Chapter 17: Happy Christmas Eve
Although it is not right with Isaiah Thomas, the other party's words still make Li Tian a wake-up call, the game has now been played 25 games, and after 10 bans, it is 35 games, and the season is nearly halfway through, if there is no chance to perform after that, the king will most likely not keep himself in the team.
This is also a concern for Pete Smith, Li Tian only has one year of contract, and if he doesn't perform well this season, he will have to start again next season, and it will be even more difficult to get a contract.
At this time, Pete Smith felt that his initial idea was wrong, and that the king was indeed younger and had more opportunities to compete, but it also meant more variables.
But since the team has already made a decision to punish, it can't be changed, and Li Tian can only accept it.
The King then officially announced the punishment of Li Tian, saying that the player Li Tian was banned for 10 games for violating team discipline, but the specific reason was not elaborated.
Such a penalty notice still attracted the attention of some reporters, such as the Sacramento local media "Sacramento Bee" asked the team's management about the reason for this punishment, and the team management naturally did not disclose it since the team management did not want to make a big fuss.
The journalists' ability to dig up news is undoubtedly still very strong, and although the team management did not disclose it, they did get information from other sources that Li Tian was banned because of a clash with a player in the locker room.
Fortunately, Li Tian is only a marginal player after all, and media reporters are not willing to spend too much energy digging deeper.
Isaiah Thomas, another client, doesn't know if it's because he was satisfied with Li Tian's punishment, or because the team management persuaded him and didn't stab him, so the media didn't report much about it.
Because of the ban, Li Tian will not play with the team for the rest of the period, but Li Tian has been like this for more than a month before, so he will not feel too uncomfortable......
In the blink of an eye, a week passed, and the time came to December 24, which is an important day for the West, because the evening is Christmas Eve.
Li Tian and Robinson came to Pete Smith's house early in the morning, accompanied by Robinson's sister Gerala Robinson.
With both of his players in Sacramento, Pete Smith recently moved his home to Sacramento, where the couple were busy in the kitchen preparing a late Christmas dinner.
Li Tian and Thomas Robinson stood in the living room, watching Gela Robinson and Pete Smith's son Colin Smith having fun, Li Tian turned his head to Thomas Robinson and smiled and said, "Jera has found a playmate." ”
Robinson nodded, a gentle smile on his face that was also completely different from his usual one, "Well, Geral doesn't like to be alone. ”
"Thomas, with your brother, Gera won't be alone!" Li Tian patted Robinson and said, Li Tian was not surprised at all by the tenderness shown by this inside player, Li Tian was very clear about the relationship between the Thomas Robinson siblings.
Gera Robinson and Thomas Robinson are half-siblings, and the two were raised by their mother Lisa, but last year, after their grandmother and grandfather died three weeks apart, their mother, Lisa, also died of a heart attack a few days later. lost three relatives in a month, so that the two siblings have been dependent on each other since then.
On the day Robinson received the call, Li Tian sat next to Thomas Robinson and saw his friend crying bitterly. It was because during that time that I learned that the bad news at home was through the phone, so Thomas Robinson has always had a psychological shadow about the phone ringing.
Later, at the suggestion of head coach Cerf, Robinson planted a sapling in honor of his mother, Lisa, outside the University of Kansas basketball arena, and wrote this note:
"Mom, I promise, you don't need to worry about Jera anymore. I'll make sure she's okay. I will not be negligent, this is my commitment. ”
"Yes, Lee, I won't leave Gera alone." When Li Tian recalled that scene, Robinson said with a firm gaze: "I will make a name for myself in the NBA and let Gerala live a better life." ”
"Of course, I have no doubts." Li Tian nodded heavily, remembering his current situation, Li Tian looked into the distance.
"We're going to get a foothold in the NBA, just like no one used to think about us at the University of Kansas, and we're going to surprise everybody."
Last summer, the Morris brothers, the team's interior pillars, left after participating in the draft, and everyone thought that the University of Kansas was no longer competitive, but in the end, the University of Kansas became a dark horse and successfully won the championship, which surprised many people.
"Li, I can do it, you can do it too, come on!"
"Thomas, come on!"
Li Tian and Thomas Robinson glanced at each other, swept away the faint sadness before, and their eyes were full of smiles and ...... Fight!
"Lee, Thomas, it's time to eat." Pete Smith's voice rang out at this time, and Li Tian and Thomas turned around and brought Gera Robinson and Colin Smith, who were still playing, to the table.
"Happy Christmas Eve!" Soon, there was a burst of laughter in the restaurant, "This turkey tastes so good." ”
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After dinner, while chatting with Pete Smith and Thomas Robinson, Li Tian's mobile phone rang, and when he saw the caller number, Li Tian immediately answered it.
"Happy Christmas Eve, Judy!"
"Hi God, Happy Christmas Eve!" On the other end of the phone, there was a pleasant voice from Judy Annette, even through the phone, Li Tian could guess that Judy Annette was having a sweet smile on her face at this time.
"Oh my God, it's so much fun to learn acting, more fun than I used to teach myself. Movements, facial expressions...... I feel like there's a lot to learn every day, and it's a great feeling! ”
"Summer vacation next summer...... Oh, and soon it's summer vacation, and I'm going to go to Los Angeles and get some crews to audition. Los Angeles Oh god, we're very close then. ”
With a smile on his face, listening to Judy-Annette talking non-stop on her mobile phone, Li Tian could think that Judy-Annette would definitely have a beautiful vision in her eyes at this time.
"Oh my God, your ban is over in less than two weeks." Judy-Annette abruptly shifted the conversation to Li Tian.
"Is it two weeks?" Li Tian thought about it, and it seemed that it was almost there.
"Yes, 12 days to be exact." On the other end of the phone, Judy Annette said firmly: "After your team finished the away game against the Nets, on the 7th, at home, your suspension ended. ”
When Li Tian heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Did you memorize these as lines?" ”
"Of course!" Judy-Annette said proudly, as if she had done something remarkable.
"God, I'm waiting for your blockbuster, and I'm sure that day will come soon."
Judy Annette's confident words made Li Tian laugh and burst into a blockbuster, he was also waiting for that day to come.
"Wow, what a beautiful fireworks, my God, do you hear the sound......"
"Yes, I heard you, Judy, take a picture!"
(PS: The bad news came, grandpa passed away, and I am going back to my hometown today.) However, I have set up a scheduled release for the next few days, so there will be no delay in the update, please rest assured. The update time is 6:00 a.m. and 20:00 p.m. daily. )