basketball never sleeps

Chapter 98 Christmas Eve

There is nothing more anticipated than the reunion of O'Neal and Bryant. For this stunt, the league has invested a full two months of publicity resources.

Since the start of the regular season, the league has often mentioned, intentionally or unintentionally, that this year's Christmas game will be exciting, jumping up and down even more actively than these two enemy brothers.

The data disclosed by the betting website also reflects the public's attention to this game. The amount of bets placed by lottery players on this game has exceeded last year's finals.

"I don't know of another regular season game that can bring the same sensation." Al Michaels said impatiently when he was a guest on a show. He will join hands with former Grizzlies coach Hubie Brown to commentate on this game.

"Before this, the only things that interested fans across America were the World Series, the Super Bowl and the NBA Finals. Since O'Neal moved to the Heat, people have been looking forward to this game."

In the previous interview, a confrontation between the defenders of the two teams added to the fire of the game.

As for why O'Neal himself didn't speak out?

Because O'Neal really has nothing to say. Now that December has come, interviews with him can't do without the Christmas battle.

Those harsh words and declarations of war have been said over and over again by Ao Pang.

In order to speak rubbish without repeating it, he even asked Mo Wen for help.

"I won't play against Kobe. We are not players at the same position, but you can imagine what would happen if a Corvette (a sports car produced by Chevrolet) hits a brick wall. He is a Corvette and I am a brick wall."

On the surface, this seemingly indifferent sentence is already the most satisfying result of O'Neal's exhaustion.

On the night of the 24th, under the leadership of O'Neal, Heat players enjoyed an early Christmas dinner in a Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles.

In a mansion in Beverly Hills, Kobe and his wife and daughter were enjoying the last peace before the war.

The two nannies he hired have gone home, and in the huge mansion, apart from the sound coming from the TV, the only thing left is the cute humming of his 2-year-old daughter.

His marriage to Vanessa gradually alienated him from his parents and sister, and the social circle of relatives and friends was on the verge of collapse. Vanessa also started to fight with her mother's family because of Kobe's "handsome and handsome" mother's behavior of asking for a large amount of child support.

Discord arose.

They are like the male and female protagonists of idol dramas, who broke up with their families one after another for their significant other.

The dinner party for only three people was warm yet deserted.

However, Kobe's attention was not on the sumptuous dinner table in front of him, but on listening to the commentary on the TV.

When Vanessa heard the slanderous words about Kobe and the Lakers on TV, she subconsciously wanted to find the remote control to change the channel, but Kobe stopped her.

"It doesn't matter, just listen to what they say. I don't care about a bunch of clichés."

Kobe tried his best to relax his facial muscles and pretend to be enjoying the food.

Noticing her husband's clenched knife and fork, Vanessa didn't believe what he said, but she still stopped her movements calmly.

"There are many things that are obviously not your fault, so why don't you tell them openly and honestly?" Vanessa sighed at her husband who was storing pressure like a gas tank.

"I don't understand things on the court. Before I win, no matter what I explain, they will think I'm quibbling, because no matter whose fault it is, I benefit from it." Kobe bit hard at the steak in front of him.

"I know very well that these guys raised by my cousin are just a bunch of vampires and they don't care about your innocence or not."

Both O'Neal and various media felt that Jackson and O'Neal were driven away under his instruction.

But in fact, he was not the main factor in the departure of these two people.

The fundamental reason why Ao Pang left was that Bass no longer wanted to give Ao Pang a big contract, while Zen was unable to renew his contract because of his relationship with Jenny Buss, which involved infighting within the Buss family.

The Lakers' top brass put a gun to the backs of the two men, and then Kobe pushed them both off the cliff. The crowd couldn't see the Lakers top brass, but could only see Kobe's final actions.

Because all these crimes were placed on his head.

Kobe, who had been tormenting the woman in Colorado to his death, no longer wanted to explain these "little things."

His Christmas gift for O'Neal was an apology.

An apology spoken as the master after winning.

