Chapter 300: Return to the World
Roy, who went to Denver alone, did not choose to take the special plane of the team's owner James Dolan, and his polite refusal surprised the well-informed Dolan, knowing that even the former superstar Anthony had never had this treatment, and Roy actually gave up so easily. Roy's choice was to take a civil plane to Denver with Su Dong.
What the hell is Roy doing when he doesn't sit on a comfortable private jet but squeezes a civil airliner? Dolan couldn't figure it out, and those ordinary fans couldn't.
Today's Roy is dressed very casually, wearing a loose Adidas sweatshirt, sweatpants, a wide Moncler down sweater, a baseball cap printed with the Knicks team crest, the latest "No. 1 football king" generation sneakers, and a pair of Gucci's latest sunglasses, which is really trendy.
As soon as Roy appeared at the New York airport, he was immediately recognized by familiar fans, of course, having said that, it is difficult for Roy not to be recognized by others today.
Some of the fans politely talked about taking pictures from afar, and some dared to come up to Roy for autographs and photos.
All of a sudden, the waiting hall was lively.
Even the eyes of ordinary passengers were drawn over.
"Hey, you see, is that Chinese who plays in the New York Knicks, his name seems to be Roy, it's Roy, right?" I've been seeing him on TV. ”
"Well, it seems, I just watched his news on my phone. Hey, strange, how is he different from what he is on TV, did he cut his hair short? ”
"Hey, look, Roy took off his sunglasses, hey, he looks even more handsome than he looks on TV."
"That's right, I checked, this person must be Roy, Roy actually showed up at the airport. I'm going to have to get an autograph for my son, do you need it? ”
Of course, Roy and Su Dong knew very well what kind of reaction they would have if they appeared alone at the airport, even if the first-class cabin they were flying in had a dedicated VIP waiting room, but that would cause a chain reaction in the short term.
But that's exactly what Roy wanted to see, and from the moment he made his comeback, he didn't intend to escape the public's attention and discussion. Roy had already made up his mind that he would face everyone with dignity and face all praise, criticism, praise, and accusations.
As Roy expected, even in his home stadium of New York, not all fans love him, and in just 10 minutes from Roy to the VIP waiting room from the airport hall, Roy received at least 30 negative energies, which shows that the negative effects of Roy's false age to participate in the draft are still fermenting.
This is the life of a star, how many people like you means how many people hate you.
The news of Roy's appearance at the airport quickly spread, and more and more fans posted Roy's photos on the Internet, this is Roy's first appearance after ten days of retreat, and everyone can imagine how curious they are.
And it wasn't until he walked into the boarding gate that the crowd of onlookers around Roy slowly dissipated, and in more than 1 hour, Roy received 132 negative energies, totaling 6210 points, at least this number shows that Roy has not been forgiven by everyone.
boarded the plane, Roy and Su Dong took the lead in the first class, Roy took off his sunglasses, took off his hat, revealing his newly cut small flat head, everything returned to quiet, except for a few first-class passengers, Roy isolated himself from the outside world again.
After sitting down, Roy reached out for his long-lost phone.
This was the first time he had touched his phone in ten days, and before that, in order to seriously complete Derrick Rose's special training, he turned off the phone and hid it.
Roy had just finished all of Rose's training this morning, and he had just rushed to the airport with mixed feelings and didn't have time to turn on his phone. And now when Roy turns on his phone, he finds that his phone is almost exploding.
Countless messages filled his poor iPhone at once, and the prompts of new messages continued like a symphony. After a long time, the phone slowly came to life, and a big red "...") mark appeared on several social media apps, and I can't count how many prompt messages jumped out.
Roy just took a cursory look, there were tens of thousands of tweets on @ himself, except for those fans who sarcastic, ridiculed, and abused him, most of the others were blessings hoping that he would rise again and lead the New York Knicks to victory.
In addition, there are some news that familiar reporters want to interview their invitations, although in the NBA league, interviews are generally handled by agents, but because Roy cares more about outside comments, and he is also more modest, so he usually listens to those reporters who have a better relationship to share some personal thoughts.
And now, the most discussed question on the Internet is undoubtedly "How will Roy perform after his comeback?" "Is it a slump and a trough, or a new life?
Regarding Roy's performance after his comeback, the NBA's official website also deliberately opened a poll. As a result, 60.34% of fans believe that "Roy may be affected by this suspension penalty and his performance will drop significantly", 29.67% of fans believe that "Roy will continue his previous magical form, at least the data will not fall too much", and only 9.99% of fans believe that "Roy will be motivated by this penalty and show a better state than before".
