Teams that never play badly in the NBA are reborn just because their fans use their "hard-for-nothing money"!

There is such a strange team in the NBA, and they have not won the No. 1 pick in 49 years.

, but he never tries to win draft picks, nor does he rely on krypton gold to build a championship lineup.

Although they live in a small city, they promised the fans here that they would never let the team play badly!

Because of the establishment of this team, local fans have pieced together one by one with hard-earned money!

They are Indiana Pacers.

Time returned to the 1970s, when the Pacers were merged into the NBA from the ABA league. The team suffered serious financial problems in the last few years, and the boss Bill Ethan was not a super rich man like Powell.

In the last few years of the ABA, he had been borrowing from banks to pay for the team's necessary expenses and even began selling his star.

To make matters worse, the team that just joined the NBA did not receive any dividends from TV broadcasts in the first four years.

Pacers are also required to pay a membership fee of US$3.2 million.

In desperation, Ethan began to look for the next home willing to take over the team.

But taking over the consortium, they are not willing to let the team stay in Indiana. They want to move this team that has won three ABA championships to Minnesota.

This means that the efforts of Indiana's establishment in the past decade will be turned to ashes overnight.

When everyone was helpless, the Pacers legendary coach Srick Leonard's wife came up with a way to save the team: they can pre-sale next season's season tickets in advance, and as long as 8,000 people are willing to buy it, the Pacers can overcome the difficulties.

So, on the evening of July 3, 1977, the mayor of Indianapolis and local TV station jointly organized a 16.5-hour live broadcast with only one goal: Operation Defend the Pacers.

But less than two hours before the fundraising deadline, the Pacers sold less than 7,000 tickets.

At the most desperate moment, a group of local workers stepped forward and decided to save their beloved team.

Although they can't afford expensive season tickets, they all share the shares with their colleagues in the engine workshop.

Some people donate voluntarily, $10 and $20.

In addition, the workers' children also took their children and picked up piggy banks to go door to door for "crowdfunding".

Five cents, ten cents.

This scene is unforgettable for countless viewers.

A series of calls began to enter the live broadcast site, and local fans also took to the streets, calling on everyone around them to contribute to the Pacers.

More and more people are beginning to come to the camera, including middle-aged people in suits and ties, staggering old people, ladies with curly hair in shawls, and children who come with their piggy bank... In the end, the battle of defense was won.

team general manager Nancy walked onto the podium, and she announced in a crying voice: "We sold 8,028 copies."

Everyone at the live broadcast began to applaud, hug and cheer. Whether it is a Pacers or not, anyone who has watched that live broadcast will remember the moment that belongs to the people of Inn.

In the end, the live ticket show also made Indiana investor Simon brothers decide to buy the Pacers.

They are not only interested in the team itself, but also the close bond between the team and the fans. They also believe that only such a team will have a bright future.

In order to repay Indiana fans, the Pacers have an unwritten rule. Even if the team does not make the playoffs, they will never play badly!

More than forty years have passed, and the Pacers have embarked on a path of team building exclusively with Indiana characteristics.

They did not sign at a high position, but along the way, they fought against Jordan, fought OK, and fought against Dong Zhan.

This is the attitude of this team: we can have sex, but we must not be timid.

Now, this group of pedestrians, who are all soldiers, bring fans to the top in their ways.

Harry was abandoned by the king, Nesmith was abandoned by the Celtics, Sika was questioned of his age, Mathurin was regarded as hurting Zhongyong, Turner worked hard for ten years and did not dare to buy a house, Nembhard lacked some intestines, and Topin was believed to only dunk.

Although there are no superstars in the team, they advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with unity and courage and entered the finals after 25 years.

We are blue-collar workers, but as long as we are for the Pacers fans, we can hide the "killing" golden sword behind us.