Chapter 120: Just Warming Up (2/10)
Yiyang suddenly opened his eyes in the warm quilt, he looked around, and it was still cloudy outside the window, indicating that it was still very early. I picked up the alarm clock again and looked at it, and sure enough, at 6:20, there were still ten minutes left before his scheduled wake-up time.
For Yiyang, who is used to waking up early, even if he doesn't need to be reminded by the alarm clock, his biological clock will urge him to get up at the scheduled time.
Yiyang sat up and stretched. The image of last night with Vignari flew past the Chinese boy's eyes.
At first, Yiyang just didn't want to be rude in front of Vignary, so he didn't refuse the request to travel together. Although friendliness and etiquette were worthless when he was in Wood, Yiyang also knew very well that the environment in which he lived now was very different from that of Wood.
But after really opening up and getting along with the Italian girl, Yiyang found that this friend didn't seem to be so bad. If it weren't for the gender barrier, Yiyang would have been quite close to Vignary.
Pushed open the door with a smile, and as soon as he stepped out of the room, Yiyang heard the sound of "Zla~" omelette. There is no doubt that Wen Xue is preparing breakfast for her son.
"Mom, why is it so early, I said the team will prepare breakfast for us." Yiyang looked at his mother wearing an apron, this woman's complexion was obviously a lot more ruddy than in previous years. For now, at least, she doesn't have to worry about survival.
"Isn't the breakfast made by an American better than your mother's? Sit down, Yiyang, the hot milk is already on the table. Wen Xue turned her head and smiled softly at her son, the few strands of hair that fell from her even made Yiyang feel that her mother had become younger.
Yiyang picked up the cup and took a sip of hot milk. Then I turned on the TV and casually watched the morning news through Dallas TV.
"Let's take a look at the sports news again, and while the Mavericks haven't played in recent days, the news about the Mavericks players is never going to go away. At ten o'clock last night, the popular rookie of the Dallas Mavericks was also captured by many fans with Italian women's basketball player Valentina. Footage of Vignarie dating. On the street, the two seemed very close, and they were both generous and did not hide it at all. It seems that the two young men are planning to announce their relationship in a high-profile manner. I hope that Yi's new friends will not affect the competitive state of this potential rookie. In other news, the NFL's Dallas Cowboys ...... yesterday"
On the TV, the photos of Yiyang and Vignali are clearly visible. It seems that the meeting between him and Vignari last night must be known to everyone in Dallas by now. Wen Xue stared at the TV after hearing the news, and then turned her head to stare at Yiyang, who was holding hot milk.
"That girl ......"
"Don't listen to the reporter's nonsense, Mom, she's just a friend, a friend......" Yiyang hurriedly drank most of the glass of milk in one gulp to hide his embarrassment. I'm not lying, but why do I feel embarrassed?
"Hmm...... I just wanted to say...... You know who is genuinely interested in you and who is just looking at other things in you. After all, not everyone in this world is as kind as Mr. Stevens. Come on, the omelette is ready, and after eating, let's go to the team and report. Wen Xue knows very well that as a star, Yiyang must be surrounded by all kinds of people now. Among them, some people really want to make friends with him. But there are people who may approach him just because of something else.
Money, fame, popularity...... Although his son is not a superstar yet, Yiyang can also provide these things. Wood District is certainly dangerous, but the environment in which Yiyang is located now is just a different way of danger.
Of course, Wen Xue will not object to Yiyang having a girlfriend, even in the conservative concept of Chinese, Yiyang is now at the age when he should have a girlfriend. But what Wen Xue was worried about was that the girl Yiyang met didn't treat him sincerely.
In the NBA, players usually have countless rumored girlfriends, and there are not a few who are married and divorced. Even most of Yiyang's teammates have such experiences. The stars who are glamorous on the field are usually very chaotic when it comes to personal feelings.
It's hard to imagine that the respected Fischer would have been rumored to be involved with other people's wives, and it's hard to believe that even someone like Kidd would have a relationship with a teammate for a woman who didn't really love him.
Wen Xue doesn't want her son to repeat the old path of those people, and the impact of a woman on NBA players is much beyond people's imagination.
