warrior godfather

Chapter 543 Primary School Student Curry

The next day, to be precise, was the daytime of October 10. The Warriors had a good day off and did not train. They mainly participated in charity and business activities.

But this was more tiring than training. In the morning, as soon as the Warriors left the hotel, they were surrounded by thousands of fans, shouting their names, and the momentum was overwhelming.

The enthusiastic Huaxia fans directly shocked the Warriors players. Except for Curry, who is a superstar, when did they get this kind of treatment?

Especially those substitute players, when they heard the Huaxia fans in front of them chanting their names, they couldn't help grinning and waved vigorously in response.

This is not the same as being cheered by Bay Area fans. Bay Area fans are naturally Warriors supporters.

But these foreign fans are not locals in the Bay Area and cannot go to the scene to watch the game. Their support for the Warriors and their love for the Warriors players are completely from the heart.

Antetokounmpo is more excited than yesterday. Although the least number of people shouted his name, he no longer cares.

Antetokounmpo was very happy to gain so many Chinese fans without playing an NBA game.

Look at the Huaxia fans, this is the discerning eye, much better than those American reporters who don't understand football!

Antetokounmpo has always been worried about the media who criticized him, and he doesn't want to slap them in the face all the time.

If Antetokounmpo knew that Huaxia fans knew every player of the Rockets, including the water dispenser administrator, how would they feel.

Poor kid, it's totally hopeless.

Curry came to Huaxia last summer. After the Warriors won the championship this year, he came again. He was mentally prepared for the enthusiasm of Huaxia fans, but he has a crazy personality. The more people, the bigger the scene. more excited.

In the face of fanatical fans, Curry made an unexpected move.

One second he was still smiling and waving to the fans, and the next second he suddenly accelerated, ran out of the protection range of the security personnel, jumped into the crowd of fans, and high-fived the fans one by one.

This immediately caused great confusion. The fans rushed to Curry excitedly, and the security guards were so nervous that they almost went into cardiac arrest. Fearing that something would happen to Curry, they all rushed towards Curry.

But how did they move with Curry? With a light back run, Curry threw off the security personnel and interacted with another group of fans.

Then, something happened that made the security personnel desperate.

Other Warriors players followed suit, rushed into the crowd of fans, and interacted with the fans at close range. There were hugs, autographs, group photos, high-fives, and chats. The scene was chaotic.

Green was completely crazy, flexing his arms to show off his muscles, screaming to the sky, grinning and laughing non-stop.

Clay is more sullen, just high-fiving the fans one by one, but when he meets female fans, he will smile and take a photo with them, and then hug them gently, leaving a very charming smile.

Even Leonard, the usually reticent Leonard, had a good time with a fan wearing the Warriors' No. 2 jersey.

Yi Jianlian's personality is relatively reserved, and he is not as good at playing as others, but he has received the same standard of treatment as Curry, and is even more popular than Curry.

This released the crazy side hidden in Yi Jianlian's bones, and he finally jumped into the crowd of fans, laughing and taking photos with the fans
Zhang Yu didn't mess around with the crowd, he looked at the important task of having fun with the fans, smiled and said to Cole beside him:

"Young people today..."

He shook his head, his face full of emotion, but he didn't notice that the eyes of the coaching staff around him seemed wrong.

Kerr, Ron Adams, Frazier: Aren't you a young man yourself?

After a period of confusion, the security personnel finally regained control of the situation, surrounded the Warriors players, and closely "monitored" their movements, especially Curry's every move, for fear that he would make any more troubles.

However, the situation that the security personnel expected that the Warriors players might be injured by crazy fans did not happen.

The warriors are all strong and strong, unlike those weak film and television stars, and the fans are not as brainless as fans of stars. As long as they can take photos with the players they support and sign autographs, they will be satisfied.

After a delay of nearly half an hour at the entrance of the hotel, the Warriors set off for the event and were almost late.

The event site was also crowded with people. Except for Curry and Yi Jianlian, others were even frightened by the fanaticism of Huaxia fans.

