To call Kobe Bryant, who was the 13th pick in '96, and Iverson, who was the 1st pick, are rivals, which is a fitting name.

"Finally, did you leave......

Iverson had a tiring weekend, and the only thing that bothered him was the fact that he tossed and turned over at night while he was sleeping, and the 76ers team member with the name Iverson was taken back and replaced by Iverson, a player from the Lakers.

He didn't worry about getting along with Kobe, but his nine-year Philadelphia career made him reluctant to give up. Philadelphia has fallen into the abyss, Iverson wants to leave and is reluctant to leave, but now he has no choice, general manager Billy King has already made a choice for him, after a 4-for-1 deal, he is already in front of Los Angeles.

What Iverson didn't know was that his departure was doomed since falling out with Brown, and even if he didn't leave this time, Billikin would still trade him away next season, only this time Kupchak had a good chip. It's so good that Billikin can rest assured that he can explain to his boss and can't wait to trade the chips.

This may be another big deal that changes the pattern of the league, anyway, this league has basically broken away from Hu Qingniu's original world, and he doesn't care if he doesn't have the advantage of foresight, Maddie and Carter teamed up, Iverson and Kobe Bryant teamed up, and the four quarterbacks were all combined.

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The plane landed, and Iverson officially landed in Los Angeles.

With the arrival of thousands of loyal Lakers fans at the airport, the Lakers' performance this season has been a nightmare, and the arrival of arch-rival Iverson may be the answer to the Lakers' problems.

Lakers owner Buss Sr., Lakers general manager Kupchak, consultant Jerry West, and the team executives and the children of Buss Sr., son Jim Buss and daughter Jeanie Buss were all present to greet him, which also shows how important the Lakers are. The league has always been a league of superstars, and only with stars can they win and have big ticket income.

However, one less person is missing. Iverson watched the scene, what about Kobe? Kobe Bryant didn't come?

The surrounding media also whispered that as the current leader of the Lakers, Kobe Bryant is the one who should come.

Seeing Iverson's expression, Kupchak of course knew why, and hurriedly explained.

"AI, because it is the team training today, Kobe Bryant is not present, Boss Bath has arranged the accommodation for you and your family, and the team's logistics staff will follow you throughout the whole process to settle everything ......"

"No," Iverson interrupted with a blank face, "let's go to the practice court first, since it's a team practice, and I'm a member of the Lakers now, I should also participate in practice." ”

"Uh~," Kupchak choked in his throat with the second half of his words, "this...... But ......"

'Okay, there's nothing to do, there's a game tomorrow and I need to settle in as soon as possible.' Iverson insisted.

At Iverson's insistence, the group went directly to the Lakers arena.

When the media heard Iverson's insistence on meeting with Bryant, they couldn't smell the topic. There is definitely a story for these two people to meet.

"Iverson is here......"

"I heard that Iverson came straight to us as soon as he got off the plane......"

"I studied his style when I was in high school, he was my idol......"

Some of the Lakers players were whispering about it, and gradually the whole court began to talk. The Lakers' current head coach, Humberland, obviously can't handle that.

However, Kobe frowned and said angrily.

"If you don't want to train, get out of this arena!"

Kobe Bryant's speech was much more effective than the head coach, and the players quickly fell silent. The head coach has to report to the general manager if he wants to kick a player out of the team, but if Kobe Bryant wants to kick them, he just says it.

The atmosphere was awkward, and head coach Humberland came out to be a peacemaker at this time.

"Everybody keep training, keep training."

It's no surprise that Humberland is angry with Kobe, although Humberland has no prestige, but at least he didn't offend the players and got along well with every player.

Kobe Bryant is actually very conflicted about the arrival of Iverson, he just "forced away" O'Neal in the summer, and now there is another Iverson. Iverson is not a fuel-efficient lamp, who has the final say in this team, and if there is a discord at that time, the team will be ruined.

Kobe Bryant began to complain about Kupchak again, anyone in the league can come, but Iverson can do it. Kobe Bryant was used to going toe-to-toe with Iverson on the court, and never thought that one day the two would be teammates side by side.

In Kobe's inner struggle, Iverson finally came, and it was the elder Bass who personally led it.

"Kobe, this is AI, you have to work together well in the future." Old Buss's words were very official, but Kobe Bryant had to listen. rushed to the old Bass to side with him Kobe and abandoned O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant had already begun to respect the old Bass from the heart.

"You're welcome to the team." Reluctantly, Kobe Bryant came up with such a word of welcome.

