The scene was a little embarrassing at one point.

Fortunately, Sun Hao is a person who knows how to resolve embarrassment.

He said he was going to discuss something important with Kupchak and asked Bell to take the others to the hotel first.

Don't say it, Kupchak really has something to discuss with Sun Hao.

The Lakers still lacked a swingman at the front, and Kupchak finally circled a few people and wanted Sun Hao to give some advice.

The free agency market is over, and most of the players who haven't signed at this time are not marketable.

But among these people, Sun Hao found a very eye-catching name.

Damon Jones.

Jones's strength and fame are average in the NBA, but domestic fans are familiar with him.

The standard tramp who played 10 teams in his 10-year career, and the only team he played for more than a year was the Cavaliers.

Because of James, he has gained popularity in the country.

Of course, what really makes people remember him is the advertisement after he endorsed Li Ning.

When you shoot a basketball, you will see tall buildings under your feet.

What is a failed draft?

360° slalom kick in the air.

What is sitting on a bench?

The ball is flicked out and smashed through everything.

What is a challenge?

Enjoy every challenge, nothing stands in my way!

It can be said that in that era, Li Ning was able to shoot that level of advertising, and Li Ning had something.

Jones is also known to many people because of that advertisement.

"Why hasn't he signed yet?"

Sun Hao couldn't help but ask.

If he's not mistaken, Jones signed with the Heat that year.

is also because of the best performance of his career with the Heat, and then signed a four-year fat contract with the Cavaliers.

"He has a couple of offers, but he's waiting for a response from us."

Kupchak's answer made Sun Hao a little puzzled.

Jones: Is this a soft spot for the Lakers?

"His girlfriend is Tina Thompson, and Thompson is now playing for the Sparks, and they have a good relationship."

Kupchak seemed to see Sun Hao's doubts, and also gave an answer.

So that's it!

Tina Thompson, anyone who pays a little attention to the WNBA should know the existence of this legendary star, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018.

In Beijing in 2008, he also helped the U.S. team win the championship.

I didn't expect Jones to be his boyfriend!

And in order to play with Thompson, Jones was willing to wait.

There's a lover.

"I think Jones is a very good choice."

Sun Hao gave his own suggestions.

It's already a very lucky thing to be able to pick up a role player of Jones' level at this time, and what more bikes.

Kupchak nodded.

The reason why he didn't agree with Jones right away before was because Jones' reputation was not particularly good.

According to the team he has played for before, Jones is the more flamboyant type.

But since Sun Hao was interested, he didn't say anything.

There are many people who have a flamboyant personality in the NBA, but it depends on who plays next to them.

While they were chatting, the car got on the beltway.

Los Angeles is a coastal city with several sandy beaches that are famous throughout the United States.

Especially Santa Monica Beach, not to mention the summer bikini beauties, where the Ferris wheel is very famous and can be viewed from above......

At this time, when they turned their heads in the car and looked out, they could see the scene of the sea and the sky, which was very beautiful.

But at this moment, Sun Hao suddenly saw something unexpected.

It is a very routine operation to set up a billboard on the side of the ring road, and Sun Hao saw the largest billboard at this time, which was clearly his figure!

And there are several eye-catching advertising slogans written next to his figure.

... Angeles！

Translated into Chinese, the sun shines on Los Angeles!

And as the car kept moving forward, Sun Hao also saw similar billboards on various road sections.

He's a bit big!

"That's what you did?"

Sun Hao turned his head to look at Kupchak.

It's not a lick, it's a lick!

"I don't have that energy."

But this time, Sun Hao misunderstood Kupchak.

He can do it by erecting one or two billboards, but there are so many, and there are various road sections, which is the right of the local government.

"It's a petition that has fans in Los Angeles raised money and then launched a petition to the government, and the mayor of Los Angeles, Villalegosa, is very supportive of that petition, and then that's what you've seen, and of course, that's just the tip of the iceberg."

Sun Hao felt very shocked when he heard Kupchak say this.

In particular, there is a comparison of the scene when he first arrived at Dallas.

