Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Kobe's words shocked everyone on the Lakers bench.

idiot.

This word is actually coming out of the mouth of Kobe, a second-year rookie, and it is still used to describe the team boss O'Neal. Other Lakers players have never heard of this kind of thing, let alone seeing it.

Rookie angrily criticizes team boss?

At this moment, everyone's eyes changed when they looked at Kobe.

"Boy, I'll give you another chance!"

"What did you just say about me?!"

Some Lakers players noticed that O'Neal's mood seemed to be a little wrong, and immediately went to hug O'Neal.

But O'Neal had clearly heard the word "idiot" from Kobe's mouth. Now he was furious. He pushed his hands to both sides and directly pushed away Fox and Campbell who were about to hug him.

He rushed directly in front of Kobe and reached out to grab Kobe's collar.

At this moment, the players sitting next to Kobe also tried to stop him. Fox and Campbell quickly came to O'Neal's side, one on each side, and they grabbed O'Neal's arm.

The older Elden Campbell grabbed O'Neal's arm and repeatedly tried to dissuade him: "Shaquille, forget it, forget it."

"Kobe is just a kid."

"You are less than twenty years old, so you don't want to be familiar with him."

"You are our Lakers' big star."

"Look, the media's cameras are turning around."

"do not do that."

Elden Campbell calmed down O'Neal a little, his eyes sweeping over the media who were watching around him.

At the same time, the Timberwolves also noticed the chaos in the Lakers rest area. Garnett was holding Wu Dao's shoulders, smiling and talking to Wu Dao. At this moment, the two of them turned their heads and looked at the Lakers rest area. .

"Look, Martial Arts, the Lakers are coaxing!"

"After we teamed up to defeat them, the Lakers began to fight among themselves!"

Garnett was just like the current melon-eating crowd. He poked Wu Dao in the ribs with his elbow and said to Wu Dao with a smile, as if he was watching a good show.

Wu Dao also looked at the Lakers' rest area with some surprise, and noticed that the two players in the conflict seemed to be Kobe and O'Neal.

The OK group is not on good terms, and there have been rumors in the world for a long time.

When O'Neal was on the show, he smiled and talked about his "glorious past" of coaching Kobe. The cause of that incident was a practice game played by the Lakers at Southwest University in early 99.

In that game, O'Neal received a lot of free throws, but his poor touch made him feel like "thorns in his back" and "on pins and needles" when he stood on the free throw line.

O'Neal, fed up with the bad practice experience, complained to the referees.

But Kobe, his opponent in the practice match, said to O'Neal: "Just play ball."

Take this out and read it. Are there any questions?

no problem.

But you have to put it into context. In the late 90s, the NBA was still deeply influenced by iron basketball.

In that era, players who complained to referees would be considered weak.

During Jordan's sixth consecutive championship, other teams paid too much attention to Jordan. Jordan got a lot of free throws, but why would Jordan complain to the referee that his opponent's movements were too big?

Jordan was the one who won the championship from the two evil men in Utah. He often showed his hands to his opponents and showed his hands to the referees.

In this day and age, anyone who shows his hands to the referee would be laughed at, let alone the 1990s.

Kobe's words, to O'Neal's ears, were simply mocking him as a "softie."

So O'Neal, who was already angry, replied to Kobe, "If you comment on me like that again, I'll slap you!"

After the small quarrel between the two, the training match continued. Soon after, Kobe scored two points like a juggling act when facing O'Neal.

After scoring, Kobe didn't celebrate immediately. Instead, he showed anger and contempt for O'Neal, yelling at O'Neal: "The Lakers are my team, not your Shaq's."

Of course, O'Neal only retorted a few words: "I will let you be traded out, we will see."

Some of the curse words were of course censored.

The two continued to play while arguing.

At the beginning of 99, Kobe's superstar style was beginning to show, although he was only a third-year rookie who was promoted to the starter in the 98-99 season and played 50 games (during the league lockout, he did not play the full regular season).

But the third-year Kobe scored a few more points in front of O'Neal in the subsequent games, and his face was still full of ridicule after scoring. After Kobe ignored O'Neal's second warning of "If you do this again, I'll slap you."

Then, crisp applause resounded throughout the arena of Southwest University.

