January 20, 2012

When the Minnesota Timberwolves bus arrived at the Staples Center, the home of the Clippers, the Timberwolves players except Bai Xiaonian were stunned by the terrifying popularity of the little white shoes in Los Angeles.

Countless flashing lights and shouts converged from all sides of the team bus, and the huge cheers made Kevin Love, who was walking at the front of the line, even feel like he was in the center of the target, is this really the atmosphere of an away game? It's too much!

Today, an ordinary NBA regular season game will be played inside the Staples Center, an iconic building in the City of Angels. But in the eyes of California fans, this game has become a stage for Bai Xiaonian to return to his hometown, and he, the elf who grew up in California, has long been the absolute sustenance in the hearts of local fans, even if he is now away from Minneapolis, he has not been able to lower his status in the slightest.

"I promise you! There are at least 1,000 or more UCLA fans in the stands in Staples today, which literally turns the Staples Center into the Poly Center..."

Hillman Cotton, on the live commentary stand at the Staples Center Arena, laughed and said that since he chose to follow in the footsteps of Bai Xiaonian, his career has been on the rise, and his status in TNT has skyrocketed, and he is now the official commentator of TNT.

And Shaquille O'Neal, one of the members of the original TNT commentary group, watched Hillman blow a little speechlessly, this was the first time in his life that he felt that his big mouth was a little insufficient, and he wondered if he should call Barkley to borrow a mouth...

"Alright Hillman, in addition to the Minnesota Timberwolves led by Wood White today, we can't forget the other participant in the game, the Los Angeles Clippers, who with Jordan Jr. and Griffin are not going to let the Wolves take a win away from the Staples Center easily."

The big shark naturally couldn't let Hillman Keton, the new little brother, steal the limelight, pinched his nose and said loudly.

At this time, the Staples Center was already crowded, and although the Clippers' history was not as glorious as that of another team in Los Angeles, there were many people willing to pay for a ticket to a Clippers game.

What's more, there is Bai Xiaonian, the darling of California, in this game, so no matter what the final outcome of today's game is, it will not depreciate the value of the tickets of the spectators present.

In addition, Los Angeles has a resource that is different from other cities in the United States, and that is the world-famous Hollywood.

"Oh! Star Wars Queen Natalie Portman is sitting in the front row of the audience and waving to us! ”

"Is that Leonardo? I've really gained a lot of weight lately! ”

"Our elf's official girlfriend, Emma Watson, also came to the scene, and she was a little more cute than usual in the Timberwolves' No. 11 jersey..."

Los Angeles has always been a fascinating place, and the Staples Center is Hollywood's vanity fair, where countless celebrities are exposed to the media flash, consciously or unconsciously, and these bright lights make Hillman Keton, who is commentating the Los Angeles game for the first time, a little dazzling.

Of course, our rough little white shoes don't let these so-called celebrities disrupt their game, if nothing else, he himself is the brightest star in the Staples Center.

When Bai Xiaonian appeared on the court, the fans at the entire Staples Center gave him the warmest applause, even though Bai Xiaonian has now become an enemy of the Los Angeles Clippers.

"Alright! Let's take a look at the starting lineups for both sides of the game! ”

Shaquille O'Neal had never been so desperate to get the game off to a faster start, but he just couldn't stand the blind guy next to him.

Minnesota Timberwolves, PG: Ricky Rubio, SG: Wood White, SF: Michael Beasley, PF: Kevin Love, C: Darko Milicic.

Los Angeles Clippers, PG: Randy Foye, SG: Chauncey Billups, SF: Ryan Gomez, PF: Blake Griffin, C: DeAndre Jordan.

Seriously, the Los Angeles Clippers were also loyal suitors of Bai Xiaonian in last year's draft, but the Minnesota Timberwolves' halfway kill disrupted everyone's plan, which made the Clippers get nothing in this summer's draft.

So the situation of this young team is not too good now, except for Blake Griffin, the champion of the class of '09, Chauncey, who once dominated the league, is 36 years old, plus Jordan Jr., who has no individual ball-handling ability, and the team's weak bench, to be honest, it is difficult for them to make a difference this season.

The Minnesota Timberwolves' starting lineup has not changed at all, which is also the strongest lineup they can put out now, and many of the league's giants have fallen under the storm of youth they have raised.

On the court, Bai Xiaonian was warming up before the game, but the overwhelming shouts of the fans on the sidelines made him feel a little uneasy.

So he just threw a few three-pointers casually and tried his feel before walking to the sidelines and generously sending his autographs to these lovely fans.

"Wood, you know what? I was your fan when you were still in St. Lawrence! ”

An excited Clippers fan pulled his throat and "roared" at Bai Xiaonian, being able to see his idol with his own eyes made him almost cry.

Bai Xiaonian returned a warm smile to this loyal fan, even he didn't expect these fans in Los Angeles to be so cute, even if he had left here, he still wouldn't leave it.

He was about to step forward for an in-depth conversation with his veteran fan, when he was interrupted by a wave of shouts that followed even more explosively.

"Senior! Senior! I'm a Bruins fan! and your fans..."

"Wood, look this way!"

"You will always be our pride!"

………

Bai Xiaonian looked at these familiar or unfamiliar figures, his eyes gradually moistened, in fact, he was under a lot of pressure before coming to Staples.

He is afraid that the fans in Los Angeles will no longer recognize him as a former Los Angeles elf, and he is even more afraid that the fans will regard him as an enemy of Los Angeles.

But everything he witnessed when he came here showed that he was not erased in the hearts of the fans, and these lovely fans were still waiting in place, giving him the greatest warmth when he returned home.

In addition to the home team's Clippers jerseys, UCLA, Timberwolves and even a Wellington High School jersey or two flew in the stands at the Staples Center...

At this time, Bai Xiaonian's old senior, Kevin Lefou, also came over, patted the shoulder of the little white children's shoes and sighed:

"Los Angeles is such an old-fashioned city, don't you think? Sons of Los Angeles! ”

Even with jealousy in his heart, why did he also play in Los Angeles, why didn't he have such treatment as Bai Xiaonian?