Bishop of the Devil

"Ahem, Lee, don't be joking..." Larry Bird suppressed his anger...

This time, I extended an olive branch of friendship to Richard. I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to solve the Larry Brown matter, win Richard's favor, and then take advantage of the opportunity to capture O'Neal!

Larry Bird is quite clear about the situation of the Trail Blazers. He knows that Richard has absolute autonomy in lineup construction.

As long as Richard agrees to sell O'Neal, even if the owner Paul Allen has different ideas, he may still have to respect Richard.

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"Larry, I'm really not kidding, think about Trent and Childe..." Richard said with a smile.

Larry Bird wanted to follow the call and rush to the Rose Garden Arena to strangle Richard to death!

"Where's Ben Wallace..." Larry Bird felt like he was going crazy.

Judging from Richard's attitude, O'Neal Jr. definitely didn't want to sell, so he targeted the big book.

"Sorry, Larry, I will not trade any West Lafayette player who plays for me!" Richard said angrily.

Are you kidding? Xiao Ao himself doesn’t trade, Big Ben? !

It’s impossible even to think about!

I still have to bring my big budget to compete for the championship!

Ben is the spiritual leader of this Portland gang that he created, how could he trade!

Larry Bird's chest hurt for no reason...

Liar! They are all liars!

Richard, a big bastard, said that he was the person he admired the most? !

Now I want to make a deal with Richard, but it won’t work this way, and that won’t work either. Is this your Richard’s attitude towards the people you respect the most? !

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After Larry Bird retired, his temper has calmed down a lot. If he had left it when he was playing, he would have started to criticize Richard.

"Li, please think about it again..."

"If the deal goes through, you will have the friendship of me, Larry Bird, and the Pacers forever!"

Richard is speechless. Is your friendship of any use? Can I gain two pounds...

But we should still save some face for Larry Bird. Who knows what this guy will do after he loses his mind.

"Okay, I will consider it carefully..."

…

After a long chat with Larry Bird, Carlisle had already brought Kobe and Rasheed back to the locker room. Looking at the flushed and excited expression on Kobe's face, it was obvious that the reporters had praised him a lot.

"Don't leave yet, come with me to see Richard!"

"Today we will strike while the iron is hot..."

Zhang Weiping took Kobe's arm and whispered instructions.

The two of them had already made a plan, which was to put in a few outstanding performances and then talk to Richard to see if they could loosen their shackles.

Originally, Zhang Weiping wanted Kobe to go find Richard alone.

In the end, Kobe was not willing to fight to death, so he was asked to face the devil Richard alone. He said he was unwilling to go...

There was no other way, Zhang Weiping could only bravely take Kobe with him.

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All the players have left, and Richard is sitting in his office, thinking about tonight's game.

This is also a habit Richard has developed since entering the NBA.

No matter whether you win or lose the game, you have to sum up...

Where you lose when you lose, and where you win when you win.

"Dong dong dong..." There was a knock on the office door.

"Come in!" Richard responded without raising his head...

When he left the locker room, he saw Zhang Weiping and Kobe Bryant being "sneaky" and he could tell with his big toe what they were going to do.

"Look, this is your head coach!"

"How hard and diligent!"

"Everyone has left the arena, but the head coach is still working. You kid, study hard!"

After Zhang Weiping opened the door and came in, he smiled and said to Kobe behind him.

Richard covered his head, looking dumbfounded.

There was really nothing he could do against Zhang Weiping. This senior's ability to make jokes was absolutely top-notch.

"Okay, Teacher Zhang, you should go back and rest early!"

"I'll talk to this guy alone..."

Richard said with a wry smile.

Upon hearing that Richard wanted Zhang Weiping to leave, Kobe immediately looked at Zhang Weiping with a grimace. He really didn't want to face the devil alone!

This has nothing to do with courage. Kobe never gives up on the court...

But in front of Richard, a man who had caused a psychological shadow on him, he thought that he had to face it alone, and he immediately felt goosebumps on his back.

"Okay, then you can have a good chat..."

"At my age, I really can't stay up late, I have to go back and rest quickly!"

After that, Zhang Weiping ignored Kobe's look in his eyes asking for help, closed the door and left.

"Sit down, young man." Richard pointed to the chair in front of him and motioned for Kobe to sit down.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Kobe's whole body was tense, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Ask Richard directly for more power? Kobe felt that if he really did this, according to Richard's urine, his shot rights would be reduced from 12 to less than 10...

"Huh? Why don't you speak?"

Richard was lying on his chair, looking at Kobe with a smile on his face...

This smile made Kobe's scalp numb even more.

"I think……"

"In the game against the Bulls, take more shots..."

"Jordan is my idol. I have been studying his game videos throughout high school. I want to perform well in front of my idol..."

Kobe didn't dare to directly ask for the number of shots, and told him the reason he had been thinking about for a long time.

As a young man, it is normal to have an idol, let alone a basketball god like Jordan.

It is normal for young people to want to show off in front of their idols...

If you want to perform well, it's normal to take more shots...

Under normal circumstances, maybe the devil Richard would be lenient? !

In fact, this reason is not made up by Kobe. His idol is really Jordan, and he has indeed been studying Jordan's game videos throughout high school...

In Kobe, it is easy to see the shadow of Jordan.

After finishing his request, Kobe lowered his head and said nothing, waiting for Richard's "ruling"!

Speaking of which, Kobe actually didn't have high hopes because he felt he knew Richard quite well...

Maybe this seemingly normal request is abnormal in the eyes of the devil?

The devil's code of conduct must be different from that of normal people, otherwise, how could he be a devil?

But what Richard said next left Kobe stunned.

"Can!"

"Not only yes, I allow you unlimited fire rights in that game!"

"If you can score more than 20 points against Jordan, I will increase your number of shots to 13!"

Richard quickly gave his answer, which seemed quite incredible!

At least in Kobe's view, this answer was quite unbelievable and made him somewhat unbelievable.

Just agreed so simply? !

And also gave himself unlimited fire rights? !

And if he can score 20 points against Jordan, the number of shots increased to 13? !

Kobe was stunned, wondering if this was a joke by the devil...

Is there really such a benevolent devil? !