The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 281 The show begins

——Name Lin Dong, height 200 cm, weight 95 kg, arm span 220 cm, hand length 23.545 cm, hand width 28.877 cm, Achilles tendon 26 cm, foot length 47.5 cm, shoulder width 56 cm, body fat rate 6.2%, Position small forward.

——Name Sakuragi Hanamichi, height 203 cm, weight 98 kg, arm span 219 cm, hand length 22.448 cm, hand width 25.731 cm, Achilles tendon 21 cm, foot length 41.7 cm, shoulder width 57 cm, body fat rate 6.8% , the position is power forward.

——Name Rukawa Kaede, height 197 cm, weight 90 kg, arm span 208 cm, hand length 19.9 cm, hand width 22.324 cm, Achilles tendon 17 cm, foot length 40.18 cm, shoulder width 53 cm, body fat rate 7.3%, Position Shooting Guard...

The three's current academic status is still in Lakeside High School. Even if they go to the NBA, they don't have to stop. The school will give them an indefinite vacation. After two years, they will still be awarded diplomas as the school's special talents. This is good for everyone. It's a win-win situation. Players have a diploma from a famous school, and they gain some dignity when they are listed in the encyclopedia entry. The school can also get a certain amount of honor and publicity.

However, since April 4, the NBA officially entered the names of Lin Dong and others into the rookie quota for this year's draft, and they can no longer go to the SuperSonics Arena.

Although Schultz and Lin Dong already have endorsement cooperation, even if they go, it can be said that it is a contract requirement, but after all, it is not necessary to cause trouble in vain and leave a excuse for the alliance.

The matter between the SuperSonics and Lin Dong is now well known to the entire league and even fans across the United States, let alone Seattle. No matter how Lin Dong performs during the trial period, the SuperSonics will definitely use the No. 1 pick. Sign him.

All you need to do is wait quietly, wait for the playoffs to end, and wait for the trial training to come.

Since the open tryouts for the draft will not be until late May,

Lin Dong took the time to go back to Long Country. April 4th was Lao Lin's birthday, so he asked for leave to go back to China to spend it with Lao Lao Lin and his son.

I originally wanted to take Yuya with me, but Yuya has already started school, and will soon have the crucial SAT and ACT exams, which are equivalent to the college entrance examination in Dragon Kingdom, so we can only stay apart for the time being.

During my return to China, I naturally had to keep in touch with Sun Yue and other gay friends. I even went to Guangdong Hongyuan’s home court with Sun Yue to watch the CBA Finals.

Zhu Fangyu and others performed well in the CBA this season, leading Guangdong Hongyuan to the CBA finals.

Facing the Bayi Men's Basketball Team with God of War Liu Yudong, Zhu Fangyu, who has experienced the baptism of Nike Summit and World Championships, averaged 25 points and 6 rebounds per game. Point guard Wang Shipeng also averaged 16 points per game, assisting Du Feng Defeated the Bayi Men's Basketball Team with a big score of 3:2 and won the first CBA championship trophy in team history. Zhu Fangyu also beat Du Feng by 3 votes to win the finals MVP.

This may be the youngest MVP in the history of the CBA. In previous years, he would have been heavily hyped by the media, but it is a pity that he was born at the wrong time.

At this time, domestic fans have almost been distracted by Lin Dong, who is about to participate in the draft, and Yao Ming, who is playing in the NBA playoffs...

The much-watched Washington Wizards faced the eighth-ranked Pacers in the first round in early April. They fell behind 4:0 at the start and were on the verge of elimination.

Facing the Pacers' JO O'Neal, main center Christian Laettner performed poorly in both games, averaging 6.5 points and 5 rebounds per game. Yao Ming, who came off the bench, also performed generally, scoring 9 points and 5 rebounds in the first game. , in the second game, he only scored 2 points and 3 rebounds.

The performance of the two major centers was overwhelmed by the opposing O'Neal. O'Neal, who averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds per game in the two games, became the winner of these two games.

Frankly speaking, although Lin Dong, the suddenly born genius of the Dragon Kingdom, is now quite popular in the United States, it has really brought a wave of hatred to the Dragon Kingdom.

