The Way of the Center

"Boom, bang, bang, bang bang, bang, bang." Before reaching the training ground, Van Gundy heard the sound of dribbling and scoring from inside.

"That guy Durant came so early today?" Van Gundy never expected that An Jie, who was far away in New York, would be the first to appear on the training ground early this morning.

"When did you arrive in Oklaho City?" Van Gundy yelled, interrupting Anjie's movements.

"Six o'clock in the morning, don't worry boss, as I said, I will make up for what's left behind." An Jie smiled at Van Gundy, and started practicing on his own, without looking tired.

"Tomorrow we have to go to Los Angeles to play the Clippers, and we have to fly away this afternoon. Can you survive? We just got off the plane and have to leave again." Van Gundy began to worry about Anjie's physical strength.

"It's okay, boss, just grit your teeth and pass. Besides, you won't arrange any high-intensity training today." As the season progressed, Van Gundy arranged for less and less high-intensity confrontation training.

"Kaman is not easy to deal with. You will pay back the training you owe at another day. Go to the locker room and sleep for a while." Van Gundy knew that running back and forth would consume a lot of energy, so he had no intention of asking An Jie to make up for training. Isn't it the purpose of training to perform well during the game? If it's counterproductive to practice by exhausting the players, it's better not to practice.

"But......"

"Don't worry, I'll call you when it's training time, and I won't make you lazy." Van Gundy waved his hand and urged An Jie to enter the recuperation room before leaving in peace.

The team started training at ten o'clock and officially ended at four o'clock in the afternoon. Today's training content is very relaxed, most of them are restorative training and simple tactical drills. Although the team just lost, Van Gundy, who has been in the NBA for many years, will not make himself nervous just because of a loss in a game.

The training is easy, and the players have more time to sit and chat together. And what happened when An Jie asked for leave to go out naturally became the focus of everyone's chat.

"Great job Ann! If I were you, I'd have to hit him, two teeth, not enough to vent!" Morris waved his fist, as if he was the one who beat Eddie Brown.

"Is it really okay? If the reporters get caught, it will definitely cause a bad influence on public opinion." Durant is worried about Anjie's situation. NBA stars fight outside the field. This is not something to be happy about. and glorious news.

"There were no reporters there at the time, so I thought it was impossible for this matter to spread. Although it was a little impulsive at the time,

But I don't regret it. "An Jie replied firmly, he was willing to bear all the responsibilities related to the beating, and he would never evade it.

For example, for the medical bill sent by Eddie Brown, An Jie really sent the money over.

"Okay! The tea party is over! Pack yourself up and let's go to Los Angeles." Van Gundy's yelling made the players put their thoughts back to the regular season. The season is not over yet. In the fiercely competitive West, you can never relax. alert.

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"The Clippers, the fourth-to-last in the Western Conference, may find it difficult to stop the Thunder's impact, because..." Mike Breen was halfway through speaking, and the director said something to him in the headset.

"I'm sorry, viewers. I just received a message about the Thunder's starting center An Jie." As soon as Mike Breen finished speaking, several photos appeared on the screen.

Above, An Jie was restrained by several security guards, while a middle-aged man who looked pitiful sat on the ground with his face covered in blood, very embarrassed.

"This is a picture taken by a police officer during his mission. According to the New York police officer who did not want to be named, Angie had a violent physical conflict with the middle-aged man in the picture. These pictures are It was filmed on March 3rd, the day Anjie was absent from the Nuggets game. In this way, we can figure out where Anjie is going.” Mike Breen doesn’t like gossip, but he has to admit that this Even he was attracted by this group of photos.

"Thunder's starting center beat up a fan?"

"An Jie gave up the game just to seek personal revenge."

For a while, the game between the Thunder and the Clippers seemed to be an accessory. The matter of An Jie outside the court has instead become the focus of discussion by various TV stations.

But of course, Anjie and the entire Thunder team who were warming up on the court didn't know that this had happened. It wasn't until Van Gundy called the players back to the locker room that Anjie and his teammates realized that something was wrong.

In the stands of the Staples Center, countless fans held up slogans against An Jie. This is not surprising at all, but today's slogan is written differently from the past.

"Get out of Los Angeles, this thug!"

"Staples does not welcome criminals on the field."

"We need stars, not butchers."

Looking at these slogans, An Jie had a bad feeling.

However, he quickly turned his attention to the game. When Van Gundy made the final deployment, the one who listened most seriously was Anjie.

"Ann, I want you to stick to Kaman. This white center is just like you, with comprehensive skills and a threat in the mid-range. Morris, don't double-team, don't double-team, your opponent Drew Gooden The shooting ability is very good, you can't give him space!" As in the past, Van Gundy first emphasized the defense to the players.

