Chapter 191: Returning Still a King?
Liu Han's return to Los Angeles once again appeared on the pages of some media in Los Angeles, for Liu Han, a young player whose private life is extremely low-key but whose professional life is unusually high-profile, the media originally didn't like to report on such players, because the audience loves to watch novelty, if you don't report some players cheating, cheating, drug abuse and other news, there will be no attention, but Liu Han uses his other abilities outside basketball to make fans care about him very much, many people want to know how Liu Han practices football and basketball, Since fans like to watch it, the media will definitely follow up, so Liu Han was followed by the paparazzi as soon as he arrived in Los Angeles.
Liu Han returned to Los Angeles in mid-March to clearly start preparing for his comeback, and his two-month ban ended on April 1, just in time for the April 2 match against the New Jersey Nets.
This game is hailed as a revenge battle for Kobe Bryant, who fled Los Angeles. After leaving the Lakers, Kobe Bryant was finally reused in New Jersey, and he began to show his ability in the game, with the growth of data and the maturity of his ability, Kobe Bryant was hailed by the media along with Iverson and Liu Han as the three giants of the 96th draft.
Kobe's rise is actually supported by the league, Liu Han learned football in Europe This kind of "not doing business" behavior makes the league feel that Liu Han should find a few more opponents, Iverson is a good object, but the league does not want to support Iverson who behaves like a triad boss, and Iverson, who has always flaunted personality, freedom and hip-hop style, is contrary to the mainstream consciousness in the league's view, and Philadelphia's poor record has also affected Iverson's popularity, although they have the famous coach Larry Brown joined, but the rebellious Iverson and Larry Brown don't get along well.
Kobe Bryant entered the league's field of vision after Liu Han's suspension, compared to Iverson, Kobe Bryant is more suitable for the league to support, and Kobe's image is also a talent in a sense, and promoting such a player can win more fans for the league.
Liu Han's comeback is not lacking in some media downturn, the main reason is that Liu Han did not train as hard as he did during his previous holidays during the ban, on the contrary, he followed his girlfriend to Europe, and what many people didn't expect was that this young man actually played football in Europe, and he actually played well, and made headlines in the European sports media, which is a novelty in the eyes of some ordinary fans, but in the eyes of fans who care about Liu Han himself and the Lakers' results, he is not doing his job, a player, I haven't touched a basketball for two months, and anyone who says it will definitely need at least a month or more to get used to.
However, for the Lakers players, Liu Han's return is a good thing, although their results did not fluctuate much after Liu Han left, but without the deterrent power of Liu Han's outside killer, they are very tired every game. The one who wants Liu Han back the most is actually O'Neal, although O'Neal is now used as the core of the team's offensive and defensive ends, and he has also performed very well, but such a good performance is based on the fact that he plays more than 40 minutes in every game. The continuous high-intensity matches made O'Neill even feel a little painful.
In the past, O'Neal may have liked such a solipsistic game, but after having more contact with Li Rui, O'Neal's mind changed, O'Neal always felt that as long as his body allowed, he should destroy the opponent as much as possible in the game, but later in the exchange with Li Rui, O'Neill listened to Li Rui talk about a truth, that is, too much, maybe you can cut forty or fifty points in every game at your peak, but after the peak period is over, can you only be a mascot on the bench? Even in a wheelchair after retirement? These are actually what O'Neal told him when he was dealing with Li Rui, O'Neill had never thought about this before, and no one had ever told him this, and even his personal trainer suggested that he gain weight in order to increase his power on the inside, but he never thought about what his body would do in the future, Li Rui's words made O'Neill very grateful, he felt that this was a person who really cared about himself, so O'Neal's mind changed, and he hoped that Liu Han would come back quickly to reduce his pressure, He's still thinking about breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's scoring record.
Liu Han himself is not too worried, he knows his physical condition, and he has discovered his secret during this trip to Europe, which makes Liu Han more confident in his comeback.
Although Liu Han has not touched basketball in the first month of Europe, Liu Han feels that he does not actually have any regression, on the contrary, he feels that he has made a lot of progress, at least in the movement of his feet is better than before, after all, football is practiced on the feet, after the strengthening of football, Liu Han not only has increased his endurance, but more importantly, he has a new understanding of the rhythm of his feet, how to change between fast and slow, Liu Han is now more clear, And he feels that his current passing awareness should be better than before, because the football field is much larger than basketball, to find the passing route in the rapidly changing situation on the football field is actually a test of passing awareness, although Liu Han has not officially played a game, only played in the training game, but this is enough for Liu Han to have a new understanding.
After returning to Los Angeles, Liu Han devoted himself to basketball training, and although he was banned by the league, he was still able to participate in the team's training.
When Liu Han showed up at the Lakers' training gym one day in late mid-March, the other players welcomed Liu Han.
"Hey, shouldn't I call you Mr. Goalkeeper now, Liu, haha, seriously, I really didn't expect you to play football, and even more so, there will be a team that wants you." As soon as O'Neill saw Liu Han, he made a joke about Liu Han.
"Shaq, compare, I think you are more suitable to be a goalkeeper than me, you are much taller than me, and if you lie down in front of the goal, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the opponent to score." Liu Han is no longer as quiet as before.
"You've never told me you could play football before, Liu, if you can, find time for me to abuse you in football and find confidence." Steve Nash told Liu Han at this time that he had previously trained professionally in football, and his brother was also a player in the Canadian national team.
"Haha, Steve, maybe I tortured you."
"Don't talk big, Liu, come on, let's start with a three-point comparison, I hope you haven't forgotten how to shoot in the past two months." Nash felt that now was a good opportunity to bully Liu Han, and his words were supported by many people, and in recent times, Nash's three-point shooting ability has improved by leaps and bounds.
", I don't think he's more accurate than before." After a simple shooting contest, Nash sighed. (To be continued.) )