NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 315: Internal strife in the Pacers? An outside move from Los Angeles!
On the court, Lin Tian and the Pacers players celebrated excitedly, then came to the sidelines to interact with the fans for a while, and then came to the press conference!

After experiencing such a crazy game, tonight's press conference must be crazy and joyful!
Lin Tian, ​​Bird and Lewis, who scored a career-high 17 points in the playoffs tonight, came to the press conference together.

"Congratulations! Congratulations to the Pacers for winning another wonderful game! Larry, how do you feel after winning such a game?" As soon as he saw the three people sitting down, a reporter immediately started with a smile. Ask questions.

"Very good." Bird said relaxedly: "Although as a coach, I prefer an easy 20-point victory. But to be honest, Lin tonight made me forget that I am a coach. Coach! I completely became a fan and completely entered the fan’s perspective!”

"So, I enjoyed it so much! I feel like I just watched the most exciting Finals in NBA history!"

"But fortunately Larry didn't completely forget that he was still a coach." Lin Tian next to him said with a smile: "It would be really bad if he forgot to make substitutions and call a timeout."

Lin Tian's joke caused the reporters to laugh, and then one reporter said: "So Larry, we have all seen your employer tonight, and I have to say, it is great and very unconventional!"

"Webber, the team's second-leading player, only played 21 minutes and scored only 7 points. I even think that if Wallace and Davis hadn't been in foul trouble, he probably wouldn't have had any chance to play in the fourth quarter! "

"In addition, regarding the use of Lewis and the veteran Perkins in the last minute, these two substitutions had a very magical effect! What do you have to say about this?"

"Chris was not in a good state tonight. The Lakers defended him very well, which made it very difficult for him! But I have to say, his performance was not bad at all! He did a very good job Contribution, first of all, is passing and organization. I know his assists are not many, but who sent the fatal assist after picking and rolling with Lin at the most critical moment?"

"You deserve it!" Lin Tian patted him encouragingly and said, "My man deserves every contract! He will not let anyone down!"

"The highest score in the history of the Finals? It's okay. After all, if I wanted to, I could have broken this record a long time ago, right? But it was really not necessary before. Shaq and the Lakers forced me to do my best. "

Bird's sudden praise made Lewis, who was only 20 years old, very embarrassed. The guy scratched his head. He had never seen such a big scene tonight.

Then all kinds of jeers were made.

"Any advice for Shaq? Don't score so many points next time. If he scores 25 points and 10 rebounds and then loses, at least he won't feel so sad. It feels terrible to score 60 points and still lose! I know very well how he feels now, I understand it very well!”

After all, it was funny to him when he heard that Jordan cried after being beaten!
What else can Jordan do besides suffering this dumb loss?
No way to go!
However, Jordan has now confirmed that he will take charge of the Wizards in the new season, so
Hehe, next season I will have plenty of opportunities to take revenge on you, you bastard!

What "I heard that you cried after being beaten by Lin?"

"His defense of O'Neal, especially his prediction and selection of O'Neal's walking violation, was perfect! Chris did not score a lot of points tonight, but I am very satisfied with his performance! I think He played great!"

"Michael Jordan had mood swings and dropped 200 experience points!"

"Nine figures?" Lewis was stunned for a moment. He obviously never thought that he could get such a big contract.

The most disgusting thing about this incident is that Jordan can't explain it. No matter how he explains it, it all seems fake and trying to cover up!

Then the whole scene should be filled with a happy atmosphere?

"No!" Lewis said decisively: "This is my home, I love Indiana, I"

"Huh? It's not like I feel the same way. I just saw Michael look so sad that he almost cried."

"When other teams did this, they were already defeated. When I scored 45 points at most, I could go and rest."

"A triple-double of 60+? I don't feel much, I just feel a little tired. After all, I played almost the entire game tonight. As for the statistics, I didn't even look at it."

"Priceless! Lin described my goals like this after the game. He said that every goal I score is priceless!"

I'm so angry!

Bird patted Lewis on the shoulder and said:
"I told him the night he broke out in the Eastern Conference finals that night was going to be the biggest night of his career so far, but looking at it now, I obviously underestimated him! He's better than I thought, better than I thought. Stronger!"

