The owner of the Lakers is Jerry Buss. In his early years, he started from real estate. In 1979, he spent a huge sum of US$67.5 million to acquire the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Kings (hockey team) and the Los Angeles Forum Arena.

Under his management, the Lakers shined in the late 1980s. Under the leadership of "Sky Hook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, "Magic" Johnson and James Worthy, they played beautiful games and wonderful cooperation. Let the game become simply pleasing to the eye, it is called performance time by the audience! !

Together, the three have created a brilliant time era!

It is a pity that veteran Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retired in 1989 and Magic Johnson was diagnosed with HIV and retired in February 1991.

The Lakers lost two generals successively, James Worthy was unable to do so alone, and the Lakers never achieved any good results. He also retired within a few years.

At this moment, the Lakers have fallen into a trough? no? wrong? Until the OK combination of O'Neal and Kobe killed the Quartet, and re-created the glory of the Lakers! ! But now is the best time to acquire the Lakers!

Henry sent his professional negotiating team to contact Jerry Buss, intending to buy the Lakers at a high price!

At the Lakers headquarters, Jerry Buss looked at Henry’s negotiating team representative Brad Hansen and coldly refused: "Mr. Hanson, please tell Mr. Henry Williams, I’m not Jerry Buss Will sell the Lakers!"

After Jerry Buss finished speaking, Brad Hansen couldn't help frowning. He was rejected directly without an offer. Jerry Buss had a tough tone. Brad Hanson was silent for a moment, and persuaded: "Mr. Jerry Buss. Starting in 1989, after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retired, the Lakers were not as good as before, many times missed the championship position. Then Magic Johnson. His sick retirement made the Lakers even worse! Mr. Jerry Buss, our boss, Mr. Williams, is willing to spend $600 million to buy the Lakers. You can think about it!!!"

"Don't think about it, even if it's an extra 100 million or even 200 million dollars, I won't sell the Lakers!!" Jerry Buss believes, "The Lakers are only temporarily in a trough, I will let the Lakers again Won the NBA championship!"

Jerry Buss has a deep affection for the Lakers. He tried his best to develop the Lakers. He hired a Hollywood production team to produce the coolest promos for the Lakers. He also recruited the most beautiful cheerleaders. From USC, the most famous sports band in the United States was invited to play for the Lakers, making the Lakers game and the Oscars an entertainment event in Los Angeles and even the United States. He never even hesitated to sign players with big prices, even if he had to pay a high luxury tax!

Once, Jerry Buss offered the 25-year-old "Magic" Johnson a sky-high contract worth 25 million U.S. dollars...

Brad Hanson saw that Jerry Buss was so stubborn, he felt helpless, and immediately he shook his head and said to Jerry Buss: "Well, Mr. Jerry Buss, in that case. That's it. I'll leave!"

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The office of the chairman of the ABC headquarters building.

Henry drank his coffee while listening to Brad Hansen's report. Henry asked: "Even at a high price. Jerry Buss wouldn't sell it?"

"Yes, boss, when Jerry Buss speaks, his tone is decisive. In my opinion, he really doesn't want to sell the Lakers!" Brad Hansen replied.

Henry nodded when he heard this. Then he asked: "Are there other NBA teams in Los Angeles?".

"Yes, it's the Clippers. The Clippers were originally called the Braves, but after moving to San Diego, they were renamed Clippers. The team changed hands in 1981 and Sterling became the owner of the team. They moved to Los Angeles in 1984. However. , This team has poor results and has been unable to get rid of the identity of the fish-belly team. The best record is only to enter the conference semi-finals!"

"Okay, then buy the Clippers!"

For Henry, it's the same to buy the Lakers or Clippers. He just makes it easy to watch the ball, as long as he is in Los Angeles. As for the players, as long as they are willing to spend money, are they afraid of not being recruited? Salary cap or something, as far as Henry is concerned, it is like a fake, it is a big deal to pay a little more luxury tax!

