"Hey, Mike, you know what, the Jazz's next opponent is the Timberwolves."

"Postman, they're going to play that rookie from the Timberwolves!"

On the evening of November 23, in the Bulls' lounge, the Bulls had just won their eighth win of the season so far by beating the Kings 103-88, and Tony Cookac sat next to Michael Jordan, struggling to take off his shoes while talking to Jordan next to him.

Tony Cookac (208cm/89kg, drafted by the Bulls with the second pick in the second round in '90, although he didn't immediately set foot in the NBA that year, but after '94, he became one of Jordan's leg pendants).

Today's game The Bulls still did not have Pippen, Tony Cookech started the game, played 35 minutes in the game, 6 of 15, 2 of 2 three-pointers and scored 18 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Although Tony Cooke's offensive efficiency is average, today's game is always a win, and Tony Cookage also has the courage to talk to Joe "Lord" who is in a good mood.

In the past, when he lost, Jordan was completely a locker room bomb, and in the locker room after the game, basically no player dared to speak loudly, and if anyone dared to show a smile on his face, he would inevitably suffer Jordan's death gaze.

Jordan is in a good mood today, and Tony Cookac also wants to chat with "Lord" and get acquainted with his teammates.

"That rookie from the Timberwolves?"

Hearing Cooke mention the Timberwolves, Jordan's face also showed some interest.

During this time, if you want to say which rookie in the league is the most famous, it is not the '97 No. 1 pick Tim Duncan, who triggered the seven-team scramble, but the yellow man selected by the Timberwolves with the fifth pick, the player named Wudao.

Since the beginning of the season, the schedule has only been about 1/8 of the time, but the reputation of martial arts has been very loud.

While his dazzling scoring data overwhelmed countless rookies in the same class, he also fell into the eyes of their old guys.

In today's game against the Kings, Jordan played 41 minutes and scored 33 points in a single game, and in the previous game with the Kings, he scored a terrifying 49 points, but he is such a person with 5 championship rings, and now the leader of the league, on the average points per game list, is still pressed below by a rookie in martial arts.

How can such a situation not attract Jordan's attention?

Although Jordan almost never mentioned martial arts in front of the media and the public, and even sometimes mentioned martial arts in the media during interviews, Jordan only used "not very familiar" to perfunctory the past.

But the players in the Bulls basically know that Jordan is still very interested in the rookie of the Timberwolves.

"yes, tomorrow the Timberwolves are going to play the Jazz."

"Well, Mike, we don't have a game tomorrow, the day after tomorrow is a game against the Seattle SuperSonics."

"Seattle is also a Western team."

"We flew from Salt Lake City to Seattle in two hours, so that's a lot of time."

"I have a friend who can help get tickets."

"Of course, if the great basketball god Michael Jordan himself came forward and said he wanted to watch the game, I think someone would have delivered us the tickets for the best positions."

Tony Cookac smiled and said that the Bulls have won both games recently, and the atmosphere of the team is much better than at the beginning of the season.

"Do you mean, going to Salt Lake City to watch a game?"

Michael Jordan raised an eyebrow and glanced at Cookc, who was beside him. Saying that, Jordan shook his head, wanting him to make Marlon's jazz popular, but he definitely couldn't do it.

Jordan and Ma Long's private relationship is not bad, but it is not good, and the two have always been "rival characters" in the eyes of the media. Jordan is very aware of his influence, he doesn't want to go to Salt Lake City to give the Utah Jazz a "platform", even if he doesn't mean to stand up, but when the media hypes it, it's not.

"Don't you want to see how that rookie teaches the Jazz?"

"I've paid attention to that kid, it's very stakes, and I'm afraid the Jazz's outside line can't stop him."

Tony Kukchi is a small forward who has also followed the sudden rise of martial arts, and he has also watched martial arts games on TV and has a good evaluation of martial arts.

But hearing this, Jordan sneered, laughed and mocked: "That rookie can teach Carl a lesson? ”

"Don't laugh, it's true that the rookie scored a lot of points in the previous game, but in the game against the Jazz, I'm afraid he won't be able to play."

