A reporter leaked that Morey had been fired.
Many people didn't believe it.
An inquisitive reporter called the 76ers' owner to confirm, and the owner verified that the news was true.
This sparked plenty of speculation.
Why had Morey been fired so suddenly?
But until the contents of that meeting came to light, no one knew why.
Meanwhile, at home, Morey was drinking red wine to drown his sorrows.
He didn't have to think twice to know that the owner had deliberately leaked the news of his impending firing.
The whole point was to curry favor with Wang Yi.
He had just opposed a proposal that would benefit Wang Yi at the meeting, and the owner had immediately fired him. Worse, the owner was so afraid people wouldn't find out that he'd arranged for the news to be leaked in advance.
It was obviously a gesture of goodwill toward Wang Yi.
Thinking of this, Morey took a long swig of red wine.
He had worked tirelessly for the team all these years, yet the moment his interests conflicted with the team's, he was kicked out without a second thought.
And to curry favor with Wang Yi, the owner couldn't even wait for an official announcement. He had someone leak the news ahead of time.
This kind of abandoning someone once they'd outlived their usefulness, of burning the bridge after crossing it, was truly heartbreaking.
This was what capitalism was all about.
Thinking of this, he took another long swig of red wine.
He had once imagined that after all his years of hard work with the 76ers, he could bring the team a championship. When he retired, the owner would throw him a grand press conference.
Then everyone would know just how successful a general manager he was, despite not