Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

The Timberwolves defeated the Jazz, allowing this team to complete its transformation again.

It was a little different from the previous victory. This battle with Jazz allowed the young wolves to officially taste the taste of blood. And it was in this game with the Jazz that the Timberwolves players finally changed their mentality.

The NBA is like a virgin forest, where the rules of the jungle are followed. They played tougher than the Jazz, so they won.

Anyone who wins the game will be tolerated and forgiven by the fans for everything they do.

The "accident" that occurred during the game between the Timberwolves and the Jazz was publicized by the media and soon became known to everyone. Malone is a superstar in the NBA, no matter how big or small. The fact that he was knocked down by a newcomer will naturally arouse the curiosity of many people.

Of course, the most important thing is that after the game between the Timberwolves and the Jazz, some words Jordan said in an interview with the media completely pushed this matter to the forefront of public opinion.

Jordan was interviewed by the local media in Salt Lake City. Their original intention was for Jordan, the league's top player, to condemn martial arts' unsportsmanlike behavior during the game:

"Michael, what do you think about the Timberwolves rookie deliberately kneeing the postman (Malone's nickname) during the game?"

"As a player, should we strongly condemn such behavior?"

When asked by the media, they didn't even bother to hide their purpose, and spoke directly to Jordan.

Everyone thought that Jordan would go along with what the media said and condemn the martial arts behavior as a matter of course. However, what everyone did not expect was that when faced with this question, Jordan actually smiled and shook his head:

"I watched both the Timberwolves and Jazz games, and I don't think that young man deliberately hit the postman with his knee."

"Just like the postman 'accidentally' elbowed the rookie during the game, the postman was just unlucky and blocked the rookie's 'horseback archery' path."

"Well I remember the goal was scored. It was obvious that all the young man could think about was scoring goals."

"To be honest, I think the referee's penalty was too serious."

"You know, the NBA is not a house, and I think the referee's decision was unfair."

"An action like that won't lead to expulsion."

Jordan answered the Salt Lake City reporter's question with a smile. Not only did he not follow the other person's words, but he added to the madness of the Jazz.

Jordan's answer immediately made the interviewing reporters restless. The reporter from Salt Lake City who asked the question looked stunned and looked at Jordan with some disbelief. Seeing Jordan's smiling face, he immediately figured it out. joint.

Karl Malone

He has made many enemies in the league, and now he was fucked by a rookie and sent to the hospital, and the team even lost the game. At this time, how could Jordan let go of the opportunity to add insult to injury?

"Isn't this intentional?"

"If the league allows this kind of behavior, I'm afraid there will be no one playing on the field."

"The NBA will be changed to UFC!"

The reporter in Salt Lake City obviously wouldn't give up just like that, and immediately turned on the firepower to the maximum. When other reporters heard this, they also looked at the Salt Lake City reporter with a sarcastic look.

You Salt Lake City, Utah Jazz, can you say this to your face? Who doesn't know that the "Utah" duo is so fierce? Anyone can say this, but you Utah Jazz can't say this.

The other reporters thought this in their hearts, and then all looked at Jordan, waiting for Jordan's answer. They knew that Michael's answer would definitely satisfy them.

"Hey hey hey~" Jordan shouted to stop him, then looked around at the reporters, smiled and said:

"You have to believe in the work ethic of all our NBA players, we are professional basketball players."

"Don't say such things. The basketball court is a battlefield. Everyone here is a bloody warrior."

"On the battlefield, accidents and injuries are normal!"

"If everyone is like the Jazz, who condemns this and complains about that after a minor accident, I suggest you stop playing in the NBA."

"My suggestion is to go home early, your mother will comfort you!"

Jordan's mouth is quite poisonous. He is used to talking trash when he is on the court. When facing the media, sometimes he doesn't want to pretend and reveals his true nature.

Sure enough, Jordan's answer surprised all the media reporters except Salt Lake City. They knew that the newspaper's front page headlines were again there.

