Chapter 206: Locker Room Turmoil
Vignari calmly controls the ball on the basketball court, and this girl with a ponytail and a sweat-wicking headband is completely different from the sexy model in people's impressions. Of course, even if she appears on the basketball court without makeup, this Italian girl is still beautiful.
"She's the girl she often talks about on TV?" In the stands, Wen Xue, who was sitting next to Yiyang, asked her son curiously.
"Hmm." Yiyang's face was slightly red, and he nodded slightly.
"I said, is she really your girlfriend?" Wen Xue pulled Yiyang with one hand, what her son was thinking, this mother knew very well in her heart. Seeing her son's cheeks turn red, Wen Xue knew that maybe the "scandals" about her son in the news and newspapers might not be "scandals".
"Uh..... Watch the game, Mom, look, they're going to attack. Let me tell you, this ball, they will definitely play like this......" Yiyang staggered to open the topic, which made Wen Xue affirm what she thought in her heart. Has his son finally met the girl who belongs to him?
Yiyang watched the game while recalling everything that happened last night in his mind. What happened last night? Nothing happened!
After Vignari couldn't help but kiss Yiyang, the two slowly stood up, and then walked awkwardly on the beach for a while, and Yiyang sent Vignari back to the hotel.
Of course, Yiyang didn't go up with Vignali. After bidding farewell to the Italian girl, Yiyang took a taxi back to his hotel.
If this matter was known to Terry, he would definitely complain that Yiyang didn't seize the opportunity. But Yiyang was completely stunned yesterday, and he didn't know what to do after that.
What are he and Vignari now? Is it a friend, or is it the kind that goes further than a friend?
Yiyang shook his head, trying to throw these messy thoughts out of his head. On the basketball court, Vignali sent the basketball to Scott, one of the former founders of the Bulls dynasty, with a beautiful no-shot pass. Pippen in his hands.
Although Pippen has been retired for many years, his figure is also a little out of shape. But he used to be an NBA-level professional player, and after receiving the basketball, he shot steadily, and his shooting action was much more standard than those stars.
"Good spread, girl!" Pippen gestured at Vignari in gratitude, and Vignari smiled.
After that, the girl turned to look at the audience. Behind the bench of the Eastern Army, Yiyang was applauding her.
The Italian daughter's smile turned into laughter, and it was the first time she had played under Yiyang's own eyes.
The rest of the game was tepid, and Vignali played bravely, often diving into the men's pile to score layups. After all, this girl didn't rely on her face to gain a foothold in the Italian league and the international arena.
When Vignali came off the court and sat on the bench, she would also chat with Yiyang without a word. And this, naturally, has also become a picture that reporters are scrambling to shoot. Couples on the basketball court? This kind of thing is the first time it has happened even in the bizarre NBA!
After the half-time, Vignali's excellent performance has made many American fans understand that this girl with a beautiful face and a hot body is not a soft persimmon. She's on the basketball court and a real pro!
"Play well, keep going in the second half!" At halftime, Yiyang said hello to Vignari and got up to leave.
"Are you going now?" Vignarie's eyes were filled with reluctance.
"Hmm." Yiyang nodded, and then hurried out of the audience. This guy has to prepare for the Rookie Challenge that will start later.
Wen Xue looked at the Italian girl, and then at her son. The two little ones looked at each other, but they exposed everything.
Vignali smiled lightly at Wen Xue, and then hurriedly turned back to listen to the head coach's tactics.
As for Yiyang, he can't care about what these two women are thinking now. In order to watch Vignali play, he has postponed going to the locker room to meet everyone.
The next rookie challenge is Yiyang's all-star debut. With a group of the most talented young people in this league, Yiyang doesn't want to mess everything up!
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Even walking in the players' tunnel, Yiyang can still faintly hear the cheers on the basketball court. The Masters is just an appetizer, and when the rookie game begins, Yiyang believes that the cheers on the court will be several times greater!
Just as Yiyang was about to walk to the door of the locker room belonging to the first-year rookie, a big man walked over from opposite Yiyang.
Both stopped and looked at each other.
To the outside world, the theme of this year's rookie game is Griffin, Griffin, or Griffin. "Repeater" Griffin will represent the first-year team this year, and as the host country and one of the most impressive rookies, Griffin is undoubtedly the brightest star of the rookie game.
And Wall and Griffin joined hands to fight the enemy, which became the center of conversation for all fans. After all, this year's rookie game does have too many different things.
