The God of Basketball

The news that Li Zhen scored a triple-double in his Madison Garden debut not only spread wildly in New York State, but also sparked heated discussions in the West. The focus area of ​​discussion is Los Angeles and Memphis, because these two teams are inextricably linked with Li Zhen.

Fans of these two teams also kept thinking over and over again: Did we lose out in this deal.

Coupled with Thomas' arrogant speech after the game, it caused disturbances everywhere.

Kupchak had to come out to put out the fire urgently. He emphasized: "Anything Isaiah Thomas said is meaningless. If the Knicks can win the championship before the Lakers, I would be willing to kneel in front of him and shout Long live Thomas." , Thomas is invincible! In fact, he has long been the laughing stock of the NBA. He is always good at making himself the object of ridicule, as if he offended Jordan while playing and eventually couldn't even make the Olympic roster."

Jerry West also jumped out to appease the fans: "One game can't prove anything? The Knicks have zero chance of entering the playoffs this season, and our draft picks are still priceless."

The remarks of the two temporarily calmed down the restless mood of the fans of the two teams.

Having said that, in fact, Lakers fans are more willing to accept the fact that Li Zhen has a triple-double than Grizzlies fans. After all, they have formed a deep relationship with Li Zhen, and they hope that Li Zhen has a bright future in the Knicks. Moreover, the Lakers do not hold the Knicks' draft picks, and the Knicks' record does not affect their interests. The most important thing is that after Pau Gasol joined the FireWire, the Lakers have won two consecutive victories. He seamlessly integrated into the Lakers' triangle offensive system, and Zen Master was full of praise for him. Although Kobe Bryant was not happy that Li Zhen was traded, he was full of praise for Gasol.

As for Isaiah Thomas saying that the Knicks won the championship before the Lakers, no one has ever taken it seriously. The major sports channels even regarded it as a joke of the year.

What's interesting is that after the remarks of the two general managers were transmitted back to New York, Isaiah Thomas, who had choked up in the court, immediately opened fire.

"I did not have a good relationship with Jordan, and I did not enter the dream team. But this does not affect me to win the NBA championship and the finals MVP before Jordan. He has been under me for many years, as if I have Bruce Lee, and he can only hold Adam Morrison and cry."

"Jerry West is blinded by his past trade record, he doesn't understand the playoffs, and he doesn't understand the probability. If the probability of the Knicks making the playoffs is zero, then the Grizzlies will get the No. 1 pick next year." The probability of signing is also zero."

It's different from Isaiah Thomas who is busy talking to the two general managers of the Lakers and Grizzlies.

Li Zhen is having a headache for the news reports.

The New York media has been hostile to Stephen Marbury for a long time. Since noon that day, there have been news showing that Stephen Marbury left the reporter arbitrarily and dragged Li Zhen away. He also made malicious speculations, saying that Marbury deliberately pulled Li Zhen away because he hated Li Zhen's popularity, and also said that Marbury could no longer stand the increasingly popular Li Zhen, and the Knicks' internal competition The war has officially begun.

All of a sudden, the originally calm Knicks locker room was rendered by the media into a turbulent battlefield.

Some media even publicly launched the action of "trading Marbury" to cheer for Li Zhen.

When Li Zhen saw the news during his lunch break, he was dumbfounded.

He finally understood why many teams had infighting. The media was so fanciful that no misunderstanding would turn into misunderstanding.

Li Zhen didn't want to stage a tragedy like the OK group.

So, when he received a call from his father. He decided to invite Marbury to dinner at his home.

After all, as a courtesy, Marbury invited him to dance, and he should invite Marbury back once.

Marbury readily agreed to Li Zhen's invitation. Moreover, the staff was specially asked to buy gifts for Li Zhen's parents, which was very generous.

Li Zhen's home is some distance away from Manhattan, and it took about an hour and a half to arrive by car.

When Marbury's lengthened Lincoln arrived in Leitington, a wealthy area on Long Island, Marbury couldn't help but sigh: "When I was very young, I dreamed of being born in such an environment. Here are the best educational resources, the most Good community facilities. Unlike us, we grew up surrounded by panic noises and sewage spilling from the sewers."

Li Zhen patted him on the shoulder: "At least you let your child out of that environment, just like my father did, you all changed the fate of the family with your own hands and wisdom."

This sentence won Marbury's heart, and he nodded.

It was a very fulfilling thing for him, he saved his family from poverty.

At the same time, he also developed a good impression of Li Zhen's father.

However, when he and Li Zhen walked into the courtyard, they found that Li Zhen's father, a professor at Syracuse University, was actually performing a mysterious ceremony: He placed chickens, fish, and some fruits on a table , and some spices were inserted, and there was a pot on the ground, and a fire was lit in the pot.

He knelt on the ground and muttered something towards the east.

Li Zhen looked at his father with some embarrassment, he didn't know how to explain this to Marbury.

But it seems that Marbury is very interested.

Afterwards, Li Zhen was also dragged over to burn incense and kneel... Today is Grandpa Li Zhen's birthday.

When Professor Li told Marbury, Marbury even said that he should pay homage to Li's ancestors, and he bowed down respectfully.

