After Li Liang and Wei Dazhi left, in the UCLA training hall, Kobe Bryant began his training.

For an NBA player, winning is their pursuit, and defeat is the norm in the pursuit of victory.

A true NBA player must learn to accept and perceive defeat before learning to feel the joy of victory.

Like every shot on the court, you know you can't always shoot, but you have to shoot with the belief that you have to go in.

Kobe Bryant understands this, so even if he is out of the woods, he will continue to shoot.

The reporters followed Bryant to the training gym to get something out of his mouth.

Complaining after a defeat, being dissatisfied after a loss, it's okay.

Actually, they were all wrong.

Even though this man has won 5 championships and experienced countless criticisms, criticisms and failures, there are still many people in the league who do not understand him.

If he would easily bow his head and complain because of failure, he would have fallen long ago.

Falling into the untold pain of defeat, and the endless ridicule and criticism—the inevitable result of many of his actions.

There have been superstars in history who have fallen to such failures and criticism, like Bill Wharton in 1987.

The injury-plagued super-center who was reborn with the Celtics collapsed with the defeat in the 1987 Finals.

In Bird's words, his house was filled with the smell of death, like a cemetery.

Physical injuries can be momentarily overwhelming, while mental abandonment can be completely devastating.

Kobe Bryant didn't, and at the age of 34, he felt like he could continue to play in the league.

He can still do his best, he can still win championships, and he can challenge "that man" in his heart.

So, the journalists who wanted to get some scraps were wrong from the start.

They got nothing but Kobe's cold eyes.

Only when Kobe Bryant completely decided to give up his basketball career and quit the stage will he show his unknown side.

Now, he is old, and he is still an old black mamba.

Ryan West went into the gym and watched Kobe continue training there, and he didn't bother him.

He knew that Kobe Bryant hated it most when others interfered with him during training, and he would wait until the end of the training to talk about anything.

It's already past three o'clock in the afternoon, and today is the practice of resuming the nature of adjustment, and it won't be too long.

But it was a bit tough for West.

For the first time, he wasn't in the mood to watch Kobe Bryant's practice.

He remembered Bruce Lee's ugly expression when he left, and said in his heart that this stinky boy must have been taught a lesson by Kobe.

People are always unable to learn from the experiences of those who came before them.

Young and vigorous.

But can you call a young man if you are not vigorous?

West is still very optimistic about Li Liang, he has potential.

Ryan, like his father, has a unique sense of looking at people, but there is very little room for him to play in the Lakers.

As a son who always lives in the shadow of a great father, he also wants to prove his worth.

Of course, no matter how it is proven, Li Liang is just a second-round show, a 3D is combat power.

And who did his father choose?

With Divac, he traded the 13th pick from the Hornets and selected the man in front of him!

After waiting on the sidelines for nearly an hour, Kobe's training was finally over.

He returned to the locker room to be treated with physiotherapy and muscle relaxation by his trainer.

He tied his ankles and knees to ice packs, and then soaked in a large pool of water for twenty minutes.

West followed into the locker room, which was as advanced as the NBA's locker room.

Bryant was lying in the large tub for full body relaxation.

He closed his eyes and lay motionless against the pool wall.

"Hey, Kobe?" West shouted tentatively.

On weekdays, the relationship between the two is very good, but today West feels that Kobe Bryant's mood is not right.

It could have something to do with the loss in the playoffs, or it could have something to do with Bruce Lee's head-to-head invitation just now.

Kobe Bryant's temper West understands, and when the momentum comes up, he definitely doesn't care about it, and the king of heaven dares to scare him.

It doesn't matter who you are, even the closest person around you, Kobe Bryant will ignore your existence.

Bryant said "um", got up from the pool wall, and changed his position to lie down more comfortably.

West didn't want to go around in circles either, and said directly: "I want to ask your opinion about that young man, that Chinese, Bruce Lee." You fought him for a few minutes, how did it feel? Any suggestions? ”

Bryant's hand lifted from the pool, scratched his head, and said, "What advice do you want me to give?" It's you trying out him, not me. ”

Bryant's words made West feel a little strange.

In the past, Kobe Bryant has also singled out all the young people in the team, and he will always make a big comment after the end.

If the young man played well, Bryant would say "He was blown up by me, but overall it was good." ”

If the young man can't play, Kobe Bryant will say, "He was blown up by me, this guy can't do it." ”

Anyway, the good and the bad were blown up by Kobe.

After all, if Kobe Bryant doesn't blow you up in a one-on-one battle, he won't be reconciled.

