Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Chapter 300 Lunma’s debut!

Time flies to June 6. On this day, the Staples Center in Los Angeles is packed with people.

Tens of thousands of fans from all over the United States gathered together to watch the Dream Team’s intra-team training matches.

The veteran team composed of Kobe, James, Durant, Anthony, and Paul faced the youth team composed of Westbrook, Irving, Harden, Iguodala, and Love.

It can be seen from the two sides that this is more like an exhibition match.

This is indeed the case. There is almost no defense on both sides, and more emphasis is placed on warm-up and spectatorship.

As soon as Westbrook came up, he shot Kobe Bryant, the captain of the [-]th Dream Team, from outside the three-point line, and he even scored!
The scene was filled with boos and boos, and Corvo's face suddenly fell.

Can Wei Zhuan ejaculate him in the face?
It just doesn't make sense!
Kobe gave a death stare and looked directly at Westbrook.

But Westbrook didn't look away. He was eliminated in the finals, and he is still very angry. He must vent his anger today!
When Kobe saw Westbrook acting like this, he got angry and got angry!
Westbrook was eliminated by the Cavaliers in the Finals and had a bad temper. The Lakers were eliminated by the Thunder in the second round!

Kobe dribbled the ball quickly across the frontcourt, rushed to the top of the arc to meet Westbrook's rushing block, and it was a strong shot!
Swish!
beep!
Three more points!

At the same time the whistle sounded!

3+1 Answer Ball!
The powerful brick turned into a powerful gun, and the blacksmith turned into an iron cannon. Such a targeted confrontation between the two sides completely ignited the atmosphere at the scene. Netizens who watched the live broadcast also cheered:
"It's so beautiful, even more exciting than the All-Star Game!"

"Yeah, without that yellow-skinned guy, this game would be comfortable to watch!"

"The London Olympics Dream Team [-] has secured the gold medal!"

"Wow! James' tomahawk dunk! It's so exciting!"

"KD's mid-range shot, tsk tsk! He's invincible!"

"Heroes, our King James has an Olympic gold medal, do your minions have one?"

"Hahaha, they don't even have a bronze medal!"

James and KD fans laughed at Dee fans intentionally or unintentionally, revealing their sense of superiority that their idols were selected into the Dream Team.

But in fact, this training match was originally scheduled to be held on July 7th, but Colangelo, the general manager of the American Men's Basketball Team, moved this date forward two weeks in order to stimulate Wu Di and attract him to join the Dream Team.

"There are only three days left, Wu, have you seen it? Joining the Dream Team and winning the Olympic gold medal is as easy as picking something out of a bag!"

Colangelo sat on the sidelines and was having fun. The Dream Team was known to be strong, so even if they won the Olympic gold medal, it would be a no-brainer for him.

But if Wu Di can join the Dream Team, it will be a huge achievement for him!

After all, the Olympic Games is a competition between countries, not only competing for medals, but also competing for soft power such as attraction to talents!
As long as Wu Di can't resist the temptation, he will register as an American athlete...

"According to the rules of the Olympic Committee, once an athlete chooses a country to participate in, he cannot represent another country in other world competitions in the future!"

Colangelo's lips curved slightly. The United States is a country of immigrants. In order to attract immigrants, it even opens the door to admit dual nationality. But as long as he appears in the Olympics, this athlete can only represent one country!
On the other side of the world, in London, which is eight time zones ahead of Los Angeles, it’s just dawn at 8:5 in the morning.

London Marathon staff are working hard to set up road signs and roadblocks in preparation for the annual marathon event in the morning.

Next to Hyde Park, in the Mandarin Hotel suite, Wu Di has gotten up and is preparing for the marathon.

The first thing is to eat some easy-to-digest breakfast. Although this Mandarin Oriental restaurant has Michelin three-star chef Blumenthal, Wu Di only ate some eggs and oatmeal porridge at Hamilton's suggestion.

The old man was also there. Influenced by Wu Di, he also signed up for the London Marathon and started his marathon career early.

Place the breast patch on areas prone to blisters, such as the soles of the feet and heels, and then carefully attach the breast patch.

Yes, breast patches. Marathon running takes too long. If you don’t wear breast patches, your chest will be bleeding profusely halfway through the run!
Hamilton also wrapped arch tapes on his feet, which can prevent fatigue, but Wu Di did not. After all, people are young and have worries. As long as they have enough money, they can live forever.

The last step is to adjust the tightness of the shoelaces. Marathon is an extreme sport that tests endurance. You will be in a daze after running. Once the shoelaces are loose, you can easily fall and break your head, so every detail is crucial.

Wu Di tied an Ian safety knot on the shoelaces. This knot is also called a double-sliding knot. It can ensure safety and is very beautiful. It is an unexpected gain after starting running.

