Cities in the American West are full of aggressive wildness, but there's never a shortage of literary and artistic flairs, and while Chamberlain and Li Qun were on a guided tour looking for local restaurants, they came across several street painters painting portraits of pedestrians on the street courts.

Chamberlain glanced through the car window and found that these painters had a good brushstroke, whether it was sketches, portraits or cartoons, they could get their hands on them, and from time to time they could attract passers-by to stop and watch.

In this way, he became interested, and encouraged Li Qun to go down and take a look and draw a portrait by the way, he didn't plan to get off the bus, there are a lot of people here, and because it is the stadium, many fans are playing, he will definitely be recognized when he gets off the bus, and now he is the number one enemy of Jazz fans, it is better to keep a low profile.

After Li Qun got out of the car, he first watched the paintings painted by the painters at the request of pedestrians, while Chamberlain leaned on the car window to watch the street players play, and after watching for a while, his attention was attracted by a teenager who was about eleven or twelve years old, not that the boy was so talented and how good he played, on the contrary, the child was thin and was practicing shooting, and his posture was very awkward, and he couldn't hit three times out of ten shots, which made Chamberlain can't help but think of himself when he first entered the Warriors.

Chamberlain was looking happily, when he suddenly heard a noise, he turned his head to see that it was Li Qun who was arguing with several painters in an emotional state, these painters were thin but all men, they stood up and surrounded Li Qun in the middle, and the latter suddenly fell behind.

Chamberlain didn't understand what was happening, but he knew that something was wrong, so he immediately pushed the car door and walked down, shouting, "Hey, hey, gentlemen, what are you doing here?" Is this your attitude towards a lady? ”

Seeing Chamberlain get out of the car, the fans and streetball players who were waiting on the side of the stadium to watch the show were stunned, and someone shouted, "Wow, SUPER-Z!" ”

"No, it's politician Z." Someone sneered and corrected his teammate's words, which is also a nickname for Chamberlain, because the outside world thinks that he forced his teammates out twice, first Biedrins and then Davis, so they smeared Chamberlain as a politician, meaning that he likes to fight for power.

Chamberlain didn't care, pulled Li Qunxian into his arms, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" ”

Li Qun rarely became really angry, she pointed to the paintings on the easel and said angrily: "Look, what have these bastards painted? How could they do that? ”

Chamberlain looked at it and was a little angry in his heart, some of these paintings are beautiful landscapes, but more are portraits of people, and among these portraits, the most is him, yes, it is his Chamberlain's portraits!

Chamberlain didn't care if they were painted on paper, although they were selling these paintings for a profit and essentially infringing on his portrait rights, but he wasn't so petty, and what really made him angry was that these painters, and the clay sculptor next to him, whether they painted or made the clay sculptures, had an ugly image of him, and it was all negative.

The most excessive thing is that there are several obscene pornographic pictures in it, which are images of Chamberlain messing with different women, and even paintings of him naked with dogs, sheep, and cows, of course, not only him, everyone on the Warriors, including Nelson Sr., has a share, but he is the most spoofed and the most ruthless.

Seeing Chamberlain, these painters immediately wilted, and a middle-aged man with a scumbag beard explained embarrassedly: "This is all called by the customers, we are just eating ...... mouth."

No wonder Li Qun was so angry, if Chamberlain saw Li Qun being so maliciously smeared, he would also be angry.

Li Qun said angrily: "At this time, you are still deceiving us, do you think that basketball players are stupid people with well-developed limbs and simple minds?" What's going on with all these pictures hanging here, did the customer instruct you to make them? I'm afraid you deliberately did this to attract customers, right? ”

She pointed to the paintings that were sandwiched to the easel, there were seventy or eighty of them, and there were people picking and choosing, and when she saw her pointing, she quickly walked away. After all, it's a bit too bad to do this kind of thing, and Mormons are also good-looking people, and they feel that they can't get rid of this face.

The painters could only awkwardly put away those paintings, Li Qun was still very angry, Chamberlain looked at the clothes and dresses of these people, it is estimated that they are also poor people with little money, just take this opportunity to make a little money, and now that PS technology is developed, there are not many people who come to buy these pictures.

