On June 15th, Min Congda woke up from his sleep after a lazy sleep and looked at the time to see that it was already more than 11 o'clock Pacific time.

At this time, the sound of cooking and cooking sounded in the kitchen room of the house, and it was the Chinatown housekeeping aunt invited by Min Congda to come and cook lunch for him.

In the past, when there was no money, Min Congda either went to the team to eat, or cooked by himself, and terminated the contract funds, but now that he has a good income (fines and fines), he also enjoys it, and finds a housekeeper to cook for himself and clean the apartment.

By the time Min Congda finished washing up and getting dressed, Aunt Liu had already prepared the meal and brought it to the table.

Aunt Liu is a native of Fujian, who has been working in the United States for more than ten years, has done catering, and cooked good dishes.

Min Congda has been in the United States for several years, and his stomach is still suitable for the Chinese diet, and the American diet is too rough, too high in fat and sugar, and he can't bear it.

"Yo, Aunt Liu, what kind of dish is this? It smells good. ”

Min Congda saw a dish on the table covered with a cover, and a strong fragrance wafted out, hooking Min Congda's nose.

On weekdays, Aunt Liu comes over to cook, mainly to cook some home-cooked dishes, anyway, Min Congda eats alone, and can't eat too much.

This is a big plate and a cover, and it looks like a big dish, and it shouldn't be on the daily menu.

Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Mr. Min, this is a specially added meal for you, called yellow croaker in soup." ”

As she spoke, Aunt Liu lifted the lid, and a slight fishy smell rushed out, piercing Min Congda's nasal cavity.

"Yellow croaker in soup?" Min Congda had heard of this dish and had seen it in a movie.

This is a famous dish with complex technology, first of all, yellow croaker is not easy to buy, this is the United States, it is not easy to get authentic yellow croaker.

This dish is extremely demanding in terms of ingredient processing, and the knife skills, techniques, and cooking methods are not something that ordinary chefs can handle.

Break open the belly of the fish with chopsticks, and there are various dried seafood such as sea cucumber, abalone, scallops, and fish balls, which have a strong fragrance and rich flavor.

"Aunt Liu, I didn't expect you to be so good at cooking and be able to cook such a big dish. Let's talk less about a few hundred dollars for this dish, and I'll transfer the money to you later. ”

"Oops, it's all said that it's made specifically for you, how can you collect money? Collecting money doesn't become me forcing me to buy and sell. Mr. Min, I made this dish especially for you for my son. My son is a fan of the Clippers, the hardcore kind. He said that the Clippers are going to play today, and if they win, they will win the championship, what is a three-in-a-row championship. Anyway, since my son has been a fan of your team, I feel like he's a lot more confident. It's not easy for me to get this yellow croaker, so hurry up and eat it while it's hot. ”

Aunt Liu said this, Min Congda was no longer polite, he was already hungry, and he had been aroused by a table of rich dishes.

While eating, Min Congda asked Aunt Liu, "Aunt Liu, how old is your son?" When did you start liking the Clippers? What's your favorite player? ”

While cleaning the kitchen, Aunt Liu said, "My son is already in college this year, the University of Southern California." He came here in high school, and at that time I made some money from catering, and I wanted my children to get a better education in the United States. He just got here, you know, Asians are always a little angry, and it's inevitable that he didn't go to a particularly good school. His father and I are the kind of people who can only work, and he is wronged and doesn't talk to us much. Later, I learned that I was discriminated against and suffered a lot. But he talked about Huo, at that time he liked basketball and what NBA would watch. He said that he liked the Lakers, but then he said that he liked the Clippers, saying that your team is very good to the fans and the service is very good, but the ticket price is a bit expensive. And then he kept winning, improving, he said he was inspired, and he participated in any of the events that you organized. His favorite seems to be in some pants, saying that this person has given him the courage to play in the NBA like that, what is he not good at. ”

Min Congda ate very well, and when he heard Aunt Liu say "in his pants", he knew that it must be Curry, he is indeed the idol of many young people in Los Angeles and even California, inspiring many players with average physical fitness, and the number of three-point shooters on the field can be said to have increased dramatically in recent years, all thanks to Curry.

