Chapter 172: Championship Declaration
Long guns and short guns!
Bryant finished physiotherapy after the game, took a shower, changed into a casual outfit, and was about to leave the Great Western Forum Arena.
Pushed open the door of the locker room, but was blocked by a large number of reporters at the door! The microphone of the long gun and the short gun almost poked Kobe Bryant in the face.
"Are you looking for Shaq? He's over there!" Kobe Bryant hurriedly pointed at his hand, ready to take advantage of the situation to escape.
"No, wait! Kobe Bryant, we are waiting for you! โ
"Mr. Bryant don't go, please be interviewed by us!"
"We've been waiting for 2 hours, please be interviewed, and it'll be over in one minute!"
Kobe Bryant looked around, and the ten reporters blocked the escape route to death, and he really couldn't run, so he could only be interviewed.
"How could I go? Didn't I think you're looking for Shaq? Bryant smiled innocently.
The reporter thought about it, too. 18 years old is the age of being in the limelight, how can you not like to be interviewed like an old fritter?
"Then let's get started!"
"Mr. Kobe, you've scored 40+ in four games in a row! Second only to Chamberlain among the rookies! Congratulations! Do you think you have what it takes to continue this performance? A blonde woman with glasses was the first to ask.
"Good question! It's not hard for me to score, and I'm honored to be on par with the biggest stars in Lakers history. I don't think four consecutive 40+ games are enough, so I'm going to get a few more. Kobe Bryant looked calm and said such an answer.
"Hahaha! I didn't expect you to be so humorous! The reporters around thought Kobe Bryant was joking, and took a few more games, did they think that 40+ was the cabbage in your field?
Kobe Bryant smiled, without admitting or denying.
"Next question."
"You almost broke the Magic's single-quarter assist record in the first quarter of this game, are you confident that you can complete more than 12 assists in a single quarter this season?"
"This is really a bit difficult, I'll try it, if I can't get it, don't write a report saying that I'm a tumor!" Bryant raised his eyebrows exaggeratedly, causing laughter from the reporters around him.
Are you kidding? We are a professional team of journalists, how can we say that the successor of the magician is a cancer?
"The Lakers have been on a rampage lately, dominating the top spot in the league for a long time, how long do you think you can keep it?"
"Keep it up for a few seasons."
Blow! Blow hard! A few more seasons!
"Do you think you have any hope of beating the Bulls to win this year's championship?" This question silenced everyone around, and everyone wanted to hear Kobe's answer.
"Of course! Everyone thinks that we need a few years of growth, and wait quietly for Jordan to finish before competing for the championship! But it's impossible! I was born to race for championships and victories, and if it wasn't for the championship, the whole season would be meaningless to me! โ
After saying this, Kobe Bryant took advantage of the sluggishness of the reporters around him and quickly slipped away.
He knew that today's words would inevitably cause a sensation in the American professional basketball team.
But he still said what he really thought in his heart, he couldn't say that he couldn't win the championship.
Victory and honor are what he must pursue! And if you want to get these things, you must experience everyone's doubts!
Instead of letting the media ferment slowly, it is better to blow up this topic publicly! just pulled a wave of heat and harvested a wave of votes to enter the All-Star.
If you are an ordinary person, you may be ashamed to say that you want to win the championship, you want to beat Jordan, you want to win and get honor.
Because of the fear of the media fanning the flames, the opponent's yin and yang weirdness, and the disgust of the fans.
But Kobe, who has lived for a lifetime, doesn't care about these at all, what he wants, he will say it out loud!
If you want to win the championship, you can't be ashamed, so what can't you say?
On the second day, this speech really caused a shock in many media.
Born Arrogant? ใ
Kobe Bryant, a super-rookie who has caused a series of sensations this season, made a bold statement after yesterday's victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
Kobe Bryant declared himself to be the Bulls' biggest rival, beating the Bulls to win the championship in his rookie year, following the example of the Magic.
At the same time, he also announced that he was going to win seven consecutive 40+.
Such a bold statement inevitably raises the question, what kind of self-confidence can make an 18-year-old guy say such a big thing?
Don't forget, everything Kobe has achieved is because you have Shaq O'Neal by your side.
Shaq O'Neal is the protagonist of the Lakers, and he is eligible to challenge Michael Jordan and challenge the Chicago Bulls.
And Kobe Bryant is just an arrogant rookie.
โChicago Sun
The local media in Chicago were the first to complain about their team.
Brave Challenger
First of all, we need to celebrate the Lakers' victory over the Portland Trail Blazers yesterday, the Lakers' boys played very well, and the detailed stats are shown in the following table.
I think everyone heard about Kobe Bryant's post-game interview yesterday, and I have to say that our 'Peter Pan' surprised everyone.
An 18-year-old rookie who vowed to compete with Jordan for the title?
At the same time, you are also ready to win 7 consecutive 40+?
Is this a fantasy? No!
This is the reason for Kobe's success!
A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier! A player who doesn't want to win a championship is not a good player! Kobe Bryant's desire to win can be seen in every minute and every second on the court!
With such a hard-working and talented player, why can't he even think about winning the championship?
Our Lakers are number one in the league!
Don't think you're stable, bulls!
โLos Angeles Daily News
The local media in Los Angeles are back in a war of words over Kobe Bryant and the media in Chicago.
Not only Los Angeles and Chicago, but a series of media across the United States began to hype this topic, Michael Jordan, the champion, the strongest newcomer Wang, seven consecutive 40+. The traffic effect brought by the splicing of these nouns is simply terrible!
In particular, some gossip media began to claim that Kobe Bryant was determined to defeat Jordan with a series of words, which greatly satisfied the fans' melon-eating psychology.
If it's just an ordinary player, if you say something like this, maybe everyone will laugh and not take it seriously.
But this is the strongest newcomer Wang Kobe, and his challenge statement is very weighty, in Los Angeles, surrounded by all kinds of media.
The turmoil caused by such remarks surprised David Stern.
"Find out what's going on. I don't believe that some of the media words were spoken by Kobe. โ
Xiao Hua smiled bitterly: "I've checked, Kobe Bryant is indeed not as excessive as he said, and those media exaggerated Kobe's words." โ
"I see, warn some of the media. At the same time, let the players stand up and say a few words. "David Stern's spectacle lenses flashed in a flash, maybe that's not bad news?