"Leave it to us, boss. The Clippers' inside offense will be completely misfired. Right, Ann." Morris was gearing up, and the more Van Gundy emphasized, the more excited Morris was.

"Very well, you all remember your mission, now, let's go to win!"

"Roar!"

Van Gundy led a group of players who had become very dangerous to wait in the player tunnel. An Jie was the most impatient one among them. He couldn't wait long ago and wanted to make up for the regret of missing the game.

Three minutes before the start of the game, reporters from ESPN TV found Jeff Van Gundy. As usual, if you choose to interview the head coach at this time, you will ask some questions related to tactics. But when the ESPN reporter opened his mouth, Van Gundy thought there was something wrong with his ears.

"What did you say?" Van Gundy asked the reporter again beside the noisy bench.

"I mean, what do you think of An Jie's incident of beating someone off the court? When he asked for leave, did he explain his intention to you?" The reporter asked a sharp question, straight to the point. The game was about to start, and he didn't want to waste time.

"I don't know this yet, let's prepare for the game now." Could Van Gundy not know? When An Jie came back, he explained everything in detail, but he didn't expect that this matter would still leak out.

In any case, this matter must not be mentioned in front of the players, so as not to affect their performance.

An Jie was standing in the middle circle at the moment, preparing to compete with Chris Kaman. He didn't know that he had already become the focus of the audience before the game started.

How is An Jie's condition after going out to cause trouble? What will this wanton hurting guy do on the court? Everything is enough to attract attention.

"I don't care what Ann is doing outside, please, this is the NBA, this is a place to play basketball! The NBA has never lacked off-court violence, but what does that have to do with basketball?" Charles Barkley disagreed He made a comment on Anjie's fight. This guy himself has done more extreme things than here. He lifted a guy and threw it to the window. Of course, he didn't think it was surprising.

Just when everyone was talking, the referee threw the basketball up. Chris Kaman fought hard, but still lost.

With his height and wingspan at a disadvantage, Kaman discovered that An Jie's bullet speed was actually faster than his own.

"Let's watch the game guys, this is not UFC, there is no brawl show. Basketball is the theme!" For a rare time, Barkley became a more decent party.

An Jie was unexpectedly very active today. It seemed that he had spent all the strength he had saved from the absent game on this game.

Just at the beginning, he had intense physical contact with Kaman.

Anjie leaned against Kaman without the ball and kept leaning back. If it weren't for a slight weight advantage, Kaman's defense might have collapsed before Anjie could catch the ball.

But fortunately, when Anjie received a pass from Westbrook, Kaman's defensive position was still there.

But let Anjie receive the ball in such a deep position, this time the defense has actually failed half.

After receiving the ball, An Jie only dribbled a bit before turning around and hooking.

The hook is an offensive method that is not easy to be blocked, not to mention that An Jie shot after pushing Kaman.

Seeing that Kaman's fingers were about to touch the basketball, but in the end it was still a few centimeters away. Anjie's close-range hook wiped the backboard, and then refracted into the net.

Suddenly, the entire Staples booed. They didn't like An Jie, but An Jie put his palm to his ear and signaled the fans to make their voices louder!

"What am I talking about! Basketball is basketball. There is no problem with An's state. I don't care if he hits one or ten outside, as long as he can help the team win, he is a good boy!" Seeing An Jie score, Barkley is also pursuing the victory. He found that he gradually fell in love with this bloody Chinese.

On the first goal, facing the current star of the Clippers, Chris Kaman, Anjie easily scored two points.

Speaking of which, the Clippers are tragic enough. Eric Gordon, who was drafted last year, drove high and low, and "Captain Beard" Baron Davis declined in form. This year, he finally selected the No. 1 pick Blake Griffin , As a result, "White Warcraft" was reimbursed for the season without a game.

Watching An Jie score easily in the hinterland of the Clippers, the Staples fans also vented their anger. The only way to express the many unhappiness in my heart is through endless boos.

Before the Clippers fans could catch their breath, Anjie gave them another gift on the defensive end.

Eric Gordon cuts inside, and Baron Davis makes a precise pass, giving Gordon a chance.

Gordon is the kind of guard whose shots are better than breakthroughs, so his layup after the inside cut was slapped back cleanly by Anjie!

"No foul, this is a good shot!" Mike Breen also forgot about Anjie's lace news, there is no way, this guy is so likable on the court! Fighting outside? Who cares? Besides, the truth of this matter has not yet been determined!

With one attack and one defense, An Jie has shown his state to the fullest. The Los Angeles Clippers seem unable to escape their fate as funeral objects.

Resist, the harder you resist, the more excited An Jie will be! (To be continued.)