NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 222 The Fight in Chinatown

The Bucks were swept by the 76ers and did not cause any news in the league, as if everyone took it for granted.

Even Combe and the 76ers didn't have any smiles on their faces.

They know very well that the real challenge of this season has only just begun.

The battle between the Raptors and the Knicks is still going on, and the two sides have reached a 2:2 tie. It's hard to say who wins.

Kumbu can't see the situation of this group of duels clearly now, anyway, both sides have a chance to win.

The Knicks won Game [-] and the Raptors won Game [-].

Game [-] was the home court of the Knicks. In the end, relying on Big Zhi's three-pointer at the buzzer, the Knicks defeated the Raptors and successfully won a valuable ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals.

It is no exaggeration to say that tickets to the Eastern Conference Finals are extremely valuable.

The Eastern Conference finals in previous years have always been the Raptors dynasty against the Bulls dynasty. Where other teams have a chance to get their hands on the tickets for the Eastern Conference finals, they dare not even think about it.

And as the Raptors failed to reach the Eastern Conference finals this year, this officially marked the complete collapse of the Raptors dynasty.

You must know that Big Ben will leave the team next season, unless the Raptors are willing to give up the future and sign both Bus and Big Ben with a maximum salary, and then next season, there will be no salary space to re-sign Carter or Pierce.

All the Raptors can do now is to give up Ben to make room for Carter or Pierce, or they can persuade him to only sign a one-year contract.

Anyway, no matter how you choose, the future of the Raptors is not so bright. Of course, they will not be reduced to the playoffs, but the chances of winning the championship are very small.

The Western Conference Finals opponents in the West are also released, and it is the Lakers against the Spurs.

May 5, the day of the Eastern Conference Finals opener.

At the pre-match press conference in the afternoon, Kong Bu sat on the stage with a relaxed face, beside Yao Ming and Iverson.

"Kong, facing the mighty Knicks, are you sure you can win them?"

"Allen, facing old opponent Payton, do you feel that you can defeat his defense this time?"

"Yao, you will face one of the best twin-tower combinations in this league. Do you have the confidence to beat them?"

The reporters asked some very routine questions, and there were similar questions in almost every press conference.

Of course, Kong Bu and Iverson Yao Ming gave their answers confidently.

"Kong, what do you think of the fight that happened in Chinatown last night?"

A reporter asked a question that baffled Kumbu, did the fight in Chinatown have anything to do with him?You can't be a member of the Celestial Dynasty, and you have to be involved in any fights in that place.

However, this Chinatown in Philadelphia is indeed quite special, with as many as [-] ethnic Chinese. It is one of the five largest Chinatowns in Laomei, and there is even a statue of Lin Zexu standing in it.

If Kong Bu hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that there would be a statue of Lin Zexu on the land of Laomei.

Seeing Kong Bu's puzzled face, the reporter continued: "At eleven o'clock last night, the Knicks and the 76ers had a fight on the street, and many people witnessed it."

Hearing this, Combe was taken aback.

Among the 76ers who often go to Chinatown, besides himself, is Yao Ming.

Yao Ming likes to hang out in Chinatown very much, there are many fans of him there, every time Yao Ming appears, it will cause a sensation.

Kong Bu couldn't help turning his head to look at Yao Ming beside him. Seeing that Yao Ming's expression was normal, he felt relaxed. It was definitely not Yao Ming who was fighting.

If it was really him, there was no way he hadn't told himself after so long.

"Sorry, I haven't been informed of the specifics of this matter yet."

Kong Bu frowned and said.

He was a little angry. The players under him were fighting with their opponents in the Eastern Conference finals outside, and he was kept in the dark. He didn't know anything?
After the press conference ended, Kong Bu led Yao Ming and Iverson out of the venue.

Iverson said unhappily: "It can't be those two old Charles guys, right? It seems that they are the only ones in our team who like to make trouble."

Yao Ming shook his head, "Probably not, it's already eleven o'clock in the evening, what are those two old men doing in Chinatown?"

"It's definitely not Reid. He is too honest. I have never seen an NBA player who is more boring than him."

"It's impossible for Kirilenko and Ginobili. They don't usually go out."