From the moment he entered the arena, Iverson's eyes never left Kobe, and meeting Kobe Bryant in the training arena was a strange thing for Iverson, who had never seen Kobe Bryant in the game arena.

"I want me to join our team, not yours." Iverson replied coldly.

When the head coach next to him heard this, his heart was half cold, yes, he used to serve only one young master, but now there is another one, if the young masters make trouble on the field, and the final results are not satisfactory, it is still his head coach who is responsible for it.

"Now the Lakers are my team, and if you want to fight, you have to show your own performance." Kobe Bryant responded domineeringly.

"Yes, yes."

Iverson stared straight at Kobe Bryant with a pair of eyes, and Kobe Bryant looked at each other without showing weakness, and the atmosphere became more and more bad.

Humbern hurried over to persuade him.

"It's time to start shooting drills, so come over AI and KB."

"Humph!" Kobe Bryant threw down a sentence and passed first.

"We'll see!" Iverson gritted his teeth and said to himself.

This is a scoring shooting drill within the Lakers, three points, two points are a hundred, and finally the completion time and shooting number are written on the small blackboard on the sideline. This is not only a test of the accuracy of the shot, but also a test of the player's physical strength and shooting stability when the physical exertion is high. In the current Lakers, Kobe Bryant has always been able to finish training with a score that outperforms his teammates.

The team's small forward Devin George shot 66 of 100 three-pointers and 76 of 100 two-pointers in 21 minutes.

"It's a good result, it's an improvement over before." Humberland praised.

Devin George is also a player who can play in the rotation in the league, and the current Lakers team is second only to Kobe and Iverson, and he is not as unsociable as Kobe, so the players have praised him.

"Next up is Kobe, and when you're ready, you can get started." Humberland Road.

Bryant glanced coldly at Iverson.

"You're going to have to see!"

"We'll see!" Iverson.

Easily got on the court, took the basketball and shook it in his hand.

Speaking of shooting, Kobe Bryant did not have a trace of procrastination, from bending his legs to getting up and shooting in the air, smooth as mechanical movements are fast and accurate, this is Kobe Bryant's usual strict requirements for himself, through hundreds of thousands, millions of shots trained muscle memory.

Due to Iverson's onlookers, Bryant's shooting speed was even faster than usual.

......

“91”

“92”

“93”

Head coach Humberland said in surprise.

"Bryant set a new record, shooting 95 of 100 two-pointers and 93 of 100 three-pointers, and it took 9 minutes and 56 seconds, less than 10 minutes."

The Lakers players also echoed the praise.

On weekdays, Kobe Bryant of course ignores such praise from the head coach and teammates, but for some reason, this time he felt very comfortable listening to these words.

As soon as I glanced at it, I saw Iverson's gutter head and indifferent eyes, as if it were all a big deal.

Kobe Bryant didn't fight when he saw this pair of dead fish eyes.

"Iverson, it's your turn, show yourself."

"Humph!" Just snorted, Iverson knew that it was useless to talk more, they all wanted to stand up for the new team, but prestige does not depend on who is louder, but also depends on strength. Sometimes two players on the same team compete for a position, and the competition between them for training in the team is comparable to that in official matches.

Although Iverson and Kobe Bryant are not competing for the starting position, they are more serious about the team's right to speak.

At the sight of Iverson's fur coat, Hamberland's expression lit up, and he thought that he might have found a solution to the dispute.

"AI, don't you have a jersey with you, otherwise it will be forgotten today, it is such a cold day, there is no warm-up, and you haven't put on a jersey yet, and it will be very inconvenient between gestures...... And these shoes ......."

Humbern looked down while talking to the mud, but was surprised to find that Iverson was wearing sneakers, and immediately changed his tune.

"Even though I wear sneakers, for the sake of the athletes' health, the training supervisor has made it clear that you can't train without a jersey."

Iverson replied only one sentence.

"It doesn't matter, I didn't break the rules."

Immediately took off his coat, revealing the Reebok training suit inside, and since he was no longer a member of the 76ers, the AI put on a full set of equipment from its own sponsor, Reebok. It seems that when the AI went out today, he thought about what he would encounter when he arrived in Los Angeles today, and the other party was too similar to himself, and the AI thought of the current scenario without any difficulty.

The AI even carefully put a black sleeve on his right hand, but the moment he picked up the basketball, he realized that it was not good.

In these two seasons, the 76 record is not ideal, and the team can only rely on him to kill, his right arm shoulder joint has just been strained a month ago, but I didn't expect that as soon as I picked up the ball today, the shoulder injury will recur, and it is still a piercing pain.

But with so many people on the training ground watching, Iverson didn't want to back down.

