Chapter 172: A New Spokesperson

The Los Angeles Times used a photo on the cover of their sports section, in which a big man in a No. 0 jersey flew sideways, and in front of him there were two people, Parsons, who fell to the ground and looked up at the sky, and another person who was flying in the air, but it looked like it was falling, and it was Garnett.

The photographs are clear, clear enough to see the shocked expressions on Parsons and Garnett's faces.

At the top of this photo, a line of letters in bold is eye-catchingβ€”"The Handover of the Scepter, a New Era Has Finally Arrived".

"With AI, KB24, Nash, Marbury and Peja entering the league, the '96 Golden Generation began to make its debut on the NBA stage, and around that year, KG21, TD21, TMG, Jason Kidd, Nowitzki and Vince Carter were among others. After these young people entered the alliance, they quickly opened their own era, a glorious era, an era of gods and gods.

In those days, even the Big Four centers, the Jazz duo, the Gliders, and Barkley were reluctant to retreat into the background, and although they were still able to come up with shocking stats and play pleasing games, no one could deny that their era was over.

As the season progresses, we're excited to see a myriad of new stars on the rise, while some of the once-glorious stars are fading. The Big Three are combined, Kobe Bryant needs Gasol as an assistant, O'Neal is plagued by injuries, and a generation of Tianjiao AI has to go away, seeing all this, can we ask, is it about to start a new era?

If the NBA is going to usher in a new sky, then there is no doubt that SUPER-Z must be one of the most brilliant stars among them, and even with his potential, he has the opportunity to become the brightest one in the starry sky, just like the former Jordan the Great!

His progress was so fast, so fast, so fast, that it wasn't that long, it was a few months ago? Two months or three months? Anyway, when the Celtics and Warriors first met not long ago, the young man was so clumsy that he was beaten into a sieve by Kevin Garnett that Coach Don Nelson had to move him to the bench to protect him.

But just yesterday, in yesterday's game, this young man played against the Big Three again, he handed over the excellent statistics of 28 points, 22 rebounds, 8 blocks and 4 steals in 42 minutes of play, if every game of the player is an assessment, then in this test, this kid is a well-deserved first place!

The most terrifying thing is that in the exams he participated, except for a few times, he was the first place in the exam room most of the time, and he threw out the second place so much every time!

……”

The Los Angeles Times did not hesitate to praise Chamberlain, which is even higher than that of Kobe Bryant this season. The Los Angeles Times is the most influential newspaper in California, and it has an important influence on the entire West Coast, except for the Lakers, who have always regarded the Los Angeles Times as a high-profile team, and rarely pays attention to other teams, let alone praises a player with such praise.

Chamberlain's performance in the last game was too exciting, especially the attack that he shook the opponent sideways twice in a row, and directly gave the Green Shirts a fatal blow in terms of momentum, you must know that it is not a miscellaneous guy who defends him, it is Garnett, Kevin Garnett, who is known as the first defense!

But even so, he was still shaken away, and Chamberlain used the unquestionable fact to tell the skeptical fans that he was now on a path to greatness.

If the Los Angeles Times praised Chamberlain for his suspicion of revenge against his sworn enemy β€” the Green Shirts are the lifelong enemies of the Purple and Gold aristocracy in NBA history, with the two teams dominating the NBA in turn, with the exception of Jordan's rise in the decade, so it seems indeed the newspaper's duty to crack down on opponents.

But the same was true of the rest of the media, with almost every newspaper in the United States praising Chamberlain, especially since the boy was not only outstanding on the court, but also impeccable off the court.

At the press conference, when asked by reporters how Chamberlain felt about leading his team to this great victory, he had this to say:

'There is no doubt that it was a great game, our opponents deserved respect, they fought to the bottom no matter how far behind. They were old guys, and I was convinced that I could beat them, but they always surprised me and taught me a lesson, and after every game I would find out that there was so much to learn from them.

I played well in this game – and it's even a bit high, because anyone who really knows the game knows that I wasn't the one who was responsible for this game, and of course I don't want to prevaricate you with the official saying that this win is the work of five people, I mean, there was one guy who was even better in this game, and that was Delonte West.