There are those who like him, and there will naturally be those who hate him. After all, starting from the Nike Summit last April, that kid from the East has been rubbing the pride of American youth basketball on the ground for a whole year...

There are many people who don't like Lin Dong, especially some real insiders. These people can't find any point to attack Lin Dong, so all the points of attack are concentrated on Yao Ming, who performed poorly. Who told you Are they all from the Dragon Kingdom, and are they all destined to be the top picks in the draft?

In the logic of these people, belittling Yao Ming is tantamount to belittling the No. 1 pick in the Dragon Country draft, which is tantamount to belittling Lin Dong.

——The worst No. 1 pick in history, Asians’ physiques are not suitable for this sport, and Jordan is playing with two giant babies!

——Except for being tall, this Asian is good for nothing.

All kinds of taunts began to sweep across the United States.

This also caused dissatisfaction among many Dragon Country fans and Asians, who angrily criticized the Wizards on the Internet for not giving Dayao enough playing time.

This has received unanimous support from all netizens. Those who like Long Guo naturally hope that Dayao can prove himself, while those who don't like it are more willing to see the script of "even if your requirements are met, you are still a piece of shit" .

The overwhelming response on the Internet made the Wizards suddenly worry. In the third game, Yao Ming started...

Anyway, Christian's performance was just like that. His performance in the first two games of the playoffs was not better than Yao Ming's, and he was obviously a bit unusable in the playoffs with high-intensity defense.

Since the performance is similar, or even a little worse, what if Yao Ming is allowed to start one game?

When the starting list was announced, big-mouthed Klee was overjoyed in the live broadcast room.

He doesn't care about Yao Ming, he mainly wants to see Jordan's jokes.

After being suppressed by Jordan for a lifetime, I finally saw that this guy also suffered in the playoffs.

"Jordan will face his first first-round loss in the playoffs in his NBA career, and the Dragon Country champion he selected cannot score more than 19 points in this game!"

The host asked him: "Yao Ming still has talent. He scored 19 points in 9 minutes in the first game of the playoffs. Now he is a starter. What if he gets enough playing time and exceeds 19?"

Barkley laughed and said: "His physical strength is not enough to support the whole game when facing the intensity of the playoff defense. It is useless to give him more time. Hey, man, watch it! If the Asians If I can score more than 19 points, then the sun will really come out from the west. I will kiss the donkey’s butt hard in front of the national audience! I will kiss the donkey until it blushes and is embarrassed!”

then……

Lin Dong watched the game with Sun Yue in a small bar in Yanjing. Of course, you don't have to drink to enter the bar. Drinks are also acceptable. The main thing is to feel the atmosphere of the scene.

Of course, you have to pick an inconspicuous corner and keep the brim of your hat very low...

There were only twenty tables for four in the not-so-large bar hall, but at this time there were hundreds of people crowded in. Many of them had the Dragon Country flag printed on their faces, or were wearing Wizards No. 5 jerseys. Yes, that's Yao Ming's number.

Before the game started, the entire bar was buzzing with excitement and discussion, as well as cheers to celebrate Yao finally starting the game. Everyone was extremely excited.

But to be honest, after staying in the United States for a long time and getting to know the basketball scene there better, Lin Dong realized that Dayao's starting position this time may not be a good thing. The Wizards selected Dayao as the No. 1 pick. In addition to Dayao's own skills, they also valued Yao's fan base in the Dragon Country and valued his commercial value. As one of the shareholders of the Wizards, Jordan also cares about this, but compared to In terms of the current thinking of the team's top management, he wants to win more.

Combined with the rumors that Jordan was angrily criticizing the Wizards' top management and asking them to trade Yao Ming during the season, the starting arrangement that was appointed at this time of crisis seems very intriguing.

This may be a tacit understanding between the Wizards' senior management and Jordan. If Yao Ming succeeds, he can stay with the Wizards. If he fails, he will listen to Jordan and trade him!

Lin Dong personally thinks it's okay. If the Wizards want to trade Dayao, he will definitely use up all his energy to convince Schultz to bring Dayao to the Sonics at all costs.

