Chapter Eighty-Five: The Evening
Tang Wenlong became famous, and the whole league got to know this slightly crazy rookie.
After beating the Lakers in mid-December, his All-Star vote grew even faster, and by the time of the Christmas game, the NBA's official first round of voting results ranked first among Eastern defenders, and even Wade could only be relegated to second place.
On Christmas Eve, Tang Wenlong surpassed Griffin again and topped the rookie list.
Christmas is a religious festival that celebrates the birth of Jesus and is a very important day for Westerners. Just like the Chinese New Year, it hasn't really arrived yet, but it has already smelled the flavor of the coming festival from the small changes.
On the streets of Philadelphia, all kinds of Christmas trees are decorated at the entrances of shopping malls. There are also people dressed up as Santa Claus who find children to hand out candy, chocolates and gifts, which always attracts laughter from children. The window staff racked their brains to design different styles of windows, and the combination of sound, light and electricity made the story even more interesting, and outside the railing was a stream of people wearing red Christmas hats who passed by.
Before that, the NBA will jump on the bandwagon and hold high-profile Christmas games to attract viewership. And most of the time, Christmas games are held in Big Ball City.
Last year, Tang Wenlong watched the Lakers vs. Cavaliers game in Syracuse alone, and this year, the protagonists are still Kobe Bryant and James, but the team has become the Heat. The menacing Miami Big Three vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, the Staples Center immediately became starry-studded, and the superstars that the two teams could count were simply blind and shabby 76ers.
In addition, there are Golden State Warriors home games against the Trail Blazers, Knicks home games against the Bulls, Thunder home games against the Nuggets, and Magic home games against the Celtics. Every game has a large number of news points, and it has also captured the hearts of a large number of fans, and it can be seen that it is carefully selected.
The 76ers did not play, Tang Wenlong was going to be a fan, but he didn't expect to receive an invitation email from Iguodala, and the two chatted on the chat tool.
"What, go to your house for a party?" Tang Wenlong didn't expect Iguodala to send such an invitation, he blinked his eyes, wouldn't it be dancing or something?
Iguodala seemed to guess what Tang Wenlong was thinking, and explained: "It's just an ordinary gathering of friends, after all, we only have a game the day after tomorrow." ”
Then, without waiting for Tang Wenlong to respond, he said the names of some of the attendees to himself, "Like Coach Doug, General Manager ED, and Louis, they will all go, you don't want to break away from the group activities, right?" This is not a good sign. ”
"That's not what I meant." Tang Wenlong was embarrassed, and hurriedly agreed: "I'll just go, but I may not understand your customs or anything, please forgive me!" ”
Rest assured! Iguodala smiled and said, "You're the favorite star of our Philadelphia people right now, who dares to say you." ”
"Really?" Tang Wenlong obviously didn't believe it, and he didn't see much sought after when he walked on the road!
After the two chatted for a while, they agreed on a time for Iguodala to pick him up when the time came, and Iguodala was naturally full of words.
Not long after, someone called him again on the Internet, and it turned out to be Hayward, the kid.
"What?" Tang Wenlong asked.
"Come on, make two dotas!" Hayward invited.
Tang Wenlong: "Rub, you're very idle!" ”
"It's okay, come on, the four blacks lack one of you." Hayward said.
Tang Wenlong:
In the evening, Iguodala-style Land Rover was waiting at the door of Tang Wenlong's apartment, and Tang Wenlong, who had been waiting for a long time, got into the car quickly.
"Hey, this isn't the formal suit you wore at the draft!" Iguodala's eyes lit up, and he asked after high-fiveing Tang Wenlong.
Tang Wenlong was noncommittal, and said: "That's right, I don't have extra formal clothes, you know, most of the clothes I buy are sportswear, you can't let me wear sportswear to your party, right?" ”
Iguodala shrugged and smiled, "No, I mean, I was very impressed with the last time you wore this outfit, very good." “
Tang Wenlong snapped and fastened the safety belt.
Iguodala slammed on the accelerator, and the car hit two long cyan tails with a thud, and then slammed out and rushed onto the street, scaring pedestrians on the side of the road to dodge.
Iguodala signed a six-year, $80 million contract with the 76ers in '08, and after Elton Brand traded away, the 76ers are currently the highest-paid in the world, and he bought a $5 million mansion in the suburbs of Philadelphia three years ago, less than five kilometers away from Philadelphia International Airport.
