Chapter 321: Mediation

The reporters were in an uproar, they looked at each other, and then asked their colleagues on the side uncertainly: "Dude, is Greg shelling Zheng Ke?" ”

The scene of the press conference was suddenly like an exploding pot, "buzzing" into a noisy scene.

Just as the reporters were about to ask questions again, the stylish little old man stood up, ignored a large number of reporters who raised their hands to ask questions, and turned to leave the press conference.

"What did the old man say, Zheng Ke disrespects the head coach. This is a big news, I have to hurry up and release it! ”

Almost all reporters thought of this stubble and hurriedly rushed out of the press conference like a squeeze on the subway.

At this time, Zheng Ke didn't know that he had been bombarded by Popovich, and after the game, he received a call from McHale.

"Zheng, I don't think there is any misunderstanding between you. It's a playoff game, we're 2-0 down, and it's really going to be a shame to lose one more game. McHale was not fast, but he could hear his anxiety.

Zheng Ke was silent and did not speak.

"I know the way, I know the way. There's some friction in the team, it's normal. You know, when I was a player, I was just 20 years old, and I met Coach Jones and we had conflicts. But the point is, the contradictions are solvable, there is no hatred that cannot be dissolved, I think you two can try um, you know what I mean. ”

Zheng Ke listened quietly to what McHale said, and he unconsciously remembered how he had met Whitman for the first time.

A reckless oriental youth, a frustrated team coach Zheng Ke will make some low-level mistakes on the field. But Whitman always tolerated Zheng Ke, Zheng Ke gradually sat firmly in the team's main starter, Whitman would pat Zheng Ke's ass every time he got off the court to encourage his outstanding performance, so that Zheng Ke gradually became the darling of the media, Zheng Ke halo. Every day, I learned to face the same smile with the media reporters, and the problems of the team made the former master and apprentice estranged, and indelible cracks appeared between them, and the two were back to back, gradually drifting apart

Zheng Ke's nose was a little sour, and his vision was blurring.

"Zheng, Zheng Ke, are you listening? Feed. Feed? ”

Zheng Ke suddenly reacted and responded to McHale: "Yes, general manager, I'm listening." You said. ”

"Where are you, I'll come to you. Then I'll contact Randy again, and I think we can open up and have a good conversation. McHale felt that there was something unclear on the phone, and he was ready to have a face-to-face psychological counseling with Zheng Ke.

"Huh? No need. Zheng Ke smiled bitterly. I looked up at the dark starry sky.

"For what?" McHale asked.

"Because," Zheng Ke's eyes kept rolling. Suddenly, he heard the familiar sound of a sports car engine, and two bright lights lit up not far in front of him, and quickly approached. Zheng Ke squinted his eyes and watched as the sports car beautifully played in front of him and stopped, and it was Taylor who drove the sports car to pick him up.

"Because it's getting late, you can talk about anything tomorrow. Also, Taylor was right next to me, which was a bit inconvenient. ”

"That's right. All right. It's true that it's not too early, and it's been a hard game this year. You should go back and rest early. McHale thought about it, and felt that what Zheng Ke said also made some sense, and felt that these things could be solved together tomorrow, and then they would have a meal together, have a drink or something, what kind of grudge could not be resolved?

Zheng Ke hung up the phone and let out a long breath. I don't know why, he is actually very afraid of facing Whitman, maybe he is worried and remembers the intimate cooperation between the two at the beginning, or maybe he is really angry with him.

The windows of the red sports car rolled down, and Taylor wore a playful ponytail, revealing her little head and smiling.

"Young Master Zheng, is there anything wrong?"

There is a kind of beloved, no matter how bad your mood is, when she appears in front of you and smiles, it seems to be able to eliminate all your troubles.

Zheng Ke's mood suddenly improved, and he leaned in front of Taylor and kissed her thin lips gently. smiled: "My family can't afford such a beautiful maid"

Taylor was kissed by Zheng Ke and turned red, and charmingly stroked the ends of his scattered hair, "Don't get in the car yet?" ”

"Right now!"

Zheng Ke held the front lid of the car with one hand, and then jumped over with ease like a monkey and expertly opened the door.

The sports car's engine worked again, spewing out two violent exhaust fumes and driving into the pitch-black night with a sharp start

Popovich's bombardment of Zheng Ke at a press conference made headlines in the United States today, with mixed reviews. Some people feel that Zheng Ke has been wronged, some people think that Zheng Ke is a little excessive, and even some fans with a serious black belly think that Popovich is a trick to add fuel to the fire, pouring oil on the fire of the Timberwolves, and they are burning more vigorously, so that the Timberwolves are trapped internally and externally and lose their combat effectiveness on the court.

