Chapter 297: Players' Meeting (Four Watches!) )
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"Don and we are teammates and friends, everything he has contributed to the team, we all have to see, if nothing else, let's just talk about the Christmas game with the Cavaliers a few days ago, he insisted on playing despite being injured at the last moment, and hit the killer goal, I believe everyone is looking at this effort."
After Paul finished speaking, the other team members nodded in agreement, and most of these people present had a very good relationship with Tang Shuai.
"But what happened recently made me angry and dissatisfied, just because of the results of the first round of voting, it seems that the whole league is against Don, and even the coaches of the Pistons and Wizards are doing it so openly, which I have never seen in more than ten years in the league!" Paul looked a little agitated as he spoke.
When Tang Shuai heard this, he finally understood what Paul was going to say, and Paul was complaining about what happened to him.
"Frankly speaking, the result of the vote is indeed a bit unexpected, and I also admit that Don's current strength is worse than James and Clay, but the media, celebrities, including our opponents, don't they understand that this is the result of the fans' vote? This has nothing to do with Don at all. Griffin spoke at this point.
"It's just, those guys in Washington in the last game were just crazy, they didn't give a chance to pass the ball at all, did they come to play, or did they come to defend Don?" Smith slammed the table even more angrily.
"I can see clearly from the sidelines, they are simply on purpose, a bunch of bastards!" Stephenson also said indignantly.
Paul nodded. He continued: "The NBA is a diverse league, and you can see it by its composition. There shouldn't be such a thing as discrimination in this alliance, and Don is lonely right now. He needs our help and I need everyone to work together to create opportunities for him, if nothing else, just because we're a team. ”
"I agree with CP3 that only we can help Don." Pierce, who hadn't spoken, suddenly spoke.
"Good! One vote! We're going to give Don a chance to score a hundred points and slap those guys in the face! Smith said and slammed the table.
"I agree!" Griffin said, raising his hand.
"I'm okay, I can do a good job of pick-and-roll." Jordan Jr. then said.
Pierce, the leader of the locker room, took a stand, and the Big Three were unanimous. The others nodded in agreement.
Watching his teammates make statements one after another, Tang Shuai, who had been watching from the side, suddenly felt a little sour in his nose.
The NBA is a diverse league, but it is also a league full of money, and most of the players in the league are millionaires or even billionaires, and their assets vary greatly, which divides the players into hierarchies and creates a clear gap between the players.
Playing ball, for most NBA players, is all about going to work and making money. Relationships with colleagues don't seem to be that important, let alone league superstars.
However, although at the beginning, because of the relationship between Reaves and his son, Tang Shuai's life with the Clippers was not satisfactory. But with Kassel's rise to the top and Reaves Jr.'s trade, the entire Clippers team gave him a sense of home.
This. As can be seen from Paul's convening of this player meeting, it is something that few other teams have been able to do.
"Don, don't worry. Coach Sam, I'll talk to him privately. Paul turned to Tang Shuai at this time and said.
Tang Shuai nodded. His eyes were a little reddened and he said, "Well, thank you." ”
"Don, don't say thank you, this is home, we are all your family." Pierce followed.
Tang Shuai nodded vigorously, and the helplessness in his heart disappeared in an instant.
Duffy told him to be selfish and get high scores, but after these two games, it has proved that it is difficult for him to do it on his own, and this must be helped by his teammates.
After the press conference, Tang Shuai came out of the video conference room, his mobile phone rang quickly, he took it out and looked at it, and his face showed a burst of joy.
It turned out to be Su Mei who texted him.
After the last incident, he and Su Mei were cold for a long time, but they didn't expect to take the initiative to text him at this time!
Su Mei: You can play your own ball, and if you can't handle it alone, you can ask your teammates for help, and they will definitely help you.
Seeing the content of the message, Tang Shuai couldn't help laughing, it seemed that Su Mei still cared about him.
He immediately called back.
However, what made him depressed was that Su Mei still refused to answer the phone.
Do you still care about Christmas Eve?
Tang Shuai had no choice, so he had to give up the idea of calling first, and when this turmoil passed, he would still go to the school to find her.
However, this text message still made his mood a lot better, and at this moment, there was a Twitter message reminder on his phone.
He was in a bad mood during this time, and he didn't care about the information on Twitter, but he was in a good mood at this time, so he clicked on it directly.
ISMAEL SMITH: @叨叨唐, my brother, there is always a lot of injustice in the world, they look down on you, just because they think they should look down on you, and I am sure you will come back up!
Iverson: @叨叨唐, there's always one injustice or another in this league, they discriminate against small players, they discriminate against Asians, there's a lot of other things, and you have to learn to face it and respond to that injustice with performance.
Kobe: It's really worth thinking about how inclusive this league is for Asian Americans, first @Jeremy Lin, then @Nag Tang, in fact, they do better than a lot of people in the same position, and they deserve to be treated fairly.
JJ: @科比 Bryant, one of the greatest players in league history, I know you've always supported us, @叨叨唐, I'm rooting for you!
James: @叨叨唐, you have to learn how to deal with pressure from the outside world and believe that you will do well.
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Clippers teammates have also expressed their support long ago.
Looking at the messages one by one, Tang Shuai felt a warmth in his heart.
When he put away his phone, he took a deep breath and pressed his hands into fists.
Come on!
Before the game with the Magic, Cassel was interviewed by local media in Orlando.
Reporter: "Coach Sam, the game against the Magic team is about to start, do you have any special arrangements for this game?" ”
"The Magic are a very young team, they have a lot of athleticism and talent, and we did a lot of preparation before the game and I believe it's going to be a good game," Cassel paused for a moment. ”
Away journalists like to set up the away manager's tactics before the game, and Kassel has clearly learned how to deal with it.
The reporter didn't get what he wanted, so he could only change the topic, and this topic is naturally the most sensitive: "We all know that the first round of All-Star voting has caused a lot of controversy recently, and the most notable one is Don, who has performed poorly recently, what is your attitude towards this matter?"
After the Christmas game, the Clippers went through closed training, and this was the first time that Kassel was interviewed by reporters in public.
"Don is not doing well? Why don't I feel it? Cassel said in surprise.
"Don hasn't scored in two consecutive games without a double-double." The journalist reminded.
Cassel suddenly looked at the reporter in a daze.
The reporter was a little overwhelmed by what to look at. (To be continued.) )