Chapter 50 Reggie Miller: I regret it!
David Stern continued: "We are likely to face social pressure and the local court will intervene. You have to understand this. We must deal with this matter as soon as possible and make it smaller."

"Then, what should we do?" Adam Silver was a little anxious.

"Don't panic, call the Knicks first and ask about his injury." David Stern ordered.

"OK, OK." Adam Silver quickly hung up the phone.

David Stern shook his head. Adam Silver has a good business mind, but he is an idiot when it comes to politics.

"Jingle Bell……"

"Hello, I'm David Stern."

The phone rang again. He calmed himself down and waited for it to ring three times before picking up the receiver.

"David..." James Dolan's voice came from the other side.

"James, I already know what happened. How is he doing?" he asked anxiously.

James Dolan said angrily: "I just got on the plane and heard the situation is very bad. Dozens of people beat one person, including five security guards. David, this is murder, this is naked murder.

David, I'm going to sue those bastards for first-degree murder, and I'm going to sue the Pacers for murdering a Knicks player."

David Stern held the microphone a little further away, but Dolan's words startled him, and he quickly comforted him: "James, calm down, calm down, okay?"

"I can't calm down. This is murder, public murder in front of 20,000 fans and all Indiana people," James Dolan said angrily.

David Stern rubbed his temple and said with a headache: "Okay, James, I will punish the Pacers severely, and the law will give him an explanation."

James Dolan said angrily: "Humph, David, we finally found a good seedling, and now it has been ruined by the Pacers. There must be an explanation for this matter. There must be an explanation. I will not give up. I will contact a lawyer now."

David Stern said: "But James, there is a problem. This incident is likely to develop into a serious racially biased violent bullying incident."

James Dolan said excitedly: "Yes, yes, it is racial discrimination, the Pacers discriminated against Wolverine, and then all the players and security personnel openly murdered Wolverine.

David, this was murder, and I am sending everyone involved in the beating of Wolverine to jail."

"No no no..."

David Stern patted his head and said with a headache: "James, please stop talking about murder. I hope you understand that the interests of the Knicks and the entire league are the same.

So, James, I hope you don't make this a big deal. The league will definitely give the Knicks and him an explanation."

"David, what do you want to do?"

James Dolan naturally understands this. The reason he said so much is just to seize the initiative and strive for the greatest benefits for the Knicks.

David Stern explained, and then said, "So this matter must not be made a big deal. It must not be tainted with racial discrimination. That would be a huge scandal. Do you understand?"

His tactics were superb, and after a combination of defense and fighting, he finally calmed James Dolan down.

But this violent incident has left many people injured, and the local judicial authorities will surely intervene, and the walkers are in big trouble.

……

"Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Wolverine is mighty!" "Wolverine, the god of NBA!"

"One against twelve, all knocked out, who else?"

"I wonder how badly He Zhongqiu was injured?"

"Didn't he say he couldn't do it? He was carried off the field."

"Impossible. I'm from Hongluo Mountain. He Zhongqiu has been practicing Iron Shirt since he was a child. He has been fighting since he was a child. How can he get hurt so easily? I have never seen him get hurt. That bad guy must be pretending."

“Is the Iron Shirt real?”

"I used to hang out with He Zhongqiu in the Ocean Palace. His iron shirt is really powerful. His head can withstand a brick. Even if the brick hits him, not a single hair will fall off."

"Aren't you talking nonsense? He's bald, how can there be any hair?"

At this time, it was noon in China, and the news from the United States had already spread on the domestic Internet, causing a sensation, with netizens excited.

The popularity of He Zhongqiu is rising rapidly, just like that of the United States.

……

Two hours later, the Knicks' special plane arrived in New York, and He Zhongqiu was carried into the ambulance by a group of doctors and nurses.

At this time, the inspection results of a group of Pacers players and three security personnel came out.

The most serious one was Artest, who had a comminuted fracture of his nose, one tooth left, a severe concussion, four broken ribs in his right chest (all dislocated fractures), damaged and bleeding lungs, intrahepatic bleeding due to a heavy blow to his abdomen, a ruptured small intestine, and severe maxillofacial injuries, severe abdominal injuries, severe chest injuries, etc.

The injuries of the others were much lighter. A total of 58 teeth were lost, nine ribs were broken, ten people had mild to moderate concussions, nine people had internal bleeding, and the main point guard Jamaal Tinsley suffered a comminuted fracture of the tibia and fibula of his left calf.

Isaiah Thomas was shaking as he held a stack of checklists that told him the Pacers were finished, Reggie Miller's championship dream was finished, and he was finished too.

The team owner and general manager had just scolded him like a dog. It was his responsibility that he did not stop the situation from escalating in time, and even watched the substitute players get involved in the fight. There was no other outcome waiting for him except to be fired, so resigning voluntarily was his only option.

Simply put, he became a scapegoat.

Next to him was a group of police officers, including bailiffs.

This incident has become a big deal, and the local police station and court have all intervened. The Pacers players who participated in the beating of He Zhongqiu will also face legal sanctions.

Reggie Miller and O'Neal Jr. lived in a double room together.

Reggie Miller, whose face was swollen on one side, stared at the ceiling with a blank look in his eyes and a blank mind.

He already knew about Artest's injury. Not to mention the league's suspension, with such a serious injury, Artest's career would be ruined, if not his season.

There is also the main point guard Tinsley, who suffered two shattered bones in his calf, which is more serious than Artest's injury and is likely to be over.

Without the third scoring point, the team's defensive stalwart, and the main point guard, how can the Pacers still challenge for the championship?
He was already at the end of his career and had no time left. Now he regretted it, he regretted extremely for provoking that Chinese rookie, he really regretted it.

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(End of this chapter)