Chapter 33: The Grizzly Bear Strikes
The tepid sun is lazily shining on the earth, it is almost the end of October, and Philadelphia, which has four distinct seasons, has already experienced the freshness of autumn. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info the center of Wachovia, with white and gray as the main colors, stands quietly, draped in golden yarn dyed by the sun, quiet and harmonious!
In the security room at the entrance, old Paul, who has reached retirement age but insists on volunteering in the stadium, is lying on a chair leisurely, listening to MJ's music and humming a few words from time to time. Although relatives and friends have been persuading him to retire and rest, as a loyal fan of Philadelphia for decades, he has witnessed the glory of the team from his youth, and has accompanied the team through the downturn at the bottom, and now he sees a group of talented young blood injected into the 76ers to see the light again in the dark. As a die-hard 76ers fan, how could he be willing to leave everything on this team!
"Bang~~Bang~~" A soft knock on the door interrupted old Paul's reverie.
"Who?" Paul Sr. opened the window of the duty room and looked out, only to see Robert standing in front of the door with a smile on his face.
"Hey! Papa Paul, it's me Robert! Please open the door for me! Robert greeted old Paul with his gray hair and wrinkled face. For this old Paul, who often opened the door to him, Robert had an indescribable kindness in his heart.
"Is that you? Are you practicing again? What a hard worker! Old Paul smacked his mouth and said with a smile. Turned around and took the key and handed it out: "You go and open the door yourself, okay, send me the key back, my old arms and legs won't run with you!" β
Robert took the key and said, "Thank you, Daddy Paul!" Opening the door, Robert returned the key and was about to go back to practice, when he took two steps and suddenly turned around: "Actually, Daddy Paul, you are not old at all!" Still so energetic, there is a Chinese idiom that says 'old and strong' is you! β
"You stinky boy! As far as you can be poor! Get busy with you! Paul Sr. laughed and scolded.
"Hey, hey, good daddy Paul! Then I'm going to get busy! Paul smiled. Looking at Robert's running away, old Paul couldn't help but sigh that he was so young!
"It's a shame that we can't continue to play with dear Joel Embiid for the rest of the season! @δΉε° Embiid. I hope Embiid can get back on the court as soon as possible! "The 76ers' official Twitter account suddenly sent out such a tweet, which attracted a lot of attention from fans and the media.
Some fans appeared on the 76-year-old website, and the headline "Joel Embiid announced that he will be reimbursed for injury this season and will undergo surgery in the near future" was prominently displayed on the front page. At the same time, Embiid's Twitter also posted the news: "Rather depressed! I didn't expect my first season to end with an injury, all I can do now is recover quickly! I'm sorry, I can't fight with you anymore, my brothers! "There's also a photo posted below. Fans have left messages of blessings below.
Because the head coach did not arrange a gathering training today, Robert spent another day in the stadium alone, completely isolated from the outside world.
In the evening, a black curtain began to be drawn between heaven and earth. At the beginning of the lanterns, one by one, the road was illuminated. The stadium was already brightly lit, and Robert, who was covered in sweat, was lying on the ground a little weakly. There are about a dozen empty bottles piled up in the corner, and you can imagine how much sweat is flowing from them. Old Paul came over with a garbage bag and a mop, picked up the empty bottles on the ground and put them in the garbage bag, then put them aside, and said to Robert on the ground: "Son, get up! It's easy to catch a cold when it's cold on the ground! Robert hummed. Go back early! Today is the amount, and there will be a game tomorrow! Don't be too tired to play tomorrow! Paul Sr., who knew the schedule well, advised Roport.
Robert looked at old Paul who was holding a mop and was about to mop the floor, struggled to get up, and walked to Old Paul's side: "I'll come!" After speaking, he took the mop in old Paul's hand and started to do it with a sigh. Old Paul stood aside and chatted with Robert, and Robert was happy to listen to old Paul talk about the past. "You know what? Embiid officially announced the reimbursement of the season today, and he will have surgery in the next few days! Just as Robit was finishing packing up his things, Paul Sr. said suddenly.
"I really don't know!" Robert said with some surprise.
"Yes! It's this afternoon! β
"What a pity!"
Robert said goodbye to Paul Sr. after putting his things back, and when he got home, Robert called Embiid and comforted Embiid.
In a five-star hotel closest to the stadium, a bus carrying Grizzlies players slowly drove in, and the Grizzly Bears players rushed out and into the rooms that had been booked.
On the afternoon of the game, the sky was not beautiful, the sky was drizzling, and there was some fog between the high-rise buildings, and the high-rise buildings flickered in the fog. The bus with the Grizzlies logo slowly crossed the street to the Wachovia Center, and some radical fans followed the bus, different insults and mockery, refusing to disperse for a long time.
Time is lost invisibly, the hands of the clock keep moving, and the already gloomy sky will finally not be blocked, still shrouded in darkness. The originally sparse and quiet stadium began to become bustling, and life was boiling!
The game hadn't even started before the 76ers players started coming in at the call of the DJ. When Robert was shouted, the stadium was full of cheers! After entering the game in recent times, 76ers fans have begun to embrace Robert. Hearing the fans cheering for Robert, McCarvey, who was already in an ordinary mood, directly cooled down! In the following appearance, McCarvey felt that his cheers were not as strong as Robert's, and his face was even more gloomy when he cooled down.
In the 2014-2015 NBA regular season, the Grizzlies challenged the 76ers away from home, and it kicked off with the drizzle that day.
Grizzlies head coach Dave Joggle fielded Mike Conley and Tony Allen in the backcourt, Courtney Lee and the black and white bears in the frontcourt, white bear Mark Gasol and black bear Zach Randolph. The Grizzlies, who have always been centered on the black and white bears, have become the slowest paced team in the league.
For the 76ers, head coach Brett Brown continued the starting lineup from the previous game: The 76ers starters are: McCarvey, Robert, Bamot, Covington and Nolens Noll!
At the start of the game, the referee holds the ball in his hand, instructs the player to stand in the center circle, and then throws it upward. Knoll, who had been winning the jump ball, collided with Marc Gasol in the air, and Gasol finally won the ball. When Mike Conley was in possession of the ball, everyone rushed to the frontcourt. Before he could cross the halfway line, Mike Conley threw the ball out!