A picture is five dollars, Chamberlain counted a total of eighty-two pictures, he took out four hundred and ten yuan and handed it to a painter, and said: "I bought all of these, you divide the money, these paintings are forgotten, if you continue to do this, then I will use the law to protect my portrait rights!" ”

The painters' faces were overjoyed, and they said together: "No, no, no." ”

Just when Chamberlain thought that this matter was going to be resolved, a voice suddenly interjected and said lightly: "Mr. Z, politician, are you making a little too much fuss?" These people are just eating with each other, they don't just draw you, they also draw Kobe, Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, and even Jordan in the future, they don't pursue anything, why are you so stingy? ”

Chamberlain looked at the person who spoke, and found that it was a middle-aged blond man with glasses, he was very familiar with the accent of the middle-aged man, although he didn't know it, he seemed to hear it often, he had a good memory, thought about it, and exclaimed, "You're the DJ at the Energy Center Stadium?!" ”

The middle-aged man was taken aback, his expression was a little embarrassed for a while, obviously he didn't expect to be recognized, he was stunned, and then admitted his identity, and said: "Yes, I'm Astor Augustin, the DJ of the Energy Stadium, so what's the matter, I'm speaking fairly." ”

"To be fair?" Chamberlain sneered, "You don't speak justice in the stadium, let alone on this kind of street?" ”

As soon as Augustine heard this, he became angry, and he said angrily: "What nonsense am I talking about, you don't spray Mr. Z with blood!" ”

Chamberlain said: "Even if there is no nonsense, it is still talking nonsense with open eyes, remember what you said, you said that we will be eliminated by you in five games, isn't this nonsense?" ”

Although Augustin is confident in his team, he also doesn't think the Jazz can continue to win three games in a row, so he said lightly: "You're definitely going to be eliminated by us, so the end result is doomed, and I say nothing, isn't it the same?" He slyly changed the subject.

Chamberlain was strong-blooded, and he said proudly: "Then dare you make a bet, I don't need to say seven games, I said that in five games we can use 4-1 to kill your team, do you believe it or not?" ”

Yesterday's victory gave Augustine great confidence, and he categorically said: "That will never be possible!" ”

"Bet then!" Chamberlain shouted, and Augustine showed no weakness and asked, "What is the stake?" ”

Chamberlain thought for a moment and said, "How about a $100,000 bet?" ”

Hearing this, the onlookers around the stadium immediately gasped, 100,000 US dollars is not much, but for these ordinary people, it is still a huge amount of money.

Augustin looked at him contemptuously and said, "You know that I can't have a hundred thousand dollars, Mr. Z, you are deliberately bullying me, right?" ”

Chamberlain laughed: "That's fine, if I lose, I'll give you $100,000, if you lose, how about you go to one of my bars and DJ?" He remembered the legendary Warrior Bar, and it would be fun to have this guy do DJ.

The fans next to him coaxed together, and Augustin was the most angry in the back of his head, and shouted: "You said, you want to win three games in a row, well, I bet!" ”

It was this bet that Chamberlain and Augustin high-fived and swore an oath, and then walked back with a reluctant Li Qun, passing by the young man who had practiced shooting before, he smiled and stopped to look at the young man.

The boy holding the basketball was startled, and subconsciously looked at one of the painters and shouted, "Dad......"

Chamberlain was a little surprised, and turned his head to see a painter walking quickly over and staring at him vigilantly, but he didn't expect that it was a father and son.

However, he just wanted to instruct the teenager to shoot, his shooting posture and stance were wrong, and if it went on for a long time, he would form that wrong habit and no longer be able to practice accurate shooting posture. In fact, there is a direct correlation between the accuracy of the shot and the posture, and for most people, Marion's kind of freak is not one of them.

Chamberlain, who was originally a marksman, plus Kenny Smith, Curry, Thurmond and other guidance, now has a deeper understanding of shooting, and he feels obligated to help this basketball kid.

He took the ball from the boy's hand, stood on the free throw line and said to him: "Your shooting posture was wrong just now, perfect did not master the skills of this sport, I will teach you now, first of all, start with aiming, do you know where to aim?" In general, my eyes are focused on the back edge of the hoop. When you look at this, you can throw the ball into the net. A lot of coaches teach their players to aim a little bit at the front edge of the hoop, and then you have to shoot a little further than the spot. You should shoot at the basket every time, just like a sniper, you can shoot wherever you aim, don't increase or decrease the amount of power, at least until you become a marksman. ”

The young man looked at Chamberlain in a daze, then nodded quickly, pushed his father away and stood beside him.

