I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 547 Nothing to hide (second update)

Min Congda didn't lie.

The NBA has indeed formulated the "Smart Rule", which prohibits Min Congda from eating snacks and drinks on the sidelines of the NBA game.

The main purpose is to prevent this thing from throwing and smashing at the referee, causing unnecessary referee casualties.

At the same time, the NBA also believes that the reason why Min Congda did this is mainly because he has mania.

This is a kind of mental illness. Once Min Congda fell ill, he would go to a psychiatrist for medical treatment.

Therefore, it is not a problem for Min Congda to say that it is for his own health.

Yang Ruosi was confused, why does the NBA still have such rules?
Will a team general manager be banned from eating popcorn and drinking Coke on the sidelines?
It's funny, it's just too funny.

Yang Ruosi is not very interested in basketball, but she is naturally smart and has a strong personality. When she goes out to watch the game with her friends, she doesn't want to just watch the fun without knowing anything.

I met Min Congda yesterday and had a brief chat with him. I think this person is very special.

After coming to the United States for more than a month, the biggest discomfort for Yang Ruosi is that the people here always seem to be shrouded in a veil. Communicating with them is like talking to an NPC. Everyone has fixed functions and Routine.

Lin Yu is an exception, but she was born and raised in the United States, and she no longer has the shadow of a Chinese.

This may be the disadvantage of being in a foreign country. Even though her English is very fluent, her thinking and soul are still Chinese, and she cannot really integrate into it.

Min Congda was different. Yang Ruosi thought that this would be an American elite with a Chinese face, the kind of annoying ghost who would utter eight English words in three sentences even if he spoke Chinese.

As a result, his Mandarin was idiomatic, which made Yang Ruosi feel very kind.

Moreover, he seems to have no desire to talk about his work, basketball and other matters, but instead asks a lot about domestic matters.

Yang Ruosi asked him how long he hadn't been back, and Min Congda said, it's been a long time, and then changed the subject.

He seemed to be hiding something. He had obviously lived in China for a long time, so he should have been born and raised in China.

It's just that he doesn't want to talk about his life experience.

We met again today. Yang Ruoxin understood basketball on the one hand, and was interested in Min Congda on the other, so he kept looking for words to ask Min Congda.

She didn't want her question to sound too stupid, so she watched the game carefully and carefully, and asked some thoughtful questions.

Basketball is not a complicated game. To put it bluntly, 10 people are divided into two teams and throw the ball into the basket to score points. Whoever has the most points wins the game.

Yang Ruosi watched and found that the game was quite interesting.

And the NBA is the highest-level basketball game in the world.

The speed, strength, and skills of the players on the court are all top-notch.

Even a person who doesn't understand basketball at all, seeing 10 strong and tall people flying into the sky and escaping from the ground, fighting fiercely, their adrenaline will soar.

In the second quarter, when Jeremy Lin came on the field, the Clippers also replaced Anthony Davis and Dragic early.

The second lineups of the two sides began to fight against each other, and the offense on both sides was wave after wave.

When Anthony Davis leaped high in the offense and succeeded in an alley-oop dunk after receiving the pass, the audience erupted in huge cheers!
The Clippers' tide-like offense hit the fans' nerves wave after wave, with dunks, three-pointers, and layups.

Don't give the fans a chance to breathe at all, and don't give the Warriors a chance to breathe. They want to overwhelm each other with offense.

Everyone on the scene was infected by the Clippers' sharp offense. Even if the fans didn't know each other, they would give high fives to the Clippers for a wonderful goal. This is the joy of basketball.

Both Yang Ruosi and Lin Yu were deeply infected, and they also cheered after them.

This seems to be a big drama, from a slightly dull beginning, gradually reaching a climax, and finally a hearty victory.

There were also some twists and turns in the middle.

In the third quarter, the Clippers' biggest lead came to 16 points.

After the Warriors paused, Thompson and Lillard suddenly found an offensive touch.

Thompson hit three three-pointers in a row!

Lillard also made sudden shots and scored 6 points.

The two scored 5 points together in 15 minutes.

The point difference between the two sides went from 16 points to only 5 points.

The scene became tense, and the firepower of the Warriors should not be underestimated.

However, the Clippers quickly made adjustments, and they strengthened their defense after the timeout.

Tyronn Lue made an important substitution, adding Butler and Leonard to increase the defensive strength of the backcourt.

