Chapter 69: Russell's Invitation
If you want to talk about who the greatest players in the NBA are, I guess you will go back to a big list, such as Jordan, Chamberlain, Johnson......
But if you ask who the greatest person associated with the championship is, you'll only have the name of one person in mind, and that person is not Phil with a lot of hands. Jackson, but Bill. Russell.
Bill. Russell is one of the greatest NBA players of all time, he is a Hall of Famer, one of the top 50 stars. He has enjoyed numerous accolades, most notably Stern, who named the championship trophy after him. Russell Cup.
Russell has been following Celtic games since retiring, and in recent home games he has noticed a special figure, a yellow-skinned kid.
This kid has a well-proportioned body, looking at his figure, he should exercise regularly, his appearance is average, and his height is considered a group of tall people among the yellow race. The main thing is that he and his junior, Kevin. Garnett's relationship is not ordinary, and he is even familiar with all the other players of the Celtics, who is this kid?
This kid who has been concerned is Huang Xiang. When the Celtics played at home, Huang Xiang didn't miss a game, and under the leadership of the Celtics autumn players, Huang Xiang still didn't have to buy tickets and sat in the first row all the time, which made Huang Xiang happy, and it is worth mentioning that Ji Wufeng also joined this camp.
Since Ji Wufeng was stimulated by Huang Xiang, he coerced and lured Huang Xiang to take him to the Celtic locker room. Garnett saw that it was Ji Wufeng, and he didn't stop him, after all, he was also his friend.
After Ji Wufeng entered the locker room, he quickly talked to Nate with his three-inch incorruptible tongue. Robinson mingled and slowly conquered O'Neal, Davis, and Rondo......
In this way, Ji Wufeng also became a Chinese frequent visitor to the Celtics, however, he was not noticed by Russell, because in order to pursue Eva, Ji Wufeng did not have a lot of time to watch the game, so Russell directly ignored it.
On December 13, the Celtics played at home against the Rockets, and Huang Xiang came to the game venue early as usual.
"Hello, Chinese boy, come to see the game again?" Russell also came to the stadium early today because he believed that Huang Xiang would definitely return.
"Hello, ah~" Huang Xiang casually turned his head to look at the guy who suddenly came beside him, and after seeing his face clearly, he screamed loudly in surprise.
"You're, you're Russell? Bill. Russell? Huang Xiang looked at Russell in disbelief and rubbed his eyes to confirm whether he was dazzled.
Russell looked at Huang Xiang, who was unabashedly in front of him, and was slightly embarrassed, but after all, he was still a character who had experienced a big scene, so he nodded in surprise.
Huang Xiang, who received Russell's affirmative reply, shouted excitedly in his heart, he actually saw the character he had dreamed of meeting.
Huang Xiang admires Russell very much? Nonono, Russell is really good, but he is not the idol of Huang Xiang, who was born as a defender, and the reason why he wants to meet Russell is very simple - it must be cool to be able to take a photo and sign with him.
Russell didn't know what Huang Xiang was thinking, so when Huang Xiang proposed a group photo, Russell happily agreed. After Huang Xiang took a few photos with Russell, Russell pulled Huang Xiang to sit on the sidelines, because he wanted to know more about Huang Xiang.
Russell didn't know why he cared so much about this Celtics' loyal audience, and he had a strange feeling that this kid was born to belong to basketball, yes, he was born for basketball. Russell learned about Huang Xiang's basic information from Garnett, and when he knew that he was a Chinese basketball player, his heart moved, but when he knew that Huang Xiang could still enter the restricted area under Garnett's defense, his face was replaced by seriousness, this kid, he was not mistaken.
Russell looked at Huang Xiang and said calmly: "Boy, I've been paying attention to you for a long time, do you want to come to the NBA this year?" ”
After listening to Russell's words, Huang Xiang was stunned at first, how could this old man care about himself? How did he know he was a player? What is there about you that makes this legend look sideways?
"Oh? Mr. Bill, I don't quite understand. Huang Xiang smiled slightly, no matter what, he is also in China, a country of etiquette, so he should be polite instead.
"I've heard that you're very good, and I'm very interested in you, so I want you to go to the training camp I set up, so that it will help your basketball skills." Russell looked at Huang Xiang with a puzzled face and slowly explained the reason, he was not afraid that Huang Xiang would not agree, people who knew the NBA knew the benefits of the training camp held by NBA superstars.
Huang Xiang looked at Russell with a sincere face, and forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, this is a good opportunity to strengthen his basketball skills, but what should I do at the school?
"Don't worry, I'll send someone to negotiate with the school." As if seeing through Huang Xiang's thoughts, Russell explained to Huang Xiang.
