Larry Johnson dodged extremely quickly, dodging a straight punch from Zhou Quan and another hook from his arm that hit his target, Zhou Quan's chin.

Zhou Quan quickly ducked an uppercut backwards and then fought with his opponent.

"Stop! Stop it! The referee shouted.

A large group of security personnel rushed out of the players' tunnel, and some of the Hornets staff on the sidelines rushed directly into the field.

Zhou Quan saw that he couldn't delay for a long time, and he had to quickly overturn the other party, otherwise he would suffer a loss today, so he bit his steel teeth, and when Larry Johnson hit an oblique hook, he simply fit and hugged directly.

"Bang!"

With a headbutt, the forehead hit Larry Johnson's chin hard.

"Ugh!"

Larry Johnson let out a cry of pain.

"Bang!"

Zhou Quan is another head hammer.

Larry Johnson screamed in pain, blood began to gush from his mouth, and his strength began to stagger.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Quan pounced forward, knocked the opponent to the ground, and rode up to punch him.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

smashed several punches in a row, was blocked by Larry Johnson with both arms, and smashed two or three punches in the face, which directly made Larry Johnson lose his resistance and was beaten half dizzy, and then Zhou Quan was also pulled away.

Seeing the dazed Larry Johnson, Gidal Gill, who was about to make a move, was dumbfounded, and was glad that he was a beat slower, otherwise he wouldn't have been killed by an iron fist?

"Shh

The Hornets reacted at home, erupting in loud boos and colding the arena all night, and the atmosphere was coming up.

Zhou Quan didn't bother to pay attention, and saw John Sailly get up from the floor and shouted, "John, how are you?" ”

John Selib spat out, a mouthful of blood spat on the floor, a tooth rolled to the side, and he said angrily: "Iron Fist, I have suffered a great loss!" ”

"I'll get it back for you because of what you've suffered." Zhou Quan said.

"Thanks, Iron Fist, whatever you say in the future." John Sely said sincerely.

The referee's face was extremely ugly, and he made continuous gestures to send Zhou Quan and Larry Johnson off the field.

When the Hornets doctor came on, Larry Johnson was a little more sober, but his mind was still a little blurred.

Two teammates helped Larry Johnson to the players' tunnel, and Zhou Quan also came in, and the two players saw Zhou Quan as if he was in a state of panic and hurriedly stepped aside.

When Larry Johnson saw Zhou Quan, he came to his senses and said angrily: "Iron Fist, you bastard, you broke the rules, is boxing hitting people with the head?" ”

Zhou Quan scolded angrily: "Your brain is broken? We are fighting, not boxing. Even if it's boxing, what is your sneak attack on Seli? ”

“……”

Larry Johnson speaks.

"Do you want to keep fighting?" Zhou Quan asked.

"I can't spare you."

Larry Johnson didn't take the call, but put down the harsh words.

"Bang!"

Zhou Quan just punched over, Larry Johnson hadn't recovered yet, he couldn't react at all, he was hit in the abdomen, and he was instantly beaten into a shrimp.

"Oh!"

Under the severe pain, he cried out and knelt at Zhou Quan's feet, with a lot of snot and tears.

The two Hornets players next to him were dumbfounded, facing Zhou Quan with a fierce face, not knowing whether to run or run?

"Do you want to keep fighting?" Zhou Quan asked again.

Larry Johnson hurriedly shook his head: "No, don't fight, don't fight." You bastard, taking advantage of the danger of others, there is a kind of we will fight again in the future, this time I will not accept you. ”

"Taking advantage of your illness will kill you, understand?" Zhou Quan said this with a smile.

Larry Johnson was frightened for a while, he understood the gap between himself and Zhou Quan, that is, he was not ruthless enough, and people fought professionally.

Zhou Quan said again: "You want to fight with me?" It just so happens that the postman asked me to fight, why don't you ask me to have a formal fight? ”

"Hit it, fight it, am I afraid of you?"