With Paul George as the starter, his defense is very good, but George's defense has a shortcoming, that is, he is generally aggressive.

His defense relies more on good anticipation and excellent physical fitness. In terms of style, he is not the kind of defensive mad dog.

As for Butler and Leonard, once the strength of these two guys comes up, they can bite anyone.

Especially Butler, as long as he appears on the stage, he will go all out without hesitation.

The Clippers' perimeter defense instantly went up to a new level, responding to the Warriors' 10:1 offensive climax.

The point difference between the two sides widened again, and the Warriors have never organized a decent counterattack since then.

The fourth quarter came to an end, the outcome gradually lost suspense, and the fans relaxed.

Eat, drink, chat, interact with mascots, on-site staff give gifts, cheerleaders dance, etc.

In the end, the Clippers easily defeated the Warriors at 112:101 at home with an 11-point advantage and won two consecutive victories.

Anthony Davis came off the bench in this game, scored 21 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocked shots, and was elected the best player in the game.

The 21 points Davis scored were basically eaten by eating cakes, and the Clippers did not need him to attack independently.

Curry, Harden, each can feed the ball into his hands, and he is responsible for sending it to the basket.

He gave full play to his strengths on the court. The Warriors' David Lee and Bogut were either slow or too soft in front of him.

The entire Clippers team does not seek credit or play for statistics, just for victory and to win.

It is natural for such a team to attract fans.

This game not only had an overwhelming attendance rate, but also had the highest ratings in the entire league, making it the number one broadcast on television.

Yang Ruosi finally experienced the splendor of American professional sports. It was indeed a big show, more lively and complicated than many star concerts.

And there are more than 1300 such dramas performed in the United States every year, which shows the love of Americans for sports.

But what surprised Yang Ruosi was that the fans cheered for a hearty victory, but Min Congda, the general manager of the Clippers, frowned from beginning to end, without saying a word, with a very deep feeling.

When he left the field, Yang Ruosi couldn't help asking: "Hey, your team won, why don't you look very happy?"

Min Congda said: "It's just a small victory. It's not worth being happy. The season is still long."

"However, no matter how long the season is, it's still a game-by-game, one victory after another accumulation. You should be happier."

"Maybe... Maybe I'm used to it. Winning at this level is just a trivial matter."

"You lie, I feel that you are not very happy, you are so strange, you are not happy when the team wins."

Min Congda seemed to have been aware of some little secrets by Yang Ruosi, he laughed and fooled, and said: "If you want to watch the game in the future, just ask me, all I have are tickets, and they are all good seats."

Yang Ruosi said, "Actually, it's enough to watch one game. I don't have much time to watch the game. I have a lot of homework in school. Today I just came here to relax and experience it."

Min Congda thought to himself, you still served it, do you know that there are some tickets that you can't even buy?
"Don't regret it, my ticket is very expensive. In some games, such as this one, the front row is close to the player's bench, and a ticket can cost 2000 US dollars. Are you sure you don't want it?"

Hearing what Min Congda said, Yang Ruosi stuck out her tongue. Didn't expect the ticket to be so expensive?
She rolled her eyes but didn't pretend, and said: "Well, I will accept your kindness. But I will pay back your favor, maybe... maybe it's not worth 2000 dollars, but it's definitely not bad. Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you."

Min Congda smiled, thinking she was quite straightforward.

Ordinary girls, if they hear that the other party's gift is very expensive, they will often refuse to accept it.

First, to avoid suspicion, and second, they all understand that gifts are often marked with a price, and they will have to be returned later.

Yang Ruosi also understood, but she boldly spoke out, and didn't want to go around and hide it.

She was not such a person before, she would be humble, she would be modest, and she would refuse.

Maybe she has been hiding for too long in the United States for more than a month.

When you meet a Chinese who can talk, don't hide it, just say what you have to say.

Or, Min Congda is special enough for her to refuse.

Going back at night, Ada drove Min Congda home. On the way, I could see that Ada was full of doubts.

Who was that girl, how did she meet, what were they talking about.

Especially what the two were talking about, Ada couldn't understand at all.

Obviously she was by Min Congda's side, but when they talked, it was as if she didn't exist.

Listening and not being able to understand, plugging in and not being able to plug in, this feeling is not to mention how uncomfortable.

But the forbearance of traditional Italian women and the positioning of her own identity made Ada not ask anything.

The relationship between the two of them was just a superior-subordinate relationship, and for so long, Min Congda had never done anything wrong with her.