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In the early morning, Mo Wen got up in the hotel, stretched out, and took out the gift box that Catherine had given him before from the locker beside the bed.

Looking at this exquisite gift box, Mo Wen felt a little sad.

Christmas before time travel was also one of the days he hated the most. When he was single, he had to watch other people spread their dog food. After he was single, he realized that he had to throw money before spreading his dog food. Don't say that Chinese people don't care about foreign festivals. How can you say this?

The person talking is not a single person, but a married man.

As for now, it smells really good.

When he opened the gift box, what surprised him was that there were three things stacked on it.

A pair of black wristbands, a red sweater, and a pink tie.

The first two pieces are fine, but as for the last tie, I can only say that Xiaonizi is really straightforward.

Things like ties are used by women in Europe and the United States to declare their sovereignty.

Of course, Catherine was not the only gift Mo Wen received. The team gave them half a day last night, and their teammates also bought some small items for each other.

While they were having breakfast, Nike also came to their door with their "gifts".

After less than half a year, the first pair of Mowen’s signature sneakers was finally officially unveiled.

This is a pair of very rebellious sneakers, with a black and red gradient color scheme. The inner support is a low-top sneaker, but the outside is covered by a layer of high-top cloth lining.

"Are you sure these are sneakers and not women's high-top boots, snow boots, or rain boots?"

Seeing Mo Wen running back and forth happily in the hotel lobby, O'Neal asked the Nike staff who was delivering shoes next to him. Other teammates also looked here curiously.

This was also the first time they had seen such weird sneakers. From the outside, Mo Wen looked like he was wearing rain boots.

"Of course it is sneakers, and it is a great pair of sneakers. This pair of shoes can be said to be our most outstanding design in the past two years. Mo is a real genius. He has provided us with many very useful ideas. We have tested this pair of shoes internally.

It is definitely the best sneaker in actual combat."

The staff member who delivered the shoes to him said very sincerely.

Generally speaking, Nike allows players to participate in the design of stars, but more often than not it only gives them room to display their appearance.

But Mo Wen was different. He had worn countless pairs of sneakers in the copy, and he knew exactly which style suited him better.

The prototype of this shoe is AJ28

In the previous life, this sneaker, which came out in 13 years, once saved the AJ brand, and was later known as the "President's Hill" in the history of basketball shoes.

There are no shortcomings except for its unusual appearance and intolerance to sex.

Although there are several pairs of sneakers that are comparable to this pair in terms of personal wearing experience, after much thought, Mo Wen decided to take out this pair first.

Mainly, the actual performance of this pair of shoes is that they are comfortable and not durable. I would like to ask Nike to send me a few more pairs of shoes.

The design of these sneakers is complex, the production cost is high, and the price will definitely not be low. In addition, it is easy to damage, so it is not a way to rip off the poor.

When Mo Wen took out this pair of shoes, he didn’t want to make money from the Chinese people.

He doesn't like Nike's 6% share of sneaker sales.

These days, relying on the little "common sense" in his head to invest money in those future industry giants, wealth is not a problem for him.

He signed a contract with Nike and received payment from Nike just in time for Google to go public.

He invested all the more than 13 million he had without even thinking about leaving any money for daily expenses. Heumann originally advised him to be more rational in his investment. As a result, on the day Google went public, a single share was priced at US$85, and a month later it was US$130 per share.

US dollar, by Christmas, the highest price of a single stock had exceeded US$200.

In two months, the small target may be the unit where he pays taxes.

Mo Wen is not the one who has made the most money. O'Neal spent 1 million dollars to buy some of Google's original shares in 1998. Now the value of the shares in his hands is double that of Mo Wen.

O'Neal had previously started negotiations with the Heat boss to cut his salary and renew his contract, and this windfall was also a factor in it.

Wade was still complaining that this pair of signature shoes was too ugly and a bit girly.

Mo Wen let him try on a pair, and after wearing them for a trial run, he actually slipped on his shoes and ran away!

(End of chapter)