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Chapter 181: Dallas Incident, the real GOAT! (Please subscribe to the monthly ticket!)
"Will the Warriors break the Bulls' 72-win regular season record this season?"

ESPN, on the night when the Warriors beat the Lakers 116-114 on the road, A-Smith posed this question to the entire basketball world.

So far, the Warriors have won a total of 47 of the 45 games they have played.

Although the Warriors' schedule will become more difficult in the second half of the regular season, many people believe that they have laid a good foundation for breaking the myth.

In the blessed land of Los Angeles, Qin Yue continued his excellent form which had passively triggered the god-descending mode every time he visited the City of Angels.

However, unlike the past when he led his team to beat the Lakers on the road, he would celebrate afterwards.
During the game, Qin Yue, who made the winning shot for the Warriors in the fourth quarter, left the Staples Center in a hurry.

Before the labor-management negotiations during the All-Star Weekend, Qin Yue needed to meet a senior.

This senior has always regarded Qin Yue as his successor.

And Qin Yue has always respected him.

"I should have visited you in person," Qin Yue said to Oscar Robertson in a coffee shop in Los Angeles, "but I didn't expect that I would have to trouble you to take the time to give me some advice."

Hearing this, Robertson patted Qin Yue's strong shoulders and said with a smile: "Kid, I said that no matter what you need, I will answer your questions."

Qin Yue's fate with Robertson began when he averaged a triple-double in that season.

Although there was no concept of triple-doubles in the league when Robertson played, triple-doubles were just a redefinition of this great record by later generations.

But in the second season of his career, Qin Yue became the second player in NBA history to average 30+ triple-doubles in a single season.
For this young player who always tells the world in public that people should not forget their
Qin Yue has long become the eternal white moonlight in Robertson's mind.

Seeing this, Qin Yue did not waste time reminiscing about the past, but went straight to the point and talked about the upcoming labor-management negotiations.

Hearing this, Robertson's expression suddenly became serious.

"My son, you may not know what the league was like when I first entered it," Robertson said earnestly. "NBA players at that time had no health insurance, and could only stay in poor hotels on away trips, and the team did not provide any transportation."

After a pause, Robert said: "At that time, players could only renew their contracts with their parent teams. They had no initiative in negotiations and therefore had no bargaining power over their salaries."

"That was an era when Bill Russell was discriminated against in Boston, Wilt Chamberlain was treated like a monster, and Elgin Baylor was expelled from the Lakers because he brought two other black teammates to an exhibition game without prior permission."

As we all know, where there is oppression, there will naturally be resistance.

So, in the 1964s, in order to resist the long-term inhumane league management, NBA players who could not support their families by playing basketball alone, led by Robertson, put collective pressure on the league before the Boston All-Star Game.

This pressure earned NBA players an $8 daily allowance and a pension plan agreed to by the league.

But this pressure was just the beginning of the uprising by Robertson and many NBA players.

In the 13s, in order to further seek benefits for the players, Robertson once again joined forces with players including Bill Bradley, John Havlicek, Wes Unseld, etc., and filed a lawsuit against the NBA again.

Under the insistence of the veteran players, the league was even forced to postpone the plan to merge the NBA and ABA, and in 1976, it officially introduced regulations that players can become free agents after the end of their rookie contracts, further liberating NBA players who were then suffering from exploitation by management in terms of personal and financial aspects.

It can be said that the reason why today's NBA has gradually become a player-first league is precisely due to the great struggles of the old predecessors.

However, Robertson paid a heavy price for this.

That is, for a long time, this player who was respected by countless players not only became the target of joint suppression by the capital, but also after his retirement, no NBA team was willing to hire him as a coach or consultant.

In fact, if Qin Yue had not averaged a triple-double of 30+ per game in his second season, the fans of the current era would not have been so impressed.
How many people still remember this former triple-double king?

"If you want to defeat the capitalists, you can only be tougher and more united than them." Robertson said to Qin Yue in the tone of a veteran, "My child, I didn't expect that I could still see our spirit in you until today. I think this is why people call you the Messiah."

After listening to Robertson's narration, Qin Yue gradually discovered that compared to the old GOAT who had been corrupted by capital, it was indeed a predecessor like Robertson who was more respectable.

Perhaps, before, when people called him "Huang Da O", Qin Yue would have been a little resistant.

But at this moment.
Qin Yue discovered that if he wanted to truly deserve the name of Huang Da O, he was not worthy of it at all now.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

As the new GOAT of this era, there are some things that Qin Yue is destined to be unable to escape.

"I plan to join other players in the Dallas All-Star Weekend to follow your example and confront the management." Qin Yue said, "Since you set an example for us back then, we also need to set a good example for future young players."

