Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 127 The Bad News Before All-Star
This time Phil did not let the team stay in Minnesota, but chose to end the game and fly back to Los Angeles overnight.

After experiencing consecutive away trips, the players all hope to return to Los Angeles as soon as possible so that they can take a complete rest. The next step is the All-Stars. Phil also gave the players a few days off to let them adjust.

Also reached out to Bill Duffy to inquire about preparations in Los Angeles.

"Bill, Phil decided to fly to Los Angeles overnight. Have you made arrangements for the accommodation over there?"

Bill Duffy did not expect that he had seen the Lakers schedule before, and thought that after the Timberwolves game, Kobe and Li Tian would fly directly to New Orleans to participate in the All-Star Game, and hurriedly asked: "Shouldn't you fly directly to New Orleans?"

"Because of Kobe's injury, we decided to fly to Los Angeles first. After checking Kobe's right hand, we flew to New Orleans together." Explained a little.

"I'm sorry, because according to your schedule, you won't be back in Los Angeles for almost a week, but you have already come to New Orleans ahead of time to prepare commercial shooting for you and Yao, as well as some endorsement contracts.

I'm still looking at the matter of renting a villa in Los Angeles, because you won't be there in a few days, and you haven't signed the contract yet. " Bill looked apologetic.

"It's okay, then I'll stay in a hotel." I didn't complain, and I flew back to Los Angeles overnight, and I didn't expect it. I felt that Kobe's injury should be serious.

"You can live in the villa where you trained in the summer, I remember it was pretty good." Bill kindly reminded that this was also entrusted by others, after all, he got a lot of tickets for good locations.

"Forget it, it's too late, let's just stay in a hotel, anyway, it's only one night, and the other things that the All-Stars need to prepare, you have someone take them to New Orleans, right?" Or decide to stay in the hotel for one night, Looking at the time, it was past midnight when he arrived in Los Angeles, and he couldn't bear to disturb Taylor anymore.

"Okay, I've already prepared everything else, and Yao will come over tomorrow."

After speaking, I hung up.

On the plane, Odom was found.

"Lamar, can you introduce me to a hotel in Los Angeles? I think I need to stay in a hotel when I get off the plane." I was also very helpless, ten days had passed, and Bill Duffy hadn't arranged a place for himself in advance , I am too sad.

"The consecutive away games have just ended, don't you still have the energy to go romantic again?" Odom said with a smirk.

"Fuck off, Bill looked at my schedule and thought I would end this game and fly directly to New Orleans. He hasn't had time to sign the lease contract."

"Haha, why is this manager of yours a bit funny." Gasol, who had a hard time seeing Li Tian make a fool of himself, said gloatingly.

"Don't talk about these useless things. Lamar will quickly introduce which hotel is better nearby. I will only stay for one night. I will go to the All-Star Game with Kobe and Farmar tomorrow, and I need a good rest." Installed a wave.

"No, I'm going to bed." After finishing speaking, he went to bed with a dull head.

He turned his eyes to Farmar asking for help: "Jordan, it seems that you and I have the best relationship. Tell me, where is the best hotel?"

Seeing such a funny Li Tian, ​​Farmer was also amused, "Okay, I'll tell you when I get off the plane."

Soon, after getting off the plane, I also came to a hotel near the airport to stay.

Early the next morning, I finished my morning exercise and was about to go down for dinner when I received a call from Farmer.

"To tell you a bad news, Kobe's right hand injury is very serious, it may affect the team's playoffs." Farmar did not invite him to fly to New Orleans, but to bring him a thunderbolt news.

Rao knew that Kobe's injury was not serious in his previous life, but he vaguely remembered that he finished the finals and then won the Olympic championship, and there was no news of the operation.

"Is it really that serious?" I still couldn't believe it.

"Yes, you come to the training hall first, everyone is here."

Immediately take a taxi to the training hall.

"Paul, is he seriously injured now?" When he came to the training hall, he asked directly when he saw Gasol.

"Yes, the ligament of the little finger of his right hand is torn. This is his shooting hand. It has a great impact on the feel. Surgery is required. The recovery period is more than 6 weeks." Gasol's eyes leaked a trace of unwillingness, and he was finally traded. When it came to the Lakers, and the Lakers experienced a streak of visitors, they got an 8-game winning streak and went straight to the championship.

When he woke up, Bryant needed surgery on his shooting hand, and it would take 6 weeks to recover.

If there are repetitions in the recovery process, it means that it will not be able to recover until the playoffs. Originally, because the two of them joined midway, the team urgently needs to run in and cultivate a tacit understanding.

If this is the case, then this season will definitely be ruined again.

All teammates and coaching staff are paying attention to Kobe's every move.

After thinking about it for a long time, it is obviously a final decision. "My thoughts now are to give my finger some treatment and rest for a few days. After the rest, I hope I can continue to play at a high level, but me and the team doctor, every day. I am concerned about the right hand injury, and if there is a problem, it will be treated in time."

For Kobe, he refused the operation and insisted on continuing the regular season and playoffs with the injury.Even so, it still cast a shadow over the vigorous Lakers.

Phil told Kobe rationally that he insisted on refusing. He didn't want to do that. He said in a deep voice, "Kobe, you still have a long career. You can't make a decision that affects your entire career just because of this season."

The teammates don't want Kobe to be like this, because once the injury recurs, there may be no hope of winning the championship in the next few seasons.

"No, Phil, I have already decided. I will give up the All-Star three-pointer contest, and I will also give up the main game. I will only participate in a symbolic few minutes." Kobe still made up his mind. Regarding his desire for a championship, he told He, this season has the finals waiting for him, he will not give up lightly.

Seeing that the persuasion was fruitless, Phil could only agree, "Well, since you are so persistent, I know that no matter how hard I try to persuade you, you will still persist."

After a pause, he seemed to be trying to persuade himself, and continued: "Next, you have to follow the team doctor's arrangement. You must reduce the usual amount of training, and you have to follow my arrangement for the same playing time."

Still stubbornly said, "As long as the team can win, I will obey all these."

The meaning behind the words is 'If the team is going to lose, I don't care about it, even if I play the whole game, I will appear. '

Everyone looked a little helpless, because they couldn't object to what Kobe decided.

Then the team held a press conference and announced that Kobe was injured and would decide to withdraw from the three-point contest and make the decision to retire from the All-Star game.

Regarding the withdrawal, because the All-Star personnel have already been arranged, the league agrees that Kobe can only play for a few minutes.

After the press conference, Kobe took Li Tian and Farmar to New Orleans to participate in the 08 All-Star Game.

I finally understand why Kobe can claim to have 60 billion Komi people. Everyone has a hero in their hearts. Kobe is the hero of the Lakers and the hero in their hearts.

Only such a player can be respected by everyone. You can't blame him whether you lose or win.

Kobe has played so many irons throughout his career. It may be because his minor injuries are ignored, major injuries are treated as minor injuries, and serious injuries are treated as minor injuries. It is estimated that only the season reimbursement and his inability to appear can prevent him from playing.

(End of this chapter)