The God of Basketball

Bill Duffy's words and Eddie Griffin's departure gave Li Zhen a very urgent sense of crisis.

Growing up, he was used to keeping things under his control.

But now, he found that he couldn't do this. Even he tried his best to prevent Eddie Griffin from leaving, but he was still sold for no reason.

: The whole world knows the positive help that Eddie Griffin brought to the Lakers. He is the best defender and the fastest forward in the Lakers' second team.

Don't the Lakers management know?

"Dealing with thorns is something every team will do. But I think this matter is more to declare to the previous rumors: the Lakers are still Kobe Bryant's team, unbreakable."

McBrin was on TV speaking the accepted analysis of mainstream TV.

Now everyone thinks so, and even many people have started to discuss that Li Zhen is likely to be traded before the All-Star arrival, even though he has slightly left Tracy McGrady and squeezed into the starting list of the Western Conference All-Star Game.

This kind of gossip is clamoring in the dust.

But Li Zhen completely disappeared from the public eye. After sending Eddie Griffin away, he has been soaking in the training hall.

He no longer pays attention to those remarks outside, he just wants to make himself stronger.

He needs to release more sweat and make his physical talent stronger, so that he can gain more autonomy.

For this reason, he even postponed the rehearsal at the Nokia Theater twice in a row, which drew criticism from Kelly Clarkson, the first "American Idol" champion. The American Idol champion from Texas publicly choked in front of the media in Los Angeles: "As far as I know, he hasn't had a ball game lately. Why isn't he showing up at rehearsals? Is it because he's dating Disney princesses?"

Such exaggerated words and deeds immediately attracted attention for this rising star.

The vicious Los Angeles media did not spare the new generation of singers, and they were extremely sarcastic: If Miss Kelly wanted to attract Bruce's attention in this way, then she must be disappointed. Our little fox has no interest in Texas cowgirls.

And Kelly Clarkson responded to the Los Angeles Times: I will never try to attract a skinny kid who gets knocked around on the court.

Kelly Clarkson's tone was full of sarcasm.

However, what she didn't know was that her proud Dallas Mavericks were secretly launching a fierce attack on Bruce Lee. The Lakers have shown signs lately that... Bruce is not for sale.

After the absurd trade plan was exposed from Miami, other teams in the league are like sharks smelling blood and staring at the Lakers. With the Lakers trading Bruce Lee's closest teammate Eddie Griffin to Tennessee, everyone believed that Bruce Lee might be traded.

As a result, Dallas boss Mark Cuban even told the general manager in the office: Except Nowitzki, you can use all chips.

However, it is a pity that the Lakers have no interest in other players except Nowitzki. Therefore, the Lakers always show the email status of "read and not reply".

In fact, in addition to the Dallas Mavericks, there are three other teams showing strong pursuit of Li Zhen. The Golden State Warriors are one, the Miami Heat are the second, and the New York Knicks are the third. However, these three teams also did not get an answer from the Lakers.

Therefore, it looks a bit like the state of 'the Lakers have no intention of trading Li Zhen'. Especially when the Lakers lost 89:105 at home to the Seattle SuperSonics, Kobe Bryant refuted loudly in an interview: "Bruce is our future, why should we trade a rookie season who can get an average of 9.6 assists per game?" Point guard?"

Kobe Bryant's words dispelled some doubts, and the restless Lakers fans began to calm down.

At this time, the Lakers' rapid record is also proving another thing, the Lakers can't do without Li Zhen. Since Li Zhen hit the lore on Christmas Eve, the Lakers have suffered 4 consecutive losses, and even lost to bad players like the Sonics. The regular season ranking has dropped rapidly from fourth in the Western Conference to tied for sixth. If this continues, under the fierce competition in the Western Conference, the Lakers may even leave the playoffs.

Li Zhen resumed joint practice on the afternoon of January 6. When he returned to the training hall, the Lakers' second team immediately recovered. Whether it is Kwame Brown, Vujacic or Radmanovic, they swept away the malaise in previous games.

At the same time, the cooperation between Li Zhen and Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, and Kwame Brown has gradually found a tacit understanding.

Only when he served as the starter at the same time as Kobe Bryant, his influence declined.

"The reason is simple. Li Zhen's influence with the ball has far exceeded his influence without the ball." Old Winter told Phil Jackson, who was frowning.

Phil Jackson decided to talk to Kobe Bryant later. He hoped that Kobe Bryant would increase his running without the ball.

He thinks that the current problem is not serious, as long as he gives himself enough time, he can completely get used to it.