"Okay, but I have one more condition." Huang Xiang thought for a while and looked firmly at the black old man with a white beard in front of him, as if he had eaten him.
"Hehe, okay, let's talk." Russell looked at Huang Xiang speechlessly, this kid actually dared to talk to himself about conditions.
"I have a classmate, he came with me, my request is that we go with me, I know, you will not refuse." Although Huang Xiang had a smile on his face, he was still afraid that Russell would refuse.
"Okay, tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, I'll be waiting outside the stadium." Russell agreed to Huang Xiang without thinking about it.
Huang Xiang looked at Russell's back in disbelief, he, he actually agreed. Huang Xiang was actually very excited in his heart, after all, every point that his team players strengthened was a great help to the team.
took out the phone, Huang Xiang found Ji Wufeng's number and dialed it, there was a beep inside, but no one answered? What is this guy doing?
When the 11th call was made, there was finally movement on the other end of the phone, and Ji Wufeng's lazy voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hey, what are you doing?" ”
"What are you doing? There's good news, do you want to hear it? Huang Xiang slapped his head speechlessly, what the hell is this guy doing?
"Sleep, I came back late last night, let's talk about something." Ji Wufeng was lying in his room in the apartment at this time, reluctantly exposing his head and making a phone call.
"You kid will come to the North Shore Garden Arena tomorrow for me no matter what happens, you know? Otherwise, I'll tell the coach, okay, you go to sleep. Huang Xiang hung up the phone after yelling at the phone, Ji Wufeng's competition in the Northeast Division would collapse if he continued like this, and he had to practice hard.
Players from both sides of the Celtics and Rockets were already on the pitch at this point, and the fans were cheering loudly for the Celtics, who are one of the most likely teams to win the championship this year.
The strength of the Rockets is more than one level worse than the Celtics, there are no star players in charge, and the Rockets have broken out to achieve the ninth place in the West, and few people are optimistic about the Rockets in the face of the Celtics, who are ranked first in the East.
Huang Xiang was holding a thick notebook in his hand, and he carefully wrote down all the lessons learned from the game. Tactical coordination, handling the best balls, losing offenses......
The Celtics didn't disappoint, winning comfortably 102-89 over the Rockets. In this game, the Rockets showed their weak interior line in front of everyone again, Scola scored only 8 points on 4-of-15 shooting, and Hayes scored 5 points on 2-of-9 shooting. And the Celtics big shark O'Neal angrily slashed 21 points and 13 rebounds, which reminded people of the super shark who was omnipotent and unstoppable.
After Huang Xiang returned to the dormitory, he forcibly pulled up Ji Wufeng, who was still in the bed, and showed his nagging skills that were not inferior to Tang Seng at all, and pulled Ji Wufeng's head to run with a shirt, and looked back to see if Huang Xiang was chasing after him while running, why did the boss become like this after watching a game?
Looking at Ji Wufeng who fled in the wilderness, Huang Xiang laughed coldly, since you decided to come to the United States, then you must be ready to train with me.
The next day, Huang Xiang and Ji Wufeng came to the North Shore Garden Arena early.
"Huang Xiang. What the hell is going on? Huang Xiang never told Ji Wufeng what he came here for, so he kept asking Huang Xiang.
"Shut up, you'll find out in a moment." Huang Xiang glared at Ji Wufeng.
Half an hour later, a black SUV stopped next to Huang Xiang and the others, and a gray-haired black man walked down.
Huang Xiang greeted him happily after seeing the face of the person who came, that's right, it was Bill who had made him wait for a long time. Russell.
"Come on, two." Russell waved at the two of them and opened the door for them to get into the car.
"Bill? You're Bill. Russell? Ji Wufeng also had a stupid expression, looking at Russell motionlessly.
Huang Xiang and Lyssell looked at each other and smiled, this guy was the same as Huang Xiang when he first met Russell.
"Let's go, I'll explain it to you in a moment." Huang Xiang patted Ji Wufeng and took the lead in the car.
After learning about Russell and Huang Xiang's agreement, Ji Wufeng was petrified, and he was fortunate enough to participate in the training camp of NBA superstars, was he dreaming?
After a ten-minute drive to the Casa Villa complex, which is not far from Boston University, Russell parked his car in the parking lot of a four-story French villa.
Under Russell's guidance, several people got out of the car and came to the villa training ground, where more than a dozen young boys were running back and forth.
"Squeak~" There was a sound of shoes rubbing against the floor on the field, one team with black jerseys and one team with white jerseys on the field, and they were fighting 5-on-5.
"Starting today, you're going to be educated here as a professional in basketball, are you ready?" Russell glanced at the players on the field, then at Huang Xiang and the others, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
(On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, basically everyone is about to go back to the city where they work, pay attention to safety on the road...) Flowers, Collection)