In order to avoid the emergence of super-rich teams, the NBA has stipulated a policy: salary cap. That is, the NBA stipulates the amount of a work cap, then the sum of the salaries of all players of a team cannot exceed the salary cap, and if it exceeds the salary cap, a luxury tax must be paid!

In fact, most teams have exceeded the salary cap, it's just not the difference!

"Okay, boss!"

Sterling is not as stubborn as Jerry Buss. He heard that Henry Williams, the richest man in the world, was coming to buy his own team. His eyes were bright at the time!

After Brad Hansen had some exchanges with him, Sterling agreed to sell the Clippers to Henry Williams for $200 million!

Sterling bought the Clippers for only US$20 million. At that time, the Clippers were so bad that they were almost a forgotten team. Even if the stock price dropped to US$10, no one cared about it. After several years of hard work by Sterling, although the Clippers have become a lot stronger, they are still "tail trucks"!

The Clippers can sell for 200 million U.S. dollars. Compared to Sterling's initial investment, in general, it is still a big profit!

Soon, the signing of the acquisition agreement was completed.

The Clippers were officially included in Henry's name. Henry first renamed the Clippers to the Clippers. First, it sounds familiar, and second, it represents the Clippers' rebirth!

Henry Williams became the new owner of the Clippers and immediately caused a sensation in the industry.

"NBA giants will be born soon!!"

"Henry Williams is not bad for money, the Lakers team in the same city is under tremendous pressure!"

The newspaper jokingly stated: "At this moment, the bosses of all major NBA teams must guard against their will to prevent players from being poached!"

The team owners are nervous and feel like a wolf is coming. There are usually four ways of NBA player mobility, one is the draft, the second is the trade between clubs, the third is free agent enrollment, and the fourth is the club giving up players.

Deals between clubs. The transaction is usually completed by way of substitution, of course, it is also OK to pay for it!

Chollima often has it, but Bole doesn't often have it.

There are countless talented players who have missed their eyes, and the club owner is definitely willing to sell some...

In addition, if the Clippers' treatment is high. Free agents must be very close to the Clippers! Either these free agents have no contract, or the contract is full. Many such free agents are born in NBA teams every year. "Big Shark" O'Neal became a free agent in 1996, and was dug into the past by Lakers owner Jerry Buss with a contract of more than $100 million!

The Clippers are a bit bad now and need to bring in better players and coaches. Henry invested $500 million in the team to attract talent. It's just that talents are hard to dig, and the NBA will not have awesome characters in recent years until 1996!

The 1996 NBA Draft was a year of talented people in NBA history, and many superstars emerged. Known as the "96 Golden Generation", such as Iverson, Kobe, Marbury, Ray Allen and so on! Henry is most concerned about the draft rookies of this generation. You know, it is very difficult to exchange their best players from other NBA teams and clubs. Therefore, Henry pinned his hopes on the NBA draft.

general. After the draft is over, players will be traded between clubs. Henry can be before this. First buy some good players as a reserve, and then in 1996, a major exchange of blood! !

The Clippers moved to Los Angeles. In order to save costs, they rented stadiums, which is too inconsistent with the status of a giant team.

Henry decided to build the largest stadium in Los Angeles-the Clippers Arena!

The original logo of the Clippers was too ugly. Henry said that he couldn't see it. He immediately ordered a new LOGO, a spaceship traveling in space, and the shape of the Clippers Stadium should be like a spaceship, so it can be hung!

If the Clippers Stadium becomes a landmark in Los Angeles. It's hard not to be remembered!

Subsequently, Henry immediately asked WinSom Architects to design according to his own ideas! At the same time, Henry sent people to communicate with the Los Angeles government to try to get their support. After all, to build a city in Los Angeles, California, and even the largest stadium in the United States, if you don't get the government's support, I am afraid it will be difficult. Many aspects such as land and transportation require the cooperation of the government!

The news spread like wildfire, spread quickly in Los Angeles, and then spread throughout the United States.

