After a hearty conversation, Ye Xuan also learned a lot of amazing things from Lao Ko's words, first of all, the current Lakers are in a turbulent period, not only that he, a veteran who has been with the Lakers for 18 years, has begun to decline, so the team's strength has declined, and the team's high-level changes are also the main reason why the Lakers have not been able to make a decent deal in the last season or so.

Secondly, Ye Xuan was also chatting until the end of a shocking decision, that is, Lao Ke decided to retire directly after the end of this season, this matter is currently only known to Vanessa and Ye Xuan, and no one else, including the management of the Lakers, knows yet, but now that Lao Ke has told Ye Xuan, he is obviously ready to announce this matter, Lao Ke's preparation to retire makes Ye Xuan feel very surprised, compared to today's game, his competitive state can play for at least two or three more years, right, However, Lao Ke also gave his own reasons.

The first is that the current Lakers senior personnel adjustment has led to a very uncertain future of the team, although the Buss family is still in charge of the team, but the business philosophy of Jeanie Buss and Buss Jr. is very different, which makes Kobe want to escape from this dispute. The second is because of the current Lakers, Lao Ko's current position in the Lakers is of course very stable, but the reason why he continues to play is simply because he wants to continue to move towards the championship, and what the Lakers need now is to rebuild, whether it is to recruit big-name All-Stars or cultivate rookies, he needs to give up the position of the team's boss. So since there is no chance for the team to recover in a short period of time, there is no need for him to persist any longer, and he is unwilling to be traded or switch to other teams, so retirement has become his only choice.

After returning to the hotel, Ye Xuan couldn't sleep all night because of this incident, after all, his idol suddenly told him that he was retiring, and the reason for retiring was not because of injuries or poor competitive state, but because of his love for the Lakers, which made Ye Xuan's heart very complicated.

Sure enough, as Ye Xuan guessed, when Lao Ke told Ye Xuan about this matter, he had already decided to make this matter public, and the next day, Kobe Bryant announced on the player forum that after the end of this season, he would choose to retire. As soon as the news came out, the entire league was shocked, everyone knew Kobe's competitive spirit and his love for basketball, so when they heard the news that Kobe Bryant would retire after the end of this season, it was hard for everyone to believe it, but the letter published by Kobe Bryant was still hanging on the forum, which is a fact that cannot be changed.

Ye Xuan also heard about this early in the morning, although he knew last night that Lao Ke would retire, but now hearing the news from other people's mouths, Ye Xuan was still very sad, turned on the computer and opened the letter titled "To Dear Basketball" published by Lao Ke, Ye Xuan's mood became more complicated, the letter read:

Dear Basketball,

Childhood

I'm wearing my dad's straight-leg socks

Imagine me at the Great Western Forum arena (which was the home of the Los Angeles Lakers from 1967 to 1999, and it's also the Lakers' longest-serving home court)

What it looks like to shoot the winning shot

I know one thing very well

I fell in love with basketball

I love you so much that I give them all

My mind and body

My spirit and soul

Started at the age of six

I love you so much

Never thought of the end

I only see myself

Run to the end of this road

So I kept running

In each arena I ran as hard as I could

Fight for every opportunity for you

You're asking me to do everything I can

So I'm offering my heart

Because there are so many of them

I was sweaty and hurt

And not just because of the challenges

It's you calling me

I give everything I have for you

for thou hast given me all of thee

Because of basketball

I felt like a living person

You make the Laker dream come true for a 6-year-old

For this I will always love you

But I can't be obsessed with you anymore

This season is the only one I can give

The heart can continue to take the blows

The will can also be grinded

But the body knows it's time to say goodbye

I'm ready to let you go

Just wanted to let you know now

We can cherish every moment forever

Both good and bad

We have contributed to each other

All of them

Whatever I'll do next

I'm going to be that kid

Wearing dad straight-leg socks

Aim for the trash can in the corner

The clock counts down to 5 seconds

Basketball in hand

5， 4 ，3 ，2 ，1

Love you all the time

Bryant

Seeing the end, Ye Xuan's tears couldn't stop pouring out, from this letter, he saw the love of this league veteran for basketball, and also saw his reluctance to basketball. After reading Kobe's retirement letter, Ye Xuan felt very heavy, feeling like he had lost his favorite thing all of a sudden, empty. But in the end, Ye Xuan could only say secretly, thank you for accompanying me for so many years.

He, born in 1996, once wore the No. 8 jersey of the universe, calling the wind and rain on the court, he looks so handsome, he is so strong-willed, his singles ability is the top in the league, kill Nick Young in seconds, he can 1V5 on the court, he was once in the finals, in order to achieve the goal of winning the championship, maliciously kicked his legs and hurt people, he once used his insidious breakthrough to make Yao Ming fall, 10 years ago, he fought with Iverson to the death, until now, he has tried his best, after all, the referee blew the whistle, Teammate CBA, he's the eternal god in our hearts, and he's Stephen Marbury

He, born in the 96 draft, ten years ago, he fought with Jordan and Iverson; In recent years, he has fought with James and Durant; And once he and O'Neal started the Lakers' treble, and Gasol was proud of the 09.10 season. If one day he is too old, he can't shoot accurately, and he hits too much iron, please don't scold him, don't boo him, after all, he was so brilliant in the past, he is the eternal god in our hearts, and he is - Derek Fisher

He, who was drafted in the first round of the 1996 draft, wore the No. 8 jersey and spent his early years forming a superduo with another No. 34 star on the team. He was a well-rounded player, stepping onto the All-Star stage in 1998 and being selected as an All-Star many times, and God favored him, allowing him to win the highest honor: the championship. Later, he changed his number to 24 and continued to play his style in the NBA. People call him "Volute", yes, his name really reads "Volute", and he is - Antoine Walker