As for the Clippers' fan service, it has indeed been the benchmark in the NBA, and since the time Ritchiele invited Siakam to watch the game, the Clippers have formed this tradition, often inviting young fans, children with disabilities, minority teenagers, and some marginalized groups to the Clippers live to watch the game.

In the past, the Clippers didn't have those services because Sterling was too picky.

Min Congda is happy to spend more money and spend more in this regard, who knows that he has won a good reputation for the Clippers.

Coupled with the fact that the Clippers' performance has been climbing steadily, and they have gone from fish belly to dynasty step by step, it can be said that the first group of young people who liked the Clippers grew up with the Clippers.

The Clippers' thin and even ugly past history has left the team without baggage, and it has also allowed young fans not to have to immerse themselves in the glory of the past, and all the glory of the Clippers has been created with them.

In fact, for many young fans, especially in the United States, they are often not too interested in the history of the team.

People have to live in the present and look forward to the future, just like when Larry Bird was selected by the Celtics, he also bluntly said that he didn't know much about the Celtics' past glorious championship history, and he was not interested in understanding it, what he wanted to do was to get a new victory, a new championship.

Compared with other NBA teams, the Clippers have a natural advantage, that is, their general manager is Chinese, and this product has a high exposure in the media and is extremely powerful in the team.

This makes the Clippers have a strong Chinese flavor, like what team will be engaged in the NBA New Year's greetings, the video of the Clippers is the best and most attentive, and everyone's Mandarin is also very good, after all, in the Clippers team, learning Mandarin is a basic requirement.

The people in the Clippers media department have good Chinese skills.

There are also many Chinese in California, and the number of Clippers fans is even more amazing.

So it's not surprising that Aunt Liu's son got mental strength from the Clippers and Curry.

Min Congda thought silently in his heart: Do you know that your spiritual power has been tormented by me for many years before it was squeezed out? The suffering I have suffered over the years has become spiritual nourishment for others.

Thinking about it this way, Min Congda still felt that his merits were immeasurable, and this meal was even more delicious.

After lunch, Aunt Liu cleaned up the house, and when she was leaving, Aunt Liu asked, "Mr. Min, can you help my son sign this jersey?" ”

Aunt Liu took out a No. 30 jersey from Curry's bag, and Min Congda said: "Yes, you put it here for me, I will go to the team when the time comes, and let Curry sign it for him." ”

Aunt Liu said: "No, he doesn't want Curry's signature, he wants your signature, he said you are the pride of the Chinese." ”

Min Congda was stunned for a moment and said, "I... I didn't win this championship, I'm not proud. ”

Aunt Liu said: "Of course, everyone says that you have achieved so much success in the NBA circle, and people in your hometown feel that it is stained." ”

"Really? Does everyone think so? ”

"Of course, Mr. Min, you are really amazing. If you're interested in running, we'd all like to run for you. ”

"I can't do it, I can't do it, I'm not interested in politics, and I'm not an American citizen, no, no, I'll sign it for you."

Min Congda signed his name on Curry's jersey and handed it to Aunt Liu, who never thought that he would become an idol for many people.

In fact, the influence of the sports industry in the United States is very large, and the total value of the sports industry has reached more than 480 billion US dollars, which is five times that of the American film industry.

So don't look at the influence of Hollywood movies all over the world, but in the United States, the scale of the sports industry is larger, and the status of sports stars is often higher.

However, in the sports industry, Asians have always been at the bottom of the chain, Asians have always been supporting roles and foils in movies, and Asians are even rarer in the sports industry.

The NBA is basically that the management and coaches are white, the players are basically black, and Asians have a sporadic presence.

Yao Ming is the most influential, but Americans generally position Yao Ming as a "guest", a visitor from the East.

After Yao Ming retired, he returned to China to pursue a new basketball-related career.

Min Congda is different, although he is not a player, but he works in a higher management level and has achieved great things.

What's even more commendable is that Min Congda retains a strong traditional Chinese temperament, and he even brought this temperament to the Clippers and the NBA, which is equivalent to cultural export.

For example, he is not fluent in English, often speaks Chinese, often speaks Chinese proverbs, does things, builds a team, has a very Chinese cultural style, and is not yellow-skinned and white-hearted at all.

