Chapter 513 Stern's Foresight (Fourth!)

From the words, one can feel Redick's attitude towards Tang Tian.

This was obviously because Tang Tian knocked him out of the field in the previous game but didn't get the whistle.

In this post-match interview, Rivers' answer to the referee's penalty became the focus of media reports.

This also attracted a lot of heated discussions from fans. After all, the way of speaking that is cheap and good-looking makes people feel very uncomfortable.

However, in the midst of these discussions, a tweet sent by a Chinese reporter suddenly detonated the domestic fan circle.

This was a Chinese reporter who was at the press conference at the time. The reporters present at the time didn't pay attention, but he noticed.

Chink, a word that most Chinese people may not have heard before, is beginning to be familiar to Chinese people.

Chink translates to narrow eyes and small slits. By extension, it refers to the slender and squinted eyes of Chinese or Asians compared to Westerners.

This is a term used by racists to deliberately magnify differences in human genetics to show their superiority.

Like the insulting actions of the Spanish men's basketball team in 2008, this is the case.

Fans in China didn't realize it, but after knowing the meaning of this word, they immediately became furious.

Redick, this is clearly a racist!

Some fans in China began to post on social media and asked Redick to give an explanation.

The league was quick to react, demanding an apology from Redick for what he said in the interview.

Not only because of the protests of Chinese fans, but also because Tatum, the chief vice president of the league at this moment, is of Chinese descent!

Redick is tantamount to scolding Tatum.

Under pressure, Redick apologized on social media.

"I just said it unintentionally. I didn't mean to disrespect Chinese fans or Chinese players."

The apology was not forgiven by the Chinese fans, but made them even angrier.

What is the unintentional theory?

That means, are you used to saying this? You didn't intend to insult at all, but you usually think so? !

The tiebreaker between the Pelicans and the Clippers has not yet started, and the turmoil has become bigger and bigger.

"Respect is mutual. If one day I say that JJ Redick is a piece of shit, please remember that I didn't mean it."

Tang Tian posted his second personal tweet.

Tang Tian is a time traveler. He knew about Redick's insult to China, but he just didn't expect it to be so early.

It seems that his appearance really changed history.

Originally, Redick apologized, and he just responded in the way he was on the court. After all, he doesn't like such things as verbal battles.

But Redick's attitude made him intolerable.

His current status in the league has not yet grown and he can go to Xiao Hua, but it is still a matter of minutes to go to Redick.

And he is very smart, he didn't write in such sensitive words as white pig, but replaced it with shit.

Tang Tian's popularity is very high in the league, and this tweet became a headline in an instant.

"Redick needs a more formal apology. The NBA is a global league, and its attitude towards all races is the same." Yao Ming immediately tweeted his support.

"That (saying chink) is not a correct approach, and it is meaningless. He needs a more sincere apology." Kobe also quickly came out to support it.

"I know the enthusiasm of Chinese fans. They are very good fans. That kind of words really shouldn't appear." James also spoke through his agent.

"It's very disrespectful to overseas players. Basketball is pure and should not be mixed with these things." Nowitzki also commented in front of reporters.

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For a while, players, whether black or white, were speaking out in one way or another.

It took Americans more than a hundred years to make blacks and whites barely equal, and they don't want to cause more trouble.

Of course, the most important thing is that Tang Tian is now playing in the league. His influence is not only in China, the godfather is also very popular in the United States.

Redick picked the wrong guy when he picked the wrong one.

Under the pressure of the outside world, he was finally forced to publicly record a video apology.

"I really didn't mean to be disrespectful to Asians, but I did make a mistake in this matter. I sincerely apologize to all Asians and ask for your forgiveness, and I promise that such words will not happen again in the future. Sorry."

In the video, Redick's expression looks serious, and it can be seen that he did not do it voluntarily.

However, he made a ninety-degree bow after saying these words.

From these actions, it can be seen that he was forced, and even if he didn't do it, he would lose his job because of it.

Redick's apology video came out, which temporarily calmed the anger of Chinese fans.

But that is also temporary.

With the tiebreaker between the Pelicans and the Clippers imminent, they expected Tang Tian to teach Redick some harsh lessons on the court.

The tiebreaker between the Clippers and the Pelicans has already attracted much attention, and coupled with the Redick incident, it has become the focus of attention.

At this time, Benson, the owner of the Pelicans, contacted Stern and told him about the referee's penalty scale in the tone of an old friend.

Stern has retired. Although he still has some influence in the league because he has not retired for a long time, it doesn't really help much.

When he was the president, Xiao Hua often confronted him, let alone his retirement.

However, after communicating with Benson, Stern still did it. He contacted Tatum and the league committee.

After some communication, everyone else agreed with what Stern said.

The league really needs the Los Angeles team to appear on the stage of the second round, but judging from the current reaction of the fans, the negative impact of doing so will be far greater than the gains it may bring.

Fairness is an integral part of competitive sports.

The night before the Pelicans-Clippers tiebreaker, Tatum convened a league committee meeting, and Silver was invited to the scene.

In the conference room, Tatum made clear the need for fair calling in the upcoming games.

Other members of the committee expressed their approval.

Xiao Hua gasped when he saw this posture, but he didn't dare to say anything.

After all, according to the agreement, if he really fell out, he would be asked to step down.

"The referees in the following games will judge fairly. If there is an obvious misjudgment, they will be disqualified from law enforcement in the playoffs."

Xiao Hua could only choose to compromise in the end.

That's when Stern's vision began to emerge.

He can use his foresight to promote the NBA globally, and at the same time he can use his foresight to suppress Xiao Hua in advance.

Just like Zhuge Liang's defense against Wei Yan back then, the difference is that Xiao Hua didn't have Wei Yan's courage, so he decisively admitted his cowardice.