The sunshine at the beginning of April is particularly refreshing, there are only more than 20 days left from the playoffs, the Lakers can be said to have firmly held the ticket to the playoffs, in this regard, the whole team is more happy, this year's state is exceptionally good, as long as they play their strength steadily, then the championship has a great chance.

Perhaps it's the complicated workouts that can make the players feel bored, and it's a rare occurrence for the Lakers' uniform crew to decide to give their precious players a day off. In fact, it's not all about rest, it's just that there is no training, and Li Chen's task today is to go to the orphanage to volunteer.

He is still very sympathetic to the children in the orphanage, and he knows very well how he feels in this kind of place after a few years, although there is food and drink, but in fact, the life in the orphanage is not as good as the city hall advertises, and the most uncomfortable thing is the depressing feeling, so that the people living in it can not see any future at all.

"Eh, Cruz, I heard Amy say you've been in this kind of place for a while?" Today happens to be the weekend, and Julie, who is on school holidays, is also happy to go out on an outing with Li Chen.

Although the orphanage he stayed in was in New York, the feeling was the same, and the feeling of revisiting the old place made him a little depressed, "yes, if it wasn't for Laura who adopted me, I really can't imagine what I would be like now!" ”

Feeling that her boyfriend's mood was a little lost, Julie took Li Chen's hand very gently, "Maybe you have become a popular movie star in Hollywood now!" "Everyone has a dream of stardom and wants to be loved by thousands of people, especially for children in orphanages who have lacked care since childhood.

"Hey, Julie, you're wrong, our Cruze is now a popular actor in Hollywood," Odom was puzzled as he broke into the two's world, "I heard that many directors want the Big Apple to make a cameo in their movie, and it looks like this offseason is going to be busy!" ”

"Really?" Julie's eyes lit up when she heard Odom's words, and he asked Li Chen, "Why have I never heard you say that?" ”

"Isn't that still undecided, you know that I was going to Italy in the offseason, and someone asked me for my opinion, but I never agreed." Li Chen shrugged helplessly, originally thinking that the offseason was pure vacation, but when it was approaching, he realized that in addition to a thick stack of commercial contracts, his business was really not less.

"Ah, what a pity!" Julie looked sorry, "I used to have a dream to find a movie actor to be my boyfriend!" The nervous girl remembers the ignorant dreams of her girlhood.

Li Chen hugged Julie in his arms, "I'm the male lead, but the word movie is missing!" Besides, isn't a basketball game just like a movie? ”

The man's trickery makes the girl unhappy, "It's not good, Brad Pitt is not equal to Kobe Bryant, Hollywood actors and NBA stars are completely different!" ”

Hearing someone shouting his name, the boss jumped out of nowhere, "Indeed, Brad Pitt's ball skills are definitely not as good as Kobe Bryant!" ”

"But people are more handsome than you"! Julie unceremoniously interrupted the great god's self-praise, although Kobe Bryant's reputation is great, but the straightforward Julie is not at all meaningful to the majesty of the boss of the Purple and Gold Army.

Despised by a girl, the boss was a little embarrassed, "Eh, Julie, that's because you don't know how to appreciate, at least Vanessa thinks I'm more handsome than Brad Pitt!" ”

"Vanessa thinks you're handsome", the woman sang with her husband, and Li Chen took over the banner of attacking the boss. "Eh, Bryant, I've seen your photos back then, and I really can't compliment that hairstyle alone, honestly, how did you get Vanessa hooked on you?"

People always think that they were stupid back then, even the boss is no exception, "Bastard, don't mention the past to me, don't think I don't know, I'm one of the handsome guys recognized by the fans." ”

The old fish, who has the best relationship with Kobe, also damaged his friend in a timely manner, "Bryant, we have to face the reality, you have missed the important premise of "NBA players". ”

The joint efforts of a group of people made the boss depressed and half dead, in fact, if you think about it carefully, it makes sense to think about the words of the great god, among the rough-looking black players in the NBA, Kobe Bryant and Jordan and others are indeed rare handsome guys. The most direct comparison is 23 and 24, which is clear at a glance which is stronger and which is weaker in appearance.

"Okay, don't make trouble, what should you do, there are a lot of little fans here, you have to look like a big star!" The assistant coach kindly reminded everyone that today is not an outing, at least the appearance of volunteers has to be put on a show, after all, there will be media interviews later.

The orphanage is not far from the city center, and although there is a lot of noise outside, it is very quiet inside, and people of all ages come in and out from time to time, probably because it is a Saturday, and there are many people who come to volunteer.

The arrival of a group of football stars attracted a lot of attention, in addition to the children gathered around, there were also many temporary volunteers who crowded into the crowd to ask for autographs or group photos of the stars they supported. The crowd who was going to make a show gave up their original plans because of the growing crowd, so they simply regarded today as a fan meeting.

"Hey, Lee, you've been doing so well lately!" A little black boy with a tiger head and a tiger brain squeezed in front of Li Chen, wearing a Lakers jersey that obviously did not match his figure, I don't know who gave it to him, it can be seen that the little guy cherishes this jersey very much, although it is a little old, but at least it looks very clean.

Li Chen touched his head, perhaps because he had a similar experience with them, these little guys made him feel very kind, "Thank you, little guy, do you like basketball very much?"

The little boy looks like he is six or seven years old, and he is the same age as the little Jamie who loves to play tricks last time I saw him, but it is obvious that he is not as strong as Jamie, who is from a privileged family, and the little guy is a little weak, but his small stature does not stop his love for basketball. "Of course, I play basketball every day, and my dream is to be a point guard like Chris Paul!"

