From sparring to superstar

Chapter 139 137. His ribs are broken!

Los Angeles Memorial Stadium Blacksmith House.

Jordan was standing on the sidelines wearing a tracksuit, his stomach was slightly protruding, and his figure was already fat. After all, he had been away from the game for two and a half years.

The last time I played an NBA game was in June 98.

On the court, Li Ao moved around at will, and hit the ball in a row with "shua, shua, shua, shua", Jordan was amazed.

After receiving a call from Li Ao in the morning, Jordan made an appointment for lunch with Li Ao at noon.

He happened to be in Los Angeles to discuss with AJ executives about Li Ao's business value development... In fact, he was only responsible for listening, purely participating, and what he said went into the left ear of AJ executives and out of the right ear.

It's not that he doesn't respect him, but his ideas are very different.

At first, what Jordan got was a small part of Nike’s dry stock and his personal series of sneaker decision-making rights, dominance, and veto rights. He could get Nike’s profit dividends, and decide on the promotional direction and design concepts of his sneakers, etc.

However, although there is nothing wrong with the general direction of his business, the details of the operation and decision-making are called "baseball players" within Nike.

In the end, Nike executives really couldn’t stand Jordan’s finger-pointing. After the dispute + negotiation, in 1997, Nike split AJ and converted Jordan’s Nike equity into AJ’s permanent sales dividends. Reaching a dividend of 1 million US dollars a year, Nike will make up for it... But this guarantee has not been triggered. When Jordan retired in the summer of 5000, the dividend in the first year of the new brand almost caught up with his basketball career. salary.

Jordan readily accepted Li Ao's desire to learn back playing.

He wanted to see how talented this rookie who dared to claim to be more talented than him was.

But more importantly, he already had itchy hands. Seeing Zen Master lead other teams to win the championship with the triangle offense, he couldn't hold back in the summer.

However, in the 98 finals, he won the championship with a lore goal, and the picture was too perfect.

It was so perfect that he didn't want to destroy it.

After struggling for half a year, he still couldn't resist the urge to continue stepping on the court, and recently began to seriously consider coming back.

But unlike in '95, he didn't stop playing. After his first retirement, he quickly joined the Chicago White Sox... affiliated lower league team, the Birmingham Barons.

Although the performance of his baseball career was not even up to the average level of the low-level leagues, his physical condition was maintained. When he returned to the Bulls at the end of the 94-95 season, he still easily averaged 25+ per game. After adapting to more than a dozen games, he arrived In the playoffs, he can average 30+ per game.

But now that he has even started to put on weight, he needs to make more preparations for his comeback.

It is also good to take some time to guide Li Ao in training. He just took this opportunity to exercise his body and start his comeback plan.

After lunch, the two came to the Memorial Stadium. After exercising their bodies, Jordan asked Li Ao to show off the CIC.

Even the god of basketball was surprised to see Li Ao's mid-range shot.

At the age of 19, CIC has no dead ends. This talent is outrageous!
If it's just a pitcher, this Spider-Man also averaged 4.9 assists, 1.5 steals, and 3.9 blocks per game.

He also pays attention to Li Ao's games and understands Li Ao's style of play. He has always thought that Li Ao's style of play is great and he is a very good player. It is hard for him to imagine that any player of the same age can be better than Li Ao.

It's just that after seeing Li Ao's CIC performance during training, he began to look down on Li Ao's usual style of play.

A single offensive method greatly limits Li Ao's personal offensive performance!

This physical condition, this shooting ability, if there is a breakthrough, he will make an emergency stop jump shot... Jordan thought about it, it seemed that it was too embarrassing for a 19-year-old rookie.

Teaching must be taught, the better Spider-Man fights, the more he, Boss Joe, earns.

However, at a young age, there are many tricks that Boss Qiao knows how to learn back hitting.

After Li Ao showed his mid-range shot, Jordan asked Li Ao to show breakthroughs, layups and so on.

Li Ao was very obedient when studying, and obediently went to show it.

then……

Jordan said, "Okay, I'll teach you back-up.

