Chapter 352: Buckley the Big Mouth
"Don, let's go, I'll show you around my sweetheart. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info" Out of the training hall, Kobe Bryant said to Tang Hao with a smile.
"Sweetheart, is it your wife?" asked Tang Hao suspiciously.
"No, no, it's not Vanessa, but you'll love it when you see him. ”
Kobe's words made Tang Hao full of curiosity, he followed Kobe all the way, and it didn't take long to arrive at an open space next door, which should be a parking lot to be precise.
It's just that there is not a single car in this parking lot, only a red helicopter parked there, and the fuselage is still printed with Kobe's LOGO.
Tang Hao's current value is not low, but he is still surprised to see the exclusive helicopter in front of him.
"Well, my sweetheart is good, isn't it?" said Bryant with a smile.
"Don't you tell me that you usually come to the stadium here, right?" Tang Hao said a little speechlessly.
"You're really guessing, come, I'll take you for a ride, the night view of Los Angeles is quite good. Bryant said and got on the plane.
Tang Hao also climbed up.
After a while, the helicopter propeller rotated and slowly lifted into the air.
"This is absolutely not allowed in China. Tang Hao said.
"But this is the United States, I suggest you, you can also consider buying one, although it may not be faster than the Ferrari, but there will be no traffic jams. Kobe Bryant said.
"Well, think about it. Tang Hao nodded, speaking of which, in the past two years, he has been busy with the competition every day, and all the spare money has been invested in public welfare, and he has not improved his personal life.
The helicopter hovered over Los Angeles, and through the glass window, you could see the beautiful scenery of Los Angeles, especially when passing through Hollywood, the conspicuous LOGO gave people a very domineering feeling.
"I bought the plane only two years ago. Kobe Bryant said at this time.
Tang Hao withdrew his gaze from the window and turned his head to look at Kobe.
"My ankle, after the injury, can't be in too much compressed space. Kobe Bryant said.
Tang Hao was a little surprised, but this made him more acceptable.
NBA players, not to mention top players, are star players and multimillionaires, many of them like to show off their wealth, but Kobe Bryant is not in this ranks, the first time he saw the "sweetheart", Tang Hao's accident was somewhat because of this, listening to Kobe's explanation, he quickly understood.
Riding Kobe's plane to enjoy the beautiful scenery over Los Angeles for a night, for Tang Hao, this is the best experience he has had since he arrived at the Lakers.
The NBA preseason starts on October 5, which means that Tang Hao only has two days of training before the game starts.
The next day, Tang Hao participated in the team's full-court confrontation training.
I don't know if it was Thomas Scott's inspection report, or what Kobe Bryant said in private, Lakers head coach Scott directly arranged Tang Hao in the team's starting point guard position when he was in the full-court confrontation.
This arrangement surprised the players.
You must know that although Tang Hao is a high-ranking rookie, he is still a rookie in the final analysis, and the run-in time with the team is very short.
However, after the full-time confrontation began, the players all acquiesced to this.
Although Tang Hao is not very good in tactical running because he has just joined the team, he does not look like a rookie at all in other aspects, whether it is ability or mentality, he is one of the top in the team.
Kobe Bryant is also very willing to make balls for Tang Hao, he has always liked to work alone, and he has passed many good balls to Tang Hao in a row.
Tang Hao is also quite powerful, basically all the shots are in, and the defensive end is also stealing from time to time.
Scott smiled from ear to ear on the sidelines, Tang Hao's combat power is so strong, the combination of one old and one young will definitely shock the entire alliance.
The confrontation on the court continued, Kobe Bryant broke through to Tang Hao with a beautiful through ball, and Tang Hao received the ball and made a light three-step layup.
But at this moment, an accident suddenly happened.
Tang Hao stepped on Clarkson's foot in the third step, and the whole person fell directly to the ground, frowning and hugging his ankle.
This happened so suddenly that the other team members didn't react.
Clarkson immediately asked Tang Hao about it.
Kobe Bryant also ran over for the first time.
"How are you?" Kobe's face was full of concern, he already had a lot of good feelings for Tang Hao, and last night's experience made the two even closer, and he was most worried about this injury.
"It's here. Tang Hao tried to stand up with the support of his teammates, but there was a piercing pain when he stepped on his foot, so he had to give up.