In this "civil war" between the Lakers, the other players couldn't separate themselves at all. It wasn't until O'Neal's bodyguard Jerome Crawford joined that the two were separated.

It's just that that conflict happened when Kobe became the starter and started to stand out. Now Kobe is just a substitute who averages 15 minutes and 7.6 points per game.

And O'Neal is the star of the Lakers!

"As expected of 'Corporate', who was deeply influenced by Jordan. He looks very imposing, right?"

Wu Dao also looked towards the Lakers' rest area at this moment, thinking to himself. Kobe is a very sharp person, he has always been since he was a child, especially in the field of basketball.

Lakers dugout.

O'Neal is obviously aware that he has received some attention, and does not want to make things too ugly. As his teammates said, Kobe is just a rookie. Why should he, a big star, be familiar with the opponent.

Thinking of this, O'Neal pointed at Kobe and lowered his voice and said:

"Boy! Apologize!"

"Say: I'm sorry, I was wrong!"

"In this case I will forgive you!"

"I just pretended that I didn't hear what you just said!"

O'Neill felt that he was really quite generous, and there was a smile in his eyes when he spoke. He has already stepped down from the steps of Kobe. Isn't it possible that a rookie can't just take advantage of the steps?

Other Lakers players also looked at Kobe one after another, hoping that this young and sharp boy could be a little more "aware".

"I'm not wrong!"

"You don't know anything about martial arts!"

"If this game continues like this, we won't have a chance at all!"

"Expect the opponent to feel worse? Are you pinning your hopes of victory on the opponent's mistakes?"

"If you say something like that, you are a complete idiot!"

"Do I need to apologize? What do I apologize for?"

I thought that the young rookie would bow his head and submit, but unexpectedly, facing the menacing and burly O'Neal, Kobe showed no fear at all on his face. He stood up directly from his seat and stared directly at O'Neal, not weak at all.

Not only did he not apologize, but he emphasized the word "idiot" again.

At this moment, everyone on the Lakers was stunned and turned their heads to look at Kobe.

After O'Neal was stunned for a short time, he rushed towards Kobe. He immediately felt the power of his teammates on both sides. At the same time, Eddie Jones also joined in and firmly hugged O'Neal's waist. Elden Campbell also repeatedly tried to dissuade him: "Forget it! Shaq, forget it!"

"I apologize to you, I apologize to you on his behalf."

Eldon Campbell is the old man of the Lakers. He has been in the league since 90 and has come step by step from the bench to the present. He is older and mellow. He was originally the starting center and after O'Neal came, he obediently played for O'Neal. Got into position 4.

He is very optimistic about the future of the Lakers, and he also has some expectations and affection for Kobe, a young rookie and young substitute.

He doesn't want the team to have intra-squad conflicts early in the season.

Regardless of the size of the conflict, it is definitely not a good thing for the team.

"nothing dealing with you!"

"Today I am going to make this boy look good!"

"You heard and saw that this kid called me a fool!"

"How dare a shitty rookie judge me?"

"You too?"

O'Neal threw away Elden Campbell and Fox, and grabbed Eddie Jones's hand with both hands, intending to forcefully break away.

At this moment, a referee wearing striped long sleeves hurried to the Lakers' dugout.

The commotion here also attracted the attention of the referee.

Today's game between the Lakers and the Timberwolves attracted many, many spectators. While the Staples Arena was full, thousands more seats were added. There were also many media reporters present. What kind of joke did the Lakers make at this time?

Even the referees can't explain it.

"All right."

"You two!"

"The game is not over yet!"

"What does it look like to be noisy?"

"Let the audience see the joke? Or let the Timberwolves players see the joke?"

At this moment, Del Harris, the head coach who had been silent and waiting for the situation to develop, stood up and said to O'Neal, Kobe and others.

After finishing this sentence, Del Harris met the referee who came over. When asked, he waved his hand with a smile and explained: "It's okay, nothing happened."

"The team members were just messing around."

Faced with coach Del Harris' explanation, the referee did not intend to get to the bottom of the matter. He pointed to the timer on the sidelines and reminded him kindly:

"The third quarter is about to start."

"Get ready."

With that said, the referee trotted out of the Lakers' dugout.

