Kobe's words surprised everyone on the Lakers' bench.

Idiot.

This word is now actually spit out from the mouth of Kobe, a sophomore rookie, and it is actually used to describe the team's boss O'Neal, this kind of thing, the other players of the Lakers have never heard of it, let alone see it.

Rookie angry at the team boss?

At this moment, everyone's gaze on Kobe Bryant changed.

"Boy, I'll give you another chance!"

"What did you just say about me?!"

Some Lakers players noticed that O'Neal's emotions seemed to be something wrong, and immediately went to hug O'Neal.

But O'Neal had clearly heard the word "idiot" from Kobe's mouth, and now he was angry, pushing his hands to the sides, and directly pushed away Fox and Campbell, who were about to hug him.

rushed directly in front of Kobe Bryant and reached out to grab Kobe's collar.

At this moment, the players sitting next to Kobe Bryant also went to stop one after another, and Fox and Campbell also quickly came to O'Neal's side, one of them, and the two grabbed O'Neal's arm.

The older Eldon Campbell grabbed O'Neal's arm and dissuaded him repeatedly: "Shaquille, forget it, forget it." ”

"Kobe Bryant is just a kid."

"Under the age of twenty, you don't want to be like him."

"You're the big star of our Lakers."

"You see, the cameras of the media are turned."

"Don't do that."

Eldon Campbell calmed O'Neill a little, his gaze swept over the media watching around him.

At the same time, the Timberwolves also noticed the chaos in the Lakers rest area, and Garnett was putting his arm around Wu Dao's shoulders and talking to Wu Dao with a smile, but at this moment, the two also turned their heads in unison and looked at the Lakers rest area.

"Look, martial arts, the Lakers are coaxed!"

"After we joined forces to blow up, the Lakers began to fight among themselves!"

Garnett is just like the current melon-eating crowd, poked Wudao's ribs with his elbow, and said to Wudao with a smile, looking like he was watching a good show.

Wu Dao also looked at the Lakers' rest area with some surprise, and noticed that the players who clashed on the other side seemed to be Kobe Bryant and O'Neal.

The relationship between the OK group is not harmonious, and there have been rumors on the rivers and lakes for a long time.

When O'Neal was on the show, he also smiled and talked to others about his "glorious past" of having been in charge of Kobe, and the cause of that incident was a practice game played by the Lakers at Southwest University in early 99.

In that game, O'Neal received a lot of free throws, but the poor feeling made him "like a thorn in the back" and "like a pin" when he stood on the free throw line.

O'Neill, who couldn't stand the bad practice match experience, complained to the referee.

But Bryant, who was the opponent in the practice match, said to O'Neal, "Just play." ”

Is there a problem with this statement alone?

No problem.

But it has to be combined with the context of the times, and in the late 90s, the NBA was still heavily influenced by iron-blooded basketball.

In those days, the behavior of players complaining to the referee would be perceived as a sign of softness.

During Jordan's six consecutive championships, other teams "cared for Jordan" too much, and Jordan got a lot of free throws, but why would Jordan complain to the referee that the opponent's actions were too big?

Jordan is the one who has won the championship from the Utah Twins, and he often does things to show his hands to the referees

In this day and age, referees will be ridiculed, let alone in the nineties.

Kobe's words, to O'Neal's ears, were simply laughing at him for being a "soft egg".

Therefore, O'Neal, who was already angry, replied to Kobe, "If you comment on me like this again, I will give you a slap!" ”

After a small verbal altercation between the two, the training match continued, and shortly after, Bryant juggled two points against O'Neal.

Kobe Bryant, who scored, did not celebrate at the first time, but showed anger and contempt for O'Neal, yelling at O'Neal: "The Lakers are my team, not your Shaq's." ”

Of course, O'Neill only retorted a few words: "I'll let you be traded, we'll see." ”

Some of the swear words were, of course, killed.

The two argued while continuing the game.

Kobe Bryant in early '99 was a superstar, even though he was only a third-year rookie who was promoted to start in the '98-99 season and played 50 games (he didn't play the regular season during the league shutdown).

But Kobe Bryant, who was in the third grade, scored a few points in front of O'Neal in the following games, and his face was still full of ridicule after scoring. After Kobe ignored O'Neal's second "If you do this again, I'll give you a slap in the face" warning.