Looking at the fans' comments, Roy shook his head helplessly.
Do these guys all look down on me so much? It seems that if we don't put on some convincing performance tonight, we really can't silence those critics.
"Hello, are you Mr. Roy?" Roy was fiddling with his phone when an old man's voice suddenly came from his side.
Roy looked up and saw that it was a white-haired old man in a beige trench coat, and his seat was just a corridor away from Roy's seat.
"Hello." Roy nodded politely.
"It seems that you are really the big star Roy, and I am really lucky to meet you here." After the old man finished speaking, he showed a happy smile.
"You're welcome." Being praised by the old man like this, Roy's mood suddenly improved a lot.
"I would like to ask, can I have a conversation with you?" The old man's politeness made Roy very comfortable, and he happily nodded and accepted the old man's request.
"Mr. Roy, don't worry, I'm not a tabloid reporter, and I won't divulge any of your privacy, I'm just an ordinary old fan. I'm really happy to see you here. Oh yes, I forgot to mention that my grandson is still your fan. The old man smiled innocently, opened his wallet, and showed Roy a picture of his grandson.
"Thank you, I'm glad your grandson enjoys watching me play." Roy said modestly.
"Mr. Roy, I'm guessing you're going to Denver for tomorrow's game against the Nuggets, right?" This is a redundant question, because this plane is a direct flight from New York to Denver.
"Yes, you should also know that I wasn't with the team because of the suspension, I was in New York and my teammates were already waiting for me in Denver." Roy didn't hide his suspension.
"Speaking of tonight's game, what do you think of the Denver Nuggets? I mean, do you think the Denver Nuggets are tough to play against? ”
"Well, that's a good question. From my personal point of view, there are no absolute weak teams in the NBA, there are no absolute strong teams, the team that plays better will win the game, that's a given, and we will try to be the team that plays better. ”
"That's very good, to be honest, my grandson has been arguing with me for the past two days about what kind of data Roy will achieve in this comeback battle, hahahahaha, this little guy really admires you too much."
"Huh." Roy also smiled, "Did you and your grandson discuss what the results were?" ”
Roy looked at the old man expectantly, he wanted to know what an average fan thought of him.
The old man thought for a second and told Roy the answer, "To tell you the truth, my grandson thinks you can score 30 points in tonight's game, but I don't think you can score that many points." ”
"Oh?" Roy smiled wryly, "Sir, do you think I'm going to be in trouble in Denver?" ”
After the old man said this, he smiled honestly again.
"Mr. Roy, I don't know how much you know about the Denver Nuggets and the Denver fans?"
"Well, to be exact, this is my first away game in Denver, so why don't you describe it to me?"
"No problem." The old man cleared his throat, "Mr. Roy, I don't know if you've read the comments of Denver fans on the internet, most of them think that your next game may be difficult to play at your normal level. Did you know? Although the Denver home fans usually seem tepid, they always burst out with amazing energy when things happen. Do you know how much resistance Kobe Bryant encountered when he visited Denver (both Denver and Eagle County are in Colorado) after the Eagle County incident (Kobe sexual assault case) came to light? I still remember that game vividly, the saliva of the entire Nuggets fans almost drowned Kobe Bryant, the Lakers lost by 22 points in that game, and Kobe Bryant's shooting percentage was only 30%. ”
"Hmm." Roy froze, and suddenly realized, "Old man, you should be a fan of the Denver Nuggets, right?" ”
"Oh?" The old man was also stunned for a moment, "You're right, I've been watching the Nuggets play for forty years, and I've been a die-hard fan of the Denver Nuggets since it entered the NBA league." ”
"So based on your judgment of the Denver fans, do you think I'm going to be in big trouble tomorrow? Big trouble from off the field? ”
"Yes, there's no doubt that the Denver fans will go out of their way to crush you with all kinds of pressure."
"I see, thanks for the reminder." Roy smiled and didn't say any more, perhaps he had already set a goal in his mind for this match.
"By the way, Roy, can you finally sign this photo for me? I think my grandson will be very happy to see this. ”
"No problem." Roy happily took the photo, which was the photo of the child in the old man's wallet just now.
A few seconds later, the old man retrieved the photo, which had Roy's neat Chinese characters and English signature, and underneath the signature, there was a line of small letters, "Remembering that on December 17, 2016, Roy will make history in Denver......"