Kongbu snorted coldly, "I'll know who it is right away, Allen, you call all the players, I want to ask, who did such a big thing."

An hour later, the Philadelphia 76ers' training ground.

All the Philadelphia 76ers under contract arrived and stood in front of Comb.

There is no need to ask, Kong Bu directly found the answer he wanted.

Substitute center Todd Markloch, with his swollen cheeks and panda eyes, was beaten up as soon as he saw it.

Mark Lodge was a second-round pick in 99, and was selected into the Philadelphia 76ers when Larry Brown was there.

After Combe took charge of the 76ers, he didn't clear all the players. He kept some valuable players.

With a height of 213 centimeters and average strength in all aspects, given him 30 minutes of playing time, he can also contribute an average of 13 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks per game.

To say that the value is very high is not enough. Comb kept him mainly to prevent Yao Ming or Ratliff from being injured. If one of the two is injured, Mark Lodge needs to play as a substitute.

In addition, when Yao Ming takes a break, Ratliff plays the starting center, and Mark Lodge can also play a dozen off the bench.

"Todd, you stand up."

"Is it you who fought with the Knicks players in Chinatown last night? Is there anyone else?"

"What on earth do you want to do? Go out and fight with people in the middle of the night? Do you think you've lived too long?"

"Another thing like this happened, why didn't you tell me as soon as possible?"

Kong Bu asked dissatisfied.

Mark Rocky blushed, hesitated to speak, and finally spoke under Kong Bu's persecuting eyes.

"Boss, there is no one else but myself."

"Actually, it wasn't a fight. I was beaten."

"Being beaten up, I'm really embarrassed to speak about such things."

Kumbu was stunned, looking at the standard big center with a height of seven feet in front of him, wondering who could beat him?
If the Knicks in the past two years, with so many old ghosts, beat Mark Rocky, Comb would not be curious at all.

But now the old ghosts are almost gone.

"Mutombo beat you?"

Kong Bu asked in disbelief. In his mind, Uncle Mu had a lot of dirty moves on the court, but he was still a very gentle person off the court. It was impossible for him to go out and beat people at night.

Mark Lodge shook his head.

"Wang Zhizhi? Impossible."

"Stephen Jackson? Why did you have a conflict with him? And you, a seven-footer, can't beat him?"

Kong Bu asked speechlessly.

Wu Sheng has a bad temper and is very good at fighting. Kong Bu thinks that Wu Sheng is the most likely one.

Mark Lodge still shook his head, "It's Chris Childs."

After speaking, my face turned red.

Comb didn't react for a while, Chris Childs?Who is this man?

Iverson on the side couldn't hold back his laughter.

With his smile, several players who knew who Childs was also laughed, and the old oak Oakley even bared his big teeth.

"Chris Childs? The little point guard?"

"God, Todd, if I were you, I would announce my retirement right now, which would be a shame."

Old Oak Oakley came from the New York Knicks, of course he knows who is in the Knicks lineup.

Hearing what Oakley said, Combe remembered who Charles was.

Speaking of which, this guy is also very inspirational. He failed the draft in 89 and has been playing in the CBA. It is not the CBA of China, but the old American Continental Basketball Association.

He played until he was 27 years old before he finally got an NBA contract.

This kind of inspirational player is obviously easy to gain the appreciation of various media. He won two awards in the past two years.

One is the Most Media Popular Lineup Award, that is, the five most media popular players.

The other award is New York's local "Good Man Award", which recognizes his charitable behavior off the court. Yes, New York really has such a weirdly named award.

"Him? I remember that he was less than 1.9 meters tall. You were beaten by him?"

"He has a helper?" Kumbu asked speechlessly.

Mark Lodge continued to blush and shake his head.

"That's not right, didn't he win the good man award? Why did he beat you?"

It was so odd that Combe was confused.

Old Oak Oakley grinned so much that he could hardly find his way.

"Boss, it's not necessarily a good guy who wins the Good Guy Award."

"I don't know what happened, but I can definitely guess how it happened."

"The little guy must have been drinking too much again. He saw our players and came up to ridicule him. Then the two sides fought and beat our seven-foot center Mark Lodge."

"That guy didn't get drafted because he had a drinking problem."

