The Way of the Center

"Coach George Ricard, can you please accept our interview?" After the game, Ricard went straight to the player channel angrily. But this group of reporters, who are full of questions, will not let Ricard escape easily.

"Ask if you have any questions!" Ricard replied impatiently.

Seeing that Ricard was so angry, the reporters became even more excited. Ricard was angry, which meant that there must be something wrong between him and An Jie!

"With two minutes left in the game, we saw that you and Ann seemed to have an argument on the bench. Since then, Ann has not played again. Excuse me, you are because of the reason for the argument between him and you, Didn't you let him continue the game?" The reporter didn't beat around the bush, but directly asked the most sensitive question that everyone wanted to know the answer to most.

Ricard rolled his eyes and shook his head. "I'm the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. If I let a player play, I don't need to explain why."

After speaking, Ricard walked into the player tunnel on his own. Only a group of reporters were left, staring dumbfounded at the back of this fiery coach.

"An! Mr. An!" Nothing could be found out of Ricard's mouth, and the reporters naturally all surrounded An Jie. Neither Garnett nor Pierce, as the winners of this game, were so popular. Those who don't know think that the Blazers have won 28 consecutive victories.

"Today your winning streak was terminated, what do you think caused it?"

"The Celtics played better than us. We are too tired and we really need to rest." Anjie replied calmly.

"Do you think you could have turned the tide if Coach Ricard had sent you on at the last minute?"

"The team's tactics and rotation are carefully designed and considered by the head coach. The head coach must have his reasons for not letting me play. As a player, all I have to do is obey. I believe that he did not let me play in the end. Playing was the best choice for the game at that time.

"Although An Jie was very angry in his heart, he was not stupid. After all, he and Ricard have been together for so many years, and the relationship between the two is extraordinary. Even if there is a conflict, it must be resolved behind closed doors. An Jie does not want to make the conflict Intensify and bring it to the table.

"Okay, like I said, we are really exhausted. If possible, please go to interview the winner. If you have any questions, we will talk about them at the press conference." After An Jie finished speaking, he tried his best to push the crowd away. left the pitch.

It wasn't until Anjie left that the protagonists here finally became Garnett and Pierce, who were playing at home.

An Jie pushed open the locker room door, because he was surrounded by reporters, he was the last one to arrive.

The locker room was very quiet, eerily quiet. Everyone looked up at An Jie who pushed the door in, including Ricard.

Time froze for a few seconds like this, and everyone in the locker room stared nervously at the two people who were looking at each other.

However, Ricard didn't say anything, he turned his head and went on with his business. And An Jie ignored Ricard, and just sat in front of his cabinet.

"We did our best guys, don't be too discouraged." An Jie began to comfort his teammates, breaking the awkward atmosphere.

"Who wants to go to the press conference with me?" Ricard also asked after An Jie finished speaking. But this time, he didn't take the initiative to call An Jie.

Seeing that his teammates were all looking at An Jie, An Jie had no choice but to express his opinion.

"I'll go, I'll go." An Jie's tone was very reluctant. Divac shook his head. The atmosphere in the Blazers' locker room has never been so tense.

At the press conference, the reporters naturally asked a lot of questions about the quarrel. But Ricard and An Jie's answers were all understatement.

Not answering the question directly has its advantages, and naturally it also has its disadvantages. The advantage is that the conflict between the two will not intensify and will not be made public. As for the disadvantages, the reporters who did not get the exact information would make up the ins and outs of the whole incident in their minds, and then publish the untrue information in newspapers, websites and news.

God knows if Kobe and O'Neal would have broken up without the exaggerated hype of the Los Angeles media back then. What sports journalists are best at now is not digging out the truth, but fabricating "facts."

Although the Trail Blazers' winning streak has been terminated, their 27-game winning streak is good enough, and losing a game is not painful at all. So right now, people don't care what the end of the winning streak is. They put all their interest in An Jie and Ricard.

After losing to the Celtics, the Trail Blazers will get the coveted 4-day rest time. Divac doesn't know if the Trail Blazers can return to normal during these four days. Physical strength is a trivial matter, if the generals are at odds, the problem will be serious...

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Every NBA team will have a head star. This star is usually the guy with the strongest comprehensive ability in the team and the most effective helper of the head coach.

However, when the two powerful roles of star and coach are intertwined, some friction is bound to arise. Whether the head coach is the authority or the head star is the authority, this question has not been settled until now.

