"There are no small cities in California!"

These West Coast residents of the United States, who live in a pleasant climate, warm and comfortable, have always proudly told outsiders that the truth is not much exaggerated. Oakland, California, is not as remarkable and extravagant as Los Angeles, but it is one of the largest cities in the United States, and it is a typical city of ethnic fusion - Asian, Mexican, Indian, Aryan, Slav...... A wide variety of people live together here, creating a truly cosmopolitan city.

Today, the city is flooded with an even more complex population, just as the first game of the NBA Finals is about to kick off at Oracle Stadium. The Finals can be held in a well-known city in the Bay Area like Oakland, which is undoubtedly what the league's top brass want to see, and the last thing they want is for the two teams that advance to the Finals to be in smaller cities...... For example, the 2007 San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers Finals were frustrating to former president David Brown. Mr. Stern had lost some of his hair, and the Holy City and Cleveland were no different from Los Angeles and New York than villages nestled in the mountains, so the Finals league made a lot less business profit that year than in other years.

As one of the league's most advanced arenas, Oracle Arena has a capacity of 19,200 people, 72 suites, and the TV equipment is among the best in the league. This season, the Golden State Warriors have the highest home attendance in the league, and Bay Area fans have always been loyal and enthusiastic, and the team's strong rise this season has made them dream of a championship trophy that has been longed for for decades. The history of the Warriors can be described as long and far-reaching, starting with Rick in the '70s. Barry's championship began and ended in the '80s. Nielsen's Run-TMC Big Three, and now Stephen. Curry's small-ball wave...... The team has been a remarkable presence in the league on several occasions, and this year is the closest they have come to the league's crowning glory since 1975.

Addison and Granger arrived at the arena about an hour before the game officially began, and half of the seats in the auditorium were filled with home fans wearing Warriors home T-shirts. Joe didn't seem comfortable with the atmosphere, the last time he watched a basketball game live was when Addison led the team to the NCAA finals last year, and his dad, who was keen on golf, a so-called 'elegant' sport, was not very happy to be surrounded by a crowd of men and women who were shouting wildly.

"You know what? Popcorn is really a very valuable invention, and I think audiences can buy a bucket wherever they do, movie theaters, concerts, and all kinds of major league games...... "Jersey with a big bucket of popcorn. Granger quipped as he looked around at the spectacle, "Aren't you really going to watch the game a little bit?" Sometimes chewing can get you into a pretty good rhythm. ”

"No, thank you. I'm about to start a weight gain program, and my trainer doesn't advise me to eat too much puffed food, preferably nothing at all. With only a bottle of Gatorade in his hand, Addison declined his friend's temptation to popcorn. He looked inside the pitch, where the players from both sides had already begun to warm up. Addison knew that in less than 20 minutes at most they would be back in the locker room to listen to the head coach's pregame speech and tactical set-up, and in another 15 minutes, there would be a grand Finals-level ceremony where the Warriors would have a big enough singer and band to play "The Star-Spangled Banner Never Falls...... Once the last note is played, the competition will officially begin.

Venue within Kerry. Irving, who wears a thicker-than-usual knee brace around his leg, has only recovered about 70 percent from the knee injury he sustained in the Eastern Conference Finals. From the perspective of a professional footballer, it is naturally quite dangerous to play with an injury, but who player can resist the temptation of the finals? The highest ideals that professional players have played in this league year after year mean that nothing can stop them from going to the bottom of the glittering O'Brien Cup.

"A knee injury may not be as affected during a race as a back injury or an ankle injury, but if he runs and jumps for a long time, his knee is under constant pressure...... What the impact will be after that is not certain. Granger also saw Irving's knee pads, and as a rugby player, he was also well aware of the ability and impact of injuries in all parts of his body, so he pouted noncommittally and commented noncommittally on Irving's approach to playing with injuries.

Addison smiled softly, although neither of them was in favor of Irving playing in the Finals with an injury, but if they faced this situation, the choice they could make would probably be the same as that of the Cavaliers point guard. Addison and Irving are both players with an extreme hunger for victory, and if it was only a previous playoff series, he would have chosen to take a break if the injury was severe; But the most important thing is the finals, unless the injury is so serious that it is difficult to walk, otherwise he will 100% stick to the court.

"Sometimes if you always have the 'professional' of a professional player in mind, you might as well stop playing...... Perhaps daring to be willing to go out at a critical moment is a manifestation of a person's true maturity. Addison put one hand on Granger's shoulder, muttering thoughtfully.