Zhang Yu didn't expect this kind of scene. In his previous life, the Warriors also came to China to play preseason games. Although the fans were also very enthusiastic, they were far from the level they are now.

He underestimated the buff he and Yi Jianlian gave to the Warriors. After Yao Ming retired, Huaxia fans regarded the Warriors as their home team. Of course, the Warriors came to China to welcome them wholeheartedly.

What's more, the Warriors are still a super strong team with two consecutive championships, and Curry is a superstar who has won two consecutive MVPs.

Because McGrady was on the same team as Yao Ming, his popularity in China was not inferior to Kobe's, but his strength was actually far inferior to Kobe's.

Curry is already superior in strength. After receiving the blessing of the Warriors buff, in just four years, he has gained a large number of fans in China, surpassing Wade, Paul and other superstars. Compared with James and Kobe, he is not inferior.

That is to say, Curry's career is too short, otherwise the popularity of Kobe and James in China would be hard to match.

After spending the day amidst the cheers of the fans, the Warriors had a simple practice the next day, and after the practice, they went to climb the Great Wall.

When I heard the introduction from the tour guide, the earliest Great Wall was built 2600 years ago, and it was in Qilu Province, where Zhang Yu lives. They were all dumbfounded.

Green exclaimed:

"My God, this is longer than the history of the United States!"

Curry had climbed the Great Wall before, but this was the first time he knew that the earliest Great Wall in China appeared in Zhang Yu's hometown, and asked excitedly:

"Boss, there is a Great Wall in your hometown?"

Zhang Yu shook his head and laughed:

"No, too much time has passed, it no longer exists, only a few remnants remain."

"Okay..." Curry was a little disappointed. "To be honest, boss, I am very curious about your hometown. If I have the opportunity, I really want to go there and take a look."

Others also gathered around, and they were also very curious, what kind of environment can cultivate a top-notch coach like Zhang Yu?
Zhang Yu laughed:
"My hometown is just a small town. There is nothing to see. If you really want to go, next time we come to China for a preseason game, I can invite you to my house."

"That's a deal, boss!"

……

On the same day, the Lakers also came to climb the Great Wall, but the security of the Lakers was very strict, and the fans could not get close to the Lakers players.

The security personnel in charge of the Warriors also had such a plan, but the Warriors players have already liked the feeling of being in close contact with the Huaxia fans, and Zhang Yu didn't want to put on airs, so the Warriors players took a small half of the time to take pictures with the fans and sign them. .

In the afternoon, the Warriors came to Taijing School in SJS to carry out the "NBA Care Activity" and get in close contact with young fans.

This is an activity jointly carried out by the NBA, ZTE Group, and the China Youth Development Foundation, and donated a large number of cultural and sports facilities such as a library, reading room, basketball stand, and table tennis table to the school for migrant children.

The Warriors players wore red scarves, and the coaching staff was no exception, taking a group photo with the young fans.

Everyone was surprised to find that Curry wore a red scarf and sat with the elementary school students of Taijing School without the slightest sense of disobedience!

"Hey, Stephen, if you change into your school uniform again, you won't be any different from these kids. Maybe we shouldn't call you 'Baby Face Killer', but 'Primary School Student'." Green teased.

"Shut up! I have a beard, don't you see? I'm very mature!" Curry raged.

Zhang Yu smiled and said:

"Drummond, you are right, Stephen's nickname in China is elementary school student..."

"Have you heard, Stephen, you are a primary school student, hahaha..."

"Shut up! I'm 'Chef Curry' now..."

The dispute between Curry and Green made everyone laugh. Since then, he has gained the nickname "Primary School Student" in the Warriors.

……

On the second day, the Warriors still only conducted light training, and participated in the welcome dinner with the Lakers in the evening.

The Lakers players are obviously not as adaptable to China as the Warriors players, and their spirits don't look particularly good.

Before coming to China, D'Antoni complained that this trip to China would "become a kind of torture", and he would rather not play in China.

Nash has also publicly stated that such a schedule will make the Lakers very tired, and he worries that it will affect the Lakers' regular season preparations.

