Chapter Twenty-Four: The Road Meets Wang Lung
"Robert? Hey, wait for me! Jack shouted at an angry Robert on the campus road.
Robert looked at Jack sharply, his eyes showing a kind and puzzled look, "Jack? ”
"It's really you, brother, we haven't seen each other for three or four years after the final, what are you doing here?"
"Can you use your brain? I'm definitely a sports student at this school. But just now I had a falling out with the coach and he kicked me out of the team, damn it! ”
"Who? Basketball team? Jack invited Robert to sit on the lawn.
"I thought you wouldn't play basketball after that."
Jack said this with a concerned look. Then he punched Robert in the chest, "It doesn't hurt there now?" ”
"Don't touch me here!" Robert's reaction was so fierce that it was unusual.
"I'm sorry, but I don't like people talking about it."
"Please, we were teammates back then, and my goal helped our team a lot!"
"Even if it's you! Moreover, you were obviously dragging your feet more back then. Robert said seriously.
Jack laughed, "Sometimes I really want to tear your stinky mouth apart, but your genius makes me admire again." ”
"It's a pity that God always seems to be demanding of geniuses." As he spoke, Jack punched the grass.
"It's not like you're saying that." Robert was lying on the grass. "That's right, hearsay, is there depth?"
"My body has been healed for a long time." Robert whispered.
Jack smiled knowingly, "Since that bullshit basketball team doesn't want you, why don't you switch to football with me?" Simple and rough, maybe you'll like it better. ”
"I hate traitors the most in my life!" Robert said fiercely.
Jack was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself why Robert's personality had become much darker after the past few years of sinking.
Robert looked at the sky, and two figures suddenly appeared in his mind, "I know, it must be the two of them!" ”
"Who?" Jack noticed a drastic change in Robert's expression.
"My two bastard roommates! They must have been chewing on the coach's tongue last night, yes, and one of them was even the coach's son? ”
Robert grabbed a handful of grass and rubbed it vigorously.
"I bet that soft guy came in completely on the basis of connections, and there is a yellow boy, I can't spare them!"
"A soft egg, a yellow-skinned boy? I seem to know who you're talking about. Jack's expression immediately darkened.
"Yi, aren't you going out to play for a day today? I can take you to Los Angeles for a lap. Vali's expression was sincere.
"I'm sorry, to be honest, I don't have much interest in the city. ”
"What about Staples Arena? Isn't the Lakers Memorial interested in it either? ”
Vali said with a smile.
Zhang Yi knew that Uncle Long hadn't contacted him for the past two days, so he must be busy with his business.
This does not prevent me from visiting Uncle Long's former home stadium and the memorial hall that remembers him.
"If you're willing, then let's go to the two places we just mentioned." Zhang Yi said happily.
Vali nodded, even though he had been to both places countless times.
Riding the Upper City Suspension Bus, the two of them quickly arrived at the Lakers arena, by which time the Clippers had moved.
The heroic Staples Arena is like the history of the Lakers' ambitions.
It's like a giant guarding the big ball city, and for a long time, Los Angeles was the center of the NBA!
"It's still off-season, and there's an ice hockey game in the evening, but I don't think you're interested."
Staples Arena is also enjoying its vacation.
Even so, every day when a Lakers star organizes an event at the arena, fans and reporters from all over the world flock to the stadium.
Any piece of news from the Lakers could grab the headlines in the sports or even entertainment section.
"You know, this year the manager of the Lakers changed to a woman."
Suddenly, Vali said to Zhang Yi mysteriously.
"Absolutely inside news, I overheard an acquaintance of my father say it."
Zhang Yi just raised his eyebrows, but he didn't care too much.
But Vali still said excitedly, "As long as the news gets out, it will definitely shake the entire alliance." ”
Zhang Yi asked, "Who?" ”
“GIGI!” Vali whispered in Zhang Yi's ear. Then on second thought, it didn't seem polite to call a 42-year-old aunt by her nickname.