"Jordan (Clarkson)! Why are you so careless?" Kobe Bryant looked at Clarkson with some unhappiness when he saw this scene.
"I ......" Clarkson wanted to explain, but Kobe Bryant looked at him so directly that he didn't say anything.
"Don't blame him, it's me who didn't pay attention. Tang Hao waved his hand, stumbling is very common on the court, Clarkson is the main player of the team, and he doesn't want Kobe Bryant to anger his teammates because of this incident.
"Nick, help him, we'll help him to the infirmary. Kobe Bryant greeted Nick Young as he spoke.
Clarkson wanted to help at this time, but was glared back by Kobe Bryant.
Bryant and Nick Young helped Tang Hao to the infirmary, and Scott followed.
He was still fantasizing about this dream combination one second, and the next second his dream was shattered, and he was also unlucky.
When I arrived at the locker room, the team doctor examined Tang Hao, and the results came out as good news.
Although Tang Hao's broken foot was a little serious, it did not hurt the Achilles tendon and other joints, and it was fine for two weeks.
Hearing the news, Kobe Bryant breathed a sigh of relief, he was injured because of his Achilles tendon, and he had been recuperating intermittently for two seasons before, and he didn't want Tang Hao to encounter the same situation as him.
"Take care of your injuries, now that I think about it, I shouldn't have dragged you to practice last night. Kobe Bryant said with some self-reproach.
"Kobe, it's not right for you to say that, practice or something, it has no effect on me at all. ”
"Also, your physique. ”
"But at this point, I do have an opinion. ”
"Huh?" Kobe Bryant looked at Tang Hao suspiciously.
"When I watched the players train yesterday, my face was a little reluctant, I know that this training has lasted for more than half a month, and it has been so high-intensity, the players will be a little tired mentally, right?"
"No, they're all professionals, and it's the NBA, 82 long games, and that's nothing compared to half a month. Bryant said and waved his hand.
"I have a different opinion. Tang Hao did not completely refute Kobe, but said, "The NBA is the top league in the world basketball, but in fact, the biggest difference between players and ordinary employees is only how much money they make. ”
Kobe Bryant looked at Tang Hao thoughtfully.
"Because you're there, they don't dare to say anything, but I think this thing is held in my heart, and it will affect the emotions of the players for a long time, and it will affect the performance on the field. ”
Kobe Bryant was silent for a while after listening, then nodded and said, "What you said is not completely unreasonable. ”
The Lakers' preseason game is the Spurs, a powerhouse in the West.
Although Tang Hao couldn't play, he still insisted on sitting on the sidelines with bandages, which can be regarded as an exemplary role.
The preseason is not a regular season, and most teams are looking at rookies, but underdogs like the Lakers are trying to win and get off to a good start to the season.
This can be seen from the beginning of the game, Kobe Bryant repeatedly hit the basket to grab points, and the desire to score is very strong.
However, the Spurs outperformed the Lakers by a lot, and although Bryant scored 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting in the first quarter, the Spurs still led the Lakers by seven points at 28-21.
It was also a microcosm of the game, as the Spurs played the second half with an all-bench win over the Lakers 98-91 to get their first preseason win.
At the end of the game, Kobe Bryant's mood was not very good, and Tang Hao didn't hit the muzzle.
After the game, he let Zhuang Jiajie help him to the underground garage.
Yesterday, he asked Zhuang Jiajie to go to the mall and now brought up a top-of-the-line Rolls-Royce Phantom, which can be regarded as a more comfortable enjoyment for his injured foot.
The NBA preseason continues, and the rookies of each team are also showcasing their abilities and talents on this platform.
However, the performance of this rookie is really surprising.
The champion Wiggins, who was traded by the Cavaliers to the Timberwolves, played two games, shooting 36 percent from the field and averaging 9 per game. 6 points 3 . 2 rebounds, the performance was unconvincing.
Jabari Parker, who was a good performance, only scored 20 points against Wiggins, scoring in single digits for the remaining two games.
Joel Embiid, direct season reimbursement.
Aaron Gordon and Dante Assam have been even more scummy, with both averaging less than double digits in points per game combined.
Smart was even more miserable, after a few preseason games, the strength advantage did not have time to perform, and the projection instability factor was infinitely magnified, and the shooting rate barely exceeded 30% in three games.
