Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

After the game against the Bucks, Lian Feng randomly opened a basketball-related news website, and all of them reported on his achievement of getting 30 rebounds.

Immediately afterwards, someone gave Lian Feng a nickname, Zhenyan, which meant that all the promises he made seemed to come true. But in his own opinion, this nickname was really ugly.

He thought about it and was about to give himself a nickname, but after much deliberation he couldn't think of an interesting nickname, so he gave up.

In the evening, Ibaka called and invited him to be his guest.

Lian Feng asked: "Am I the only one?"

"Yes, I'll treat you alone."

Um……

Lian Feng knew that Ibaka lived a relatively normal life and had no bad habits. What he liked to do was cooking. In another time and space, he often invited others to his home.

Of course, since he is the boss of the team, his invitation is naturally not without good intentions. At this time, Ibaka was not the defensive gatekeeper who later won the championship with the Raptors, and he was not even a star player. Although

He has had many beautiful blocks in the Hornets, but generally speaking, his current performance is still just around the pass line.

Just go.

If nothing else, Ibaka will have to play basketball with him for a while. Building a good relationship and creating a good locker room atmosphere is also what a team leader should do.

By the way, I haven't had a chat with Jeff Green since he came to the team. When he is free one day, he will have to have a good conversation with that kid up close.

This is quite important.

In the evening, Lian Feng arrived at Ibaka's home as scheduled.

At this time, Ibaka was living in a house with a fairly good environment. Houses in New Orleans were not expensive, and such a house did not cost much. Although Ibaka signed a four-year rookie contract with the team,

There are also more than two million US dollars per year.

Ibaka greeted Lian Feng excitedly.

This 19-year-old young man has a green but sincere smile on his face. He has heard from some channels that he was able to come to the Hornets because of Lian Feng's recommendation. Compared to playing in Africa or even Europe, this place is simply a paradise.

So he was grateful to Lian Feng from the bottom of his heart.

"Lian, I invited you to dinner today to express my gratitude to you. I know that you have played a significant role in being able to be here."

Although he is already well-known playing in Spain, no one can be sure that he will also perform well in the NBA. After all, no one has the same clairvoyance as Lian Feng and knows everyone's subsequent development.

In particular, although the Thunder signed him, they did not immediately let him return to play with the team, making this uncertainty even more ambiguous.

Of course Lian Feng can't say, boy, will you be the shot-blocking champion for two consecutive years, defend the first team for three consecutive years, and have a field goal percentage above 50 on the offensive end, or will you be the hero of a team's championship in the future?

If you choose, you should have some fun.

At this time, Lian Feng just pondered for a moment, and then patted Ibaka on the shoulder pretending to be profound: "Listen, kid, I watched your game in Spain and I know your story. You are very motivated.

You are fierce in defense. I admire your attitude on the court. Life is about gambling. I have always believed that the harder the environment, the more it sharpens the soul! So, I placed my bet on you! I am willing to give a hard worker a chance.

!”

Lian Feng smiled like a wise man and patted Ibaka on the shoulder again: "So, work hard young man, I believe you will grow into the best helper around me!"

Ibaka couldn't help but be moved to tears.

Lian Feng's words really touched his heart.

Especially when Lian Feng said he knew his story, it hit his weak spot.

There are many stars in the NBA who had miserable childhoods, such as slums and so on. But compared to Ibaka, the living environment of those people is not a paradise.

He experienced the displacement caused by war, cholera disease, the loss of his mother, and his father being imprisoned. In order to fill his stomach, he even had to resort to begging. During those dark years, he could only hold his arms with tears in his eyes.

Taking the ball is the only way for him to change his destiny.

It was precisely because of experiencing all this that he was so grateful to Lian Feng.

Ibaka began to cook by himself. What surprised Lian Feng was that Ibaka, who looked tall and tall, had extremely meticulous cooking techniques, which impressed him. It seemed that the rumored reputation as the number one chef in the NBA was well-deserved.

Delicate Spanish dishes and even African dishes were cooked by Ibaka and served on the table. To celebrate, Ibaka also took a video of the two of them slowly finishing the meal.

After eating and drinking, Ibaka leaned on the sofa, his eyes full of memories. He glanced at Lian Feng and said to himself: "The year I just turned 18, in Spain, a

The female reporter asked me a question."

"Um?"

"She asked, have you ever seen violence and killing?"

After Ibaka finished speaking, he glanced at this house sadly, which was like a paradise, and then said leisurely: "My answer is... I have seen it, I have seen all kinds of violence, dirty things

Dirty murder, and death..."

Lian Feng looked at Ibaka in silence.

Ibaka then turned around and said something seriously again.

"So... thank you, Lian Feng!"

…

The playoffs are about to begin.

The Western Conference rankings from first to eighth have also been determined, so the Hornets' opponent for the first game has also been announced.

The Lakers won 65 games in the regular season, ranking first in the league. But this season, Kobe played the least personal playing time since 1999 because Jackson convinced him that he must focus all his energy on the playoffs. Of course, the Western Conference

The No. 1 Lakers are not the first team they pay attention to.

As the seventh seed in the regular season this season, the Hornets' first opponent is the second seed in the Western Conference.

The second-ranked opponent surprised Lian Feng.

It's still the Nuggets.

In the past period of time, due to the addition of Paul, the Thunder's team record was very different from its historical record. It could be called a counterattack. From a team that was originally at the bottom of the league, it suddenly became a team that is chasing the second best.

degree.

However, that amazing performance was like a flash in the pan. It only lasted for two weeks, and they fell to sixth place in a losing streak. Although they didn't know what went wrong within their team, it was obviously not a small problem. Their

The opponent will be the third-ranked Rockets.

This year's Nuggets are still Anthony Carmelo's team.

Because of the Hornets' interference, the Nuggets were unable to successfully directly trade Billups, but they seemed to have spotted the point guard, and after paying two rotation players and a draft pick, they still made the deal.

trade.

Anthony, JR Smith, Kenyon Martin, Camby... Obviously, they are trying to win the Hornets with hand-to-hand combat.