Chapter 128: Verbal War
Wednesday, January 27, 2016, the day of the California High School Basketball Tournament finals.
It was a big day for Chinogang High School, and it was the first big day for Chinogang High School to host a state championship final.
The inexperienced school was the enemy, announcing that all students would leave classes early, and that they had doubled the number of security personnel.
It is said that in addition to the visiting Justin Sina High School today, many basketball stars, reporters, and social figures from California will also be present to watch the game.
The final was scheduled to officially start at 4 p.m., and before 2:30 p.m., fans began to enter the stadium one after another, and like the previous "gender war" with thousands of empty alleys, this game must also be entered by ticket.
However, fans who can't get tickets don't need to worry, and Chinogang High School has also arranged live broadcasts in the playground and cafeteria.
What a bragging rights to have a ticket to today's final.
As a result, many people choose to enter the market early, and they want to make the most of the time to spread the word on various social media.
Those who arrived early were divided between home fans wearing Chino High School No.1 (Roy) and No.3 (LiAngelo Ball) jerseys, as well as away fans wearing Justin Sina High School No.2 (Lonzo Ball) and No.13 (Josh Jackson) jerseys, and security was guiding them to their attire based on their outfits.
That's right, just in case, the school separated the fan area between the home and away teams early.
Roy came to the stadium early, to be honest, he was still a little nervous, and today Yilan, Su Dong, and Cheng Zixi brothers and sisters will watch this game in the stands, and the pressure is undoubtedly greater.
Luckily, Roy has his own unique method of decompressing – shooting.
Roy's shooting warm-up continued the same routine he had learned from Jordan's training camp, shooting from one corner of the box along the three-point line to the other corner.
Usually he casts two sets, but on an important day like today, he chooses to cast an unlimited amount.
Roy's shot was precise and consistent, and he immediately caught the attention of the vast majority of fans in the court.
One, two, three, four...... Roy's second set of shots completed the Grand Slam.
"Oh, so Roy shot so accurately, I thought he was a James-type player." This is clearly a first-time Roy fan.
"I remember the last time I saw Kobe Bryant's warm-up, Roy's shooting was more accurate than Kobe's." This could be a "pseudo-Kobe" fan.
"Can anyone tell me why I can't find Roy's previous game data on Google? Is he from an extraterrestrial? "Don't worry, before the summer of 2015, no one knew that Roy would play basketball.
Just as Roy was warming up for his fifth set of shots, two security guards walked in out of the way.
Someone's coming.
Roy waited, wondering if the "figure" he was waiting for had arrived.
But apparently not, it was a group of people who came in, and the players from Justin Sina High School came, a dozen big men, followed by a group of uniformly dressed student fans.
Justin Sina High School is here! They also bring their own fans! There was no doubt that they had been prepared for the final for a long time, arriving an hour early, bringing their own fan cheerleading squad, and more importantly, the terrifying aura of their players.
On the way to Chino Gang High School, the players and fans of Justin Sina High School gave a big cheer on the bus.
Leading the way is Lonzo Ball, who really wants to beat Roy, win Chino High School, and win the California Championship more than anyone else.
It's not just about his personal honor, it's about his future, his face, and his self-esteem.
They were shouting and venting like crazy in the car, and the bus driver pulled over several times, if it wasn't for that, maybe they could have arrived at the stadium earlier.
Seeing Lonzo Bauer appear, his former teammates rushed up to greet him, and Roy didn't want to lose his manners on the surface, although he didn't want to lose his manners, but his greeting was more like a fight.
"Hey, welcome back, Lonzo." Roy greeted Lonzo with a blank face.
"You're welcome, you know I'll come back sooner or later, and there can only be one king in California." Lonzo's face was grim today, and Roy could see the anger he had suppressed inside.
Well, that's exactly what I need, let me order it even more now.
"You're right, there can only be one king in California, and that's undoubtedly me, and if you have time to look at what the media and netizens say about us, I think you're more sure of that." Roy's fanning was caught by the media present, and more and more reporters approached, and Lonzo Ball couldn't be calm.
"Do you think you can show off your power by swiping some data on the weak team? If your opponent is me, you may lose without leggings. Lonzo felt like his teeth were going to jump when he said this, which was a rare amount of anger in his heart.
"I think you should respect the opponents you have fought against, the same opponents, you didn't have any good results, Lonzo, not this year, not last year, not even the year before last, and now you tell me, who is the only king of California?"
Roy's goal was achieved, he left the pale, speechless Lonzo Power and the shutter-flashing reporters, turned and walked away, and the first round of the battle between the two ended in Roy's complete victory.
The verbal battle was just the beginning, and with the media arriving, the second round of the exchange of fire between the two began immediately.
In the usual pre-match media interviews, the two teams sent Roy and Lonzo Ball were the best candidates.
With the previous war of words, the bad media tried to further escalate the confrontation between Roy and Lonzo Power, and instead of arranging the two to interview in two separate areas, they chose the interview location in the center circle.
Roy and Lonzo Bauer were surrounded by their respective media outlets just two metres apart, and given their outstanding height, they could almost face to face and look at each other.
The first to attack was Lonzo Ball, who had already lost for a while, so he was eager to win back in front of the media, inheriting the language talent of the elder Ball, and Lonzo also had a talent for lashing out at others.
He gave a firm denial to Roy's brilliant record and proud statistics in this game, what "brush", "dictator", "team cancer" words abound, and he finally listed the Dallas Mavericks won the regular season championship in the 2006-2007 season, Dirk Nowitzki won the only regular season MVP of his career, but in the end, he was eliminated by the Golden State Warriors "Black Eight" in the first round of the playoffs, so, on the basketball court, who can have the last laugh, to laugh the most.
Roy, for his part, was also interviewed by reporters, and he was asked how to evaluate the performance of Lonzo Ball and his new team, Justin Sina High School. Roy was still thinking about how to stimulate Lonzo Ball, but he didn't expect Lonzo over there to provoke an offensive first, two meters apart, and this could not escape Roy's ears, so Roy also calculated and talked about the Mavericks in the 2006-2007 season.
"You've heard that Lonzo Ball compared me to Dirk Nowitzki, and I think at least he has admitted in his heart that I'm the MVP, and I want to add that Dirk Nowitzki is a future Hall of Fame player, and who remembers the Golden State Warriors? Monta Alice? If Lonzo is willing to compare me to Nowitzki, then I'd also like to make him my little sidekick Alice (Monta Alice was Nowitzki's deputy for both seasons 2013-2015). ”
I X, Lonzo really couldn't hold it back, and just as he was about to explode, a scream erupted from outside the stadium door, followed by all the reporters in front of him running away.
Someone is here again, and this time it's definitely a big shot!