In an instant, all 29 general managers except Morey agreed.
And among the players' union, everyone agreed except Irving and Antetokounmpo.
Xiao Hua was extremely pleased with the result.
It had even far exceeded his expectations.
He'd thought the vast majority of general managers wouldn't agree. He'd prepared a whole set of arguments to persuade them, but now he wouldn't need them.
As for General Manager Morey and Player Union Vice President Irving, there was no need to pay any attention to their objections.
Although the league had only passed a rule last year stating that a resolution couldn't be implemented if even one team disagreed,
ever since Xiao Hua took office, every rule had been flexible.
When necessary, rules could be broken.
It didn't matter if one or two people objected—even if millions objected, as long as it made money, the rule could still be broken.
Back when gambling was introduced into the NBA, plenty of people had opposed it.
And what happened afterward?
Xiao Hua ignored their objections and pushed gambling through anyway.
Afterward, the NBA owners made more money;
the players made more money;
the referees made more money;
and all the NBA staff made more money.
Everyone was happy.
So sometimes Xiao Hua could be a bit of a dictator.
Irving and Morey could object all they wanted. He'd do what he wanted regardless.
Xiao Hua nodded in satisfaction and addressed all the general managers:
"Since everyone agrees, I'll call the owners of each team and report this to them one by one."
"Morey, it's fine if you disagree. I'll report this to your owner, and then you can see whether he agrees."
"Irving, it's fine if you disagree too. I proposed this resolution with the interests of the league as a whole in mind."
Irving's