Basketball: The Chosen Victim

Chapter 246 Damn, I'm Not Even Qualified To Forgive!
"Kevin, I don't know why, but I just feel that I can understand you very well! You know, whether it's the scoring champion last season or the widow sister!"

The next morning, Jay-Z said when he found Durant, who was warming up for a shot.

Durant's body froze, and his honed jumper stance was off!

boom!
The basketball hit the basket heavily on the neck.

He glanced back at Jay-Z and cursed back:
"Tch! Stop pretending to be a garlic clove for me, you are the first billionaire in the hip-hop circle, and your wife is still a fucking Beyoncé!"

When talking about Beyoncé, he deliberately strengthened the tone of the word "silk", Beyoncé~Si!
Although Beyoncé may not conform to China's domestic aesthetics, she is like a national goddess in the United States, and was named the sexiest woman in the 21st century by GQ magazine.

If this range is narrowed down to Durant and other black Americans, Beyoncé surpasses the goddess in the general sense and becomes an enduring popular symbol!
In other words, in terms of attractiveness, black silk and white silk are not as good as Beyoncé.

Jay-Z covered his face and shook his head:

"Beyoncé just told me to die..."

Durant pointed at him:

"She's right, you billionaire corrupted by emptiness!"

Jay-Z sighed, full of misery...

How should he explain it to Durant, a bachelor?
Explain that after Beyoncé returned to the room last night, he wanted to check for the last time just to be on the safe side, but was kicked out of bed by Beyoncé?
Then the old and new accounts were settled together, so he could only sleep on the floor!
What's the use of him being a billionaire, if he can only sleep on the cold floor...

Even if he has a sharp tongue and is a hall-level rapper, he can't explain it...

It's all the fault of that yellow-skinned guy!
Jay-Z gritted his teeth when he thought of Wu Di, and in his mind, that yellow-skinned figure lingered like a nightmare, turning into his dark circles, turning into his back pain.

"Stop talking! Anyway, I want you to know that I hate Wu Di more than you! I got a new piece of information, that is, Wu Di used today's AMVP trophy to bet with others..."

Jay-Z made an inverted triangle gesture with both hands, and said in a deep voice.

"what?"

Durant frowned, and even the trainer was shocked by Jay-Z's words.

Wu Di just finished his rookie season and wants to become a star among the stars?
"It's true that this kid likes to gamble as much as Jordan, but he gambles with others with prizes he hasn't won?"

Durant looked incredible:
"Impossible, otherwise this would be too arrogant..."

While talking, he suddenly fell silent.

Because he suddenly discovered that Wu Di seems to be really qualified to compete for AMVP. Although Wu Di has just left the rank of rookie player, he is a proper All-Star ticket king!
And he was the scoring champion, MVP, FMVP last season...

It seems that apart from Riley being the head coach of the Eastern Conference, Wu Di has no reason not to win the AMVP!
Bang!
Durant threw the basketball in his hand:
"FXXK! That should be mine!"

In the afternoon, at the Amway Arena, the All-Star East team warmed up before the game.

Before the warm-up, all the stars were gathered together by Riley:
"This is where?"

Riley put his hands behind his back, held his head high, and asked in a deep voice.

Howard pointed to the surrounding signs and said:
"Orlando!"

James yelled "Florida," and few others responded.

Riley was obviously not very satisfied with their answers, and he continued to ask with a stern look:

"This is the NBA All-Stars, not the WNBA, if you have an answer, say it out loud, don't be a pussy!"

"I need to know, where is this for all of you?"

A group of stars began to say their own answers:

"east……"

"South Coast..."

Although the answers this time are still fragmented, the answer of "East" has gradually gained everyone's consensus, so when Riley asked "Where is this place" again, all the stars shouted in unison:
"east!"

Riley finally nodded affirmatively. Although due to his age, it was difficult for him to utter the roar of the Dragon King, but decades of experience as the iron-blooded head coach and general manager still made him majestic:
"Yes, this is the east, our east! Last year, the west won 143-148. This year is the time for our east to swear sovereignty..."

"Tonight, our opponent will be Chris Paul, it will be Kevin Durant, it will be Kobe Bryant...they are killers, they are death, they are executioners, they are the best players in the world, But we are the winners!"

"The stars, celebrities, tens of thousands of viewers, and hundreds of millions of viewers in front of the TV will all become witnesses of our victory, and they will try their best to cheer for our victory..."