Larry Johnson stood up holding his stomach, leaned against the wall, took two breaths and said, "Boxing rules, you can't use crooked moves." ”

"As you wish. Don't forget to contact my broker. Zhou Quan dropped a sentence and left.

In the end, the Pistons still won the game.

The next day, the league issued a penalty for yesterday's on-field brawl.

This time, Stern finally couldn't turn a blind eye to Zhou Quan's violence, and fined an additional $10,000 and banned two games.

Similarly, Larry Johnson is the same chasing penalty.

The fact that both were banned at the same time did not affect the competition between them.

……

But at noon that day, the ABC noon news broke a news that scared many people.

"According to credible information provided by the police so far, a check written by Michael Jordan was recovered from the two arrested sole dealers......"

"Michael, how did your check get into the hands of the sole dealer?"

It just so happened that one of David Falck's subordinates saw the news and notified him as soon as possible, and then he contacted Jordan as soon as possible.

"What did you say?"

Obviously, Jordan was stunned.

After David Falke explained, he was also anxious, and immediately denied it: "It has nothing to do with me, I don't know why they have my check, maybe it was a check written when I was playing cards a few days ago, who knows what day it is?" Do you know what day that check was written? How much? ”

"No, the police did not disclose specific information. Michael, now it's troublesome, you don't want to be interviewed by anyone, now turn off the mobile phone that the media knows about, and the landline at home, understand? David Falke admonished.

"Okay, okay."

Jordan's head was already sweating.

In New York, after David Stern learned the news, he didn't even eat lunch and immediately began to contact the Bulls and Jordan.

He contacted Jordan himself first, and the phone rang for a while before it was connected.

Jordan's voice rang out, and he said very anxiously: "Mr. Stern, this has nothing to do with me, I have nothing to do with them, it's too bad, I don't know how they got my check......"

"Okay, I don't want to know the details, from now on, you shut up, and leave everything to your agent, Bulls management, and the league to figure it out, understand?" Stern said sternly.

"Yes, I see." Jordan said hurriedly.

Later, Stern contacted the Bulls, and asked David Falke to contact Nike and Jordan's other sponsors, and everyone worked together to put out the fire.

Just like the last Battle of Auburn Hills, the power of capital is very powerful, and after this incident began to explode, the mainstream media stopped paying attention to it, and it was obvious that it was cooling this matter.

Although there are some media doubts, it is just a check, and Jordan wrote a lot of checks, which does not explain anything, and in the end, the matter is also closed.

……

The time entered April, and on the second day, Zhou Quan's agent Philip rushed to Detroit.

He didn't come alone, with him, there were people from the Skechers company.

The regular season is coming to an end, and before the playoffs begin, Zhou Quan's signature sneakers will be released, and this time Skechers's preparations for Detroit will begin, including laying stores, stocking up and publicizing.

Zhou Quan's popularity is not bad, but his influence is not as good as his popularity, so Detroit, as a base camp, is a key city for brand shoes, and the main sales depend here.

Then there's the Los Angeles area, where Zhou Quan is no less well-known than Detroit, which is also a key sales city.

As for some other big cities and first-tier cities, although they will not give up, their strength is much worse, and there are no special stores for branded shoes, but in Skechers' stores.

Skechers is a company that was just established this year, in addition to basketball shoes, there are also some other footwear, and it has also invited several first-line Hollywood stars to endorse, and at present, major cities have established stores and have their own sales channels.

Zhou Quan took the time to shoot some advertisements for the company, and soon, his advertising photos were erected in various neighborhoods of Detroit.

……

On the 5th, Zhou Quan completed the seventh round of emergency stop jump shots, and his shooting was improved to level 93 and emergency stop jump shots were level 87.

According to the current situation in the East, the Pistons enter the playoffs in the third place, the first round against the sixth place, if they reach the second round, the second round will face the winner of the second and seventh places, and if they can make it to the Eastern Conference finals, the most likely opponent will be the Bulls.

