Chapter 1361 Michael, What Else Can You Play Besides Basketball?

At the end, 86:118, the Suns defeated the Heat by 32 points in the G1 game.

Li Ba played 38 minutes, making 21 of 24 shots, 10 of 17 free throws, and scored 52 points, 21 rebounds, 6 assists, 11 steals, 12 blocks, 1 turnover, and 2 fouls.

Barkley said excitedly after the game: "50+20+5*5+4 double, the Hammer's extraordinary performance is worthy of the title of the God of Basketball."

At the scene, Li Ba was surrounded by the media.

"Hammer, can you not leave?"

"Hammer, stay!"

But instead of asking questions about the game, reporters asked various questions about staying.

Li Ba sneered: "Why stay? Play basketball that I don't like? And then let you constantly criticize me? Let you and the capital behind you continue to extract benefits from me? Don't think too much, there are some of you Prepare to change careers, the NBA won’t need so many reporters in the future.”

The reporters were speechless and felt very hurt. Can they not criticize us? After all, we are just doing part-time jobs, and we can’t decide anything.

Looking at the reporters with aggrieved expressions, Li Ba curled his lips. Under the avalanche, not a single snowflake was innocent. Why are you pretending to be pitiful?

At the post-game press conference, the Heat became the "sought after" target of media reporters.

"Mr. Head Coach, in this game, as the championship, the Heat did not seem to show the desire to defend the title. They are depressed and have low morale. They are completely different levels of fans from the Suns. Losing a big score, does this mean? The Heat have given up defending their title?" a reporter asked.

"Of course it's impossible. Our goal for the season is of course to defend the title, and we will do everything we can to achieve this goal."

Erik Spoelstra said quickly.

"Mr. Spoelstra, how are the Heat going to limit the Hammers' performance in the G2 game?" a New York Daily reporter asked.

Erik Spoelstra fell into silence, and after five seconds he said in a very helpless tone:

"This is... the problem of the century."

"No solution!"

The next day, June 7th, many media used this topic to report on Li Ba's performance in the G1 game.

The G2 game will start on the 9th, and there will be no training on the 7th. Li Ba is treating us that day.

However, there were too many people, and the Senbei restaurant could not spare so many empty seats at the moment, so it had to transfer a few chefs and set up a buffet at home.

Buckley said in the chat: "Think about it, if the Hammers take away the current players here, he can form another league, and there will definitely be teams joining."

Everyone was startled and then thought, it was really possible.

Retired superstars are not counted. How many active superstars are there in the league? Once these people left, the alliance would collapse in half.

Harden shouted: "If the boss is rich, he can directly acquire a commercial alliance. Broadcasters and sponsors will definitely follow suit."

"I think it works," Westbrook yelled.

Jordan, Duncan, Kobe and others looked at each other in disbelief. They felt that this league was going to end and would be directly classified as a second- or third-rate basketball league.

Kobe immediately thought for a moment, what would he do if this really happened?

But there was no need for him to think about it. Li Ba smiled and said: "Stop talking nonsense, this is impossible."

"Why, boss?" Harden yelled.

"Do you think your contract is not binding on you?" Li Ba said angrily.

Harden was stunned and suddenly let out a sigh of relief.

Li Ba added: "Not to mention contracts and sponsors, the NBA has achieved its current scale and fan base after decades of development. It is not easy to establish a league. Even if everyone is a free agent, I I’m not so arrogant that I can make everyone here follow me, how is that possible?”

Everyone nodded. This was the truth. It was indeed impossible for them to give up everything in the alliance and switch to a new alliance just because of Li Ba's words. Nor could the sponsors behind them agree.

Buckley also laughed. He was just joking. It would be impossible for him to agree.

Jordan said to Li Ba: "Why don't you retire and play baseball with me?"

Li Ba glanced at Jordan and said disdainfully: "Come on, what else can you play besides basketball? I'm different. I want to play and still be the top king in that field. If you want to play, let me find a project to lead. You can play."

"..."

Jordan was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

But he had nothing to say. He had witnessed Li Ba ascend to the world heavyweight boxing championship, and also witnessed Li Ba win the Wimbledon championship.

Compared with his extremely failed baseball career, Li Ba's achievements in boxing and tennis were much higher than his.

After swallowing a mouthful of blood, Jordan said angrily: "I think you can also play boxing and tennis. What other tricks can you do?"

"That's not necessarily the case." Li Ba said proudly.

Jordan hummed twice, then changed his mind and shouted: "There are many people today, how about a few bets?"

"How do you want to play?" Li Ba said casually, looking like he was accompanying him.

He rarely gambles, and only plays mahjong at home with a few elderly people and his wife. He has never been to a casino, so it’s not a bad thing, but he has a lot of money, so it doesn’t matter.

As the stock prices of Apple and Tencent have risen steadily, his and Yatou's net worth has also skyrocketed. His current net worth has exceeded 25 billion US dollars, making him one of the top 20 richest people in the world. He can afford to lose.

Jordan's gambling is casual, he can bet on anything. He rolled his eyes, looked around, saw a large pot of crayfish on the table, and immediately shouted: "Just bet on it."

"What kind of gambling method?" Li Ba asked.

"Guess odd or even." Jordan said.

"OK." Li Ba agreed.

"We're joining in," Barkley yelled.

"How much is the bet? Do you want to be a banker?" Li Ba asked Jordan.

Jordan looked at Li Ba and thought about this guy's wealth, how could he dare to be a banker? He immediately shook his head and said: "You are the master, I am not."

Li Ba nodded and said: "OK, then I'll be the banker."

Jordan rubbed his hands excitedly, stared at the pot of crayfish, and as if he was seeing a stunning beauty, he stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, and then shouted: "I'll pay for it..."

"How much?" Li Ba asked with a smile.

"A million dollars."

Jordan said without hesitation.

He is not short of money. Now he can get hundreds of millions of dollars in income from Nike every year. After paying taxes, he still has tens of millions, which is a big deal.

"Who else?" Li Ba asked.

"Boss, I'll buy a pair for two hundred thousand dollars," Harden shouted.

"I'll buy a pair for $10,000." Buckley shouted excitedly.

"Ten thousand?"

Li Ba was surprised at first, and then his face was filled with disgust.

"Ten thousand is a lot." Buckley said awkwardly: "I don't make much, not as much as Michael."

"Stop pretending to be poor. You can earn two to three million a year by commentating on games, right?" Li Ba said angrily.

"No, it's just over one million. There won't be much left after paying taxes." Buckley yelled.