Chapter 1341 Nike’s Intention

"It shows that only by tying the hammer's hands and feet can they feel they have a chance to win." Barkley blurted out.

"The Lakers are also among them, because Kupchak also stood up to support the Warriors and support the league's restriction of defense." Kenny Smith laughed.

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Liyi sighed: "There is a lot of public opinion now, and the pressure on the league is also great. I just saw the news pushed by some media that Nike wants to keep the Hammers in the league. What do you think this means?"

Yu Jia said: "In my opinion, if the Hammers really retire and leave the league forever, then the football market will definitely shrink. We will know from the two seasons he retired. It will shrink by more than half. This is still a temporary retirement. If he really retires, If you retire completely, the football market will definitely shrink by half, and it is not impossible to return to the past."

Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "Now in the playoffs, it is not uncommon for the Suns' games to exceed 100 million. If we go back to the past, the ratings would be several million at most, which is about 50%."

Yu Jia laughed and said: "The Lakers' previous playoff games usually only cost more than 10 million."

Xu Jicheng continued: "Yes, that's the case. The shrinking of the football market is also a blow to Nike and is not good for it, so Nike hopes that the Hammers will stay. This motivation is understandable."

Zhang Lianda said: "Everyone wants the Hammers to stay, including broadcasters like TNT, ESPN, and us, CCTV."

At this time, Yu Jia said: "When it comes to influence, although they are competitors, Nike really has to rely on the hammer."

"Oh, how do you say this?" Xu Jicheng asked with interest.

Yu Jia smiled and said: "That's right. I followed the US men's basketball game at the London Olympics last year and found some interesting things. Some commentators from some countries didn't recognize James."

"Oh, really?" Zhang Lili said in surprise.

"James is Nike's top active player. Besides Jordan, it's James. How come there are commentators who don't recognize him?"

Xu Jicheng said in surprise.

Yu Jia said: "This is a question of world popularity and influence. In today's terms, James, a superstar in the NBA, has not yet achieved real influence outside the circle in the world. His influence, The biggest manifestation is in North America. In the world and in other sports fields, his influence is still too far away from the Hammer. "

Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "James has only won one championship. There is a shining hammer above his head. It is understandable that he has received little attention. Regardless of honors and statistics, he is far away from the hammer. , there is no comparison. Just those five pairs of iron hammers can crush him."

Yu Jia laughed and said: "So in the field of basketball, if Nike wants to promote its products around the world, its biggest reliance is the Hammer, because only the Hammer is the only world-class superstar in the basketball world."

Zhang Lili sighed: "Basketball, boxing, and tennis, the Hammers are the kings of the three worlds, unprecedented and unprecedented!"

Xu Jicheng said: "That's why Nike doesn't want the Hammers to leave the NBA completely."

At this time, the two teams started to prepare to go out and met at the exit.

"Hammer, if the league changes the rules, you won't really retire, right?" Kobe said when they met.

"Why not?" Li Ba smiled.

"Are you scared?" Kobe said angrily.

Li Ba smiled but was not angry.

He still admires Kobe very much. Kobe has the kind of paranoia about basketball that he does not have, a kind of extreme concentration.

Focused men are the most handsome. This extreme concentration gives Kobe a charm that he does not have.

He glanced at Kupchak who was following behind, and the latter smiled at him. He also smiled without a smile, then stared at Kobe and said coldly:

"Just now, I haven't decided whether to retire due to the league's rules restricting defense. Now I can tell you for sure that no one can control me. If the league dares to introduce rules restricting defense, then I will definitely retire."

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Kupchak's face suddenly disappeared, and a kind of pressure instantly rose from his heart.

Although the Lakers are located in Los Angeles and the ball market is very secure, Los Angeles is not just a professional sports team for the Lakers. If the ball market shrinks due to the retirement of the Hammers, then there will also be huge losses. Last season, there were no losses due to the retirement of the Hammers. Small, and it shows.

"Boss."

At this time Tony Allen and Paul came up to greet them.

Kobe looked around him. Shet, among the four starting teammates, three were the younger brothers of that bastard Hammer. He was a bit shady, and he was being beaten back and forth. He was surrounded by the younger brothers of the Hammer.

But forget it, because all five of them, including himself, are making money by investing with Iron Hammer.

At this time, the away team came on the stage, and Li Ba had the finale. When he came on the stage, in addition to the more than 3,000 away fans who stood up and cheered and applauded, there were also countless Lakers fans cheering for him.

In the front row, a large number of celebrities stood up to greet Li Ba, some of whom were shareholders of Senbei Restaurant and investors of Senbei Wine Trading Company.

Fifteen minutes later, the game started, with Li Ba and Howard preparing to jump the ball.

Barkley said at this time: "This season, Howard's average time per game and average data have declined compared to last season, falling out of the 20+10 club, and his efficiency value has also declined.

He is a person who plays with physical fitness, which shows that his physical condition has begun to decline, he has entered a period of professional decline, and his peak has passed.

From this point of view, the Magic were right to trade Howard. "

Kenny Smith said: "Howard is only 28 years old this year, while Hammer is already 31 years old, and his condition is still at its peak. This is the difference in physique."

"In fact, Hammer's data has also declined, but he still dominates the entire league, and the gap is too big, so it is not noticeable." Barkley said.

"How can you be sure that Hammer is not holding back? After all, it was just the regular season, and Hammer only played 30 minutes. And the Suns have too many young players with strong abilities. The Suns want to train them, so they must give them opportunities. Hammer can't catch them all."

Kenny Smith smiled.

Barkley nodded and said, "I agree with you, Kenny."

At this time, Li Ba won the jump ball and the Suns attacked.

Paul retreated to the top of the arc and concentrated.

From the last regular season game against the Suns, he knew very well that Harden's strength on both offense and defense improved rapidly, and his efficiency against Harden was declining.

From the media reports, he knew that it was his fake boss who helped Harden train, so now he needs to pay 120% attention to deal with Harden.

Harden held the ball and just approached the top of the arc, he suddenly made a pass to the inside.

Paul reacted quickly and correctly. Not only did he not look back to see the ball, but he immediately jumped to steal the ball.

But unfortunately, it was a fake move. Harden faked a pass. After Paul jumped, he followed and took a three-pointer.

With a swish, the three-pointer was equivalent to an open shot, which was very accurate and pierced the heart.

Harden made a shot over Paul's head, and his confidence rose.

This is his initiative. Before Paul's defense came up, he took the initiative to force or induce Paul to do what he wanted him to do, and then took the opportunity to shoot.