What's more, with his offensive and defensive skills, none of the young players will be his opponents.

But this time, Kobe Bryant seems to be avoiding the question.

This is the first time they have encountered, could it be that Bruce Lee defeated Kobe?

No way, judging from his offensive ability with the ball in the trial, it is difficult to score in front of Kobe.

At most, he was able to shoot a cold arrow on the outside, and he was lucky enough to score a point or two.

Bruce Lee's defense is really good, up to the level of the NBA.

But that's also against a newcomer in the NCAA class, and a fringe guy like Darius Morris, and it will defend well.

Kobe Bryant, even if you are the best defensive player in the league, it is impossible to completely defend him one-on-one.

With a hint of doubt in his heart, Ryan West asked, "Kobe, when he was one-on-one with you... You two..."

Before West could finish asking, Kobe Bryant interrupted him rudely and said, "I think this kid is not bad, his defense is okay, his footwork is good, and his movements are clean, he has potential." If you fancy him, you can take it. What is our priority? ”

"Well, the 60th pick, but Jim would have preferred an inside lineman..."

"No, no, we don't need any inside lines, what else do we need to do inside? Isn't our perimeter defense bad enough? ”

West felt that Kobe Bryant was really a little wrong, why did he still complain about the team's outside defense?

Although this is true, in the early years of the Lakers, in the OK era, the defense on the outside mainly relied on Kobe.

Then in the point guard position, supplemented by strong and experienced guards like Fisher and Harper, there is basically no problem with outside defense.

After 08, Kobe Bryant's defensive energy gradually ran out, and the Lakers had Ariza and Artest on the front line one after another to help.

In the point guard position, there is still no problem with using young and energetic guards like Famar and Vujacic as biters.

In the past two years, Kobe Bryant has been older, Artest has been slower, and the biters on the guard line have all been traded.

That's why Ryan is eyeing energy small defenders like Morris and Johnson Odom.

In fact, he wants 3D more, but unfortunately the order is too low to get it.

Bruce Lee, this kind of really feels like picking up a bargain.

Hearing Kobe's rare complaint, West nodded hurriedly and said, "OK, then I'll take Bruce Lee as the first target, and I'll make a suggestion to Jim." ”

"No!" Kobe Bryant said suddenly, he sat up from the pool, and said, "Don't suggest, you must choose him, definitely!" ”

West didn't know what was going on, but at least he got the results he wanted.

If Kobe Bryant specifies Bruce Lee, then Jim Buss needs to think about it.

After all, it's the old Buss who controls the Lakers now.

Kobe Bryant is to old Bass like a son.

West left the spa room, and Bryant got up from the pool.

He frowned, his mouth cocked up, his unhappy expression.

Even though he is 34 years old, many times, he still does not hide his joy and anger.

“F-uck。”

A profanity word came out of Kobe's mouth.

As the saying goes, the more you think about it for a while, the more angry you get, and the more you take a step back, the more you lose.

Kobe Bryant remembered the heads-up with Li Liang, his body was knocked away, and then he faced the slap on his head.

He can stand being scored, no one can keep the opponent off forever, but he can't stand it that way.

He felt crushed, and the moment he made physical contact, it was as if he had returned to his rookie days.

No, he was able to beat Eddie Jones one-on-one as a rookie.

He must have become a child, a child who was powerless to resist adults.

The resentment of falling in the semifinals for two consecutive years, the distress caused by physical injuries, and the confusion and anxiety about the future were originally suppressed by him with a resolute personality.

As a result, Li Liang's button dug it all up.

Bryant sat on the edge of the pool, holding his head, closing his eyes, and calming down for a moment.

Except for that goal, the kid's offense behind him was a mess.

With high defensive intensity, it is difficult for him to dribble and attack except for dry pulling.

However, his defense is good, his foundation is very good, and he can not lose his position when he does his best.

It's just that the intensity is not enough, the aggression is not enough, it is a lack of experience and honing.

And he has an extremely confident bearing, no matter how many balls he is poured into, the fighting spirit in his eyes has not disappeared.

This, like yourself.

Thinking of this, Kobe Bryant got up and breathed a sigh of relief.

His expression returned to indifference, as if nothing had happened.

At the same time, in Li Liang's hotel room, Li Liang was sleeping on the bed.

A day of tryouts had left him a little tired and he needed a good night's sleep.

At the exchange center, a line of words popped up: [Rage +100, from Kobe Bryant]

Then, the Wrath Points in the Exchange Center increased by 2,000 all at once.