In the game where the rocket won the knight lightly, the knights who have been unfavorable recently made Yang Yiming feel emotional.

From head coach Tyronn Lue to little emperor James to a group of role players, everyone on the Cavaliers is at a loss.

Only in the former "Rose in the Wind" Derrick Ross, Yang Yiming can still vaguely feel a glimmer of hope. Perhaps these setbacks for the team are too small compared to the battle Rose has faced against fate.

Although he could already see the signs of old age on his body, he had dreadlocks, a mustache on his chin, no more dazzling agility to shake off everyone's first step, and only an embarrassing jump shot in his arsenal remained, Rose hadn't given up yet.

Suddenly, for a moment, Yang Yiming wanted to meet Rose in person.

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"Don't wait, we don't think we can wait for Rose." Yu Xiaochun persuaded Yang Yiming, "Besides, why do you want to see Derrick Rose, I still don't understand." ”

"I just want to talk to him." Yang Yiming looked left and right at the parking lot again, this underground parking area for the Cavaliers staff and players is now only a few cars left, and there is no sign of anyone coming in and out of the exit to drive them away, "Aren't you interested?" This is Derek Rose! ”

Yang Yiming added an accent to Ross's name.

"Interested. But we've been waiting for almost an hour, and Ross probably won't come. ”

"But where will he go?"

After the game, Yang Yiming specially asked the team for leave to report back to the hotel by himself, and went straight to the home team's exclusive parking area. Just after beating the opponent, Yang Yiming and Yu Xiaochun were still inconvenient to bump into the defeated home team players in the parking lot, so the two found a corner with a good line of sight to hide and silently observe. Little Emperor James and they all left from here, so it stands to reason that no one was missed.

"What are you two doing here!"

Suddenly, a voice scolded from behind.

"Ahh The two of them were startled, jumped a step away, and looked back to see a black man in his fifties and sixties, with a hunched back, but his anger was like a rainbow, and his eyes were blazing, as if the detective had caught a thief. He put his hands on his waist and pinned a black baton to his waist.

"I'm sorry, we're waiting for someone here." Yu Xiaochun saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly explained.

"Wait for someone? Waiting for whom? They're gone. Unexpectedly, this explanation backfired, but the black man became more alert, and pressed his right hand on the baton on his waist, as if the swordsman was ready to draw his sword at any time.

"Everyone's gone? And what about the Cavaliers players? Under the tense situation, Yang Yiming hurriedly stepped forward and raised his hand in front of the uncle.

"Players?" The black man glanced Yang Yiming up and down, I don't know if he retreated when he saw that he was unusually tall, or if he had a good impression of the athletes, he finally let go of his hand holding the electric baton, and said slowly: "The players have already gone back to rest, and if you want to solve any personal grievances with them, it is estimated that you will have to wait for the next time." ”

The black uncle turned out to treat him as a rival player seeking revenge.

"No, no, you misunderstood." Yu Xiaochun was afraid that Yang Yiming's English was not proficient enough to explain clearly, so he hurriedly interjected and said, "We're not here to find trouble, we're players of the Rocket team." He gestured up and down to the next one as he spoke, his figure undoubtedly the most convincing at this time. My friend is a Derrick Rose fan and he's waiting here to see Rose, I don't know if you can help us. ”

"Yes, Derek Rose." For fear that the black uncle didn't hear clearly, Yang Yiming repeated it again.

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"Oops, I know who Rose is. I'm not dazzled enough to be deaf to that extent. The black man shook his head a little impatiently, and as he spoke, he walked between the two and dropped a sentence, "But if you want to see him, then you are in the wrong place." ”

"Coming to the wrong place?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, his parking space is over there, you can see for yourself." The uncle casually pointed to the end of the row of parking spaces in front of him.

The parking space at the end was empty.

In fact, there is not a single car in the entire row of parking spaces.

"This..."

"There's no car..."

The two men were puzzled.

"It's right if you don't have a car." The uncle was like a private school teacher who had failed the student, and proudly announced the answer with his hands behind his back, "Ross has stopped driving for a long time, and the parking space has been empty there for a long time..."

"Doesn't Ross drive? And he..."This answer is indeed unexpected.

"yes, he used to drive. But then I didn't know where I went for a while, and when I came back, it was as if I had rented an apartment in the city, and every time I came to the stadium either by bicycle or by subway. It's cold now, so I guess I'd have taken the subway back a long time ago. ”

Yu Xiaochun knew that the black uncle mentioned that Rose had "disappeared" for a while, and during that time, even the team couldn't find him, and even the news that he was ready to retire was exposed, but riding a bicycle and taking the subway to the stadium... This is too unusual, knowing which NBA star is not accompanied by luxury cars, and travel in fine clothes, he really can't imagine that "Rose" Rose, the youngest MVP player in history, would choose such a low-key way of traveling.

"Alas, that kid... The person is really good, and the ball is played well, but it's a pity..."The uncle seemed to see through the doubts in Yu Xiaochun's heart, and he also sighed for a long time, "He once told me that he didn't drive to make himself more focused on basketball, and he had already enjoyed those things off the court, and now he just wants to focus on things on the basketball court..."

"So he doesn't drive, doesn't that make sense?" The black uncle's explanation apparently did not convince Koharu.

"I seem to understand him..."Yang Yiming said faintly, he was looking at the empty parking space at the end, and the number "1" on the ground was visible.

"Alas, I don't understand the affairs of young people, I'm just an old man security guard in charge of the parking lot, anyway, that position will always be reserved for him."

"Number 1."

"yes, I don't know if that No. 1 will be able to come back." The black man seemed to ask a question, and as if he was talking to himself, "How about it, I'll go first, and you guys should go back early." ”

After saying that, the uncle turned around, as if this conversation had never happened before, and walked to the other end of the parking lot by himself.

It wasn't until his figure was about to disappear into the dimly lit corner of the parking lot that Yu Xiaochun came back to his senses and asked Yang Yiming: "I didn't find Rose, so what are you going to do?" ”

"I don't know."

Yang Yiming was thoughtful and said, "But I know he will come back." ”

"-Vanishing Rose, we can help him come back."