In fact, apart from Kobe, who is extremely popular in China, the entire Lakers team is not too enthusiastic about this trip to China. If Kobe hadn't been injured, he might not like to go to China to play two games in China.

But the Warriors are different. Curry has been to China twice. Clay also came to China to participate in activities in July. Others also knew a lot about China in advance because of the relationship between Zhang Yu and Yi Jianlian. After Huaxia, I quickly adapted to the food and atmosphere here.

And Clay is not only coming to China to participate in business activities, but after the end of last season, his shoe contract with Nike also ended.

Both Nike and Adidas sent out invitations to Clay, but after several weighings, Clay chose to sign a 6-year, $1800 million sneaker contract with the Chinese domestic brand Anta.

The reason why he did this was influenced by Curry.

In early July, Under Armor released Curry's signature boots "Curry generation".

Since Under Armor has just entered the field of basketball shoes and has insufficient accumulation, Curry's generation has no particularly eye-catching technology, and its performance is not particularly amazing.

But unlike Zhang Yu's previous life, Curry is now a superstar, the undisputed No.1 in the league, and Under Armor has devoted a lot of effort to the design of Curry's generation.

The first generation of Curry has an eye-catching appearance, excellent foot feel, and uses the most cutting-edge basketball shoe technology from Under Armor. Although it is still not comparable to Nike and Adidas, it is also a very good basketball shoe.

After the first generation of Curry went public, sales were very hot, and the market value of Under Armor also rose sharply. Curry, who signed a sharing contract with Under Armour, will also get very rich returns.

Seeing the success of Curry's generation, Clay was also envious. Instead of signing contracts with Nike and Adidas, he chose to sign with Anta, a Chinese brand that has been criticized for the quality of sneakers.

Like Curry, he obtained Anta's partner status in the field of basketball shoes, instead of just becoming an inconspicuous signing player under big brands such as Nike and Adidas.

Only Anta, who is extremely eager for a star spokesperson, will give Clay a big contract that he can't get in the United States, pour resources on him, and launch signature shoes for him.

This is a big gamble, much bigger than the risk of Curry signing Under Armour.

After all, Under Armor is also an emerging sports brand in the United States. Its technology and design are world-class, but Anta is not even the number one brand in China, and Li Ning is still on its head.

But Anta also dares to bet that the contract they gave Clay is definitely the best condition among all sports brands. If Clay does not become a star, giving a role player an annual salary of 1 million US dollars a year is a big deal. joke.

But if Clay plays out, then Anta surpasses Li Ning, and it is just around the corner.

Only time can tell the final result of this bet.

……

On October 10th, at 15:07 in the evening, the Warriors and the Lakers preseason Beijing station will start at the MasterCard Center.

Zhang Yu fulfilled his promise. The five starting players of the Warriors, except Chandler, all played for about 30 minutes, which can be said to be full of sincerity.

On the contrary, D'Antoni was very perfunctory. The Lakers only played less than 20 minutes in the first game, and they were all on the bench for the rest of the time.

Under the huge gap in strength, the Warriors easily won the game 122:105. Six players from the team scored in double figures. Curry scored 6 points, Clay 23 points, Leonard 26 points, Green 19 points, Thomas Jr. 12 points, Parsons 15 points.

Kobe was unable to play due to injury, but he also arrived at the scene and received warm cheers from the fans.

Two days later, on October 10, the Warriors and the Lakers started their second preseason match at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai.

This game was exactly the same as the previous game. The Warriors started with full time, and the Lakers mainly paddled for fish. The final score was 115:102, and the Warriors won two consecutive victories.

The Warriors fans in China were not disappointed, but in these two games, the Warriors were not without problems.

The Warriors players didn't take defense very seriously, and even fought honestly with the Lakers' substitutes on the court. This is the main reason why the final point difference is not particularly big.

But Zhang Yu wasn't too worried about it. Chandler didn't play for a few minutes, and it was preseason again. It's normal for the defense to lose focus. After the regular season started, the Warriors players would naturally get serious.

(End of this chapter)