Chapter 194: Arrogant Anthony
The clock struck 10 o'clock, and Anthony was late.
His arrival caused a small commotion in the whole team.
"Damn Anthony, are you here to tear me down?" Although Hornacek secretly scolded Anthony for not having a coach in his heart, he politely greeted Anthony.
He knows that Anthony is the boss of the New York Knicks, the "godson" of owner Dolan, and the "good helper" of Mills.
Helpless, Hornacek could only swallow back the reproachful words that rushed to his throat, and he told Anthony to complete the medical examination first, while he stood aside and waited.
After a while, Rambis brought Anthony's physical examination report, which is really terrible, Anthony is really having fun this summer, and the data can make up a lot of pictures in people's brains, such as seaside parties, overeating, drunkenness, and extravagance, anyway, he definitely didn't go to James's "Brother Basketball Camp".
Hornacek looked at Anthony's miserable medical report and was speechless for a while.
He hurriedly said a few polite words, got to know all the players, and asked assistant coach Kurt Lambis to lead the warm-up.
He got to be calm, and this Knicks team was worse than he thought it would be, even worse than the Phoenix Suns team that got him out of class last season.
Hornacek suddenly woke up to the fact that Mills had not come to him to lead the team to victory, but to let him take the blame.
After the warm-up, Anthony woke up and gradually became active, although last season's players were almost half changed, he still has Kyle O'Quinn and Lance Thomas by his side.
When the two of them saw Anthony finish warming up, they immediately surrounded him, laughing and flattering, and coaxing Anthony to be in a good mood.
And those old NBA fritters, such as Joji Noah, Brandon Jennings, etc., also knew that they had to be close to Anthony at this time, and they also greeted and said hello to the New York City boss one after another.
After a lap, even the players who tried out had "said goodbye" to Anthony, leaving only two European players, Porzingis and Vujacic, and two rookies, Roy and Hernangomez, were still indifferent.
Rose was anxious when he saw this scene, and he kept making a look at Roy, meaning to hurry up and meet the boss.
Roy was still swaying, and the Spanish guy Hernangomez on the side suddenly went online, and he took the initiative to run to Anthony and say hello to the boss, and in response, Anthony asked him to move two boxes of Gatorade.
Seeing Hernangomez nodding at Anthony, Roy was disgusted all of a sudden.
Late for training, fat body, arrogant attitude, and calling for newcomers, why should Anthony be the boss of the team?
At the stroke of a thought, his hesitant heart suddenly became firm.
Instead of courting Antony, Roy approached Porzingis and Vujasic, who were practicing alone on the other side.
"Hello, Kristaps, I'm Roy." Roy awkwardly pronounced the name of "Boshen" and greeted him.
"Just call me Chris." Seeing Roy coming, Porzingis, who was practicing, stopped, and he also greeted Roy.
"Chris, why don't you practice with those American players? Isn't it boring to practice for two? Roy pouted at the "Boshen", and the meaning couldn't be more obvious.
"I don't get along with them." Porzingis's words were straightforward, and Vujacic on the side couldn't help but add, "Chris is different from them, he only has basketball and victory in his eyes, maybe this is the essential difference between American players and European players." ”
Oh? Hearing Vujasic's description, Roy's affection for Porzingis couldn't help but double.
"Did they embarrass you last year?" Roy seized the opportunity to continue asking.
"Boshen" looked at Roy and shook his head helplessly, and Vujacic explained again: "You may not know, last year Anthony asked Chris to buy drinks, Chris ignored him, but at the end of the training, he found that his car was stuffed with popcorn, it was really a frightening picture......"
"Alright, Sasha, let's keep practicing." Porzingis interrupted Vujacic, and it seems that the honest "Boshen" must have suffered from Anthony's losses last year.
And when asked about this, Roy is basically clear, as Bill Duffy told himself before, this Knicks team is not only chaotic in management, but also seems to be very discordant within the team, especially the existence of Anthony, the "cancer boss", if you can't act according to his will and can't play according to his style, then the future will definitely not be smooth sailing.
On the other side, Anthony, who had been looking forward to it for a long time, didn't wait for Roy to come to "say hello", and he was a little impatient, so he simply walked to Roy himself.