Damn your mother!

Lin Tian's generosity and openness really moved Lewis. He looked at Lin Tian's profile and silently made a decision in his heart!

No one believes it!
In other words, even if everyone knew that Lin Tian was talking nonsense, they were still willing to believe it.

"In less than half a month, he has created a new personal peak!"

"I watched that game, and you were hung up and beaten by Lin!"

After supporting Webber for a while, Bird paused and continued: "In addition, I think on this night, we should focus more on the topic and camera on the young man next to me."

When did I cry?
How could you accuse someone of innocence out of thin air?
Jordan could imagine that the next time he appeared among those bastard star friends, those bastards would definitely look at him with joy.

Unless they give too much.

"I hope Shaq doesn't cry."

"We have also noticed that this is your contract year!" Another reporter stood up at this time. The reporters finally couldn't help it and started to work: "With such a good performance in the playoffs , then will you seek to leave the team in the offseason?"

"As long as the contract is similar, I will definitely stay in Indiana! Stay here and build a dynasty!"

"Well, yes, it was after the Eastern Conference Finals two years ago when he scored 66 points. I saw Michael's shoulders twitching. He must have been crying."

The next press conference directly turned into Lin Tian's X-dressing scene.

"Awesome! Even now I can't believe I actually scored 12 points in the fourth quarter! I can't believe I hit every shot I took! Especially after seeing the final score and thinking what if I If we miss even one shot, we may lose directly, and I feel even more incredible!"

What can Jordan do?
Explain what happened between the God of Basketball and his former teammates. Being beaten up is not considered a beating, but is it considered a friendly discussion?

"Who sent so many beautiful passes during regular time and instigated the team's offense? Without Chris, we probably wouldn't have scored 100 points tonight! He was really great! And then there was his most I am not good at defense, which is always criticized by others, but I actually did it to the extreme tonight!"

"You'd better stop talking about Rashad." Lin Tian suddenly interrupted Lewis and said: "If some team offers you a nine-figure contract, then you'd better go get the damn money."

Apart from Jordan himself, Lin Tian was the first person to know that Jordan was unhappy.

A reporter immediately understood what Bird meant, stood up and said: "So Rashad, tell me how you feel. How did it feel when you hit four 4-pointers in the fourth quarter?"

Nonsense!
FUXX!
Your grandma just cried!
Far away in Washington, Jordan has been feeling very proud and happy recently. It was almost official to announce that he will be in charge of the Wizards next season. Jordan was so angry that he smashed the extremely expensive Cuban cigar in his hand on the TV.

As for if the difference is too much
With a contract worth hundreds of millions, it’s not impossible to leave!
Lewis said he would scold everyone who wanted him to leave Indiana!

"The ball that the human ball passed through? No, no, no, I haven't practiced it, never. I suddenly felt that I could do it like this in the air, and then I did it. The result was not bad. I am willing to give me this move. 9 points!”

A beautiful notification sound came, and Lin Tian said: Feeling comfortable! Very comfortable!
He knew that Jordan, a voyeur, must be watching the game in front of the TV now!

Gather the wool happily, gather the wool from the air, the sheep will bald itself and then deliver the wool to your door.

happy!

Compared with the Pacers' press conference, which was extremely joyful, noisy and full of jokes, the atmosphere at the Lakers' conference was not so relaxed. O'Neal, Kobe and Jackson walked into the press conference together.

In addition to being friendly at first, the reporters asked general questions such as how it felt to lose the game, questions about Jackson's tactics, and whether O'Neal would be disappointed when he lost the game after scoring 60+20.

But after the warm-up, the reporters' fox tails couldn't wait to be exposed.

"At the last moment of the game, Kobe took two shots and was directly intercepted once. What do you think of this? Is this part of your tactics, Coach Phil?"

Start to stir up trouble!
"It's my tactics! I arranged it for Kobe to shoot when he had the chance, and I also asked him to hold the ball. But there were some problems with tonight's results. What if Kobe made all three shots? Then he Did he become a hero?"

