Chapter 63: I Was Careless, Too
By the time his teammates separated from Leitner, the latter had already been beaten to the point that his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.
The match is over, no one wants to fight any more, and the most important thing now is to calm the aftermath of this conflict.
Although the match was closed, there was still media outside the arena.
If you let them know what's going on here, there will be a whole bunch of media outlets swarming tomorrow.
"The others continue their personal training, Dan, you take Christian to the infirmary, Fry, you go to the office and wait for me!" Collins took out the coach's rack and quickly controlled the scene.
Then, Collins walked up to Jordan.
Collins needs to get advice from Jordan first, and then deal with Fei as appropriate.
"Michael, what do you think?" Collins asked.
Thinking of the picture of Yu Fei just pounced on Leitner like a beast, Jordan had palpitations, if it was himself, would Yu Fei do it?
The answer is yes.
Jordan had no doubt that Yu Fei would do it to himself.
This man has no fear of himself, or the unspoken rules of the NBA.
It's not that Jordan is afraid of Yu Fei, but this kind of uncontrolled madness will bring a lot of uncertainties.
Jordan's concern now is that Yu Fei will become an obstacle for him to lead the team.
"How do we deal with this kind of thing when we're in Chicago?" Jordan asked with a cold face.
Collins said: "Bans, fines. β
"But..."
"But what?"
Collins said: "Frye is too impulsive, but if it weren't for Christian..."
'Yes, Christian is also at fault, but that's not a reason for him to attack his teammates.' Jordan said annoyedly, "Besides, Christian just wanted to teach him some rules, just a little rude, this rookie..."
βOK... OKγ Collins hurriedly reassured Jordan, "I will punish him according to the regulations, Michael, the most important thing now is to block the news, if the media knows about it..."
Jordan also reacted, but there was nothing he could do, there was no impermeable wall in the world, and although he was the leader of the team, there were still his opponents and haters in this team, and these people could easily leak the news.
What needs to be done now is not to block the news, but to minimize the impact of the matter.
In this way, the punishment for flying should not be too severe.
Otherwise, God knows what this little madman will provoke?
"Forget it, you can handle this matter." Jordan said unhappily, "You have to let that kid know what to do and what not to do, and if there is a next time, I can't spare him!" β
"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll let him know."
Collins was relieved, as a coach, he was actually biased towards flying.
What Lightner did to Fei was too dangerous, and if he didn't get it right, it would hurt him badly, and anyone who encountered this kind of thing would lose their minds.
What's more, these two people have contradictions in the first place.
Now it's just a new account and an old account together, it's ridiculous that Lightner still wants to do something, but he was knocked out with a punch, how did this kind of person get selected for the Dream Team in the first place?
Collins shook his head and walked towards the office.
When Collins entered the office, he found Yu Fei drinking a glass of Coke in his hand.
"If you want to have a long career, it's best to drink less carbonated drinks." "There is a scientific basis for dietary regulations," Collins said. β
Yu Fei responded: "No, no, I think if I want to have a long career, it's best not to be teammates for a long time with some Kenzuka who can hurt my teammates. β
"That's your teammate." Collins said, "You shouldn't call him that." β
Yu Fei didn't want to listen to Collins, and besides, Leitner was also called a teammate?
"Coach, I don't think he's my teammate and I don't regret what I did today." Yu Fei said, "I won't apologize to him." β
Collins remembered that before the draft began, Yu Fei had a big fight with Eddie Griffin during the tryout for the Celtics, and now it seems that the rumors may be true, this person's personality is extremely unstable.
However, Collins had experienced the conflict firsthand, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with Yu Fei's response.
Leitner was self-defeating.
It's okay for Yu Fei to beat Lightner, but it's not good to fight against Jordan.
This is what Collins wanted to remind Yu Fei, but this kid looks like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water.
"Frye, you know, there are a lot of unwritten rules in the NBA." "As a rookie, you have to have an apprentice's heart, you have to work hard, be humble, get over the pain, and don't complain about anything, and that's how everybody comes through, and that's the code of professional basketball since ancient times," Collins said. β
Hardworking, humble, able to bear pain without complaining?