"Hey, hello Roy, I'm Cameron." Anthony looked at Roy with a smile, don't you really say it, aside from Anthony's arrogant and obedient character, the way he smiles is really charming. His nickname "Melon" comes from his signature smile, which has also captured the hearts of many fans.
"Hello, I'm Roy." In the face of Anthony's sudden overture, Roy also responded politely.
"I've watched your fight on TV and you're outstanding." Surprisingly, Anthony opened his mouth to praise Roy's praise.
This flattered Roy a little, and he couldn't help nodding his head and expressing his praise to Anthony.
"I heard you're confident of taking the Knicks to the playoffs this season?" After two words of praise, Anthony immediately showed his true colors, and Roy was still surprised that his offensive was coming.
"So what role do you think I should play in the team? Do you need me to give you a shot? Supernova Roy, hahahahaha. Speaking of this, Anthony himself couldn't help but laugh.
When he laughed, the rest of the team laughed in unison.
Only Roy stood in place in embarrassment, and he only realized now that Anthony's overture turned out to be playing tricks on himself.
is really a damn "ball bully", although Roy is calm on the surface, he has already been very angry in his heart.
"Anthony waited for me, found an opportunity, I will definitely take revenge on you." Roy said with indignation.
Fortunately, the opportunity came immediately, and after the warm-up, according to Hornacek's instructions, all the players had to do a set of shooting drills.
In order to increase the intensity of training and motivate the players, Hornacek stipulated that players in the same position would be played in pairs, and the losing players would be punished with five sets of push-ups.
The first name Lambis pronounced was Anthony, and as soon as the name came out, there was a wail on the court. There's no doubt that Anthony is the best pitcher in the league, and whoever is on a team with him will probably have to do push-ups.
Before the next name was pronounced, Anthony suddenly raised his hand, and he asked Roy to compete with him by name.
Oh my god, everyone in the room was amazed at Anthony's choice, as the leader of the Knicks, the best scorer in the league, he actually took the initiative to bully a newcomer.
Anthony smiled strangely, and Roy's expression was determined.
He took the initiative to take a step forward and tacitly responded.
It was just in time, and if Anthony didn't name himself, Roy would have wanted to apply to challenge him.
Seeing this scene, Rambis glanced at Hornacek in embarrassment, and Huo Shuai nodded slightly in approval.
"Yes, boy, you dare to accept my challenge, do you know how badly Porzingis was beaten by me last season? If you lose, in addition to doing five sets of push-ups, you'll have to carry a case of Gatorade to fulfill your obligations as a rookie. "Anthony was already happy when he saw Roy come out, he couldn't find a chance to clean up this arrogant stinky boy, and now he actually sent it to the door himself, then don't blame me Anthony is not welcome.
"You come first, rookie, it's up to you to decide where to shoot, and I will be with you to the end."
Anthony was there on his toes, and Roy didn't say a word as he slapped the basketball and walked beyond the three-point line. Oh my God, Roy is going to try his three-pointer with Anthony? You must know that Anthony is a man who can shoot 10 three-pointers in 14 minutes and set a single-game scoring record for the Olympic men's basketball team.
"Is it 30?" Ignoring the skeptical glances of the others, Roy looked at Rambis, and the answer was a nod.
Without any nonsense, Roy fired.
First goal, score.
The second goal, scored.
The third goal, scored.
……
If Roy shoots the first five goals in a row, Anthony is completely unmoved, he is just a little surprised to score the first ten goals in a row, and he has a faint sense of uneasiness when he throws the first fifteen goals in a row, and after Roy has scored twenty-five goals in a row, Anthony can't sit still at all, his eyes are spitting fire, and his palms are sweating.
Where is Roy sacred? The onlookers were stunned.
"26, 27, 28 ......" Porzingis counted silently in his mind, he had already been impressed by Roy's terrifying shooting ability, and like the rest of the game, he was now only curious if Roy could hit all 30 balls.
Head coach Hornacek's face is full of incredulity, and he is also a shooter, he knows the difficulty of consecutive three-point shots, and he can't support it without absolute physical strength and feel. And Roy in front of him breathes evenly and has standard hands, he doesn't seem to feel tired at all, is this his talent? A natural pitcher talent!
“30!” Roy's last shot was made, a perfect arc, a precise landing, and a crisp sound.
All 30 goals! The audience was silent, and Anthony was desperate......