The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 932 unpatriotic
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On February 7, the Knicks announced that they had reached a multi-year contract extension with Sean Kemp.
"The New York Times" disclosed: "Rainman's total contract is 27 million US dollars, which means that his salary next year will surpass Benj and rank second in the Knicks."
Except for personnel within the league, the outside world does not know the details of the contract.
Louie deliberately leaked some details.
For example, Kemp's annual salary in the first year of his new contract is only $4.4 million, which is $100,000 less than Wilson's, so next season, his salary will be ranked third in the team, not the second in the team as the Times said.
This kind of ranking is a ranking to the outside world, and the money they make is unimaginable to ordinary people.
But within the Knicks, Kemp's new contract has a powerful impact.
Reggie Miller suddenly found that the six-year, $20 million he signed was not good.
There is also a clear gap between Stockton's 6-year 21 million and Kemp.
Wilson had already expected this scene, and he didn't feel anything.
As for the other players whose old contracts have not yet been completed and are still receiving an annual salary of 700,000 to 2 million per year, there is only jealousy, jealousy, envy, and hope that they will be able to sign a new contract every day.
The existing rules prevent the Knicks from ignoring the salary cap and signing a contract worthy of their worth, so salary has become a heart disease for some people.
Only Ewing can sit back and relax.
Even if Kemp signs a new five-year, $27 million contract, he won't earn more than him.
Salaries that have grown too fast have become a pain in some people's hearts.
On the training ground, on the road to away games, during games, whenever the players are free, money is talked about.
If someone does not perform well, they will be ridiculed with sentences like "you can make that much money".
This year's All-Star weekend took place in mid-February.
Before then, the Knicks still need to play seven games.
Louie is two games shy of the 600-win milestone.
Today, they are a guest in Miami to challenge the No. 1 Heat in the Eastern Conference.
Two days ago, the Heat beat the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, and today, the New York Legion is hungry for revenge.
In the evening, Louis had dinner at the invitation of Lewis Shafier.
"Coach Lu, I heard that you have secured Sean Kemp's contract extension, congratulations!" Shafier said sincerely, "In this way, the Knicks' competitiveness will be more stable."
That was true, but Louie didn't like hearing him say it.
"Okay, we're not even the number one in the Eastern Conference, what competitiveness are we talking about?" Louis said with a smirk, "I want to congratulate you, I heard that you are now taking the positions of president, chairman, general manager All hanging on his own head, he is the well-deserved godfather of professional basketball in Miami."
"Coach Lu, you laughed at me again, you are the well-deserved godfather."
Shafier seldom flinches in front of Louie. Even if the Heat are doing well, it's just a regular season, not worth mentioning.
In his eyes, New York is a mountain.
His real target is the Indiana Pacers.
Do not abolish Danny Manning, he is afraid that he will die in peace.
Louis didn't expect the Heat's competitiveness to become so strong, and now he can't do without the opponent as an opponent.
But this great enemy was supported by himself.
This is a typical example of shooting a rock in your own foot, right?
Of course, he is happy to see the Heat rise. In the future, if the Knicks really let the Heat go out, that is also the trumpet that he lost to himself...
miami arena
This is the first stadium in the history of the Heat. It was completed in 1988. Compared with the old stadiums of other teams in the league, it is considered a very new stadium.
Every time Louis led the team to the Miami stadium, he felt like he was in msg.
Impetuous Heat fans used aggressive harassment tactics to influence the Knicks' preparations.
This will not have any effect, because the Knicks have experienced too many storms, and have encountered any kind of road environment.
The second consecutive game between No. 1 in the East and No. 2 in the East will still be broadcast live on NBC.
The Knicks and Heat have seven players from the East's All-Star team.
In addition to the Knicks, the Heat have Petrovic, Reggie Lewis and Hank Geithers selected.
Originally, the Heat had the opportunity to create a grand scene with four selected like the Knicks.
But unfortunately, Dumars lost to Stockton by a narrow margin.
