Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 142 Special Treatment
ps: I just came back yesterday, and my hands slipped. The name of the movie is "Interstellar", which was made by the director of Inception.

The NBA is a league that has its own offices in various cities, and the place where the headquarters is located is located on Fifth Avenue in New York, the "Olympic Tower" building, which became the league when the NBA was first established in 1946. Whether it is the merger with the NBL or the annexation of the ABA, it has always been the "heart" of the league and has never changed.

Flying from Denver to New York, Anthony and Andrews got off the plane and soon arrived in front of the Olympic Tower.

The building is nearly 200 meters high, and the outer wall is brown. Compared with the surrounding silver-white buildings, it is particularly eye-catching. In front of the building, there is a stone ball. Above the stone ball is a stone sculpture of a player holding the ball. On the lower ball, the words 1946 are written.

Standing outside the building, Anthony stared intently at the towering building in front of him, feeling a sense of heroism in his heart. This is the highest hall of honor in basketball competitions in the world.

"Let's go, Mr. Nick is already waiting for us." Seeing Anthony staring at the building in silence for a long time, Andrews, who was standing aside, patted him on the shoulder and reminded him.

Anthony withdrew his gaze, took a deep breath, nodded and walked towards the building with Andrews.

At the door, someone saw them walking over while saying hello.

The visitor looked about 40 years old, wearing a light blue suit, narrow forehead, deep eye sockets, slightly straight nose, slightly bulging mouth, a typical European and American face.

"Mr. Nick, I kept you waiting! I'm really sorry!" Andrews said with a smile on his face as soon as he stepped forward. As a manager, he is still good at this kind of etiquette in communicating with people.

Nick Nelson is a member of the league's external honor council. He is in charge of the work of awarding the league's awards. He greeted Anthony at the door in person, which has shown how much he attaches importance to Anthony. Seeing Andrews' greeting now, He also stretched out his hand and shook hands with Andrews, with the same smile on his face: "It's okay, let's go in and talk."

After speaking, Nelson glanced at Anthony, but without saying anything, he turned around and followed them to the building gate.

On the first floor of the building, facing the gate is a front desk, with many soft sofas and sofas on both sides. Many people hold computers and discuss something there. NBA signs can be seen everywhere in the building.

Nelson went to the front desk and explained to the people there, and the reporter led Anthony and the others to the elevator.

Standing at the door, before the elevator came down, Nelson turned around and said to Anthony, "Are you Melo?"

Anthony looked at Nelson, stretched out his hand, smiled and said, "I am, hello, Mr. Nick."

Nelson reached out to shake hands with Anthony, smiled and said: "Congratulations, you have won the honor of the league so quickly, and your best of the month has a high gold content."

Anthony said modestly: "Thank you, but I still have a lot to improve, and I can do better."

Hearing Anthony's answer, Nelson was slightly surprised. In American culture, such a humble character is rare, and he immediately liked him a lot. He then said: "You have great potential. I believe we will have many opportunities to meet in the future.”

Anthony still smiled, his face didn't change much: "Thanks to Mr. Nick's auspicious words, I hope so."

When Nelson saw Anthony's indifferent expression, he was a little more certain about his judgment. The player in front of him did have great potential, and Stern's vision was not wrong.

"Ding!"

Just then, there was a crisp sound, and the elevator arrived.

Nelson stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, watching Anthony and Andrews enter the elevator before he walked in.

After entering, he pressed the 50th floor directly.

Seeing Nelson press the top floor in the elevator, Anthony and Andrews both showed a look of surprise. The two looked at each other, feeling deep doubts in each other's eyes.

Nelson didn't say a word, just stood in front of them.

The stairs kept going up, and people came in and out from time to time. At the beginning, those who came in greeted Nelson, but later, the number of people gradually decreased, and Nelson also greeted the people who entered and exited the elevator. , Finally, it took nearly 10 minutes for the elevator to reach the 50th floor.

"Ding!"

The elevator doors opened, and Nelson waved Anthony and Andrews out.

Anthony looked around, and there was a reception desk on the right hand side of the elevator door, and further inside, there was a passageway covered with wool carpets, and there were many potted plants on the side of the passageway, the whole floor was quiet, with few traces of human activity .

After Nelson walked out, he went directly to the front desk, asked a few questions, and then led Anthony and Andrews along the corridor.