But if you think that's all there is to see in this rookie challenge, you're wrong. As we all know, Cousins and Yiyang have always had a bad relationship, and the two have even had physical conflicts before. What happens when the two are on the same team at the same time has become a major attraction of this year's All-Star Rookie Game.
"I can't believe they're going to make a guy like you to the All-Star Game." Sure enough, when they met, Cousins was completely unmerciful.
"When you climb to the top of the rookie rankings, you'll know why." Yiyang spread out his hands, and then walked towards the locker room on his own.
Although Yiyang's tone of voice was not as fierce as Cousins's, it made this grumpy big man angry. Indeed, in Cousins's mouth, Yiyang is so unbearable. However, Yiyang's words reminded Cousins that he couldn't even compare with that "unbearable" Chinese!
Pushing open the door, there were several players already inside. As the one with the most special skin color in this locker room, everyone was silent for a while after seeing Yiyang come in, and then bluntly greeted the all-star rookie.
A Chinese who dominated the No. 1 rookie rankings for most of the season, and before entering the NCAA, people barely heard of him. Coupled with Yiyang's Mavericks' 44-11 record, it is the best record among all the participating rookies. This also means that in this locker room, most people have been aggrieved by Yiyang's men.
All these factors combined make this group of young people more or less hostile to Yiyang. Griffin, who has been deflated by Yiyang several times, Bledsoe, who has been blown up by Yiyang several times, and Wesley, who was defeated by Yiyang in the NCAA. Johnson and Cousins, who had a full-blown conflict with Yiyang......
The moment Yiyang stepped into this locker room, the feeling of being excluded from the group in high school hit again.
"Hey, Yi, it's so early?" Just as Yiyang sat quietly in front of his cabinet, a guy pushed the door from behind Cousins. As soon as he stepped into the locker room, the man greeted Yiyang warmly.
This guy is none other than Yiyang's biggest enemy in the league, the top pick in the 10-year NBA Draft, John. Wall!
"I'm just there." Yiyang high-fives Wall, this guy may be the guy in the entire locker room who has a crush on Yiyang.
Although he also lost under Yiyang, Wall is different from others. He doesn't hate Yiyang, but cherishes this guy who is also an enemy and a friend.
"Hey, John, you can pass me a few more air relays for today's game!" As Wall's teammate in college, Cousins was shocked to find that Wall didn't take the lead in greeting him, but ran in front of Yiyang!
He said this deliberately, reminding Wall that your old friend is in this locker room!
"Of course it's okay DeMarcus, and trust me, you'll be more comfortable with the pass!" Wall turned around and smiled at Cousins, and then immediately chatted with Yiyang.
Cousins is confused, shouldn't everyone be on the opposite side of Yiyang?
Of course not, the others only know that they are jealous of Yiyang, jealous that he has done something with yellow skin that even black athletes can't. Wall, on the other hand, respects his opponent, and he respects this guy who has a similar trajectory to his own life. And he also believes that he doesn't need to be jealous, his hard work will sooner or later make him and Yiyang become a level player, or even surpass!
So, in the entire locker room, the top pick Wall and the Spurs lost draft pick Gary. Neil and the two, on the contrary, have the best relationship with Yiyang.
Not every locker room is as harmonious as the Mavericks, but Yiyang is glad that at least this time, he is not alone.
"Hey, looks like you're having a great time!" Just as the rookies of the 10th class were chatting in groups, a man in a suit and leather shoes walked into the locker room and laughed at everyone.
Suddenly, all the rookies stood up and high-fived the guy one by one. It was none other than this year's first-year team's assistant coach, Dwayne. Wade.
In order to make the rookie game more interesting, the NBA officially let the two All-Star players serve as assistant coaches of the two rookie teams to interact with the young talents. The assistant coach of the second-year team is Anthony, and Wade is the assistant coach of Yiyang today.
"Hey, Yi, it's nice to see you here. In the game the day after tomorrow, we will also play against each other. When the time comes, I won't let my guard down just because it's a show! When Yiyang and Wade high-fived, "The Flash" and Yiyang talked the most. After the high-five, Wade gave Yiyang a big hug.
In this locker room, only Griffin and Yiyang are eligible to participate in the All-Star Game the day after tomorrow, and Griffin's treatment is very different from Yiyang's. Many celebrities may not have any feelings for a jumping man like Griffin, but most of them have fallen in love with Yiyang, a young and old defender. The intimate interaction between the Chinese rookie and Wade naturally made many newcomers red-eyed.
Yiyang looked at the hostile eyes around him, the double challenge from the inside and outside. Yiyang smiled, today's rookie challenge is not just a performance!