freeallnovels Chapter 127 The Storm of Public Opinion Before Christmas Eve (4.1K Guaranteed Monthly Pass!)
Chapter 127 The Storm of Public Opinion Before Christmas Eve (4.1K Guaranteed Monthly Pass!)
Chapter 127 The Storm of Public Opinion Before Christmas Eve (4.1K Guaranteed Monthly Pass!)
In fact, Kobe’s invitation was very sincere. On the phone, he said this:
"Hey, Sheldon, I know you Chinese don't have a Christmas tradition, so you don't have a place to go on Christmas Eve, right? You can come to my house, Natalia and Gianna like you very much, and I look forward to seeing you again. In addition, I have prepared a turkey dinner. You can call the sun together..."
Although the invitation was sincere, Li Ke refused decisively.
Because he didn't hear his sister-in-law's name, and he always felt that Kobe's words meant that he was homeless, so he couldn't bear it.
Li Ke must tell Kobe with practical actions that he really has a place to go on Christmas Eve.
Long before Kobe, Aunt Holden had called Li Ke, and he would spend this Christmas Eve at Westbrook's house.
In addition, when he rejected Kobe, who was not interested in drinking, Li Ke's idea was——
Let Kobe suppress his desire to fight until Christmas Eve.
At that time, facing Kobe's full fighting spirit and fighting spirit, Li Ke will most likely be able to activate the "brave" trait.
Peak Du's fourth child fights Peak's second child, this kind of Christmas battle is interesting!
The current Christmas game, as in previous years, players and coaches are quite critical of the game on Christmas Eve.
President Shane Battier complained twice before the game: "It's Christmas Eve, I just want to be with my family, but I can't help it, I have to make money."
Or Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy, who said some acid words: "I feel sorry for the fans who had to stay home to watch NBA games on Christmas Day."
Even the opponent of the Bobcats game, Nao Ke also said: "The cancellation of the Thanksgiving Day game is a good start, and the Christmas game should also be canceled."
The nagging head coach Phil Jackson also insinuated and criticized David Stern for not being considerate of players: "Christmas doesn't seem to exist for players.
Then, the league issued a bunch of fines...
In Li Ke's view, these complaining players and coaches are just showing how outstanding their Versailles literary literacy is.
Thinking about himself, Li Ke thinks that the group of players who go abroad to play are the worst
Since the predecessor of this body studied in Lujinger High School, he has not celebrated the Spring Festival with his family for five consecutive years, and the sixth Spring Festival that he will not spend with his family is coming.
What is a game on Christmas Eve?
So, this group of players is either just pretending to show off: Look, I have me in this year's Christmas game!
Or is it just too sentimental to be with the family on Christmas Eve?Can't you buy a few tickets and take your family to the game site?
That was the Christmas game, a huge show and Vanity Fair, many players wanted to fight but couldn't fight it!
Speaking of the special status of the Christmas game, the American media is different from this group of players and coaches.
They questioned David Stern's arrangements for this year's Christmas game, and believed that some teams should not appear on the Christmas Eve game at all.
"The league has arranged three Christmas games this year. The Rockets vs. Magic is fine. I've long wanted to see the matchup between Yao and Dwight. What the hell are the other two games? Knicks vs. Cavaliers? To be honest, I'm a fan of New York, but I really don't want to watch the Knicks game, it sucks!"
Relying on the impact of Kobe Bryant's forced palace incident, American Yang Yi Stephen A. Smith has become a big name in the NBA media circle. Before Christmas, he sat safely in the ESPN studio and uttered nonsense.
"Of course, considering the special status of Madison Square Garden, this group of matchups is still understandable, especially the opponent is the Cleveland Cavaliers. The little emperor cannot miss the important occasion of Christmas Eve, and the true emperor of the NBA, David Stern, will watch the game at Madison Square Garden every year..."
Sure enough, it's a lot of nonsense, and it's only the second sentence, which starts to allude to Le Bang's godfather theory.
The choreographer at the scene hesitated for a while, but did not intervene.
"The rest of the matchups are the most outrageous, Charlotte Bobcats? A 9-15 bad team is going to play against a 17-10 Western Conference No. [-] team? Don't make fun of me!"
