Chapter 666: Chapter 475: You Don’t Understand Anything Chapter 666: Chapter 475: You Don’t Understand Anything Kwame Brown’s suspension was not an accidental event, but the beginning of an injury crisis for the SuperSonics.

In the past two years, the team had made it to the end. Some said that the solid depth of the roster was the reason they stayed healthy.

But avoiding injuries sometimes depends on luck.

Even if you cherish your body like Kawhi Leonard, if you’re not lucky enough, you’ll inevitably become the “unstoppable on the court, but often off the court” GOAT.

Chris Bosh, who had recently joined the SuperSonics, unfortunately stepped on a teammate’s foot while going for a rebound and was diagnosed with a grade two knee sprain after the game, ruling him out for 4-6 weeks.

Veteran Michael Finley, due to unknown reasons, suffered from knee pain and could only be sidelined indefinitely.

Nick Collison injured his foot during practice and was placed on the day-to-day observation list.

Then came the bad news off the court.

The much-anticipated Anthony Morrow had become the answer for the SuperSonics’ perimeter shooting after replacing Finley.

With Durant committed to avoiding becoming just a tall, skinny shooter, the most consistent shooter for the game-changing SuperSonics was a sophomore player.

This made people admire Presti’s insight.

But there was a reason Morrow had dropped to this position in the draft.

His character wasn’t stable, and after securing his place in the NBA, he quickly caught a whiff of the big city’s business opportunities.

A local chain store in Seattle made Morrow their spokesperson.

Once Morrow tasted success, his personal life began to spiral out of control. He was caught in bed by his fiancee, who he then beat up instead of admitting fault when she confronted him. Following her call to the police, the incident was reported in the newspapers, and the SuperSonics were once again in the spotlight.

Team owner Clay Bennett was furious.

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They could accept Kwame Brown being suspended for not being able to differentiate between Iran and Iraq, as that cognitive impairment fit the dumb image people had of Brown.

But infidelity and domestic abuse weren’t something that could garner sympathy or understanding from the fans.

For Bennett, the last thing the SuperSonics needed now was negative news that damaged the team’s image.

After the Morrow incident, the “Seattle Times” conducted a poll asking citizens about their favorability towards the SuperSonics.

Compared to a survey at the start of the season, the favorability towards the team had dropped by 2% after Morrow’s trouble.

Bennett panicked and displayed his irrational side: “Trade that bastard away!”

Team executives, headed by Presti, were disappointed in Morrow, but they had never thought about trading him.

Because whether it was infidelity or domestic violence, this was very common in the NBA.

The players who made it to play in the league were some of the most physically gifted individuals on Earth, and many of them had been competing since childhood, being the major star in their local area during their student days. One of the basic privileges for these stars at school was the priority choice with the opposite sex. Once they made it to the NBA and became millionaires or even multimillionaires, even if they weren’t all-star players, there would be people throwing themselves at them.

This leads to a regression to their true nature; they remember who they are and gradually place themselves on a pedestal.

If a lover questions their character and they can’t refute it nor accept it, isn’t it then like vermin resorting to violence?

Ultimately, most of these people making a living in sports are justhumanoid. They have a well-developed brain and limbs like everyone else, but their limbs are far more developed than others, which means they’re not adept at using their brains.

“Boss, the fluctuation of fan favorability is like the stock market; it can change easily,” Presti said patiently, “it might not have been caused by Anthony. It’s early in the season, and the fans’ moods are generally mild. Only as the season progresses will their interest in us grow.”

All of a sudden, Bennett seemed like a crusader who wouldn’t let evil exist in the world.

“Are you saying we should tolerate this dog who lays hands on women to continue playing for us?” Bennett asked.

Presti replied, “Unless he doesn’t change after being taught.”

Bennett awkwardly realized that he really couldn’t use his power as the owner to forcibly get rid of Morrow.

This was the condition he had set when he poached Presti from San Antonio.

He had to leave full control of the team to Presti.

“What’s Frye’s stance?” Bennett asked.

“Doesn’t care, doesn’t ask, but trusts Anthony.” Presti replied, “Frye told the media to give Anthony some time, he’ll handle it.”

Bennett couldn’t help asking, “But what if he doesn’t handle it? I mean, Frye vouched for him, but what if he still messes up?”

“I’ll trade him to the Clippers,” Presti replied.

Bennett nodded, that was the way to do it.

He then realized that his opinion as the owner seemed to be less important than Yu Fei’s thoughts.

What is this? Who is the owner? Who really owns this team?

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Bennett, deep down as the franchise owner, felt a ripple, but then he realized that he couldn’t play basketball, and even if he could, he wouldn’t be able to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in commercial value directly.

Any player who can create hundreds of millions of dollars in profit for their boss cannot be taken for granted as just a player anymore.

They must possess a status far greater than that of a player.

Bennett accepted this outcome.

“I heard the team has been having injury issues?” Bennett’s train of thought jumped so rapidly that for a moment Presti couldn’t keep up, “Should we fire the team physician?”