Robertson was worried about Qin Yue's future and said, "You have a much brighter future than others. Is there no one else among you who is willing to step up and take the lead?"

Qin Yue smiled and said, "When Oscar Robertson was challenging the investors, did he ever consider himself?"

Hearing this, Robertson was speechless, but at the same time, he immediately showed great respect for Qin Yue.

Because as someone who has experienced it, no one knows better than Robertson what the price of taking the lead in causing trouble is.

However.
Unlike the situation of Robertson and other senior predecessors back then, Qin Yue was very clear that rather than saying that the upcoming labor-management negotiations were a struggle, it would be better to say that it was just pouring a bucket of cold water on the employers so that they could return to the negotiating table rationally.

Qin Yue came from the future, and he knew very well the specific development process of this lose-lose labor-management negotiation.

Simply put, although the management will eventually force the players' union to compromise, judging from the final result, the management did not get exactly what they wanted.

Qin Yue knew that the current contradiction between labor and capital was not irreconcilable.

Because before signing that sky-high broadcasting agreement in the future.
Due to the series of impacts brought about by his appearance, the NBA's last broadcasting agreement and the extremely hot Chinese market have effectively alleviated the losses of the league's teams.

Moreover, the teams in the league want to reduce the cost of competing for the championship and give those small-market teams a chance to compete for the championship, and Qin Yue also has a way to solve this problem.

For example, Qin Yue remembered the super luxury tax introduced by the NBA in later generations.

By introducing a super luxury tax, the league can not only generate revenue from those wealthy teams, but also allow small-market teams to see hope of competing for the championship.

What if this blow also hits the Warriors?
To be honest, in Qin Yue's opinion, he can accept any rules as long as they are not targeted at him alone like the "Qin Yue Rules".

Even with a hard salary cap, Qin Yue has the confidence to rule and dominate the next era.

In addition, with the development of the Internet, compared with the last century when public opinion was completely controlled by the capital, and players could not speak for themselves at all
During his recovery period, Qin Yue had already proved through "Qin Says Sports" that this generation of NBA players already has the privilege of being able to speak for themselves through social networks.

Therefore, as long as the management can calm down and realize the price of continuing to force the players to make concessions, in Qin Yue's eyes, this is a lockout that can be completely avoided through negotiation.

……

On February 2, Qin Yue invited several superstars who did not have games that day to go to Oakland to discuss important matters. He also invited ESPN's senior expert Bobby Marks to record the latest episode of "Qin Says Sports".

As soon as the show started, Qin Yue asked, "Bobby, David Stern said that the league's teams will suffer a loss of up to $4 million this season. Is this true?"

Max shook his head and said, "As far as I know, according to the current labor terms, the league teams will indeed suffer certain losses in basketball-related income, but this is not the case."

Qin Yue deliberately emphasized his tone and said, "Bobby, you know, although my show has always been about freedom of speech, you can't joke about this kind of thing."

Max said firmly: "I have a lot of evidence to prove that the losses of the league teams are definitely not as exaggerated as David Stern said."

Then, Max produced evidence and said, “Because the players do not participate in the ticket dividends and business operation dividends of each team, in the last labor negotiation, the league teams were willing to let the players' income ratio reach 57%.”

After a pause, Max added: "According to the current labor-management terms, the players' union only needs to give up the revenue ratio to 54%, and the league teams can be completely self-sufficient."

Seeing this, Qin Yue turned to Paul, Anthony, Wade, Garnett, Yao Ming and others and said, "Guys, are you willing to make appropriate concessions to help the NBA, which is currently in trouble, overcome its difficulties?"

Hearing this, Garnett said: "If it is only 54%, I don't think anyone will disagree."

Paul nodded and said, "As players, none of us want to see the NBA shut down."

Next, Qin Yue turned the topic to the championship cost that all teams in the league were complaining about. "Bobby, you are an expert on luxury taxes. In your opinion, how should the NBA solve this problem?"

Max, who had prepared in advance, said: "I think the league can introduce a super luxury tax to limit it. For example, for every $500 million over the luxury line, the luxury tax that the team needs to pay will be further increased according to a certain proportion."

Qin Yue touched his chin and said, "Bobby, do you mean to restrict those big-market teams that always ignore the luxury tax by paying a higher luxury tax?"

Max nodded: "That's right. In this way, the big-market teams can feed back the small-market teams through the high luxury taxes they pay, thus creating a positive cycle for the NBA."

Qin Yue turned his head again to the superstars he invited to participate in the show and said, "Guys, what do you think of Bobby's suggestion?"

Anthony, who had memorized the script in advance, said: "I think this is a good idea. In order to maintain the lineup, teams in big markets can still choose to pay luxury taxes, but teams in small markets can also benefit from it."

