Chapter 49: Michael or Russell

"Oh, he said he was Michael, too! Shaq, is he alluding to another Michael? ”

In TNT's newsroom, Charles Barkley shook his head as he watched the video replay on the screen: "Oh my God, I've never seen such an arrogant young man!" ”

"Why does he compare himself to Michael Jordan? A newcomer who can only score by dunks? ”

"Hey, Sir Charles, I think you ought to see what this young man did before he said this, rather than taking it out of context."

Sitting next to Barkley was the big shark Shaquille O'Neal, who moved the video's progress bar forward quite a bit, until Wu Rui appeared on the edge of the field and O'Neal clicked play.

Then, the things in the picture are just like everyone knows, Wu Rui ran with the ball, took a step forward from the free throw line, and completed the two-handed dunk!

"Look at what he did, and I think there's nothing wrong with what he said." O'Neal framed the video at the moment when Wu Rui was gliding through the air: "Obviously, he is paying tribute to Michael Jordan, which is the highest tribute. ”

"Man, he didn't even take off his coat!"

"OK, it's just a dunk I can achieve, there's nothing to brag about." Barkley pouted at what O'Neal said, obviously he was not interested in Wu Rui, and shook his head: "Let's talk about Russell Westbrook, our MVP candidate has been in some trouble lately. ”

"Charles, maybe we should finish talking about Michael Wu and then talk about Russell." On the other side, TNT's ace commentator, Kenny Smith, interjected, "This guy's name is just below Russell." ”

Kenny Smith refers to the hot topic in the NBA in recent days, the first place is of course Kevin Durant, who switched to the Golden State Warriors, and the second place is the lone hero Russell Westbrook, and after them, it is Wu Rui, who has shown his head without warning in the past two days!

"Oh, Kenny, do you think a single-digit average of points per game... No, a newcomer who doesn't even have a five-point can be placed before an MVP candidate? Barkley rightly put it: "If you really think so, then it's a coincidence." ”

"After winning today's game, Russell's next game against the Orlando Magic is the three of us who are in charge of commentating that game." Barkley pulled up the schedule, looked at Kenny Smith and then at Shaquille O'Neal: "Maybe by then, we'll know who knows who is more focused on us!" ”

Due to Wu Rui's sudden rise, the basketball community in the United States is full of curiosity about him, some people have a little fantasy about Wu Rui, because he is the only seedling of Chinese basketball in the NBA, and some people have good intentions towards Wu Rui, such as the teammate and coaching staff he met with the Magic.

However, some people have colored glasses for Wu Rui, and they feel that Wu Rui is taking advantage of his skin color!

"A Chinese-American player who can dunk in the NBA? OK, just this one is enough for Michael Wu to become popular on the Internet! ”

"But put down this gimmick, is there anything else he can handle?"

"Poor average data per game, treatment that can only appear in garbage time? Come on, man, I'd rather watch Russell go solo than watch a newcomer dare to fight in garbage time! ”

As Wu Rui received more and more attention, there were more and more people who were hostile to him, and they felt that Wu Rui did not deserve such a high level of attention!

On November 11, U.S. time, a day when singles would be heartbroken to see it, the Amway Arena in Orlando was full early!

The spectators in Magic jerseys chanted out the name of the Magic team in unison, and of course, they had other tasks to do.

"Michael, we believe in you, you are the hope for Orlando's future!"

"Come on, Michael, we've got your back forever!"

In the audience, before the game started, many Magic fans began to cheer for Wu Rui, who was warming up on the sidelines.

They understand what kind of pressure the mainstream public opinion of society is on a rookie, and the team has finally appeared a rookie player with the potential to become a talent, and they don't want Wu Rui to become a genius ruined by public opinion!

"Michael, I know there's been a lot of aggression about you on the internet lately, but I just want to say that you're a player, and your job is to play every game." On the sidelines of the court, Magic head coach Frank Vogel also instructed Wu Rui: "You don't need to think about anything else!" ”

To be honest, Vogel didn't expect that Wu Rui would be treated like this, the top management of the Magic originally just wanted to increase some exposure to the team, but now it's good, the exposure is very high, and Wu Rui's pressure must be great!

"Of course, Coach Frank, those things might as well be a few more shots for me."

Compared with other people's worries, Wu Rui, who was in the center of public opinion, was not so nervous, and then took the basketball from his teammates, he put on a standard shooting posture, shot at will, and the basketball crossed a perfect arc in the air, and fell into the net at will!

"Huh?"

Wu Rui's casual shot was able to hit directly, which really shocked Vogel, who was still worried about him.

"Oooh!"

On the other side, Wu Rui was also taken aback, and then he asked his teammates for a few more balls, but unfortunately, after that, he didn't hit a single ball!

"Okay, Michael, looks like you're in pretty good shape."

Seeing Wu Rui return to his original level, Vogel knew that this was still the Michael Wu he was familiar with, and nothing had changed.

"Mr. Coach, this is clearly not my best!" missed six goals in a row, Wu Rui's face became a little unhappy: "You know, my hit rate yesterday was much higher than now!" ”

Just after the interview yesterday, Vogel also left Wu Rui alone, and allowed him to shoot in the frame for the first time, but as an attempt, Wu Rui only made ten shots.

Ten shots, hit three goals, to be honest, a little unexpected by Vogel, he originally thought that Wu Rui could only score one goal, or even not a goal!

"Alright, Michael, looks like you didn't think that much about it." Seeing that Wu Rui threw again, but unswervingly asked his teammates for the ball again, Vogel understood that his worries were a little redundant, but fortunately let the team members pass a few more balls to Wu Rui, and explained to several other team members.

Today, the Orlando Magic will face another Western powerhouse on their home court, and this team is very capable of grappling.

After all, they are from Salt Lake City, and they have always been the best defender in the league!