Chương 713: Chapter 491: A Bigger Failure is Imminent (United)_3

By that time, although coaches could also sign eight-figure contracts, their commercial value was nowhere near those players with nine-figure contracts. Therefore, even frequent appearances on screen brought them no substantial benefits and could lead them into unexpected trouble due to excessive talking.

Similarly, TV reporters also loathed halftime interviews, as coaches were extremely cautious around them. If they were unlucky enough to encounter a low-quality coach like Gregg Popovich, who took pleasure in picking on reporters, they might even become a public laughingstock.

Lastly, the audience didn't like it. Coach interview time was essentially "bathroom break time" and those who stayed in front of the TV to listen to the coach's blabbering were anything but ordinary people.

But even though it was a policy that satisfied no one, George Karl still had to step forward, acting as though he had long looked forward to this interview.