Chapter 1322 Darrell Stupid Morey

In the second half, Durant and Davis did not play again on the Pelicans side, and Curry and Thompson on the Warriors side did not play again.

Obviously, after the first half of the game, the two sides started training at the same time.

This is also a reasonable thing. The two teams have a bit of change in the bench in the summer, and they need to find a new rotation through the preseason.

Ding Yanyuhang's performance in the second half was eye-catching.

Like Durant, he is also one of the players who performed well in the World Cup, and that state has also been carried over to the new season.

In the end, the Pelicans won the game 103 to 93 and won their first victory in the preseason.

For the Pelicans, Durant scored the highest with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Ding Yanyuhang had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Kuzma had 13 points and 5 rebounds.

A successful preseason game, both sides have found their own problems and highlights through this game.

Moreover, the enthusiastic atmosphere of the fans at the scene also made the NBA headquarters fully feel the strength of the Chinese market.

It is foreseeable that the NBA will only invest more and more in the Chinese market in the future.

For fans, it is also a happy thing to have more opportunities to get in touch with their favorite stars.

This is a strong sign of mutual benefit and prosperity for both parties.

Fans in China and the United States are also optimistic about the future on social media.

"The Pelicans have replaced the Rockets as the new link between the NBA and the Chinese market, and they've done a better job."

"The presence of Tang makes the Pelicans different, and more and more Chinese players are entering the NBA, which is a good thing for everyone."

"The further success of the Chinese market will further enhance the promotion of basketball around the world. Only with good demonstrations will there be new members."

"Yes, the success of the Chinese market can allow the NBA to continue to expand the market to Japan, South Korea, and even India and the Philippines."

"There will also be more and more NBA players who like to come to Asia, because they will realize that there are the best fans in the world here."

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It is no exaggeration to say that because of Tang Tian and Tatum, the world's NBA dream that Stern expects is getting closer to being realized.

After the end of the first preseason game, the two sides will move to Shanghai for the second game.

Tang Tian also went to Shanghai with the team, and he planned to wait for the Pelicans to return to New Orleans after the China game.

It was after one o'clock in the afternoon when he got off the plane.

As soon as he turned on his phone, he found himself bombarded with many calls and text messages.

Those were all people he knew, with good connections and some with average connections.

All of this information mentioned one thing, a piece of news related to Rockets general manager Morey.

Not long ago, Morey posted a personal status on Twitter.

"Fight for ZY, stay with HK."

This is a very political statement because it concerns the territorial integrity of the country.

Although Morey quickly deleted the tweet, it has been screenshotted by fans and posted on social media.

Tang Tian is currently the most influential basketball player, and he soon received voices from all sides.

His first reaction was that Morey's brain twitched.

This kind of thing didn't happen when he time traveled in his previous life.

But after thinking about it, he understood.

He has lived in the United States for so many years, especially the discrimination he encountered when he first came to the Spurs, he can deeply feel the superiority of Americans.

That is closely related to the education received from childhood and the media information received.

So what Morey said was probably just something he wanted to say but didn't say because of some external factors.

It may be the pride after calling professional services in Japan, or it may be drinking and bragging with local businessmen, or it may be because of the envy of businessmen after the Pelicans' great success in the preseason, or it may be too much sponsorship that makes Houston fans The backlog of emotions caused by dissatisfaction with Chinese elements...

There are many possibilities, and no one but Morey himself knows why.

But this best general manager, who has always been known for his shrewdness, may be really stupid this time.

Because this topic, for example, is as serious as Tang Tian's public discussion of racial issues in the United States.

Tang Tian communicated with Tatum on the phone immediately.

If this problem is not dealt with in the first place, it is likely to ferment into an uncontrollable situation.

"Don, the problem is not that serious. You know the status of the general manager of our national team is very high. Dismissal without reason will involve legal issues."

Tatum didn't seem to realize the seriousness of the problem either.

"If you can't get Morey to resign and the Rockets to apologize in one day, the NBA's Chinese market will probably cease to exist."

It was only after Tang Tian said this in a very serious tone that Tatum realized how serious the problem was.

"I will deal with this matter, and I will fly to Japan later."

After realizing the seriousness of the problem, Tatum took action immediately.

The biggest difference between him and Silver lies in his point of view. Like Stern, he is committed to the globalization of the NBA.

At the beginning, Stern visited the thatched cottage three times and said, "Even if it is used as an advertisement," he knocked on the door of the Chinese NBA market.

Tatum will certainly not allow this door to be closed just because of a team's general manager.

Rockets owner Fertitta has just returned to Houston not long ago. He was on vacation with his family in Los Angeles not long ago.

As a businessman, his sensitivity is much higher in comparison, and he has a premonition that Morey's words are likely to bring him hundreds of millions of losses.

So he ended his vacation early.

After Tatum knew Fertitta's location, he rushed to Houston while communicating on the phone.

The two quickly sat down face to face to communicate.

"I know it's risky, but our country supports free speech, and all I can do is to disassociate Morey from the Rockets so that it doesn't affect the Rockets and the NBA."

Fertitta made his point.

He knows very well that if he fires Morey because of this "free speech" at this time, he will be labeled as a big hat like Sterling at the beginning, and then forced to sell the team.

So he can think of the best way to deal with it.

"I thought so too at first, but Tang told me some things about their country. I don't think this matter can be resolved simply by keeping the relationship apart. We may have to do much more than that."

"We're going to have legal problems and we're going to lose a lot of fans."

Although Tatum didn't say it, Fertitta could hear the meaning of firing Morey from his words, and he raised concerns.

"Yes, we will lose, but if we don't do that, we will lose the entire Chinese market, do you know why the NBA can now surpass baseball as the second sport in the United States? Why do our players earn more than the NFL Because of Tang, because of the overseas market.”

Tatum's next words hit Fertitta's chest like a bullet.