But I have the conditions, I will teach you back hitting, you and I will practice sparring for half an hour, and I will teach you for 10 minutes. "

Li Ao replied without hesitation: "Yes."

Talking so well?
Jordan continued to ask: "During sparring, I attack all the way, is it okay?"

"it is good."

"?"

Jordan wondered, this Spider-Man, didn't he want to beat him up while he was fat now?

Li Ao came to the free throw line, and the system prompted.

“宿主与年龄达到34岁的球员对位，拳打养老院3级触发，固定加成：速度+2、力量+2、弹跳+2；进攻时：全方位投篮+2，单打出手有15%概率进入手感火热状态；防守：对对手投篮时机判断意识、突破方向预判意识提升，对手传球时有10%概率预判传球方向。”

He got the level 3 skill upgrade card yesterday, so he upgraded the 'Punch Nursing Home' to level 3.

It's a pity that the trigger age has not decreased, however, the fixed bonus has been doubled and is more useful.

The shooting bonus when attacking has also been increased to plus two points, which is also more practical.

On the defensive end, there is also an increase in the awareness of preventing breakthroughs.

There is another tip.

"Because Michael Jordan is determined to restart his basketball career, the sparring mode is on."

"Excellent sparring:
Sparring object: Michael Jordan.

Rating judgment: 5 stars.

Training content: one-on-one defense.

Sparring Reward: Every time an attack is defended, 5 achievement points will be rewarded.

Due to Michael Jordan's limited physical condition, there is no extra insight for this duel. "

Li Ao felt a crow rattle flying over his head, and a few dead leaves floated down.

This is also called a 5-star sparring partner?
Forget it, just do it.

However, Boss Joe is really starting to prepare for his comeback. He is a little excited. No matter how old he is, he is also an average of 20+ players per game. He remembers that Jordan’s state has been improving all the way since his comeback, but he injured his knee and meniscus when he played against the Heat at the end of February. Torn, before that, he played 2 games in the first 54 games of the Wizards. He was in excellent physical condition, averaging 52+25+6 per game, only one of the 5 games did not score in double figures, and he scored 52 single-game 1 games +, 15 times of 30+ in a single game, and 5 time of 40+ in a single game.

But after the meniscus was torn, in two months, Jordan only played 6 games sporadically, scoring mostly single digits or more than a dozen points, his athletic ability was damaged, his state collapsed, and he only averaged 20 points per game in the coming year strength.

Putting away distracting thoughts, Li Ao concentrated, sent the ball to Jordan, and defended with all his might!

On the offensive end, he beat Jordan, and there will be opportunities after he develops some singles skills next season.

But to prevent Jordan from dying, after Jordan finishes losing weight, there will be no such good opportunities!
Seeing the flashing eyes of the rookie Spider-Man, Jordan smelled a hint of danger.

do not care!Let's fight!
Let's see how much this rookie who is praised for his defense weighs!

Li Ao opened his arms and lowered his center of gravity. Even if Jordan was mentally prepared, when facing Li Ao one-on-one, he still felt like he was covered.

The competitive spirit suddenly rose, and Jordan made a breakthrough!
Don't look at Jordan now has a small belly, his footsteps are still agile, and he has an excellent sense of rhythm. He seized the breakthrough gap and started immediately, grabbing the position before Li Ao moved laterally, and firmly occupied the position with his weight and static strength.

Li Ao didn't panic, raised a hand to interfere with the shooting space, Jordan didn't have a chance to shoot, and chose to rush to the basket, Li Ao fought and retreated, closely following Jordan's footsteps.

Jordan rushed to the sideline of the three-second zone, turned right suddenly, circled to the middle, took off, and made a layup... "Pa"...

Li Ao's body hasn't turned around yet, but relying on his height and wingspan to bounce, he tilted his body and slapped the ball that Jordan just threw away!
Speed, confrontation, basic defensive footwork, block awareness... and this big spider-like body.

Although he was hated, Jordan wanted to give a few words of praise.