The players were gradually mobilized with Riley's passionate speech, so when Riley finally shouted "Everyone, do you understand what I said? We will use this game to swear our sovereignty!" The people shouted in unison:
"understand!"

Riley remained silent, his cold gaze slowly swept across the All-Stars.

For others, this group of All-Stars may be thorns, they may be big-name players who need to be taken care of, but to him, they are no different from a group of chickens.

Judging from the eyes of these all-stars giving back to him, in less than 5 minutes, he had fully grasped the situation by playing with the two concepts of "unity" and "honor"!
"For me, the rules are very simple. There are only three rules. Do as I say. If something goes wrong, I will bear it for you! You do it yourself, and you are responsible for all problems!"

Riley paused, then continued:

"Rule No.1, there is no defensive requirement for a lead of more than 5 points. When the lead is less than 5 points or behind, the man-to-man is guarded. When encountering a pick-and-roll, do not switch defenses. When encountering an arrow player, do not flank. More than one time, the bench will be given a seat, and after all the same positions are off the field, they will be reincarnated."

The stars nodded. Although the actual effect of such a defensive strategy may not be particularly good, the responsibility is very clear, and it is impossible to blame it.

"Rule No.2, there is no limit to pass and cut cooperation, but there is a limit to the number of singles!"

Riley said, picking up a box from Spoelstra on the side:
"Everyone will be assigned a series of numbers, which represent the number of times you can play singles on the field. If you reach this number, you will be given a seat on the bench for the next round!"

"Come up when you hear your name, LeBron James..."

The note was sent out quickly, but the numbers on the note obviously did not satisfy everyone.

The number of singles represents the opportunity to show their faces. Some people have finally been selected as an All-Star, but there are only 2 or even 1 singles opportunities in the game. In other words, they can only passively choose to catch the ball or end the game early. How can this work?

Howard is the one who has the biggest opinion. He is the All-Star starter, the second-most voter, and the host of the All-Star, but Riley only gave him 7 singles chances, and he is dismissing beggars...

However, just as he was about to question him, Riley took the lead in attacking:
"What are you passing around? When this is Orlando Kindergarten?"

"Deron Williams, Roy Hibbert, eat your note now, right now!"

Everyone was stunned for an instant!
Eat...eat the note?
Howard shrank his head sharply and retreated behind Wade, while the two who had just whispered to each other were stunned!
However, under Riley's coercion, they subconsciously put the note in their mouths, wanting to calm down as soon as possible...

It's just that Hibbert was relatively honest, chewed the note and swallowed it, but Deron kept it in his mouth.

Riley walked in front of Deron with unkind eyes. His back was straight and his hair was combed meticulously:
"Swallow!"

Riley's eyes were cold, and all the stars looked over like watching a show. Deron's face was full of embarrassment and disbelief!

To swallow or not to swallow, that is the question...

Damn, he's a famous stabbing head in the NBA!
The existence who dared to turn against the famous Marshal Sloan in public!
But now Riley is embarrassing him in public for something as big as a shit?

It's like breaking ground on Tai Sui's head!
Deron was so angry that his nose was going to be crooked, but he was very cautious, and he hesitated to turn against Riley in public...

On the one hand, Hibbert has already obediently complied. If he blatantly resists and confronts Riley, he will be charged with destroying unity. Riley will definitely arrange for him to disobey discipline at the press conference, thereby seriously destroy its commercial value.

On the other hand, he was quite proud when he saw the note just now, especially when Hibbert only had 2 chances for singles, but he had a full 10, which means that Riley released him with the right to fire. big...

Both kindness and majesty, carrots and sticks!
Deron just saw that other people also passed the news to each other, but Riley singled out him and the good boy Hibbert. He probably set a trap long ago and prepared to use him to sacrifice the flag...

The corner of Deron's mouth twitched. If he really resisted, with Riley's method, maybe some other moth would come out!

In the end, he decided to obey and swallow the note.

However, because he hadn't chewed it like Hibbert, the note was very dry, and it stuck in his throat as soon as he swallowed it!

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Delong coughed again and again, his face flushed from holding back, and it took him a while to recover, looking extremely embarrassed.

But after experiencing such an incident, everyone has an idea of ​​Riley's methods, so Riley's rule No. 3 was released very smoothly:
"Pass-and-cut coordination, the first ball-holding option, James, the second ball-holding option, Rose, the third ball-holding option, Wade, when I say three ball-holding options, it means that among these three people, there must be someone present , if you need to organize, pass the ball to them immediately!"