"I gave up drinking a few years ago. I guess now that I have a guarantee contract in hand, I'm starting to drink again. The Knicks will never lack such players."

"I don't know why. Knicks players seem to have a natural sense of superiority. They always feel that other teams are country bumpkins, even when I was in the Knicks."

Oakley knows the Knicks too well.

Kong Bu's expression was sluggish, and it was really surprising.

"Boss, I was so hungry at night that I couldn't bear it. There was no food in my place. In the whole of Philadelphia, only Chinatown had something to eat in the early morning."

"I really don't go out at night to spend time and drink, and I don't have that much money."

"After I went there, I ran into Charles. He came to me reeking of alcohol and said some nasty things, so I quarreled with him."

"Then he hit me. I didn't fight back. Many people at the scene can testify."

"I swear, I never did anything unprofessional."

Mark Lodge was afraid that Combe would misunderstand him, so he quickly explained.

His words made everyone on the scene lean forward and back together with joy.

Kong Bu looked at Mark Rocky's panda eyes and swollen cheeks. He wanted to laugh but couldn't. After all, he was his own player. How could he laugh when he was beaten.

"Then what are you going to do?"

Kong Bu opened his mouth slowly.

"I'm going to play hard on the court, win the Knicks, and let it out."

Mark Lodge's answer sounded naive.

Kong Bu waved his hand, "No, what you have to do now is to call the police."

"Since so many people have witnessed that you did not return fire, I believe that the Philadelphia police will serve you justice."

"Then you go to the hospital and tell the doctor that you are very dizzy and nauseous. No matter what questions the doctor asks you, you must be in a daze for ten seconds before answering."

"Next time for the CT scan, I went to the bathroom and circled 28 times, remembering that I can't do less than one circle!"

"Then you are diagnosed with intermittent retching, suspected brainstem injury."

"And then all you have to do is pick up the car in a Porsche, or buy a mansion in Philadelphia."

"Didn't Charles get a guarantee contract? Since he's so rich, let me help you, a guy who doesn't even have a stutter in his family."

Combe said with a sneer.

"Ah, the devil! He's definitely the devil!" Barkley yelled at Combe.

All the generals looked at Kong Bu in horror. This was too cruel. Why didn't they think of this way to get rich before?
"I'm going to tell all my cousins ​​that they have learned this trick, maybe I don't need to help them." Iverson thought silently in his heart.

"Never offend Kumbu in front of you, he will make you die without knowing how to die." Barkley continued to roar exaggeratedly.

Old Oak Oakley couldn't laugh or cry. He and Childs were old teammates, but they didn't have much friendship, and they only cooperated for less than half a season.

"The matters on the field are left to be resolved on the field, but unfortunately this is a matter off the field."

"I'm a little sympathetic to that drunk now, I hope his contract can afford it."

"A young NBA player whose brain stem has just been injured in his second year will affect his future career. The compensation may be worth millions of dollars."

"Damn it, it's a good thing that Tyron Hill guy didn't meet Kumbu sooner, or I'd be bankrupt by now."

He slapped Hill before the start of the game, and that wasn't an incident on the field. Life and death on the field are fine, and the insurance company and the team will settle it, but what happens off the field is something else. I can't control it, I can only be responsible for myself.

Everyone saw him hit someone, and Hill didn't fight back.

If Hill followed what Combe said and called the police directly, and an All-Star power forward suffered a brain stem injury, Oakley would really have to pay for nothing but his pants.

"Thank you, boss, you are the best coach!"

"God, you are a coach [-] times better than Larry Brown. To be able to play under you is definitely a gift from God."

"I'm going to call the police, 28 laps, right?"

Mark Lodge couldn't sit still anymore, he felt that he was going to get rich.

Kumbu directly gave him a holiday.

Half an hour later, Mark Lodge walked into the Philadelphia Police Department and took notes.

An hour later, he entered a local hospital in Philadelphia. In just a few 10 minutes, he was diagnosed with intermittent retching and suspected brain stem injury.

With this medical record, the police rushed into the hotel where the Knicks were staying and arrested Chris Childs on the spot.

Old Thomas was speechless. After watching Childs being taken away, he still didn't know what happened.

(End of this chapter)