"We Chinese attach great importance to family continuation, and we always remember where we came from. When we achieve something or get confused, we will sacrifice to our ancestors. Our ancestors will look at us in the sky and protect us." Professor Li followed Marbury chatted.

Marbury was extremely interested in this.

This surprised Li Zhen, who originally wanted to chat with Marbury about the next game.

But now it seems that Marbury is more interested in the Eastern ritual. When Li Zhen went upstairs and came back from the shower, Professor Li had already talked about Taoist philosophy with Marbury.

"...our Taoist social philosophy holds that society is only a process of the way of heaven, not an end in itself..."

Who would have thought that a mathematician and an ignorant African-American would chat about Taoist philosophy with gusto.

Li Zhen sat by the side and listened for a while. Professor Li is worthy of being a model teacher, explaining profound things in simple terms, with the style of a master who guides the maze: "... how to obtain inner peace, kindness, frugality, and not being the first in the world. It means kindness and kindness. , not to fight for fame and fortune..."

Marbury listened thoughtfully. He said: "Be kind, be kind, I can do it all. But don't fight for fame and fortune. We live in a highly competitive society. How can we avoid it?"

Professor Li patted him on the shoulder and said slowly: "Our Taoists are not passive, and we don't encourage people not to compete. Instead, we have our own methodology. We pay attention to retreat, avoidance, softness, restraint, simplicity, and Clumsy. Retreat means not being radical, retreating is advancing and defending is attacking. Avoiding means not fighting, avoiding the edge, and protecting oneself. Softness means overcoming rigidity with softness and not confronting toughness. Condensation refers to internalization, restraint, and unassuming. Pu means simplicity , Simple, natural and harmonious life. Clumsy does not refer to clumsiness, but refers to a kind of wisdom like a fool, not playing tricks. Remembering these will be of great benefit to your future life.”

Marbury suddenly understood.

There was a sense of epiphany on his face that "listening to one's words is better than reading ten years of books".

In the past two years, Marbury has been extremely painful. Since he entered the league, he has been like a straight steel knife. He is full of talent and amazing talent. Therefore, he is dissatisfied that Garnett's salary is higher than his, and he is dissatisfied with others taking his shot rights. He claims to be the best point guard in the world, and he is incompatible with all those who are displeased with him. Kou...before he was able to go his own way, making publicity and being sought after at the same time.

But now, with the irreversible decline of his competitive state, his toughness has become the source of everyone shouting. He is no longer able to lead the team to a wonderful record on his own, and his teammates are also alienated because of his too strong style of play, so the head coach can no longer tolerate his maverick, and fans and the media will seize his flaws and keep attacking him.

He is in the huge public opinion field in New York, and his every move is infinitely magnified.

In the past year, he always felt that he was going to be swallowed by a huge vortex, he couldn't struggle, and every time he resisted, he would usher in greater harm.

His spirit was even about to collapse.

Now, like a loving father, Professor Li brought him peace of mind and taught him a brand new philosophy.

It turned out to be... like this.

"I'll teach you a set of breathing techniques. The next time you're upset and irritable, do like me, meditate, take a deep breath, let it out slowly, and then recite silently... The world is so beautiful, but I'm so irritable, so...not good, not good!"

Professor Li shared his secret of decompression every time he was beaten by his wife.

Li Zhen next to him was stunned.

What surprised him even more was that Marbury followed suit and was quite serious... Why does an African-American sitting cross-legged in meditation look so out of line.

"It's really much better."

"Can I come and study with you often in the future?"

Marbury's face showed an expression of thirst for knowledge, because he realized that Western philosophy could no longer help him, and he hoped to find inner peace and meaning of life through Eastern philosophy.

Professor Li nodded slowly, still looking like a master: "Okay."

Li Zhen got up and left helplessly. He felt that he needed to have a good chat with Marbury later. He had to tell Marbury: My dad is not an inheritor of Taoism at all, he was taught a lot by my mother, and he came up with a way to comfort himself. Meditation and breathing are all lies, and so are all philosophies, and the saying that the world is so beautiful is learned from watching the Chinese TV series Wulin Waizhuan. He is Ba Er, and his wife is strict. Then I thought of a set of things to comfort myself.

"I think your father is a great thinker and philosopher. After chatting with him, I feel much better. I no longer complain about the world, and I can even forgive the reporters who slandered me for beating Larry Brown."

On the way back, Marbury said to Li Zhen very seriously. He feels that he has benefited a lot and his whole soul has been sublimated. He feels that he has found the exit of the cage, and his depression has been effectively relieved. Even without antidepressants, he feels much better today.

Forehead….

Li Zhen looked at the pious Marbury, and suddenly he didn't know what to say.

Said that my father is completely an experience typed out by my mother? His way of heaven is his mother? What did my mother say, he can only be gentle, courteous and frugal?

This is not good.

Since Marbury has indeed relieved his own pain, let's count it as a wrong hit.

Who would have imagined that a bastard would use his own beating experience to solve the dilemma of an NBA superstar?

"Well, as long as you're happy."

Li Chen lay back silently, the neon lights of New York City still flickering.

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