"The intensity of the game is completely different."

"That young team can't win against the Jazz."

Jordan has played against Malone's Jazz, and he knows very well what the Jazz group is like, and he doesn't think that white and tender yellow can lead the team past the Jazz team.

Their Bulls and Pistons out of Rodman have not been able to limit Malone's play, relying on the Timberwolves' young people, can they do it?

Even if he struggled with the Jazz, isn't it obvious what a young man who has just entered the league can do?

The Jazz are very good at dealing with the arrows on the perimeter, and they are very good at it!

"The Timberwolves can't win, and we'll be able to see how the Jazz are going this year."

"If they're lucky enough to win, hehehe, wouldn't that be fun?"

"Michael, think about the postman's face, if they were to be blown up by a young team like the Timberwolves."

Toni Cooke's face was on a big smile, and the conversation between the two also attracted the attention of some other players in the locker room.

was said by Kukchi, Jordan was really moved.

They don't have a game tomorrow for the Bulls, so it's a good choice to go and relax.

November 24th.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Noh original plan arena.

This is the home of the Utah Jazz, and the arena is located in Salt Lake City, which is 1,300 meters above sea level, and is the home of the famous devils in the NBA.

Utah is a famous red state, you know, the people of the red state, what stands out is a "passion", and the fans of Utah are the same, passionate.

The Jazz, who are playing at home, have a rather terrifying advantage in this regard.

In the evening, the fans began to check their tickets one after another, and in the away team lounge of the Noh Yuan Arena, the Timberwolves players also began to change their equipment and prepare for today's game seriously.

The Timberwolves players were already at the Timberwolves yesterday, and the players got a brief familiarity with the arena yesterday afternoon and this morning.

I have to say that the sudden arrival from a low-altitude place to a high-altitude place still has some impact on the Timberwolves players, and the athletes' physique is already good, if it is just a simple life, this level of altitude will not be felt at all.

But when it comes to strenuous exercise, it doesn't feel the same for players who are not used to high altitudes.

Wu Dao could clearly feel that he was tired faster than usual when he was familiar with the venue, and he knew that today's game would be a huge test of the players' physical fitness.

The Timberwolves' team doctor is also very caring, and prepared a small oxygen tank for the players early, if there are players in today's game whose physical exertion is too intense, this oxygen tube can come in handy.

Today's pre-game interview, Coach Philip brought Tom and Marbury to the meeting.

And when the two teams participated in the pre-match press conference, there was already cheers in the stadium where the game was about to be played.

After the fans took their seats one after another, the host ceremoniously introduced the "special guests" of the game to the audience, and at the same time, the camera footage of the media, under the guidance of the home team, swept from the front row of the infield.

The camera swept over Cooke's body and then landed on Jordan, who was next to him in a loose black suit and fashionable gold earrings.

Jordan who appeared on the big screen immediately caused enthusiastic cheers, and you probably can't imagine that even in the "hostile" Salt Lake City, Jordan still has so many fans.

Of course, if it was the Bulls who played against the Jazz today, then there would never be such cheers, on the contrary, there might be a shocking "boo". But their Jazz's opponent today is the Timberwolves, and the fans still have a certain respect for Jordan who came to watch the game.

In the eyes of Utah fans, Jordan will appear on the home court of the Jazz, so why not cheer them on?

Soon, the Jazz players began to enter, Karl Malone and other players walked into the court amid the cheers of the audience, after Malone entered the court, he quickly found Jordan who was watching the game on the sidelines, and walked over to say hello to Jordan with a smile.

Everyone is a scene person, and under the camera of a media reporter, the most basic truth still has to be there, isn't it?

Of course, if they are not under the camera, what is the relationship between the two, then only God knows.

After Jordan retired, he also invited Malone to appear in the "Last Dance" documentary, but he was directly rejected by Ma Long.

