Regarding the fact that Luke is not suitable to go to Kobe's hometown, that is, Joe Brant's home, this is not something that can be clearly explained in a sentence or two, there is a very serious problem here, and it is about the grievances and hatred of the previous generation!

That was when Joe Bryant had just joined the league for two years. That is, the 1976-1977 season.

At that time, it was the boss of the 76ers, and Jordan's idol "Dr. J" Julius Irving was in his prime. That season, he played in all 82 games, averaging 21.6 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game. And, of course, 1.9 steals and 1.7 blocks. That's quite a luxurious piece of data. As a rookie, Joe was just a substitute at the time, and his average playing time was only 10 minutes, which was not a big deal at all, but he still had 4.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists. He is a very talented player. In this season, the 76ers have had one player who has performed quite well, in addition to having "Dr. J" in his prime, and the talented Joe. That's George McGuinness. George McTGuinness, who is unknown to us, is only 2.03 meters tall, but he is averaging 21.4 points and 11 rebounds per game, which is pretty good. Of course, he wasn't famous, just compared to those of us who didn't go through that era, and he was a first-class center forward at the time. Before entering the NBA, people have already proven themselves in the ABA: two ABA championships, one ABA regular season MVP, and one ABA scoring champion. Two All-Match first-team first-team and second-best team once. There are also several All-Stars, and it can be said that he has all the honors he deserves in his life. And the salary was still very good at the time. The performance is also quite good.

Of course, we can't forget the help of Doug Collins and Wald B. Fury, two outside players, for the team, even Joe has to have the help of "Batman" to win the championship, and "Dr. J" is the same, these two people have helped him share a lot of firepower on the outside, making it easier for "Dr. J" to score.

So relying on the combination of inside and outside, the cooperation of the old and the new, the 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics, an old enemy who was also in the first district at the time. Beat a few more strong teams. Break into the finals strongly.

To be honest, when the 76ers entered the Finals, almost everyone thought it was a showdown between the 76ers and the Lakers. After all, the Lakers were the dominant monster at the time, the most powerful center in the NBA at the time. "Sky Hook" Jabbar. No one can stop you. Add to that the super trade of Lakers dad Buss. A dynasty is slowly reviving in this way.

But then they got good news. The Lakers were eliminated. Everyone was ecstatic. Because they don't have to face Abdul-Jabbar, especially George McGuinness, Abdul-Jabbar basically doesn't have to hook in front of him. Just shoot the basketball, and it's not distracting. After all, the height difference is too big. Defensively, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is also the object of everyone's fear.

However, what awaits them is very big bad news. Because they're up against the Portland Trail Blazers. And the leader of the Portland Trail Blazers at that time was Luke's father, Bill Wharton.

In that injury-free season, Bill Walton was pretty good. perfectly restrained George McGuinness and blew up the 76ers' interior line, no matter how hard Julius Irving and other backcourt players tried, they could only bite the score tightly and chase it to the death. The game came to Game 6, and the Trail Blazers led 3-1. In this game-deciding match, Bill Wharton exploded completely. He put up a quasi-quadruple-double of 20 points, 23 rebounds, seven assists and eight blocks, the first time in Finals history that anyone has reached such a statistic. The end of this game meant that the 76ers lost the NBA championship that year. It was the closest Joe Bryant himself came to a championship, but it didn't work out, just like Maddie. In this way, Liang Zi took it. However, due to Joe's arrival in Europe later, Bill retired early, and there was no follow-up to this matter. Although this incident was many years ago, Luke didn't know if Joe Bryant had forgotten it, and it would be bad if he hadn't forgotten. But Luke didn't say it to Kobe.

Time flies, it's 8 o'clock, and Luke and Kobe Bryant are also at Kobe's hometown. Here lived his parents and his two older sisters and brother-in-law. Bryant looked inside a little timidly.

"Let's go!" Luke jumped out of the car first. "I'm going to see them sooner or later, come on!"

