The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 233
"Hi, Xing!"

"Boss! Long time no see!"

Outside the Five Trees Gymnasium in Kyoto, two young people who hadn't seen each other for a long time hugged each other warmly.

"You are doing well now! I can often see your interviews on the Internet."

"Haha, I was just lucky!"

Wang Xing is really not modest in saying this, he really thinks he is lucky.

Relying on the inexplicably established good relationship with Li Pu, he became an important domestic reporter who obtained Li Pu's first-hand information in just one year.

This also made him a little famous in the domestic sports news circle. It can be said that his career as a reporter was off to a bad start.

The boss looked at Wang Xing, whom he hadn't seen for a year, dressed in exquisite clothes, mature in speech and manner, and had changed so much that it was hard to believe that he was still a brother in the same dormitory as him.

My heart is full of emotions, such a golden phoenix flew out of the chicken coop in my dormitory.

If it weren't for the king's preseason match in China this time, the boss might not be able to meet Wang Xing yet!
Of the Kings' six preseason games, two will be held in China, one in Kyoto and one in Pengcheng.

This game at Wukeshu Arena is the first game.

As it was catching up with the end of the National Day, the already congested roads became even more congested.

The roads near Wukeshu look like parking lots.

Such a grand event is second only to the Thunder's preseason game last year.

There is no way, the star quality of the Thunder team is obviously higher, and the Kings team now only has a star like Li Pu.

"Lee! Pu! Lee! Pu! Lee! Pu!"

Before the game started, there were voices shouting for Li Pu in the arena.

And when Li Pu appeared on the stage, the cheers on the scene almost toppled the roof.

Although everyone knew that this was Li Pu's home stadium, and it was normal for the popularity to be high, they had never seen this scene before.

His teammates Bledsoe, Ji Ba, Giannis and others looked at each other in blank dismay when they saw this scene. Obviously, they underestimated Li Pu's popularity.

"Wow, Prince, you're too popular, aren't you?"

The one who was yelling at Li Pu in front of him was not his teammates, but the baby-faced Curry.

"Isn't that normal?" Li Pu shrugged.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect you to be quite narcissistic!" Curry let out a silly laugh, making his younger brother Seth shake his head silently.

The team that will hold the preseason game with the Kings this time is the Golden State Warriors, which belong to the same Pacific Division as the Kings.

Last season, Curry, who came out of an ankle injury, played at an All-Star level, leading the Warriors to an excellent record of 47 wins and returning to the playoffs after five years.

I thought that a young man who was ruined by injuries could rise strongly. Coupled with his unreasonable playing style, he really attracted many fans.

This season, they only paid a second-round pick and got Iguodala through a three-way deal, giving the team the strength to hit the upper half of the Western Conference.

It can be said that playing two playoff games with the Warriors is their best for the Kings.

"However, don't tell me, wouldn't it be interesting if you were punished severely in front of your fans?" Curry's smile gradually changed.

"Then you have to think clearly, after all, your brother Seth is in my hands!"

Hearing this, Seth showed the same face as Nick Young: What?

"Hahaha, then I have to fight harder!" At this time, Curry showed his attributes of "Killing Brother Fen" and showed an evil smile.

After confirming the eyes, it is indeed my brother!
Soon, the warm-up was over, and players from both sides gathered around the head coach.

The head coach of the Kings is a big black fat man with a height of 185cm, showing a smile that wants to eat people, and he is mobilizing the players before the final game.

His name is Mike Brown, yes, that is the nickname "Bread" Mike Brown who led the Kings back to the playoffs after 16 years after ten years.

For the position of head coach of the Kings, Vivek has also considered many candidates, including Larry Brown and other famous coaches.

Fortunately, he also asked for Li Pu's opinion on the candidate for the head coach. After all, Li Pu is the core star of his team. If he really finds a head coach that makes Li Pu dissatisfied, there will be conflicts.

As we all know, it is very difficult to be the head coach of the NBA. On the one hand, you must have excellent coaching skills, and on the other hand, you must also have good communication skills.

Because, in the NBA team, the power of the stars is very large, enough to influence the coaches and management.

A coach who promises as much as Popovich is rare in the NBA.

And Li Pu obviously has such power in this team.

In the end, Li Pu's suggestion was this coach Mike Brown.

Unlike many new fans' impressions of Coach Brown's birth, Coach Mike Brown's qualifications are particularly deep.

From entering the Nuggets as a trainee video editor in 1993, he officially entered the industry, and then became the head coach of the Cavaliers in 2005. Mike Brown has grown into an excellent coach step by step.

It is a pity that last season, after the Lakers started with 1 win and 4 losses, the Lakers management quickly fired Mike Brown, allowing Brown's coach to create the record for the fastest dismissal of a coach.

This kind of experience once hit Mike Brown hard. In the original time and space, he was fired again after only one season in the Cavaliers this season, which made Brown no longer confident.

So I went to work as a teaching assistant for my friend Steve Kerr. It took six years to do so, and it took six full years to regain my confidence.

Fortunately, Brown has been rescued by Li Pu in advance.

"Very good, although we are a team that has started again, and the opponent is a strong team that has entered the playoffs, but I don't think we will lose to them! Today, we used the usual Play with all your heart, show our performance on the training ground, and we will definitely win!"

"Okay, everyone, come on!"

After Li Pu yelled the last cheer, the two sides returned to the field as starters.

The Warriors' starting lineup has not changed much compared to last season, only replacing Harrison Barnes with Iguodala.

Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, David Lee and Dead Bogut.

As for the starting lineup of the Kings, Brown's lineup is: Eric Bledsoe, Jimmy Butler, Khris Middleton, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Li Pu.

It stands to reason that Giannis is too rough now to support the starting lineup at all, but Giannis is the seventh pick in the first round after all, not to mention that it is only a preseason game now, Brown is still willing to give Giannis a chance to exercise!

Amidst the loud cheers from the audience, Li Pu overwhelmed Bogut and passed the ball to Bledsoe. The Kings' first preseason game of the new season officially began.

(End of this chapter)