The Lakers.

湖人隊。

Like many team owners, it's a vanity business, something.

和很多團隊的老闆一樣，這是一個虛榮的生意，一些。

This is how you the bus family, makes a living.

你這個公交家族，就是這樣謀生的。

This is your legacy for your Children and everything.

這是你給你的孩子和一切的遺產。

And yet you're that'll be faced with a massive 100 luxury tax bill.

然而你那將面臨著巨大的100奢侈稅賬單。

How do you weigh that against the bus family's insane competitiveness and desire to put championship after championship team on the court for the City of LA?

你如何權衡巴士家族瘋狂的競爭力，以及為洛杉磯市把一支又一支冠軍球隊送上球場的慾望？

Yeah, I mean, it's it's difficult with the loss of revenue due to no ticket sales, um, in the arena, Um, you know, we are in a a league that is dictated by a salary cap, a collective bargaining agreement.

是的，我的意思是，它是它的困難 與收入的損失 由於沒有門票銷售， 嗯，在舞臺上， 嗯，你知道，我們是在一個聯盟 這是決定由工資帽， 集體談判協議。

So we have to abide by all those rules.

所以我們必須遵守這些規則。

But, you know, the luxury tax is for teams that you know have championship aspirations.

但是，你知道，奢侈稅是為那些你知道有冠軍願望的球隊準備的。

And certainly that is something that we want to keep the Lakers at the top of the conversation.

當然，這也是我們想要讓湖人隊保持領先地位的原因。

And, um, you know, once LeBron James decided to join the Lakers, you know the way he's playing.

而且，嗯，你知道，一旦勒布朗-詹姆斯決定加入湖人隊，你知道他打球的方式。

He doesn't seem like he's 36 years old, but when you have a player like LeBron James on your team, you gotta go for it.

他看起來不像是36歲的人，但當你的球隊裡有勒布朗-詹姆斯這樣的球員時，你必須去做。

You got to use that opportunity to, uh, to win.

你得利用這個機會，呃，贏。

So you know, we'll manage the cap just like every other team in the league has to do.

所以你知道，我們會像聯盟中其他球隊一樣管理上限。

We play by the same rules.

我們玩的是同樣的規則。

Got to ask you how much time left do you think LeBron James has?

要問你，你覺得勒布朗-詹姆斯還有多少時間？

I mean, he looks like it's endless.

我的意思是，他看起來就像無窮無盡。

It looks like he can keep on going and going and going like a Duracell battery.

看來，他可以像一節杜拉克電池一樣，一直走下去，一直走下去。

For crying out loud, I gotta ask you have you received any kind of indication where it's just gonna be a couple of years?

我想問你，你有沒有收到什麼訓示，哪裡只是要過幾年？

He just wants to get a solid 20 seasons in.

他只想踏踏實實地過20個賽季。

Or do you have this mentality that you know?

還是說你有這種心態，你知道嗎？

Excuse me?

你說什麼？

He's giving you every indication he's gonna play for years to come.

他給你的每一個跡象都表明他將會在未來幾年內打球。

What do you get from talking to LeBron James about about his future?

和勒布朗-詹姆斯聊起他的未來，你能得到什麼？

Well, you know, it's it is like a really good match.

嗯，你知道，這... ...這就像一個非常好的比賽。

Um, we we want him to stay around as long as he wants to stay around.

嗯，我們... ...我們希望他留在身邊，只要他想留在身邊。

Uh, Kareem played till he was Kareem Abdul Jabbar play until he was 42.

Kareem一直打到他42歲 Kareem Abdul Jabbar一直打到他42歲。

Um, LeBron said something the other day about how he probably won't play when he's 46.

嗯，勒布朗前幾天說了一句話，說他46歲的時候可能就不打球了。

So maybe somewhere between, you know now and 46 so another 10 years somewhere, you know, whatever he wants to do.

所以，也許在某處之間，你知道現在和46 所以另一個10年的地方，你知道，無論他想做什麼。

Um, we love having him.

嗯，我們喜歡有他。

I have to say he drafted a really good All Star team yesterday, watching the 30 days he knows basketball.

不得不說他昨天徵召了一支非常優秀的全明星球隊，看了30天他對籃球的瞭解。

He's competitive.

他很有競爭力。

Uh, you know, it's just we're having a lot of fun having him around.

呃，你知道，這只是我們有很多樂趣 有他在身邊。

But the one thing that's missing are the fans.

但缺的就是粉絲。

Mhm now.

嗯，現在。

Jeannie, there's been some discussion about changing the league logo.

Jeannie, 關於改變聯盟標誌的問題已經有了一些討論。

Why do you think that Kobe Bryant should be the new face of the NBA logo?

為什麼你認為科比-布萊恩特應該成為NBA標誌的新面孔？

I think Kobe Bryant should be the face of every sports league.

我認為科比-布萊恩特應該是每個體育聯盟的代言人。

Every every, You know, the Olympics.

每一個每一個，你知道，奧運會。

I think that Kobe stood for everything that we aspire to in sports.

我認為科比代表了我們在體育界所向往的一切。

Hard work, perseverance, dedication.

勤奮、堅持、奉獻。

Will the you know, the Mamba mentality.

將你知道的，曼巴心態。

I think he would be an icon fitting for for every everything involved in sports.

我想他會是一個偶像，適合所有涉及體育的一切。

Why do you feel Jeannie?

你為什麼覺得珍妮？

You mentioned it earlier, and I've heard you talk about being the steward of the team as though it's a public trust.

你之前提到過，我聽你說過要做球隊的管家，好像這是一個公眾的信任。

The Lakers, even though it's privately owned, um, having lived in L.

湖人隊雖然是私有制，嗯，在L市住過。

A for six years that the Lakers are what make L.

A六年來，湖人隊是讓L。

A city before anything else.

一座城市先於其他任何東西。

Otherwise, it's a bunch of kind of vaguely sort of connected suburbs, But everyone socioeconomic race, age, gender doesn't matter.

否則，它是一堆那種隱隱約約的連接郊區， 但每個人的社會經濟種族，年齡，性別並不重要。

Comes together.

湊在一起。

You said under the purple and gold flag.

你說在紫金旗下。

What responsibility and why do you feel the responsibility as though the Lakers are a public trust?

湖人隊是一個公共信託機構，你覺得有什麼責任，為什麼會覺得有責任？

Um, you know that that came from my father.

嗯，你知道那是我父親說的。

It's It's about, uh, inclusion about everybody coming together and and doing great things.

它是... 它是關於... 呃... 包容... 關於每個人都走到一起...

And, you know, it's the Lakers have that ability.

而且，你知道，是湖人隊有這個能力。

It's a platform that's bigger than anyone.

這是一個比誰都大的平臺。

Owner, anyone, player, anyone.

老闆，任何人，球員，任何人。

Coach, Um, it belongs to Laker Nation.

教練，嗯，這是屬於湖人國度的。

Uh, Laker Nation is, um, you know, the heartbeat of, you know, the Lakers and what it stands for, there'll be a lot around a lot longer than I'll be around.

呃，湖人隊是，嗯，你知道的，湖人隊的心跳，以及它所代表的東西，會有很多人比我在這裡的時間長很多。

And, uh, you know, this is my time to make sure and protect the brand and protect what our fans have come to expect from from the best family from this organization.

而且，呃，你知道，這是我的時間，以確保和保護的品牌，並保護我們的球迷已經來期望從最好的家庭從這個組織。

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