It is obvious that the generation gap can be seen, Li Chen still remembers that when he was a child, those basketball boys of the same age as him basically took Iverson as their idol if they played point guard, almost ten years have passed, and the rampant answer has gradually solidified in the memory of some people, Chris Paul has become a representative of a new generation of point guards.

There is a generation of idols, and people will naturally be willing to accept those stars who have grown up with him, even if the passage of time has made them less powerful than before, but some people are willing to stick to the past. The most obvious example is the great god, although Kobe's strength is obviously not as strong as before, but the fans who like him have not decreased, and the largest group in Komi - the post-80s generation has always stood firmly behind the idol.

The little guy's sworn look was very cute, Li Chen smiled, "Well, I'm sure you can." It's just a shame why you don't want to be a small forward like me? ”

Li Chen's boasting made Julie, who was fighting beside him, couldn't help but roll her eyes, and her boyfriend's shamelessness made her feel a little blushing. However, the little boy's reaction was not the same as she thought, and the little one thought about it very seriously.

"I guess I can't grow that tall, Nick said that height is related to genetics, my parents are not tall, I think it's a little difficult to grow to two meters!" The little guy still has a very clear memory of his parents, which is not surprising, many children here have to move in because of factors such as their parents' imprisonment or domestic violence, and people like Li Chen, who have lost their parents since childhood, are still a minority.

The little guy's confession made Li Chen a little helpless, "Okay, although height is related to genetics, but weight is not, you have to know that Chris Paul is very strong, and it's not easy for your thin little body to be him!" ”

"No, I have a lot of strength", the little guy hugged his arms and desperately tried to squeeze out a little biceps, the emperor lived up to his heart, the biceps are always squeezed, the little guy seems to be showing off, "Hey, look, I'm not thin, I have muscles!" ”

Li Chen watched the little boy's performance very funny, "You are not called muscles, just lean meat!" Saying that, he learned from the other party's appearance just now, stretched out his hand and shook it gently, and the meridians on his arm suddenly burst out, and the developed muscles seemed to tell people the strength of this arm. Eyebrows raised slightly, "This is called muscle, understand?" Although Chris Paul is not as strong as me, he is not much weaker either! ”

Ah, the little boy looked at the comparison of the arms of the two people, and suddenly became a little depressed, "Okay, I thought I was strong, it turned out to be just my illusion, I must no longer be a picky eater in the future, so that I can grow as strong as you, right?" ”

"Of course"! Li Chen pinched the little guy's arm, "It can be seen that this skeleton has great potential, and it is a good material for basketball!" "Anyway, it is not illegal to fool people, not to mention that this can also enhance the confidence of the little guy, Li Chen admired the potential of the other party like a magic stick, and he almost took a few martial arts cheats of ten yuan a book.

"You're lying to him!" Julie didn't seem to understand this kind of benign deception yet, she looked at Li Chen a little angrily, her boyfriend's actions seemed to him to be completely playing tricks on the little guy.

Li Chen smiled and shook his head, "I remember watching a movie, and I like the sentence in it very much, 'If people don't have dreams, then they are no different from salted fish', this place is too lacking in dreams!" ”

As if he had thought of something, he looked a little distracted.

Time flies quickly, in addition to signing autographs and taking photos for some little fans, the most Li Chen does is to help these little guys realize their dreams of dunking. Standing on the shoulders of the "giants", they noticed for the first time that the basket was so close to them.

"Bang"! It was still the little guy just now, and the dunk feat he had just completed made him a little excited, and the little guy looked at his hands in disbelief.

Li Chen knew what was going on as soon as he saw his excited look, "Hey, little guy, congratulations, you have surpassed me, you must know that I have never dunked in a game!" ”

The little boy was still immersed in excitement and didn't react, he just smiled stupidly after listening to Li Chen's words, and the depressed appearance of the big star made the little guy a little crazy, "It's okay, you will definitely be able to dunk in the game!" ”

Well, the corners of someone's mouth twitched, this little ghost really doesn't treat himself as an ordinary person, I don't know if I think this was said to him by the senior in the basketball world.

If it had been going so smoothly today, there would have been no future events, but if it was said that it was if, then something bad would inevitably happen.

"What's wrong, is it serious?" The assistant coach looked at Kobe Bryant with a worried face, just now the boss seemed to have accidentally twisted his finger, although the face of the great god looked very relaxed, but others did not dare to relax. You know, the playoffs are not far away, and any hidden danger can lead to a big mistake.

"It's not too serious, it is estimated that it accidentally caused an old injury, and it will be fine after a few days of rest!" The boss thought about it, and he thought it shouldn't be a big deal this time.

And then the report given by the team doctor also proved the boss's idea, a slight strain, and a few days of rest will be fine. However, the old monk didn't dare to slack off on this situation, he quickly made a decision, "Bryant, you should have a good rest recently, it is almost the playoffs, take this opportunity to accumulate some physical energy!" ”

If it were changed to the usual boss, he would never agree, and he was a regular customer when he went into battle with an injury or something. But this year's situation is different, the strength of the team is stronger than ever, Kobe Bryant didn't want anything to happen to his body at a critical time, and he rarely decided to be cautious.

For the Lakers, Kobe's injury is bad news that can't be worse, but the good thing is that it's only a week, and the fans are slightly relieved. While worrying about the boss, some people also speculated with interest about what kind of performance the Big Apple would have after losing the cover of the great god, after all, he has always been known as a tactical beneficiary.

The next week is an opportunity for Li Chen, and the Lakers without Kobe Bryant will undoubtedly become his team, although it is only a short-term central position, but it is already a very rare opportunity.

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