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Chapter 489 Thoughts
"Bryant, I suggest that your injury should be sidelined for a few more games. The examination shows that your knee and ankle have different degrees of wear and tear." Gary Vitti said while performing a routine examination for Kobe. "No, Gary, I'm going to play, and I'm going to play in the next game." Kobe opened his mouth and said.

"Bryant, I don't recommend you to do this, because you are different from others. You will try your best as soon as you go on the court, so there is a risk of aggravated injuries even for 20 minutes!" Gary Vitti wrinkled Frowning, he objected.Kobe shook his head and said, "Gary, I have to play in the next game. You know that time is running out for me."

"Bryant, forget about the noise from the outside world, the Lakers have already..." This time before Gary Vitti finished speaking, Kobe cut it off instantly: "Gary, the Lakers will definitely You made it to the playoffs! I hope you don't say such frustrating words in the future!"

Kobe and Gary Vitti have worked together for at least ten years, and it is rare for them to speak in such an unhappy, even slightly angry tone.But Gary Vitti just stepped on the "minefield" of No. 24 of the Lakers with some words, so he detonated without hesitation.Gary Vitti seemed to be very familiar with Kobe's temper, so he didn't care, and said: "Bryant, I know you are a competitor, a competitive maniac, but there are some things, you'd better not push yourself too hard. The Lakers There are only 12 games left in this season. If you want to catch the last bus of the playoffs, you have no hope unless you win all. It also depends on the faces of the Jazz and Rockets. If they have a good record in the remaining games, our Lakers have no hope. So..."

"Gary! You know I won't care about these objective reasons!" Kobe was a little angry, he looked at Gary Vitti and said: "I just want to win, I just want to send the Lakers to the playoffs, other things What, I won't think about it now!" "Is it worth it for you to work hard for such a small probability thing? If you get injured, do you think it's expensive? Listen to me, although I didn't know it before the start of the season." I am very optimistic about this Lakers team, but... the development of things is often beyond the control of manpower. We lost, and you tried your best. This is enough. No one will criticize you too much, Bryant... "

"Do you think no one will criticize me?" Kobe smiled, but obviously, it was not a warm one, and said: "Don't you see? The season is not over yet, ridicule and sneer at me If I don’t work hard, I won’t be able to get past my hurdle!” After speaking, he sat up from the bed and continued: “Let’s talk about it.”

Kobe looked down at the two English abbreviations of "*******" on his jersey, and said in a low voice, "Even if I am not fighting for myself, I will fight for Mr. Bass. This is what I did before he died. One of the things promised to him. "

"I can't break my word to him."

"So for the remaining 12 games, I have to play, and I have to win!" Kobe said, the expression on his face became faintly stubborn.

On March 3, US time, the Lakers challenged the Golden State Warriors in the Bay Area. Currently, the Golden State Warriors have 25 wins and 40 losses, ranking seventh in the entire Western Conference.This game is also Kobe's first game back after being injured.

This game was played very strangely.

In the first half, Howard was still going his own way. In the second half, he didn't take a single shot. If you look at Howard's statistics for this game, he took zero shots in the second half, and even had very few chances to touch the ball.Why?The answer is that Kobe started going it alone.

Not the usual "black mamba mode" for a while, but... the entire second half.

The so-called "Kobe time" and "Kobe scoring mode" continued to be turned on.

This is a very abnormal phenomenon, because Kobe will be 35 years old in a few months this year. At this age, no matter in any competitive sports, he is an "absolute veteran" age.It stands to reason that Kobe at this age should "play soy sauce" in the regular season to conserve energy and wait for the playoffs to exert his strength.But this season, if you look at his playing time, he is in the top five in the league, longer than everyone in the 03 Platinum Generation.It is absolutely unimaginable to consume the physical functions of "Old Kobe".

But there is no way, he does not have Duncan's regular season "playing dead" and "playing soy sauce" conditions, and this season the Los Angeles Lakers are the focus of media attention.His every move was under the spotlight and was infinitely magnified.This gave Kobe Bryant great external pressure.It's not that he doesn't want to be "lazy" during the regular season. After all, the deterioration of physical skills is something that "God Joe" can't resist. It's just... how can he rest now?

The cynicism from the outside world, the ups and downs of the Lakers this season, and the death of Old Buss all together finally exhausted all Kobe's patience.His inner paranoia and stubbornness were completely activated at a certain moment.

He scored 29 points in the second half, including 10 free throws. It can be seen that No. 24 of the Lakers stepped on the gas pedal and put it in gear.But because of too much digging in the first half, even Kobe scored 29 points in the second half, it still didn't stop the Lakers' decline. In the end, they lost 103-109 to the Golden State Warriors by 6 points.

With 34 wins and 37 losses, the Lakers' winning percentage continued to decline.

On the same day, Kobe Bryant was absent from the post-match press conference. It is said that he did not even return to the locker room, and turned around and walked out of the Warriors' Oracle Stadium.

For the Lakers to continue to lose, the mainstream media is naturally "happy to hear and see".

For example, ESPN released several headlines in succession, saying:

The Lakers are completely finished!They have a 1.9% chance of making the playoffs?

"Four kings"?This Lakers team is simply a mob!
Big laughing stock!Count Kobe Bryant's "rhetoric words" this season!
At the same time, ESPN's various experts, reporters, and analysts began to "gear up their fists", writing about some "things" about the Lakers this season on their Twitter and columns.Of course, basically all of them were sarcasm and sarcasm, which made the Lakers feel angry, but there was nothing they could do.

Because competitive sports need grades to speak, if you don’t have grades, then no matter how much you defend, you will only get more violent public criticism.In this regard, the American media is even more unscrupulous and ruthless than the domestic media.

