Basketball glory

After getting off the plane, An Ran felt like he was in New York again. His whole mood was different. In the past, he was confused and afraid of the future, but this time he was full of energy, because he would be in this city tomorrow night.

Here, they face their hosts, the Knicks.

After walking out of the airport gate, two Mercedes-Benz business cars parked quietly in front of the gate, as if they had been waiting for a long time.

An Ran noticed that standing at the front door of the car was a smiling, well-mannered young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses. It was clear from his every move that he had good gentlemanly qualities and the aura of an aristocrat. He looked like an ordinary nouveau riche.

It feels really different.

Baldwin and Ennis were very uncomfortable, as if they were suppressed by an invisible aura. It was not until the young man spoke that they felt relieved.

"Mark, long time no see." The young man said. His soft voice gave people the feeling of spring breeze, but it also gave people a very confident look. He must be an extremely confident person.

Marc Gasol stepped forward and punched him, and said with a smile: "You look like a dog now, don't you? You're still wearing a suit. Isn't it hot?"

Without waiting for his reply, Marc Gasol turned his head and said to the stunned teammates: "This is my good brother in Spain, everyone can just call him Eric."

After saying that, Eric motioned for everyone to get in the car first, and then he and Gasol walked to the front to lead the way.

Seeing that several newcomers were confused, Mike Conley smiled and explained: "This good friend of his is far beyond ordinary people. He is the head of North America for Cartier Diamonds, a well-known European jewelry brand. He has a net worth of over 100 million and is very powerful in New York.

In the past, when we came to New York to play away games, he would enthusiastically make arrangements. Even if he couldn't come in person due to something else, he would arrange a hotel and a special car to pick us up."

Enron and Baldwin were envious for a moment. This kind of successful person is the real success. Since he and Xiaojia were good friends when they were children, they are only about 30 years old at most, and their future is unlimited.

Unlike players who can only get big contracts in their youth and middle age, these business people really become more popular as they get older.

"Okay, don't look at it. Let's play good football honestly. We are not from the same circle. For these capitalists, they will pretend to be very polite when they need us, and pretend not to know them when they don't."

Tony Allen patted An Ran on the shoulder, signaling him to come back to his senses and set off.

Vince Carter was even more so. He said to the surprised Baldwin, "You'd better play hard and ask for a big contract!"

An Ran looked over and saw that Carter was very free and easy. Then he thought about it. After all, he was a veteran in his forties and he didn't have such big ambitions.

And judging from the calm expressions on their faces, they seemed to have seen a lot of rich people.

In fact, Enron has also heard a lot of news about NBA players. As sports players, their income is much higher than that of most people, but compared to football players, tennis players are much lower.

Last year's ranking of the top ten recruited athletes in the United States, LeBron James, the league's number one player, was only ranked in the top ten, ranking fifth. This is the first time a basketball player has entered the top ten since Kobe Bryant was no longer at his peak.

Boxing champion Lloyd Mayweather, golf star Tiger Woods, and Denver Broncos quarterback Payton are all regulars in the top ten.

So the superficial luxury of NBA stars is just

It's just an illusion deliberately created by the alliance. The most appropriate way to describe it is that it's more than the top, less than the bottom, more than the bottom.

Driving towards the city in a Mercedes-Benz, An Ran asked in confusion: "Where are we going? Aren't we going to the arena?"

Mike Conley smiled enigmatically: "You will know in a moment, I will definitely go to the arena, but not now."

Half an hour later, the car had passed the Madison Square Garden Arena and passed the New York City train station, without any intention of stopping.

"This place is too chaotic and not suitable for resting at night. There is a lot of traffic in Manhattan. We need to find a hotel that is not far away and quiet."

As soon as he finished speaking, the car had stopped, and there was a four-star hotel in sight. Then he heard Eric saying apologetically: "I can't help it, the hotel where I used to stay is now full, and there seems to be a

If any celebrity moves in, a large number of fans will immediately buy it up."

"It's okay Eric, this is already great." Marc Gasol said quickly. This is a whole team, and two days in a four-star hotel is a big expense.

If it was a team arrangement, a three-star hotel would be good at most. An Ran thought, although it would be too luxurious for the team to stay in a domestic three-star hotel, but this is New York.

Three stars are everywhere, and four stars are everywhere. The luxury in New York is simply unimaginable.

An Ran cursed the corruption of the American emperor again in his heart, and then walked into the hotel with the team.

Just after getting the room card, the hotel princess was trying to guide the guests to find the room, but Marc Gasol motioned everyone to wait and said: "Eric has left beforehand, but he invited our whole team to a party one night.

, I wonder what everyone thinks?"

Conley asked first: "What kind? You know, we can't drink a lot, it's all eyes here in New York."

