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Chapter 819 Nepotism

After the All-Star Game, tragic Johnson organized a press conference to announce his retirement. This may be the strangest retirement announcement ever.

Because in that process, there was a lot of information that the tragedy master had not retired. For example, Johnson said: "If I decide to come back again, I hope you won't feel awkward. Let's start all over again."

After hearing this, many fans went crazy. After that, the Tragedian described the form in which he would come back.

He said that he might not play back-to-back games, he might not play too much time, and he might play fewer away games.

Even if Louis is not from time travel, after reading the interview with The Tragedian, I can firmly believe that The Tragedian will return to the game in the future.

The identity of the time traveler made Louis see more clearly.

He knew that Tragedy had a failed comeback with the Lakers in his later years, but he didn't know the specific year.

He once heard a Lakers fan say that if Magic persisted for a few more years, he would have a chance to be Kobe's teammate.

So even though we don’t know the specific year that the Magician came back, we can use this information to infer that the Magician’s comeback time was before 1996, and it should not be 1993 or 1994, but most likely between 1995 and 1996. between years.

As the tragic star performed his last dance at the All-Star Weekend, many people took HIV tests, including Louis.

He didn't want to do it, but Lorraine insisted.

In order to win his legal right to have sex, Louis had to take this test. The final result was of course that his HIV test was negative. All the people who took the HIV test because of participating in the All-Star Game came out with the same result. result.

Some of them shook hands, hugged, and competed with the tragedy master. If AIDS can be transmitted through close contact, someone will definitely be infected.

Since there are no new cases, it means that the tragic disease is not as terrible as the legend says, and as long as it is controlled properly, he can still play the game.

For more than ten days after that, everyone was quarreling over whether the tragedian should go to Barcelona.

This matter is even more popular than the selection of players for the Dream Team.

Regardless of whether the comedian goes or not, there is still a spot in the dream team.

Many people want it.

The person who seemed to be the most qualified was Clyde Drexler. Glider realized that no one was paying attention to this matter, so he wanted to speak out and bring everyone's attention back.

However, few people paid attention to him.

The focus of the league is to get tragedians to compete.

From the day the star announced that he was infected with the HIV virus, the NBA and the American Basketball Association have been doing their homework. They have found many experts and doctors in related fields to conduct research. No one said that the star could not play in the Olympics.

Therefore, there has never been a vote within the selection committee on whether to allow the tragedy artist to participate in the Olympics.

The tragedy maker is still in the dream team. He didn't say not to play, and no one stopped him from playing. The All-Star Game proved that he can play without affecting the health of others.

Therefore, when the American Basketball Association denied that the coach was fired, the subtext was actually "the coach will go to Barcelona with the team."

This news is encouraging, but some people disagree.

To be precise, a large group of people.

They are not in the United States, they are in Australia.

After hearing that the Americans planned to bring the Tragedian to Barcelona, ​​they publicly stated: "If the Americans insist on ignoring the safety of others, considering the potential risks, if we have to play against the American team, and the Tragedy is really If they bring it to the field, then we will give up the fight for the gold medal."

The subtext of this passage is not difficult to understand. If the Dream Team insists on bringing a tragic player, the Australians will stop playing against the Dream Team.

In Louis' memory, Australia has always been the American dog in politics, and it is still the kind of good dog that would rather starve itself than make its owner comfortable. He did not expect to have such a firm stance on this matter.

On February 22, the Knicks challenged the Nets away from home.

A reporter conveyed the Australians' protest to Louis.

Upon hearing this, Louis said sarcastically: "Great, should I be grateful that the dream team has lost a competitor?"

Those who understand the intensity of Louis's words will understand, because gold medals have never been a problem for the Dream Team. Whether the Australians strike out or not, it has no impact on the result.

It is not surprising that the Basketball Association and the league are determined to protect the tragedy. As one of the most famous American sports stars in the 1980s, if the dream team is to live up to its name, it must find a way to get these people together on the team.

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What Louis didn't expect was that besides Drexler, his teammate John Stockton also had ideas for the Dream Team.

In fact, it cannot be said that only Drexler and Stockton have ideas. It can only be said that there are not many people who have both ideas and abilities.

Not many players can compete with Drexler.

Stockton's dedication to serving his country is a lesson to the world. He was among the last to leave the 1984 Olympic selection team.

According to Stockton's wife, he went home and cried in his room.

That's one of Stockton's biggest regrets.

Now, the Dream Team needs a ball handler, and the only pure point guard is Isiah Thomas. The head coach is still Louis, thinking that he can fight for the last spot through nepotism.

Louis had never thought of Stockton's idea beforehand.

In his impression, Stockton joining the Dream Team was an accident.

In Louis' previous life, the reality was that no one wanted to be teammates with Thomas, and the team couldn't be without a pure point guard. Therefore, a simple porter and passing master like Stockton was the most suitable to attack those beasts. of.

In fact, the Dream Team does not need a pure point guard, because with the tragedy player, he can play point guard in the NBA, and it is natural to play in international competitions.

In addition to Tragedy, people like Jordan and Benj can also play point guard in a short period of time. In fact, Louis remembered that Stockton played very few games during the Barcelona Olympics due to leg and foot injuries, and his performance in the limited playing time was poor. It sucks. It's basically just a job of making up the numbers.

In this life, although Stockton averaged more than 13 assists per game for several consecutive seasons and was selected to the All-Star and Third Team, not many people thought he was very strong.

The Knicks are better, not Stockton.

This is the consensus of the alliance.

He suddenly proposed that he wanted to compete for the remaining spots on the Dream Team, which put Louis in a bit of a dilemma.

He originally wanted to give the remaining spot to Dale Ellis because there was no pure shooter in the dream team.

But if Stockton wants this opportunity, Louis will fight for him no matter what.

Stockton had uncharacteristically brushed up his data to gain attention, but was still ignored.

This time, he invited Louis to dinner and said in front of him: "Coach, I want to join the dream team."

Stockton wants an answer.

Can he make the dream team? Is he good enough to make the dream team?

If he can get in, Louis will agree directly.

If there is a problem, Louis will hesitate and push back, so he doesn't have to work hard.

"Is this your wish?"

"This is a regret that I can't undo even if I win ten NBA championships." Stockton said shockingly.

Louis knew his attitude.

"Because you have won many championships, that's why you say this. If you fail again and again like a tragedy master, you will find that the taste of a championship is sweeter than you imagined." Louis paused, "

But since you said this is your biggest regret, then I will help you."

"Thank you, coach."

"You're welcome, John, I'm glad you took the initiative. If it were Patrick, he might not invite me to dinner at all. Even if he wanted to invite me to dinner, he would find a high-sounding reason to invite me to his home.

In the restaurant, he hinted at me in various ways that people on earth cannot understand."

Stockton laughed and said nothing.

He knew Louis was just joking.

Louis said bad things about Ewing every day, both to his face and behind his back.

The frequency was so high that whenever Ewing sneezed, he suspected that Louis was speaking ill of him behind his back.

In March, Louis submitted a list of 10 players to USA Basketball who all wanted to join the Dream Team but had no clear advantage over other competitors.

Louis hopes that after the season, they can come together for training, so that he can determine the last spot through a period of training performance.