When pride still matters

Chapter 64 I was also careless

After the teammates separated Yu Fei and Leitner, the latter had been beaten black and blue.

The match is over, and no one wants to continue fighting. The most important thing now is to calm down the subsequent impact of this conflict.

Although the game is closed, there are still media outside the arena.

If they knew what was going on here, there would be a swarm of media swarming here tomorrow.

"The others continue their personal training. Dan, you take Christian to the infirmary. Fry, you go to the office and wait for me!" Collins took out the coach's airs and quickly controlled the situation.

Collins then walked up to Jordan.

Collins needs to get advice from Jordan first and then deal with Fei as appropriate.

"Michael, what do you think?" Collins asked.

Recalling the scene where Yu Fei pounced on Leitner like a wild beast, Jordan was still frightened. If he was the one who attacked him, would Yu Fei do it?

The answer is yes.

Jordan had no doubt that Yu Fei would do something to him.

This man has no fear of himself or the unspoken rules of the NBA.

It's not that Jordan is afraid of Yu Fei, but this kind of uncontrolled madman will bring a lot of uncertainties.

Jordan is now worried that Yu Fei will become an obstacle to his leadership of the team.

"How do we deal with this kind of thing when we are in Chicago?" Jordan asked with a cold face.

"Suspension, fine," Collins said.

"But."

"But what?"

Collins said: "Fry was indeed too impulsive, but if it weren't for Christian"

"Yes, Christian was also wrong, but that's not the reason for him to attack his teammates." Jordan said angrily, "Besides, Christian just wanted to teach him some rules, but his actions were a little rough, for this rookie."

"OK OK." Collins quickly reassured Jordan, "I will punish him in accordance with the regulations, Michael. The most important thing now is to block the news if the media knows about it."

Jordan also reacted, but he was powerless. There is no airtight wall in the world. Although he is the leader of the team, there are still his opponents and haters in this team. These people can easily spread the news. leaked out.

What we need to do now is not to block the news, but to minimize the impact of the incident.

In this way, the punishment for flying should not be too severe.

Otherwise, God knows what trouble this little lunatic will cause?

"Forget it, you handle this matter." Jordan said unhappily, "You have to let that kid know what to do and what not to do. If it happens again, I can't spare him!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, I will let him know."

Collins felt relieved. As a coach, he actually preferred Yu Fei.

What Leitner did to Fei just now was too dangerous and might seriously injure him. Anyone who encounters such a thing would lose their mind.

What's more, these two people have conflicts to begin with.

Now it's just a matter of settling old and new accounts together. It's ridiculous that Leitner still wanted to do something, but he was knocked out with one punch. How did this kind of person get selected for the Dream Team in the first place?

Collins shook his head and walked toward the office.

When Collins entered the office, he found Yu Fei holding a glass of Coke and drinking it.

"If you want to have a long career, it's best to cut back on carbonated drinks," Collins said. "The dietary regulations are based on science."

Yu Fei responded: "No, no, I think if I want to have a long career, it is best not to be teammates for a long time with certain swordsmen who can do harm to their teammates."

"That's your teammate," Collins said. "You shouldn't call him that."

Yu Fei didn't want to listen to Collins' preaching, and besides, did Laettner also call him a teammate?
"Coach, I don't think he is my teammate, and I don't regret what I did today." Yu Fei said, "I will not apologize to him."

Collins remembered that before the draft, Yu Fei had a fight with Eddie Griffin during a trial for the Celtics. Now it seems that the rumors may be true. This person has an extremely unstable personality.However, Collins had personally experienced the conflict just now, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with Yu Fei's response.

Laettner is bringing disgrace upon himself.

It's okay for Yu Fei to beat Laettner, but it's not okay to go against Jordan.

This is what Collins wanted to remind Yu Fei, but this kid looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water.

"Fry, you have to know that the NBA has many unwritten rules." Collins said, "As a rookie, you have to have an apprentice's heart, work hard, be humble, overcome pain, and not complain about anything. Everyone is This is the principle that professional basketball has followed since ancient times."

