Chapter 997 Business Alliance

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But soon, Tatum's smile gradually disappeared, and he frowned.

Unlike when he was appointed interim president, there were so many disapproving votes.

And as the counting went on, things became increasingly wrong.

The number of votes to disagree was significantly higher than the number of votes to agree.

Tatum turned to look at Xiao Hua, and when he saw the latter's meaningful smile, he suddenly understood something.

Xiao Hua must have reached some private agreement with some team owners!

but why?

The original media incident has completely ruined Xiao Hua's reputation. Why do these bosses still want to help him?

He couldn't understand.

But the situation was out of his control.

The final results came out, and only 12 teams agreed to let him serve as the official president of the league. 40% of them could not meet the 50% minimum requirement.

This also means that he cannot serve as the official president of the league!

After this result came out, not only Tatum did not expect it, but also the team representatives who voted in support did not expect it when they looked around.

It's impossible to bring Xiao Hua back, and they don't agree with Tatum as the official president. These teams are playing snake games!

Tatum gave a final wry smile.

The deal is done and the outcome cannot be changed.

"I want to know why, even though I can no longer serve as league president."

He looked around at everyone and asked.

The voting has ended, it doesn’t matter whether you are anonymous or not.

"We cannot afford the risk of injuries to our players. At least three superstars were retired for the season in last year's playoffs."

The first person to speak was the representative of the Spurs, owner Pete Holt.

"Yes, although the excessively loose penalty scale brings entertainment, it greatly increases the risks that the team needs to bear, which is very detrimental in the long run."

Mavericks representative and team owner Cuban also nodded.

"Can this kind of thing be discussed?"

Representative of the Pelicans, general manager Demps said.

When it comes to supporting Tatum, the Pelicans must be firm.

"Didn't we raise it during the season? But the situation has not changed."

Rockets representative and general manager Daryl Morey spoke.

"This is just part of it. Allowing challenges to the referee makes the game very lengthy, and the current rules are too unfriendly to offensive teams."

Warriors representative and team owner Joe Lacob followed.

"Yes, we definitely don't want to see a game like the Pistons played against the Spurs again. Nothing is too much."

Morey continued.

"Our financial revenue growth has obviously become lower. This is a very rare thing. I believe that many teams also have this situation."

Lakers representative and owner Jeanie Buss spoke up.

"Yes, we know the league is balancing teams, but it's a free market and fans now like to see stars playing together."

Bennett, the representative of the Thunder and team owner, spoke.

It can be seen that he has heard from the grapevine that the league is preparing to intervene in George's trade.

The bosses of each team in the conference room spoke one after another, and various questions were thrown out.

The changes Tatum made were good for the league and fans, but they obviously touched the interests of many teams.

The NBA is a business league, and many owners don't think that much. They only care about the income and development of their teams.

"What you said can be further discussed and changed! Without Tatum, who else can we let as the president of this alliance?"

Dempsey was a little angry.

He is under a lot of pressure when facing the team owners, but he knows that Tatum's failure to continue as president will cause greater losses to the league.

"I think Mr. Xiao Hua has done a good job before. The new broadcast contract has brought us qualitative changes in income. He is an expert in increasing income."

Jenny Bass then suggested.

"Yes, it also restricts stars from joining together. The luxury tax method developed by Mr. Xiao Hua is more scientific rather than intervening."

Bennett nodded in agreement.

"I think Mr. Xiao Hua is still the team president in theory. He has recovered from his injury and should return to work."

Joe Lacob followed up.

There were constant echoes in the conference room. While they denied Tatum's appointment as the official president, they seemed to have already thought of countermeasures and prepared for Xiao Hua's comeback.

"You forgot about the media incident?"

Pistons representative and team owner Tom Gore said.

After he finished speaking, the conference room fell silent, and the echoes disappeared.

Although such a long time has passed since the media incident in which Xiao Hua secretly smeared Tang Tian, ​​the impact is still there.

There are indeed some problems with Tatum being president, but Xiao Hua's problems are even bigger!

"I recommend a vote to determine whether Mr. Silver will continue to serve as league president."

Joe Lacob breaks his silence.

Many team representatives chimed in.

Everyone has different views on past events, and their attitudes over the past six months have also been different from those at the beginning.

No one can convince anyone, so direct voting will determine the result.

"It's the same as Tatum's. At least 80% approval rate can allow Xiao Hua to continue to serve as president."

Jazz representative and team general manager Dennis Lindsay spoke up.

If someone's interests are violated, someone will naturally benefit. Teams such as the Pistons and Jazz support Tatum.

"I think 50% is enough, and we can set up an inspection period."

Jenny Bass continued.

"No, it must be 80%. This is the rule."

Lindsay's attitude is very firm, and they will suffer a lot from Xiao Hua's return.

"Yes, it must be 80%."

Dempsey also responded.

The two sides were in a stalemate for a while.

"I think we should discuss this matter another day. Now every team is worried about the free market. Such a big thing cannot be decided at once."

The Cavaliers representative, owner Gilbert, who had been silent until now, suggested.

The representatives of each team in the conference room looked at each other a few times and nodded in agreement one after another.

I just finished voting for Tatum, and then I voted for Xiao Hua. The probability of the result is between 50% and 80%.

Give each team more time to think about it, and only then will there be a big change in this data during the next theory session.

This period of time is the time for the bosses of each team to meet and discuss.

The first regular meeting of the league in the new season ended, and the news spread quickly.

Tatum will not serve as the official president, and Xiao Hua is likely to come back!

The news set off social media after it came out, which has a much greater impact than which superstar goes where.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is tantamount to directly negating everything that has happened in the league in the past six months.

But that was clearly a half season in which the advantages outweighed the disadvantages!

Tang Tian was also shocked when he saw the news. He didn't expect that something like this would happen at this juncture.

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