Reverse Growth Superstar

Tonight, no matter who Link or Jeremy Lin wins, a woman in Memphis will have to endure a few centimeters of pain. "

Jason Whitelock admitted that when he said this at the beginning, he just wanted to get some heat, and by the way teased Jeremy Lin and Link. Of course, this kind of ridicule is indeed discriminatory.

Anyway, he believes that there will be no one who will speak for the two Chinese players.

As a result, the day after the Knicks and Grizzlies game, Whitelock was unlucky.

Jeff Austin contacted several friends in the media, and it became more and more popular. And the wonderful matchup between Link and Jeremy Lin really made them reap a lot of fans. Among them, even many non-Chinese fans.

After all, rational fans still account for the majority. Why don't they like two players who can play a wonderful matchup?

So the fans condemned together, and Whitelock was pushed to the forefront. As soon as he arrived downstairs in the office building this morning, he was surrounded by a large number of media.

Faced with the suspicions of the media colleagues, Whitelock didn't care much at first. He insisted that he had made no mistakes, just joking casually.

But the influence of this incident, to be precise, is the influence of Chinese players, which is clearly beyond Whitelock's imagination. This matter continued to ferment over time, fermenting to the point that even the entire Fox Sports was affected.

At this time, Whitelock realized that Link and Jeremy Lin were no longer bullying if he wanted to.

So, that afternoon, Whitelock finally apologized under the pressure of public opinion, and his attitude in the morning was completely different.

Unfortunately, his apology was still too late. After the apology, Whitelock immediately received a letter of dismissal from Fox Sports.

"We are very disappointed by your remarks. In order not to have a negative impact on the company, we have decided to fire you."

When Whitelock saw these words, he almost couldn't help crying. This guy would never have thought that he was screaming for a while, and he actually caught fire.

After dismissing Whitelock, Fox Sports also publicly apologized in an official capacity, and the matter finally subsided.

Jeremy Lin didn't expect this matter to ferment so swelling, and later learned that Link deliberately contacted his manager to make the matter bigger.

Jeremy Lin smiled and shook his head when he learned the truth. Link is not only on the basketball court, but also on the basketball court.

It's easy to say anything if you don't provoke him, but if you provoke him, he will get revenge. This is the game, this is the life.

This matter is all over here. But Link is still playing the game seriously, Jeremy Lin continues to create his magic. The yellow storm that swept across the alliance is still raging.

On February 14, the Grizzlies beat the Rockets by 10 points at home. Link had 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and his performance remained strong. On the same day, Jeremy Lin beat the Raptors with 27 points in Toronto. Although the magic was interrupted by Link, it was not ended.

On the 15th, the Grizzlies played back to back against the Nets. In this game, Mayo scored 17 points and shot 37.5% of his three-pointers, which was a strong response to the Grizzlies' abandonment. Deron also scored 26 points, and the Nets backcourt double shots seemed unstoppable.

However, the Grizzlies relied on 5 people to score in double figures and 3 people to score 20. With a difference of 5 points, they defeated the Nets without any risk.

The Nets' defense is simply better than nothing, especially the perimeter defense, all of which are cash machines. Marshan Brooks, Mayo, and the aging DeShawn Stevens are all colanders on the defensive end.

With this defense, Gay and Tony Allen scored 25 and 23 points respectively after the comeback. Link scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and made 10 of 13 shots. He scored 20 points without free throws, which put Mayo down.

On the other hand, Jeremy Lin led his team to a beating against the Kings at home, and another victory in the game, pulling the Knicks' winning percentage to 50%!

The two crazy forests were not affected by public opinion and were still striding forward.

So a day later, Link received a call from Jeff Austin, "You and Jeremy Lin are going to be in Time Magazine!"

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On the morning of the 17th, Link received the Asian edition of Time magazine from Austin.

Like the original history, Jeremy Lin is one of the cover characters. The photo of him holding the ball for a layup against the Lakers occupies the right half of the cover.

That's right, just the right half. On the left half, this is where the original history is different.

The left half is a photo of Link celebrating the three-point goal in advance! This issue of Time magazine has two cover characters, Link and Jeremy Lin!

The cover does not have too many notes, and directly uses the word "LINSANITY" as the title. But at this time, the word "Lin Crazy" no longer refers to Jeremy Lin, but also to Link!

Link and Jeremy Lin have become a new meaning of the word "Lin madness". This word is no longer exclusive to Jeremy Lin.

Chinese players overturned the entire NBA, which naturally caused a considerable sensation. It's just that Jeremy Lin is not the only one who caused a sensation in this history, but also Link!

Link looked at the magazine in his hand and smiled in relief. He did not grab the title of "Lin Crazy", but "shared" the title.

But this is not bad, as your influence gradually increases, your value will also greatly increase.

In a good mood, Link carried a smile during training in the afternoon. During the media opening hours between training sessions, the number of reporters who came to the Federal Express Arena for interviews set a record high.

Today, not only the local Memphis reporters, but also many European and Chinese reporters, travel all the way to ask Link a few questions.

Originally, being able to appear in Time magazine shows that your influence is not limited to sports circles.

Of course, as usual, Link did not float. Competitive sports is very cruel, no matter how good you are now, as long as you fail, all the honor will disappear.

Today, I’m on the cover of Time magazine. If my performance fails tomorrow, I will still be questioned.

As a result, in the afternoon's confrontational training, Link was as serious as ever.

Sitting in the office, Chris Wallace is very pleased. The arrival of Link has allowed the Grizzlies to achieve double progress in both basketball and business.

The Grizzlies are no longer an unpopular team that nobody cares about. This season, the average ticket price of the Grizzlies has increased by 111.3% compared to last season!

Needless to say, the progress in basketball is even more important. Last season they were still worrying about the playoffs. This season, the Grizzlies are aiming for the top four in the Western Conference.

Just when Wallace was grateful that he had taken Link decisively, the fixed phone in his office rang.

Wallace glanced at the caller ID and frowned.

The phone is from the Union Office.

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After getting dressed, Link walked to the administrative area of ​​the basketball hall and went straight to the office of the team's general manager Chris Wallace.

To be honest, Link doesn't usually have much contact with management. After all, he just wants to play well at this stage. Generally, the players who have more contact with the management are Kobe, James, and Wade players who can influence the development of the team.

Link didn't know why Wallace wanted to see himself suddenly, could it be related to his being on the cover of Time magazine?

When Link walked into the office, sure enough, Chris Wallace was holding a copy of Time magazine. The Grizzlies players can appear in magazines of this level, Wallace is naturally very happy.

"Congratulations, Link, this is a great feat!" After seeing Link came in, Wallace got up and embraced him with great enthusiasm.

"Thank you~www.wuxiaspot.com~Chris. But if you called me, shouldn't you just want to congratulate me?" Link easily sat across from Wallace. He still remembered the first time he saw Wallace. In taxi, I came here to sign a ten-day contract.

Link was so nervous at that time, for fear that Wallace would suddenly regret "returning the goods." But now, facing Wallace again, Link is relaxed.

So, in this league, the strength is stronger, the waist must be harder.

"Yes, not just congratulations. In fact, there is one thing I want to ask for your opinion. An hour ago, I received a call from the league office. Because the Eagles player Joe Johnson was accidentally injured, the league needed to invite another Player, replace him in this year's All-Star three-point contest. The first person the league wants to invite is you. They think your popularity and strength will bring a lot of attention to the three-point contest. So they asked me if you would like to. "

"Alliance, also ask me if I want to?" Link smiled.

There are some players who want to go to the game that they can't go, and whether Link will go depends on his mood.

This card is big, it's different.