Chapter 180: The claws of Auerbach

Before the start of the Celtics and Hornets game, Leon took a flight back to Boston. , Access to the latest chapter: ШШШ.79xs.СоМ. On the morning of March 4th, the NBA office held a press conference to officially announce the penalty for the fight between the Celtics and the Pacers on the night of March 3rd. Leon was suspended for punching the Pacers. 15 This is also the most severe ban on a coach in the history of the NBA, because this is the first time a coach has beaten a player on the court.
To Leon’s surprise, he received a heroic welcome at the'Boston Airport'. Many Celtic fans waited for him at the airport in advance, and saw a lot when he walked out of the aisle. The person holding the sign "Boston will always support you" made Leon very moved.
Of course he didn’t know that, except for'Boston, he has become synonymous with "evil coach" in other parts of the United States, a young coach with criminal history and violent tendencies, and the elegant and personable NBA in people's minds. The image of the head coach is very different. All kinds of malicious slanders, criticisms, and news reports on old accounts have appeared on the sports page. Sports programs, talk shows, and character talk shows of various TV stations are also using this matter to provide topics, and without exception. Negative attitude.
When Leon returned to the Celtic headquarters, he could feel the strange gazes from his colleagues. It was not that everyone had any prejudice against him, but that they seemed to be saying, "This time your trouble is big."
In the president’s office, Danny Angie opened the door to Leon and said to Leon:
Organize a press conference as soon as possible to apologize for your actions. I have already arranged the time. At 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, then the Alliance Office Someone wants to meet you to talk to you about this behavior. This is really shocking, Fox."
Faced with Angie's arrangement, Leon directly refused. He said: "I can't apologize unless the Pacers apologize to the Celtics first."
"But you hit someone! Now it is you who are being punished! It is also you who are being criticized!" Angie was quite annoyed at Leon's response. Can't help but pat the table.
"The United States dropped two atomic bombs at Japan in 1945, but to this day no American apologized to the Japanese, did they? I will fly to Washington tomorrow morning to meet the old man. I will return to Boston just to prepare. Let’s take your holiday luggage. Also, as a Celtics, stop mentioning apologies. Why not be tough, Danny."
Leon said calmly. This made Angie even more angry, but he still held back his anger, calmed down and said to Leon: "15 games, a month’s time, I hope you will be back in a month, and you still have you on the Celtics bench. A place!"
Leon nodded and left the team headquarters directly. The plan to meet with the league office in the afternoon was also cancelled. This is undoubtedly a provocation to the alliance, because the person who came back to meet with Leon is Adam Silva, and the two are also old friends. There was a lot of cooperation during the establishment of the NBDL. This time he also took the initiative to invite ‘Boston’ to solve this problem. He is confident to quell this incident.
I didn’t know that Boston ate the
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soup. The first time Angie received them and said that he would meet with them when Leon came back and hold a press conference. In a blink of an eye, Angie changed his face and said Ang couldn't show up because he had something in his body, and he was solely responsible for his problems.
Although Angie was very angry in front of Leon, he still stood firmly on Leon's side with other people, since Leon was unwilling to apologize. Then Angie bit the bullet and said that the Celtics will never apologize, and the management will stand on the same line as the coach. On this issue, Angie is obviously a sophisticated, cunning and tough old Celtics, and the team can be noisy. But the critical moment must be consistent with the outside world.
And Leon, who returned home, shut himself in the room and thought about what he wanted to do during the suspension. Khomeinis was very well-behaved and did not bother him, nor did he ask him any questions about fighting or suspension. She believes that Leon can tide over this difficulty with his own wisdom and spirit.
However, Leon obviously needs the help of another person, so in the morning of March 5th, the next day, during the time when the press conference was supposed to be held. Take the flight to Washington. The press conference was held as usual, because reporters from various media had already notified it and it was impossible to cancel it temporarily, so Danny Ainge declared in front of the national media’s long guns and short shots: "Unless the Indiana Pacers report to the Celtics. Apologize, otherwise neither the head coach Fox Leon nor the Celtics will issue an apology."
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"Danny is a good guy... although I can tell that he is going crazy." At the Auerbach residence in Washington, the cardinal's first sentence when meeting Leon was to comment on Angie. He also held the noon newspaper in his hand, which contained reports about Danny Angie’s statement at the press conference.
Leon just dragged off his jacket and hung it on the clothes rail. Three days of continuous flight on the plane made him look exhausted. The reports and criticisms of the stormy city made him even more stressed. But here in Auerbach, he finally has A place where you can relax your spirit.
Auerbach called and ordered a meal for two from the Chinese Doll Restaurant. The two of them had a chat and talked a lot about basketball, NBA, coaches and players. Leon has always been a straightforward person, he likes to open the door to see the situation, but this time he did not, instead he chatted with Auerbach a lot, until after the dinner the two people smoked a whole cigar. Erbach said to Leon: "You did a good job of this. No matter what, you can't bow to Stern. We have given up enough. Although you have been criticized, you have also welcomed respect. , The love of the players and the fans of the ball. Do you know what I look like when I see the news of your fight at the Conseco Arena? I clenched my fist and wanted to give Isiah Thomas a punch! Hahaha"
Seeing Auerbach waving his fist and looking like a child, Leon just smiled, then took a match from his pocket and filled Auerbach with a second cigarette.
"On the league side, I will find a way to settle it. You can take a good rest this month, but you are too concerned about external interference. Improve your tactical thinking. Be with your family. Being a head coach is not an easy job. Ah." Auerbach said to Leon in a gentle tone, which didn't sound like his style.
Leon stayed at Auerbach’s house until the evening, and then returned to the hotel where he was staying. Once Leon had left, Auerbach returned to his desk, picked up the old-fashioned telephone, and placed it on this telephone. Many conversations that have changed the league’s structure and direction are completed through it~EbookFREE.me~ Today Auerbach picked up the receiver again and dialed the area code of'Boston.'
The phone went through, and Danny Angie's voice came across.
"Thanks for your hard work Danny, this kid occasionally ‘sex’." Auerbach said to Angie.
"One time? He is always sensible and calm in front of others. In my case, he is a living haunted man with a temper!" Anji had a bad tone, and he almost spent the day in a phone bombing today.
"I know, so I said that I have worked hard for you. This month the coaching job will be'handed over' to Dave, and then in training, Siegfried will do it and give Leon a forced'sex' vacation. A month’s time is enough to test his ability to control the team. Also, increase the pressure on him and on the Celtics in terms of public opinion, including the group of boys! Let them feel that they are against the world. The taste of... if Leon can carry it with them, he will be the real Celtic coach, if not, let Dave come! "Auerbach has returned to his ruthless appearance, when he just talked to Leon The affinity and tenderness were wiped out.
Obviously, Auerbach’s test of Fox-Leon is far from over, and Auerbach will not put down his whip until Leon won the championship.