There is no shortage of East Asian ethnicity among the elite in the United States, but if they want to succeed, they must first make themselves Americans, part of American culture (white culture).

The color of their skin and their appearance are just a layer of skin for them, and they have become, and have to become, a part of the United States, from spirituality, family to culture.

Only Min Congda, this magical man, can be seen from the style of his apartment, pure Chinese decoration, into his family did not know that he thought he was in a house in a mid-range community in China.

Of course, Min Congda knows that this is the credit of the system, which makes him firmly sit in the position of general manager of the Clippers, and no one can shake it.

Since others can't pull him, they can't make Min Congda adapt to the general environment, but he has to adapt to the general environment.

After four years, they have really cured the Clippers' fish belly disease, and now they are only one step away from the dynasty.

After Aunt Liu left satisfied, Min Congda took a nap at noon, and at about two o'clock, Ida drove over to pick up Min Congda and go to the Staples Center.

I went to the team headquarters first, and everyone greeted Min Congda cordially after seeing him, as if they had met an old friend.

Not only did the Clippers have few player changes, but they also had very few staff changes, and in four years anyway, only a few people resigned and were not fired.

In the United States, especially in a highly developed business society like Los Angeles, it is very normal for employees to come and go in a company.

Everyone is working to make money, usually working in the company, after work, everyone is a stranger, there is no need to establish too deep feelings.

Because today everyone is still working at the same desk, and tomorrow they may be leaving, make money and don't waste time.

But Min Congda has changed the working environment here, and many people have been working here for at least four years, watching the Clippers go on to glory.

Four years is not too long, but it is not too short, many young employees fall in love, get married, some form families, have children, will be blessed by the team.

The team's performance continues to improve, the salary continues to rise, and the salary cap rises in tandem, who wants to leave such a good job?

And there is no need to work overtime every day, no overtime is already the corporate culture of the Clippers, Min Congda wants everyone to work overtime and don't know how to speak.

When he came to the office, Min Congda habitually turned on the computer, looked at today's sports news, and quietly logged on Twitter and looked at the messages: there are too many to read at all.

Because his previous predictions on the NBA-batman were all wrong......

Ida called and said that Fan Chen was coming to see him.

After Fan Chen became a scout this season, his growth rate is amazing.

When he came back from Europe, he kept saying that he had taken a fancy to a very good inside line and thought that he could succeed Gasol Jr.

Min Congda has never been in charge of the draft, and he doesn't know what kind of player Fan Chen is talking about.

As soon as Fan Chen entered the door, Min Congda said: "Just do as you say, you can choose whoever you like, listen to you." ”

Fan Chen was stunned for a moment and said, "Uh... It's not Mr. Min, I want to discuss something with you. ”

"What's the matter?"

"I think after I do scouting this season, I want to work as an assistant coach next season. I feel like there is nothing more to learn from scouting. ”

"You're too proud, aren't you? In one season, all you can learn about scouting is done? Is it so inflated! ”

"I'm not going to delay my scouting work, but I want to learn more."

"Okay, that's the time to get you on the assistant coaching staff. But don't follow Tyronn Lue, you won't learn anything by following him, you follow Mike Malone. ”

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Min!"

Fan Chen left satisfied, Min Congda thought to himself, this is also a guy who loves basketball.

Look at the time, it's half past three in the afternoon, it's time to go to the pitch, and the players are going to start warming up.

When there is a game at home, Min Congda often goes to the stadium in the afternoon to watch the players warm up and train on the sidelines.

It's actually a learning experience for him, and it's an opportunity to observe the players, who he still knows a lot about the boys under him, thanks to the accumulation of observations.

At half past three, the stadium was sparsely pulled, the players of the two teams took turns to warm up, and some reporters were filming and interviewing on the sidelines.

Min Congda sat in a familiar position, crossed Erlang's legs, his face was calm, looking at everything on the field, as well as the two championship flags hanging on the ceiling.

It's been almost five years, and to put it bluntly, all he's gotten is these two things, things that others dream of, but don't seem to be that important to him.

The taste of the championship, Min Congda always felt that he was just about to taste it, and the previous two seemed to be Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit, and he didn't taste it at all.

The time went from half past three to half past four, and then to half past five, and the crowd in the audience gradually increased, Min Congda went to the Red Boots Restaurant for dinner, and when he returned to his seat, the stadium was already full.