"Gianna Maria Honoror Bryant!"
Zhang Yi shook his head, he didn't know much about the name.
Seeing Zhang Yi's performance, Vali shook his head helplessly, thinking that this guy really didn't know anything about the sports world in Los Angeles.
"You don't know her? Her dad you specify familiar! ”
Zhang Yi asked, "Who?" ”
"Black Mamba Kobe!" Vali excitedly shouted the name, although he had never seen this man play, but the sports world has always had a legend about him.
Zhang Yi reacted at this time, "Yes, they are all surnamed Bryant!" ”
Kobe Bryant's name, Zhang Yi is familiar with it.
Because in recent years, when polishing his offensive moves, Uncle Long didn't let him watch Kobe's videotapes less.
And Kobe's video images accounted for as many as three sets, which made Zhang Yi understand the nickname of Black Mamba quite well.
"Kobe Bryant, who is over seventy years old, is definitely a godfather-level presence in Los Angeles."
"In the more than 30 years since he retired, the Black Mamba symbol has occupied the entertainment industry and the electronics industry here, do you know who the biggest investor in the hottest super league is now?"
"Kobe?" Zhang Yi said.
"That's right! And even in Hollywood, Kobe Bryant occupies an important place. ”
"Now that his youngest daughter Gianna is finally going to take charge of the Lakers, no star in the entire league can refuse her invitation!"
Vali said confidently.
Of course, he said this because the Lakers, who were full of recruits, had not made the playoffs for four seasons since Bronny James retired from the Lakers the year before.
Unlike his father, James Jr. is more like Kobe, although his achievements are far less than the latter.
But the city of Los Angeles loves him no less than Kobe Bryant back then, after all, he carries a loyalty cell that is now rare in the league.
Maybe it's his father's wish to stay on the team all the time fell on James Jr., Bronny has been purple and gold all his life in his eighteen-year NBA career!
After a brief turn around the Staples Arena, they bought a few delicious hot dogs, and the two took a taxi to the Lakers History Museum.
Vali pointed to Wacker's pictorial, a proud expression.
However, Zhang Yi's eyes were on Wang Lung, who hung a large pictorial alongside Wacker and placed an MVP trophy.
"Uncle Long!" This is not the first time Zhang Yi has seen Wang Lung in his youth, but it seems to be the closest to him.
Zhang Yi stretched out his hand and stuck it on the window of the display case, as if the young and dazzling Wang Lung was standing opposite the glass!
How dazzling the comet is, how lonely it is when it disappears!
Zhang Yi's eyes moistened uncontrollably, because he had known Uncle Long for more than ten years, but he had never seen the flamboyant emperor-like smile in the pictorial.
At this moment, Zhang Yi suddenly felt a familiar figure flash past him.
He looked back and saw a tall figure wearing a fisherman's hat, and most importantly, the man's left leg also had a subtle mechanical sound.
"Uncle Long?!"
Vali was still concentrating on admiring his father's demeanor back then, and Zhang Yi shouted quietly and chased after him.
However, the uncle in the fisherman's hat seemed to hear his voice and deliberately sped up.
They quickly made their way through the crowd of spectators and out of the Hall of Memorial. Turning two more street corners, Zhang Yi grabbed the person's shoulder!
"Boy! Can't you practice well without me staring? The man took off his hat and turned around.
Zhang Yi shouted happily, "Uncle Long! ”
"Listen, my presence here has nothing to do with you, you must forget to see me, I have something very important to decide."
Hearing the word break come out of Uncle Long's mouth, Zhang Yi instinctively understood the seriousness of the matter.
Uncle Long continued, "Follow Wacker, and he will help you. Remember, when you get on the court, you must treat basketball as the only thing in your life! ”
After speaking, Uncle Long put on his hat again.
"I'll see you again, right?" Zhang Yi said, secretly clenching his fists.
Uncle Long didn't speak, just nodded and then turned around and disappeared into the noisy streets of Los Angeles.