When the off-road vehicle stopped, there were already many brand-name cars parked in front of the mansion.
"Tsk, what a local tyrant~" Tang Wenlong's eyes lit up, and after getting off the car, he looked around, everything was very attractive, even the steel gate, after putting on a variety of fancy shapes, also looked like a quaint style.
Once you enter the door, you will be greeted by a long red carpet that leads to the entrance of the auditorium-like residence.
"Hey, Don, you're here too!" A familiar voice came from beside him, and head coach Doug Collins appeared to the right of Tang Wenlong in a suit with a smile on his face.
"Coach Doug." Tang Wenlong nodded and smiled in return.
Although Collins was not young, he looked like he could play better than a young man like Tang Wenlong, so he walked side by side with Tang Wenlong very familiarly, and then rushed to the hall.
After a few steps, there was another black Kong-like figure standing there, obviously taller than the surrounding figures.
"Samuel." Tang Wenlong happily walked over and greeted his teammates with high-fives and shoulders, Haitians have a very good personality and are good friends.
Dammpotter showed a sincere smile, "Coach, Don, you came just in time, I just arrived here, and I don't know anyone." ”
"I don't know where Andrei found so many friends, drunk." Tang Wenlong spread his hands, revealing a helpless tone.
Dale Potter smiled: "There are many stars in the song film and television industry, is he going to mix in the entertainment industry after he retires?" ”
"Haha, that must be a natural villain." Tang Wenlong couldn't stop laughing.
Collins chimed in: "Andre could play Wolverine or something, his muscles are the best in the NBA, like Mr. Bodybuilder." ”
The three of them were talking and laughing there, and bursts of laughter erupted from time to time.
Not long after, Louis Williams, Kyle Lowry and others also walked in, Tang Wenlong reached out and shook hands with his teammates, and the place gradually became lively.
The style of the party is more European, and when the music sounds, people move around.
Although it was not a party focused on eating, Tang Wenlong was already hungry, and as soon as he saw that everyone was in the state, he held a plate alone, walked to a self-service steak barbecue place, swallowed his saliva, and stared at the young chef constantly rolling the steak up and down.
"You like to eat meat~" The delicate voice sounded from Tang Wenlong's ears.
Tang Wenlong turned his head in surprise.
In the eyes, there is a delicate and beautiful face, curved eyebrows, long eyelashes gently trembling, white and flawless skin revealing a faint red powder, thin lips like rose petals, when combined, there is a sense of charm and nature.
Tang Wenlong blinked, then confidently glanced at the girl's beautiful face, and asked in an uncertain tone, "Who are you?" ”
The girl's mouth pursed, she didn't expect this tall young man to not know him, but she glanced at the young man's unusual yellow skin, and suddenly understood a little.
"Taylor Morson." The girl generously said her name.
Tang Wenlong's mind immediately raced, but he still couldn't remember which star this was, but he didn't have any expression on his face, he looked like he was lucky to be lucky, and said his name with a smile: "Tang Wenlong, a player of the 76ers, Andre's teammate." ”
The little girl picked up a stool and sat down, and at last the cook had cooked his steak and put it on the plate and pushed it right between the two of them.
"Ladies first." Although Tang Wenlong was hungry, he still pretended to say polite words, and made a gesture for the girl to enjoy.
The girl chuckled, stretched out her arm, and pushed the plate in front of Tang Wenlong.
"It's better for you first, this piece is so big, I can't eat it."
Tang Wenlong was slightly embarrassed, and when he got closer, the strong smell of perfume on the girl's body penetrated into his nose, and because the two slender thighs under the short skirt exposed by the high stool were really straight and amazing, the scenery was beautiful.
Tang Wenlong unceremoniously picked up the knife and fork and struggled to get up the steak in front of him.
"Do NBA players usually have enough to eat? You look like you haven't eaten in three years. The girl was obviously very good at talking, and it happened that she didn't have any food in front of her, so she chattered in Tang Wenlong's ear.
Tang Wenlong replied vaguely, "Yes, food and drink are strictly regulated, and it is rare to have such an opportunity to eat like today, starving me to death."
Mo Sen supported his arm, then pillowed his head, and watched Tang Wenlong eat obliquely, and suddenly felt that this oriental boy was very interesting