June 29th.
The 2012 NBA Draft is held on schedule at the theater of Madison Square Garden.
In the center of the stage, as usual, David Stern faced a storm of boos during his speech.
However, unlike previous years.
This year, Stern was booed primarily because the public believed he manipulated the draft pick that ultimately went to the New Orleans Hornets.
As Qin Yue remembers, because the league did not allow any new owner of the Hornets to relocate the team from New Orleans, which still hasn't recovered from the hurricane.
Therefore, after the Benson family agreed to take over this devastated team, rumors quickly spread that the Hornets would receive compensation from the league.
To quell the rumors, Stern explained: "The NBA draft lottery has always been fair, open, and just."
But considering that this year's top favorite was "America's First Son" Anthony Davis.