No one cares if Popovich has bad intentions, but now it's generally certain that there is a problem within the Timberwolves, and there are all sorts of "according to credible sources" news on the Internet. Although none of the Timberwolves players and coaches have admitted it so far.

The scene on the bench of Zheng Ke and Whitman has become the hottest video in recent times, and the number of views is rising. Some people also played it back over and over again, twice, and three times, studying Zheng Ke and Whitman's micro-expressions. It's a pity that the footage of Whitman is not good, which makes it quite difficult for speaking experts to decipher Whitman's words.

The Timberwolves' woes have some other teams in the playoffs secretly happy. Among them, the Lakers in the West and the Magic fans in the East are the happiest, after all, Zheng Ke is the direct sufferer of these two teams. Last year, it was the bones of these two teams that climbed to the highest peak.

When Zheng Ke woke up, the whole world was talking about it. The overwhelming reports on the Internet, in the newspapers, and in the media, together with the Timberwolves' two consecutive home defeats, have become the hottest topic at the moment.

In this case, the Timberwolves have also been greatly disturbed by the outside world, not only Zheng Ke, but also other players and coaches. Even some of the staff who were close to the scene at that time became a breakthrough for the reporters, the money offensive, the temptation of beauty, and the reporters tried in every possible way to get all the truth.

They are powerful, and under the constant reports of "according to credible sources", the news of Zheng Ke and Whitman's disagreement has become a fact, not only for fans, but also for shareholders of the Timberwolves board. They held a shareholder meeting in a panic to discuss the imminent matter.

In addition, Zheng Ke, the party who has been questioned by the outside media, has become a sweetheart in the eyes of some people.

For example, the Heat, Knicks and other teams that urgently need superstars to join. Although Zheng Ke did not disclose in the media that he was dissatisfied with the Timberwolves, he would have a bad feeling one day if he didn't keep it. This is much more shaken than the seemingly unassailable relationship before, and it gives them greater hope. Zheng's phone rang non-stop, and Knicks general manager Thomas and Heat general manager Pat Riley called him separately to express their condolences.

One asked him directly if he would like to leave the bitter cold of Minnesota and join the Big Apple, the number one city in the world. One was a little tactful, constantly comforting Zheng Ke, expressing his belief that Zheng Ke was innocent, and willing to be the first to open his arms when Zheng Ke had the will to leave.

News is flying all over the sky, and the world is very chaotic.

Zheng Ke was so noisy that his ears hurt.

At noon, McHale invited him and Whitman to a Western restaurant for lunch, and Zheng Ke was happy to go.

Whitman's expression was also a little haggard, and when Zheng Ke saw him, he could hardly believe that it was the old man who had fought with him yesterday, his eyes were dull, his hair was disheveled, and his body was clumsy, and almost overnight, he seemed to be ten years old.

As head coach, Whitman is under more pressure than Zheng Ke.

The two were silent when they met in the restaurant. Zheng Ke is not the kind of person who can talk, and he can't bear to see Whitman, but he can't find the right words when the words come to his mouth.

At the dinner table, McHale was the only one singing a one-man show, while Zheng Ke and Whitman sat awkwardly on the side, the two of them were like a little daughter-in-law to be married, twisting and twisting.

McHale was furious, and he slapped the table suddenly.

"Are you two still men? Labor and management have dried their mouths, no matter how dissatisfied they are, say it, no matter how much hatred they have, say it, no matter what, give a word first! ”

After half a ring, Zheng Ke took the lead and said, "To be honest, there is not much misunderstanding between us at all, I don't understand why this is happening, but I feel that there seems to be a gap between us." I have mistakes and my attitude is a bit worse, but none of these should be the root causes."

"You're right." Whitman smiled bitterly, turned his head and said to McHal: "The problem between us is not a game at all, maybe I don't know when the road has existed, but it broke out in the playoffs, plus the absence of Lefou, etc., this is all arranged by fate." Kevin, you're a player, you should know all these difficulties, and I, as the head coach, can't escape the blame for the fact that it's the way it is."

Whitman finished some of his words in one breath, regardless of whether Zheng and McHale understood it or not, stood up, shook his head, and slowly walked out of the restaurant.

Zheng Ke listened to Whitman's words thoughtfully.

McHale's face was a little ugly, and Whitman's departure meant that his mediation had largely failed. He didn't expect that the situation between the two of them was more serious than he expected, not only on the basketball court, but also for some other reasons, and he, as the general manager, didn't even know about it.

"The tempers of these two people are really difficult" (to be continued......)