Chapter 1067
The veteran fan looked very happy with the Magic's approach: "I should thank you. Unfortunately, you're not a star for the Clippers, or the Clippers might have won a championship under your leadership. ”
Then the old man changed his words and began to roar at the players on the court: "Look at your damn look, it's a great irony that that the Clippers jersey will be draped on a group of people like you! No matter how bad your record has been in the past few years, we have never abandoned you and firmly supported you! But how did you repay us? Disappointment! Only disappointment! That's right!"
"In my eyes, you're all a puddle of!"
After saying that, the old fan threw the microphone to the ground and walked away with his head held high.
The Clippers fans at the scene suddenly erupted in a round of applause the moment he left the court, if not for anything else, but for the courage of this guy.
An unexpected upset by a veteran fan halted the game for three minutes, and there is probably no precedent in the history of the NBA for a game to be interrupted because of a fan disturbance.
Of course, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the power of example is always endless, and he will make future generations scramble to imitate it. If it weren't for Jimmy's madness on the field, few people would have dared to run naked on the football field in full view.
The unexpected incident caused the players of both teams on the field to lose their interest in the game, and after coping with the next few minutes, the game ended abruptly.
In the end, the Knicks slaughtered the Los Angeles Clippers again with a total score of 113-86 without suspense.
The Clippers management, who were ambitious before the game and determined to ride the Lakers' decline to become a symbol of Los Angeles, could not have imagined that the game would be such an outcome.
After accidentally getting Howard in the draft, and then robbing Barang Davis and Jamal Crawford in the free market, the Clippers' uniform team is full of expectations for the new season, and they all feel that the team will be reborn and regain its former glory in the new season.
But the reality is so cruel!
The Clippers' loss also proved that the power of stars alone cannot make a team succeed in an instant.
Howard was replaced by the calf-guarding Larry Brown after that accident.
After the game, the Monster did not leave the court early because the team was behind by a large score, but sat on the bench and witnessed the team being defeated by the Knicks by a huge 27-point margin.
The young Howard had no idea that his first professional fight would end this way. He's worked hard and he's got really good numbers, but his effort doesn't make a difference when you put it together with the overall performance of the team.
27 minutes, 16 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocks, the performance of the Warcraft was good enough.
When the red light of the game came on, the young monster could no longer hold back the tears in his eyes, and dragged a towel over his head. At this moment, he didn't want people to see his tears, to make people feel that he was vulnerable, but his constantly trembling shoulders came out and betrayed him.
Larry Brown patted Howard on the shoulder, and opened his mouth several times to say something comforting, but he still couldn't say it. He is now furious at the decision of team leader Elton Brand to refuse to play pre-season with the team.
If Brand is here, perhaps it might be more appropriate for him to comfort Howard and cheer up the young rookie.
It's just that with Brand's current attitude towards the team, I'm afraid that even if he is there, he will only keep accusing the uniform team of inaction, the coach not giving strength, and his teammates not playing seriously.
"Alas!" Larry Brown sighed, not knowing what he should do now.
Larry Brown is a great coach, but he also has something he is not good at. Just like now, Larry Brown felt helpless in the face of Howard's frustration.
Now the rest of the Clippers players have left the court, and only Larry Brown is still with the new disciple.
The Knicks' players also left the court soon after the game, and they didn't celebrate the victory in any way. Winning the Clippers was expected in their eyes, and it wasn't something to be happy about at all.
Lamar stopped abruptly as he walked to the entrance to the players' tunnel, then glanced back to see Howard crying.
"What's wrong?" Billups looked at Lamar with some confusion.
Lamar didn't answer, instead turning and walking slowly towards his opponent's rest area.
Howard was still crying with his head down, not expecting Lamar to have walked in front of him.
"Hey, big man, you're looking ugly right now. Lamar's tone didn't feel a hint of mood swings, like the voice of a ghost.
Howard paused his shoulder and glanced up at Lamar. He looked so strange now, his eyes were red and his face was full of tears, like a child who came home to cry to his parents after being bullied outside.