But before he could speak, the other party spoke first.

"The god of basketball is really old. I can't avoid my blocks even for layups. It's still fun to practice against Kobe..."

Jordan exploded on the spot!

He returned to the top arc with a sullen face, kept silent, and wanted the ball to go!
Li Ao said 'boring', but his actions were focused and serious.

Jordan knew that Li Ao was talking trash and deliberately provoked him, but he was even angrier.

This rookie actually thinks that only by provoking him can he get more defensive fun!
However, Jordan, whose weight has soared to 110+ kg, and his muscle ratio has declined and his body fat rate has soared, his movements are slow and his agility has declined, which is not enough to support him to display his skills.

Sometimes he subconsciously plays according to his previous habits, and when he jumps up, he gives a big cap or walks on the ground.

Hitting the iron, being capped... There are even mistakes of being intercepted in the front!
Jordan got a taste of basketball like he never had.

He can score goals occasionally, but they are not beautiful, which is even more humiliating for him who cares about the beauty of scoring.

Moreover, the longer the matchup time, the worse Jordan played, and he began to breathe.

Li Ao didn't hold back at all on the defensive end, and the confrontation was full!

After the hit, Jordan started to hit with his back to prevent being intercepted by Li Ao.

Under normal circumstances, he would not back up when he was at a disadvantage in height and wingspan, and now he has no choice.

Finally, Jordan made fake moves with his back, tricking Li Ao, who wanted to block the shot, into jumping, and he turned around and rushed inside.

Seeing the basket, Jordan grabbed the ball and jumped hard. He wanted to vent his anger today with a beautiful dunk...

However, his legs were weak when he took off!

The person jumped up, but his lower limbs were not strong enough, and his upper body subconsciously leaned forward... The whole person jumped out!

"Ah... oh..."

Jordan fell to the ground, and although he gritted his teeth, he still couldn't control it, and cried out in pain.

Li Ao, who landed after being swayed, just turned around to chase, when he saw Jordan flying across the baseline.

What's happening here?
He hurried forward and asked, “Michael, are you okay?”

Jordan clutched his abdomen and tried to open a slit to look at Li Ao—do you think I'm okay?

But now he is in so much pain that he can't speak, he can only hum a few words.

Help or not?
I still don't help him. I don't know where Jordan was injured and what the situation is. Call the team doctor!
Li Ao hurried to the side of the training field, dialed the internal number with the wall phone, and notified the team doctor to come.

People have already called, but he is very square now.

There were only two people there, Jordan and me.

Now, Jordan was lying in front of me, clutching his abdomen in pain, as if his ribs were broken, how should I explain?

Online waiting, very urgent!
...

"God, Leo, you broke Jordan's ribs? How could you do that!"

Early the next morning, when Li Ao just arrived at the team's training ground, Odom immediately went up to him and asked in a bad tone.

Big Q and Maggette stood aside, also looking unkind.

God of basketball!Their idol!

Li Ao replied helplessly: "I didn't hit him, it was because he fell while laying up."

"You didn't guard Jordan, and you pushed him down and broke his ribs in anger?"

"What am I pushing him for?"

"How could he fall if you didn't push him?"

"..." This remark was inexplicably familiar to Li Ao, he thought for a while and said, "Yes, that's right, I pushed it."

"Cut... boring..."

Odom, Big Q, and Maggette, who pretended to be ferocious, left immediately.

I haven't had enough fun yet, and Spider-Man directly flipped the table.

Although the team did not arrange training yesterday, the three of them, Piakowski, O'Neal and other teammates still came to the Memorial Stadium for additional training. They saw the team doctors leaving in a hurry, splints, bandages, stretchers and so on. Got it, curious what happened.

After a while, the team doctors returned to the training ground. They inquired and found out that Jordan and Li Ao had broken ribs during training. The team doctors had already prepared emergency treatment and sent them to the hospital.

Upon hearing the news, the Clippers players were in a mess.

Did Spider-Man attack God?