West was the man of the game, he even captained us when he was there, and we didn't play well enough in the first quarter, I was stunned, I didn't know what to do. Luckily, I have a bunch of good teammates, and every time something like this happens, someone will stand up, and this time it's West, who has orchestrated a series of counter-attacks, and it has been fruitful, if I have to use one word to describe him, then I would say that he is today's 'hero'! ”

"Fierce and heroic on the court, gentlemanly elegance off the court" - San Francisco Morning Post

"Qualified Leaders Grow Up, May Be Eligible to Run for Presidential Election After Retiring" – The New York New Paper

"The Prodigal Son Doesn't Change His Money, Green Shirts, Do You Regret It" - Phoenix Sports Newspaper

"Unanimous, united, warriors, invincible" - ESPN Sports Morning News

Chamberlain's unrelenting performance after the victory was clearly a favourite for the fans, and his team-mates enjoyed the compliment, with West not leaving the dressing room after the game for the first time, and a group of people were playing around inside, although he was not involved, but with a smile on his face, which had never been done before.

West's joy is not because he scored 15 points tonight or Chamberlain praised him in front of the media, but when he made a result in the previous game, his teammates were genuinely happy for him, and everyone gave him sincere praise after he returned to the bench, and Nelson Sr. admitted that he underestimated him before.

It's a team to cherish, West is rebellious, but not stupid.

After a while, the two sides separated, and Chamberlain was the last to come back to take a shower because of the reason he was attending the press conference, and after he took a shower, the previously bustling locker room became empty and quiet, and only West was still sitting in front of the closet.

"Why don't you leave?" Chamberlain smiled and asked, "Are you leaving to thank me?" ”

West grinned, and when he noticed his smile, he was suddenly taken aback, when did he smile so easily? Since his girlfriend left and his daughter got sick, he seems to smile very little.

Seeing West's distraction, Chamberlain knew that he must have something in mind, so he sat down. West licked his lips, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Z, you know, I really appreciate you......"

"If it's for this, then needless to say, we are our own brothers, there is no need to thank you." Chamberlain interrupted him.

West was stunned for a moment, then he lowered his head, raised his head for a long time, gritted his teeth and said, "Z, can you lend me some more money?" ”

The last time Chamberlain lent him the money has not been repaid, and Chamberlain has not opened his mouth to ask for it, generally speaking, the income of NBA stars is very high, and although West is now getting a rookie base salary, it is close to one million dollars a year. And it's been a while since Chamberlain last lent him money, at least the Warriors paid him a salary, but he still hasn't paid Chamberlain back.

Chamberlain looked at West and asked, "How much do you want to borrow?" ”

West was a little surprised, and asked rhetorically, "Why don't you ask me why I keep borrowing money?" ”

Chamberlain smiled, he patted West on the shoulder and said, "We are all brothers among the warriors, do I have anything I can't trust you?" ”

There may have been before, but with West's words before leaving the field tonight, he felt that this kid was not bad in nature. 'Boss Z, my mission is complete, I'll see you later. Warriors, win! These words still linger clearly in his ears today.

West sat down slowly, he sat next to Chamberlain, stretched out his hand to cover his face, and then said sullenly: "I need money, a lot of money, my daughter is a little sick and needs treatment." And in the past, in order to treat her, I spent a lot of money, borrowed a lot of usury, and last time I borrowed money to repay the loan. ”

"How much do you need?" Chamberlain asked West again.

West said dryly: "At least one and a half million are needed!" ”

Chamberlain was taken aback and couldn't help but lose his voice: "What disease costs so much money?" ”

West shook his head and said, "What's more important is to repay the loan, my girlfriend left me, before she left, she borrowed about 600,000 loan sharks in my name, and so far, the total amount of this money plus interest has reached more than one million ......."

Chamberlain scratched his face, this problem is a little tricky, it is obvious that West has an unbearable past, although it is not very clear, but he can imagine the synopsis of the story, it should be that West and his girlfriend gave birth to a daughter, but the girl has a congenital serious illness, he has a bad temper, his girlfriend can't stand it and left him, and before leaving, he borrowed a lot of loan sharks in his name, no wonder this guy has a perverted temper like this.

West curled up his knees, his head between his knees, his figure lonely and weak, no longer as brave as the god on the court before, nor his usual unruliness.

Chamberlain took a deep breath and asked, "Man, can you guarantee that if the coach gives you enough playing time, can you guarantee a play like this tonight?" Or half of it......"

"No problem!" West didn't understand what Chamberlain meant, but he answered categorically.

Chamberlain said slowly: "There is one thing I haven't mentioned to you, there was once a sneaker agent who wanted to contact you, but he didn't have your contact information, so he contacted me, and he was willing to give you a contract, acting for two years, and the annual endorsement fee was about four million or so......"

Perhaps out of pity, Chamberlain wanted to take a gamble.

Guards selling shoes is an iron law in the sneaker industry, and those unruly and flashy guards have a better response in the market, and if West can play, even if he becomes a major substitute for the Warriors, then with his explosive style of play, he can definitely become a sweet spot in the eyes of sponsors.