Only he understands what kind of potential the Long Country center, who is known as the top pick in the NBA, only averaged 7.5 points per game in his rookie season after historical changes.

Dayao didn't feel good in the opening quarter. In the first quarter, he faced O'Neal's strong fight in the paint. He made 3 of 1 shots and only got 2 points and 1 rebound. The Wizards fell behind by 19 points at 29:10.

And when Yao Ming was knocked over by O'Neal for the first time after coming on the court in the second quarter and he sat on the ground during the first rebound fight, a furious Jordan pointed at Yao Ming on the TV and cursed loudly: "Go home baby." !Go home!”

Because it was a live broadcast, a close-up was specially given. Even though the voice was not very clear, such a simple word could be seen just by looking at the mouth shape.

At this moment, the entire bar fell silent.

A seven or eight-year-old kid who came to watch the game with his parents obviously didn't understand English and couldn't understand the mouth movements. He just felt that everyone suddenly became quiet, so he asked curiously: "Dad, dad, that black uncle said to brother Yao Ming." What?"

The innocent voice spread far in the suddenly quiet bar, and almost everyone could hear it.

Of course everyone knows the answer. What Jordan said is, go home, you are this giant baby!

But who can translate it for this child?

Although Director Sun in the CCTV live broadcast room immediately took the topic elsewhere.

But Lin Dong could still clearly feel that a silent emotion was slowly spreading in the bar.

It is a kind of humiliation, a kind of loneliness, and a kind of inferiority that seems to have been drained of the soul.

That is the best player in the Dragon Kingdom, that is the omnipotent god in the CBA arena, and the absolute king in the hearts of all fans.

But when he stood on the NBA court, he became a giant baby who was disliked by others.

Does the king of the Dragon Kingdom only deserve such treatment...

There is an old saying in the Dragon Kingdom that Yelang is arrogant, and people in the Dragon Kingdom have talked about it for thousands of years, but now they suddenly discovered that it turns out that the Dragon Kingdom is that Yelang.

Someone started crying in the bar, as if it was not Yao Ming who was scolded but him.

Some people lit up their cigarettes silently, while others walked out of the bar dejectedly.

The emotion of grief and anger made Lin Dong feel a little awe-inspiring.

This is not 2028. The people of the Dragon Kingdom in this era are far from as confident as they were in later generations.

For future generations, a game or a star can only represent a sport, but for the people of the Dragon Kingdom in this era, this is not the case...

A big man sitting at the table next to Lin Dong seemed to have a particularly hot temper. With a "C", he grabbed the wine bottle on the table and threw it to the ground, but was caught by a big hand.

Frankly speaking, Lin Dong didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but he had no choice. The eldest brother was so angry that he was not very particular about it. If he didn't accept it, the bottle was thrown at his feet.

He handed the bottle back dumbfounded: "Brother, the game is not over yet, don't get excited, I think Dayao will explode soon."

"Fuck, you can do it?! You know how to hammer!" The strong man was obviously a senior fan, and he was angry and cursed: "How many games have you watched? You don't even have hair to predict, It also broke out, that's the NBA! Our best players can only be abused if they go away. We Longguo people can't defeat those Americans, you..."

He looked at Lin Dong's face and was suddenly stunned.

"Ah...you are..."

Lin Dong smiled and made a 'shh' gesture at him and patted his shoulder: "Brother, don't worry, I will be able to compete. However, today we are watching Dayao."

Lin Dong looked at the close-ups of Dayao on the TV.

The pair of eyes that had been scolded by Jordan did not show loss or despair. Instead, there was a look that made Lin Dong feel extremely familiar.

Absolute concentration and calmness, without any interference.

Zone!

Lin Dong has always followed Dayao's NBA games and watched almost every game, but he has never seen Dayao enter the zone, including when he was training with the Sharks.

This is his first time!

Some people open zones in vain because they are not strong enough, but if it is Dayao...

"Just wait and see." Lin Dong smiled and said to the excited elder brother: "The show is about to begin!"

　As one of the important supporting characters in the later period, Dayao must be given some space. Don’t worry, it won’t be too much. There are only two chapters in total, this chapter and the next chapter.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)