Randolph nodded. There were really many reporters in New York. They would be secretly photographed at every turn, and it would be uncomfortable to do anything.

Gasol smiled: "Don't worry, how could I make such a stupid mistake? It's a game party. They are all young people from New York, around thirty."

As soon as he finished speaking, Vince Carter was the first to speak: "Then I won't go, you can just have fun."

Then Randolph stopped talking. He didn't like this kind of situation very much.

Mike Conley originally didn't care, but when he saw that neither of them was going, he didn't want to go either.

However, Gasol said directly: "Then the two of us will go play with a few rookies. Allen, please keep an eye on them, or you won't worry."

Randolph heard this and slapped Gasol hard, with a dissatisfied expression that seemed to say, "I just like to cause trouble?" However, Gasol ignored him.

The final attendees of the party were decided, namely Gasol, Mike Conley, Parsons, Baldwin, Enron, Ennis and Andrew Harrison.

It was already twelve o'clock after the decision was made. Everyone was very tired after flying all morning, so they all went to their rooms, ordered some food and fell asleep.

An Ran looked embarrassed, helpless and didn't know how to explain to Ai Li. He had promised to go out with her tonight, but now he was in trouble. He couldn't leave even if he wanted to.

He already felt a debt to Ai Li. He came to New York several times a season and still couldn't meet her. An Ran felt extremely uncomfortable and thought about how to calm Ai Li's anger.

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Looking at the city map, An Ran wanted to see if there was any jewelry nearby, so that he could apologize to Ai Li when he saw it, but after looking through it for a long time, he found that he couldn't tell whether the names were jewelry stores or food stores.

"Hey, have you arrived in New York?" Thinking about who was coming, Ai'er's phone call arrived coincidentally, and An Ran was frightened. Listening to her gentle voice, he couldn't make up his mind to tell her that he couldn't accompany her at night.

"I'm in the hotel now, but there's something I want to tell you." An Ran brewed her feelings for a while and said helplessly, pretending to be forced.

"What's going on? So serious?"

"As you know, I'm just a rookie and don't have much status in the team. When I come to a big city like New York, the team is not allowed to run around, so I may not be able to hang out with you tonight."

"Ah, how could this happen?" Ellie exclaimed exaggeratedly, looking indignant.

"Yeah, I didn't expect it. It's my first time to play an away game and the control is so strict. I really can't get out." An Ran also acted very angry, but like an aggrieved daughter-in-law, she dared not speak out.

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Ellie was secretly happy in her heart, but she still pretended to come up with ideas: "How about you talk to the coach, or I go over to accompany you after you finish? Isn't that okay?"

An Ran looked helpless. She didn't know when the party would end in the evening, and there was no way to explain it to Ellie now. She could only say with a wry smile: "How about we do it tomorrow? Today is really a special situation."

Ellie suppressed her laughter: "Ah~ But, don't you even miss me?"

An Ran was even more helpless. He could feel Ellie's full grievance through the screen, and even imagined her pouting little mouth. She felt even worse in her heart and said hurriedly: "I miss you, but what can I do?

Well, how about I stop taking a rest in the afternoon and I can go shopping with you wherever you want?"

It’s a no-brainer that we won’t train today. Players are human beings too. Training in the afternoon after being on a plane for such a long time is simply torture. The team’s physical trainer also understands that too much is too little.

But that's not necessarily the case tomorrow. There will be a competition in the evening and training during the day. So An Ran thought about it and decided that it would be best to ask her out this afternoon.

As a result, Ellie snorted "angry" and said: "I knew you were just trying to cope with it, and you were glib and sweet-tongued. You let me down so much! I won't ignore you anymore, I want to take a rest! Hum!"

Hearing the busy signal on the phone, An Ran felt like a horse was running through her heart. She finally talked to each other a few days ago, and the relationship between the two of them has eased a little. Now, such an incident of breaking an appointment has happened again.

An Ran lay weakly on the bed, lamenting how difficult it is to be a man.

Ellie had already laughed loudly, almost overturning the sofa as she leaned forward and backward, and stretched her little feet next to Khloe, who couldn't hold back and scratched her hard.

"Oh, it's going to die, it's going to die, don't scratch it!" Ellie couldn't laugh or cry, watching her best friend playfully pick up her feet and smell them, with a look of disgust on her face, and she wanted to strangle her to death.

Khloe kicked Ellie off the sofa onto the carpet, winked at her, and said with a sad look on her face: "When you have a boyfriend, you forget about your besties, right?"

Ai Li hurriedly explained: "No, it's not happening yet. My best friend is the closest to me."

Ke Luo nodded with satisfaction, but he was even more curious in his heart, what kind of person is this An Ran, who has such great magic power.