"In the end, the first offensive option, Wu Di, the second offensive option, Howard, and the third offensive option, Wade."

By the time everyone reacted, the rehearsal had already begun...

There is no problem with the top three ball-holding options. All three are starting playmakers, but Wu Di is the first offensive option?

Except for Wu Di, no one was surprised.

Riley actually let Wu Di be the first offensive option?

Is the sun coming out west?

But soon, the players' understanding of the last rule was divided.

On the first level, relatively simple players completely admire Wu Di's offensive ability and Riley's authority.

Wu Di is really going to become a god. After all, even the head coach of the enemy's family has been conquered. The last person who reached this level was an old hooligan, the only recognized GOAT.

And Riley is indeed selfless, publicly putting Wu Di as the first offensive option, and the only one for the Heat to enter the top three offensive options is Wade, and James is directly excluded!

On the second level, some smart players have a playful look on their faces. They think Riley is a hypocrite.

The first and third ball-holding options are all Heat players. Riley must have made special arrangements with them earlier, so the first offensive option is Wu Di, but he said it to those simple players!
But since Riley dared to say that, once they grab a rebound or need to transfer the end, they have to pass it to Wu Di!
Hehe, let Wu Di take the AMVP at that time, and see what Riley looks like!
On the third level, the faces of the Heat players are rarely calm, because they are the closest to the truth.

Riley did pave the way for the Heat's Big Three in advance for this matter, but it is another way of expressing it.

That is to take advantage of the All-Star Game, cooperate with Wu Di more, put yourself in the study of how to limit Wu Di's performance in terms of intercepting passes!

As for AMVP, Riley even said that they will send AMVP to Wu Di.

"God wants to make him die, he must first make him crazy!"

Riley quoted a line from Shakespeare's Macbeth at the time to explain his motivation.

Wu Di's heart became more dignified, Riley deserves to be a hero of the generation!
If he wasn't a reborn person, he might have been floating in the sky after this trick was killed.

And he expected that in the upcoming game, Riley would not even let Love and Jordan play, in order to let the Big Three of the Heat cooperate with him and study his catch and shot rhythm!

Such an enemy is truly terrifying!
If it is placed in the novel, what Riley took is definitely the script of the protagonist of Shuangwen.

He does everything he can, he doesn't care about face and honor at all, he even uses face and honor to soften his opponent, let his opponent fall into a trap, let his opponent feel smug, and then fall to pieces!

But this kind of script is often easier said than done.

Riley is over 60 years old, he has all the honors he deserves, and he has earned enough money. He has already reached the age of retirement, so there is no need to put down his face and play this trick!
But Riley just played!
This is the top players, for them, life is just a game, it is to play, to go all out, to win!
There is no such thing as "although I lost, but I made history", let alone "my team lost, but I didn't lose"!
As for other people's lives, it doesn't matter if they are not happy!

Life is but a game, just one game, only one game!
Thinking of this, the corners of Wu Di's lips rose. It is a blessing to have such an opponent!
Soon, the main game time of the night came, and before the players' appearance ceremony, a song that Wu Di was very familiar with recently appeared as the opening program, which was Beyoncé's "Halo".

Beyoncé stood in the center of the stage and sang passionately, looking at Wu Di in front of Jay-Z in the audience with drawn eyes!

"Gift Crab, Jay-Z won't be a cuckoo..."

Durant murmured in shock, because he followed Beyoncé's gaze and saw Wu Di's face that kept appearing in his dreams, of course, it was a nightmare.

"What? Kevin, you're a cuckoo?"

Westbrook on the side didn't hear clearly, but he could smell the gossip keenly.

"Put your head up!"

Durant pushed him with his shoulder, but thinking of the widow, he cursed again:
"Don't eat the sour radish, I'm worse than the cuckoo! The cuckoo still has the right to forgive, but I don't even have the right to forgive!"

Westbrook was also full of emotions when he heard the words, but he still comforted him:
"Don't worry about Adu, you will be qualified, sooner or later!"

Durant had a black question mark on his face, but his death stare quickly turned to Wu Di who was facing him!
The song ended, and the boring appearance ceremony ended quickly, and the names of the starting players of both sides appeared on the big screen in the sky!
West: point guard Paul, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Durant, power forward Griffin, center Bynum.

East: point guard Rose, shooting guard Wade, small forward Wu Di, power forward James, center Howard!
(End of this chapter)