One Guard

Oklahoma City, a "tent city" formed in one day in history, is indeed not a prosperous place compared to metropolises such as New York and Los Angeles. NBA fans even gave this city with a small market a nickname: Russian Village.

But in fact, Oklahoma City, the capital of Oklahoma, is not as dilapidated as people think. The perfect combination of modern city and green scenery makes this city with a small population very peaceful and quiet.

Walking along the North Canada River to the city center, through the glass of the team bus, Yiyang can see street performers performing musical instruments and tourists on ferry boats on the river bank. There are all kinds of small shops on both sides of the river. Some bars along the river have not yet opened their doors. A few cats huddled lazily at the door, waiting for the passing pedestrians to drop a little food.

Leisure, this is the biggest impression left on Yiyang by the city of Oklahoma. Although it is not the first time to come to Oklahoma City, Yiyang is still full of curiosity about everything around him.

Every time he goes to a city, Yiyang likes to carefully observe the lives of the people in the city. Only from the life of the citizens can you get a glimpse of what makes a city truly unique.

Los Angeles is rich and luxurious, New York is full of music every night, and the theme of Oklahoma is leisure.

Yiyang's face was still "sticking" to the window of the car, a couple holding hands, walking along the banks of the North Canada River. The man hangs a camera on his chest, and the woman is attracted by the shops by the river from time to time.

Seeing this, Yiyang couldn't help but look up at the sky. Presumably Vignali's plane should have landed safely.

Since the start of the playoffs, this Italian daughter has not lost a game in Yiyang. Yiyang went out to play an away game, and Vignali followed suit. Yiyang returns to Dallas, and Vignali also returns. You know, Vignali's flying all over the United States is not for tourism and shopping, but just to watch Yiyang's game live.

I really hope that one day, I can enjoy my leisure time in Oklahoma with Vignali, just like the couple just now. This girl has always been with him, but Yiyang doesn't seem to have done anything with Vignali.

Thinking of this, Yi Yang couldn't help shaking his head. Oklahoma is a city of leisure, but Yiyang did not come here to enjoy leisure. On the contrary, the arrival of the Mavericks is to break the tranquility of the city of Oklahoma!

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City Thunder, James Harden... These names are the purpose of Yiyang's appearance here!

It was only 10:30 when the Mavericks team bus arrived at the hotel where they were staying. The players went to the room to put away their luggage,

Rest for half an hour. At about half past eleven, the whole team gathered for lunch. At twelve o'clock, everyone in the Mavericks will head towards the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Now they are undergoing adaptive training at the competition venue, and then they will make final preparations for tomorrow's game in the No. 2 training court of the arena.

Before landing in the NBA, Yiyang was very envious of professional players. One of the reasons is that professional players can always travel all over the United States in the name of playing games.

However, when he himself became a professional player, Yiyang realized that these beautiful fantasies simply do not exist.

When you go out to play an away game with the team, your daily time and schedule are basically fully arranged. Training, competition, training, competition... This is the real day of a professional player. Of course, for Chamberlain and others, every time they go out to play an away game is really a "travel". Why not enjoy the enthusiasm of girls with different styles in different cities after every game?

Whether to work or travel when playing away games is really up to the players themselves. At least for Yiyang, he must devote more time to work.

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?When the Mavericks were acclimating to the field at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, countless media crowded the sidelines, filming pictures of the Mavericks players preparing for the game. In the middle of the training, Carlisle announced a temporary break and entered free interview time. A group of reporters, like ants seeing a cake, rushed up and surrounded Nowitzki.

The performance of the Germans in the first two games was very good, which is naturally the focus of discussion. Tomorrow, whether Nowitzki can continue to maintain his form in the away game has undoubtedly become the most frequently asked question by reporters.

"Of course, my teammates and I will continue to maintain our state and strive to win the away game. But the Thunder are not ordinary people, we must go all out." Facing questions from reporters, Nowitzki's The answer can be described as watertight.

But around Yiyang, who also performed well in the first two games, there were not many people who came forward to interview him.

Sometimes, Yiyang does attract the attention of many reporters, and those newspapers and websites are willing to put Yiyang on the headlines. But most of the time, reporters would not choose to interview this smelly and hard "rock". Because with Yiyang, a guy who doesn't talk much, the reporters can't even do the simplest conversation well

Seeing this extremely contrasting scene, Terry naturally would not let go of the opportunity to complain. He walked up to Yiyang and nudged No. 1 who was drinking water with his elbow.

"Also, look at Dirk, he is a star. He speaks with a sense of proportion, pleases everyone, and everyone likes him... But your image gives others a feeling of repulsion. In this way, you can be Not a big star."

"Tch, I'm not interested in being a big star either." Yiyang answered coldly, but Terry, who was secretly complacent, was momentarily at a loss for words.

"You guys are really annoying, just like me!"

"No, Jeter. If there is a reporter who is bored and willing to conduct a survey among the fans and choose the Mavericks player you hate the most, I believe... your ranking will definitely be much higher than mine!" After Yiyang finished speaking, he smiled at Terry. Of course, this kind of smile is not to express friendliness. It represents victory, a victory that Yiyang and Terry have won in another bickering.

"..." Terry shook his head, it's good that Yiyang doesn't usually talk. Once he opened his mouth, even the petty ones might be pissed to death by him.

The interview lasted about twenty minutes, during which Nowitzki kept smiling and was very patient.

Twenty minutes later, Carlisle told all reporters that he would take the players away from the official game field and return to the training ground to continue training. Because the Thunder players are about to enter the field for adaptive practice.

However, due to the relentless entanglement of the reporters, the Mavericks were delayed for several minutes before they were able to leave.

When Yiyang was about to follow the team into the player tunnel, the Thunder players had already entered the field to warm up on the other side of the arena.

Immediately, the reporters were all attracted by the young Oklahoma City Thunder, and Nowitzki was able to escape, and his ears were finally quieter.

Yiyang, who walked to the entrance of the players' tunnel, turned his head to take a look. Sure enough, the person surrounded by reporters was none other than James Harden!

Harden seemed to have seen Yiyang too, and the two looked at each other. But soon, the reporters blocked the sight of the two.

"Yeah, go back to the training ground!" It wasn't until Nowitzki shouted at Yiyang that Yiyang slowly turned around and continued walking.

Yiyang doesn't like being a big star, and he doesn't enjoy the attention at all.

But there is one thing that Yiyang absolutely loves. That is to compete with the big stars on the court and win!

From Luke Harlan Gordy and Evan Turner in college, to Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant in the NBA...

And now, it's your turn, Oklahoma City's new favorite, James Harden.

I don't like to live in front of the camera, because I am only born for the war in this civilized age!

Thinking back to the scene of Harden being surrounded by reporters, Yiyang is looking forward to tomorrow's game more and more.