In addition, Kobe Bryant also watched coldly from the side, although he didn't say a word, but Iverson ate this set, and no one could lose to Kobe Bryant if he lost.

Holding back the pain, Iverson let out a small sigh and picked up the basketball from the frame.

More than a meter outside the three-point line, he didn't adjust at all, his legs kicked slightly, and the ball went from his waist to his chest along this force, and finally shot straight out with his forehead.

"Huh!"

out of three.

This ultra-long-distance three-point shot is quite eye-catching, and it can be regarded as a small shock to the people present.

If you are an ordinary person, of course, you can shoot as close to the three-point line as possible in this kind of competitive game, but an unruly figure like Iverson has always been casual and bold.

Pain is such a thing, once he doesn't care about it, he gets used to it as if it has no effect. Iverson gritted his teeth and made 200 shots in one go. What's even more rare is that 95 of 100 three-pointers and 93 of 100 two-pointers are a little better than Kobe, but the speed is slower, and it took more than 10 minutes to complete, compared to the shoulder strain, which affects the speed of the shot.

Although it took a little longer to complete, Iverson hit two more three-point shots.

However, when Kobe Bryant saw Iverson's time, he had some doubts in his heart, Iverson's time was longer than mine, how could this be?

As an old opponent on the court, Iverson's shooting speed is so fast, Kobe Bryant has the most right to speak.

Seeing Iverson's unnaturally hanging right arm, Kobe Bryant seemed to have an understanding.

"If you have an arm injury, then this one doesn't count, and we'll talk about it when you're healed."

Iverson looked indifferent.

"Now that I've risen to the challenge, this round counts."

After a moment of silence, Bryant continued.

"It's an old injury, I remember you missed a while last month because of a right arm strain. Coach Doctor has set up a new medical studio of his own, he is my friend, and I will help you contact him for your treatment. Injuries like muscle strains are the easiest to come and go, and I don't want the team to spend so much money on you and become a waste before you even play. ”

Just listening to the previous words, Kobe's words were quite heartwarming, but the last sentence almost didn't choke the AI to death.

The next day, it happened to be the Lakers' away game against the Bobcats, and Kobe Bryant personally accompanied Iverson to find Hu Qingniu.

After giving Iverson a full body examination, Hu Qingniu was also a little frightened.

Because athletes have been engaged in strenuous sports and confrontation for a long time, their physical strength is more or less worn out. But as far as Hu Qingniu saw the condition of Iverson's body, it could no longer be called wear and tear, but all kinds of dark injuries.

As one of the NBA's smallest players, Iverson has never been afraid of hard muscle contact, on the one hand, his ghostly speed allows him to dodge and unload some of the impact when his opponent rushes in front of him, and on the other hand, because of his competitive temper since childhood, Iverson has no word for "backing down" in his life dictionary.

What do you do when the first opponent has his knees across your path, the second opponent is ready to slap your giant palm on the shoulder, and the third opponent is also waiting for you to land and quietly give you a hard shot in the waist? Iverson's answer was categorical: rush over!

Due to the opponent's large size and speed can not keep up, they are often forced to take fouls to prevent the AI from scoring, and in the NBA, there is an unwritten rule: if you take a foul, you will never be relentless, and use all your strength to greet the opponent with a hideous expression. Iverson bore the brunt of being the target of the "blow".

Iverson is flesh and blood, after all, and as the best ball-handling breaker in the league, he has suffered countless plots. According to Hu Qingniu's examination, Iverson currently has 5 major injuries and no less than 20 minor injuries, and normal players can get injury lists as long as one-third of them are injured, but Iverson is different, unless he can't move at all, he would rather play with bandages on the field. He knows that the 76ers don't care without anyone, but they can't live without themselves.

Shoulders, back, knees, ankles, elbows...... Iverson himself doesn't know how many times he has been knocked to the ground by his opponents, but Iverson believes that good men shed blood, sweat and tears, so he continued to fight.

"I'm glad you can come to me, there is no other doctor in this world who can complete the healing of your current injury. Recuperate with me for a while, and I will give you back a perfect body. Of course, this is not gratuitous, because it is more troublesome, and the cost is 5 million. ”

Hu Qingniu's recovery time is one to two or two months, which is his conservative estimate, and Iverson has too many places to recover this time.

But the two-month recovery time basically predicts that the Lakers will abandon this season, and Iverson's contract will expire next season, and this season break means that the Lakers will only have the right to use Iverson for one season in exchange for big chips.

For such a major decision, Iverson had to get in touch with the management first, and the management agreed before he could choose Hu Qingniu's treatment plan.