“You guys are just asking for a beating, aren’t you!”

Tang Tian smacked the three of them on the head, then stuffed the durexs into Butler’s hands.

“Jimmy, you’re not getting any younger. Don’t just train all day. Find a woman and relax.”

Butler immediately waved his hand, indicating that he didn’t want it.

Women were nothing compared to training.

Tang Tian kept pushing it on him.

“Finding a woman is also training. Using both hands to break through the tight press is very physically demanding.”

Tang Tian joked.

Butler still refused.

Tang Tian turned to look at Walker.

“You know, I'm a very sentimental person. I don't feel it.”

Walker even took two big steps back as he spoke.

This guy, he’d heard that he listened to his wife after getting married. Being able to put being afraid of his wife so refreshingly was something else.

Tang Tian was about to look at Davis.

“Give it to me.”

But what caught him off guard was that Davis took the initiative to speak.

Walker and Butler looked at him in surprise.

Once upon a time, Davis was still an ignorant virgin. Who would have thought that in just a few years, he would have opened up so much!

Sure enough, the NBA was a melting pot, and most people would be led astray!

“Why are you looking at me like that? I'm not going to use it myself. I'm going to give it to Bojan. That guy will definitely like it.”

Davis realized that what he said was ambiguous and immediately explained.

But Tang Tian and the others had an "I understand" look on their faces. The explanation was pointless.

“Alright, alright, stop bullying AD. We all know he's not that kind of person.”

Tang Tian spoke up to smooth things over for Davis.

Davis breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, his big brother was reliable.

“Even if he was, there's nothing to say. It's not fun if you say it.”

But Tang Tian's next words almost made him fall.

Sure enough, the most treacherous were his brothers.

Durex was just a small episode in the championship parade.

Pelicans players sprayed champagne from their cars, took photos with fans after getting off, and Bojan even danced with a small group of fans.

The Pelicans' championship parade this year was unusually exciting.

When they finally returned to the New Orleans Arena, Stevens' speech in front of the three championship trophies completely ignited the fans' emotions.

Moreover, in his speech, he also revealed the team's desire for a four-peat.

Since the 1970s, when complete statistics were available, no team had ever achieved the impossible feat of a four-peat.

Now, it was very likely to be accomplished by the Pelicans!

The fans' excitement was completely understandable.

A small city like New Orleans becoming the ruler of an era was an incredible thing to hear.

But now it was happening!

The Pelicans' championship parade ended in a grand manner, but unlike previous years, the 2017-2018 season had not yet come to an end.

And the final part of it was the awards ceremony for the regular season.

Adam Silver's departure was only a matter of time, but what had been decided at the beginning of the season had to continue in Los Angeles.

The awards ceremony was scheduled for June 20, five days later, before the draft.

Before the end of the Finals, the nominees for each award had already been announced.

A total of 5 Pelicans players were selected, participating in the Most Improved Player, MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and All-NBA Team selections.

Head coach Stevens would also participate in the Coach of the Year selection.

Five days was neither long nor short.

Those players who were not selected, or who knew that they were unlikely to be selected, had already started their offseason.

Anthony had already flown to France for vacation, and Curry had already started his UA tour in China.

It was also during this time that the league's committee held a regular meeting at its New York headquarters.

This meeting attracted much attention.

Because like last year, this meeting was likely to result in another change of league commissioner.

Most of the owners from the 30 teams appeared at the meeting.

Interestingly, like last year, New York was overcast on this day, and it could rain heavily at any time.

The meeting was chaired by Adam Silver.

The first item on the agenda was to decide, through anonymous voting, whether Adam Silver would officially serve as league commissioner.

The prerequisite for achieving this was that Silver had to get more than 70% of the votes.

Considering what had happened in the past season, this was basically an impossible event.

Silver himself was clear about this. His face was as gloomy as the weather outside the window, and he went through the motions like a robot.

After the process was completed, it was time for the voting.

Compared with the hesitation last year, the owners of each team made their choices quickly this year.

Many owners even had expressions of ease and joy on their faces.

And most of these owners were the ones who voted in favor of Silver's return last year.

Obviously, the benefits Silver promised had not materialized, and they had long wanted to kick him out.

The voting results were collected one after another, and a public count was conducted on the spot.

"Disagree."

"Disagree."

……

As one vote result after another was read out, Silver's face sank lower and lower.

He knew he was done for, but he didn't expect to be done for so thoroughly.

30 disagree.

Not a single team owner agreed to him serving as the official commissioner!

0% of the vote!

This was not a vote, it was humiliation, naked humiliation!

But, this was reality.

The NBA owners were more realistic than anyone else.

After the vote, Silver's comeback journey ended in one year.

And after this moment, he was no longer the league commissioner, or even a member of the league's top management.

At the request of the security guard, he got up and left the league office.

He looked like he had lost his soul, and he tripped over the door and fell head over heels when he went out.

But no one got up. Except for a few owners at the door who turned their heads to see what happened, everyone else's expressions were extremely indifferent.

Adam Silver, who was no longer the league commissioner, was just a passerby to them, or rather, nothing at all.

"Haha~"

After getting up, Silver let out a burst of laughter.

But soon, his laughter was stopped by the security guard, and he was quickly taken away from the floor.

The door was closed again.

The relationship between Silver and the NBA had been completely severed.

From then on, Silver would never be seen in this league again.

"So, when will we determine the new league commissioner? The new season is about to begin."

Lakers owner Jeanie Buss said.

Adam Silver had left, and Sorok had also switched to the NFL. Now, the position of league commissioner could be said to be vacant.

After Buss finished speaking, everyone else was silent.

This was the first time the NBA had encountered this situation.

"We can't afford such turmoil. Replacing two league commissioners in two years would be a huge blow to the league."

Gayle Benson said.

As she spoke, the other owners looked at her one after another, and many nodded in agreement.

With the rise of the Pelicans dynasty, Benson's voice in the league had risen, and what she said was also very true.

Although the league commissioner was ultimately just an employee, changing them in succession like this would have a great impact on the league's image.

"So I suggest that Matt Tatum take over the league again. He understands the league, and his performance in the previous six months was also very good."

Benson continued.