The NBA's most suspenseful event this season is when Irving and Simmons will return! How did the 76ers coach Rivers Sr. respond? You may not have thought that Rivers himself had the same experience!
Irving will not return to the game because of his personal exclusion of YM and the current rules in New York, and Simmons is hoping that he will be refused to play for the 76ers because of the trade refusal.
Essentially, the nature of Irving and Simmons' absences is the same: because of some objective and subjective factors, they force the NBA and the team to compromise with themselves by refusing to play!
But will the league and teams really do that? The 76ers coach revealed the same experiences he'd had in his career, hoping to wake up Irving and Simmons.
76ers current head coach Rivers Sr. was a brilliant guard who averaged 15+4 per game, and after playing his best one in the game, he asked the Clippers head coach for a $4 million NBA third-highest salary (behind Jordan and Robinson) in the 91-92 season.
Rivers threatened to refuse to play, and you know who the Clippers owner' infamous Sterling was, who gave Rivers a $9,000 fine without any concern.
And according to Rivers's own recollection, "I thought the strike would get everything, but those 19 days were like a torment for me!" There are no balls to play, no one to contact themselves, it's like missing! ”
Rivers then slipped back on the field to continue with a mid-class contract of only 1.2 million.
And there are not a few "players who coerced the team" like Rivers, and only Jim Jackson, 94 champion Glenn Robinson, and Kawhi Leonard were the only ones who really succeeded. Can you guarantee that Owen and Simmons can do the same?