Tang Hao, like Embiid, also hung up the no-fight card.
Later, Randle, Nick Stauskas, Noah Vonleh, and Elfred Payton performed worse and worse.
This performance also attracted T. N . T's teasing.
T . N . Charles Barkley, a well-known commentator, complained about his old partner Kenny Smith on the show.
"To be honest, I'm getting more and more incomprehensible about these lads now, I don't see Michael (Jordan), Allen [Iverson], even Kevin (Durant), the young players now, they're really bad, don't they have anything else to look out for but their potential?"
The performance of these rookie players on the court was released on the show, which attracted a series of complaints and ridicule from Barkley and Smith.
When the video was shown to Stauskas dribbling directly to his opponent, Barkley finally couldn't take it anymore and slammed the table and said, "Turn it off, man, turn it off, it's really a piece of shit, these guys really suck." ”
Barkley's reaction drew a burst of laughter from Smith.
After the show was dialed out, it immediately attracted a wave of controversy and protests, of which the biggest repercussions were naturally the rookies named in the video.
As for the veteran players, they basically laughed at Barkley's show, after all, they knew that Barkley did it for the show.
However, Kobe Bryant is one of the few players among the veteran players who has a boycott attitude towards the show.
"Hey, Charles, it's not a glorious thing to cancel someone to entertain the public, and I think you should apologize to these players, after all, who didn't have a rookie time?"
Kobe Bryant posted such a tweet, which immediately attracted the likes and support of many players.
However, Barkley's old fritter is obviously not so easy to mess with, and he immediately followed with a tweet.
"Hey, man, I just said the fact that the NBA used to be a cruel league, and this kind of shit performance, if it had been put in the past, it wouldn't work, you should have an impression. ”
When Barkley said this, Kobe Bryant was immediately furious, and the so-called impression was that he made three consecutive shoots in the playoffs in his rookie season, and he quickly responded positively on Twitter.
"Then you should still have some impression of kissing the butt of a donkey, and don't look down on these young people. ”
When Yao Ming first arrived in Liande, Barkley looked down on this Chinese champion, betting that he couldn't score more than 20 points in his rookie season, and let Yao Ming pass 20 points, he kissed his partner Smith's buttocks, and finally Yao Ming scored 20 points, and he finally kissed the donkey's buttocks, which became the most well-known stalk in the NBA.
Barkley didn't respond on Twitter, but silence doesn't mean nothing.
T . N . T directly invited Kobe Bryant to participate in the next episode.
Kobe Bryant calmly agreed.
At this time, Kobe Bryant was a guest on a rookie observation show.
"Look, Kobe, you can see that the quality of this rookie is really worrying. After watching the rookie week's performance, Barkley complained with disgust.
"Charles, you're prejudiced. "Kobe Bryant was-for-tat.
"Kobe, look at those rookies in the past, Michael (Jordan) ruled the league in his rookie season, AI (Iverson) was the one who dared to shake Jordan in his rookie season, and LeBron (James), he entered the league as emperor, and as soon as they entered the league, we were able to see their performance, this is a kind of inheritance, don't you miss these?" Barkley looked at Kobe Bryant and said.
"Charles, you're stealing the concept, we're talking about the performance of the newcomers, not the legacy, you look at Kevin [Durant], he had a bit of a bad rookie season, but he's a top superstar in the league right now. Bryant didn't back down.
"All in all, these guys are really terrible and I really miss the guys who have the ability to do it. ”
"You don't have to miss it, it's in this rookie class. Kobe Bryant still couldn't convince Barkley when he saw it, so he showed his hole cards directly.
"Who are you talking about? I've seen all these rookies, they're really a bunch of shit. Barkley had a big mouth and no smuggling.
"The Tang Hao in my team, I have tested his strength, he will be the best rookie this year. Kobe Bryant said firmly.
"Hahaha ~ " As soon as Kobe finished speaking, Barkley suddenly burst out laughing.
"You're talking about the player who hasn't played a game before?" Barkley said with a laugh.
"No, he's not a player, he's like a boxer. Barkley said and looked at Kobe Bryant with curiosity, "Kobe, actually, I'm curious, what does your team think, how did you choose such a person, and it's the seventh pick, damn it, that's the seventh pick, if it was before, then you could have been selected!"