The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 326 - 185 Urine Test Incident_2

Chapter 326: Chapter 185 Urine Test Incident_2

David Stern was also aware of some of his ideas.

For instance, this guy valued traffic a lot and liked to create publicity stunts without caring whether they would cause controversy or not, he cared more about whether the controversy could generate actual traffic and exposure for the League.

David Stern did not interfere with his thoughts.

After all, the NBA would be under his leadership in the future, and it was normal for a new commissioner to have new ideas. Moreover, he could see that times were rapidly evolving, and that the NBA would need the internet to continue expanding its influence, so Xiao Hua’s ideas were not problematic.

Even if it meant suffering some losses, it was acceptable.

But he could have never imagined that Xiao Hua, for the sake of a publicity stunt, would actually agree to Cuban’s pressure to drug test Su Wan.

Damn...

"That’s a great idea, that’s perfect, from now on we should perform a drug test on every Finals MVP, you handle this matter!"

Xiao Hua fell silent all of a sudden, and his expression turned grave.

He could clearly detect the sarcasm in David Stern’s voice.

And...

It was one thing to drug test Su Wan, but he didn’t have the guts to test other players!

Especially the black players, it was likely that a label of "racial discrimination" would be immediately slapped on his head.

"Xiao Hua, don’t forget the original purpose of choosing your Chinese name and what the strategic objective of the NBA is. Now, please leave, the tasks that were your responsibility will be handed over to someone else, and pick someone with enough clout from under you to step up and explain, remember, someone with enough clout!"

David Stern finished speaking irritably and directly asked him to leave.

Adam Silver was already pale as a sheet, and now his face became even paler. He truly had not expected that David Stern would take back his powers because of this incident.

Was the impact really that large?

He understood the next morning...

Yes!

The drug test results for Su Wan were published, naturally, without any problems.

After a night of brewing, the Indiana Pacers were the first to issue a statement expressing their strong dissatisfaction with the League’s actions: "This is an insult to the entire state of Indiana!"

Then came the strong condemnation from Huaxia’s Embassy in the United States: "While shouting about the Huaxia market on one hand, they discriminate against a Huaxia player who performed excellently on the other, such incidents keep happening, and the Huaxia market cannot accept the NBA!"

Su Wan’s legal team also sent a legal letter to the NBA officials and Mark Cuban, claiming that the actions of the League and Cuban had infringed upon Su Wan’s reputation and also demanded compensation for economic losses.

Nike, too, made its move at this time, their legal team also sent a legal letter to the NBA officials and Mark Cuban, in addition to internal pressure.

Media outlets with significant followings also voiced their support for Su Wan one after another.

Just a short while ago, the "Asians’ Gazette," which had just covered Su Wan’s bout with LeBron, also joined the fray at this time.

They really loved the feeling of victory!

It was only then that Xiao Hua realized who he had provoked.

Originally, he thought it was just a Huaxia player, and even if they drug tested him, it wouldn’t matter.

But he forgot that the current Su Wan was the symbol of Indiana, a representative of Asians and Asian-Americans, and also the synonym for the Huaxia market in the NBA, not to mention Nike’s "cash cow"...

Such a guy, he wasn’t someone Xiao Hua could provoke!

Not to mention himself, even David Stern wouldn’t dare to mess with him lightly.

At that moment, he finally became fearful and knocked on David Stern’s office door again.

At that time, David Stern had just finished his last phone call and noticed Adam Silver walking in with a look of utter despair; his irritation was hard to dispel. Now do you realize how serious the problem is?

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But, considering this guy was his chosen successor, what else could he do?

"Did you pick someone?" he asked.

"Mark Tatum..." Shawn reported the name.

David Stern nodded; this was the General Manager of the Executive Department, sufficiently significant.

This was the League’s statement, and then there was Mark Cuban...

This damn guy, he finally got himself into big trouble.

David Stern had long been annoyed with Cuban, mainly because this guy was just too bothersome, buzzing around like a fly all day, using his status as the owner of his team to irritate the headquarters. But this time, he finally hit a wall.

If there was any unexpected benefit from this "drug test incident," it was that he found an opportunity to properly deal with the Mavericks’ owner.

"You must apologize properly to Su Wan, or else you might lose decision-making power over the Mavericks!"

In the beginning, Cuban didn’t take it seriously.

He didn’t believe that David Stern could take the Mavericks away from him over this matter.

But when David Stern told him that more than ten owners had expressed the same sentiment, he began to panic.

Usually, David Stern’s orders were the "imperial command" of the League, and above that "imperial command" was the vote of the NBA owners. The majority of the owners’ approval was the League’s final decision.

Including who got to join the circle to share the profits and who got kicked out.