Chapter 114: The Injury Tide Before the All-Star Game
Looking at Tyrek's expression, Tem leaned back on the sofa and laughed, "Tyrek, you're also a big star, do you need to be so excited?" β
"Of course, I'm excited that Nike has taken the initiative to launch a personal signature shoe collection for me! Nike, as a local brand in the United States, has signed an extremely large number of players, but not counting Nike's Jordan brand, there is only Kobe Bryant among the active players. Bryant, LeBron. James, Kevin. The Durant trio have Nike's signature shoe collection, which is everyone's dream! β
Tem smiled and asked, "In addition to Adidas, several other brands are also willing to launch a personal signature shoe series for you?" β
"My first sneaker contract was with Nike, and unless other brands offer too much, I would basically choose to renew my contract with Nike, and the global reach of other brands is still worse than Nike. If Nike is reluctant to launch a personal collection of signature shoes for me, then I may hesitate, after all, signature shoes are a great affirmation of a player's commercial value, as well as the financial benefit of a share of the sales of signature shoes. But Nike actually thinks so highly of me, I don't think I have a reason to refuse......"
Tem stood up and nodded: "As I thought, I knew that when you saw Nike's contract renewal offer, you would definitely make a decision without hesitation, although Nike's $8 million per year is $2 million lower than Adidas and Peak, but it's not a big problem." Of course, you can also choose to accept the offer of other brands and wait for Nike to match ......"
Tyrek interrupted Tem, "That's not necessary, Nike has given such sincerity, since I value me so much, I naturally have to give my own sincerity!" β
Tem put away a few documents and said: "Okay, since you have made a decision, I will go back first, I still have a lot of things to deal with, I will not directly notify them of your decision for these companies, after all, we also have to fight for the best interests for you, Nike also needs the competitive pressure of other brands, it is only a draft contract, and after the contract is perfected, you will make the final decision......"
As Tem left, Tyrek fell headlong into the couch and laughed involuntarily at the thought that he would have his own Nike signature shoes in the future......
The contract for Terrek's sneakers and the bidding between various brands are still trade secrets, and there is no such news in the media, so it is believed that when Tyric officially signs the contract, it will inevitably cause a huge shock in the sneaker market.
And the next day, the Sacramento Kings also started their road trip.
The first leg of the six-game winning streak on the road is Minnesota, where the Kings played the Timberwolves at home only five days ago.
Got a day's rest, although they need to go to Minnesota, but the Kings are still in a pretty good mental state, facing the Timberwolves away, the Kings did not encounter any strong challenges, especially Tyrek played unusually expressive, after all, Nike's plan to launch signature shoes for himself also made Terek maintain a sense of excitement, and finally the Kings won the Timberwolves 110-95 away, Tyrek scored 37 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in the whole game. Led the Kings to their first win on the road.
After finishing the game against the Timberwolves, the Kings immediately traveled to Denver to prepare to face their next opponent, the Denver Nuggets.
This season's Denver Nuggets were among last season's superstar Cameron Brown. Anthony has remained very competitive since leaving the team, although the team does not have big stars, but everyone is a soldier and has a balanced strength, especially Thai. Lawson, this season with Chauncey. With Billups' departure, he has secured the starting point guard position and gradually revealed the potential of a star guard. Under Karl's leadership, the team is currently in 4th place in the West with 15 wins and 9 losses.
The Kings faced a lot of challenges in the game against the Nuggets, but it was even more unfortunate that the Kings were threatened with injuries in this game.
In a basket offense with Costa. In the aerial confrontation of Kufors, Cousins landed unsteadily and fell to the ground heavily, and the Nuggets did not notice that Cousins was unable to stand up at this time after winning the ball, and after the Nuggets won the fast break, everyone saw Cousins lying on the ground with his left knee next to the basket, gritting his teeth and showing pain.
The Kings team doctor hurriedly came to Cousins' side, Tyrek and others also surrounded him, although Cousins was not particularly injured from the outside, but after the team doctor's inquiry and examination, it was confirmed that Cousins could not continue the game, the team doctor shook his head and looked up to help Cousins off the court.
With the help of West and Whiteside, Cousins struggled to get up and limped away from the game.
The game was already undominant, and with Cousins' injury, it was even worse for the Kings, and the Kings eventually lost to the Nuggets 93-106 at PepsiCenter Arena.
The post-game examination also confirmed that Cousins had a sprained left knee and would be out for at least four weeks.
Cousins' absence must have had a great impact on the team, the team's second-leading scorer, the anchor of the inside, Cousins' inability to play is equivalent to cutting off one of the team's arms.
However, overnight, at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, the team was once again approached by injury.
In a counter-attacking layup, CuarΓ³n. Butler was replaced by Wesley. Matthews pulled from behind and fell straight to the sidelines...... After getting up Caron. Butler shook his palm, and his facial features were all gathered together, apparently damaged when he landed on the ground.
Caron. Butler was initially tempted to continue playing, but the pain made it difficult for him to hold on, and he had to be replaced by Garcia.
Without Cousins, the Kings' interior firepower has dropped dramatically. Butler's departure further damaged the Kings' wing strength, and the Kings eventually lost on the road against Aldridge's Western powerhouse, losing Portland 97-107.
At the same time Caron. Butler has also been diagnosed with a fracture of the first metacarpal bone of his right palm and will be sidelined for six to eight weeks.
Losing two games in a row brought the Kings' record to 19-7, and unluckily lost two key players. After two consecutive games with injuries and long sidelines, the Kings looked to be gripped by doom during back-to-back road trips......