Then, the crisp slap sound resounded in the stadium of Southwest University.

In this "civil war" of the Lakers, the other team members couldn't pull away at all, and it wasn't until O'Neal's bodyguard Jerome Crawford joined that the two separated.

It's just that that conflict, when Kobe Bryant became the starter and began to emerge, and now Kobe is just a substitute who averages 15 minutes per game and 7.6 points.

And O'Neal is the star of the Lakers!

"It's worthy of being a 'Lao Ke' who is deeply influenced by Jordan, and he looks very imposing?"

Wu Dao also looked towards the Lakers' rest area at this moment, thinking to himself. Kobe Bryant is a very sharp person, from childhood to adulthood, and has always been, especially in the field of basketball.

Lakers Rest Area.

O'Neal is obviously aware that his side has received some attention, and he doesn't want to make things too ugly, as his teammates said, Kobe Bryant is just a rookie, he is a big star, why should he be like the other party.

Thinking of this, O'Neal stretched out his finger and pointed at Kobe, lowered his voice and said:

"Boy! Apologize to me! ”

"Say: I'm sorry, I was wrong!"

"I'll forgive you in that case!"

"I didn't think I heard what I said just now!"

O'Neill felt that he was really generous, and he spoke with a little smile in his eyes. He has already stepped down the steps for Kobe, isn't a rookie obediently borrowing a donkey from the slope?

Other Lakers players are also looking at Kobe Bryant, hoping that this young and sharp kid can "get acquainted" a little.

"I'm not wrong!"

"You don't know anything about martial arts!"

"This ball, if we continue to play like this, we won't have a chance at all!"

"Expecting the other person to feel worse on their own? Pin your hopes of victory on a mistake from the other side? ”

"You're a complete idiot to say that!"

"Do I need to apologize? What do I apologize for? ”

I thought that the young rookie would bow his head and give in, but he didn't think that in the face of the fierce and burly O'Neal, Kobe Bryant didn't have the slightest fear on his face, and got up directly from the seat, staring straight at O'Neal with his eyes, which was not false at all.

Instead of apologizing, he re-emphasized the word "stupid" again.

At this moment, everyone in the Lakers was stunned and looked sideways at Kobe.

After O'Neal was stunned for a short time, he was about to pounce on Kobe, and immediately felt the strength of his teammates on both sides, and at the same time, Eddie Jones also joined in, firmly hugging O'Neal's waist.

Eldon Campbell also dissuaded again and again: "Forget it! Shaq, forget it! ”

"I apologize to you, I apologize to you on his behalf."

Eldon Campbell is the old man of the Lakers, since he entered the league in 90, he has come off the bench step by step to the present, he is older and mellow, he was originally the starting center, and after O'Neal came, he obediently played the No. 4 position for O'Neal.

He is very optimistic about the future of the Lakers, and he also has some expectations and some good feelings for Kobe, a young rookie and a young bench.

He doesn't want the team to have an intra-squad conflict at the start of the season.

No matter how big or small the conflict is, it's definitely not a good thing for the team.

"It's nothing to do with you!"

"I'm going to make this kid look good today!"

"You've heard it and seen it, this kid is calling me a fool!"

"A rookie like shit, how dare you judge me?"

"You deserve it too?"

O'Neal shook off Eldon Campbell and Fox with all his might, and grabbed Eddie Jones' hands with both hands, intending to force them free.

And at this time, a referee wearing striped long sleeves hurried to the Lakers' rest area.

The riot here also attracted the attention of the referee.

Today's game between the Lakers and the Timberwolves attracted a lot of spectators, and while the Staples Arena was full, thousands of seats were added, and there were a lot of media reporters present.

Even the referees couldn't say anything.

"Alright."

"You two!"

"The game isn't over yet!"

"What does a noisy fuss look like?"

"Let the audience watch the jokes? Or let those Timberwolves players watch the jokes? ”

At this moment, the head coach, who had been silent and waited for the development of the situation, Del Harris stood up and said to O'Neal, Kobe and others.

After saying a word, Del Harris greeted the referee who came over, waved his hand with a smile in the face of the inquiry, and explained: "It's okay, it's nothing." ”

"It's just a fight."

