"The discharge procedures have been completed, and the doctor said that you have no problem at all. Let's go, we'll have a game the day after tomorrow. ”

That afternoon, when Link had come to terms with the fact that he had gone from being an ordinary Dick Si graduate to a professional footballer, a tall, muscular black male walked into Link's hospital room.

The tone of the listener seemed to be very familiar with Link. Link thought about it carefully through his memories, and also figured out the relationship between this guy and himself.

Zeke. Upshaw, an obscure professional player like Link, is an ordinary NBA Development League older player. He was also drafted and has been playing in the Development League for three years, but he has still not been favored by any NBA team.

However, like most people, Upshaw still hasn't given up on his dreams and is still full of yearning for the NBA. Therefore, it is still soaked in such a big dye vat as the development alliance.

And in the Oklahoma City Blue team, Upshaw and Link are also very good friends. As a yellow-skinned person, Link was somewhat ostracized by everyone when he first joined the team. But only Upshaw was the friendly and warm Link.

When he heard that Link had not yet found a house to rent in Oklahoma, Upshaw invited Link to his house for a few nights. Nowadays, Upshaw often invites Link to his house for dinner.

If Link were to judge, Upshaw was a good guy in the truest sense of the word. This may have something to do with his years of experience as a low-level professional player.

As a player at the bottom of the food chain in professional basketball, Upshaw understands the difficulties of every developmental league player. Therefore, he can be regarded as sympathetic to Link.

"What's up man? Silly? That's why I've said that it's not a good thing to work too hard in confrontational training. Rest assured, the team has already paid for your medical bills, so you don't have to worry about the cost of calling an ambulance yesterday. Upshaw smiled and patted Link on the shoulder.

In the United States, the cost of emergency care is very expensive. A ride in an ambulance costs thousands of dollars, and after being taken to the emergency room by ambulance, the examination fee in the emergency room is more than three times that of the regular department. Looking at the emergency down, tens of thousands of dollars are inevitable.

Link also remembers a joke he had heard in his previous life about an American college student who suddenly fainted on the road. And the last thing he said to everyone before he completely lost consciousness was: "Don't call an ambulance!" ”

But now Link was thinking about the ambulance, he was trying to adjust to the good friend he had suddenly gotten.

"Thank you for picking me up, Zike." Link didn't know what to say, so he could only say thank you to his teammate who had worked hard to pursue his dream.

"Do we need to talk about this? Let's go, let's go to my house for dinner this afternoon, my mom bought some nice chicken thighs, you're in for a treat tonight. ”

Upshaw said, putting his arm around Link's shoulders and walking out of the room. He's still a little unaccustomed to Upshaw's enthusiasm, but having one more friend is not a bad thing.

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Walking down the streets of Oklahoma, Link is curious about everything around him.

Although Oklahoma is not a metropolis, when he was a fan in his previous life, Link jokingly called Oklahoma "Russian Village" like everyone else.

But as a first-time "going abroad," everything about Oklahoma was enough to dazzle Link.

"I said, why are you weird today?" Upshaw noticed Link's strange appearance and frowned and asked, "You obviously fell and fainted during training yesterday, but after all the checks, you didn't do anything at all. I guess it's a mistake. ”

Upshaw said, touching the back of Link's head with his hand.

"I'm fine, Zike. I just feel like I've slept for a long time. Link, who had been silent all the way, hurriedly took Upshaw's hand away, if he didn't say anything more, he was afraid that he would be exposed.

If it is discovered that his soul does not actually belong to this body, it is estimated that the Pentagon will send someone to drag Link to slice it immediately.

The two chatted without saying a word all the way, and finally walked into a dilapidated-looking neighborhood. This is Upshaw's home, and where he grew up, Calvin in a shadowy corner of Oklahoma City.

In the past, when he was in China, Link's impression of American cities were all bustling metropolises. But to be honest, the situation in Calvin District is not at all comparable to that of China.

Calvin District's roads are old and full of potholes. In the alley, countless homeless people gathered together, staring at the pedestrians coming and going with desperate eyes. A few loose-fitting guys are mysteriously trading something on the streets, and wherever there is a wall, it will always be filled with graffiti.

Although it was the first time to come to the United States, as a person living in the era of the information explosion, Link had never eaten pork and had seen pigs run.

There is no doubt that he was in a poor black neighborhood at this time. If it weren't for Upshaw by his side, Link didn't even know if he would still be able to walk safely on the road now.

On the border of Calvin District, a small two-story building that looks very small is Zike. Upshaw's home. Next to the house is a basketball court the size of half a court, surrounded by barbed wire. According to Upshaw himself, that's where his basketball began.

