So I am the god of basketball?

Chapter 23

In the following week, Lao K continued to arrange a large number of team training matches.

He is collecting samples of Meng Lang's games in order to understand Meng Lang more thoroughly and tailor an offensive system for him. At the same time, other Duke Blue Devils players can also better understand Meng Lang's style of play and establish a tacit understanding.

Things went very smoothly. A week later, when Duke's main players were practicing their new season system, they already had a lot of tactical arrangements, and the final finishing point was left to Meng Lang.

The entire team can see Old K's preference for Meng Lang.

He was determined to make Meng Lang shine!
  Antonio was very glad that he didn't show off his face to Meng Lang at that time, otherwise he would probably not be in the arena now, but outside the arena. He had no doubt that Old K would just get out of here for Meng Lang.

Meng Lang's character was better than he thought. ——It is now widely rumored on the Duke campus that Meng Lang has a bad temper and is hostile to Duke alumni. He calls him a "bitch" when he talks and a "son of a bitch" when he doesn't talk. He looked so much like a vulgar black man that he thought Meng Lang was another Lightner.

Yellow-skinned Lightner...

But after this week's contact, he found that Meng Lang's mood was very stable. He would never find trouble with his teammates for no reason like Leitner, and would often curse and verbally insult. Although he is not a "good boy" like Grant Hill, who will talk trash when he plays against you, but he respects every teammate very much when getting along with him.

Therefore, the atmosphere within the team is not as hierarchical as last season, but more lively and comfortable.

It's hard to imagine this being a training environment for Duke.

Many players now take the initiative to say hello to Meng Lang when they see him entering and exiting the arena.

Who doesn't like such a "core team"?

The time has come to October, and there is only one week left before the friendly match with California.

Meng Lang finally knew what it means to be "popular"...

The last day of September is the Timberwolves’ media open day.

As their biggest harvest of the summer and a member of the "Dream Team", Leitner naturally became a "popular person" in the eyes of the media that day. There were three layers of reporters surrounding him to interview him.

He answered a lot of questions, all full of fun facts about the "Dream Team."

Suddenly a reporter asked him to talk about his Duke junior Meng Lang.

The bright smile froze for a moment, and Leitner almost spit out the fragrance.

Meng Lang's "super giant" performance against the "Dream Team" left traces in his mind that gradually dissipated as time went by. But the scene where Meng Lang was beaten and scolded that day, leaving him speechless, was still fresh in his memory.

This was his most humiliating moment.

To this day, every time he thinks of that scene, he still curses Meng Lang hundreds of times in his heart.

Now that the atmosphere is so good, I suddenly heard this name again...

"I know he is very famous now because of some rumors. Anyone with a brain knows that those news are nonsense. I love Duke, there is no doubt about it, but this kid cannot replace my departure. Duke's The new season will be very difficult, and he will also reveal his true colors in the new season and become Duke's sinner, just wait and see!"

Before Leitner spoke, he took a deep breath, but his reason still failed to overcome his anger.

This was the first time that he was scolded so hard that he couldn't open his mouth.

Especially Meng Lang, who is of yellow race and a freshman at Duke.

He actually has no fear of Duke's "King"!
  Then let me show you my influence at Duke!

The reporters surrounding him had good eyesight and were keenly aware of Leitner's dissatisfaction with Meng Lang.

There is no doubt that this is a point of hype.

The next day, the entire North Carolina community knew what Laettner said about Meng Lang.

After Duke students saw the news, their attitudes suddenly changed 180 degrees, and they all disappeared. Meng Lang once again heard trash talk about him and countless eye rolls.

Laettner's influence at Duke is truly unique.

There were even crazy female fans who wanted to vent their anger on Leitner's behalf. They rushed to the classroom where Meng Lang was attending class and tried to scratch Meng Lang's face with their nails.

Meng Lang didn't get used to it, so he transformed into "Seti" and punched the female fan.

Hill happened to be present - this time the mood of the Duke students was even more intense than before. Coupled with Leitner's words, he was very worried about Meng Lang's personal safety. He had been by Meng Lang's side these days. He could testify that it was Without saying a word, this woman made a dangerous move towards Meng Lang.

Meng Lang didn't draw his gun, he just punched her, he was already very restrained.

This incident completely intensified the hostility between Meng Lang and Duke students.

Outside the training arena, a large-scale "discussing Meng" team began to appear.

They asked the Blue Devils to fire Meng Lang to prevent him from becoming "Duke's sinner" in Laettner's words.

