So he brought gambling into the NBA.
He also signed a slew of exorbitantly priced broadcasting deals.
He expanded into overseas markets on a massive scale.
This made all the owners a fortune, while also driving up the salaries of everyone in the NBA—the executives, the players, even the lowest-paid staff, cheerleaders, and service workers.
It gave him an immense sense of accomplishment once again.
Then he kept expanding the NBA's commercial reach and breaking into new overseas markets. He wanted to make more and more money.
No amount was ever enough.
But now, his dream of making even more money had come crashing down.
He could no longer feel that sense of accomplishment.
The NBA was the most commercially successful sports league in the world.
It was also where he could best put his talents to use.
Now that he had been fired, given his age and the scandal that had broken today, no owner would ever hire him again.
Of course, he could use his savings to start a company and make money.
He already owned several companies related to sports and the NBA.
But his personal funds were limited, and those companies couldn't make money nearly as fast as a commercial sports league like the NBA.
Now that he was used to the sense of accomplishment that came from the NBA's rapid profits, anything slower would leave his desire unsatisfied.
At that moment,
his face was icy;
his heart was dead;
he stood dumbfounded;
he was like a stone statue.
Meanwhile, the video conference continued.
Tamim spoke first:
"Xiao Hua's situation should be handled as it needs to be. Next, for the sake of the NBA's long-term interests, I propose that we drive gambling out of the league. We can't let sports be tied to gambling