"What's the point of this game? The duel between Sheldon and Kobe Bryant? Come on, Sheldon is just a rookie, a rookie who played very unstable!"
"Look at his performance in the past two weeks. He made 24 of 8 shots against the Cleveland Cavaliers, 24 of 6 shots against the Detroit Pistons, and 26 of 9 shots against the Atlanta Hawks. Since December, his shooting percentage is only 12%. Everyone is complaining about Kevin Durant's 40.8% shooting percentage in November, but look at Sheldon's 11% shooting percentage. Can he match Kobe? I doubt it!"
"Of course, apart from Shelton's match against Kobe, the rest of the game may be the China Derby between Shelton and the Chinese Suns who have little playing time."
In this way, the topic changed from the duel between Xie Laoer and Boss Ke to the Chinese Derby, and then there was a more intense topic.
"It seems that David Stern is very concerned about the market on the other side of the ocean. In the opening game, he arranged two Chinese derby games. The Halloween game was dominated by the duel between the Rockets and Bobcats. Of course, that game was very exciting. Shelton scored 47 points, which is still the highest score for a rookie this year."
"In the Christmas game, he arranged for the duel between Yao and Warcraft, as well as the Chinese derby between the Lakers and Bobcats. There are too many Chinese elements in the NBA in the new season."
"This is a bit of a waste of money. David Stern should know that it is impossible for those Chinese fans to cross the Pacific Ocean and go to the United States to buy tickets to watch the game. The majority of the NBA's income will always be provided by these fans on the North American continent!"
This paragraph, the editor and director listened leisurely, although it involves the confrontation between different countries, but in the United States, such a topic is in line with political correctness, and the United States is a country that makes troubles.
Mei Yangyang's attack was just the beginning, and the subsequent complaints from the Lakers fans made it all intensified.
The actor Jack Nicholson was furious: "I bought the tickets for Christmas early, but you let me watch the Lakers play the Bobcats? Exo me?"
Some time ago, Snoop Dogg, who was angry at Kobe because of the forced palace incident, but now shouted that Kobe is awesome, also shouted: "Refund!"
Denzel Washington, who is closely related to basketball, is very sensible: "The Bobcats are very good. Facing weak teams, the Lakers can ensure victory. As fans, our mood will not have the risk of getting worse because of the loss."
Even so, the storm of public opinion is getting bigger and bigger.
Because Kobe also spoke out...
Facing an interview with Kevin Ding, a reporter from the Orange County Register, Bryant said:
"As much as I would hate to play on Christmas Eve, I'd love to play against the Charlotte Bobcats... What a lot of people don't know is that I played one-on-one with Sheldon three times and the score was 2-1."
"Sheldon actually won once!"
Kevin Ding was surprised, but obviously, what surprised him even more was yet to come.
Kobe rolled his eyes and said the truth: "No, he won twice, I only won once."
Kevin Ding opened his mouth wide, and after he sent out this exclusive interview, everyone was surprised.
The American Yujia Skip Bayless questioned on his show: "Kobe and Sheldon's one-on-one, Sheldon won twice? I only have one question, Sheldon, how did he win? Poor ball control, bad breakthrough, or his very unskilled post-up play?"
Bill Simmons, who was a guest, just shook his head: "But Kobe is not a liar, he is a straight man."
David Stern smiles confidently in New York.
This smile seems to be saying: How do you know the way of heaven, you mortals?
From the very beginning, David Stern knew about the private duel between Li Ke and Kobe. Of course, he only knew about the one before the draft, but he didn't know much about the two after that.
Just the time before the draft is enough for a Christmas game.
Come to think of it, Kobe beat Sheldon one-on-one before the draft. This set of duels alone was exciting and intense enough.
Not to mention, there is also the Chinese Derby between Li Ke and Dasheng. Fans on the other side of the ocean may not have any special thoughts about Christmas.
But if you can see a Chinese derby on this day, and then feel the atmosphere of Christmas by the way, Chinese fans will fall in love with the Christmas game and Christmas.
By the way, David Stern is also considering whether to have a Spring Festival war. The Rockets, Bobcats, Bucks and Lakers will play against each other. No, the Cavaliers should be added, so the top four teams can only choose one to get rid of...
