Chapter 119: Talking Things
You have to admire the elder Ball for being very set when it comes to dealing with the media.
Just as Roy and his teammates were heading to San Francisco to challenge San Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School.
"The King of Stories" Ball Sr. held a press conference in Chino Gang about Lonzo Ball's transfer to Justin Sina High School.
At the press conference, the elder Ball can be described as a burst of acting skills, he opened his eyes angrily for a while, and burst into tears for a while, depicting Lonzo Ball's "story of being forced to transfer schools" as singing and crying.
He once again denounced Roy for spending money to buy Steve Buck, and the fake story of the two colluding with each other, instigating other players to snub and isolate the three Ball brothers, and adding fuel to the fire Roy made up the mockery of himself and Lonzo Ball through the media.
There is little interest in this clichéd story from the media, and they are interested in the recent "gender wars" that have become household names.
When asked about his disgraceful "deeds" of losing to Ilan, the excuse of "Ball Daddy" was that Roy hired someone to shoot a laser pointer on him on the spot.
In order to convince the reporters, the elder Ball did not hesitate to vouch for his 300-pound body.
"I dare to use my body as a guarantee, I lost definitely because of Roy's damn yellow man."
But this answer obviously could not convince the reporters, their questioning was aggressive, which made the old Ball angry and sad, his eyes gradually became fierce, and his mouth became unclean, and in a hurry, he even used the word "chink" to Roy and Ilan, which caused an uproar at the scene.
You know, "chink" translates to narrow eyes, small gaps, and is a typical representative of racial insults to Chinese, Chinese and East Asians in English.
Although it is now 2015 and the status of Chinese in the United States has greatly improved, the hatred of Asian Americans among those lazy blacks is becoming more and more deep-rooted.
Completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem, Ball Sr. talked about Lonzo as a hero of justice and relegated Roy, Buck, and "traitor" Liangelo to the embodiment of the wicked.
The elder Bauer's speech ended with his hate-filled rhetoric.
"Roy, Buck, Liangelo, listen, you're a bunch of XX. Lonzo will uproot you with his wrath, and the final victory will surely belong to the side of justice. ”
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"Ahh Roy, who was far away in San Francisco, suddenly sneezed.
The game against San Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School has entered "garbage time", and Roy breaks off for the first time.
The score was 99-62 for Chino Gang High School, and the victory was no suspense, Roy played 28 minutes, easily grabbed 38 points, 15 rebounds, 21 assists, 6 steals, and 9 blocks.
He had to admit that after Liangelo returned to the team, the difficulty of his assists dropped by more than one or two points, and Liangelo was too accurate, as long as he let him shoot empty, he would hardly be disappointed.
This is also an important reason why Roy is willing to accept Liangelo, he is much more reliable than those cheating teammates, and, at least, his personality is not too bad, except for the first time when he was eager to avenge LaMelo and showed a little irritability, usually get along well.
Liangelo, who fell out with Ball Sr., chose to live in the school apartment temporarily, and he was very determined to stay in the team.
Unlike Lonzo, he is not so famous, his strength is not top-notch, and even whether he can be selected for the "All-American High School All-Star Team" is a variable, not to mention how many NCAA elite colleges will promise him a full scholarship.
So, he can't live without a game, he can't be without exposure.
Likewise, he doesn't want to transfer for the simple reason that LiAngelo is not a master of the game, he is not very good at attacking with the ball, he is a pure scorer. Without the support of superstars, the stats are sure to be ugly, and Justin Sina High School, where Lonzo is going, has another "All-Star-caliber level" shooting guard, Josh Jackson, who may not have enough practice rights, let alone play off the bench.
Liangelo thought about it again and again, and felt that it was most appropriate to stay at Chino Gang High School and stay in the team, after all, there was a Roy who was on par with Lonzo, and a girlfriend who was like glue with him, which was the last thing he could put down.
And judging by today's results, he did eat a lot of cake from Roy, and with 1 minute left in the game, he had 35 points and 10 rebounds.
Good, it seems that my choice was not wrong.
Liangelo was pleased with his stats and his choice, and he was glad that he hadn't succumbed to Old Bauer's obscenity.
In the United States, at the age of sixteen, he is already free to choose his future life path, so Liangelo has no guilt about his rebellious behavior.
At the end of the game, Chino Gang High School won unsurprisingly, and Roy got up to high-five Leangelo and all his teammates.
He is actually very happy that he can have a good assistant, at least he won't be so tired from playing in the future.
Seeing the end of the game, Su Dong in the stands hurriedly walked down, he only returned to the United States yesterday, and the registration of the Basketball Association was very smooth, so he planned to stay in Chino Gang this time.
"Roy, I'm going to show you something later." Maybe it's because he just came back, Su Dong's face is not very good-looking.
"What's wrong? Brother Su. It was the first time that Roy saw Su Dong frowning after the victory, and he couldn't help but be confused.
"I can't say a word, simply put, the 'ball daddy' fired again, this time what he said was a bit excessive, and the impact was a bit wide, I will tell you on the specific road. I think you're probably going to make the headlines in California tomorrow, so it's a good idea to be prepared for the interviews you might receive. ”
Su Dong was worried that Roy was talking nonsense because of the old Bauer's rough remarks, he not only attacked Roy, but also attacked Roy's most respected mother, if Roy used his skillful trash talk to vent in the media, then his newly accumulated sunny image would be ruined.
Roy took the phone, and he immediately understood that this damn old Ball was openly insulting Asian, insulting himself, and insulting Ilan.
"Roy, this could be a challenge for you, it could be a chance for you, if you handle it well, you could become a hero of Chinese descent, and similarly, if you don't handle it well, you are also likely to attract the hatred of the American fans, so we have to prepare well tonight."
Su Dong can't be considered a well-informed agent, especially in this strange land of the United States, but he knows very well what to do and when, and he has to protect this seedling, this future cash cow, before Roy can truly become a superstar.
Just now in the interval between the game between Chino Gang High School and San Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School, he has already consulted several materials and cases about racial discrimination, and unfortunately, even Yao Ming, the core of the Rockets back then, was not less guilty of racial discrimination.
This is an inferior root of the primitive existence of the nation, and there is absolutely no way to eradicate it, and even if the current president of the United States is the first black president in history, he still cannot change this deep-rooted thinking in society.
You can't change it, you can't hide it, but maybe you can use it.
Immediately, Su Dong received Shirley's message, and the sensitive Shirley seized the news hotspot for the first time, and she was going to conduct an exclusive interview with Roy.
Well, if a racist Chinese-American star leads the team to overcome hardships and finally defeat many superstars in the United States to win the championship, then the sensationality of this news should be comparable to "LeBron James's decision two" and "Kobe Bryant's successful retirement".