Chapter 684: Thorny Rose
With a hurried whistle on the field, Benjamin rushed out of his office. Carlisle covered her face with her hands and sighed. Eventually, the injury found itself in Dallas.
Wade gritted his teeth and fell to the training ground, clutching his left knee. Wade, who had his meniscus completely removed during college, has extremely fragile knees. If Wade can maintain full attendance this season and keep his current form, let alone 31 million for 2 years, it is the maximum salary for 5 years, and there are teams vying for Wade this summer.
But it was precisely because of Wade's body that he was betrayed by the Heat this summer.
Wade will miss some games, which was expected by Carlisle. But he didn't expect the injury to come so quickly.
"It's okay, it's just a normal sprain." Wade waved at his teammates, who knew his knees too well. Depending on the level of pain, it is also easy for him to predict the extent of his injury.
But Wade was never a doctor, and Carlisle still asked Benjamin to do a detailed examination of Wade. An hour later, Carlisle was given an injury report from Wade.
"As he said, just a normal knee sprain. You know, Wade's knee is full of holes, and sprains are a common occurrence. He's able to walk slowly now, and if he plays, I think a week's rest will be enough. ”
After listening to Benjamin's report, Carlisle let out a big sigh. Although the NBA season has only started for a month, the examples of injuries are shocking enough.
Just yesterday, Dwight. Howard suffered a recurrence of his left knee injury. The official news given by the Rockets is - an indefinite truce.
On the Thunder's side, Durant's comeback date has been postponed again and again, and it has been revealed that he may be reimbursed for the season, because his injury recovery is very unsatisfactory.
As for the walkers...... George's broken leg is just the beginning, and all the main players have been injured, and they have gone from being the first in the East to being a fish belly team.
There's also the Lakers' high-profile rookie Julius. Randle, who played a few minutes in the first game of his NBA career and was reimbursed for the season, was even more tragic in misery.
Compared to the above-mentioned shocking injuries, Wade has only been out for a week, and Carlisle is already thankful. This week, let's think of it as a holiday for Wade.
Injuries are normal, let alone minor injuries. There are only a handful of players like Yiyang who can play in full attendance for several seasons in a row.
While Carlisle and Benjamin were discussing, there was a knock on the door to his office.
Subsequently, the gate opened. It was none other than Wade, who was limping.
"Dwayne, I thought you were home." Carlisle was a little surprised to see Wade an hour after training. Normally, at this time, there should only be Yiyang and Gobert left in the arena.
"I was just about to leave, but I suddenly remembered something." Wade grinned as he walked around Carlisle's desk. "You'll take me with you for the next game, right?"
"No, Dwayne, you can't even walk now, there's no way I'm going to send you on the field. Hey, our current record is 18-0, so you don't have to rush to make a comeback. ”
"No, you're mistaken, Rick." Hearing Carlisle say this, Wade hurriedly waved his hand. "I know I won't be able to play, but the next game is going to Chicago and I want to watch from the sidelines."
After Wade finished speaking, Carlisle and Benjamin suddenly realized. The next game will be played in Wade's hometown......
In the end, Wade left the arena with Yiyang and Gobert, who had completed the practice. Although he didn't have the means to go on the field to train, this guy acted as a "caddy" for Yiyang and Gobert on the sidelines. In particular, Gobert's free throws made Wade sweat just by picking up the ball.
"Seriously Rudy, you're almost past Shaq in your free throws." After training, Wade's joke made Gobert cry and laugh.
O'Neal was a master who didn't like to practice at the time, and it was understandable that he didn't shoot free throws well. But Gobert worked so hard every day that his shooting didn't improve at all. Maybe his long arms and too large palms made him inherently devoid of the words "accurate shooting".
"Rudy has improved a lot in everything except the free throws. This season, I think you can challenge for the All-Defensive Team. ”
"Defensive Team of the Year?" Goebel looked at Yiyang in surprise.
"What? Don't you have any self-confidence? You're with Tyson. Chandler is a Dallas champion center, man. Yiyang patted Goebel on the shoulder, and the three of them walked back to the locker room, took a shower and changed their clothes, and prepared to leave.
"Where are you going to go later, too. I want to go to my stylist to do the hairstyling, do you come along? Wade sat outside the shower, waiting, asking. We're going back to Chicago tomorrow, and Wade hopes he'll be able to go back in style.
Yiyang is Wade's best friend in Dallas, so during the time when his family has not come to Dallas for the time being, he always loves to stick with Yiyang.