……
For the storm of public opinion before the Christmas war, the Bobcats stayed out of it from beginning to end.
As the party being criticized, as the weaker party, they really have nothing to say.
Li Ke just trained and practiced silently, trying hard to improve himself before the Christmas battle.
There is still some progress. Relying on this period of high-intensity switchback running and lateral movement training, Li Ke's flexibility has risen to C level.
Of course, if the "brave" trait is activated on Christmas Eve, the flexibility of the C-level will not matter.
It's just that it's impossible for Li Ke to only focus on the Christmas battle. He only knows that a C-level flexibility is a huge improvement for him now.
Whether it is a single defense or an air cut, it is very dependent on the attribute of flexibility.
If the single defense is also upgraded to S-level, then, even if the "brave" trait is not activated in the Christmas battle, it is not impossible to rely on single defense and D-level back-up to fight against Kobe Hard Steel.
After all, it's not one-on-one. He still has a chance to find some teammates' screens, pick-and-rolls and passes.
On December 12, the Bobcats set off from Charlotte.
On the plane, the teammates who had been silent but excited about the upcoming Christmas battle began to ask Li Ke eagerly:
"Hey Sheldon, tell me about your one-on-one with Kobe?"
"Did you really beat Kobe twice?"
"Actually, my question is, why did Kobe play you one-on-one?"
"..."
In this regard, Li Ke stretched out both hands and made a gesture of rejection.
"Hey guys, am I giving a press conference on a plane? When did you become one of those nasty reporters?"
When his teammates laughed, Li Ke talked about his first confrontation with Kobe.
"That was before the draft. I beat Kobe, but I only won by one ball..."
"The funny thing is, because of that one-on-one, Kobe almost left the Lakers."
"That's right, he used his trade veto power to veto the trade. If it weren't for Kobe's trade veto power, what you would see now is a Kobe Bryant wearing a red Bulls jersey, and a Sheldon Lee wearing a purple and gold jersey."
"..."
Looking back and thinking about this incident that happened to him, Li Ke is not too clear whether joining the Bobcats is a good choice for him.
Now, it seems that he feels that there is a high probability... no!
The Bobcats have Gerald Wallace, but the Lakers will have Lamar Odom, Luol Deng and Ben Wallace. Obviously, the Lakers will be stronger.
If he was in the Lakers, he wouldn't have to make unrealistic efforts for a slim victory every game like he does now...
Boss Qiao is like a trap, and Li Ke has already been trapped by the back of the gods. Now, it is very difficult for him to escape.
Without him, Old Joe valued him too much. The current Sheldon Lee is already one of the few Bobcats not for sale.
Speaking of transactions, Li Ke has heard some rumors.
For this reason, he contacted David Falk and planned to meet in Los Angeles.
……
In Los Angeles, the Bobcats first played against the Clippers at the Staples Center.
Last year's Clippers were still ninth in the Western Conference, which was also a strong team for the Bobcats, but at the beginning of the season, injuries struck.
Elton Brand ruptured his left Achilles tendon before the season and has yet to return from injury.
There is also Chris Kaman, minor injuries and illnesses continue to recur, and his appearance is quite unstable, although because of Brand's absence, his various statistics have set new career highs.
Alien Sam Cassell also missed 12 games due to a left calf injury. Although he has returned at this time, he is a little unwilling to fight because he is now going to a competitive team at the end of his career.
Faced with so many injuries, the leader of the Clippers this year has become Corey Maggette.
Maggette's ability to score points is still very strong, which can be regarded as a representative of strength over fame, but this guy doesn't like passing the ball, so he has no ability to lead the team at all.
The Clippers have lost one game after another, and their record is even worse than the current Bobcats.
From the very beginning, this game was a duel between Li Ke and Maggette. Li Ke's defense locked Maggette. He made Maggette only 19 of 7 shots, but at the same time, Li Ke himself only shot 20 of 8 shots.
I got stuck with a 20-shot shot, and didn't continue because I didn't feel good.
Boss Hua made three consecutive breakthroughs at the last moment, hit two layups and made a foul, and scored 6 points. The Bobcats narrowly beat the Clippers by 4 points.
After this game, Li Ke and David Falk met——
……
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