Chapter 284
"Oh, my dear lad, I thought you were drowning in dollars and couldn't find your way to the arena?"
There was talk of Chamberlain's signing outside, and people close to him also made it a topic. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
When Chamberlain came to the arena, he came a little late because he had to escape from the media, so McMillan pretended to complain and used it to make a joke about Chamberlain.
"Oh, sorry, Nate, there are reporters everywhere. ”
It's a good thing to sign a huge contract, but it's not very happy if you're being questioned all day long.
At home, after being questioned by his mother all day, as well as Yao Ming who called, general congratulations, and Mo Ning's congratulations who came to the stadium together, Chamberlain was completely numb to this question, and he no longer had the excitement when he first talked to someone.
So in the face of such a joke as McMillan, Chamberlain just calmly tilted his shoulders.
"Well, I know what happened to you. Hurry up and pack your things, we're about to go. ”
With less than seven hours left before the game, the time was very tight, so McMillan didn't say much, patted Chamberlain on the shoulder, and urged him to pack his things quickly.
"Congratulations, Zhang. ”
Rushing towards the oncoming Chamberlain, Ray Allen opened his hand sluggishly and raised it, but he didn't put it down for a long time.
"What's wrong with you, Ray?"
Ray Allen's movements made Chamberlain very puzzled, looked left and right, and asked curiously without finding the root of the problem.
"No, no problem, I just don't know how to greet a billionaire!"
At this time, Ray Allen's dull face suddenly became vivid, he first winked playfully, and then laughed wildly. While laughing, he also slapped Chamberlain on the shoulder hard.
"Oh, a treat, a treat!"
Ridnow and Chamberlain have a pretty good relationship because they participated in the draft one year. As soon as Ray Allen finished teasing Chamberlain like this, he made a loud noise on the sidelines.
"Alright, alright, boys, let Zhang pack his things first, we have time to celebrate. Let's say we defeat the knight and tell the champion that his position is not worthy of the name. I don't think Chang skimps on a hearty dinner. ”
That's when McMillan had to come out and maintain order.
"As long as you don't go to the nightclub!"
Chamberlain spread his hands......
Because of the planes, supersonic speeds reached Cleveland quickly, taking less than two hours. After another four hours of rest in a pre-booked hotel, they set off for the Cavaliers' home arena.
"Mr. James, what do you think of your opponent tonight?"
There is still more than an hour before the game, but the two protagonists of today's game met in advance. Because they have to be routine, participate in the media before the game.
"Zhang is a very incredible person, he has improved very quickly. I remember the first time I saw him, he was still on the bench at Spurs, playing as the third or even fourth center. Like a pearl buried in sand, but now he has bloomed in his own glory.
He's achieved things that I can't match, he's going to be a great player and I would say I'm going to try to beat him. I think he is my main adversary, as you say, my lifelong enemy. ”
James answered questions from the media, but his eyes burned with fierce fighting intent to look at Chamberlain. James had a stellar first season when he was the top pick, signed a big contract, won the Rookie of the Year award, and was absolutely in the limelight.
But just when he thought the best would be the best, as always, and gradually grow into the strongest player in the league, Chamberlain was born.
Not only did he become the youngest "triple-double" player, but as soon as he got the title of the youngest "Mr. Forty Plus", Chamberlain went head-to-head and cut down the "Fifty Plus", and he also signed a big contract, which was even higher than his own, and the team he led even became the first in the league and the most favorable contender for the championship.
This made James feel a huge crisis, more than Anthony and Wade, because he was the champion and should have been the best one.
"He's very strong and he's very versatile, which is the type of person I'm afraid of, but I'm not afraid and I'm willing to take on the challenge. We're both young, we've all had to go through hardships to get far, and he's exactly what I need, and I think so am I. It's like a stumbling block to each other, and you can only move forward if you kick each other out of the way, or step over it. ”
Facing James's gaze here, Chamberlain was not to be outdone.
Chamberlain used to envy James, and he is now, because he is the champion and he is nothing. So Chamberlain has always wanted to beat him and prove that he lacks nothing compared to him, and this obsession is stronger than all the opponents he has encountered, surpassing O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Iverson.
Finally, I waited for today's opportunity, how could Chamberlain show weakness.
"You've always been the opponent I'd love to meet. ”
As soon as the media interview ended, Chamberlain and James hugged each other warmly, patting each other's chests, like a pair of friends who had not been seen for a long time.
Then they walked back to the court, with a full smile on their faces, but the content of the conversation had nothing to do with all this.
"That's exactly what I wanted to say to you, I've wanted to meet you for a long time. ”
James tilted his head in response to Chamberlain.
"See you at the arena then!"
"See you at the field!"
At the intersection of the locker room, Chamberlain and James bumped fists and sent each other a challenge, one to the left and the other to the right, like opposites that could never meet, each buried in the darkness.
"Bang bang bang!"
In the dressing room of the visiting team, Chamberlain was packing up his game outfits, and accidentally saw Lewis and Lidno who were ready, sitting together and chatting, with a lazy and loose expression, without the sense of urgency that the big game was about to be.
The smooth season, the strong opponents that have been conquered in a row, the supersonic confidence has been greatly increased, and it has also made them scattered, opponents like the Cavaliers can't arouse their interest in the game at all, knowing the significance of this game to Chamberlain's representative, but they don't have any nervousness.
Seeing this scene, Chamberlain frowned, and clapped his hands vigorously, he felt that he had to say something, this was a race that would never allow the boat to capsize in the gutter.