Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 541 - 179: The Dallas Incident, the real GOAT! (Begging for subscriptions and monthly tickets!)_3
Anthony, who had memorized the script in advance, said, "I think this is a good idea. To maintain their roster, big-city teams can still choose to pay the luxury tax, but small-market teams will also benefit."
Qin Yue laughed and said, "Bobby, I don’t think any owner of a big-city team would like your suggestion."
Max shrugged and said, "Michael Jordan once said that if you can’t afford it, you should sell your team early. Since the rules are the same, I think the teams aiming for the championship shouldn’t complain about it."
Online, after the latest episode of "Qin’s Sports Talk" was released, the owners who were still contemplating how to exert pressure on players during the upcoming labor negotiations were instantly enraged.
Because in this episode of "Qin’s Sports Talk," Qin Yue not only used Max’s words to clearly express to the fans the players’ willingness to compromise, but also exposed the truth about the owners always feigning poverty and misery.
In fact, in this episode, the impression left on the fans was...
That the players are entirely willing to consider issues from the owners’ perspective.
When Qin Yue skillfully used this episode to place the blame for refusing cooperation, refusing negotiation, and purely wanting to exploit the players on the shoulders of the owners, public opinion instantly sided with the players.
This is the charm of the Internet.
However, Qin Yue didn’t expect to make the owners regain their sanity with just one episode.
Therefore, on February 11th, after the last game before the end of All-Star Weekend, Qin Yue flew to Dallas and immediately gathered all the players who were about to participate in this year’s All-Star Weekend.
"We will negotiate with the owners on the morning of the All-Star Game. I know not all of you will support me, but even if someone doesn’t, I hope they won’t hold us back when we’re fighting for everyone’s interests!"
"What do you plan to do?" Derek Fisher, the players’ union president, asked.
"If the owners aren’t willing to return to the negotiating table with rational minds, then this year’s All-Star Game shouldn’t be held," Qin Yue said resolutely.
Fisher was shocked and said, "This will only worsen the situation!"
Then, Fisher intended to explain to Qin Yue the negative impact of being forced to cancel the All-Star Game...
However, when he was about to speak, he found in a daze that, except for James, almost all the players in the conference room were standing behind Qin Yue.
Because, through the previous episode of "Qin’s Sports Talk"...
When the players discovered that the losses of the teams in the league were not as severe as imagined, but instead, the owners used this to threaten the players’ union and even threatened a lockout, this shared stance instantly united them behind Qin Yue.
"Derek, I’ve made it clear on my show, we’re not unwilling to compromise, but if the owners still want to use the threat of a lockout against us, why should we let them profit from us during All-Star Weekend? Don’t the owners want a lockout? Fine, we can lock out right now!"
At this moment, looking at Qin Yue’s eyes burning like fire, Fisher, who had long been secretly colluding with the owners, immediately realized that his position as the players’ union president had been quietly undermined by Qin Yue.
Fisher didn’t know when Qin Yue had won over these superstars.
Nor did he know how Qin Yue was able to rally support in such a short time.
But in fact, as early as 1964, Oscar Robertson used his actions to tell later generations:
As long as you can clearly tell these players what they will lose if they don’t resist, they will rally around a great leader for a common interest.
Qin Yue is the current flag bearer of the league.
If, when Qin Yue is willing to take the lead to fight for the players’ interests, as a player you still don’t know where to stand, isn’t that tantamount to selling everyone out to those capitalists?
"Listen, Derek, I’m well aware that you’ve always been close to the owners. So I also hope you can tell them, either come to the negotiation table rationally, or cancel this year’s All-Star Game!
Furthermore, they don’t need to worry that fans who bought tickets will suffer losses, because if the All-Star Game is forced to be canceled, I will pay out of my own pocket to host a charity game this summer to compensate these fans.
And I’ll make it clear on my show that we were never the ones who caused the All-Star Game to be canceled, but rather all the league owners who used the threat of a lockout against us, and the incompetent David Stern!"
In the conference room, every word from Qin Yue was so resounding and powerful that Fisher himself didn’t notice he had already been labeled a traitor.
"I will clearly convey your attitude to the owners, but before that, you must stay calm, promise me, okay?" Fisher said to Qin Yue.
Upon hearing this, Qin Yue smiled and said, "Derek, I look forward to your good news."
In the conference room, after Fisher left, Kobe, who had always been at odds with Qin Yue, immediately stepped forward and hugged him.
"I admit I used to hate you," Kobe said, "but in this labor negotiation, unwavering support for you will be my only stance."
"You are the Big O of our time!" Anthony and Wade said after each gave Qin Yue a punch to the chest, "For the next union president, I’ll definitely vote for you!"
"Messiah has made it clear on ’Qin’s Sports Talk,’ we are willing to compromise, and we are open to the league implementing rules to reduce the championship costs for each team. But if that still can’t satisfy those suited capitalists, then going to war with them is our only path!"
And as Qin Yue’s undisputed choice for the next players’ union president, Chris Paul concluded this meeting by saying.
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