I am Really an Insider

Chapter 209 206: The God of War returned to the cornfield, only to find that (2nd update, please vote)

When Wayne got off the plane, he felt that the air here smelled like corn.

It's back! It's back!

After being away for so long, I, Wei War God, am back!

The first billboard Wayne saw after getting off the plane was the Pacers' championship family photo.

Speaking of which, time flies so fast, it was already three months ago.

As soon as he entered the airport lobby, Wayne saw countless Indiana fans coming to greet him.

On some signs written by Yincheng fans, Wayne also saw "Welcome home NBA-Asia double champions!"

Well, it seems that because of my relationship, many Yincheng fans must have watched the Asian Championships this year.

Wayne quickly confirmed his suspicion, because he found that someone actually raised a picture of himself hitting Curry with his elbow and dangled it.

Brother, put it away quickly. In your picture, I don’t look like I lost my center of gravity and ran into it!

Wayne is not the kind of aloof player, so he enthusiastically took photos and signed autographs with the fans.

Wayne even saw someone holding his national team's No. 12 jersey and asking for an autograph. Can he not sign it?

In the past, people would wear jerseys of NBA stars on the streets of China.

Now on the streets of America, someone is wearing the jersey of the Chinese team.

It’s really cool to come back as a champion!

It took about an hour for Wayne to walk out of the airport and get into a special car.

Jeff Schwartz was personally waiting for Wayne outside. The new season was about to begin, and they still had a lot of work to hand over.

"You played well. Now your popularity has skyrocketed. So, this is the benefit of participating in international competitions." As soon as he got in the car, Schwartz was full of praise for Wayne.

"We have received endorsement contracts from many Chinese companies, covering all types. I did a rough calculation. In addition to the Nike contract, your annual endorsement fee alone will be more than your salary."

"Thank you for your hard work, Jeff. By the way, how did you help me with the real estate matter?" Wayne has not forgotten the matchmaking between the real estate tycoons at the championship celebration banquet.

"Don't worry, we already have several investment targets. I have found an investment consultant for you. You can ask him any business questions in the future. This is his phone number, please remember it."

"Well, okay. Huh, it feels like the vacation is over before I even do anything." Wayne looked out the window at the familiar streets and sighed.

"This is the life of a superstar, Wei. By the way, have you heard the news?"

"what news?"

"Bruce Bowen, he may announce his retirement in the next two days. Due to treatment reasons, part of his lung was removed. At the age of 34, the doctor recommended that he retire.

Currently, Bowen is still considering it. "

"That's a good thing!" If you want to talk about this, Wayne will feel better!

"Indeed, Vince Carter and Ray Allen are probably very happy too."

"Believe me Jeff, there are many people who are happy about this!"

Instead of feeling guilty for ending Bowen's career prematurely, Wayne felt that he had done a great thing.

Some people really don’t deserve to use “winning” as an excuse to do whatever they want.

Right, Bogut.

In the new season, I count on you to fight me!

After arriving home, Wayne had already found several people cleaning the house.

Since becoming Schwartz's key player, this care has been really meticulous.

Okafor: "So love disappears, right?"

"Take a good rest these days. The pre-season training camp is about to start. You haven't had much rest during this holiday, so don't run around these two days."

"Don't worry, I will prepare for the battle seriously. Oh, by the way, I have something to ask you, Jeff."

"you say."

"How did you become Chris Paul's agent?"

"He contacted me proactively." Schwartz shrugged.

Although Wayne and Paul are rivals, in professional basketball it is normal for two rivals to have the same agent.

"So, the Trail Blazers actually drafted him?"

"It's normal for Paul or Deron to be selected with the third overall pick."

"Yes, yes. Don't tell me, there will be many people participating in the boxing match next season."

"What?"

"Uh, it's nothing. Thanks for your hard work, Jeff. You can go back first. I want to rest too." Wayne waved his hand quickly.

Although Bowen was lost, Bogut and Paul were added.

No matter how you look at it, this transaction is a guaranteed profit.

In the evening, Wayne originally wanted to ask Artest out to play, but it turned out that guy was still in New York!

It is said that he is composing songs with several music festival bosses.

Wayne was really convinced. It was only a few days before the start of the pre-season training camp, and he was still working on songs.

This is an obsession.

There is no other way, Wayne can only watch TV at home alone.

I tuned into ESPN and found a sports talk show on TV.

The guests are Big Bird, Moji, Mousse and Guagua.

During the show, host Jim Gray asked Bird: "Do you think there is a lack of white stars in the NBA now?"

Bird nodded affirmatively: "Yes, I think so. There were a lot of white stars in the era when I played, and I think that was a good thing for the fans.

But now the NBA is completely a black sport. Most of the best basketball players in the world are African-Americans. Indeed, this league is too short of white stars. "

Maggie also agreed with Bird's words: "We do need more Larry Birds so that the game will be more exciting. But it is a pity that there are too few outstanding white stars."

When Bird heard that Moji agreed with him, he became more energetic and continued: "When I was playing, there was one thing that always made me uncomfortable, and sometimes even made me very angry, and that was when my opponent sent a white man. Players guard me.

If a white player comes to guard me, I will definitely say to him, ‘Are you having a problem with your coach? Is he trying to embarrass you? ’

I don't think there's any white player that's better than me. The only people who can compete with me are black players.