Qin Yue smiled and said, "Bobby, I don't think any boss of a big ball city team will like your suggestion."

Max spread his hands and said, "Michael Jordan once said that those who can't afford it should sell the team as soon as possible. Since the rules are the same, I think those teams that want to compete for the championship should not complain about it."

Online, after the latest issue of "Qin Says Sports" came out, the management side, who had been trying to figure out how to put pressure on the players in the next labor-management negotiations, suddenly went wild.

Because in this episode of "Qin Says Sports", Qin Yue not only used Max's mouth to clearly express to the fans the players' willingness to make concessions, but also exposed the truth that the management side was crying poor and begging for mercy all day long.

Even in this episode, the players left the fans with the impression that
They are fully willing to consider issues from the perspective of the employers.

When Qin Yue cleverly used this program to put the blame on the management for refusing to cooperate, refusing to negotiate, and only wanting to exploit the players, public opinion immediately sided with the players.

This is the charm of the Internet.

However, Qin Yue never thought that just relying on one episode could make the investors regain their sanity.

So, on February 2, after the last game before the All-Star Weekend, Qin Yue flew to Dallas and immediately gathered together all the players who were going to participate in the All-Star Weekend this year.

"We will negotiate with the management on the morning of the All-Star Weekend. I know not all of you will support me, but even if they don't, I hope they won't hold us back when we are fighting for everyone's interests!"

"What are you going to do?" asked Derek Fisher, president of the players' union.

"If the investors are unwilling to return to the negotiation table with reason, then this year's All-Star Weekend competition will not be held." Qin Yue said in a firm tone.

Fisher was horrified and said, "You're only making the situation worse!"

Then, Fisher wanted to explain to Qin Yue the adverse impact of the forced cancellation of the All-Star Game.
However, when he was about to speak, he discovered in a trance that, except for James, almost all the players in the conference room stood behind Qin Yue.

Because, through the previous issue of "Qin Says Sports".
When the players discovered that the losses of the league's teams were not as serious as everyone imagined, but the league's teams used this to threaten the players' union and even threatened to shut down the game, their common position as players immediately made them unite around Qin Yue.

"Derrick, I've made it very clear on my show. It's not that we're unwilling to compromise, but if the management still wants to threaten us with a shutdown, then why should we let them take advantage of us during the All-Star Weekend to profit from it? Don't the management want a shutdown? Very good, we can do it now!"

At this moment, looking at Qin Yue's blazing eyes, Fisher, who had already been secretly communicating with the capital, immediately realized that he, the chairman of the players' union, had been quietly sidelined by Qin Yue.

Fisher didn't know when Qin Yue had won over these superstars.

I don’t even know why Qin Yue was able to unite people’s hearts in such a short time.

But in fact, as early as 1964, Oscar Robertson used his actions to tell the later generations:
As long as you can clearly tell these players what they have to lose if they don't resist, they will unite around a great leader for the common good.

Qin Yue is the current alliance flag.

If Qin Yue is willing to take the lead and stand up to fight for everyone's interests, but you, as a player, still don't know how to stand on the side, doesn't it mean that you want to sell everyone to that group of capitalists?

"Listen, Derek, I know you have always had a close relationship with the management. So I also hope you can tell the management that they should either negotiate with reason or cancel this year's All-Star Weekend!
In addition, they don't have to worry about the fans who bought tickets suffering losses, because if the All-Star Weekend game is forced to be cancelled, I will pay for it myself to hold a charity game this summer to compensate these fans.

Moreover, I will tell everyone on my show that it was never us who caused the cancellation of this All-Star Weekend game, but all the league owners who threatened us with a lockout during the labor negotiations and the incompetent David Stern! "

In the conference room, every word Qin Yue said was so powerful and resounding that Fisher himself did not notice that he had been labeled a traitor by Qin Yue.

"I will clearly convey your attitude to the investors, but before that, you must stay calm and promise me, okay?" Fisher said to Qin Yue.

Hearing this, Qin Yue smiled and said, "Derrick, I will wait for your good news."

In the conference room, after Fisher left, Kobe, who had always been at odds with Qin Yue, immediately stepped forward and hugged him.

"I admit that I hated you in the past," Kobe said, "but in this labor negotiation, supporting you with all my strength will be my only attitude."

"You are the Huang Da O of our time!" Anthony and Wade said after they punched Qin Yue in the chest, "I will definitely vote for you as the next chairman of the players' union!"

"Messiah has made it very clear in Qin Sports. We are willing to make concessions and the league will introduce corresponding rules to reduce the cost of each team's championship. But if this still cannot satisfy those capitalists in suits, then going to war with them is our only way out!"

Chris Paul, Qin Yue's only choice for the next chairman of the players' union, concluded this way at the end of the meeting.

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