It wasn't until they heard the referee's words that the Lakers players hurriedly turned to look at the timer and realized that this short rest time had been wasted by them.

Del Harris scratched his hair, clapped his hands, and after attracting the players' attention, said:

"In the third quarter, O'Neal, Eldon Campbell, Eddie, Kobe, and Nick Van Exel, you five come on."

"Derek, take a break."

"One thing I want you to know is that this is a game."

The coach didn't say much. This is his fourth year coaching the Lakers. He clearly knows that at this time, the best way is to deflect conflicts.

"Beep——"

As the buzzer sounded, players from both sides began to enter the stadium. When Kobe was about to enter the court, Del Harris pulled Kobe and whispered in Kobe's ear:

"The Timberwolves' No. 2."

"I'm in the first grade, one year younger than you."

"His strength is not only experienced by us, but also by many teams."

"If you can guard him, you are qualified to be our Lakers' starter!"

"Kobe, think about what you said in the first quarter?"

"Rick Fox can't be guarded. If you can guard him, you can beat him!"

"You know, as a coach, even if you are promoting young players, you need a reason, right?"

With that said, Del Harris patted Kobe on the shoulder and encouraged:

"Go ahead, there are some opportunities that you need to fight for yourself!"

Kobe entered the court, and he stopped listening to the coach's words.

As Del Harris said, opportunities need to be fought for by yourself. In fact, there are some things that you don’t need to argue with others at all. The game will eventually give everyone the answer.

Game start.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Timberwolves were still in control of the ball. The Timberwolves' lineup had not changed. After Philip experienced the "big ups and downs" in the second quarter, he did not dare to underestimate the Lakers and planned to let the team's strongest player The lineup completely consolidated the victory.

After entering the frontcourt, Budo quickly came to the corner position, which is the most comfortable position for him to play.

Glancing at Kobe who was approaching, Wu Dao showed no interest in prying into the gossip. When he noticed Marbury approaching the top of the arc, he quickly started and rushed to the left, squeezing Kobe away and taking two steps inside the three-point line. After that, he suddenly stopped and turned around, looking at Marbury.

At the same time, Marbury also quickly sent the ball out and gave it firmly to Wu Dao's hands.

Wu Dao, who caught the ball one step inside the three-point line, didn't look at Kobe behind him at all. He quickly turned his back to face the basket, took a step forward, and stopped where he was. He stepped under the basketball and changed hands. After a slight adjustment, Wu Dao suspended the ball. The ball made a large change of direction in front of the body, instantly passed Kobe, and continued to rush towards the left.

Although Kobe was masked by martial arts in disguise and started a little slowly, his excellent athletic ability and young body still allowed him to stick tightly to martial arts' side without being pulled too far apart.

Wu Dao broke through, and Garnett, who was under the basket, quickly followed the baseline and moved towards the mid-range, vacating the space under the basket.

But the Lakers will not leave the basket at this time. When O'Neal and Elden Campbell under the basket saw Wu Dao's breakthrough, they both got into high spirits. O'Neal even moved towards Wu Dao. Run over quickly, build the "defensive cylinder" first, and wait for the martial arts to arrive.

There is very little space under the basket. O'Neal is big. He stands under the basket. If Wu Dao wants to attack the basket, he must face his defense.

Wu Dao, who quickly entered the paint area with the ball, quickly combined the ball. The moment he grabbed the ball and raised his step, he swayed towards Garnett who was pulling out. In an instant, Kobe, who was chasing, stopped on the spot and turned to look at Garnett.

Wu Dao, who quickly collected the ball, took the second step and swung the basketball in his hand towards Stanley Roberts behind O'Neal. O'Neal couldn't help but take a step back and turned his head.

At this moment, Wu Dao grabbed the ball with both hands and flew up, slamming the ball into the basket in front of Kobe and O'Neal.

A huge sound reached the ears of the two of them. Wu Dao's lower body swayed and bumped into O'Neill's body. The huge impact made O'Neill subconsciously lean up and dodge slightly.

After scoring a slam dunk.

Wu Dao, who fell back to the ground, glanced at Kobe and O'Neal, and shook his finger:

"Both of you are not good at it!"

(End of this chapter)