And now, this situation seems to be even more irreversible, hahahaha! "

Wayne shook his head. He is still dozens of years old and can still pretend to be beeping like this.

After that, the four people talked about other things. Overall, this was a very boring show!

In Wayne and Bird's own minds, he might just be faking the show.

But they never expected that this boring program would cause a huge stir once it was aired!

The next day, Wayne went to the yard to pick up the delivered newspapers as usual.

As a result, today's headline is none other than Bird!

"Huh? What's going on?"

When Wayne saw the newspaper title, he was dumbfounded.

"Larry made controversial remarks about white players, which were denounced by multiple organizations and players."

this

Wayne quickly took out his cell phone and looked at the news from other places.

As a result, Bird was slapped with more and more hats.

Some say he discriminates against black players because he thinks there are too many black people in the league.

Some people also say that he discriminates against white players because he said that white people are inferior to black people.

This is a hard dunk on Bird from both sides.

He is simply not human inside or out!

Wayne really didn't expect that a small program would cause such a big sensation.

I tell you to stop pretending to be beeping when you are old. Come on, you are overturned now!

Wayne immediately called Bird to inquire about the situation, and the call was answered within a few seconds of ringing.

"Wei."

Wayne's last name abruptly changed Bird's habit of answering the phone from "hello" to "hello."

"It's okay, Larry."

"Well I don't know, Wei."

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If Bird was joking with Wayne in a casual way, that meant nothing was wrong.

But I don’t know if he’s coming

This was the first time that Wayne heard Bird speak so unconfidently.

"I am now preparing to board a plane to New York, and the league has paged me to go to the headquarters for investigation. So I don't know what the final result will be." After saying that, Bird sighed.

"I, Cao, are making such a big deal that the alliance has intervened." Wayne was confused. Is this a hurdle that he really can't get over?

"Let's talk about it when we come back, Wei. No matter what, you have to prepare well for the new season. We are the defending champions, and we need to look like defending champions."

After hanging up the phone, Wayne immediately received another text message from team general manager Donnie Walsh: "Everyone, please stop talking nonsense these days!"

Walsh responded quickly, because reporters everywhere are now looking for Pacers players to interview and ask what they think of Bird's remarks.

Wayne looked up at the sky. The sky in this cornfield felt like it was about to change.

Wayne didn't go out all day today, and the incident became more and more intense on the Internet.

The speaker did not listen intentionally, and Bird may have just wanted to talk quickly, but after a long period of fermentation, this matter has basically reached a point where it is difficult to end.

Early the next morning, before Wayne got up, the phone rang. It was Miller, who had retired.

"Wei, have you heard this!?" Miller's voice was anxious.

"What happened Reggie."

"It's Larry, he's fired!"

"What!?"

"After the league investigated, they believed that Larry's controversial remarks were damaging to the image of the league. So, they put pressure on the team management. He was fired, damn it!"

Wayne put down the phone and everyone was stunned.

The president of basketball operations for a championship team was fired the next year?

Damn it.

The day after tomorrow, the Pacers' pre-season training camp for the new season will begin.

Doing this will hurt morale.

This season, there is no spiritual pillar like Miller to continue to lead everyone.

At that time, who will boost morale? Who will stabilize the morale of the military?

Although Wayne is powerful, he is only a second-year student after all, and some things do require qualifications.

There are some things Miller says that sound off to him, but Wayne doesn't necessarily say them.

The time has come to test the leadership abilities of the two captains, O'Brien and Artest.

The day after tomorrow, as soon as Wayne arrived at FedEx Arena, he was surrounded by a large number of reporters.

They weren't asking about basketball-related topics, but about Bird-related topics.

"Wei, what do you think of Larry's remarks!"

"Larry being fired at this time, what impact will it have on preparations for the new season?"

"Can you talk to me for a minute? Is this who Larry usually is?"

Wayne ignored it and walked straight into the locker room.

Everyone greeted each other, and the Pacers were basically all old faces this season.

During the offseason, the Pacers only signed Lithuanian guard Jaskovicius, white shooting guard Matt Carroll, and Danny Granger.

In Walsh's view, unless a superstar can be signed, there is no need to make major changes to the lineup.

Therefore, the locker room is basically full of acquaintances.

Everyone chatted for a while and were all ready to go to the training hall to warm up, but O'Neal asked exactly the same thing as at the beginning of the training camp last season.

"Where did Ron go? Doesn't he know that today is the first day of training camp!?"

O'Neal Jr. was angry again. As the vice-captain, are you still derelict in your duties at this time?

"Perhaps, he will show up soon." Wu Sheng shrugged helplessly.

Wayne felt like he was suddenly transported back to a year ago.

With a coward like Tai, is it possible that he is always late on the first day of training camp?

It wasn't until the afternoon that Wayne realized he was wrong.

How wrong.

Because Artest was not late, but didn't come at all!

be late? Artest is never late, I always miss work.

O'Neal called Artest, and he said he was still working on the album in New York and would come back in two days.

And said: "Don't worry, I will ask for leave for the team."

Little O'Neal didn't hang up the phone because he smashed the phone against the wall.

Wayne shook his head and asked his new teammates to go back to the locker room to rest. This scene was really not good to see.

The start of the new season for the defending champions was filled with chaos.

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