They hurriedly ended their training and went to the hospital to inquire about the situation. Some were worried, some were just to join in the fun, so they all went.

When they arrived at the hospital, Jordan had already done a detailed examination and fixed his waist and abdomen.

Jordan, who was lying on the hospital bed, thanked them for coming to see him, saying that he was paralyzed at the time and only oppressed the internal organs. The three broken ribs did not hurt the internal organs. The team doctor of the Clippers handled it well. It hurts.

As for the cause of the injury, Jordan said that he slipped on the sweat that stepped on the floor when he passed Li Ao and entered the inside line for a dunk.

Jordan didn't admit that he was too tired to dunk and couldn't jump up after less than 20 minutes of matchup.

Must be stepping on sweat and slipping!
The Clippers players believed Jordan's words on the spot without any doubt.

If it was really a fight, it would be impossible for Jordan to thank their team doctor so politely.

And they knew Li Ao very well, they had discussed it before going to the hospital, if it was their Spiderman who called the doctor, they would choose to call 911 and call an ambulance instead of the team doctor.

Can make the other party feel more pain for a while.

They just wanted to tease Spider-Man today, and after knowing each other for a long time, they became bolder.

Rare opportunity.

But Spider-Man didn't seem to be in a good mood today, so he turned the table directly.

On Li Ao's side, it's a ghost if he is in a good mood.

It's okay not to mention this, but it's depressing to think about it!
The back hitting teacher I just found broke his ribs when he dunked a basket!

Should the road to development be so bumpy?

As for the opinions of the outside world, he doesn't really care.

Jordan not only said to the Clippers players that he accidentally slipped and fell, but also said so in interviews.

AJ and Nike responded to the media in the same way.

The vast majority of people believe that this is the way things are, and the matter is not complicated. The reporter can go to the hospital for an interview to find out the details. The difference between falling and being injured is obvious.

But some people still say that Li Ao broke Jordan's ribs.

No evidence, just 'I think', 'it's not that simple'.

There are also very outrageous remarks-Li Ao sprinkled water on the floor in advance to plot against Jordan.

But normal people laugh at such remarks.

Li Ao is not uncommon to respond to this matter, and now he is wondering who else he can ask for advice.

After being injured for 100 days, Jordan will definitely not be able to teach him on the court in a short time.

The main reason is that he has only been in the NBA for two months, and he knows only a few people who are good at back hitting, and most of them are still active.

When it came to the pre-match meeting and preparation training, Li Ao put aside the troubles about back-ups and put himself into preparations.

He sees it very openly, and there are many ways to improve his strength, not only the development of back hitting.

If you really want to practice back hitting, you can also practice by yourself according to the video. Most players develop skills like this.

Wait until Jordan recovers from his injury before learning.

At 11:[-] noon, the Clippers team finished training. Li Ao was going to take a shower, eat lunch, and take a lunch break to recharge his batteries for tonight's game against the Heat.

At this time, the teammates suddenly began to commotion.

Li Ao followed the sound, and his teammates formed a group.

He stepped forward curiously, and his teammates suddenly moved away again. Li Ao saw the people surrounded...Michael Jordan, who was sitting in a wheelchair with his waist and abdomen immobilized!

"Boss, what are you doing here if you're not lying in the hospital?"

"You acted as a sparring partner for me once, and I haven't taught you back punching yet. I'm not a person who doesn't count his words."

"You are already in a wheelchair. First of all, I don't discriminate against people with disabilities. Are you going to teach me wheelchair basketball?"

Jordan clenched his fists, but he held back. With so many people, whoever gets angry first loses face.

Besides, he has to rely on Spiderman to make money, and he has to teach the other party if he doesn't learn.

Ignoring Li Ao, Jordan said self-consciously: "I hired a very good trainer for you. When I came back last time, he helped me train my back."

As Jordan spoke, he raised his finger and pointed to the back, Li Ao looked at the person pushing the wheelchair behind Jordan...

"Fuck! Cobra James!"

...

Jordan invited the Clippers to lunch and thanked so many people for visiting him yesterday.