Although his fame was not comparable to that of now, this difference still touched him.

The enthusiasm of one city brings out the coldness of another.

The car arrived outside the Staples Center, and it was here that Sun Hao met a large number of fans.

Many people were holding up his big-headed KT board, as well as posters with images of his three-point shot and his iconic blow gun.

Those people are not the same as the people who are dressed at the airport, whether it is the number or the state, it can be seen that they are spontaneously organized.

Sun Hao suddenly regretted letting Bell take them Curry away first.

He's in Los Angeles, so he's so popular!

He was, underestimating himself.

"They knew you were coming today, and they were waiting here early, some early in the morning."

Kupchak's next words moved him even more.

Originally, he went back to Dallas, and he was very nostalgic for the scene, but now, he feels like a Laker.

It's not that he doesn't have feelings, but it is precisely because of feelings that he can't be indifferent to this passion.

After getting out of the car, Sun Hao also patiently took photos with the fans, which made the enthusiasm of the crowd even higher.

I have long heard that Sun Hao is a very good star for fans, and he never lacks gratitude to fans in his acceptance speech.

Now I see a real person, and it really lives up to its name.

Kupchak was also laughing as he watched.

It's true that there aren't many NBA stars and fans who are so close, which may not be a good thing if it were in another city, but in Los Angeles, it's so special.

After the fan meeting, Kupchak led Sun Hao to visit the Staples Center.

This is not the first time Sun Hao has been to this arena, and he has played a lot of playoff games with the Lakers in the past four years.

However, this is the first time he has entered the home team's dressing room.

It's not as luxurious as Dallas' home dressing room, but it's quite well-equipped.

The big "lakers" icon on the ground makes the whole locker room have a strong historical atmosphere.

The locker room has two doors, and unlike the Mavericks, neither of them is connected to the training ground.

On one side is the video room, and on the other side is the power room.

Out of the power room is the training hall, and out of the video room, it is a leisure and entertainment room, which has a pool table, sofa, and even a computer.

This kind of combination can be said to be quite Los Angeles.

And there is another detail that makes Sun Hao feel very comfortable.

That's his wardrobe, and the sign has been changed in advance. Ninety-six flavors

From these, it can be seen that the Lakers have really prepared carefully for his arrival.

When he arrived at the video room, Sun Hao suddenly found a very strange place.

It's just that the leather chairs used in the video room are all spaced between each other, and they look like they can be put down and lie down.

"Can you sleep here?"

This discovery of Sun Hao was still very unexpected, after all, this is a video room.

The video room is usually where the head coach arranges for the players to watch the footage and do tactical analysis.

Or to put it more bluntly, it's about the same as a classroom.

This kind of place has to be secretly here, and it is deliberately arranged so well, which is really a bit unreasonable.

The Mavericks, oh no, it should be called the Mavericks' video room now, the stools used are all wooden.

Even if you feel sleepy when you sit on it, it's gone quickly.

Don't worry about the damage to the athlete's body if you sit for a long time, because that place doesn't usually sit for too long, and you won't actively want to sit there.

"You'll know when the season starts."

Kupchak sold Sun Hao a pass.

This made Sun Hao more and more curious.

It's a good idea to keep a little curiosity to yourself, though, and by the time the season starts, the answer should be revealed automatically.

When Sun Hao and Kupchak were visiting the power room, a huge body, with a presumptuous smile, broke into the door directly.

Big Shark, Shaquin O'Neal!

"My Pacific!"

As soon as he entered, O'Neill shouted and walked towards Sun Hao with open arms.

Before Sun Hao could fully turn around, he was hugged by O'Neill with a big bear.

Kupchak didn't quite understand what O'Neill was talking about.

However, Sun Hao, who was a little out of breath when he was hugged, knew that this sentence had become a code word for communication between the two.

What you are to me, I am your big shark.

Then what am I to you, I am your Pacific Ocean.

Well, this can be used for commercials.

"We can win championships, not one, not two, not three, many, many more."