In those years, the super guard, wearing No. 8, won 3 consecutive championships, these years, the regular season MVP, the finals MVP he has been in the bag, the All-Star is indispensable to him, the national team, he is the pillar, and now he has scored one after another scoring monuments, and now he has ushered in a big man at the top of their country and the league, to regain the championship that belongs to him - he is, Zhu Fangyu

He, became famous at a young age, he, the back is picturesque, breaking through the sharp score is like probing, he only has the basket in his eyes, he still chooses to shoot in the face of the three-person package, he is alone, but the coach always trusts him at a critical time, he doesn't like to pass, even if there are teammates like Bynum around him, he still chooses to finish the offense by himself, but we just love his paranoia, he is obsessed with winning, he is the benchmark of this era, he is our eternal boss, if one day he is old, he can't jump, and he plays a lot of ironPlease don't boo him, after all, he was so brilliant and we love you forever - Nick Young!

Once upon a time, that super defender, wearing the number 8 shirt, was a pillar of the club and the country. In the early days of his debut, he was not the main force and was once disappointed, but then the arrival of one thigh after another allowed him to finally taste the championship. And for so many years, he is the only one who has stuck to the team as always18, witnessed the prosperity and decline of the team, and as the captain, he commanded the three armies to move forward bravely. His spirit of never giving up has won the love of fans all over the world. But now, he is tired, he is leaving, he made the most difficult decision of his life, he announced his retirement, and at this moment, basketball fans all over the world can only feel sorry for him. He's a very controversial person, you can dislike him, but you have to admire him.

Ye Xuan looked at the various ridicules on the website and the messages that kept Kobe, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Lao Ke's popularity is really invincible, in addition to English, there are also Chinese over the wall, Arabic, Greek, and Latin。。。。。。 Well, it looks like Corvo fans are indeed all over the world.

Indeed, the above paragraph makes perfect sense, Corvo was not a philosophers from the start, as evidenced by his refusal to play for the Hornets in the draft. In the middle, he and O'Neal successfully won three consecutive championships for the Lakers, which also allowed him to accumulate a lot of popularity. But the Eagle County incident in 03 made him fall directly from the altar and almost suffer imprisonment. And the subsequent F4 Finals fiasco caused rumors of infighting in the Lakers, which eventually led to everyone except Kobe Bryant leaving the Lakers, and the Lakers' F4 super lineup instantly became a playoff fringe lineup with soy sauce.

But Lao Ke was not affected by the continuous bad news in front of him, he still insisted on winning for the sake of victory, with an average score of 35.4 per game in a single season, which is the highest average score per game in the league since the 21st century, and has not been broken until now, 50+ in a row, 81 points in a single game, and legendary data are placed in front of the fans, which finally made him slowly become the darling of the media again, of course, more and more fans are impressed by his indomitable spirit. The more fans, the more black fans there are, many people talk about his hit rate, and some people talk about his 'independence'. But these black spots are not enough to hide the sparkle on him, or that sentence, you can dislike him, but you have to admire him.

I have to say that Kobe Bryant's sudden announcement of retirement caught the league's top management a little off guard, as the league's most box office star, Kobe Bryant is one of the few players who can enjoy the cheers of fans on the road, and even Ye Xuan, the MVP of the regular season last season, did not have this treatment. But now that Kobe Bryant is still announcing that he will retire after the end of this season, the league has to respond to it to a certain extent.

Let's go back to the Lakers, in fact, the Lakers' top management also loves and hates Kobe Bryant, loves him, because he can make the Lakers still the highest ticket in the league, and every game is almost full, hate him, because because of his existence, the Lakers' rebuilding plan has had to be postponed year after year, and now it has been rotten for two years, and this year's appearance does not seem to have any turnaround, if nothing else, the Lakers are still a strong contender for the top pick this year.

However, Kobe's retirement incident still made the shrewd businessman Bass Jr. smell a glimmer of opportunity to make money, Kobe's last season, watch one less game, so is the ticket price on the scene going to rise slightly? So shouldn't the cost of on-site billboards also go up? Shouldn't the middle ads of TV broadcasts also go up? Suddenly, the ticket reservation system on the Lakers' official website was urgently taken offline, and then the updated and upgraded version was launched, and the price of tickets increased instantly.

The Lakers' approach is also a bit excessive, which is clearly to squeeze the last trace of Kobe's value, but it can be seen that Kobe Bryant will not care about these details out of love for the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant's retirement plan has set off a wave of enthusiasm, but the league's schedule has not been affected, and the league is still operating as usual, although Xiao Hua secretly doesn't know how many calls he made to pave the way for Lao Ko's retirement tour, but since the NBA is a show, the gorgeous curtain call is understandable for a man who has struggled for the league for 19 years.

After returning to Indiana, Ye Xuan's mood still hasn't calmed down, but he must calm down, because they will face a strong opponent again the next day, the Bucks, who entered the playoffs as a dark horse last season, and this season they snatched Greg Monroe directly from the hands of the Pistons, which made their strength suddenly improve a lot. So the Pacers are also ready to play a tough game in this game.

For this reason, the Pacers also held a tactical seminar to study the opponent's tactics and the next game of coping strategies, but this tactical seminar was not particularly satisfactory, in the middle of Rondo and Coach Frank's opinions were different, but maybe because Rondo's IQ is too high, so his EQ is a little low, without Ye Xuan's sleek style of doing things, but still has to point fingers at the head coach, Rondo this time made Frank Vogel a little unhappy, Fortunately, at this time, Ye Xuan, a master of mouth, stood up and mediated, so that the dispute between the two did not continue.