Chapter 25: Partners (I)

It was a time of hope and despair. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 Although from the beginning, Shi Lei knew that he belonged to the bench most of the time, but he never thought that his time would belong to the bench entirely.

Yes, he didn't get a minute of playing time.

Away victory over the Mavericks, Shi Lei sat for the whole game.

The next day in San Antonio, they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers of "Little Emperor" James, and Shi Lei still belonged to the bench. The good news is that White played, but only played, and then went off with sloppy stats, not even a single turnover.

Then the away victory over the Raptors, the victory over the Knicks, and the home victory over the Suns, Shi Lei is still sitting there. When they went to challenge the Rockets away, Shi Lei thought he could play, but still didn't, and White scored five points when he played.

Then the Spurs lost to the Bobcats and won against the Bulls, and Shi Lei was still sitting there.

In the 106-86 victory over the Heat, Shi Lei thought he could get a garbage time to complete his NBA debut, but it was still White who played. This broken-mouthed guy got seven points this time!

In this way, Shi Lei sat for the whole November. With 11 wins and 5 losses, the Spurs also ended all their November schedules!

Didn't get anything, no, Shi Lei sat there and got a salary of more than $20,000 very leisurely.

"Maybe I'm going to get a notice of termination from the team."

Every day, this thought will accompany Shi Lei to the training hall of the San Antonio Spurs, and after the training, Shi Lei will also go home with this thought. His life seems to be gradually occupied by this thought. He thinks about it once in a while eating, when he's thinking about the team's playbook, and even when he goes to the bathroom, he occasionally thinks about it.

"Shi, I'm sorry to tell you that the team doesn't have your place!"

Shi Lei was suddenly awakened by such a dream, the person in the dream, he couldn't see his face clearly, but what he could say was what Shi Lei was most afraid of hearing.

"Woohoo ....."

The moonlight casts a little bit of light from the closed curtains, making the whole night not so dark. Shi Lei's panting figure was also pulled by this light for a long time. It's like a lonely person in a foreign land.

After a while, after his breathing slowed, Shi Lei raised his head in frustration and fear in the darkness.

"No, it can't be like this, I have to stay here. Yes, chance, I need a chance. But where are the opportunities? Like White, does he play occasionally? ā€

Thinking of this, Shi Lei lay down dejectedly, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind in a trance: "Perhaps, I can ask him for help!" ā€

"Hey, James."

At the end of the day's training, Shi Lei shouted to White who was going to the locker room.

"What's the matter, brother."

"Do you have time in the evening?"

"Of course, have you finally decided to go out for a drink with me? So what are you waiting for, let's hurry up. ā€

White spoke, his hand on Shi Lei's shoulder, hugging him, in the direction of the locker room.

"No, wait, James, what I'm trying to say is can you play with me for a while?"

Shi Lei got rid of White's arm and said to him face to face.

"It's a really bad decision, the job is over, we should do something more interesting, like go to the bar, or...."

White's words were not finished, but his mysterious smile let Shi Lei know what he wanted to say.

"Hey, listen to me man, we're in a terrible situation right now, very bad....."

"Okay, okay, stop brother."

White waved his hand and interrupted Shi Lei's words.

"I understand our terrible situation, maybe we will be out of work tomorrow, but we don't have it today, so we should enjoy today instead of worrying about what might happen tomorrow."

"But what if we lose our jobs tomorrow? So we should work on it, shouldn't we? ā€

Shi Lei still tried to convince White, hoping to get his help.

"Oh no, we work hard every day, we train hard, we never miss, but if God arranges it like that, there's nothing we can do, right? You can't change him. ā€

"Okay, okay, I mean we should work harder."

The mouth has never been Shi Lei's specialty, but he doesn't plan to give up persuasion, because it's too important to him. He didn't have the money to hire a personal trainer, and no one else had the time to accompany him, only White, the guy who invited him out for a "drink" countless times in the time he spent with him in a month.

But this guy seems to be very difficult to convince, he has his own set of theories, and he still has "God" to rely on. He also tried to convince Shi Lei.

"Listen, man, the fact that I played basketball for more than a decade and then got a contract like this that I could lose at any time doesn't change just because I practiced a little more today. You too. Listen to my brother, get out of here with me, there's a lot of things to do, life isn't just about basketball. ā€

"Why? We're just 20 years old, we still have a long way to live, we have a lot of time to enjoy, why do we have to do it now?

Think man, you're driving a scrapped Ford and they're driving a new Maserati, and their chicks are Hollywood stars, the object of countless men's sexual fantasies, and yours? Your chick is in a nightclub. ā€

In order to achieve his goal, Shi Lei was a little speechless, and he regretted it after speaking: "Oh, I'm sorry, I don't have malicious ....."

"No need to apologize, I understand what you mean brother, and I won't be angry about it. The Wright family never threw their fists at their friends. But brother, do you think we can drive a Maserati if we work hard? Sleeping with a Hollywood woman? ā€

"Well, maybe not, but if that's what we do, we certainly can't, what do you say, James?"

"Well, it seems that none of us can convince anyone. Are you sure you want to stay here instead of going with me for some fun? ā€

Hearing the meaning of goodbye in White's words, Shi Lei really couldn't think of anything else to say, he could only give up his original plan, so he said: "No, you go, Judges, I want to work hard for Maserati." ā€

Shi Lei, who is lonely and unheard, only has good cars in his impression, Maserati, Lamborghini, and BMW. Mercedes or something.

"And Hollywood stars!"

As if hearing a funny joke, White exaggerated his hands and added.