Chapter 164: Gordon's Plea for Help (2/3)
Listening to Nash say this, Tang Shuai finally knew the reason why Nash was looking for him, and it seemed that it was the same as last time, to persuade him to join the Lakers.
However, the last time Nash was invited by Carraro to be a lobbyist, this time, he did say these words from the perspective of a friend.
"Steve, I've listened to your advice, and I'll consider it when that day comes." Tang Shuai said with a smile, he didn't say it directly, Nash actually made it clear in his words that if he stayed with the Clippers this season, he could make a difference in the playoffs, and even impact the championship.
"Well, okay, I remember you and I talked about talking about passing, maybe you don't have time today, when the All-Star Game is over, remember to contact me." Nash said with a smile.
"Well, I was looking for you, but the things before the All-Star Game bothered me a lot, and the All-Star Game should be over soon, so when the time comes, you don't have time to shirk it." Tang Shuai said with a smile.
"Definitely not." Nash said with a smile.
"Don, there's someone looking for you outside." Just then, Paul returned, and when he reached the door, he shouted directly.
"Looks like you're busy right now, but we're pretty much talking." Nash said and stood up.
Tang Shuai smiled embarrassedly, and then sent Nash out of the locker room.
After sending Nash away, he turned to look at Paul with a puzzled expression.
Paul pointed to the other side of the aisle.
Tang Shuai looked at it and saw a strong white man, looking at him with a smile.
This is not a stranger.
"Aaron Gordon?" Tang Shuai glanced at Paul suspiciously.
Isn't this exactly what I discussed with Duffy two days ago? Did Gordon play against him in the preseason before, why did he suddenly come to him?
"Don't look at me. I just ran into him on the way back, and this guy was very 'enthusiastic' to take a picture with me. And then said it was looking for you. Paul is a well-known "good guy" in the league, and it's no surprise that this little favor will help.
"Okay, I'll go take a look." Tang Shuai said and walked towards Gordon.
"Hey! Tang Dynasty! Gordon saw Tang Shuai's excitement.
"Hey, Aaron." Tang Shuai smiled and shook Gordon's hand, although he was not familiar with Gordon, he still maintained the due politeness.
"I'd like to ask you for a favor." Gordon was direct, and said as soon as he came up.
"Looking for me? Help? Tang Shuai looked at Gordon in surprise, although he said that he had fought before, but he didn't know Gordon in the strict sense. How can anyone come up and ask for help? Thinking that he had been looking for Paul before, it seemed that Gordon was a very casual person.
"That's right, my assistant suddenly returned to Orlando for a temporary matter, and I hope you can be my assistant in the slam dunk contest!" Gordon said excitedly.
Tang Shuai was speechless for a while, this Gordon spoke a little directly!
After a while, he asked, "Why...... It's me? ”
"That's right, this time Victor didn't come, Elfried had to go back tonight because he had something at home, and I really couldn't find anyone. And in Toronto, I found that you were the only person I knew. Gordon said with some embarrassment.
After listening to what Gordon said, Tang Shuai knew why Gordon was looking for him, and thinking about it, it was the same thing. The Magic aren't a big city team, not to mention that no one has been selected as an All-Star, but it seems that Payton is the only one in other games. And Gordon is not a star, and he doesn't know many people in the league. It's no surprise to look for him.
"The dunk contest is tomorrow, is it too late tonight?" Tang Shuai said with some uncertainty. Gordon is about the same age as him, and it's okay tonight anyway, so it's not a hassle if he can really help, and if he becomes Gordon's partner, it's also interesting to know his movements in advance, after all, he is very optimistic about Gordon blocking LaVine.
"Well, I don't have any other way, most of the actions I was involved in before need assistants." Gordon said helplessly.
"Alright! We'll go to the gym that night, here's my number, and you'll call me then. Tang Shuai said and changed numbers with Gordon.
Gordon saw that Tang Shuai really agreed, his face was full of joy, and his excited hands were touching everywhere on his body, and he didn't seem to know how to thank him.
Although it was the first time I had contact with Gordon, I could feel that he was a rather casual person, and it was a good choice to make friends with such a person.
When he returned to the locker room, Tang Shuai took a selfie with the trophy, and then posted it on Facebook and Twitter, even if he completed the task, these are some of the things that Adidas asked him to do after winning the award, of course, in addition, he also sent a photo to his mother by the way.
Thinking that his mother saw that her son had won another "medal", and it was estimated that she would be happy for a while again, he couldn't help laughing.
Gordon's dunk moves are indeed varied, and his assistant has to wear mascot clothes, which makes Tang Shuai feel very novel and fun.
Fortunately, the assistant's job is not very difficult, and after a night of training, they quickly cooperated tacitly, and after really seeing Gordon's extreme jumping ability, he is looking forward to tomorrow's slam dunk contest more and more.
I remembered that Duffy said that if he won the bet, he would introduce someone to him, and I don't know who it was.
On February 14, U.S. time, the All-Star Game ushered in the second day of games, and there were four games on this day, Shooting Stars, Skills Match, Three-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest.
There were rumors that there would be a shooting star that would be canceled, but because the news was too late, the official finally announced that the game would be held as scheduled, but this will also be the last game in NBA history, the biggest regret is that Bosh missed the All-Star because of a recurrence of blood clots, and the Bosh team, which had won the championship three times, would never have a chance to win four consecutive championships.
Because he was going to play today, Tang Shuai came to the stadium a little earlier than yesterday.
As soon as he arrived at the arena, he was caught by a local Canadian reporter, and because of his outstanding performance the day before, he attracted more attention at the All-Star Game.
"Hey Don, hello, I'm Kate Jasmine, first of all, congratulations on winning the MVP of yesterday's rookie game." This is a white female reporter, and she came up and said.
"Thank you, thank you." Tang Shuai said with a smile that since he won the MVP yesterday, the congratulations he has received can be filled with a basket.
"There are four events to be held today, and on the previously announced list, are you going to participate in the three-point contest?" Jasmine asked.
Tang Shuai nodded.
"How's your preparation? Who do you think is most likely to be the winner of this tournament? Jasmine asked with a smile.
"Champion?" Tang Shuai paused.
For a long time, when facing the media, he has been as low-key as possible, after all, a big mouth will bring him a lot of trouble, but this time, when he has absolute confidence to win the three-point contest, if he is still low-key, it will be a bit hypocritical.
Jasmine nodded, and passed the microphone to his lips.
"I'm going to be a champion." Tang Shuai smiled and said.
"What? You just said you were a champion?! Tang Shuai's simple answer surprised Jasmine, after all, most people will keep a low profile before the game, save some character, and no matter how bad they are, they will say something to strive for the championship, but Tang Shuai's straightforwardness made her not react at once. (To be continued.) )