In the face of coach Del Harris's explanation, the referee did not mean to get to the bottom of it, pointed to the timer on the sidelines, and kindly reminded:

"The third quarter is about to begin."

"Ready, ready."

With that, the referee trotted out of the Lakers' rest area.

It wasn't until they heard the referee's words that the Lakers players hurriedly turned their heads to look at the timer and found that this short break had been wasted by them.

Del Harris grabbed his hair, clapped his hands, and after attracting the attention of the players, said:

"In the third quarter, O'Neal, Elden Campbell, Eddie, Kobe, and Nick Van Exel, you five played."

"Derek, you take a break."

"One thing I want you to know is it's a game."

The coach didn't say much, this is his fourth year at the Lakers, and he knows very well that the best way to deflect the conflict at this time is to deflect the conflict.

"Beep-"

As the sound of the stadium buzzer sounded, the players on both sides began to enter, and when Kobe was about to walk into the court, Del Harris grabbed Kobe and whispered in Kobe's ear:

"That No. 2 for the Timberwolves."

"It's a first grade, a year younger than you."

"He's strong, not just us, but a lot of teams have already learned it."

"If you can guard him, you're qualified to be our Lakers' starter!"

"Kobe, think about what you said in the first quarter?"

"Rick Fox can't stop it, if you do, you can overpower him!"

"You know, as a coach, even if it's about promoting young players, you need a reason, don't you?"

As he spoke, Del Harris patted Kobe Bryant on the shoulder and encouraged:

"Go ahead, there are some opportunities that you need to fight for yourself!"

Kobe Bryant entered the court, and the coach's words, he also stopped in his ears.

As Del Harris said, opportunities need to be fought for by themselves, and there are some things that you don't need to argue with others at all, and the competition will eventually give everyone an answer.

The game begins.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Timberwolves still controlled the ball, and the Timberwolves' lineup did not change.

Takemichi quickly moved to the horn position after entering the front court, which is the most comfortable position for him to play.

Glancing at Kobe Bryant, Wu Dao had no interest in exploring gossip, and when he noticed that Marbury was approaching the top of the arc, he started quickly, rushed to the left, squeezed Kobe Bryant and broke into the three-point line two steps, and then turned around and looked at Marbury.

At the same time, Marbury also sent the ball out quickly and gave it to Wu Dao's hands steadily.

Wu Dao, who received the ball in one step within the three-point line, didn't look at Kobe Bryant behind him at all, quickly turned his back to the basket, took a step forward, and stopped in place, the basketball crossed down and changed hands, adjusted slightly, Wu Dao suspended the dribble, a large change of direction in front of the body, instantly passed Kobe, and continued to rush towards the left side.

Although Kobe Bryant was disguised by the martial arts in disguise and started a little slowly, his athleticism and young body still allowed him to stick tightly to the side of the martial arts without being pulled away too much.

The martial arts breakthrough, Garnett under the basket quickly followed the baseline and moved towards the middle distance, freeing up space under the basket.

But the Lakers will not leave the basket at such a time, O'Neal and Elden Campbell under the basket have a twelve-point spirit when they see the breakthrough of martial arts, and O'Neal is running towards martial arts quickly, preemptively establishing a "defensive cylinder", waiting for martial arts to arrive.

There is very little space under the basket, O'Neal is big, he stands under the basket, and if Takeshi wants to attack the basket, he must face his defense.

Wu Dao, who quickly held the ball and entered the paint area, quickly closed the ball, and the moment he grabbed the ball and stepped up, he shook it towards Garnett, who was pulling, and instantly made the pursuing Kobe Bryant stand in place and turn his head to look at Garnett.

The second step of Wu Dao, who quickly collected the ball, took the second step, and the basketball in his hand shook towards Stanley Roberts behind O'Neal, and O'Neal couldn't help but take a step back and turned his head sideways.

And at this moment, Wu Dao was already grabbing the ball with both hands and flying up, and smashed the ball into the basket in front of Kobe and O'Neal.

A huge sound came into the ears of the two, and the lower body of Wu Dao shook and hit O'Neal's body, and the huge impact made O'Neill also subconsciously lean back and dodge slightly.

After a slam dunk is scored.

Wu Dao, who fell back to the ground, glanced at Kobe, glanced at O'Neal, and shook his finger:

"You two, you're not very good!"

(End of chapter)