"Isn't it a little too paranoid to let a guy who once shot four consecutive three-pointers in the playoffs perform such key offenses and take shots? Maybe at that time, Kobe should choose to break through?"

"No, Kobe has made many similar shots. He has a height advantage, he has enough shooting range, and he can do this! So he should shoot!" Jackson continued to protect Kobe: "The same thing, What if he made the shot? His shots were all good opportunities, but he was a little unlucky."

"So Shaq." When the reporters saw that Jackson was not making any progress and did not give them any chance to cause trouble, they immediately changed their targets and looked at O'Neal and said: "As an insider who has the ability to score 60+ points in a single game Giant, you didn’t catch the ball at all in the last few rounds, are you angry?”

"Why should I be angry?" When it was time to protect his little brother, O'Neal did not hesitate to maintain his support for Kobe: "Did I not make a mistake in the end? I was double-teamed in the end and was completely surrounded by two guys. Wouldn't it be stupid if you pass the ball to me?"

"Without my teammates feeding me the ball, I could have scored at most 20 points tonight! If it wasn't for Kobe Bryant to hold me back and pass the ball to me, I might not even have been able to score 30 points tonight! My teammates have worked hard. , He has tried his best to help me open up the space and gave me a chance to play in singles!"

"It's because I didn't do a good enough job. If I wasn't blocked by the forward tactic, if I didn't get that offensive foul, and if I could block Lin's floater at the end, then we would win tonight!"

"So, I am very angry about the behavior of you good brothers and my little brothers who criticized me afterwards! I can only say: If this is still the case in the next game, Kobe will still get this opportunity in the next game , then keep voting!”

"I believe he will make a hit next time! Even if he misses, I will help him get the rebound! I will always support my little brother!"

Kobe was very moved by O'Neal and Jackson's hard work. The guy patted O'Neal sitting next to him on the shoulder to express his gratitude, and then took the initiative and said: "I played badly tonight! There is nothing to deny. It’s rotten, it’s garbage!”

"If I hadn't been so bad, we would have won!"

"This is the last time! This is the last time I hold my teammates back this season. I will go back and continue to practice hard. I will go back and watch the video of the game! I will let everyone know that I can be better! Then, Next time, I'm going to hit that damn shot!"

Jackson continued to take over Kobe's words: "In this game, my players have done everything they can do! But the Pacers did equally well. This kind of game is essentially a competition of luck. Both teams have done everything they can. For a team that has done everything, it’s normal for whoever wins and who loses.”

"Tonight, obviously the Pacers were closer to perfection than we were, period."

"By the way, I have to praise the Pacers players! Everyone except Lin Tian played great tonight!"

"If I remember correctly, Rashad is in a contract year this year, right? Hahaha, I will let Jerry pay attention to him, give him a huge contract, and bring him to the Lakers! And Chris, seriously "It's not all bad if Chris and Lin are on the same team. After all, if the two of them are together, I only have to worry about one team."

“It would be really bad if both of them were leading a team, because then we would have to deal with two top teams led by super talents!”

"That's much more difficult than playing against a team!"

After Jackson said this, his eyes narrowed behind his glasses. Even if 99% of this kind of sowing discord would not have any effect, after he said it, he could feel happy and satisfied!

Satisfied, Jackson stood up and gave Kobe and O'Neal a wink.

Then, the three of them stood up and left the press conference.

Next, they have other things to do.

O'Neal, who was almost tired and vomiting, had to go back to the hotel to rest.

Jackson wants to start watching the replays of the game and find out where the team can improve next.

As for Kobe, he is going to practice extra.

After he returned to the locker room, he grabbed two assistant coaches of the team and told them that he wanted to practice shooting 3-pointers against the defense, as well as his reaction and protection after being cut while shooting. Ball ability!
Even though the second game of the Finals is about to start the day after tomorrow, Kobe still has to improve himself as much as possible!
Even if he can't stop being cut from the ball, Kobe must be able to react quickly after being cut from the ball, protect his basketball immediately, and prevent his opponent from directly playing a fast break!
In short, he wants to torture himself!
Although both Jackson and O'Neal expressed their recognition and support for Kobe, Kobe himself was obviously not satisfied and unwilling!
He knew very well that he would lose at the last moment of the night! It's because he failed to win, it's because his continuous strikes and mistakes caused the team to lose!