Yiyang clearly saw his mother's concerns, and since she was a child, this woman seemed to be worrying about herself. Even if they are out of hell like Wood District now, even if they live in a mansion and don't have to worry about survival. But that great mother never let her guard down.
Yiyang will always be a child in her eyes, a child who may go astray at any time.
Yiyang took his mother's hand and gave her a firm look. "Don't worry, Mom, I know what the people around me are like. You don't have to worry about me so much, you've had enough days to worry about. ”
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In today's training, Yiyang was inevitably joked about by his teammates again. The scandal between a Chinese player and an Italian woman, this kind of thing is fresh enough even in the NBA.
Rick. Carlisle is also more concerned about this matter, not that he is also interested in the scandal of his players, but that he is worried that Yiyang will affect his competitive state because of these things.
Carlisle, a rookie who was originally talented and eventually lost in the world of flowers, can't count it on two hands, think about it, a group of poor boys who could only make a living by robbing on the streets suddenly became millionaires, and suddenly had attention that he had never thought of in his life, and suddenly had a beautiful woman by his side, how much would his psychology change?
Most people will choose to indulge at this time, after all, they have had enough before the hard days. Claire doesn't want Yiyang to be dragged down by money, fame and women just after he has just emerged, and he doesn't want Yiyang to become one of the previous failures.
However, when Yiyang handled the team's second team's offense smoothly on the training ground, Carlisle knew that he was overthinking.
Yiyang is different from others, maybe he also comes from the slums, maybe he also has been in the company of crime and poverty. But this Chinese has always had requirements for himself, and his sense of responsibility is something that many children of this age do not have.
Yiyang's excellent performance on the training ground undoubtedly reassured Carlisle and his teammates. But the outside world still suddenly didn't know all this.
A day later, the Mavericks finally had a game after a three-day break. They will be at home against the Atlanta Hawks, a strong Eastern Conference powerhouse.
"Look at this girl's appearance and figure, a basketball player who has been a model, this is the object of dreams in the hearts of many men? I hope that kid didn't put all his energy into bed! Few young lads like him can resist the temptation of such a woman! "Before the start of this game, even Charles. Barkley also made fun of Vignari and made fun of Yiyang.
Outside, there are also many media who have drawn a big question mark about Yiyang's current state. After all, Yiyang, who is known for his low profile, usually has no news excavation outside the field, and this time there is such a hot one, of course, the media must hype it up.
Before the start of the game, TNT TV's cameraman also deliberately gave a close-up of Vignali watching the game. Since ancient times, heroes have been sad to pass the beauty level, and countless NBA stars in this world have been planted in the hands of women. The performance of Yiyang, a yellow-skinned guy, has naturally attracted much attention.
However, as the game progressed more and more, people gradually forgot about the scandal between Yiyang and Vignali. Because that number one defender's performance on the field is simply impeccable! Basketball became the only theme tonight, scandal? This kind of boring news is destined to be thrown into the long river of time.
After a hard-fought battle, the well-rested Mavericks defeated the incoming Hawks by just five points.
Yiyang only played 29 minutes and scored 12 points and 9 assists. His and Kidd's strong playmaking skills also made the Mavericks score in double figures with six players today, and even DeSean, who has never been good at offense, has never been good at offense. Stevens, too, scored 13 points. Of those 13 points, 12 came from assists and one from free throws.
Yiyang's data undoubtedly silenced those who "expected" him to play a bad performance.
"What is your relationship with Vignary?" After the end of the competition, there are still curious media who catch this flower show.
"On the basketball court, I just want to answer questions about basketball." However, Yiyang's cold answer undoubtedly made these boring media deflated.
Yiyang is now fully engaged in the game, and the rest is over on the night he says goodbye to Vignarie. This Chinese knows very well that work and life cannot be completely confused.
After winning the game, Yiyang and his teammates didn't seem particularly excited. Because they know that the strong eagle is just a warm-up. The real difficulties are yet to come.
Tomorrow, the Mavericks will embark on a back-to-back journey on the road again. The Oklahoma City Thunder and the strong Thunder are the biggest trouble for the Mavericks in recent times!
Russell. Westbrook, a powerhouse from Long Beach, has been waiting for Yiyang for a long time!