The Pistons were swept away by the Bulls in the Eastern Conference finals last year, and the impact on the Pistons was very large.

The first is that the small amount of sharpness of the Bad Boy Army has been completely defeated, and its era is over.

The second is that for Isaiah Thomas, being swept in the East Final is a huge blow.

This small point guard, who was so great at his peak that he could even match the Magic, that his historical evaluation has dropped a lot because he was swept away.

This season's Pistons' lineup, which is relatively strong on paper, is actually inferior to last season's, at most barely flat.

There is one less main center Rambir, and the assassin Thomas is also half-useless, although there is one more of him, but his current strength is not good, especially his offensive ability, the stability is very poor, and he can't stand up at critical moments.

Especially after entering the playoffs, he doesn't know what kind of play he can have as a rookie.

Last season, the Pistons finished third in the regular season with 50 wins, and the team is now close to 50 wins, which should be more than 50 wins, but this does not mean that the strength is better than last season.

If, if the Pistons are swept out of the Eastern Conference finals again this year, it will be a devastating blow and the end for this team.

Once swept again, the sharp energy that he had managed to inspire from the group of old men of the assassins would be completely extinguished, and the team's confidence would be shattered.

Once swept again, the owner may sell the team, the management will be replaced, the team will change the coach, and even he may be traded.

"Sweep?"

Thinking of the word, there was no smile on his face.

The regular season with the Bulls has been played four times, with two wins and two losses, and everyone has a draw, how can they be swept?

The current Pistons, although not as strong on paper as last year, have regained their sharpness, and this is a team that strives for the top, not a bad boy army waiting to rot after two consecutive championships.

However, if you want to make it to the Eastern Finals, it will not be easy for this Pistons at all.

Whether the old man's sharpness can persevere, including him, and whether several newcomers can adapt to the intensity of the playoffs are unknown, and there is no chance to face the Bulls in the playoffs.

With two weeks to go until the end of the regular season, the league updated some of its rankings in the morning, such as MVPs and rookies.

Jordan continues to be at the top of the MVP rankings, and the possibility of a re-enrichment is increasing.

However, Zhou Quan unexpectedly found that he actually rose from the second rookie to the first place above the top pick Larry Johnson.

"I really have a chance!"

He thought it might be a signal.

Later, teammates also called one after another to express their congratulations.

"It's not fair!"

Seeing the rankings, Zhou Quan was the opposite, Larry Johnson was very angry, his best rookie was probably going to fly, and he had this hunch.

The media reacted quickly, and both the MVP and rookie rankings were immediately commented.

ESPN: "As the last FMVP, the regular season was also amazing, and Michael Jordan qualified to be the MVP of the year.

The media believes that the selection of the best rookie should be more cautious, because both Iron Fist and Larry Johnson are doing well, but the offensive efficiency of the top pick is significantly better, and the mainstream media believes that Johnson is more qualified to be the best rookie. ”

The Detroit Worker: "Larry Johnson is doing well, but that's what he should be, he's the top pick."

And the performance of the No. 17 show in the first round makes us look forward to it even more, because he is not even a lotto show, he is a surprise.

Comparing the performance of the two, Zhou Quan is the controller of a team, and his performance must not be purely based on his offensive efficiency, which is an extremely one-sided view.

Our record this season is proof that Iron Fist has done his best and he definitely deserves to be the best rookie of the season.

And Larry Johnson is just a power forward, and he doesn't need to take on more responsibility, and the Hornets' record is a good proof of that. ”

There are more media outlets supporting Larry Johnson, and there are relatively few media outlets supporting Zhou Quan in other cities except Detroit.

It is clear that the Pistons were a public enemy of the alliance before this, and Zhou Quan is a Chinese, and the media's choice is targeted.

No. 6, Houston, it has been forty days since he was injured by Zhou Quan, and Da Meng has started training with the ball a week ago.