Chamberlain asked the teenager to stand on the free throw line to try it, the teenager nervously picked up the ball, Chamberlain pressed his shoulder to stop his follow-up action, and continued: "Posture man, pay attention to your posture, if it is a right-handed shot, then your right foot should be pointed directly at the center of the hoop." In the case of a free throw, you should place your right foot at the midpoint of the free throw line, slightly ahead of your left foot, and most importantly, feel comfortable on your feet. Remember, you're cultivating stability, and that comes from habit, from feeling comfortable and natural. ”

"Be careful with the ball, touch the ball with your fingers and the base of your palm, and don't touch the ball with the palm of your hand. There should be a space between the ball and the hand so that it feels soft. Control the ball with your fingertips, not too tightly. ”

"When you make free throws, you have to bend your knees a little bit, like any shot, and you have to be stable and consistent with your knees. The basic premise is that the easier the shot, the smaller the movement, and the better the chance of getting a consistent and consistent shot. ”

"When the ball is shot, it should be soft and smooth, and don't force it violently, otherwise the ball will leave the hand too quickly, so that the hit rate will drop. For the ball to be soft into the net, the ball should be shot from the fingers and naturally away from the fingers, and if the ball touches the palm, the ball cannot touch the hoop softly. ”

Chamberlain pointed at the boy until he aimed at a ball accurately, at this time Chamberlain smiled, patted the boy on the shoulder and said: "Other shots, including pull-up jump shots and even running shots, are a truth, think about it, this requires more practice, I think you have the talent to become a marksman, because you mastered what I said so quickly." ”

After saying this, Chamberlain took Li Qun and the tour guide back to the car, and a group of fans around the stadium were still looking at him blankly, until the car started to react.

The tour guide took the two to a restaurant called "Arctic-Circle", whose name translates to the Arctic Circle, and the guide introduced: "Today you can taste our Salt Lake City specialty, stir-fried sauce!" Made with tomato sauce, salad dressing, pickles and secret spices, it's so popular in Utah that almost every restaurant has a homemade version, and here it tastes the best! ”

Served with the stir-fried sauce are Utah scones, which are completely different from the English scones that Chamberlain was used to, first made into a sweet dough with flour, fried and topped with honey cream, and sprinkled with sugar. In addition, the two also enjoyed the beautiful lime flavored jelly in Salt Lake City, which is a special taste to eat at this time.

After lunch, the tour ended here, Chamberlain paid the tour guide twice the salary, which made him so happy, he was just about to get in the car, the tour guide suddenly said: "Hey, Mr. Z, can you give me those paintings of yours?" ”

Chamberlain was a little misunderstood, looked at him dissatisfied, and said, "What, do you want to bring these things with you to the next game?" ”

It's very common, and a lot of fans bring homemade paintings and the like with them when they play, and those street painters should have thought of business opportunities from this.

The tour guide shook his head and said with a smile: "No, Mr. Z, I want to keep it as a souvenir, because in front of these paintings, I have seen the mind and bearing of an NBA star." ”

Hearing what the tour guide said, Chamberlain was a little embarrassed, he originally planned to tear up these paintings, the content in them was not very elegant, since the tour guide said so, he gave those paintings to him.

The tour guide drove the two to Salt Lake City International Airport, and after waiting for the team bus to arrive, Chamberlain breathed a sigh of relief and was finally able to go home.

As they walked out of San Francisco International Airport, hundreds of fans were waiting outside, wearing Chamberlain's No. 0 jersey or Billups' No. 3 jersey, with two big men at the front holding a banner with a line of black English written on bright red silk: "Welcome home the Warriors of the Expedition!" ”

Chamberlain and the others smiled and waved to these fans, and a middle-aged black man shouted: "Kids, you can handle the things on the court, leave the things off the court to us, we all know what happened to you in Salt Lake City, let's treat those puppies well......"

Ellis gloated and laughed, "Look, man, you're going to be out of luck." ”