This is also a controversial incident that has made many Heat fans angry.
Dumars' statistics in the Heat are not outstanding, averaging only 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists per game, but he can be said to be the most important player in the team.
He is not as turbulent as Petrovic, nor is he like Gaithers and Lewis, because of heart problems, the playing time of each game needs to be limited.
Dumars has both offense and defense, and has never been the icing on the cake player like Stockton.
For the Heat, the arrival of Dumars is a timely help.
Therefore, Stockton received significantly more malice than other teammates.
"What about mar (Rauf)?"
While the Star-Spangled Banner was being sung, Rauf disappeared as usual.
"Probably doing something else in the locker room," Wilson said.
Stockton said dissatisfiedly: "Don't you think it is absurd and disrespectful that he deliberately avoided the opening ceremony?"
"Stop complaining, Patriots, even if you're the most patriotic person in the Midwest, the selection committee won't let you join the Dream Team," McHale joked.
Losing the Dream Team is Stockton's heart disease.
There is a reason for losing the second time.
"It was the injury that kept me out of the Dream Team," Stockton explained.
"If you are really indispensable, even if you have an injury, you can still be selected for the dream team. Could it be that because of your injury, the gold medal of the US team will not be guaranteed? To put it bluntly..."
McHale didn't provoke Stockton further, "But to be honest, it doesn't make sense for Mar to keep avoiding the opening ceremony."
"He doesn't think of himself as an American anymore, so it's understandable that he doesn't want to perform a basic salute to the national flag?"
Kemp is in a good mood after signing his new contract.
Reggie Williams snorted and said, "This group of religious people has a lot of **** things. If he has the guts, he will show his position in front of the whole world. It's nothing to play hide and seek!"
"You bastards, can you take care of yourself first before educating others? What are you doing now? Singing the national anthem, you don't have the most basic respect for this ceremony!" Louis said angrily, "shut me up Mouth!"
Louis suppressed the grumbling from the scene.
When the opening ceremony was over, the Miami Stadium was brightly lit, and Rauf also came out of the player channel.
He arrives just right, stuck just seconds after the ceremony.
From this, it can be proved that he did not hide in the locker room at all, and has been waiting for the ceremony to end in the player tunnel.
"Did you ask God to bless you today?"
Yu Tiancan is one of the few people in the team who can communicate with Rauf without barriers.
"No, I took a few minutes to confess to God," Raouf said.
"Oh?" Yu Tiancan asked, "Why?"
Rauf looked at the Stars and Stripes on the roof: "Because I don't even dare to face that **** flag!"
Yu Tiancan suspects that his English is not good, otherwise it is his comprehension problem. Uh uh, the "damn flag" that Rauf said should not refer to the American flag, right? However, the Heat have only built the team for a few years, and there are no flags above the home court except for the Stars and Stripes.
Yu Tiancan is a responsible person, he will not educate others.
But to treat the flag of the motherland with this attitude?
As a patriotic young man, even if he is not an American, Rauf's attitude towards the Stars and Stripes is beyond his comprehension.
Normally ~www.mtlnovel.com~ if we see someone hate their country, it is generally incomprehensible. For this kind of person, most people's approach is to stay away from it.
Yu Tiancan couldn't stay away from Rauf, but he didn't want to delve into this matter.
After the referee walks on the field, it means that the game will start.
Non-starters walk off the field.
In order to put eye salve on the Heat, Louis deliberately changed the starting lineup today.
Stockton came off the bench, Wilson swung to the No. 1 position, and the other four teammates were Miller, Rodman, Kemp, and Ewing.
Choose such a starting lineup because the Heat's starting lineup does not have a pure point guard.
Dumars is the No. 1 at shooting guard, and Petrovic is a No. 2 with ball-handling ability.
Since they don't have a point guard, Louis also took advantage of the opportunity to form a lineup without a pure point guard.
To beat the Heat, Dumars and Petrovic are two points that need to be pinched.
If there is one point that cannot be pinched, that point may lead to the vitality of the whole team.