Although he was in good health, he was in a rather bad mood.

Being injured by Zhou Quan is, of course, a big reason for his bad mood, but another important reason is that his contract negotiations are still at an impasse, and the stingy boss Charlie Thomas does not agree to his request.

"Hakim ......"

General manager Steve Patterson approached him and said, "We're in ninth in the West, two wins behind the Lakers, there's still a chance to catch up, and we need you now."

The team doctor told me that you're fully recovered now, that you're going back to the twelve-man roster, and that you're going to play against the Kings tonight. ”

"No, I haven't fully recovered from my injuries yet, and I can't risk my body." Da Meng decisively refused to let him play.

"What?"

Steve Patterson was stunned.

"I'm going to find a doctor again, and I'm not very happy with my current doctor." Big Dream Again.

"This bastard, how dare he refuse to play? He hasn't worked for more than a month, he doesn't want to play yet, I'm going to ban him, he doesn't want to take his salary from me for nothing. Boss Charlie Thomas was furious when he found out.

For so many years, the Mosaic team has been able to make the playoffs, with a large amount of income every year, and the playoffs do not have to pay the players' salaries, which is very cost-effective, but if he does not make the playoffs this year, he will lose a large amount of income, which is unacceptable and unbearable for him.

In this way, the super center was banned by the team because he refused to play, and the two sides fell into a fight, and the media hyped it non-stop.

News about Big Dream Transactions is also endless.

"We need a good center, but unfortunately we don't have any chips!"

McCloskey has a big eye on Big Dreams, but he can't trade Big Dreams unless he trades the entire Pistons.

Like him, the Lakers want to dream big, but it's hard to trade, and the Mosaics reject all trade requests.

A week later, Zhou Quan still remains at No. 1 in the rookie rankings.

This phenomenon shows the official choice of the alliance, and some media have changed their stance as a result, but most of them have maintained their previous attitude.

On April 19, the Pistons ushered in their final regular season game, taking on the Bulls on the road.

This is also the fifth regular season game between the two teams, with two wins and two losses in each of the first four.

After brushing the data in the first ten games, Zhou Quan was lucky and barely reached his goal, currently averaging 19 points and 9 assists per game, and the shooting percentage and true shooting percentage also reached the system requirements of 43% and 51% respectively.

He lost three of the twelve games in total, and lost both of the games he was suspended, but fortunately, the team's record was not affected and the Knicks did not catch up.

In this last game, his statistics cannot be lower than the requirements of the novice task, nor can they be lower than 19 points and 9 assists, Jordan hates him to death, he will definitely change the defense, in the face of Jordan's defense, this game should be very difficult for him, and he is also fully mentally prepared.

Tactically, he still focuses on breaking points, which is also his main tactic this season.

At a quarter of eight o'clock, he saw Jordan again in the players' tunnel.

When the enemies met, their eyes were red, Jordan reacted like this, and when his eyes saw Zhou Quan, they turned red.

Zhou Quan was still the same as before, with a spring breeze smile on his face, and he spoke first: "Hey, Mr. Jordan, the last game, do you want to fight this time?" ”

"Are you qualified to fight with me?" Jordan said with his chin held high.

"In other words, you're not going to change my guard today, aren't you?" Zhou Quan said in surprise.

"I'll stare you to death."

Jordan stared at Zhou Quan and said, "I know you're brushing up on the data and want to win the best rookie, you better don't think about it, Larry Johnson is better than you." ”

Zhou Quan smiled: "Nonsense, his scores are about the same as mine, he has more rebounds than me, but my assists and steals are much better than him, our performance is similar, I am more comprehensive than him." ”

"What about offensive efficiency?" Jordan said dismissively.

Zhou Quan also changed to a disdainful look and said: "You are a scoring guard, I understand that you don't have a big picture, it's not your fault." ”

When Jordan heard this, his nose was almost crooked, and he stared at Zhou Quan fiercely to see what this rookie would say.

(End of chapter)