………………

"The craziest finals in history is born!" 66 points triple double VS 60+20! 》

"What about the terrifying sharks from prehistory?" Indiana has God coming to the field! 》

"Kobe Bryant's 3 consecutive offensive failures caused the Lakers to lose!" If he continues to be so bad, the Lakers may be swept! 》

"Weber only had 7 points and 7 rebounds in the game, and his performance was extremely poor! If he continues to be so bad, the Pacers may be swept! 》

"Multiple god-level data were born overnight!" Let’s break down the multiple finals records set by Lin Tian tonight! 》

"The worst loss in history!" 60+20+7 is difficult to save the team. Let’s count down the five losers worse than O’Neal! 》

"The Lakers are united!" Jackson and O'Neal expressed support for Kobe! 》

"The Pacers may face big changes this summer?" Before they win the championship, they are already facing disintegration! 》

"Go get that damn money!" Lin Tian's words exposed the biggest problem of the Pacers. Up to 5 people may leave the team this year! 》

"Lewis may be signed naked, Webber can opt out of the contract, Carter's contract expires next year, and the Pacers will be in trouble this summer!" 》

"The culprit of the Pacers' salary is actually Lin Tian?" That 7-year super contract may ruin the Pacers' future! 》

"alarm! Weber got angry in the locker room after the game and said he had been 'underpriced'! The relationship between Weber and Bird has reached a freezing point! 》

"Who is the culprit?" With the championship just around the corner, rumors of internal strife broke out among the Pacers! 》

"It's all about money! The Pacers' salary ranks among the top five in the league. If they keep the current lineup, their salary will increase further!"

"The new luxury tax plan will be implemented starting from the 01-02 season. If the Pacers maintain their current lineup, how much more will they have to pay? 》

"If the Pacers retain the trio of Lin Tian, ​​Carter, and Webber, they will spend an additional 02 million per year starting in 3000!" 》

"What is a luxury tax?" Break down the latest clauses in the NBA’s 99 collective bargaining agreement! 》

"Sources revealed that three teams will offer Lewis contracts worth more than 3 million! 》

"Absolute maximum salary!" At least 7 teams are ready to grab Webber! 》

"Kobe renewed his contract for 6 years and 7000 million, and Carter can get at least a 5-year contract worth more than 6000 million!" 》

"How much more max salary can Indiana afford?" There are rumors that Reggie Miller also wants a big contract extension! 》

"In order to retain the core offensive group, the Pacers have put Ben Wallace on the shelf! 》

Between the first and second games of the finals, all kinds of news and reports poured out, and the media frantically reported all the news related to the finals.

But this time, compared with the previous finals that Lin Tian participated in, there is a big difference!

That means at least one-third of the reports are provoking trouble!

For example, when Lin Tian was reading the newspaper, he saw various reports about the Pacers' internal strife, salary, contract, salary space and so on.

This is during the finals!
Usually this kind of news starts to be reported crazily after the end of the season, but this year, it was inexplicably half a month early! Very abnormal!
Although the media across the United States like to stir up trouble and are good at stirring up trouble, unless they are mortal enemies or have a real blood feud, they will not cause trouble during the finals!
After all, the media would rather see an exciting series than cause trouble!
That's where they make money, and that's the tacit understanding between them and the league.

After all, you can’t kill the goose to get the eggs, or drain the lake to catch the fish!
But this year, everything is different.

Lin Tian, ​​who was a little unhappy and confused, was actually very worried when he walked into the locker room, because he knew very well that breaking so many such news at this time would likely have a serious negative impact on the team. It will really affect the team's chemistry!
He was worried about what would happen in the team's locker room.

It's not that I'm afraid that it won't be solved, nor that someone will cause trouble.

Lin Tian is confident that he can solve all problems.

He is just annoying and disgusting!
Just plain disgusting.

This group of media really has no limits when it comes to causing trouble at this time.

But when Lin Tian just arrived at the door of the locker room, he heard bursts of laughter and noise coming from inside.