It was only 6 o'clock when he finished all this, and there were still two hours before the game. Wu Di ate a banana, and then started to put on headphones to listen to music and meditate.

This process is done by many professional runners. There is also a professional term, "tidying up", but in fact the main purpose is to facilitate defecation.

An hour later, Wu Di felt like shitting. After taking a pee, he felt so comfortable that he could improve his performance by at least 3 minutes!
And poor Hamilton still looked constipated. This guy didn't know what was going on. He was under greater psychological pressure than Wu Di. He might have regarded running as too sacred and nervous.

But time waited, and the two of them took their assistants to the venue.

On the way, I took energy gels, salt pills, and acid tablets, which are glycogen, electrolytes, and lactic acid clearing tablets respectively. Their functions are basically the same as the wine I drank before the war, which is a spiritual placebo.

We arrived at the starting point of Greenwich Park at 7:45. It was already bright, but the sky was gray and there were signs of rain.

The two of them had just finished signing up and received their equipment when it started raining heavily!
"The weather in London is really amazing!"

Hamilton complained:

"No wonder Lunma is the most difficult to achieve results in the six major marathons!"

Wu Di shrugged. The six major marathon events in the world are the Boston Marathon, the Berlin Marathon, the Chicago Marathon, the New York Marathon, and the Tokyo Marathon. These six events are also known as the Marathon Grand Slam events.

In the Marathon Grand Slam, Renma has never broken the record, but it is known as the most popular marathon event in the world.

On the one hand, the scenery along the running route is very beautiful, from London Bridge to Canary Wharf to St. Paul's Cathedral, the London Eye, Westminster Bridge, Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament. These are all famous attractions in London. Finally, it passes through half St. James' Park, and arrive at the final destination on the boulevard in front of Buckingham Palace. This is a great place to check in, take photos and post to friends.

If you don’t post to Moments while running a marathon, isn’t that equivalent to running in vain?
On the other hand, it is a charity-themed marathon, and about two-thirds of the runners qualify through charitable donations.

This is very friendly to Wu Di. After all, other marathon events require lottery registration, but the London Marathon only requires a donation of some money.And Wu Di didn’t need to pay for it himself. Under Armor used Wu Di to donate US$50, which not only locked in the spot, but also gave Wu Di the top ranking.

As a brand that started out in basketball and football, Under Armor is eager to expand its presence in other sports.

Although Wu Di's horse racing behavior has certain risks, it is a very good publicity after all, so Under Armor still actively supports it this time.

However, when Wu Di asked the design department to work overtime to design a pair of invincible brand running shoes, the headquarters did not respond very positively, but the matter has been resolved through Hearst's relationship.

At 8:25, everything was ready. Wu Di and Hamilton stood in the front row at the starting point. As far as the eye could see, there were not many black people.

This is not to say that the dominance of black people in the marathon is insufficient, but because the two participating for the first time have no past results and cannot enter the elite group, they can only be placed in the amateur group.

Although one of the charms of the marathon is that professional runners and amateur runners compete on the same stage, there is still a distinction. Professional runners often start 15 minutes earlier. The weather is more comfortable and there is less crowding. Amateur runners do not have this treatment. .

"Friends, after watching the professional group's gods fight, let's have a taste of the amateur group's novices pecking each other!"

Sky TV host Smith spoke with a pure London accent and tried to show off his British humor:

"The experts are gathering, the celebrities are gathering together, look who's in the front row, Peppa Pig, Princess of Hearts, oh, and the new NBA champion Wu Di, this one is not a cosplayer haha!"

Brown, another host next to him, excitedly answered:

"It is said that he has hired a professional coach. Wait, the professional coach is not Richard Hamilton next to him, right? Isn't he driving a racing car?"

Smith: "Hahaha! You're making me laugh so hard. This Hamilton also plays basketball, but is famous for running..."

Brown: "Are you sure? Since he is so famous, why didn't he even enter the professional group... Hey, let's start. Wu Di's running posture is very professional. His back is straight and his running method is very smooth, but he doesn't look like he is running a marathon. Hahaha……"

Smith: "Sorry, I can't help it. Wu Di won't be deceived, hahaha..."

Brown: "Anyway, I hope he can finish the race! Let's go back to the lens of professional runners again..."

Wu Di took the lead and sprinted forward. Because of his position at the front, he quickly left the rest of the group behind!

Miraculously, the rain stopped not long after the race started. Wu Di ran more smoothly and caught up with the last group of professional runners at 8 kilometers.

And as he continued to sprint, a group of professional runners were left behind!
This includes former Barcelona captain Luis Enrique. This old handsome guy is not the best snake oil player, but he is a quite famous star, and his nickname is extremely domineering——

The endurance super god in football!
Enrique received this nickname because he once ran the marathon in 2 hours and 58 minutes, far exceeding the current professional team mark of 3 hours and 15 minutes, making him the strongest endurance athlete in the football circle.

