Chapter 1907 (1/2)
Sock dance.
It's not that Andy's mouth is too poisonous. In fact, because of the deterioration of the overall economic environment, the NBA based on the market feels unprecedented pressure.
As an entertainment industry, NBA, for ordinary American families, when they are rich in money, they are idle and bored to watch a game. But now why don't they run on the court and watch TV more clearly?!
When the appeal of stars is not enough, NBA can only do more in ”beauty se”. That's why NBA cheerleaders are now passing through fewer exciting performances, and there are more and more performances. When the game is not attractive, cheerleaders' performances can indeed become a few highlights.
for Andy's words, although Stern has the urge to spit blood, but also knows the meaning of ridicule. Stern, who has been crawling around the mall for many years, smelled danger as early as last year.
In April 2008, a few months before the U.S. stock market fell in full swing, he had the foresight to convene club owners to discuss possible economic downturn trends and countermeasures. Later, the situation was worse than he expected. The rapid decline of the global economy made stern decide to take the lead. Before the start of the NBA regular season, the league made a decision to lay off workers.
The NBA headquarters laid off 9% of its staff and laid off as many as 80 people. The move makes the NBA the first sports league in the United States to cut jobs in the financial tsunami.
”It's impossible. The financial crisis forced us to tighten our belts.” Stern sighed.
However, the business trader still expressed his hope for the future of NBA, he added: ”the stock market has dropped 30% to 40%. This cruel fact is in front of us, so it's normal for us to reduce our earnings by 1% or 2%. We have to see the current economic situation clearly, because we don't know what will happen. But we are confident that we can survive the financial crisis.
What's more, the NBA depends on more than the U.S. market. The economy of Europe, especially China, will not be as difficult as that of the U.S. ”
It's not hard to smell out the words of the president of the league. China has become his biggest way to save the NBA economy. As the most favored by the Chinese market, the Rockets are undoubtedly the most popular in all NBA teams, especially after winning the championship this year, the popularity of the Rockets in China is almost incomparable, and the Rockets' players have received the soft touch this summer.
”The league can play two regular season games in China as before, such as the Rockets vs. the Lakers. I think this game can make all the participants happy. What do you think, Mr. President?”
Andy had a sunny smile on his face and looked at David Stern's suggestion.
David Stern also looked at Andy with a smile and said: ”it seems that we want to go together, but what's the situation of Yao's injury? Can we play then? After all, he is the pride of the Chinese people. Without him, the results would be discounted. ”
” ha ha. ” Andy shakes his head and laughs when he hears Stern's problem. Since winning the championship, Yao has claimed to hurt his left foot. Because of the game, he has been insisting until the end of the finals. Now he needs to start treatment, causing a great uproar from the outside world.
In fact, the Rockets have known about Yao's injury for a long time, but they didn't disclose it to the outside world. They just said in a vague voice that ”the situation is not clear” to perfunctory, and all kinds of guesses from the outside world are ridiculous. The predictions about Yao's serious injury and facing retirement are almost full of all sports reports from China and the United States.