Then Bird's laughing voice came out.

"What do you mean! When I played in the Finals with the Los Angeles people, guess what? The Los Angeles media said that McHale and I were gay!"

"Inexplicably, I have become the spiritual leader of that group of dead glass! FUXX! Do you know what was in my mailbox during those days? They were all love letters from rubbish to me! I'm so disgusted! "

Just listening to Bird's words, Lin Tian completely reacted.

The Los Angeles media is causing trouble!

As the entertainment capital of the United States and even the world, it is known as the city with the most paparazzi, media, entertainment reporters and the most media power in the world. During the finals, relying on the power of the media to cause crazy troubles is indeed what they have always done. It was an off-board move.

I have to say that Bird, an old guy who has been entangled with the Lakers for many years, really knows these tricks of the Lakers very well!
Moreover, the experienced Bird obviously guessed that the team would definitely have some psychological problems because of the work done by the Los Angeles media, so he came to the team's locker room early in the morning to talk to the players. Communicate, and by the way, tell some old news that is true or false, so that the players can have a good time.

"Larry, you're not gay?" Lin Tian opened the door to the locker room and walked in: "Don't tell them stories just to whitewash yourself!"

"Get out of here! I like women! I've liked women since I was 3 years old! Even when I'm 80 years old, I still like women!" Bird gestured a middle finger in an imageless way and said, "But I have to say, the bastards in Los Angeles are doing their best. His abilities are actually much worse than before.”

"They used to be able to do more fancy things, but this time they did it, it's really boring."

"Will we have internal strife over such a trivial matter? It's simply ridiculous!"

Bird shrugged his shoulders and said: "The show time era is gone forever, and the Los Angeles media of that era has also degenerated to the point where it has no eyes to see."

"Don't talk about that useless Larry!" Lin Tian waved his hand disdainfully and said, "Just look me seriously in the eyes and say you are not gay!"

"FUXX!" Bird cursed: "I'm not!"

"You swear to God, you're not!"

"I swear to goddamn god, I'm not!"

"Not what?"

"No. FUXX! You're not done yet, are you!"

Lin Tian and Bird bickered, and there were bursts of laughter in the Pacers locker room. The players had finally dispelled the nausea after seeing various reports this morning.

But Lin Tian, ​​who sat down in his seat and started packing his things, also knew very well that although it was the media in Los Angeles who were deliberately causing trouble this time, what they said was indeed the truth.

The Pacers' salary situation is indeed not very optimistic. They will encounter a lot of trouble this summer.

The first is Chris Webber's contract. He can choose to jump out of the 6-year, 5700 million contract a year early this summer and become a free agent. Judging from his performance and strength, a seven-year maximum salary of about 7 million , he is absolutely worthy of it!
Dale Davis's contract also expires this year. This blue-collar player who is fierce in defense, can grab rebounds, block shots and help defend, this year's market price is also between 600 million and 800 million.

Then Lewis's two-year base salary will also expire this summer and he also faces a contract extension.

Then there are the two veterans Mullin and Perkins. If they win this year, with their current status and age, there is a high probability that they will retire.

If you look at it this way, Bird's workload this summer is absolutely huge!

And even if Webber, who is the most difficult to deal with, does not break out of his contract but waits until next year, Bird's workload next year will be equally huge.

Because the contract between Carter and Christie will expire next year, Carter will definitely get a maximum salary, and Christie's level will at least get a middle-class contract, which is 5-700 million.

There is also Reggie Miller. His contract has also expired. After receiving cheap contracts for so long, does the team have to give this meritorious man some dignity?

big head!

Just thinking about it, Lin Tian felt a big headache for Bird!

Especially considering that starting from next season, his salary will reach 1970 million, which means that next year he will beat Garnett, O'Neal and others to rank first in the league's salary list!

However, Lin Tian is also very confident. He firmly believes that every dime he gets is worth it. He also firmly believes that he should get the highest salary in the league!

Only weaklings and unconfident cowards would cut their salaries to find good guys and strong teammates. When did Jordan ever cut his salary? When did O'Neal take a salary cut? You can take as much as you need, without considering the expenses and difficulties of the capitalists!