"I'm not interested in getting my hair done, but I don't mind spending time with you. By the way, Rudy, you can go do the hair with Dwayne and make a more intimidating hairstyle! ”
Goebel touched his simple hair, what kind of style could he do with the length of his hair.
"Good idea, I also think Rudy's hairstyle is too ordinary. This is the NBA, man, everybody should have their own flamboyant personality. Wade nodded in agreement.
"Then it's decided, we'll go cut our hair after dinner. I also said that I wanted to get a tattoo today, but it seems that I can only postpone it. ”
"Tattoos?"
At this time, Yiyang walked out of the shower room wrapped in a bath towel. Wade stared at Yiyang, making him a little uncomfortable.
"Can't I get a tattoo?" Yiyang said, looking at the O'Brien cup tattooed with Terry on the inside of his arm. It was his first tattoo since coming to the NBA, and the only one so far.
"Of course you can, but I'm curious, what do you want to tattoo?"
"I just want to complete this O'Brien Cup, I want to add the year to the bottom, and every time I win the championship, I will tattoo the year." Yiyang wants to commemorate his experience of winning the championship, but he can't just tattoo an O'Brien Cup once he wins the championship. So, he came up with the idea of tattooing the year.
"I know where the best tattoo artists are, too. Today you go with us, next time, I will go with you. ”
"That's settled, Dwayne."
"Let me declare first, you have to pay for the tattoo yourself."
"Damn, you're quick to react."
"Hahahaha, you almost got your way, too."
Even at night, the atmosphere in the Mavericks' locker room is cheerful. With an 18-game winning streak and a good atmosphere within the team, the Mavericks players are enjoying the season. And Wade, who is about to return home, is also in a good mood.
But this alliance, some people are happy, and naturally some people are worried. Wade is excited about his imminent return to Chicago, but there are people in Chicago who are extremely distressed.
If someone were to ask who the league's most high-profile young point guard was before Yiyang, perhaps everyone would give the same answer.
The answer is not Irving, not Wall, not Westbrook and not Conley, but the youngest MVP in NBA history, Derek. Ross!
He won the MVP in his third year in the league, and as the first player to do it at the time, Rose was even more shocked when he lifted the MVP trophy than Yiyang.
At the time, Rose was the best-selling jersey seller in the league. The second decade of the 21st century is known as the era of Rose, who is seen as the second Chicago Jordan who will lead the Bulls to rebuild their dynasty.
The result?
Since then, instead of taking off, Ross has faded into obscurity.
In the 11-12 season after winning the MVP, Rose played only 39 games due to injury. After returning to the playoffs, he suffered a serious knee injury that led to a playoff reimbursement.
So throughout the 12-13 season, people didn't see Rose again. That year, Rose was reimbursed for the season, and Yiyang won the MVP, which accelerated the speed of Rose's oblivion.
In the 13-14 season, everyone was waiting for Rose to return and end the Heat's dominance. After just 10 games for the Bulls, Rose tore his meniscus and was out for the season.
Rose has only played twenty games in front of the fans in the past two seasons.
This year, Rose is still struggling with injuries, but Yiyang has already lifted the O'Brien Cup.
It wasn't until now, in the 14-15 season, that Rose finally returned to the limelight. But when he returned, the world had changed.
The Heat triumvirate was forced to disintegrate, and the Chinese guard who followed in his footsteps at the beginning was already the owner of two O'Brien Cups and two regular season MVP trophies, and was also the direct cause of the disintegration of the Big Three.
Ross? No one remembers him. It is said that the second decade of the 21st century is the era of Yiyang. A few years ago, however, this was not the case.
So far this season, Rose has been on the score. Although Jimmy. The Rise of Butler and Paul. With the addition of Gasol, he is no longer the only owner of the Bulls. But in the eyes of Chicagoans, the Rose is still the sharpest thorn in the Bulls.
The next game against Yiyang made Rose feel complicated. There was no one on the training ground, but Rose was still reluctant to leave.
What will tomorrow's game look like? Can you withstand the impact of Yiyang? These questions made Ross meditate in the quiet basketball court.
Tomorrow's game will feel less like a regular season game and more like a showdown with Rose trying to reclaim his own era.
As long as he can win tomorrow's game, Rose will be able to get everything back that belongs to him.
But is it really that easy to win against Yiyang? If it had been easy, the Mavericks wouldn't have gone undefeated by now.
Rose looked at his knees and clenched his fists. Chicago's most beautiful roses are ready to bloom tomorrow.
"Come on, Derek, there's nothing to be afraid of......"
Inside the empty basketball court, Derek. Rose is giving Derek. Rose worked silently.