Chapter 68: Airborne in San Francisco

The millennium is a celebration of all that is happening, not to mention basketball in the big four leagues, and this year's All-Star Stern has gone to great lengths to hype up the league's declining ratings for some time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis time, although the organizer is the Golden State Warriors, Stern has built a lot of momentum for this All-Star with his connections, and has invited many well-known media outlets, and the success or failure of the league has been made or broken in one fell swoop.

The day before the All-Star starts, most of the contestants have already arrived in San Francisco with their families, and many media outlets have been waiting at the San Francisco airport early, intending to start tracking the live broadcast of this All-Star weekend as soon as these big men land.

The New York Knicks' plane arrived at noon, and this time the Knicks had a lot of players on the roster, and if it weren't for Marcus Camby's injury a few weeks ago, there might have been as many as five New York players coming to San Francisco at this time, which is really unprecedented, and everyone's cameras are focused on the airport passage, and everyone is staring intently.

Soon, a Boeing plane painted with the Knicks logo streaked across the sky, carrying a tumbling white chain, and the New York Knicks arrived.

According to the theory, it is usually the entourage of the team who comes out first to deal with various things, such as these reporters who are eager to wear it at the moment, but this time, it seems that something is different, and the two people hurriedly ran out of the passage as if something was chasing behind them.

Two people, a man and a woman.

However, both men have something in common, both are distinctly Oriental, and both seem to have inherited from the ancient country. Because the reporters recognized the lead guy.

With a height of two meters and one three, slender arms, a steady lower plate, plus a body that looks quite strong and powerful, topaz-like skin, and black inch hair, there is probably only one person in the entire league now, the center of the Knicks, No. 30, and Mo Xi.

It's just that Mo Xi at this time really doesn't look like the person they know, "an ascetic walking in New York", and it doesn't matter who came out of it, in short, this code name has become synonymous with Mo Xi, a small player who is currently big or small. As for the part that doesn't look like it, it's because Mo Xi seems to have nothing worth reporting in life, after the alcoholism incident, there are no scandals, no scandals, no anecdotes, or you don't know what news will be found in him at all, this all-star counts as one, and after that...... There doesn't seem to be much interest to these journalists.

But now, what do they see? Mo Xi appeared holding the hand of a girl they had never seen before. The two of them ran out of the passage quickly, ignoring the reporters with long guns and short guns in front of them, and ran out directly.

The two of them looked pale, as if they had just faced some great terror, but there was a similar shyness between their eyebrows and eyes. Where can the girl's body keep up with Mo Xi's physique, the girl is almost held in Mo Xi's arms and runs out, as if it is a kangaroo mother with her little kangaroo, and the seahorse father with his little seahorse, the reporters want to stop Mo Xi and ask a few words, but Mo Xi ignored them at all, and ran out, the reporters got out of the way, just hurriedly captured a shot, no one wanted to stop Mo Xi, everyone knows, football, basketball, ice hockey plus baseball, these players in the United States Major League are even the skinniest ones, It also rushed like a foal, let alone a seven-foot-tall heavy tank that weighed more than 230 pounds.

It took a long time before the Knicks personnel came out one after another. After a few crew members who accompanied the team, it was Patrick Ewing who walked out first, the league's notoriously grumpy beast with a faint smile.

Seeing such a rare Ewing, several bold reporters stepped forward to see if they could interview Ewing who seemed to be in a good mood. Several reporters knew Ewing's temperament, and did not ask any embarrassing questions at first, but simply asked.

"Pat, this is your twelfth All-Star Weekend, do you feel any different this time?"

"Hmm." Solemnly emphasized, here Ewing is answering questions, not thinking about what to say.

Obviously, the reporter who asked the question only knew a lot about the market, and soon went on to ask: "So what is the difference for you?" ”

Ewing frowned, he hated the kind of question that couldn't be answered in a single word, and he said, "Because I'm old." ”

As soon as this sentence was finished, several reporters who came over to interview felt a chill all around, this, how can they continue, do they have to follow Ewing and say, yes, that's right, you are old, it's time to give way to the young man, and the young man who just ran out is good.

Thinking of this, a reporter suddenly broke the deadlock and asked, "Pat, we just saw Mo Xi running out of here in a hurry, can you tell us what happened?" Also, Who is the girl with him? ”

The muscles in Ewing's face twitched, and he said, "You should have asked him or his agent directly, not me." With that, Ewing walked out with a half-black, half-white face and a swagger.

Behind Ewing is Latril Sprewell, who is the polar opposite of Ewing, with a bold and uninhibited nature, heartless and heartless, plus some freewheeling personality that makes him feel like a fish in water in front of the media.

Sprewell grinned and pulled his furrow pigtails in front of a bunch of cameras, posed a few rather fancy poses, and smiled as he stepped forward to greet the media.

Sprewell is a moody person, and there is a lot of news for reporters like this, but it is very nerve-wracking compared to Ewing before him. At least everybody knows that Ewing is like that, whether you say he's good or bad, he's always stinking at you, as if something inexplicable happened to you and his daughter, but if something like this happens, you may never be seen again. In contrast, a moody guy like Sprewell is a real headache for reporters, because you really don't know if he's going to turn on you the next moment.

But the pursuit of journalism far outweighed the fear of being beaten, and reporters gathered around to interview Mr. Spreville.