At that time, there was a conflict between Iverson and Larry Brown. The Zen master Phil Jackson once accused Kobe in the book: "Uncoachable." O'Neal also complained that Riley trained him to death. It is impossible for a top superstar to get along with a great coach forever.

With these examples in front of them, the reporters can naturally make a big splash. So the two hottest news in the basketball circle on the second day, one is that the Celtics ended the Trail Blazers' winning streak and continued to end the Rockets' 22-game winning streak. .

The second piece of news is that the good relationship between An Jie and Ricard has finally come to an end. Of course, it's just the reporters' own guesses to shatter this statement. Because they didn't get any useful news from An Jie and Ricard. So all the news published today is not 100% true.

In fact, after waking up the next day, An Jie regretted that he contradicted Ricard.

"What's the problem? You've been playing under him since you were in college. Apologize to him. What's the matter?" Catherine really couldn't understand why the relationship between men was so complicated and yet so simple.

"But... how should I open my mouth..." An Jie now understood that yesterday Ricard just wanted to protect himself and plan for the more important championship. Because even if the Trail Blazers surpassed the 33-game winning streak created by the Lakers, but did not win the championship in the end, then all this is meaningless.

And one's own health is directly related to whether the Trail Blazers can win the championship.

It's just that the players who are excited in the game are already irritable, and An Jie's competitive spirit is at work at that time. That's why he contradicted Ricard so angrily.

But it can be seen that Ricard did not get serious with An Jie, he was just sulking. After all, being cultivated by himself and contradicted by players who are as close as father and son to him, this really hurt Ricard's heart a little.

If Ricard was really angry, he would not remain silent, but would use all the dirty words in the world to scold An Jie bloody. But Ricard did not do this, because he knew that a conversation between men could resolve all the unpleasantness.

It's just that An Jie and Ricard, two guys with strong personalities, are unwilling to bow their heads.

One day, two days. Two days have passed, and Anjie and Ricard still haven't said a word. Divac watched all this and could only shake his head helplessly. As a bystander, he was helpless in such matters. Only An Jie and Ricard themselves can solve the problem.

Seeing that the atmosphere of the team is getting worse and the morale of the teammates is getting lower and lower, An Jie can't stand it anymore. As a team leader, as the source of all these bad influences. An Jie decided to let go of the burden and deal with the problem that had to be solved. So after the second day's training, An Jie took the initiative to knock on the door of Ricard's office.

"Please come in."

Seeing that the person who walked in was An Jie, Ricard was a little surprised.

"What's the matter?" This was the first sentence Ricard said to An Jie in the past few days.

"I...I want to talk to you, Boss."

Ricard smiled inwardly. At this moment, without too many words, he had already forgiven An Jie. He understood An Jie, and An Jie understood him. But this guy still had a serious look on his face. "Come on, what do you want to talk about?"

"About that day..."

"Okay, don't fucking talk about it. Hesitating, like a bitch, it makes me sick to death." Ricard began to swear, which represented the short-lived gap between him and An Jie , has completely disappeared.

"I'm sorry boss, I just wanted to win the game."

"There is nothing to be sorry for. We are all here to win the game. I also have to apologize to you, Ann. After all, it was the record you created when you played with an injury. I have no right to take it away, sorry."

An Jie was very surprised, he didn't expect the strong Rickard to put down his body and apologize to himself.

"This is not my record, boss, it's our record." An Jie chuckled, and this smile also meant that the gap between him and Ricard had completely disappeared.

Yes, sometimes the relationship between men is very complicated, but sometimes, it's that simple. A few simple words, a few facial expressions. It was enough to make the two men who had turned against each other reconcile.

However, after going through quarrels and even fighting, the two men never reconcile, and the relationship will only become stronger!

"Do you know? It is said that we have conflicts. There is even a newspaper saying that I publicly reprimanded you as an idiot on the training ground." From An Jie's point of view, it was ridiculous.

"When we continue to win in the next game, they should understand what our relationship is like." An Jie is in a good mood, the suppressed emotions, the pressure of consecutive victories, and the burden of physical fitness have all been swept away in the past few days null.

With a relaxed physical mood, Anjie really can't wait to show his skills in the next game.

27 consecutive victories ended? Internal conflict in the Trail Blazers? The unstoppable trailblazer finally fell?

Whatever you say, anyway, An Jie is ready to make everyone's jaw drop.

February 27 will be the Trail Blazers' last game in February.

The Denver Nuggets led by George Karl will be the weapon to test whether the Trail Blazers have truly fallen.

But now, looking at this expectant demon master and apprentice... we can only wish Denver the best of luck.

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