Not even a single goddamn sexual harassment, that's pretty damning.

On the other side, the figure of Ada also floated in Yang Ruosi's mind when he returned to school.

Although she didn't say hello to this Italian beauty from the beginning to the end.

She stayed by Min Congda's side all the time, and Min Congda said that this was his personal secretary.

Private secretary, this position sounds very ambiguous, and it can't help but make people think about it.

What is the relationship between the two?

In Yang Ruosi's impression, Americans have always been very open.

It's normal for a high-ranking team general manager like Min Congda, a social celebrity, to have one or two close beautiful secretaries?

That's right, it was indeed normal, but Yang Ruosi just felt uncomfortable.

So, within a few days, she sent an email to Min Congda, saying that she hoped to get two tickets for the Clippers game.

She wants to watch the game with Lin Yu and return her invitation last time.

At the same time, she said that she brought a gift and hoped that Min Congda could come too.

During this period of time, the Clippers have won consecutive battles and have not encountered any opponents.

They first made an expedition to Portland and easily defeated the Blazers at the Moda Center.

Roy was completely crushed by injuries in the summer, and the Blazers chose to buy out Roy.

And Oden was completely destroyed by injuries, and he could no longer have hope.

The Blazers can only rebuild with Adelaide as the core.

How could they be strong opponents of the Clippers, the Clippers easily won three consecutive victories.

Then the Clippers returned home and beat the Eagles to win four consecutive victories.

In the fifth game, which is the game Yang Ruoxin watched, the Clippers will play away against the Lakers.

The much-anticipated Los Angeles Derby.

The price of loose tickets for this game was once fired up to 3000 US dollars.

Min Congda couldn't get courtside seats either. After all, tonight is the Lakers' home game, so he simply got a VIP box on the top floor.

"I'm really sorry, I asked you to spend a lot of money to get a VIP box. In fact, ordinary seats are fine."

Yang Ruosi and Lin Yu came to the VIP room, obviously a little embarrassed.

"You can, but I can't. Sit down, you're welcome to eat whatever you want."

Anschutz is the big boss of the Staples Center, and it is very easy for Min Congda to get a VIP box.

But Yang Ruosi took out a big paper bag from the bag he was carrying, handed it to Min Congda and said, "It's for you."

Min Congda took the paper bag and took a look. It turned out to be a lot of vacuum-packed hot pot ingredients?

"This...is this the gift you gave me?"

Yang Ruosi blushed, and said: "Yes... yes, it's really not worth much. But it's not easy to get these things. You know that authentic hot pot ingredients can't be bought in the United States. I asked someone to cook them specially. , packaged and sent across the country. You can’t buy the finished product directly, there are chicken powder and butter on the ingredient list, and the US customs does not allow animal meat products to enter the customs, even vegetarian chicken, because there are chickens.”

She explained a lot, but in fact, she wanted to show that this gift is still of some value.

A major problem for domestic students coming to the United States is that it is difficult to eat. American tastes are very different from those in China.

Even though Chinese restaurants are very common in the United States, the taste of Chinese food here is modified, which is quite different from authentic Chinese food.

As for the food style with strong taste and many spices like hot pot, it is even more difficult to experience it in the United States.

It's just that Yang Ruosi didn't expect that what Min Congda arranged for tonight was not an ordinary seat, but a VIP box like this.

From this point of view, the few things she brought were really shabby, which made her very embarrassed.

Min Congda smiled, put the things away carefully, and said: "Thank you for the gift, it's very good, I haven't eaten authentic hot pot for a long time, thank you very much. Besides, the owner of this gymnasium is my friend, and there is no need for this private room Don't be shy about spending money."

"But you are really good at picking this game. The Lakers play the Clippers, the focus of the game, the ticket price has exceeded 3000 US dollars, which is very good."

"I don't know, I just..."

Yang Ruosi didn't say, I just wanted to meet you.

Tonight she was dressed very differently than last time.

The last time she watched the game, she wore very ordinary clothes, a long-sleeved shirt and jeans.

Tonight, she wore a bright dark green sweater and a pleated skirt, which seemed to be a more casual match, but with a bit of refinement.

After all, she is not the kind of 21-year-old girl who would make herself look like a Barbie doll for a date, with too obvious intentions.

What made her happier was that Ada was not with Min Congda tonight.

It's a pity that she still has to take Lin Yu with her.

(End of this chapter)