"Mom, I'm back! And Link, thankfully, his head was unscathed. Upshaw shouted outside the house before he could enter the door.

Soon, a stocky black woman opened the door, wearing an apron and a kind smile on her face.

"I said, God will bless Link. Come here, kid, let me see. Oh my God, I was half scared to death when Zeke told me you fainted yesterday. ”

Upshaw's mother looked at the back of Link's head with concern and hugged him. Although this made Link a little embarrassed and overwhelmed. But he was unfamiliar with life, but he felt a trace of warmth in his heart.

Yes, Link in his previous life lacked the love of his parents since he was a child. It's been a long time since he's experienced what it's like......

Upon entering the room, Link looked around, and from the old broken couch and messy living room, it was clear that Upshaw's family was not wealthy.

Upshaw's father was in prison for flour, and it was his mother, the kind lady who had just pulled Upshaw and his sister with one hand.

Although Upshaw is now a professional player, there is no doubt that an NBDL-level player will not be able to make much difference to his family's financial conditions.

Unlike NBA stars, who have a minimum annual salary of hundreds of thousands of dollars, the total salary cap of development league teams is only $200,000. Compared to the NBA, it's just a drop in the bucket.

Upshaw, a "veteran" with three years of development league experience, is earning $19,500 a year this year. That's right, not 1.95 million, not 195,000, but 19,500! One year!

For comparison, the average annual salary in the United States is $40,000! So although they are called professional players, the income of Upshaw and Link can only be regarded as the middle and low class in the United States.

"Link, tomorrow's training, you should be fine, right?" While Mrs. Upshaw was busy in the kitchen, Zeke and Link were chatting on the couch.

"Uh...... To be honest, it's a bit of a problem. Link smiled awkwardly, even though he played in the NBDL for less than $20,000 a year. But now the situation is that Link is likely to not even be able to afford this $20,000-a-year meal.

It is true that Link was a basketball enthusiast in his previous life, but the level of basketball is a real car accident scene. When he was in college, he couldn't even get into the academy team. So now that a crappy self appears in the body of a professional player, can he play professional basketball? Link was skeptical.

"What's wrong?"

"I ...... I had just come out of the hospital and I didn't know if I would be able to stay in shape. Otherwise, after dinner, you will accompany me to the next stadium to warm up? ”

Link actually wanted to see if he could still play basketball before tomorrow's practice. If not, it's better to be a gardener with the father of this world as soon as possible...... After all, as an older rookie who played in college for four years, Link is 22 years old this year. He can't waste all his good youth on the development alliance.

It's a rare chance to start over, and Link certainly doesn't want to live a poor life again. Dreams are good, but people always have to eat. It's not a thing to spend so much on the basketball dream every day.

"Okay, I'll accompany you to exercise after dinner. But in my opinion, you should be fine. For Link's proposal, Upshaw naturally readily agreed.

"Hey, hey......" Link had to hide his nervousness with a hypocritical slightly embarrassing laugh.

Playing basketball with a pro? I guess it's going to overturn.

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In the new book period, I will open a separate paragraph to talk about it. Ask for recommendations, ask for recommendations, ask for recommendations, this priority says, how important these data are in the new book period does not need to be repeated. It's okay if you don't vote for me in the future, but please leave your votes to me during the new book period.

Because of these data, I have the opportunity to be recommended. If you recommend it, your grades will naturally come up. Now that the results have come up, I will definitely be happier to write personally. I'm not going to say anything like I write for dreams, writing is of course my hobby and dream, but like Link, people always have to eat.

Then let's talk about the update, the new book period can only guarantee two updates, because the number of words required for sports classification on the shelves is very small. If the number of words updated every day is too large, the book will be on the shelves within a few days of opening. And once it's on the shelves, I'll always miss out on a lot of recommendations.

Many readers have said that a certain god has opened a new book. But people have always had a readership base there, and they can have a lot of collections without recommending them. I'm different, I have to accumulate bit by bit during the new book period. Therefore, I have to extend the new book period as much as possible, and I can only update it twice a day, I hope you understand. The two watch times are 12:30 and 17:30 every day, and they will not change unless there is any accident.

But the recommended votes won't make everyone vote for nothing.,On the day of the shelf, it's tentatively set to start with 5 more (tentatively,There may be more),Every 5000 recommended votes will add a more chapter.,There's no cap.。 If you want to see me explode on the same day, then take the ticket and smash me to death. I'm going to stay up all night and give you livers out. My old friends know about updates, and I don't dare to say much, but definitely a lot. After it is put on the shelf, the bag is enough.

Thinking about it so much for the time being, let's talk about what I think of later. Thank you for your patience and support.

Finally, ask for recommendations, ask for recommendations!