The Whip of the God of Basketball

Leon's incident disrupted many people's plans, and the Celtics were the first to bear the brunt. Although Leon quickly paid the bail and came out of the police station, his travel was restricted during the bail period. After the start of the preseason , if he needs to go to an away game, he must report to the police station before he can take a plane to leave Boston. After coming back, I have to report to the police station.

This caused Leon to spend a lot of time on filing, and because of the prosecutor's investigation needs, Leon had to be on call, so Leon simply couldn't go to some away games in the preseason and stayed in Boston.

Another person who was affected was Khomeinis. She spent most of the summer in Los Angeles handling the affairs of her investment company and was very busy. After hearing the bad news about Leon, she immediately rushed back to Boston and prepared Create a luxurious legal team for Leon and strive to minimize the impact on Leon.

Another person affected is the entire NBA.

After the Kobe Bryant incident broke out, the NBA faced a serious image crisis. After Magic Johnson announced that he was infected with AIDS in 1991, another Lakers player was exposed to the public eye because of his private life.

The personal ethics and indiscretions in private life of professional players have been amplified. It is not just Kobe who has been criticized and pressured, but also the entire NBA league, NBA stars and ordinary players. In the past, news and rumors about the debauchery of NBA players in their private lives were all resurfaced. For this reason, David Stern had to convene an emergency meeting to discuss how to carry out image public relations and resolve the crisis.

Unexpectedly, the Kobe incident has not yet passed, and the investigation and evidence collection and litigation are still in progress and will last for a long time. Something happened to the Boston Celtics here, and their head coach actually punched someone into the hospital. .

Although that man was a gangster and Leon's father-killing enemy, beating someone was illegal after all, which linked the alliance to another bad phenomenon - violence.

Regarding issues of personal misconduct and violence, if it is revealed that a certain star is taking drugs at this time, like Len Bias, then David Stern can climb up the Brooklyn Bridge and jump off to commit suicide. This life will be completely impossible. .

To this end, in mid-October, Stern once again convened the league's owners, team operations directors, presidents and managers for a meeting at the Olympia Building in New York to discuss how to correct the league's current public image and reshape it as a good benchmark. matters.

Adam Silva tried his best to promote the "zero tolerance for violence" system at the meeting, proposing that as long as a player or coach has violent behavior or violent intentions on the court, the referee has the power to eject the opponent directly from the court without accumulating technical fouls.

However, this proposal was opposed by most owners and team managers. Although they also hope that the stadium can eliminate violence, they also hope that their team's players can stay on the court to play, especially those teams with bad-tempered players. .

Danny Ainge was of course strongly opposed. He pointed out that Leon's incident did not happen on the court. He had been suspended for punching a Pacers player on the court before, and the incident in the bar could not be related to the court.

And Angie also pointed out that Leon's violent behavior was just and supported by public opinion and fans. Even if he had to pay the legal price for his impulse in the end, he could not be morally condemned.

In the end, the meeting was fruitless. The NBA only issued a statement stating that the league is opposed to violence and even more violent crimes. The NBA will try its best to prevent violence on the court.

After Angie returned to Boston after the meeting, he told Leon the news during the morning training, but received a blank look from Leon.

"Why are you objecting? Isn't it good to just let them pass this rule? Is your mind full of shit?" Leon scolded Anji unceremoniously. He has been very irritable these days. I can't devote myself fully to training, which feels really bad.

"Hey, who got banned for fighting with the opponent's players during the game? I don't want the referee to send you off for just a little clenching of your fist in the game next season." Angie vs. Leon " I feel very angry about the behavior of "not recognizing good people's hearts".

Leon sighed, shook his head helplessly and said: "Stern and Silva are bastards, but if this incident of mine helps pass the zero-tolerance rule, then I think I won't have to always do it next season. After running between the police station, the court and the court, the league will definitely open the door for me. Well now, the Boston Celtics coach deliberately hurt, the president and owner did not cooperate with the progress of the league rules, then Fox-Leon Just run around every day and work on your cases."

Leon's words are not unreasonable. In the past few days, Leon has also realized that things are not that simple. Frank is not that easy to deal with. He has a team of lawyers under his command to exonerate him for his past crimes. A civil lawsuit was launched demanding that Leon compensate Frank—the price they proposed was $35 million.

Of course it is impossible for Leon to pay so much money, but the law does not mean that you will pay if you say you will pay, and you will not pay if you say no. This requires continuous investigation, evidence collection, court debates, and hearings until the final court and jury make a decision.

If the league can provide help, then some evidence collection, investigation, and interrogation work can be carried out in the away city. Otherwise, Leon will have to return to Boston frequently and travel back and forth between the two places. This will have a negative impact on the team's command and preparation. Work will be a huge hit.

"Maybe... maybe it's a good thing to stay in Boston more often. At least the second half of our games will be played in Boston. And I don't think the league will help with this." Ainge was still tough. In fact, thinking about it, Kyle There's nothing wrong with a special person being soft and nice to the alliance. Just accustomed to confrontation with league officials, Anji's mind didn't turn around for a while.

"After all, I still have to rely on myself... I hope that the new season will not be affected by this incident..." Leon was also worried. Looking at the players training hard on the training ground, he did not want to spend three years. The lineup he built was in vain because of his fist.

Of course, he didn't regret the punch he gave Frank at all.

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Leon's incident began to gradually move toward judicial proceedings, and the NBA regular season slowly unveiled its veil as the preseason kicked off.

In order to cooperate with the investigation, Leon did not participate in the Celtics' first preseason game of the new season. This luxurious team, without a head coach, defeated Atlanta in Atlanta under the leadership of assistant coach Rick Carlisle. Eagles, got their first win of the season.

While Leon was recording his second statement at the police station, he began to study the schedule for the 2003-04 season. The schedule was announced yesterday and sent to every coach and player.

The Celtics' first game will be played in Boston on October 29. Leon will definitely be able to participate in this game on time and complete the pre-game preparations and in-game command work.

After playing the first game, the Celtics will begin a three-consecutive road trip to Memphis, New Orleans and Detroit. It is estimated that Leon may not be able to participate in one of these three games because he must play with himself in early November. The newly hired team of lawyers worked together to develop a response plan.

Starting from mid-November, the Celtics will face a strange continuous home and away schedule, one home and one away, one home and one away. With this switch, they will have to play 11 consecutive games, five home and six away.

"Fuck-k-you..." Leon couldn't help cursing when he saw such a schedule, but he also knew that schedule sorting was a very brain-consuming and complicated task. It was said that the league was specifically targeting his situation. With such a schedule, the possibility is very low. It's just a home and away game, and it will be very troublesome for him to fly to other places during the bail period.

According to the information currently obtained from the prosecutor's office, Leon should not be charged too seriously in terms of criminal prosecution, and the final result will most likely be a suspended sentence. But in terms of civil litigation, Frank has proposed a huge compensation, and Rob Eads has reminded Leon to be prepared for a long struggle.

No matter what, this dramatic summer is coming to an end, with deals, conspiracies, hopes, controversies, accidents, and troubles. This is the most complicated summer Fox-Leon has experienced in the past few years.

As for what kind of emotions and situations he will spend next summer, everything depends on the 2003-2004 season.