"Hey, Latril, congratulations on your return to the All-Star." This congratulations is real, and there is no problem with returning to it, and Sprewell has a bright future after entering the league. In 92, he was selected by the Warriors to enter the league, became an All-Star bench in the second year, and directly became the starting scoring guard of the All-Star in the West in the third year. It's just that after that incident in 97, everyone thought that Sprewell was finished, not to mention the year-long ban, just talking about playing coaching, it is estimated that few teams in the entire league would dare to sign him, that is, the Knicks really had no one at that time, so he signed him, and he was originally going to be just a substitute, who knows, Sprewell is actually playing better and better, and gradually regained his original feeling, this time he returned to the All-Star for the sake of Stern's mercy, But his own performance is also an essential part, especially this time the All-Star is still in San Francisco, where he became famous, and where he fell, he has returned to the origin of everything, just like the classic saying, when you are confused, go back to the place where you cooked!

Sprewell was also very happy to listen to the reporter's words, after all, this is to affirm his current performance, after the sinking of that year, now Sprewell is even more eager to be recognized by others. "It's great to be back again, it's my first home, I spent my student days here, I've been through a lot here, and it's an inspiration to be back here as an All-Star, and I want to thank my current coach for giving me that opportunity," Sprewell said. ”

Sprewell's speech can be described as a real heartfelt statement, and at this time I also saw the difference between sports reporters and entertainment reporters, a few reporters who were obviously ESPN and other sports reporters stubbornly resisted the question of what happened back then, and the few entertainment reporters who came here to hang out didn't know about this man's record back then, and blurted out: "So, are you relieved of what you did back then?" ”

You know, the throat lock incident that year made Sprewell a nationally famous figure, and many basketball coaches, especially college basketball coaches, have a lot of criticism about Sprewell, but the league's big-name coaches didn't say anything, because many of them knew that Callesimo was a person. That incident can't be said to be anyone's problem, but now that it has been turned out by reporters, there are some problems, you know, the current head coach of the Warriors is still Callesimo.

In an instant, the surrounding sports reporters took a big step back, leaving only a few entertainment reporters with a thirst for knowledge.

To everyone's surprise, Sprewell didn't get angry at the first time, but said to the reporters who asked him questions with a gentle smile: "Relieved? Are you crazy? Do you never watch a basketball game? I'll take a look, ah, the Los Angeles Times, it seems that you definitely watch more movies made by those female stars on the 18th tier than you watch more games, right? Well? I advise you to come and talk to me after seeing how I do against the Warriors. ”

Sprewell's words were very kind, but still people couldn't help but shiver, the 90s point guards because they met a lawless guy, or rather, he was a day, this description may be more accurate, each of them was forced to practice an excellent defense, as one of the best Sprewell, in the game against the Warriors led by Callesimo, Sprewell can be said to have played his defensive skills to the extreme, so far, In every game Sprewell has played against the Warriors, the Knicks have yet to lose. (This is truly a magical statistic, after Callesimo is gone, Sprewell is like falling asleep against the Warriors)

After Sprewell finished speaking, he smiled and said to everyone: "Okay, then now the free interview time is over, and if you stop me again, I have to charge each of you one dollar a minute" As soon as the words fell, Sprewell's face changed, as if he had come to the court with the ball, Sprewell's face became like a pool of stagnant water, his face was expressionless but revealing a trace of ruthlessness, seeing this appearance of Sprewell, Rao is few bold reporters just now also dodged a way in an instant, directly letting Sprewell pass.

Therefore, the Knicks really specialize in all kinds of problem teenagers, social youth, and underworld bosses.

Walking at the end is Houston, Houston wears his beret, leisurely walking at the end, among the Knicks players who came to San Francisco, it is obvious that Houston is definitely the most popular one among reporters, although he was born in the Detroit Legion, but Houston does not have the ruffian of the Detroit Bad Boys Army, or he is actually more like a smiling assassin, the godfather of a family rather than a thug.

It's just that after the first few rounds of scare, reporters don't dare to rashly throw off their skills, otherwise the first question is to ask what is the difference between New York and Detroit, where there are more car exhaust in the air.

Houston waved his hand, motioning for reporters to be quiet and not to interrupt him, he said: "I'm glad I was selected as an All-Star, this is my first time being selected as an All-Star, well, it seems a little late, but it's always good to be selected, I hope my teammates and I can have fun here, I know you still want to ask who that girl is, but I'm sorry, I'm not going to answer, even though I'm the captain, but I don't have the right to interfere in the private affairs of the players, and I add, I have to go now, I'm as curious as you are, So I had to go back to the hotel and block him. Houston succinctly told reporters such a thing, Lao Tzu could have entered the All-Star a long time ago, Lao Tzu came to play, and now, Lao Tzu has something, you give me a dodge.

Houston also left calmly, leaving behind reporters who looked at each other, are these really New York players? Why doesn't it feel like a metropolis at all, but it's vicious.

"What's next?" Someone asked weakly.

"What else can I do, call it a day!" Someone said angrily.

"Perhaps, we can start with that girl?" Someone suggested that.

"Hell, this is San Francisco, who do you think has the most people here?" However, this suggestion was immediately refuted.

A group of reporters began to be depressed, but soon, the arrival of the next connecting plane ignited their excitement again, and the next plane landed, and the purple and gold ornaments announced who the owner of the plane was.