The Fate of the Lakers' Minority Owner
Two years earlier, when the Lakers were in dire straits, Jenny Bass had turned to everyone for help.
In the end, only the Lakers' current minority owner had come to her aid.
He had bought 30% of the team, becoming its second-largest shareholder.
He'd thought he could sit back and watch the money roll in.
But he'd never imagined that Jenny Bass would stab him in the back and throw him under the bus.
The worst part was that he had no chance to fight back.
The usually well-mannered Lakers co-owner was so furious he could barely stand still, cursing up a storm:
"Jenny Bass, that old woman, that old bitch—she deserves to rot in hell..."
But what was done was done. No one could change it.
NBA President Xiao Hua was also paying close attention to the matter and taking it very seriously.
He had wanted to promote Wang Yi in order to reconcile with China as soon as possible, improve relations, and cash in on its enormous basketball market.
Now Wang Yi had made it big, but this mess had come along with it.
If they couldn't resolve the issue properly, Chinese fans would boycott the NBA even more.
So he needed to settle the matter quickly and give Wang Yi and the people of China a satisfactory answer.
Just five hours after the story broke, the league had formed an investigative team to look into it.
The Kings were still waiting to find out who they would face in the Western Conference Finals.
Their opponent would come from either the Suns or the Warriors.
The series was only tied 2–2, and it looked like it was headed for a Game 7.
Sure enough, a week later, the two teams