Indiana has always been conservative.

It's hard for them to accept a playboy.

So, at the Conseco Arena, Li Zhen was even more strongly resisted than in Detroit.

This even surprised Kobe Bryant, he didn't have such a boiling public resentment when he made trouble in Eagle County!

Still, in this game.

Li Zhen performed quite well, facing Jamar Tinsley, who was born in street ball and had a brilliant level of ball control. Not only did he not match the brilliance, but he also shook Tinsley to the canvas in the third quarter.

He tricked Tinsley away with a classic crossover, and when Tinsley managed to catch up, he used a lightning-fast worship that made Tinsley's center of gravity jump up uncontrollably.

And at this moment, Li Zhen stepped out of the pace of the basketball god, and he stepped back smoothly and sharply.

When Tinsley, who had completely lost his center of gravity, flew forward under the pull of his subconscious...... Poof!

He saluted Li Zhen under the watchful eyes of more than 15,000 fans at the Conseco Arena.

Swish!

Li Zhen agreed with a refreshing and crisp hollow goal.

The moment the goal was scored, the second general was boiling, they roared excitedly, and the iron Hanhan of Kwame Brown also ran over to bump his chest with classmate Li Zhen...... Poof!

Bruce Lee was knocked to the ground by him on the spot.

The picture was comical at one point.

The fans at the scene didn't know whether to laugh or boo.

It's embarrassing anyway.

At the end of the game, the Lakers won bloodlessly, and the Pacers behind the Auburn Hills Palace had already suffered a lot of vitality, and they fell directly out of the playoff camp from the Eastern giants, and continue to fall.

When the Lakers won 6 consecutive wins of the season, creating the best start since the OK group parted ways, and Li Zhen also got 8 points and 8 assists in 14 minutes of play.

Kobe Bryant couldn't help but brag in front of the camera: "Bruce is an indispensable and important member of us, although he doesn't play much, he has contributed to our winning streak." Our biggest improvement this season has come from him. ”

However... His voice was still drowned out.

The reason has nothing to do with Hillary Duff.

Because Michael Jordan's participation in TNT's roundtable program finally aired, and it was still broadcast in North American prime time.

The basketball god rarely appears on basketball shows after retiring, and he rarely even gives interviews. But now, it's been almost 20 minutes on TNT TV?

This caught the eye of the vast majority of fans.

It also led to all the games that night becoming unattended, and even Jason Kidd's triple-double couldn't make headlines, let alone Li Zhen's 8+8.

However, he still made it to the hot spot in another form.

Michael Jordan openly admitted on the show: "Picking Bruce Lee with the third pick was my number one plan. Adam Morrison is a very good player and I admire him as well. However, I was not involved in that transaction, and I was not even completely aware of it. ”

He clarified.

The clarification caused Charles Barkley, who was sitting next to him, to make an exaggerated noise, and he began to tease his old friend. Although mixed with the effect of the show, it is not difficult to see that he is indeed belittling Jordan's draft gaze: "... You'd better stop making any draft decisions in the future, your draft vision is even worse than your golf skills! ”

But Michael raised an eyebrow: "All of you don't see his worth." He's a great point guard in my mind, and he's got a lot of potential. I think he's going to be the superstar who will change the league in the future, and I know you don't believe me, but that's why I'm sitting here. I had to wash off those labels that were pinned to me. ”

"Trust me, no one knows basketball better than I do!"

Michael Jordan is still so confident.

But this time, Charles Barkley will never have that feeling of 'this guy is an alien and I will never be able to beat him' again. Instead, he said very lightly: "What is your basis? ”

"Feel!" Again, Michael emphasized: "It's just the feeling!! You have to trust the instincts of the greatest players of all time. ”

Barkley shook his head and laughed, "Kwame Brown has long proven that your intuition is out of order. ”

Then, naturally, the game was launched. If Bruce Lee reaches an average of 16+10 per game in three seasons, he will become an elite point guard. Charles kissed Jordan's buttocks in front of a national audience. If he hadn't done it, Michael Jordan would have lost the 1993 championship ring and Finals MVP trophy to Barkley.

As soon as the gamble came out, almost all the audience thought Barkley had won.

After all, that's an average of 16+10 per game, and not many point guards can do it in NBA history. The people who can achieve these two points are all Hall of Fame-level players, and Bruce is hitting a wall everywhere now, and even eating zero eggs in Chicago, how can he possibly accomplish it?

At this time, Michael Jordan said something that detonated public opinion: "From the first time I saw him, there has been a voice in my heart telling me: this kid will be the next Michael Jordan, and he will be my successor." ”

Forehead....

As soon as this sentence came out, almost all the audience thought that the basketball god was crazy and felt that he was not guaranteed to have a good night.

It was a matter of vision before, which... It's probably a mental problem.

Ignore Kobe, Maddie, and James, and pick a thin Chinese boy as his successor, is it crazy? This is even more ridiculous than picking Kwame Brown as the champion!

Barkley's eyes widened as well, he wasn't doing the show at all. But he was really scared by his old friend, and he even wanted the photographer to turn off the camera, and then asked this buddy, do you have a fever.

How can you say that? This is no joke, it's about your reputation in the future, and it's tied to Bruce Lee's soft Chinese player. Why bother? It's not enough to have a mockery of Kwame Brown, is it directly on the 'black hole' now?

And, isn't the next chosen son that the NBA and sponsors are actively building now be LeBron James?

The god of basketball suddenly said such things, didn't he deny James's status as the 'legal heir'?

At that time, Earl Johnson, who was sitting next to him, proposed: "But Bruce Lee is wearing the No. 10 jersey, and the chosen son wearing the No. 23 jersey is LeBron James!" ”

Michael smiled slightly, he didn't answer the question specifically. He just said, "It's just my personal feelings. ”

Michael's personal feeling made the sports news of the day completely boil.

Bruce Lee's name is once again dominating the headlines, and it is also placed alongside Michael Jordan and LeBron James: this is even more abrupt.

But what is even more abrupt is the content of the statement: Michael Jordan said that his successor will be Bruce Lee, who wears the number 10 jersey, not LeBron James, who wears the number 23 jersey.

The media is so good at creating gimmicks.

When such sensational headlines appeared, and Michael Jordan did say that he thought Lee was really the successor.

The whole sports circle was boiling in an instant.

When Li Zhen turned on the TV in the hotel in Cleveland the next morning, he was also confused?

He thought to himself that he hadn't offended the people of Cleveland, and the people here weren't conservative.

It's like you have a grudge against me.

The host on TV was full of righteous indignation, as if he had a grudge against me. What else to say: "... Bruce is at best a bench substitute, so what does he have to be compared to our chosen one......"

Huh!

Slow?

Am I on par with LeBron James? When have I compared?

Li Zhen was doing a burpee jump when he felt that something was wrong.

Just when he was about to stop and figure out what was going on, tick!

A drop of sparkling sweat dripped from his forehead.

Then he heard a voice that he hadn't seen for a long time.

Joy filled his brain instantly!!

……