it's very ambiguous. Most people are still afraid, afraid that if the magician were to bleed or something, it wouldn't just be his career that would be ruined, but his entire life!

Many people are against Magic Johnson's comeback! You ruined our post-game treat, and you still want to come back and play with us?

dream!

But clearly, Jordan and Rodman are not against Magic Johnson's return; in fact, they are looking forward to playing against him again!

For example, right now, Lin Tian was sitting behind the bench watching the team warm up when Jordan excitedly pulled Magic Johnson, who was also sitting in the stands, up and onto the court to play a one-on-one game with him!

It's a real life-or-death one-on-one battle!

The two were fiercely matched and fought extremely hard! Lin Tian even felt that Jordan was putting in the same amount of effort he used against Magic Johnson!

After a few rounds between Jordan and Magic, Rodman eagerly took the ball from Jordan and continued to battle Magic!

Lin Tian knew that these two guys were building momentum for the magician's comeback! They wanted to express their support for their good friend in the most direct and practical way!

To be honest, one of these two guys is a complete bastard, and the other is a muddle-headed, crazy person.

But when it comes to friends, there's really nothing to say.

"I didn't realize this fat guy was so good! I thought he didn't know anything about basketball." A voice that exuded charm and charisma suddenly came from beside Lin Tian.

Lin Tian couldn't help but look back, and then only one adjective remained in his mind—

Big!

It's so big!