When are sports media ratings the best? It's time for the big stars to fight!

Does Jordan appreciate martial arts and therefore speak out for martial arts in front of the media?

Sorry, that was really overthinking. He just wanted to disgust the Jazz because he was unhappy with Malone.

On the night after the game between the Timberwolves and the Jazz, Jordan rushed to Seattle with his teammates after making "violent remarks" in front of the media.

On this day, November 11th, the Bulls had an away game against the SuperSonics.

At noon, the Bulls players gathered at the Key Arena. They will be familiar with the away game venue before the evening game. This is also considered a practice in the league.

It was a little different from usual. When getting familiar with the venue today, Jordan came a little late. Even Rodman, who likes to "play" the most, had already arrived, but Jordan and Kukic had not arrived yet.

After the Bulls players gathered to practice for more than ten minutes, Jordan and Kukic came to the arena arm-in-arm with smiles on their faces.

As soon as he arrived at the arena, Jordan smiled and greeted his teammates, looking quite happy.

"Hey Rodman, did you watch the game between the Timberwolves and Jazz yesterday?"

"How do you feel? Are you feeling great?!"

When Jordan changed his jersey and entered the court to warm up, he talked to Rodman who was looking for touch on the board.

"Jazz vs. Timberwolves game?"

"What's so exciting about that kind of game?"

Although Rodman, Jordan, and Pippen are known as the Bulls Iron Triangle, in fact, Rodman and Jordan are not too close in private. Their relationship is more distant than friends and more distant than colleagues. A closer relationship.

Not much contact actually.

It's not because Rodman is difficult to get along with, or Jordan is difficult to get along with. Well, although these two people are indeed difficult to get along with, the reason why the two have a so-so relationship is not because of their personalities.

Simply because Rodman and Jordan both have their own "lives". They have the same hobbies, but not that much. Rodman's favorite thing is to smoke, drink, and perm his hair to bring some congestion pressure to his younger brother.

As for Jordan, in addition to these hobbies shared by most black stars, he also likes football, baseball, golf, Big M, and gambling, which are much broader than Rodman's hobbies.

Rodman said, reaching out and grabbing the ball in his hands, looking unconcerned. Playing basketball is just his profession. He doesn't like to sit idle and watch any games. He spent a crazy night in the bar yesterday, and the effects of alcohol still remain.

Of course, there is no need to worry about his status for tonight's game, because he has always been like this

"I did not see?"

"What a shame! What a shame!"

"You didn't see it"

Hearing that Rodman didn't watch the game yesterday, Jordan immediately and excitedly talked to Rodman about what happened in the game between the Timberwolves and Jazz yesterday. Hearing that Malone was knocked to the hospital by a rookie, Rodman He was also stunned for a while.

As we all know, in addition to his rebounding, defense and positive fighting attitude, the most profound image that Rodman left on people on the court was the image of fighting with others.

Who fought with Rodman the most diligently, undoubtedly Malone.

Rodman was a little disbelieving when he heard that his old rival was defeated by a rookie, but when he saw Jordan's beaming look, he knew that Jordan was not lying.

As we all know, when Jordan starts to brag, he basically won't lie. On the contrary, when he looks serious, he is probably trying to deceive you.

Listening to Jordan and Rodman chatting, some of the surrounding players also gathered around.

After hearing the news that Malone was dumped into the hospital, the Bulls players laughed out loud in glee after a brief moment of shock.

The game between the Timberwolves and the Jazz is considered the most explosive game so far in the regular season.

With the support of the media, the news that Malone was hospitalized after being pushed out by a first-year rookie also spread a lot. Wu Dao's behavior is obviously a "bad thing" in the eyes of most Asian fans, but it turns out to be an advantage in the eyes of the old and American fans.

Here, fans like their opponents to be humble, honest, and polite, but if it is their own player, they want him to be proud, tough, and courageous.

On November 11, the Timberwolves faced the Trail Blazers at home.

