"Frye Yu. He was unexpectedly popular at D.C. ”

"Oh?"

This is something Susan O'Marie didn't expect.

She knows that Yu Fei's entry into the NBA as an Asian basketball player naturally comes with the support of many Asian Americans, but D.C.'s Asians account for less than 5% of the total population, and even Yu Fei should not have much influence.

"For nearly two months, Frye has been training at Keller's Gymnasium in the Arlington neighborhood, and because it's so close to his home, he doesn't usually use transportation," the assistant explained. He jogged back and forth every day, and there were always fans who would meet him, who would talk to him, who would give him a ride, and who would give him a ride, and the media knew about it, and Michael Weach, a reporter for The Washington Post, mentioned this several times in his column, which was the reason for Frye's rise in popularity at D.C. ”

"In terms of popularity alone, Frye is probably second only to MJ and Rip (Richard Hamilton's nickname) on our team."

O'Marie watched Fly's tryout and was impressed by his performance on the court that day with Brandon Haywood.

Omarie thought that Jordan would be very angry, after all, his trusted junior was beaten up by a stinky high school student, but she found out that the junior brother is nothing, and the high school student is his beloved.

What Jordan liked, O'Marie didn't like.

For this high school student who was selected by Jordan, there is nothing wrong with labeling him as "Jordan's man".

But today's event couldn't be canceled, so O'Marie ordered: "Then change MJ's press conference to Fry's rookie meet-and-greet and let him know." ”

After a while, the assistant came back with a strange face.

"What's wrong?" As soon as Omarie saw her, she knew there was no good news.

The assistant stumbled, "Fryhe... He said that it was still a holiday, and theoretically... He... He's not governed by the team, so ... So he won't be present at this time, he's going to train in special training, it's to prepare for the new season, it's good for the team, please... Thank you for your understanding. ”

The assistant was no longer afraid to look at Omarie's face.

She was right, Omarie's expression at this time was as terrifying as the 180-degree spinning face in "The Exorcist".

Ignoring the rules, not paying attention to the interests of the team, acting arbitrarily... Yu Fei already has a strong Jordan flavor in Ao Mari's opinion.

Thinking of this, Omarie became more and more angry.

Before Jordan was airborne, few Wizards members dared to disobey her will, because everyone knew that this was a person who dared to lash out at the Magic to her face.

Even the magicians were afraid of him, and of course everyone else was afraid.

However, her prestige was shattered when she met what the magician called "one of only two players in the world (1)".

Even with Yu Fei, who was chosen, he could ignore her.

Prestige is a particularly magical thing, and once it's gone, it's hard to get back into place.

"So... Today's event..."

Omarie thought for a moment, "Let Rip come, he's a big-picture guy." ”

Rip？ The assistant wasn't sure that the team's number two would give up his last vacation to help the team with activities.

As if sensing the assistant's concerns, O'Marie explained the reasons for choosing Hamilton, "Rip is a real Wizards player, he's very responsible and aggressive, he'll agree, you just have to let him know that MJ turned down the event and don't let him know that the high school students also turned down the event." ”

"Understood."

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As a weak team, the Wizards did not know the reason why the stupid bird flew first, and they postponed the start of preseason training camp until October 1.

During the same period, other teams in the NBA were open for as little as five days and as often as a week.

The late opening of the camp is good for Yu Fei, who is immersed in special training.

From mid-July to the present, in two and a half months, Yu Fei has practiced three times a day, and his basic skills, technique, and strength have been comprehensively improved, and the most obvious increase is his weight.

Yu Fei not only achieved the goal of gaining 10 pounds at that time, but even exceeded the task, eventually gaining 12 pounds (10 pounds).

At the moment, he weighs 229 pounds (104 kg), which is still not qualified to play inside in this era of muscle sticks, but if you look at him as a tall wing, he doesn't weigh enough, but he is not the kind of skinny strip that falls down at the touch of a button.

What's more, Yu Fei proved that he can gain weight and is willing to put in the effort to do so.

From the perspective of health science, aside from those who are born with malabsorption, there is no such thing as a person who cannot gain weight.

It's just that scientific weight gain is hard and tedious, so on the last day of September, Yu Fei rewarded himself with an indulgent meal after finishing the special training.

On this day, Quint Demio returned from Reebok's U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles to meet Yu Fei, plus Anthony Lawson and newly recruited assistant Alex Clark, Yu Fei's team was a rare gathering.

Demio recounted his work experience at Reebok and brought some insider information to Yu Fei.

There are still many executives within Reebok who are dissatisfied and worried that the company has spent such a huge amount of money to sign an eighth-pick high school student.

Yu Fei understands their feelings very well, after all, he can get such a big contract itself is not completely obtained by strength, Reebok values the Asian market behind him.

For Reebok, as long as Yu Fei can gain a foothold in the NBA and play for ten or eight years, he can make many Asians proud, and then buy the company's products, which is not a loss.

Yu Fei, who was well versed in these doorways, didn't take things to heart.

So everyone talked about the Wizards again.

Lawson said of O'Marie's request for Yu Fei to end special training early to participate in team activities but was refused, "I've heard the story of that woman, she has always been at odds with MJ, anyway, the Wizards are MJ's team, we don't need to please her." ”

Demio asked, "How's MJ doing?" I've heard he's a little troublesome. ”

Yu Fei shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly: "Who knows." ”

This is the last night Yu Fei spent with his teammates, and tomorrow, he will fly with his assistant to Wilmington, North Carolina, for the Wizards' preseason training camp.

The first day of the bootcamp is also the day of the media day.

Michael Jordan, dressed in a black and red tracksuit with the bold word "JORDAN" embroidered on it, appeared in front of a group of reporters who flocked to him. His image gives the impression of a wise man, sometimes with a thoughtful look, sometimes with a defence of himself, sometimes with a determined stance, sometimes with humor, sometimes with a competitive spirit. Finally, he even talks about the possibility of failure, showing his honesty and uncertainty.

"I know how old I am, so I know I'm going to be a failure." Jordan habitually pouted to the left, and it was only for a moment, "I accept defeat, but I don't accept giving up." ”

For the two rookies, Fly and Kwame Brown, it was a blessing to have Jordan on Media Day.

Even if Brown is the top pick and Yu Fei is the No. 8 show, the media won't waste time on them.

Seeing Jordan surrounded by a large group of reporters, he had to be interviewed wherever he went, Yu Fei felt that it was not human life.

On top of that, Yu Fei noticed that Jordan was wearing sweatpants with a bulge on the knee, and it was obvious that there was an ice pack cold compress there.

It doesn't look like the grapevine that the Wizards are postponing training camp because of Jordan's tenosynovitis.

"Fry, aren't you going to say hello to MJ?" Brown asked.

Yu Fei turned around with a smile, "No, I'm not familiar with him." ”

(1) Magic: There are only two kinds of players in the world, one is Jordan and one is the other. (It's an old terrier, review it)