Hardworking, humble, able to endure pain without complaining?
Your team drafts two high school seniors and you want them to have these qualities?
If the NBA really has such high requirements for rookies, how come there are so many parallel imports every year?

"Sorry, I can not do it."

Yu Fei dismissed Collins directly.

Collins was a little angry. Why didn't this rookie get in?

"Let me put it this way," Yu Fei stood up, "The team I originally wanted to go to was not the Wizards. It was MJ who called me midway through the draft and told me that he had made a deal and I wanted to come to DC to play. OK, I accept the arrangement. This is the draft, but I don’t know that he needs me to be a saint. What kind of apprenticeship, humility, and overcoming pain? Who here has the heart of an apprentice? Who is humble? Overcoming pain? MJ Have you overcome the injury? He has not officially participated in training until today. Before he asks us to overcome the injury, please set an example himself or else screw it! In my opinion, the only thing I need to do is to work hard. ! I dare not say anything else, but I am definitely the hardest-working player on the team. From the summer to now, I have trained three times a day in order to maintain a good condition and have a beautiful rookie season. I think I have done a good job , I am worthy of my selection."

"I do need to respect the veterans, but respect is mutual, and if they don't respect me, I won't respect them."

"Finally, please tell Christian, if the foul he gave me was accidental, then fine, the few punches I gave him were also accidental, why did he bump my fist with his face? What happened was too What a pity!”

After leaving a bunch of words that stunned Collins, Yu Fei left the office.

Collins thought he could control the situation. He thought Jordan was the only one on the team who was not under control. Now he found out that he was wrong.

Looking back now, how ridiculous was it when Jordan said that Yu Fei had a "great character" when he drafted him?
This character is so great, so great that even Jordan himself may not be able to contain it.

Yu Fei confirmed his identity as "anti-Mike" today, and he will accept Jordan's all-round test.

However, Collins does not think Yu Fei can compete fairly with Jordan.

Because Jordan was more than just a basketball player.

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Word spread quickly about what happened at the Wilmington campus.

The first to receive the news were naturally the executives at DC's Wizards headquarters.

When Susan O'Mary learned that Yu Fei embarrassed Jordan on the court and fought with Laettner, the corner of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.

She could imagine how angry Jordan was.

The person he likes, the high school player he spent a lot of money to acquire through trade, actually dares to openly confront him?
However, the public relations issues that come with it are also a headache.

A headline-level scandal like this happened on the first day of training camp with everyone present, and it cannot be covered up easily.

But the Wizards' public relations department is used to things like this.

What happened between Yu Fei and Laettner is completely different from the scandals caused by the Bullets in the "Webber/Howard" era of the last century.

Isn't it just a fight?It's a wash: both were competitors, hot-blooded, and lost their minds trying to win, so there was physical contact, and now they have calmed down and apologized to each other.Although this incident has had a bad impact, maybe it is a good thing for the Wizards?These two aggressive men will definitely play a greater role under Goute.

Just wash it off, no matter whether the media believes it or not, as long as DC fans believe it.

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"Frye Yu and Christian Laettner welcomed MJ back with a special 'ceremony.'" - The New York Times

"Perhaps we've all misunderstood Eddie Griffin. It turns out that when faced with a problem, Frye Yu tends to speak with his fists." - "The Boston Globe"

"Is Frye the successor to Dennis Rodman? He hasn't played an NBA game yet, but he has already beaten two people on the court. In the first season after Dennis was kicked out of the NBA, Frye entered League, this is no coincidence." - "Dallas Star"

"A fierce fight naturally occurs when two aggressive people lose their minds. MJ is satisfied with this. He believes that Frye and Christian have brought a long-lost blood to DC, which is what we have left in Wes Onse A gem of our era.”—The Washington Post

PS: Just to be honest, all Yu Fei’s complaints are from his perspective, rather than using Yu Fei’s mouth to express my own opinions.If you think it’s fun for Yu Fei to complain about Jordan, I hope you’ll stay in a good mood when you see him complaining about other people.

(End of this chapter)