"Add... Addison?! He suddenly heard someone behind him whisper his name, and his tone was full of surprise and surprise. This is obviously the voice of a young woman, brittle and sweet, and it is quite recognizable even among women. Addison immediately felt familiar, and there was probably only one young woman he knew who had such a recognizable voice, and that was ......

He turned his head, and sure enough, he saw the young woman who was relatively petite but had superior proportions, her long permed and dyed light brown hair was soft and draped along her neck and shoulders, and the middle of her forehead when they met before had now turned into the style of air bangs, which made her gentleness even more prominent. This young woman's face is delicate and beautiful, and her moist eyes are slightly cold when they are calm, but when she laughs, she involuntarily exudes a hint of sweetness.

"Ah, I've always felt like I've seen this kind of drama in ABC's eight-o'clock TV series......" Addison's momentary surprise turned into a smile, "but I'm still very glad to meet you here." Good evening, Jessica. ”

***

The last time Addison met Jessica was during the All-Star period, when he was still a person with aphasia who couldn't say a word. So when she heard his clear words, Jessica was so shocked that her eyebrows were raised into her characteristic figure-eight shape, and one hand subconsciously covered her lips.

“oh my god！！！ Please tell me I didn't hallucinate! You... Did you just speak?! ”

"It's a little too late for you to receive your message, miss shocked, I regained my language ability more than half a month ago." Addison rubbed the bridge of his nose with his left hand a little speechlessly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was a little teasing, "I'm going to give you a failing grade on the friendship transcript." ”

Jessica blinked vigorously to make sure that everything she heard and saw was not an illusion, and then wrinkled her nose in dissatisfaction: "I've seen the news before, but I'm still surprised to see it...... A guy who had never heard anything before suddenly spoke, and I needed to buffer time. ”

Addison puffed out his mouth with a sneering retort at her, and then saw Krystal standing beside Jessica, whose shocked look had not yet faded from his face: "Good evening, Krystal, please don't have such big eyes, I'm not an alien, I'm not here to take over Earth." ”

Krystal coughed lightly twice to hide his frozen demeanor, and hurriedly changed it to a happy color: "Congratulations on your recovery from aphasia, Addison!" I think you should talk a lot, because you talk so interestingly! ”

"Do you think so too? It seems that it is not for nothing that I feel good about myself, maybe I can consider becoming a talk show host or something after retiring in the future. Didn't Shaq make a cameo appearance in the 'Fat Lun Show', maybe my performance is no worse than that big fat man if I practice. Addison snapped his fingers as if he had discovered a new world, and Ystal was still a little dazed, and inexplicably punched him with a fist.

"Whether you can surpass that big fat man will be at least 15 years from now, aren't you going to introduce us to it now?" Jersey. Granger elbowed his friend's arm, and he and Erin. Clyz and Joe are both strangers to the Jessica sisters. Although Jessica should have a certain fame and influence in Europe and the United States, to tell the truth, Americans who don't follow K-pop should basically not know her very well, at most they have heard of Jessica or Girl's Generation.

"These two are my friends, Jessica & Krystal. Although I just gave Jessica a failing grade for friendship, she is my friend. Addison's introduction made the young woman behind her roll her eyes, and hurriedly greeted Granger and the others with a smile, "...... Then, this muscular guy is my college nemesis, Jersey. Granger; This is his girlfriend Irene. Clyz. This is Joe, my father. ”

Jersey. Granger's eyes lit up when he first saw the two Asian sisters behind him, and the other party's delicate or sweet oriental appearance really aroused his interest. However, for him who is 6 feet 4 inches tall, the standard of a female partner must be at least a model body above 170 cm tall, and the height of these two people is obviously not up to standard, so his strong interest comes and goes quickly. Granger's sly eyes wandered over Addison and the two sisters, especially Jessica, before he quietly touched Joe beside him.

Joe, however, shook hands with Jessica and Krystal with a smile as if he didn't feel anything, and gave up the space to Addison. He has no restrictions on what kind of female friends his adopted son can make, as long as it is not a high-risk group that wanders on the fringes of society and has low morals, he will not stop it. The two were apparently well-bred Asian girls, and he felt there was nothing wrong with Addison making friends with them and even developing deeper relationships.

"Are you interested in the NBA?" Addison casually asked, in this day and age, women's attention to the NBA is also rising, and Jessica has been there to watch the All-Star Weekend games before.

"Is it okay...... But Auckland is my hometown and Krystal's, and we want to see it all for ourselves. ”