Anthony looked up at the schools around the office, they all ended with president, such as president of operations, president of publicity, etc. He probably guessed that this was where the top management of the league stayed. Although he was a little curious, he didn't show it on his face. come out.

In contrast, Andrews looked a little rosy. He is a manager, so he naturally knew where this place was, and he also vaguely guessed some possibilities, which would make him so excited that he couldn't sleep when he thought of it.

Nelson walked all the way to the end of the passage, reached out and knocked on the door, and after a reply came out from inside, he signaled Anthony and Andrews to go in.

Anthony walked in, turned a corner and saw the scene inside.

Inside is a very large office, the most piled up are the cabinets, which are filled with various things against the wall, and even championship trophies. In the center of those cabinets, there is a A large fish tank, in which all kinds of unknown small fish are playing, is opposite the fish tank, behind a large desk, a half-haired person is standing up from the chair.

When Andrews saw the man for the first time, a look of unbearable excitement flashed across his already suppressed cheeks.

Anthony also smiled for a while, and then said, "President David."

The person who stood up from the chair was none other than David Stern, the current president of the nba!

Stern came around from behind the table, walked up to Anthony, and said with a kind smile, "Melo, long time no see."

Stern took the initiative to greet him, and Andrews who was next to him saw it, and the excitement on his face became more intense.

"Come on, sit down." Stern said, pointing to the sofa next to him.

Anthony took the opportunity to sit down, but he was a little puzzled in his heart. Andrews said he came to accept the award today, so why did he suddenly come to Stern's office.

As soon as he sat down, Stern personally poured two glasses of water and sent them to the table of Anthony and Andrews.

"Thank you...the president doesn't need to be so polite..." Andrews stood up, a little flattered.

Stern smiled, motioned for Andrews to sit down, then turned his head and said to Anthony: "Melo, after the draft last time, this should be the first time we met, right? Why, I feel quite comfortable in the league. ?"

The league is actually similar to the school. Stern is the principal. Naturally, the students and the principal do not meet many times. Anthony naturally understands. He smiled and said: "Yeah, I have been playing in the league since I joined the league. After this month , I have basically gotten used to it."

"It's good to get used to it, but we must pay attention to the reasonable time arrangement, otherwise it is easy to cause muscle fatigue, which will lead to injury." Stern said with concern.

Anthony smiled and nodded: "I will, thank you President for your concern."

"There are also game interviews. You have to pay special attention. Any sentence will be misinterpreted by the media..." Stern continued to teach Anthony some things that need to be paid attention to in the league. Anthony also listened carefully like a student. From time to time, he responded with a few words, but his face remained the same as before, and there was no big change.

Anthony's face didn't change much, but Andrews next to him was uncontrollably excited. The president took the initiative to care about a player, and it was obviously not a polite one. The fable in it...

"By the way, you see, I'm old, and I almost forgot about business." Stern said for a while, then suddenly reached out and slapped his forehead, stood up and walked to his desk.

Turning around and coming back, Stern had already held a glass trophy in his hand, but it couldn’t be called a trophy because it was a rectangular shape made of glass planes. The NBA logo was printed on the trophy. A villain who breaks through with the ball, the figure wears an orange headband and the iconic mustache, and the image of Anthony can be seen at a glance.

"Congratulations, you have won the first western rookie of the month this season." Stern smiled and handed the trophy to Anthony, saying kindly.

"Thank you, President." Anthony smiled and accepted the trophy handed over by Stern, and his face was also a little excited. You must know that this is the first trophy he won after entering the league.

Andrews' face was flushed at this time, and he was very excited. After all, the best rookie of the month trophy should be regarded as the most beautiful thing with gold content. Usually, the awards are given to the players by the staff, but right now the president of the league personally gives them to the players. Anthony, the implication here is completely different. He had some doubts before, but now he has basically confirmed one thing.

Stern reached out and patted Anthony on the shoulder and said, "Young man, keep working hard, your future is limitless."

"Buzz..."

As soon as Stern finished speaking, the mobile phone on his desk rang. He walked back to the desk and looked at the caller ID. Instead of answering the phone, he turned his head and said, "Come here first today, Nick, you take Melo and the others down, and find a car to take them to the airport by the way."

"Yes, President." Nelson agreed, and then led Anthony and Andrews out.

After leaving the office and entering the elevator, Nelson immediately called to arrange a pick-up car.

(End of this chapter)