I, a senior official in Lin, get the maximum salary with confidence!
Of course, there is another type of person who, after receiving the maximum salary, starts to complain about the team's lack of signings and lack of competitiveness, and demands that the team trade them.

Lin Tian feels that this kind of person is just as shameless as the previous kind of person.

You can do whatever you want with how much money you have. If you occupy the team's budget, then grit your teeth and get the value of the extra money you get!
You want to get more money and you want the team to find top helpers for you to compete for the championship. This is the standard double act!
To put it simply: if you don’t have the ability, take less; if you have the ability, take more.

As much as you get, you can do as many things as you want!
Anyway, Lin Tian thinks: He deserves the highest salary in the league!

At the same time, as Lin Tian said at the press conference: He will not use brotherhood or anything like that to ask one of his teammates to take a significant salary cut to stay on the team!

If I could have received 1000 million, but for the sake of the championship and relationship, I would have stayed with the team for a friendly price of 900 million, then I would have stayed.

But if people can get 1000 million, and you insist on asking people to get 500 million for their dreams, ideas, and brotherhood, then it is pure robbery.

So Lin Tian has been prepared for a long time. If Bird asks him to persuade Webber and Lewis to stay on the team this summer, if it is really just a little bit worse, then he will help. But if it is much worse, then Lin Tian will definitely encourage him. They go get the big money!
"Lin, come here." After chatting with the players for a while in the locker room, and completely eliminating the impact of the off-game moves made by the Los Angeles media, Bird waved his hand to Lin Tian and signaled He went out with himself.

After walking outside the locker room door, Bird pulled Lin Tian into another room, then closed the door and said, "How is it? What do you think?"

"What do you think? Just kill them! You'll make them fall into pieces and look for teeth all over the floor! The Los Angeles media won't even be able to fart!" Lin Tian expressed his confidence without hesitation.

"It's not that." Bird shook his head and said: "I'm asking you, what do you think about our offseason this year, or this year and next year? I can't keep everyone."

At this point, Bird sighed and said: "I have talked with the boss. He is willing to pay for the luxury tax, but only a little. If I want to support you as a 2000 million or even 3000 million player, plus the luxury tax, Reese and Vince are two 1500 million players, and then there are Ben, Doug, Reggie and other players.”

"The team has to pay 3-4000 million U.S. dollars in luxury tax alone every year. The owner will definitely not be able to bear it. After all, although our owner is willing to spend money, he is not to the point of throwing money away like pebbles. , except for the New Yorkers and Los Angeles people, no other team would spend this much money.”

After listening to Bird's words, Lin Tian finally understood what Bird meant. He was asking Lin Tian what he meant, allowing Lin Tian to choose among his teammates who were about to become free agents!
Who to keep and who not to keep.

"Chris must stay." Lin Tian said without much hesitation: "He is almost irreplaceable. With his abilities and technical characteristics, looking at the entire league, there is no second substitute. Therefore, he Must stay!”

"As for the other guys, let's do our best!"

After Lin Tian said this, Bird was obviously relieved.

He was really worried about Lin Tian saying that no matter what, he would keep everyone and let the team continue to win the championship.

Then he is really at his wits end!
There was even a sentence that Bird didn't actually say.

That's what the Pacers owner told him.

That is, if Lin Tianzhen really doesn't care and insists on Bird keeping all the current lineup and continuing to rush for the championship, then the team will have to seek some huge changes!

As for how huge?

The boss didn't say it, but Bird knew exactly what he meant.

Trade Lin Tian!

Taking advantage of Lin Tian's current trading value at its highest point, the team can still remain competitive by taking advantage of the high prices in exchange for other top players and draft picks!
Although it is ruthless, this is the NBA and this is business.

If there is no luxury tax, then you will have to bite the bullet and stay, but the luxury tax system that will be officially implemented next season will definitely make 90% of the bosses in the league be cautious when spending money.

After all, it will be a doubling mode where you spend 1 yuan and get 2 yuan!

Except for New York and Los Angeles, bosses elsewhere would really not dare to do this!