The originally deserted venue became noisy, and every Clippers fan who met Min Congda greeted him, and many even took pictures with him and took a group photo.

Some enthusiastic and unrestrained female fans even hugged and pushed Min Congda, and even gave him a fragrant kiss, which made Min Congda embarrassed.

The team manager has such treatment, which can be said to be the only one in the NBA, which can be seen from Min Congda's proximity to the people and popularity with fans.

Because he never dresses up, he doesn't always look like an elite in a suit and has a chance to win, he will get angry, shout, and act irrationally like the fans.

And he has also done a lot of things that fans want to do and dare not do, in short, he is the spokesperson of Clippers fans, and he is the hero on the sidelines in everyone's hearts.

At half-past seven in the evening, the Staples Center was full, and if nothing else, this would not only be the last game of the NBA season, but also the last time the Clippers would play here.

Next season, they will move to the brand new Huawei Center to start the new season and have their own arena.

Nets players wear black jerseys, Kobe, Pierce, Garnett, each of them are famous figures, super idols in the hearts of many fans in the last era.

But idols are also ushering in the twilight, only a small number of fans wear Kobe Bryant and Garnett jerseys tonight, and a large number of others are fans wearing Clippers jerseys, and tonight is a feast for the Clippers.

The whole Clippers team is wrapped in a flame in their hearts, a raging flame, this is the moment when they make history, build a dynasty, a new era, and need to draw a perfect exclamation point here.

At the beginning of the game, the Clippers were on fire, bombarding the Nets' basket indiscriminately, breaking through, three-pointers, and low posts, and the Clippers players put the water in the previous game and got it all back in this game.

In the first quarter, the Clippers led the Nets by 12 points at 39:27, which was not to give the Nets a chance at all.

However, the veterans of the Nets will certainly not give up, and they will do their best to fight the Clippers for their own dignity.

In the second quarter, the Nets did not let the Clippers continue to widen the difference, and Kobe Bryant and Pierce did their best to use all the tricks to attack and bite the score.

In such a game, Kobe Bryant seems to have returned to his prime, he is no longer hidden, and all kinds of tricks are used.

It's a pity that Kobe Bryant's efficiency is not high when he plays like this, and the Clippers' extremely tough defense on the outside often makes him go home with a feather and play iron again and again.

Fans thought in their hearts that this was the familiar Kobe.

By the third quarter, the Nets were still struggling, but Bryant fell on a breakaway in the sixth minute of the third quarter, followed by him covering his ankle in extreme pain.

Slow motion shows that Kobe Bryant ruptured his Achilles tendon when he broke through!

Bryant was quickly carried off the court by the team doctor, and the fans cheered him for saying goodbye to the former Los Angeles basketball hero.

The complete departure of the old king means that the new king is about to ascend the throne.

Without Kobe, the Nets have completely lost the will to resist.

With five minutes to go, the difference between the two sides was 22 points.

Kidd replaced all the main players, indicating that the game had ended early.

The main players of the Clippers were also replaced, and Curry and Gasol Jr. pulled Min Congda up from the seat behind the bench and dragged him to the front.

Curry hugged Min Congda tightly and said, "Three consecutive championships, we are going to three consecutive championships!" ”

Min Congda was still not very excited, he felt as if his heart was blocked, and he couldn't express any feelings.

His expression was a little numb and a little wooden, and at 175 he looked particularly short and inconspicuous among tall players.

He was hiding among the elders, and he felt anxious in his heart, why didn't the game end? When will it end?

Time passed minute by minute, and when the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, the entire Stamp Center instantly exploded!

Gasol Jr. and Milicic lifted Min Congda up, and then rushed to the center of the field together!

Reporters, fans, and staff all flocked to the stadium, and at this time, Min Congda was at the highest point of the stadium, and he was carried by three or four big men, like an emperor.

The red and blue color bars fell like rain, and everyone was venting their emotions and happiness.

At this time, Min Congda felt a stream of heat rushing straight to his head, and two lines of hot tears came down the corners of his eyes.

He raised his arms and raised his arms and shouted, this is what it is like to be a champion.

It's a little sweet, and it's a little salty.

(End of chapter)