Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

"Back?"

When George saw Qi Tian coming back, he said teasingly:

"You two are a bit gay."

Forgetting the handshakes and hugs at the beginning, Qi Tian and Thomas Jr. exchanged deep and affectionate glances at the end, which gave George, who had not hooked up with Qi Tian and went to the nightclub, some unnecessary fantasies.

"I have to be careful about you in the future."

Qi Tian smiled disdainfully and said:

"It's best if you say this in private. If it's filmed, be careful of being protested and forced to apologize."

Basketball is a profession filled with male hormones, so it stands to reason that it will only be filled with tough guys.

However, there are always exceptions. John Amici, who was once a teammate with Yao Ming but never had the opportunity to play on the court, admitted his homosexuality in 2007, three years after retiring;

Jason Collins also came out publicly in 2013, becoming the first gay active athlete in the history of North American professional sports.

This is an opportunity for the NBA, which is becoming more and more complex, to take advantage of the opportunity to publicize.

Of course, on the surface, staying correct on such a controversial topic is something all team staff will teach players.

This is why Qi Tian asked George to be careful about being photographed.

George shook his head indifferently and said:

"I'm black, it doesn't matter."

Granger next to him heard it and turned around to tell him:

"Qi is right, you should be careful at all times, otherwise, no one can save you."

Hearing the boss speak, George nodded and continued to warm up.

As the game was about to start, the referee signaled the starting lineups of both teams.

The Pacers' starting lineup is almost finalized, with Collison, George, Granger, West and Hibbert playing together;

The starting lineup for the Kings is: center Cousins, power forward Jason Thompson, small forward Salmons, shooting guard Marcus Thornton and point guard Tyreke Evans.

Looking at Evans, who was 198 centimeters tall and played point guard, Collison clicked his tongue and came to the back.

"Don't worry, I'll help you defend him, and you can go after Soton."

George whispered.

He got into the starting lineup just by relying on his defensive ability. He will only be happier when he sees a difficult defender on the opponent's back line.

"Defend the inside line!"

Vogel shouted loudly from the audience, asking the players not to forget the focus of today's game.

"Dudududu!"

The referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the basketball in his hand into the air.

Cousins ​​jumped hard, hit the basketball on Hibbert's head first, and slapped it behind him.

Evans received the ball to organize the offense, made a feint, and passed the ball to Cousins ​​inside.

But he underestimated the Pacers. Vogel had already taken precautions. George in the corner anticipated his pass, grabbed the basketball from Cousins, and turned to Collison.

Collison quickly turned around to attack, and when Hibbert followed up, he hit the ground and passed to his teammates, assisting Hibbert for a layup.

"2-0."

The fans who came from afar to support the Pacers immediately became excited and cheered for the team's score.

The Kings fans on the other side were much calmer, not even angry at Cousins ​​for not following up.

We are already 4 wins and 10 losses. Why should we compare this game with two games? We might as well pay more attention to the NCAA.

"Have you heard that there are quite a few defenders and forwards among the top picks in this year's draft?"

"Really! That's not just right. Let's choose a forward, pair it with Evans and Cousins, and wait for them to grow up. There is hope for the rise of the king!"

"Hey, you can choose a defender. With Evans' height, he's not bad at playing forward."

"When the time comes, just like the Thunder's Durant, Westbrook and Harden, advancing to the playoffs will not be a dream!"

"I think so too..."

Listening to the people next to them talking about the summer draft without restraint, Pacers fans were confused for a while.

"What are you doing?"

"have no idea."

They swore that this was definitely the first time they saw such fans.

Seeing that their opponents took the lead, the Kings began to counterattack. Marcus Thornton fired from the outside and forced a three-point jumper.

"clang!"

The basketball hit the rim and bounced.

"rebound!"

Several people under the basket immediately scrambled together.

Cousins ​​is worthy of being a rookie first-team player who scored 14 points and 8.6 rebounds in his rookie year. He jumped up suddenly, took the rebound off Hibbert's head, and turned around and handed it to Evans on the outside.

Tyreke Evans has a keen sense of smell. As soon as he received the pass, he broke through to attract the defense and passed to Salmons on the outside.

Salmons dribbled the ball, found a rhythm, and shot a jump shot.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"2-3."

Hibbert scored another layup inside to help the team take the lead.

Head coach Smart on the sidelines looked helplessly at the somewhat confused Cousins, and could only remind him loudly:

"Pay attention to the defensive position and don't let him get in easily!"

Seeing Cousins ​​​​nodding casually, Smart could only let out a sigh of relief and express his helplessness.

Cousins' physical hardware is outstanding, and his height, weight, and speed are at the top level in the NBA. In terms of software, he is no less impressive. He has rich offensive methods, strong defensive ability, and even has outstanding assist ability.

However, God will not allow anything too perfect to exist.

Cousins' biggest problem is his emotions, or in other words, his mind.

Head coach Smart swears to God that he has never seen a professional player as fragile and irritable as Cousins.

Obviously, all NCAA players have played basketball for more than seven years before entering the NBA, but Cousins ​​is like a child. You need to coax him and follow him to make him play willingly.

Of course, the rewards given by Cousins ​​are also generous. His scoring in his rookie season ranked third among all rookies and second in rebounds. Coach Smart can conclude that Cousins' performance is only in the best rookie category.

Under the Riffin.

But the members of the coaching team also spent far more energy than usual in the past year, trying to find Cousins' "smooth hair", but they all failed.

Punishment? Banned from training, fined and benched all in turn, but Cousins ​​still went his own way.

"I really didn't expect that when I get old, I will have to be a nanny for the players."

Smart turned his head and looked at the assistant coach, and both sighed.

"I now know how Philip Samples, who coached McGee, feels."

Smart gave his players an extremely precise definition that applies to both McGee and Cousins:

“World class from the head down.”

As Collison scored a jumper, the Pacers rewritten the score as:

"17-13."

Seeing that the first quarter was already halfway through, Vogel requested a substitution, replacing George with Hill and Hansbrough replacing West.