After lunch, Li Ao took James Worthy to the blacksmith room for training.

Seeing Li Ao's impatient look, James Worthy didn't feel disgusted.

On the contrary, he has a good impression of this genius who almost went to the Lakers. What if he goes to the Lakers in the future?

It is not uncommon for the Clippers talent to go to the Lakers. Byron Scott was traded to the Lakers after being selected by the Clippers, and he also played the performance of the Lakers' scoring leader.

For Li Ao's positive training attitude, James Worthy, a training madman, also appreciates it.

Moreover, it is not Baijiao who AJ wants to give money.

After Li Ao moved his body, James Worthy taught for half an hour.

In this little time, I didn’t actually teach anything. I only gave a preliminary explanation of three aspects: the applicable conditions for back hitting, basic movements, and standing postures.

Seeing Li Ao's serious study attitude, James Worthy also taught very enthusiastically.

That's it...

This Spider-Man's mouth is really broken!Like a hundred thousand whys.

And it's so easy to blow your hair out!
"James, don't you have a bad relationship between the Lakers and the Bulls? Have you become a Bulls fan? Are you not afraid that your retired jersey will be ripped off by the Lakers?"

"You and Michael are college teammates? You didn't turn against each other because of the grievances in the finals?"

"You also got the MOP? What a coincidence, I got it too. It was very difficult for me to get 33 consecutive victories and win the championship. By the way, your Lakers also got 33 consecutive victories... What? How could you not be in it? Aren’t you the number one small forward in the history of the Lakers?”

"After you retired, you went to work as a trainer for Jordan... for a fee? Just charge it. I heard that Jordan made [-] million last year, so I have to charge him."

"..."

"..."

James Worthy really wants to sew the rookie's mouth shut!

What a rookie, why do you have to have a long mouth?
Forget it, for the sake of Spiderman studying so hard, he endured it.

Even if Spider-Man doesn't work hard, he has to bear it for the sake of beauty... no, for God's sake!

...

Li Ao's mood in the past two days has been like a roller coaster ride. Fortunately, the final situation is better than he imagined.

In fact, he was skeptical about Jordan's teaching ability.

Changed to James Worthy, he was relieved a lot.

At least on the first day of back playing, James Worthy looked very professional.

From the conversation with James Worthy, he also knew that this big scene James is doing this professionally now.

James Worthy opened a basketball coaching studio after retiring, providing one-on-one services. After a few years, his business ability is very proficient.

After the explanation, Li Ao took James Worthy to find Gentry.

Gentry was very happy to cooperate with James Worthy in arranging the time for Li Ao to find a famous player from the Lakers next door to play back.

At this point, Li Ao no longer thinks about the question of "how to develop back-up". For him, the development of back-up is just a part of his training, just like asking Kobe to "play experience packs".

At 7:10 p.m., Staples Center, the Heat and the Clippers entered the court one after another.

After entering the arena, Li Ao looked at the opposite side... Another 50-win opponent.

Not only that, but also a team with iron and blood tactics!
In this game, Li Ao was particularly motivated.

But the opponent is actually quite unlucky, they should not only have the strength of 50 wins.

Last season, the Heat finished second in the Eastern Conference with 52 wins, and lost to the Knicks in the tiebreaker of the playoffs.

This summer, all eyes are on the Magic swallowing Duncan, Grant Hill, and the Clippers in one go.

The Heat developed insignificantly and quietly gave out several big contracts.

In 7 years, 8600 million won the Blazers' backup power forward Brian Grant. Although the price is a garbage contract at first glance, it has obviously improved the Heat's internal strength.

Mashburn was also exchanged for Anthony Mason Jr. to further strengthen the depth of the interior.

In order to strengthen the striker, Pat Riley used a one-year $1 million knife to dig Cedric Ceballos, who averaged 400 points per game last season, from the Mavericks...

Pat Riley built a $7300 million lineup and vowed to compete with his old club.

As a result, Mourning suddenly fell ill...

(End of this chapter)