Tang Qian couldn't bear it anymore. He wanted to go to the general manager's office of the Lakers to appeal forcibly, but before he entered the gate, he was stopped by the security guards outside.No matter what he said, the security guards just wouldn't let him in.

Tang Qian knew that Mitch Kupchak was too lazy to see him, so he used a dirty trick.

Tang Qian had no choice but to call the team owner Jim Bass directly, but unlike old Bass, this young man rejected him immediately, claiming that he [-]% supported any team decision made by the general manager of the team.This look of breathing out of one nostril really made Tang Qian want to crawl over and punch him angrily.

Could it be... is there really no other way?Well, if this is the case in the future, what future does he have in the Lakers?
But change to another team, not to mention that he doesn't accept it emotionally, even if it succeeds, can you guarantee that this kind of thing will not happen again?

The NBA is a business field first, and a competitive circle second.

Tang Qian was quite upset at this time. He had a rare "lazy" day, and then decided to go to downtown Los Angeles to relax.

After getting off the Uber, Tang Qian was a little aimless. Although he wanted to come out to take a breath just now, when he actually came out, he felt that he had nowhere to go.Then give Taylor a call?Tang Qian suddenly had this idea in his heart.

He took out his cell phone and dialed Taylor's number.

The call was connected, but the person connected was not Taylor Swift but her manager Lucy. For some reason, Tang Qian always felt that this person named Lucy didn't like him very much, so he had a simple conversation Afterwards, Tang Qian hung up the phone in despair.

Forget it, just stroll around by yourself, and go back when you are tired from shopping.

Tang Qian put the phone back in his pocket, and then started to wander the streets of Los Angeles alone.

The urban area of ​​Los Angeles is really developed. There are a lot of traffic and people everywhere, but it is different from China. Although it is lively here, the flow of people is still incomparable with China.Generally speaking, it will not make you more irritable when you are irritable.

Tang Qian felt for the first time that the NBA is not as simple as he thought. Sometimes the NBA is more like a small society, and each team in it is a miniature country.If you want to gain a foothold in this team, it is not enough just to play hard and play hard, because there are many off-court factors that will affect you and restrict you.

Finally, he understood why LeBron James is so strong in the team, even the management seems to have to intervene a little before he is reconciled.This has disadvantages, but it also has advantages. The advantage is that it can reduce internal friction, twist the whole team into one rope, focus on yourself, and go all out to hit the championship trophy.But to be honest, in the NBA, there are still very few great people like LeBron James. One is lack of strength, the other is lack of brains, and the third is emotional intelligence. The lack of these three Either way, you can't achieve James' supremacy on the team.

Because fighting against the management does not mean that you have the strength and potential, so why can't Duncan do it among the top ten in history?Why can't Kareem do it?Why can't Chamberlain do it?Why can't O'Neal do it?Why can't Kobe do it?This is where the latter two factors are lacking.Or you have one, but lack the other.

The teammates of the whole team are willing to "reverse" and "confront" with James. The average superstar can't do this at all.

Kobe, he can't either.

Therefore, the degree of internal friction of the Los Angeles Lakers has been at the forefront of all NBA teams over the years.

But James is different, he can let the team owner put all his heart and soul into building the team around him, poach people when he wants people, and give money when he wants money. Not to the extent of James.It can only be said that James really has a strong talent in some aspects, which is something that other NBA stars cannot learn.

If only... I could be like LeBron James in this respect.

As Tang Qian was walking, this thought suddenly came to his mind.

He dared to bet that this was the first time he had thought of this since he played basketball.

As he walked, Tang Qian saw a large outdoor basketball court. This may not be common in China, but it is commonplace in the basketball kingdom of the United States.Because here, too many people like to play basketball.

Oh, it seems that the basketball court is the most attractive to me.

Tang Qian walked over involuntarily, and at this moment, he suddenly saw two black men with suspicious behavior outside the iron fence wall.Tang Qian usually doesn't bother to care about them. After all, he doesn't work in the police station, but when he walked over, what these two people said made Tang Qian feel annoyed.

"Damn it, why is this stinky bitch still watching basketball? Didn't she not like competitive sports before?" A short black man stared at the iron fence and opened his mouth and said, "I don't know Ah, I guess I think my chest is too small, I want to play basketball and try to grow as big as a basketball~"

"Haha~ Makes sense, makes sense~ Although that stinky bitch's breasts are not small anymore, it would be better if they were bigger, and the taste of pinching it is so refreshing~" The tall black man was lewd. She smiled and echoed, "It sounds like you have squeezed it, you can pull it down, she is Miss Qianjin, a rotten worm like you, she can't even look down on her toes!"

"Cut!!!" The short black man showed displeasure, and said, "Damn it, wait for us to catch her, sooner or later we'll have a chance to fuck her~ Boss is tired, this is our chance! At that time , I don’t cum. Fill her stinky mouth, I won’t be called Joan!!!”

"Hey~ It makes sense~ Boss has always been like this. He never eats alone. When he gets tired, he will always satisfy his brothers~ When I think that I have the opportunity to get this kind of pearls~ I am excited~ I don’t know how she is. Is it 'solid wood flooring' or 'tropical rainforest'? Hmph, if you have the chance, you must fuck her to death!"

"TMD! When will this damn basketball game end??? I'm so annoyed!!!"

"Ghost knows! Basketball players are all brainless, and I don't know who invented such a boring and disgusting sport like basketball!!!"

Having said that, someone suddenly interrupted from behind them:
"Hey~ I said you~ why do you look down on people who play basketball?"

(End of this chapter)