Lamar couldn't help but smile a little, but in a flash, his tone still returned to the coldness he had just now: "What are you looking like now? It's like a kid who can't afford to lose, is this how you fulfilled the promise you made at the draft?
Howard suddenly stood up, touched two handfuls of tears, glared at Lamar and shouted, "I don't! I don't want sympathy!"
Maybe he was crying too much just now, and his voice sounded weird.
Lamar pouted and smiled: "Since it's not, then go back and train now, those two hits under the hoop are too embarrassing." ”
Howard was taught a few words by Lamar, or rather, his neck turned red with anger, and he waved his fist fiercely, and then yelled at Lamar: "I don't need you to teach me, one day I will defeat you!"
Lamar ignored Howard's challenge statement, and just turned back and said, "Don't be discouraged, big man!
Howard was stunned for a moment, watched Lamar disappear into the players' tunnel, and suddenly laughed. After he finally controlled his emotions, he lowered his head and muttered, "This guy is really a freak." ”
The first preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers was just a trivial experience before the start of the new season for the New York Knicks, and no one took that game to heart.
In contrast, the sudden upheaval of the old Clippers fan in the final stages of the game was even more dramatic.
Sure enough, after the game, the Los Angeles Clippers were demolished by their own fans on the spot, which became a joke often mentioned by the American public after dinner, and even this incident covered up the whole game.
The league also issued a $200,000 fine to the Clippers for the simple reason - poor organization of the scene caused fan riots.
As for what Lamar said after the game, he walked up to the new champion Howard, because both parties remained silent afterwards, and no one knows.
The speculation of the media reporters all boiled down to Lamar beating the water dogs and rubbing salt in other people's wounds.
As Kenny Anderson, who reappeared in public, analyzed: "What good thing can that mad dog say? Lamar doesn't know what sportsmanship is, and seeing others in pain is his greatest pleasure!"
Many fans who don't know the truth feel that Kenny Anderson's words still make a lot of sense, as if Lamar really did this before. There were even some self-righteous moral people who stood up and tactfully educated Lamar about "unity and fraternity".
When Billups asked Lamar about this, Lamar just smiled mysteriously and gave the answer: "I just don't want a good opponent to be slapped by the wings of a little butterfly!"
Billups, of course, didn't know what Lamar was talking about as a butterfly, and only Lamar himself knew best. His appearance has changed the course of history, and it was not magic that got the top pick, but the Clippers.
The first stop of Howard's career moved to the bustling metropolis of Los Angeles, and the team's head coach became Larry Brown.
Without the relaxed growth environment of the Magic team, and the careful guidance of coach Larry Brown, the Monsters may have reached a higher level of achievement in Los Angeles than in their previous life.
It's a pity that the Los Angeles Clippers had a bad start and lost so badly in the first game. The first fiasco is likely to cast a psychological shadow on the young monsters, and Larry Brown is the kind of manager who doesn't know how to unravel rookies, with Milicic being the precedent. If the monster collapses from then on, from the monster to the lamb, then Lamar's sin will be great.
Lamar didn't know what kind of impact his words would have on Howard, but Howard himself in Los Angeles had changed a lot because of it. Originally, because of his child-like personality, he didn't seem to be so enthusiastic about training, and although he was also serious under Larry Brown's supervision, he was still lazy occasionally.
But after the game against the Knicks, Howard completely changed, and he seemed very serious in every training session of the team, and he tried his best every time. Even after his daily workout, Howard had to work on his fitness.
Larry Brown saw all this, and the old coach was pleased with Howard's change and was also happy.
What others may not know is that Howard, like many newcomers, is a big fan of Lamar.
Howard watched every game of Lamar last season, and on several occasions he went out to cheer for Lamar.
That's why Howard kept an eye on Lamar before the game started.
The little monster almost couldn't control the excitement in his heart at that time, and wanted to go forward and get to know Lamar. It's just that Lamar's external image is too bad and it seems difficult to approach, which makes him a little hesitant.