"Damn Christian, he's such a kid!"

"I'm glad that you didn't speak for him this time. It seems that our friendship has become deeper, Grant, but can I teach you some dirty words? It doesn't sound good to you!"

"Meng, I also admire that you are still in the mood to joke at this time."

"Why aren't you in the mood?" Meng Lang asked back.

The friendly match was just around the corner, and Laettner, that weakling, rushed to cheer him up. It was too late for him to be happy, so how could he have other emotions. Whenever he performs well...

He believed that at least North Carolina sports newspapers would be monopolized by his name again.

Three days before the warm-up match, Old K announced the starting lineup for the game against the University of California. What surprised everyone was:
  Meng Lang's name is not in the starting lineup.

Meng Lang fell out of favor?
  This was the first reaction of the Blue Devils players.

No, Meng Lang's tactical status has not been reduced at all in the lineups practiced these days!

Hill went to Old K specifically after the training: "Mike, I think this is so disrespectful to Meng. You should know his abilities!"

Old K said meaningfully: "I know his abilities very well, so I want all Duke people to know what he can bring to this team..."

He believed that Meng Lang knew his intention of arranging this, otherwise he wouldn't have no reaction at all. After the training, I still practiced in the gym as before.

On the contrary, it was the "idiot" in front of me...

It's really as clean as a blank sheet of paper.

Just keep this innocence!

Old K patted Hill on the shoulder and told him to go and stay where he could: "Remember to close the door for me!"

Hill keenly felt Old K's "contempt". His upbringing made him instinctively put his hand on the door handle when he walked out of the office. But when he heard Old K's words, he pulled his hand back. A little bit of rebellion.

It's game day.

Meng Lang went to class in the morning and found that the school was obviously more lively than usual.

To be precise, this lively atmosphere started yesterday.

There are slogans and posters about this warm-up match everywhere, and the publicity department also specially carried out flyers.

The only thing that didn't change was the attitude of these Duke people towards him.

Arrogant white people are indeed heartless bitches. Meng Lang was glad that he never regarded these bitches as human beings.

The game was held at Duke's iconic Cameron Arena.

This is an arena built in 1945. It could originally accommodate 6 people. Later, after expansion, it can accommodate nearly 1 people.

A university has such an arena. And this situation is still common throughout the NCAA Division I league. There is no need to elaborate on why American basketball is so strong.

The atmosphere is so important to the development of a sports event!
  Even table tennis.

China is actually in a period where it is paying more attention to table tennis.

NBA? The dogs don’t even look!
  It wasn't until Yao Ming entered the NBA that the Chinese people's attention to this event skyrocketed.

40 minutes before the game, the Blue Devils entered the arena and ignited the entire audience.

The seats of nearly [-] people have been filled, and there are still many spectators standing crowded in the stands.

"Cameron Madman" was well-deserved. Meng Lang had been to Staples several times before traveling through the city. The cheers he heard back then could not compare to the fervent and pure cheers he heard now.

In fact, the NCAA's attention can really overtake the NBA in a second, and even the NBA has to give way to the NCAA finals.

"March Madness" is so popular that even the President of the United States participates in the contest.

Meng Lang's appearance added boos to the unified shouts at the scene.

In the stands and on the seats, many people began to whisper and discuss. Even if he was not close to them, Meng Lang could guess what they were talking about:
  "Is it him? Is he the ball boy who kicked Jordan's ass in training camp?"

"Is he the Duke sinner that Leitner mentioned?"

"What's the use of being handsome? Didn't you hit a woman? What, a woman struck first? But she was a woman. Don't you know how to give way to a grown man?"

……

Meng Lang's eyes didn't linger on them for too long. Sitting on the bench, he looked towards the other side of the field.

I saw future "Hall of Famer" Jason Kidd at a glance.

At this time, he was not the "bald guy" he would become later. He had neat short hair and looked a bit like a "boy who chases the wind." However, the wrinkles on his forehead were so heavy that no fly could fly over them alive.

Next to him, another ace in California, Ramon Murray, is 2 meters tall, with a shiny bald head, and the whole person looks very rough. He also had a dunk to warm up during the warm-up, which showed his physical fitness.

After a while, the referee signaled the players from both sides to step into the center circle. At this time, the boos towards Meng Lang disappeared and turned into louder and more unified cheers.

Meng Lang watched calmly as both sides jumped the ball on the field.

His first NCAA game has officially begun!
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