After a simple greeting, Malone returned to his team with a smile, but as soon as he came back, the smile on his face disappeared, and then he actually took the role of coach and said to his teammates:

"Today's game, we're going to win no matter what!"

"Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely can't lose!"

The Jazz's record at the beginning of the season was only 6-6, but even in the face of the 10-1 Timberwolves, Malone still said this to the players with confidence, and between the words, he didn't take the Timberwolves in his eyes at all.

And just when the Jazz players gathered to encourage each other, the Timberwolves' player tunnel opened, and the Timberwolves players entered the court one after another under the leadership of Coach Philip.

"Phew—"

And as the Timberwolves players entered, boos rang out from the stands.

"This is Salt Lake City!"

Jordan's eyes followed the direction of the spotlight towards the Timberwolves' incoming players, listening to the enthusiastic "boos" around him, Jordan couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, he didn't know how many times he had heard such boos.

The reason why Salt Lake City is the league's famous devil's home stadium is not only because of the location, but also because of these avid Salt Lake City fans.

"It's really loud!"

Marbury listened to the boos around him, a smile appeared on his face, and he sighed softly, and there was no tension between the words.

"We're going to shut these guys up soon!"

Garnett, who was at the front of the group, looked around the crowd around the stadium and whispered. Suddenly, Garnett saw a familiar figure sitting in the front row of the audience not far away, and the expression on his face immediately became a little exciting.

"Hey, is that Michael?"

"Michael Jordan!"

Garnett turned his head to his teammates and asked, although he didn't stretch out his hand to point to Jordan's surrounding, but at this time, Jordan was being held by the stars, and there were many front-row spectators around Jordan talking to Jordan, and his presence was still quite conspicuous.

Wu Dao's eyes also noticed Jordan who was watching the game on the sidelines, and the surprise on his face flashed, and then he said to Garnett:

"Don't make a fuss."

"You're also an NBA player, like him, can you calm down?"

"You don't want to rush to him and ask for an autograph, do you?"

Wu Dao's words suddenly made the surrounding teammates burst into cheerful laughter.

"Fart!"

"It's just a pity that I can only beat Carl Malone today, not Michael Jordan!"

"Eh, Wu Dao, you said that if I beat Karl Malone today, will the media say that I am the number one forward in the league?"

Garnett is not only an ambitious young man, but also a guy who likes to dream

Hearing this, Wu Dao couldn't help but reach out and pinch the muscles on Garnett's arm, and then glanced at Ma Long's big arm from afar, and said:

"I don't know if you'll be able to knock him out, but I don't think you should be able to handle his elbows."

As soon as Wu Dao's words fell, the surrounding teammates let out a low laugh again, Wu Dao's words not only mocked Garnett, but also Ma Long was also dark.

Malone's reputation in the league is not very good, or rather, the notoriety of Utah's twin evils has long spread throughout the league.

Wu Dao mocked Ma Long's "elbow strike", which also made the Timberwolves' team members feel refreshed.

Only Garnett, after hearing this, clenched his fists, showed his biceps, and said with a smile: "I'm not afraid of him!" ”

The relaxed team atmosphere of the Timberwolves made Coach Phillip breathe a sigh of relief. And Jordan was also a little surprised when he saw Wu Dao talking and laughing with his teammates.

He thought that the home fans in Salt Lake City would teach the newcomer a lesson first, but unexpectedly, the newcomer's mentality seemed to be good.

"That little white face is the super newcomer of the Timberwolves."

"It looks like it's fun!"

"Brian, you were the starter today and I don't want to see a smile on his face when the game starts. (Brian Russell, 201cm/102kg, muscular man)"

"Boost that rookie!"

Carl Malone was also looking at the opponent in today's game at this moment, and when he saw Wu Dao and his teammates talking and laughing, he felt a little unhappy in his heart, and said to a teammate beside him.

Hearing this, Brian Russell touched his bald head, turned his head to look at the Timberwolves' martial arts, showed a smile on his face, and nodded.

(End of chapter)