Chapter 352: Roy Returns
Roy, Roy, Roy.
It's Roy, it's Roy, it's Roy.
January 27, 2017, New York, Madison Garden Square Arena.
One hour before the start of the game between the New York Knicks and the Charlotte Hornets, a scream suddenly erupted in the quiet, sparse audience.
"Roy is here." I don't know from which corner of the arena came a scream.
The sound of "Roy is coming" echoed in the empty stadium, and the fans who were playing with their phones, dozing off, and talking to each other suddenly turned their attention to the field.
Roy? Where's Roy?
When the Knicks players played in the warm-up before, these fans remembered not seeing Roy, and of course, they didn't expect to see Roy at this point in time.
But now, isn't that tall man who slowly walks onto the court Roy?
With a delicate little face and a muscular figure, that's right, that's Roy.
Roy's figure really appeared on the court, and he was seen walking around the court with a basketball slap, and there was no sign of injury at all. Moreover, Roy is not wearing casual clothes today, he is actually wearing a sportswear, which means that Roy is going to play today?
Can Roy play? It's not a miracle, is it?
Seeing Roy, the fans immediately became excited. In fact, after Roy's injury, after the Knicks experienced several home defeats, the enthusiasm of New York fans to watch the game faded a lot, like today's boring game against the Hornets, there were dozens of fans who came to the scene early, and the hot atmosphere at home before is simply incomparable. It was really those die-hard fans who appeared at the Madison Garden Plaza Arena at this point, but it was these die-hard fans who witnessed Roy's comeback for the first time.
"Roy, Roy, look here, you're really Roy, right? Oh my God, Roy is resurrected, Roy is resurrected. ”
"I'll just say that Roy's season reimbursement must be rumors from those unscrupulous media, our King of New York is back, and we're ready to win."
"Hey, buddy, no wonder I always feel like something big is going to happen today, it turns out that Roy is coming back, the team is really excessive, and I don't tell the fans in advance about such a big thing."
Roy came quietly, just like the fan complained, no one knew before the game that Roy would be able to play in this game, including Knicks head coach Hornacek also learned the news on the morning of the game.
Dr. Carter and Roy showed up at the same time for this morning's training session, but this time, Roy didn't just come to visit his teammates, he also changed into his training clothes.
Why does Roy wear a training suit?
When Hornacek and the rest of the Knicks team saw Roy in the training gym, they were also stunned, and they were in the same mood as these fans in the room, they also wondered if what they saw was the real Roy, but it was clear that it was Roy.
Roy is back.
Roy has already started to warm up, New York fans open their mouths wide, staring intently at Roy on the field, they don't want to miss Roy's every move, their mobile phones have not stopped, crazy fans want to send the news of Roy's comeback to the Internet, to the fan forum, to social media as soon as possible.
Roy is back, Roy is back, Roy is really back.
Not only the fans at the scene, but also those media reporters who came early also immediately discovered Roy's existence, and the words "Roy is back" quickly spread on the Internet like a virus.
Roy actually made a comeback?
Kemba Walker and other Hornets players were also taken aback by the excitement when they entered the game, and he thought that those reporters and fans who were full of expectations were ready to welcome the Hornets this season's big dark horse, but he didn't expect the focus of these guys to be Roy, a figure who should not have appeared.
Roy actually made a comeback?
Kemba Walker was also dumbfounded, neither head coach Clifford nor the scouting report mentioned Roy's name before the game, didn't Roy have a serious injury to his right knee? Isn't Roy reimbursed for the season? What's going on?
The news of Roy's comeback immediately reached the ears of Hornets head coach Steve Clifford, and the bald coach was of course shocked to grow his mouth, but he is an old man who knows how to deal with such emergencies.
"Listen, boys, whether Roy plays or not, we have to play according to our plan, understand? There's nothing to be afraid of Roy, even if he can play today, he's certainly not at 100 per cent, and judging by his performance before the injury, we're not afraid of such a Roy, come on, we're going to win the game. ”
With the head coach's encouragement, the Hornets players immediately regained their focus.
As time went on, the crowd at Madison Garden Square Arena grew, and more and more fans spotted Roy, many of whom even rushed to the arena to cheer Roy on after seeing the news of Roy's comeback.
The game began against such a backdrop of much attention, and the game, which no one cared about, suddenly attracted the attention of all parties because of Roy's comeback, news reporters began writing long press releases early, and anxious fans used their mobile phones to broadcast live for other fans who could not be in attendance.
With the return of Porzingis and Roy, the Knicks have finally assembled their strongest starting lineup. On the Hornets side, due to the injury of main center Cody Zeller, Roy's old enemy Roy Hibbert served as the starting center of the Hornets.
As soon as the two of them came on the field, a strong spark rubbed against each other.
First of all, "Gao Yuanyuan" Hibbert took the initiative to provoke Roy to be a "vulnerable glass man".
Then Roy also threatened to punch Hibbert into the trash again on the field.
Of course, just like the first time they met, Hibbert underestimated Roy again, Hibbert suffered again, obviously Hibbert felt that Roy, who had returned from injury, would definitely not dare to play hard, and obviously Hibbert felt that Clifford's analysis made sense, but they were all wrong.
Roy burst out with infinite energy after the opening, now he is the real Roy, he is 100% Roy, he is stronger than ever, and after more than ten days of rest, his physical strength has also fully recovered, and now he is as energetic as at the beginning of the season.
Roy didn't want to break his word, and his offense was almost to find Hibbert, and the first time Roy hit the inside caused Hibbert to foul and hit two free throws. Thirty seconds later, he again forced past Nicholas Batum, who was marking him, and knocked Hibbert to the ground with a frontal slam dunk, this time 2+1.
"My God, how is this possible, if I tell you that Roy was in a bed in New York Central Hospital a few days ago, and was asserted by the media to be reimbursed for the season, and now he can be head-on with Hibbert, will you think I'm sane?"
Seeing such a powerful Roy come back, Brin finally raised his eyebrows, the previous few games really suffocated him, and he and Fraser almost complained about the various problems exposed by the Knicks in every live broadcast, anyway, how to play and how not to be happy.
And today's Roy's sudden comeback undoubtedly gave him a shot in the arm, he rushed to the scene as soon as he learned the news of Roy's comeback and started the live broadcast in advance, and he even completed half an hour of overtime before the game officially started, and the topic was of course all about Roy.
Not only Brin, but Fraser was also stunned by Roy's comeback, and today he had prepared a thick stack of data to analyze the problems that the Knicks had in the previous games, but when he saw Roy appear, he threw all the information behind him.
Roy is back, Roy is back, in New York, at Madison Square Arena, who could be more talked-about than Roy? ……