You picked two high school students, and you wanted them to have all of them?
If the NBA really has such high requirements for rookies, how can there be so many parallel goods every year?
"I'm sorry, I can't."
Yu Fei directly dismissed Collins.
Collins was a little annoyed, why didn't this rookie eat oil and salt?
"Let me put it this way," Yu Fei stood up, "the team I originally wanted to go to wasn't the Wizards, it was MJ who called me in the middle of the draft and told me that he made a trade and I was going to play in D.C. OK, I accept the arrangement, this is the draft, but I don't know that he needs me to be a saint, what kind of apprenticeship, humility, overcoming pain? Who here has an apprentice's heart? Who is humble? Overcoming pain? Did MJ get over the pain? He didn't officially train until today, and before he asks us to get over the pain, ask him to be an example of himself or fuck it! In my opinion, the only thing I need to do is work hard! I can't say anything else, but I'm definitely the hardest working player on the team, and I've been training three times a day since the summer to keep in shape and have a good rookie season, and I think I'm doing well and I'm worthy of my position. β
'I do need to respect the veterans, but respect is mutual, and if they don't respect me, I won't respect them.
"Finally, please tell Christian, if that foul he gave me was accidental, then fine, the few punches I gave him were also accidental, why did he hit my fist in the face? It's a shame that this happened! β
After leaving a pile of words that left Collins dumbfounded, Yu Fei left the office.
Collins thought he could control the situation, he thought Jordan was the only one on this team who was not in control, and now he realized that he was wrong.
Looking back now, how ridiculous was Jordan saying that he had a "great character" when he was selected for Yu Fei?
This character is so great, so great that even Jordan himself may not be able to hold it.
Yu Fei confirmed his "anti-Mike" identity today, and he will be tested by Jordan in all aspects.
However, Collins doesn't think Yu Fei can compete fairly with Jordan.
Because Jordan wasn't just a basketball player.
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Word soon broke out about what was happening at Wilmington.
The first to hear was naturally the executives at D.C's Wizards headquarters.
When Susan O'Marie learned that Yu Fei had embarrassed Jordan on the court and had a big fight with Leitner, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
She could imagine how angry Jordan was.
The person he fancies, the high school player who spent a lot of money in exchange for a trade, actually dares to openly confront him?
However, the PR issues that come with it are also a headache.
This kind of headline-level scandal occurred on the first day of the training camp where all the people arrived, and it is not easy to cover up the past.
However, the Wizards' PR department is used to things like this.
The incident between Yu Fei and Leitner is not at all the same level as the scandal caused by the Bullets in the "Webb/Howard" era of the last century.
Isn't it just fighting? It's too easy to wash: both are contenders, strong in blood, and lost their minds in order to win, so there was physical contact, and now they have calmed down and apologized to each other. Although this incident has had a bad impact, maybe it is a good thing for the Wizards? These two aggressive people will definitely be able to play a bigger role under the command of the dog.
Just wash it like this, whether the media believes it or not, as long as the D.C fans believe it.
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"Frye Yu and Christian Leitner welcomed MJ's return with a special 'ceremony.'" βThe New York Times
"Maybe we've all misunderstood Eddie Griffin, but it turns out that Frye Yu tends to use his fists to speak when he has a problem." βThe Boston Globe
"Frye So, Dennis Rodman's successor? He hasn't played a single NBA game yet, but he's already played two guys on the court, and it's no coincidence that in his first season after Dennis was swept away by the NBA, Frye entered the league. βThe Dallas Star
"It's natural for a fierce fight to occur when two aggressive men lose their minds, and MJ is pleased with this, believing that Frye and Christian have brought D.C. a long-lost blood, a gem that we left behind in Wes Unselde's era." βThe Washington Post
PS: Stacking armor, all of Yu Fei's complaints are from his point of view, not through Yu Fei's mouth to output my own opinions. If you think Yu Fei is happy to complain about Jordan, I hope you will also be in a good mood when you see him complaining about other people.