"Okay!" Kobe Bryant sank his heart for a moment, ready to go straight to the top regardless of whether it was a storm or a rainstorm inside!

But Luke pulled him back again, "Hey, Kobe, you're not going to just get on like that, are you?" Luke asked.

"What if you don't go straight to it?" Bryant asked rhetorically.

"You really don't understand or pretend you don't understand!" Luke covered his head and said, "Alright, alright, I'll help you!" ”

"First of all, after entering the house, now you smile at everyone, you know? Laughter is the best thing in the world, even if two people with a deep hatred, when they see one of them laughing, they won't immediately slap their faces! Do you understand? Luke said.

"Hmm." Bryant nodded.

"Okay, and then it is, don't talk about the theme after entering the door, you have to pull the family first, ask the cold and ask for warmth, care about the situation of the family, what is the situation at home recently, is there nothing to do, everyone's work, as long as it is the smaller and more miscellaneous things, the more you ask, you have to understand this. And no matter what your dad says after entering the door, don't turn into a black face right away, know that you have a bad temper, you must hold back! You're here to beg! You know? Luke said.

"Well, I'll try my best with this!" Kobe Bryant didn't dare to completely guarantee that he could control himself, after all, sometimes reason can still be defeated by impulse.

"Well, there is one more thing, that is, after you really can't stand the ridicule, you pull your mother into the bedroom, nag him inside, talk about yourself, ask her opinion to try to convince her, be coquettish or something, use all that should be used, she is your mother, your own mother, what can't you tell her? Moreover, you must know that your mother is the most soft-hearted to her child, as long as you impress her with sincerity, this is half the battle! Luke said.

"But the matter between me and Vanessa was not something that Pam was relieved in the end, but Joe insisted on going his own way, and in the end Pam didn't want to leave Joe, so he came back here!" Bryant said.

"That's even better!" Luke never knew this. Luke continued. "In this way, you deal with your mother with all your might, and I will deal with your father!"

"Deal with my dad?" Bryant asked. "Are you sure you can do it?"

"Try it if you can do it!" Luke said. "You can deal with it, no, you can convince it!"

"Of course! My relationship with my mom was pretty good! Kobe patted his chest and said.

"Then let's get on!"

"Ding Dong!" Two people rang the doorbell.

"Who?" A woman's voice came from inside, and needless to say, it was Kobe's mother.

"Squeak-" The door opened. Inside came the face of a black woman.

"Wow, it's Kobe! How did you get back? The woman replied.

"Mom!" Kobe Bryant said with some embarrassment.

"Come on, come on, come in! This is your friend, why did you bring a gift, come in! Pam said as he beckoned the two into the house.

"When did you buy it?" Bryant asked.

"You don't need to know this? Go to someone else's house and don't buy things, only you don't know! Luke said.

"Okay......" Kobe Bryant didn't know what to say. But Pam spoke first

"Joe, it's almost out! Kobe Bryant is back! Pam shouted inside. Bryant and Luke followed Pam into the house.

"Really?" Joe came out of it. "You broke up with your little heart?"

"Of course ......not," Bryant was ready to speak.

"Then what are you doing here?" Joe growled. "I said you two won't come back if you two didn't break up!"

"Relax, relax." Luke saw that Kobe Bryant seemed to be angry, and turned his head directly to comfort him.

"Go inside with your mother, I'll do it here!" Luke said.

"yes, let's go inside and talk, talk inside!" Pam also said that she was really afraid of the father and son fighting. Why did I move out of the home in Los Angeles because I was afraid that they would fight, so I moved back here.

The mother cares about her son very much, and even if his opponent is her husband, she will protect them like a hen protects her chicks, even if she can't beat the rooster. With that, Pam pulled Kobe into the bedroom.

"Humph!" Bryant turned and walked away with Pam. Leaving Luke alone in the living room.

"Mr. Bryant, do you know me?" (To be continued......)