And after letting Sun Hao go, O'Neill still couldn't hide his excitement.

Sun Hao turned his head to look at Kupchak.

That means asking, is this what O'Neill usually looks like?

In fact, Kupchak was also a little confused.

O'Neal's personality is the kind of living treasure that gets along well with everyone, except, of course, Kobe's paranoia.

But it's rarely like today, it's not a living treasure, it's a big deal.

Although leaving Kobe Bryant to welcome Sun Hao is indeed worth celebrating for O'Neal, it is not like this.

Of course, except for O'Neill himself, no one knows how much he wants to team up with Sun Hao.

Sun Hao's sentence "Do you want to have the Pacific Ocean" but hooked him for four years!

Maybe he should have said that: Do you know how I've spent the past four years?!

At this moment, a staff member came over to say hello to Kupchak, saying that Old Bass had come.

Kupchak asked Sun Hao and O'Neill to chat first, and then hurried out.

"Shaq, we'd better keep a low profile."

The amount of milk that O'Neill said just now is more than Nowitzki and Yao Ming combined.

He couldn't help but want to give O'Neill a science look.

"Can't we do it? The two of us played together, and my grandmother could win the championship. ”

"Poof!"

Sun Hao almost took a mouthful of old blood.

This familiar recipe.

Okay, okay, he felt that if he questioned O'Neill's words, this guy might not be able to say something.

"Do you know when I first knew about you?"

But at this moment, O'Neill said suddenly.

This topic is a bit jumpy.

"When I first played the Lakers in the league?"

Sun Hao thought for a while and said.

O'Neill shook his head.

"I also have a stake in Google, and when I invested in them, they told me that another NBA player had invested in them first."

O'Neill said with a smile.

This is also the real reason why he had a good impression of Sun Hao early on.

At that time, Sun Hao had not been in the alliance for a long time, and he didn't know what kind of character Sun Hao was.

However, just because they fancy the same company, it is enough for him to look at Sun Hao differently.

Sun Hao, it's really a bit of a surprise.

Although he also knew that O'Neill had invested in Google in history, he didn't expect that the two of them would be at the same point in time.

This is really in response to that sentence, everything is arranged by fate.

While they were talking, there was a sudden sound of scrambled footsteps outside the door.

After a while, several people appeared at the door.

Kupchak, Little Bath, Old Bass.

It seems that Old Bass is also here for Sun Hao.

"Sun, welcome."

Old Bas walked over to Sun Hao with a smile and stretched out his hand as well.

Sun Hao took the initiative to get up and shake hands with Old Bass.

Old Bass is not in particularly good health when he is older, and he rarely comes to the Staples Center during games.

It must have been for him to be here now.

This attitude of the Lakers has really been perfected.

Old Bas looked at Sun Hao's reaction and nodded with satisfaction.

He was a big fan of Kobe, and if it weren't for his health, he would often go to Staples to watch Kobe play.

So after Bass Jr. completed the deal first, he wasn't in a good mood.

But after all, it was his own son, and the Lakers were not all his property, so he acquiesced in the end.

But Sun Hao was used as a bargaining chip in Kobe's trade, and Old Bass still had some instinctive resistance to him.

I came here today to take care of the overall situation for my son.

But the older he gets, the more accurate he is at seeing people.

A small detail has already made him feel that Sun Hao is a very good person.

Like, it depends on cultivation.

At least now he is interested in cultivating a liking for Sun Hao.

After saying hello, Old Bass also sat down and chatted with Sun Hao.

mainly talks about Sun Hao's feelings about the city of Los Angeles and the Lakers.

"I want to play for the Lakers right now."

Sun Hao also said his truest thoughts in the day.

Old Bass laughed when he heard this.

Sun Hao likes to hear this.

"Then I'll definitely be there to watch your first game for the Lakers."

Old Bass also said with a smile.

This surprised both Bas Jr. and Kupchak on the side.

Old Bass, but I really haven't been to the Staples Center for a while!

And it's not in their plans.

It seems that Sun Hao is really loved by everyone!