"Henry Williams intends to spend a huge amount of US$1 billion to build the largest, most advanced and coolest stadium in history, the Clippers Stadium. The Clippers Stadium will be designed to mimic a spaceship, and it will give an unparalleled shock!"

After reading the news, countless NBA clubs were envious of it. The Lakers in the same city are very embarrassed. The original ugly duckling is now about to become a white swan, and it will have such a powerful stadium. It has completely robbed the Lakers of the limelight. When others mentioned the Los Angeles basketball team, The first thing that comes to mind is the Clippers, not the Lakers...

The mood of the Lakers players is the most complicated. This time seeing that the Clippers, who are also in Los Angeles and have been ravaged by themselves, will have a better stadium than themselves, I feel so upset and unbalanced! Originally Henry Williams first found his boss Jerry Buss and said he wanted to buy the Lakers, but the boss didn’t agree. Otherwise, the Lakers should be the limelight now, and he will be able to do so in the future. Gym training...

The emotions of the players couldn't help but get up and down. Some players even complained about Jerry Buss in their hearts, and blamed him for not selling the Lakers to Henry Williams!

The morale of the Lakers couldn't help but fall again and again!

At this moment, many American NBA players already want to join the Clippers, and some even contact the Clippers initiatively, hoping to join in the future.

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Get the Clippers, Henry sent people non-stop to buy American popular sports clubs, such as baseball clubs, ice hockey clubs, etc., just accept one, and ESPN Sports will have a wealth of sports programs!

The subsequent series of acquisitions shocked the American media.

The successive acquisitions of sports clubs by Henry are dazzling. In order to manage such a club, Henry established the Williams Sports Company.

The American people looked at the newspapers and cried out. Many people discussed which club Henry Williams would buy next time.

At this moment, a news came out, leaving them dumbfounded in astonishment.

ABC TV reports: "At 9 o'clock this morning, Henry Williams formally initiated an acquisition request to the National Football League NFL! The following is the specific content of ABC TV’s interview with Henry Williams..."

Rugby is the most popular sport in the United States, and it can almost be called a "sports for all"! The National Football League NFL can be said to be a household name in the United States, with great popularity and influence. Henry wants to buy the National Football League NFL, which is equivalent to Henry wants to buy the Chinese Spring Festival Gala!

"Oh, my God, Henry Williams is going to buy the NFL, which is beyond my imagination!!"

"The sports club can no longer satisfy his desire~ Hope, his goal is the stars and the sea!"

"It's so awesome, I already admire him! He is a giant who wants to become a sports tycoon!"

"Hehe, it seems that Henry Williams, like me, likes rugby!"

"I just want to ask, how much does it cost to acquire the NFL?"

"..."

At this time, CBS Broadcasting Company and NBC Broadcasting Company suddenly heard a hint of crisis, and discussions were going on within their respective companies.

"Henry Williams bought a large number of sports clubs in the United States, and now he has acquired the National Football League NFL. His purpose is not simple. I am afraid that it is not just because he likes football, he is in the next big game!

"Yes, don't forget that he has ABC Broadcasting Company, he has ESPN Sports Channel, he bought so many clubs and wants to acquire the National Football League NFL, nothing more than to develop ESPN Sports Channel!"

"Yes, but we can't just wait and die!"

"Um...Should we also participate in the acquisition of the National Football League NFL? Oh, don't think about it, we have no money!!"

"Hehe, although we can't buy the National Football League NFL, but... we can stop the other party from buying! For example, we sued Henry Williams for monopolizing the sports market!!"

"Haha, yes, sue him for a monopoly!!"

"..."

Two days later, CBS Broadcasting Company and NBC Broadcasting Company sued Henry Williams in the California government court for monopolizing the sports market.

The representatives of the two companies said: "Henry Williams has bought a sports club on a large scale, and now he wants to buy the National Football League NFL, which has formed a monopoly. We strongly request Henry Williams to stop the acquisition of the National Football League NFL. action!!"

As soon as the news came out, it caused a huge sensation!

(To be continued.)

Chapter 256 The ugly duckling becomes a swan: