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The best time to enjoy the sea view is in the summer, when in addition to the beautiful scenery of the sea and sky, there are seagulls cruising in the air, and of course, most importantly, you can see a beautiful bikini on the beach.

However, there are not many people who choose to drink coffee here in winter, which is nothing more than a clean seaside.

On this day, Tang Shuai and Westbrook made an appointment with Cousins to start their first private meeting of the triumvirate in this café with a pleasant view.

At this time, it has been nearly a month since Cousins joined.

"Don, you should change the place where we met to the bar, the café is too boring." Cousins took a sip of his coffee and said with some displeasure.

"The noisy place in the bar is not suitable for us to chat, and today I came mainly because there are some problems that need to be brought to the countertop." Tang Shuai smiled and waved his hand.

"About me?" Cousins was rough, but not stupid, and he heard it in a moment.

"Well, about emotional control on the pitch." Tang Shuai nodded, then turned to look at Westbrook and said, "Russell should be very experienced in this area. ”

"That's useless, in fact, I can control it very well now, but when I get on the field, I can't listen to what others say." Cousins shook his head helplessly.

"No, no, Russell was worse than you were in the beginning, but he's in good control now." Tang Shuai waved his hand and said.

"Really?" Cousins then turned to Westbrook as well.

"What are you playing for?" Tang Shuai had already explained the purpose of this meeting to Westbrook on the phone before, so he said straight to the point.

"Money, of course, because of money, that's what everybody plays." Cousins said bluntly.

"It's direct enough to ......," Tang Shuai smiled bitterly.

"Okay, next year is your contract year, this should be the second big contract of your career, and he will probably decide whether you will go up or down." Westbrook continued.

With that, Cousins suddenly fell silent, this was something that would definitely happen next, but he hadn't actually thought about it.

"If, I mean, if you can't help the team win, or get the results you want, what price do you think the team will pay to renew your contract?" Westbrook said and looked at Cousins, "You know Mitch spent a lot of chips to get you, and there are a lot of teams out there that want to sign you, but if you don't get a five-year contract with a maximum salary, how much do you have to lose?" ”

Cousins continued to be silent, a bitter face that everyone could see that he really cared about money.

"So, if you want to get the contract you want, you have to help the team win, you have to help the team go further in the playoffs, even win a championship, and the premise of doing that is that you have to force yourself to control your anger and just vent it on the game, on the basketball and the basket, not on your opponents." Westbrook continued.

"I think Russell is right, if you want to get, you have to learn to give, when you were in Sacramento, the top management of the Kings gave you enough freedom, but this is Los Angeles, even the Kings, they chose to abandon you in the end, we have a saying in China called iron and silver, if you want to get more, you have to improve your weaknesses, this is a relationship of equal value."

"I know what you're saying, but I ...... I really can't control my emotions. Cousins said helplessly.

Tang Shuai and Westbrook glanced at each other, and sure enough, this problem was not so easy to solve.

"Hey, sorry, I'm late, how did you guys talk?" At this time, Duffy was late, and he was in a bit of a hurry to deal with it outside.

"No, we're talking." Tang Shuai said a little helplessly.

When Da Fei sat down, Tang Shuai talked about everything they talked about.

"DeMarcus is in a worse situation than I am, I knew what I wanted, so I would force myself to change on the court, but DeMarcus, he also knows what he wants, but he can't control it, I think we should get him a doctor." Westbrook said a little helplessly.

"It's useless, I've had several psychiatrists when I was in Sacramento, and they said that unless I don't play, this will go on forever." Cousins said with a wry smile.

At this point, Tang Shuai also looked very helpless, it seems that this is really not a Gemini or not Gemini problem, this is really a disease!

Several people couldn't help but fall silent for a while.

"Actually......" Just when everyone was silent, Duffy suddenly spoke.

The other three all looked at him.

"Actually, you said that DeMarcus played to make money, and this question should not be too simple."

"Simple?" Tang Shuai and Westbrook said in unison.

"Of course, you see, DeMarcus and his sponsors, or the team, can sign a written agreement, and if he is judged to be a technical foul in the game, he will be fined $500,000 directly to donate to those poor children." Duffy said lightly.

The other three were stunned for a moment, and then suddenly felt that their IQ had been critically hit.

It's a simple, straightforward solution.

$500,000 is not a small amount, although it seems that it is not a lot for a player like Cousins who earns more than 10 million a year, but this is just a technical foul, if he receives ten in a season, it is 5 million, 20, that is 10 million!

When Cousins thought of this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching, and he already felt a pain in his flesh before he was punished.

"I think it's a good idea, I think even if it were me, it's almost impossible for me to clash with my opponent again, it's not a small amount of money, and the money is really donated to poor children, it's a double thing." Westbrook spoke.

"I raise my hands in approval." Tang Shuai smiled and raised his hands.

Cousins rubbed his hands back and forth above the table, and it was clear that it took a lot of determination and courage to make this decision.

"DeMarcus, it's an investment, it's paid, just to get more, like Don just said." Duffy spoke at this time.

"I think you should do it, it's what a man should do, and it's really tough." Tang Shuai said.

"Good!" Finally, Cousins seemed to have finally made a ruthless decision, and he said through gritted teeth.

"Okay, then we'll wait to hear from you tomorrow." Tang Shuai followed.

"Well, since I've made a decision, I'll do what I say." Cousins said, picking up his coffee and taking a sip.

Maybe it was because he drank too fast, and after he put it down, he couldn't help but curse: "Damn, this is so bitter!" ”

When he said this, the others burst into laughter.

Although it was a difficult decision to make, Cousins was a man of his word, signing a contract with the Lakers that would donate $500,000 to Save the Children for every technical foul he played with the Lakers.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused an uproar on the Internet, you must know that Cousins has more than 16 technical fouls in 3 seasons in 6 seasons, not to mention others, just these fines brought him more than 1 million US dollars, which is definitely one of the most irascible inside beasts in history.

But now, he actually signed such a contract with the home team, and it was a technical foul of $500,000!

In other words, as long as he does it twice, the money he has to donate will exceed the total amount of fines for his career.

This is really not just an explanation of rich and capricious, this is really playing with life!

In fact, this decision has caused a lot of heated discussions not only among the media and fans, but also among the players, and those who have clashed with Cousins, and even are about to fight him, are laughing non-stop.

This is really the second half of the NBA season, except for the matchup between Tang Shuai and Anxi, the most interesting thing in the league.

Of course, there are also many media who say that Cousins is hype in preparation for next year's contract extension, but this was quickly drowned out by other voices, after all, the contract is there, and it is impossible to get it back if the money is donated.

It's settled, but fans are also interested in how far Cousins can go.

On this day, the Lakers sat at home to face the Grizzlies, and whether they could control their temper against the gray and white duo, who are known for their toughness, became the biggest attraction of the game.

Cousins also seemed very nervous on this day, and after the warm-up training was over, he kept saying something to himself on the sidelines, as if reminding himself not to be impulsive.

With only three minutes left before the start of the game, the starting line-ups of both sides were shown on the big screen on the field.

On the Grizzlies' side, Conley and Tony Allen lead the backcourt, with Parsons and Randolph up front, Gasol Jr. at center, and two veterans of Allen and Randolph, Fitzdale is clearly hoping that the team can gain some advantage in the positional battle.

At the beginning of the game, Randolph pegged Cousins, and the Grizzlies continued to create opportunities for Gasol Jr. to play singles in the low post.

In the face of Gasol Jr., who is taller and longer than himself, speed and experience, Yi Jianlian was very passive in the opening defense, a foul and a pass, Gasol scored 4 points in a row on the inside, which seemed to be what he wanted.

On the Lakers' side, relying on the play of Tang Shuai and Westbrook on the outside, they were in a stalemate with the Grizzlies.

That was quickly broken, though, as Cousins, after two rounds of entanglement, finally got rid of the aging Randolph and threw a big blow to Gasol on his third attempt to attack the basket.

"Bang!"

There was a muffled sound, and this time I felt that I was holding back my strength, and I flew the ball out of the field like playing volleyball. (To be continued.) )