Chapter 49: The Fighter
Min Congda made two calls to the NBA's New York office, and it turned out that the line was busy, and it seemed that the New York side was very busy.
"No matter, anyway, the system protects the body, and the alliance won't do anything to me. It's just a person, and it's not a big deal. ”
With the system to escort, Min Congda relaxed, looked at the time, it was already more than five o'clock, and the team would usher in the preseason match with the Maccabi team at seven o'clock in the evening.
Min Congda wants to go to watch this game live, even if he is in the center of the storm of public opinion, he is still not afraid.
After three months of experience, the face of this product is already quite thick, let you wind from east to west, north and south, I will not move.
Do you have the ability to beat me?
After getting some food at home and tidying up, Min Congda drove to the Stamp Center.
Soon after arriving by car, after parking the car, Min Congda straightened his collar and hairstyle in the mirror and took a deep breath.
Rao is very thick-skinned, and in the face of a bunch of reporters' questioning, it is not easy to insist on his own opinions, and his face is not red and his heart is not beating.
One of Min Congda's advantages is that English is not his native language, and once many people stare at him and say too quickly, he will not understand.
Since you don't understand it, you won't go to your heart, and if you don't go to your heart, how can you care?
"Very well, let's make the storm more violent!"
After getting out of the car, Min Congda went straight from the parking lot to the players' locker room.
Generally, there are many reporters lurking in the passage to the locker room, carrying cameras or cameras to shoot at the players and coaches to record the state of the players before they enter the field.
The first time Min Congda came to Stamp to watch the game, he was clicked by reporters, making him think that he was at Paris Fashion Week.
But near the start of the game, there will be no reporters in the hallway, because the players have already entered the stadium to warm up and prepare for the game, and they all run to the side of the court to grab a good position.
"Very good, no reporters, hurry up, don't get entangled."
Min quickened his pace through the players' tunnel, only to nearly hit a black cleaner aunt around a bend.
This aunt's physique is stronger than Min Congda, and the two rubbed lightly, and Min Congda almost fell.
The black aunt hurriedly said sorry, and then saw that it was Mr. Smart, the general manager of the Clippers, she immediately let go of the mop cart in her hand, shook Min Congda's hand, and said, "Thank you, thank you for speaking up for the players and standing on their side." ”
After speaking, the aunt pushed the mop cart and left, leaving Min Congda and the second monk confused.
Why does this aunt thank me for speaking up for the players?
Judging from the color and size of this aunt, could it be that he is Randolph's mother?
No way, Randolph was poor in the past, and now that life is better, how can he let his mother be a cleaner.
But what if his mother doesn't want to live a good life at home, so she wants to do an ordinary job to realize her self-worth?
"Forget it, don't think about it, go to the dressing room and take a look, the game is about to start. There are three less main forces today, and I hope this one can collapse! ”
Min Congda's wishful thinking can be heard by Cleveland, and this game of the Clippers is against Maccabi Tel Aviv, a European team (Israel is in Asia, but the Basketball Association belongs to the European Basketball Association, and the same is true for football).
In theory, even the weakest teams in the NBA are unattainable for European teams.
Because players who can't play in the NBA go to Europe to play as the main force, and even carry the whole team and win the MVP.
For example, PJ Tucker, the fifteenth man of the team signed by Min Congda, played in the Israeli league in the 2007-2008 season, helped the team win the league championship, and was elected MVP.
In the 2008-2009 season, he played in the league of Ukraine, ranking first in the league in points per game!
And just such a player has played more than a dozen games in the NBA, averaging 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per game!
Min Congda thought to himself, if I were in the NBA, I would be beaten up on average every game, and I would average 2 points per game.
This guy didn't score two points in a game, went to the European league and was the MVP and the scoring champion, how big is the gap?
So, if the Clippers lose to Maccabi in the preseason, it will be a further blow to the team's morale, and the team's future in the new season will be even darker.
Maccabi's trip to the United States was played by the Knicks, who beat their opponents relatively easily at Madison Garden.
You see, even a team like the Knicks can easily beat a European team, you Clippers can't win, even in the preseason is embarrassing.
The more Min Congda thought about it, the happier he became, and when he arrived at the team's locker room, he opened the door of the locker room to see the dull atmosphere of the players, after all, the team was in a storm of public opinion, and recently lost consecutive games, how could the big guy have the heart to play hard.
As soon as they entered the door, the players all looked towards Min Congda, and their eyes were full of reverence.
"Huh? Reverence? Wrong... This atmosphere is not right, how do you feel a sense of solemnity? What's going on? Do I have a long aperture on my head? ”
Min Congda felt that the atmosphere in the locker room was very wrong, everyone's eyes shouldn't be like this, why are they all looking at me? I didn't hit anyone.
Something even stranger came, I don't know who took the lead, everyone suddenly began to applaud Min Congda, and muttered unto him: "Thank you, Smart." ”
"You're right, Smart."
"We're all on your side."
"We've got your back!"
As he spoke, the players got up and approached Min Congda.
What is it like for a group of big black men to clapping their hands and walking towards you?
If it weren't for the fact that he was quite familiar with these guys, Min Congda would have wanted to take the door and escape.
What happened?
At this time, Ida ran into the locker room, saw Min Congda, and said, "Mr. Smart, there are many reporters who want to interview you, and they want to know the specific situation. ”
"The situation? What's the situation? ”
Min Congda pulled Ida aside and whispered, "What's going on, why do you feel that everyone is weird?" ”
Ada was surprised, "Mr. Smart, don't you know yet? The Los Angeles Police Department has just issued a notice about the brawl at a nightclub last night. Randolph and the three of them were racially discriminated against by several white men in the nightclub, and they made insulting gestures to Randolph and said something very excessive, before Randolph and Davis did it. ”
"This has been confirmed, and it is, that the NBA league office held a press conference to express its strong opposition to racial discrimination. Although the violence of the players is wrong, everyone will stand by the players and stand together against discrimination. ”
What? Racism? Isn't it a fight? It doesn't matter what reason he fights, a fight is a fight, and violence is violence.
Violence does not solve the problem, and violence should not be used under any circumstances, and the main theme of our book is against violence......
Min Congda is in a very confused state, so what is the situation now? Reversed?
"Mr. Smart, you are now a fighter against racism, and many journalists are waiting for you."
I was a clown just now, how did I become a fighter now?
This clown, he's not a serious clown.
"Wait for me, wait for me... I..."
A thought flashed through Min Congda's mind, to support discrimination in front of reporters!
This idea was ruthlessly blocked by the system, prohibiting him from doing this extreme death.
"That's it... I'd better meet them and take me to Ada. ”