Because Bruce is different from O'Neal, Kobe can tolerate and support Li Zhen, and he is willing to make some sacrifices.

As long as Kobe's attitude is open and inclusive, everything will be easily resolved.

Isn't it time?

A player under 20 has plenty of time.

However, what Phil Jackson didn't know was that a 73-year-old man didn't have much time, especially after his physical illness was detected and his life entered an irreversible countdown.

He was standing on the corridor above the training hall, watching the training below the court alone and quietly. He has a very good impression of Li Zhen. He knows that Li Zhen is a very good player. Although he has many criticisms, he is deeply loved by the Los Angeles media and fans. Because of physical fitness, he may not be able to become a superstar in the future, but he will definitely be a frequent visitor to the All-Star. Moreover, the commercial value will reach the level of a superstar. The sales of the sneakers he released on Christmas have exceeded 5 million US dollars. His appeal among teenagers is even greater than imagined.

However, he is unlikely to bring the Lakers a championship.

He won't be able to bring the Lakers a championship for at least five years.

This is the judgment made by Old Buss as the owner who knows the ball best in the NBA.

Moreover, he thinks he is very likely...can't wait five years.

Bath Sr. would love to win the O'Brien Cup again in his lifetime.

Also, he doesn't want Jenny Buss to be in charge of the Lakers in the future. Although he also knew that Jenny Buss was the most capable of his children, she was a daughter after all, and she was also involved with Phil Jackson, an ambitious man.

The attitude shown by Li Zhen is that he is more friendly with Jenny Buss.

This is another reason why Bath Sr. made up his mind.

He knew he might regret it, so he hoped to watch another game before making a decision.

However, earlier this afternoon, Kupchak told him that Li would not play in the evening's game. On the one hand, it failed the team doctor's test. The NBA's inspection procedures for concussions are very strict. On the other hand, it is because Li Zhen is going to participate in the rehearsal for the American Music Awards.

This made Old Bath feel lost, and at the same time, he felt lonely: Is this destined by God?

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Bruce's recent news is not only in the sports media, but also in the entertainment media.

And not only American Idol's inaugural champion Kelly Clarkson criticized him for not participating in rehearsals, but even the popular hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas criticized him. Their remarks to Li Zhen did not come from rehearsal or not.

They are good friends of ice hockey player Mike Koller, who has not stopped chattering since the end of December when he said he would fight Li Zhen one-on-one.

He repeatedly emphasized that if he wanted to fight Li Zhen, he would bet on his dignity as a man. He hoped that Hilary Duff would see how strong he was, and stop liking this East Asian man who was messed around on the basketball court. If you like it, you like him as a strong white guy who can fight on the hockey rink.

His words even tinged with racism.

And the Black Eyed Peas actually echoed it during the interview, and even the reporter was just asking the question of "how do you think Bruce Lee was selected for 5 nominations at the same time as you?"

"We don't care how many nominations he gets, he does have a set in music. But I care more about when he responds to my good friend McColler's challenge head-on. As a man, he should stand up. Don't keep hiding Behind women, let Hilary Duff come out and make irresponsible remarks, it's a man's battle."

Black Eyed Peas member William said very bluntly.

It sounded like he wanted to say more, but the female lead singer Fergie stretched out her hand and pulled him. She was still very sensible, and she didn't want to make a big deal out of it.

But in any case, William's speech still made the entertainment media make a big fuss.

And McColler, who just arrived in Los Angeles, also said that he will definitely go to Bruce Lee, and he will definitely have a man's duel with Bruce.

His ruthless words once made headlines in the entertainment industry.

This is not uncommon in the American entertainment industry. Too many people talk to each other to beat each other, but apart from those real gangsters in the rap circle, there are still a few who actually fight.

At this time, Snoopydogg, a bigwig in the West Coast rap circle and also a die-hard Lakers fan and Blues fan, intends to reconcile.

He said in public: "If that guy is really so self-righteous, just bring him to the backstage of the awards ceremony to meet me."

He felt that he could solve any problem in Los Angeles, including this aggressive one-on-one challenge from McColler.

And when the reporter threw the topic to Li Zhen, who was going to participate in the rehearsal, Li Zhen was very calm. He shrugged his shoulders: "I don't know that person, and I have no interest in him..."

However, his voice just fell. Suddenly a strong man rushed out of the backstage aggressively, shouting his name: "Hey, Bruce, come on..."

At the same time, a voice came out of Li Zhen's head: The fallen were captured! !

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