Joining Wang Zhizhi in reporting was Bobby Simmons.

Simmons' career has been a bit of a tragedy.

After being drafted in the second round by the SuperSonics in the 2001 draft, his draft pick was subsequently traded to the Wizards.

Towards the start of the 2002-03 season, Simmons was sent to the Pistons by the Wizards. Less than two weeks after being cut by the Pistons, Simmons signed back with the Wizards.

He was then sent to the NBDL Development League's Mobile Revelers for a period of time before signing with the Clippers this year.

Unexpectedly, just after the first game of the regular season, he was traded to the SuperSonics again.

After going around in circles, I returned to the starting point.

He and Wang Zhizhi had just flown from Los Angeles to Seattle, passed the physical examination, completed the press conference, and didn't even have time to train with the team before they got on a plane and flew back to Los Angeles.

The arena I went to was still the Staples Center, but this time I was not facing the Clippers, but the Purple and Gold Army, the Lakers, who shocked the entire league.

Pengcheng, Duanzhuang.

"Lao Huang, you must watch today's NBA game, I know you are an old fan...... Of course, it's my son, this is the first game of my son broadcast by CCTV......" Lu Fei's father said into his mobile phone.

On the other side, Lu Fei's mother held the landline microphone: "Yes, yes, yes, it is the broadcast of the central five sets, that's right, my son wears No. 10...... That is, I don't see who gave birth to it, don't worry, I will pay attention to my body, don't forget to look at it......"

CCTV has already signed a broadcast schedule with the NBA in the summer, and this supersonic game with the Lakers is the first supersonic broadcast in addition to the Rockets.

What embarrassed CCTV was that in order to avoid Wang Zhizhi, they didn't even broadcast the game between the supersonic and the Clippers, but they never expected that Wang Zhizhi would be traded to the supersonics.

Isn't that embarrassing......

CCTV leaders hurriedly held a meeting, and the final result of the discussion was not to talk nonsense, not to comment, only to talk about basketball.

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Los Angeles, located in southwestern California, is the second largest city in the United States and the largest city in the western United States, often referred to as the "City of Angels".

The Lakers were founded in Minneapolis in 1947 and relocated to Los Angeles in 1960. The name Laker comes from Minneapolis' nickname, the Land of a Thousand Lakes, and refers to people who work or live in the Great Lakes in the northeastern United States.

Because of the color of the jersey, the Lakers are also known as the "Purple and Gold Army".

The Lakers joined the NBA in 1948.

The best thing about the team is that there are always superstars associated with them. George McConn was the team's early main center, and under his leadership, the Lakers won five championships in six years and quickly became a giant team in the NBA.

In the '60s, led by Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, and Wilt Chamberlain, the Lakers never missed the playoffs throughout the '60s.

In 1976, the Lakers got "Sky Hook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

In 1979, the Lakers drafted the No. 1 pick "Magic" Elvin Johnson, who led the team to a championship in his rookie season, becoming the youngest FMVP in history, and won five championships with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

In the summer of 1996, the Lakers acquired "Big Shark" Shaquille O'Neal and traded for rookie Kobe Bryant, and the two formed the "OK Pair" to lead the Lakers to a three-peating championship in 2000-02.

However, due to the 2002-2003 season, the Lakers lost 2-4 to the San Antonio Spurs with Duncan in the Western Conference semifinals, ending their winning streak.

So this year's Lakers gritted their teeth and stomped their feet to come up with an F4 combination.

However, the best performers so far this year are not O'Neal or Malone and Payton in F4, but Kobe Bryant, the youngest among them.

Derek Fisher walked into the arena, which was still four hours before the game against the SuperSonics began, and the entire Staples Center was unusually deserted, except for sorting out the staff on site.

It's just that in this desertion, you can hear the sound of a "bang bang bang" basketball hitting the floor.

A slender figure is constantly practicing shooting, "banging" a step to dribble, a sharp stop, and then the calf exerts force, the whole body jumps in the air and leans back slightly, the wrist shakes, and the basketball crosses a perfect arc and falls into the basket.

"Kobe, you're here so early today." Fisher laughed.

Kobe Bryant picked up the basketball, saw Fisher standing on the side of the court, and nodded slightly.

Fisher is used to Kobe's appearance, since Payton came, Fisher played as a substitute, but the newcomers Payton and Malone are actually not as familiar with Kobe as Fisher.

Kobe Bryant is not a long-sleeved person who is good at dancing, in his eyes, only winning games is what he values, training and competition are the two most important things in his life, as for getting along with teammates, he does not see it as important.

And the Eagle County incident in the summer made Kobe, who didn't talk much, even more reticent.

During this time, Kobe Bryant kept going back and forth between the court and the court, which also seriously affected his competitive state, although he is still the Lakers' top scorer, even higher than O'Neal, but compared with last season's average of 30 points + 6.9 rebounds + 5.9 assists per game, the shooting percentage has obviously dropped a lot.

That's why he chose to come to the stadium in advance to warm up and train.

"By the way, Karl chose to rest for this game, you know he's getting older...... Fisher said.

Kobe Bryant's brows furrowed, nodded and said, "It's okay, the opponent is just the SuperSonics." ”

The SuperSonics were the league's belly team last season.

"Don't be careless." Fisher reminded: "In the preseason, the Spurs almost capsized in the gutter, and if it hadn't been for Ginobili's final shot, they would have almost lost. ”

"Huh?"

Kobe Bryant was stunned, and the Spurs almost lost?

Last season, the Spurs eliminated the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals, and he still knows the strength of the Spurs, and the superSonics can almost win the Spurs, which shows that the strength should not be as bad as imagined.

"I remember they picked a No. 2 pick this year......

During this time, although Kobe Bryant has been busy running around the courtroom, he still tries to watch the opponent's pre-game analysis.

It's just that Lu Fei's first two regular season games were played in Japan, so there is not much first-hand information that can be obtained.

And the preseason doesn't have much reference value.

"That's right, it's this guy." Fisher pulled out a newspaper from his bag, and the picture on the cover was a photo of Lu Fei dunking in the game against the Spurs.

The newspaper recorded the media interview with Lu Fei.

Reporter: "Mr. Lu Fei, hello, the supersonic team now has a new lineup, do you have anything to say to the new teammates?" ”

Lu Fei: "Welcome new teammates, Sean Battier and Bobby Simmons are great players, of course, the most exciting thing for me is to have my compatriots join the team, welcome, Wang Zhizhi!" ”

Reporter: "The next game is against the top team in the league, the Los Angeles Lakers, and you will be opposite the former SuperSonics star Gary Payton, can you briefly evaluate your opponent?" ”

Lu Fei: "Gary Payton is a great player, but my favorite player on the Lakers is another player. ”

Reporter: "Who is it?" ”

Lu Fei: "Kobe Bryant! ”

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