"I didn't expect you to become an intern journalist. No wonder you haven't been seen all summer. Link sat at the basketball, but the person next to him was no longer George, it was Rachel.

"Haha, just follow a small tabloid office in Oklahoma to do interviews. I thought you'd go to China to play, where you're quite popular, aren't you? I saw the photos of your trip to China, and it was a sea of people. When she thinks of Link's popularity in China, Rachel remembers when she questioned whether Link was a real professional player......

"I wanted to focus on my training, so I didn't go anywhere. How long have you been a trainee journalist? When you interviewed Coach Stevens, you were completely familiar with it. ”

"It's only started during the summer vacation, but this year the NBA is closed, so there aren't as many interviews. Otherwise, you can be interviewed by me later! If we could, it would definitely make our newspaper a big sell! After all, you also have a high profile in Oklahoma. Rachel's eyes suddenly widened at Link, as if grasping a fire in the middle of winter.

"It's not that the interview is not impossible, it's that I'm in Oklahoma...... I'm afraid it's not very popular. "Link and the Grizzlies gave the Thunder a round trip last season, and Link also defended Durant so badly in some games. Hell with Oklahoma fans that he can like him.

Fame is indeed fame, but it is not a good reputation......

"It's okay, I'll ask you some professional questions, not off-the-field gossip. Don't forget, I used to be a basketball player. Rachel said, raising her arms, of course, she didn't have any muscles on her slender arms now.

"Alright then, I'll take your interview, Ms. Rachel."

"Haha, it looks like you're already in the groove."

George on the side looked at Link, who was chatting happily with Rachel, and looked confused!

What's going on? It wasn't like that when Link was in college, why is it so popular now? After saying just two words, I hooked up?

Well...... It seems that I will have to make a name for myself next season.

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Rachel and Link's interview was very simple, after all, Rachel was only an intern reporter for a newspaper in Oklahoma City, so the interview was not videotaped.

They moved two chairs and sat in the middle of the arena to chat like friends, and the interview began.

Rachel does ask a lot of professional questions, unlike most female journalists.

Most female sports journalists may not actually know that much about the ball, and they usually play the role of vase and interaction.

But Rachel is different, in the case of not losing to others in appearance, she also has good basketball skills.

Most of the tactical questions she asked Link about last season's Grizzlies-Thunder series were sure to be enjoyed by Thunder fans because it would give them a look at how their team was losing.

Of course, these tactics are not a secret now, so it doesn't matter what Link says.

Finally, Rachel also asked Link, "When do you think the NBA shutdown will end?" Do you have any gossip? ”

If Rachel asks someone this question, they are sure to be blind. But Link, he may be better than David. Stern knows better how soon the NBA can start!

Link first talked a lot, what is the interests of the management and labor, what is the loss of the city where the team is located, etc. Finally, he concluded, "I think the NBA will almost start at the end of December." If it drags on any longer, it won't do anyone any good. ”

During the shutdown, countless experts and journalists have been predicting the start time of the league, but so far, none of them have been accurate.

Link believes that with this news, Rachel should be able to climb faster...... When the time comes, she could be the only journalist in the world to predict the start day of the NBA.

At the end of the interview, Rachel turned off her recording equipment, and it seemed that she was very skilled in this kind of thing.

"If I didn't know you, I wouldn't have seen that you were just an intern journalist." Link must admit that Rachel has a talent for this.

"Hahaha, you don't look like a first-year player either, Link. We've all changed so much from a year ago. ”

"yes...... Link thinks back to a year ago, when he was still struggling to survive in the Development League, and Rachel hasn't been able to embrace basketball again.

And now? One of them was an NBA player, and the other became a basketball reporter.

God knows what life will look like in another year.

"I hope I'll be able to interview you on the NBA court in the future, Link."

"You can, it's a pleasure to be interviewed."

"Cheer for next season, and, if you have time, call me. I'm going back to Oklahoma tomorrow, and the next time I'm in your city, I'll tell you. ”

"No problem, as long as we don't just do interviews."

"Okay, next time I ask you to play basketball. Goodbye, Link. ”

“emmmm...... No problem, goodbye. ”

Link just waved goodbye to Rachel, Paul. George walked over to Link with a smirk.

"I think you get along well with her."

"We've known each other for a long time, George." Link was speechless, and George at this time was like a high school student who found out that his brother was in love. Really. Sometimes, men all over the world are just as naïve!

"Knew each other a long time ago!? You've changed Link, you've changed! When I was in college, I blushed when I saw cheerleaders dancing. ”

"Okay, aren't you going to a nightclub for juice? Go, go, go! ”

"Are you going with me?"

"I'm not going."

"Then you must have an appointment with that female reporter, you changed Link, you changed."

“......”

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From traveling in the summer with short sleeves and Nike slippers, all the way to having to put on a jacket and padded clothes.

From the scorching sun to the gloomy weather.

On November 26, 2011, after 15 hours of negotiations, the NBA finally reached an agreement. The 149-day shutdown is over!

As soon as the negotiations were over, the league couldn't wait to announce that the new season would start on Christmas Day on December 25. The free agent market and the transfer market will officially open on December 8.

The last time the NBA was shut down, it took the league three full years to pull the ratings back, and you can see what a loss it was.

So this time, Stern couldn't wait for the negotiations to start as soon as the negotiations were over.

When the coalition announced the result, the world was shocked. The regular season kicks off on Christmas Day, and it's fair to say that no one expected that.

But at this moment, among fans on the Internet, a report in the Oklahoma Evening Post suddenly became popular.

This story is written by intern journalist Rachel. Demeter's interview with Link, at the end of the interview, Rachel said that after a series of inquiries and interviews, she believes that the new NBA season will start at the end of December.

It can be said that she has become the only reporter in the United States who is expected to start the new season!

Fans are very curious to see who this journalist really is. As a result, a search on the Internet showed that fans instantly shifted their interest in the news to Rachel's face.

A new generation of basketball goddesses was born.

Seeing Rachel become popular in major basketball forums, Link is still a little proud. Now, Rachel must be able to attract the attention of those big companies. That's you, NBA2K.

But what makes Link happiest now is not Rachel's sudden popularity, but that he is finally back on the court after more than half a year!

I'm tired of waiting for the new season.