The Way of the Center

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Ricard sat nervously on the bench. He felt that his level of nervousness at this moment was the same as that of the last attack of yesterday's game.

Fortunately, as the No. 1 Trail Blazers, they will not officially start their journey until the second day after the start of the playoffs.

During this period, there were three days for the Trail Blazers to breathe. And Ricard is also praying, three days, I hope it will be enough to complete the complicated concussion identification procedure of the league.

That's right, the reason why Ricard is nervous now is because Anjie is undergoing the first concussion test stipulated by the league-computer test.

If An Jie failed in the first item, then the latter would not have to participate. Of course, Anjie doesn't have to participate in the playoffs.

Ricard found that he could no longer sit still, so he stood up and walked up and down the corridor.

The sunshine in April was already very dazzling, Ricard poked his head out of the window, and instantly felt a lot more comfortable in his oppressed chest.

Looking at the countless basketball-related billboards in the city, Ricard's thoughts were once again directed to basketball.

Speaking of the playoffs, as the No. 1 Trail Blazers in the Western Conference, they will face the No. 8 Dallas Mavericks in the first round.

Ricard is already considering the worst-case scenario against the Mavericks, what should the Trail Blazers do if Anjie is not there.

Nowitzki is no longer the Dirk Nowitzki who was able to have a high fever and make the Big Three of the Heat helpless. As for Monta Ellis, Ricard doesn't think this small guard with a problematic style of play can play How well played in the playoffs.

As for Vince Carter, Carter is indeed very powerful, but he has also passed the age when one person can change the game.

Overall, the Mavericks are too old, too young, too shaky. Without Anjie, if Aldridge and Lillard are allowed to attack violently, they might really win the game.

If the Trail Blazers advance, they will face the winner of the Clippers and Rockets. At that time, the game may be quite tricky.

And if An Jie is really detected to have a concussion, God knows when it will take him to recover. If Anjie is unable to come back for a long time, the probability of the Blazers winning the championship will be greatly reduced. Without the championship, 72 wins are really just a joke.

Just when Ricard was full of thoughts,

The electronic door of the testing room opened.

An Jie came out first and smiled at Rickard. Behind him, two doctors followed with reports in hand. At this time, another man in a suit and leather shoes came up. This guy was a staff member sent by the NBA executives to follow up on this matter.

"Computer testing shows that all aspects of An's indicators are very normal. I think you can proceed to the next test."

"Yeah!" As soon as the doctor finished speaking, Ricard yelled excitedly and waved his arms.

The huge and quiet hospital corridor is now filled with echoes of Ricard's yelling, and everyone is staring at the coach with strange eyes.

"Hey, sorry, sorry." Rickard scratched his head embarrassedly, but An Jie could still see how happy this guy was.

"Let's go boss, let's move on to the next test." An Jie was not as excited as Ricard, and there were still many difficulties waiting for him to overcome.

As we all know, among the four major professional sports leagues in North America, NFL and NHL place great emphasis on the protection of players’ head injuries, including MLB. They have established relevant protection agreements for players’ concussions. In recent years, the NBA has also joined in. their ranks.

So the test on Anjie is not just a computer test, but a series of in-depth inspections.

At present, there are 5 official concussion tests in the NBA. The first is the computer test, and the remaining 4 are physical tests.

Cycling for 30 minutes, running for 30 minutes, without stopping in between, and your heartbeat should be accelerated to more than 160 beats. Then, there is 30 minutes of one-on-one training without stopping; there is also 30 minutes of team training without stopping.

After each of these procedures is completed, it is necessary to ensure that the symptoms of concussion will not appear repeatedly. Therefore, each of these tests must be repeated several times.

Seeing An Jie doing those uncommon actions under the supervision of NBA official staff, Ricard's heart has never been at ease.

"Ah, buddy, these tests are a piece of cake for a normal person. If An Jie doesn't have a concussion, then he is a normal person. A normal person will not be stumped by these tests." Training Divac on the court came over and patted Ricard on the shoulder. Ricard breathed a sigh of relief and continued to study the tactics he needed to use against the Mavericks with his assistant coach.

Only when he was fully devoted to the study of tactics, could he temporarily put Anjie's affairs behind him.

In the afternoon, An Jie started joint training with the team under supervision. An Jie was afraid that his teammates would not let go because of the detection, so he also urged his teammates to keep everything as usual. Especially Robin Lopez, An Jie told him not to be soft on himself just because this is part of the test.

On the training ground, Anjie's performance was no different from usual. If it weren't for the league's strict regulations, the official staff sent by the NBA might have played with Anjie long ago.

The day's training and testing ended safely, and NBA officials nodded to Ricard after checking Anjie's physical condition. Anjie passed all tests on the first day!

On the second day, it was still the physical test, and the training content was the same as yesterday. An Jie didn't feel any discomfort in it, but whether he could play or not was not up to him.

Even the NBA official in charge of this matter has no absolute right to decide whether An Jie can play. For this purpose, NBA officials hired two concussion neurological medical experts. After getting their professional advice, Rickard could confirm whether he could have An Jie in his roster.

"Open your eyes, yes, very good. Now, please follow my fingers with your eyes. That's right, that's it..."

The experts' test on An Jie made the other players around laugh out loud. What kind of test is this? It's obviously just to amuse children.

But the truth of this, only those experts know how important it is. If An Jie's nerves were not healthy or sensitive, he would not be able to complete these seemingly simple movements at all.

Fortunately, Anjie is as healthy as he looks now. In the end, two neurologists discussed for a while and announced the final results.

"After discussion, we believe that Anjie is completely ready to play again now!" The experts' words were like the sounds of nature, which made everyone in the Moda Center training ground relax.

"Thank you! Thank you!" An Jie stood up abruptly, shaking hands with the two experts and the official NBA staff member who had been with him for two days. After waiting for two days, he finally got the green light given by the experts.

A big stone in his heart finally fell, and An Jie can now concentrate on preparing for his playoffs.

Anjie will settle this old account of Bogut in the future. But at this moment, An Jie had to shift his target to the German.

Another year of playoffs, the picture of winning the championship last year is still vivid, and now, the Trail Blazers will attack for the second time towards the championship.

The first opponent, the Dallas Mavericks. I don't know if Cuban can still sleep after hearing the "bad news" that Anjie didn't have a concussion?

A team that has only won a championship in five years and a team that won a championship only last year, it seems that the strength of these two teams may be very different.

But don't forget, this is the playoffs. In the playoffs, nothing goes by the rules.

The perfect regular season has become a thing of the past, and now it will be a brand new journey for the defending champion.

There are many teams that have achieved excellent results in the regular season but failed in the playoffs. For example, the Bulls who were No. 1 in the Eastern Conference that year, such as the examples of being black eight.

An Jie doesn't want to be one of these bones.

Are you ready? An Jie can't wait to reunite with the champion! Mobile phone users please browse and read for a better reading experience.