When Wu Dao and his teammates walked through the tunnel and entered the stadium, cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami suddenly poured into the stadium.

In the previous home games of the Timberwolves, you could still hear fans coming apart to cheer for the players they supported. Star players like Garnett, Marbury and Tom also cheered to a considerable extent when they entered the stadium.

But today, before Wu Dao entered the stage, there were no too enthusiastic cheers in the stands. When Wu Dao appeared in the sight of the fans, the whole place suddenly boiled.

In the NBA, there are many, many ways for rookies to rise to the top.

As for martial arts, they chose the simplest and crudest way to defeat the superior.

Although Wu Dao played very well in the games before his rookie season, his attention in the entire league was only in the middle of the pack, and that was after the Timberwolves defeated the Purple and Gold Lakers.

But after Wu Dao defeated Ma Long, Wu Dao suddenly became the top player.

On the TV sets of major sports media, Wu Dao’s flying knee strike ‘horseback archery’ goal has been replayed countless times.

In fact, this morning, Martial Arts’ agents were asking Martial Arts if they were interested in taking on a small endorsement deal with Everlast, a US-based boxing glove manufacturer.

Of course, Wu Dao rejected this. He was a ball player, not a boxer. Although others didn't understand this clearly, he himself knew it very clearly.

The Timberwolves and Trail Blazers were already in their second battle. Before the game, Wu Dao noticed that the Trail Blazers players kept looking towards him. When Wu Dao looked over, those players lowered their heads. Or turn your eyes and look elsewhere.

In this regard, martial arts is more helpless than helpless.

The Jazz held a press conference this morning. Malone will miss the next half month of the game due to injury. It seems to be just a minor problem.

But this news surprised everyone. This guy is in a strange state. He has almost never missed a regular season since he entered the league.

You simply can't imagine that a boxer like him, with his style of fighting, has never been injured or missed many games for so many years.

This is the first time Malone has been knocked down and will miss half a month of the regular season.

The Jazz players were horrified when they heard the news. They didn't expect that the fair-skinned Asian could be so sinister!

And Wu Dao didn't expect that Ma Long, who was so strong, only needed half a month of training to be healed. What kind of muscular man is he?

"Beep——"

With the referee's whistle, the game between the Timberwolves and Trail Blazers officially began.

In this game, the defender Wu Dao faced was Brian Grant (206cm/107kg, eighth overall pick in the first round of 1994). This is a heavy striker with outstanding talent, sharp speed and explosiveness.

When we played against him before, this guy's defense was pretty good. To defeat him in martial arts, it would take a lot of effort.

But today, when Wu Dao faced him, he felt that the fight was a bit easy. The main reason was that the opponent's defense was a bit loose.

It can't be said that he is loose, it can only be said that his defense is very disciplined, and he becomes extremely relaxed even after passing the martial arts.

Brian Grant's non-aggressive defense is really not enough in front of martial arts.

However, the state of martial arts in today's game is not very good, and the shooting rate is not very high. Moreover, the Timberwolves players don't know whether it is because they were slacking off after winning the Jazz, or because they played too crazy during the break yesterday. Everyone didn't play very well.

In the end, although the Timberwolves won the game 99:96, the point difference between the two teams was only three points.

Fortunately, no one in the Trail Blazers has excellent three-point ability. Kenny Anderson missed the last three-pointer at the buzzer. Otherwise, the Timberwolves would have been dragged into overtime by them, and the outcome would have been uncertain.

武道全场23投11中，三分球6中3，罚球5中4，砍下了全队最高的35分。

In the eyes of the audience, Wu Dao's performance today is still eye-catching and outstanding, but only Wu Dao himself knows that his condition has declined significantly since returning from Salt Lake City.

He had already had a full-body CT scan after he came back. Malone's elbow did not cause any harm to him. The decline in his condition was mainly due to his own fault.

"Continuous high-intensity competition makes the body feel tired."

"Gotta take a break."

(End of this chapter)