Including Chicago! If there had been a luxury tax system in the 90s, Reinsdorf would never have hesitated when negotiating the 3000 million contract with Jordan. He would even personally buy Jordan a ticket and drive him on the plane to New York.

Go and have fun wherever you like!
Don't come back, have a nice trip!
The same is true for the Pacers. It is true that Lin Tian can bring championships and glory, but if the team owners are asked to spend 1 million every year on player salaries just for the championship in this era, then they will definitely say: Goodbye!

Rather than letting Lin Tian cause trouble in the team, causing the team's record to decline and Lin Tian's trade value to decline, it would be better to take advantage of Lin Tian's peak trade value and sell him early to maximize profits. .

But fortunately, Lin Tian's words relieved Bird and made him completely relax.

At the very least, you don’t have to fight anymore, right?
Happy to everyone!

As for who can stay in Xia Tian, ​​and who will leave?

At least it's certain now, Weber will definitely not leave, right?

With Lin Tian and Webber here, Bird is confident that the team can maintain a very high level! As for the others
Let’s talk about it next summer!
In the training hall rented by the Lakers, Jackson had people close the curtains and turn off all the lights. The entire training hall was pitch black, and the only thing that was lit was the projection on the white wall.

The movie playing above is Saving Private Ryan.

The entire Lakers players were watching intently.

Well, except Hubble.

This guy had watched this movie several times with Jackson when he was with the Bulls, and now he has completely lost interest.

If it weren't for the fear of being targeted by Jackson, he might have fallen asleep right now.

Fortunately, the movie has come to an end and is about to enter the subtitles, and Hubble has finally come to the end.

But then, just when the movie ended and Hubble breathed a sigh of relief, Jackson walked to the projector with a smile, took out another tape, and put it in.

"Rocky 5"!
A 1990 sports inspirational movie, written, directed and starred by Stallone. It is also the key IP for Stallone to become a top-tier actor in Hollywood!

For many Lakers players, especially young people like Kobe who grew up in Italy and had never seen many old movies, they really have never seen this 90-year-old movie!

But Hubble couldn't help but scream after seeing the title.

What Hubble wants to do most right now is to find Stallone and beg him to quickly film the sixth installment of Rocky.

Otherwise, he would really vomit.

How much does Jackson like these old movies, and how much he likes to watch them again and again!

He never thought that poor Hubble played for the Bulls for many years and then turned around and came to the Lakers?

frenzied!

frenzied!

Who knows, this is the first time Hubble has watched "Rocky" with his teammates!

As a guy who doesn’t really like watching movies or boxing, this kind of movie is a blast once I watch it, I feel really bad after watching it twice, and it’s worth remembering even after watching it three times.

But just keep watching it again and again?

Kill him!
Hubble felt that all his youth was wasted watching old movies. Now, he even missed Jackson's yoga classes and even the book he gave himself. What was it called, "War and Peace"?
It doesn't matter, Hubble hasn't even read the preface anyway.

But at least, Hubble would rather read a book now than watch "Rocky 5" again!
Perhaps the only good news for Hubble is that Saving Private Ryan lasted 169 minutes, while "Rocky 5" only lasted 107 minutes! He would have spared himself a whole hour of torture.

Well, because he has watched it so many times, Hubble has long remembered the duration and various details of these classic inspirational and passionate war films, and then
Then Jackson said: You are too young!
"Rocky 4"!
The good news is that Rocky only made 5 movies. At least now Hubble no longer wants to urge Stallone to make "Rocky 6". He even hopes to destroy all the CDs and video tapes of the first five movies.

Well, the other good news is that Jackson finally didn't let his players watch anymore because there wasn't enough time.

Jackson did not let them continue watching the remaining 1-3 "Rocky" films.

But the bad news is that Jackson didn't ask anyone to open the curtains. He just asked everyone to take a break, stretch and use the toilet.

Then?

Then came the yoga session that Hubble had just missed so much!

"Relax your hearts and forget about the previous unpleasantness."

"Forget the troubles, the failures and the blacksmithing."

"Even, forget about the series, forget about your career and the Lakers."

"Empty yourself, completely let yourself go."

"Imagine yourself as a butterfly."

(End of this chapter)