But he was surpassed by Wu Di in the amateur group!

As we all know, the moving distance of athletes in a basketball match is much lower than that in a football match (except for the goalkeeper), so Enrique feels that he needs to teach Wu Di a lesson on behalf of the football world!
So, he began to speed up to catch up with Wu Di!

When other professional players saw these two laymen running so fast, they thought they were being lazy and started to speed up to catch up!

Currently, there are no advanced smart watches and other accessories of later generations. If you want to tell the speed, you have to rely on your own sensing, or rely on marking points, that is, road signs of 5 kilometers and 10 kilometers.

So Wu Di disrupted the rhythm of these professional runners!

But Wu Di couldn't care less, he was gritting his teeth and sprinting!

Because of these days of training, his body has lost a lot of weight, and his limit point has also been extended. So if he wants to break through the limit, he must rush faster!
However, this group of professional runners suffered a lot. They wanted to keep up with Wu Di, but they found that they could not catch up even if they ran to the limit!
Running a marathon is meant to challenge one's own limits, not to mention these professional runners who have a strong desire to win and lose, so they gritted their teeth and kept chasing!

So soon, the two hosts from the Sky TV studio exclaimed:
"Watt! Why did so many people suddenly vomit? It's only been 10 kilometers..."

Soon, the camera locked on the culprit, Wu Di!

Smith: "Dude, this is not a [-]-meter run, this is a marathon!"

Brown: "This is not the best way to make your bag stand out. It takes several hours to run a marathon. If you keep running like this, your speed will soon slow down..."

Smith: "This guy doesn't think he signed up for a 10-kilometer mini marathon, then you should stop... Oops, look, he started to cover his waist, something is wrong!"

On the field, after another 3 kilometers of sprinting, Wu Di's speed finally slowed down, and Enrique, who was following him closely, finally took a breath:

"Hmph, how can a basketball player compete with my football player in endurance... Wow!"

When sprinting, his whole body was mobilized, and Enrique didn't feel uncomfortable yet. As soon as the sprint ended, Enrique vomited on the spot!
Although he has better endurance than Wu Di, he is much older than Wu Di, so not only did he vomit, but he also lay down directly on the ground after vomiting!
The medical staff who had been eating all the way immediately jumped out of the ambulance. After they put Enrique on the stretcher, they were not ready to leave, waiting for Wu Di to fall down as well.

However, Wu Di took a few sips of water calmly, and then continued to rush under Enrique's unbelievable gaze!
On Sky TV, Brown was teasing Wu Di in a spicy tone: "I'm so impatient, little rookie. See you at the marathon next year... huh? Drink some water and keep running???"

Smith: "Run faster than before! Oh my god, how did he do that?"

After all, a marathon is a competition of endurance. Relatively speaking, there are not many overtaking shots, but with Wu Di's running style, he overtook him all the way!
The director of Sky TV originally arranged many shots of London scenery, but in the end, he was attracted by Wu Di and broadcast the whole thing live!
Finally, after Wu Di ran past the halfway sign, Smith and Brown directly turned into Di Chui:
Smith: "Oh my God! You are invincible! I ran a marathon for the first time, half marathon in 1 hour, 4 minutes and 06 seconds. My family, who knows?"

Brown: "Is there still a king's law? Is there still a law? Wu Di has already set a half-marathon record for amateur runners, and it is also a half-marathon record for Chinese runners. This is amazing!"

Smith: "It's a miracle. I didn't expect that an amateur runner could produce such a great person! If he can finish the race at this pace, Wu Di can directly switch to a professional runner..."

Brown: "It's really possible, this guy is still sprinting! Oh my God, I take back my initial statement, this running style is so cute! While swinging his arms in such a wide range and swinging so fast, his shoulders can still be so relaxed, The torso can be so stable, and the lower limbs can also move. The time to touch the ground is very short, and it bounces up as soon as it touches the ground. It is completely flying. It is so smooth that it is almost ghosting!"

Smith: "It's so exciting to watch! Wu Di has surpassed at least 1000 people, right? There are so many surpassing shots. This is the first time I have seen a marathon in so many years..."

With Wu Di's wonderful performance in London and the praise of the two hosts like gods, Wu Di once again became famous and became a hot topic in the country!

And it has a tendency to spread to all of Europe!
With its handsome appearance, chic running posture, and the gimmick of amateur runners starting late but “easily” surpassing professional runners, it’s hard not to think about it or not!

Wu Di’s Twitter followers are experiencing explosive growth again!
In just one hour, the number increased from 3800 million to 4100 million, breaking the 4000 million mark, and a considerable part of the increase were fans from various European countries!

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