Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Naturally, what Wu Dao said at the pre-match press conference could not immediately help the Timberwolves and himself to eliminate the impact of the previous drug scandal on themselves.

But for the Timberwolves fans, they just need to see a response from the Timberwolves or Martial Arts to feel at ease.

As for the fan group, they are actually not afraid of the teams they support and the stars they like being slandered.

What they fear is that their favorite stars and teams will remain silent in the midst of public opinion storms. Such an attitude will make them waver and lose confidence in uniting around the team and players.

At this time, what Wu Dao conveyed through the media reporters was, from another perspective, also a message to the Timberwolves fans, or an order to "go to war."

For a long time afterwards, whenever someone continued to talk about this matter, the Timberwolves and Martial Arts fans would naturally drown them out.

Never doubt the fans' support for their favorite stars.

Two words - loyalty!
What Wu Dao said at the pre-match press conference soon reached the ears of the Timberwolves players. After finishing the interview, Wu Dao returned to the locker room, and Stanley Roberts and other players all focused their attention on Wu Dao.

"I've already said it. In today's game, we can only succeed and not fail."

"This is not only for myself, but also for the Timberwolves and everyone on this team."

"In this public opinion storm, no Timberwolves player can stay out of it."

"If they can doubt me, they can also doubt you."

“Don’t take it lightly, and don’t take it lightly.”

"Today's game is not only about my career, but everyone's career as well!"

"Stand by me, and I will lead you to victory."

Under the gaze of all the players, Wu Dao knocked on the door gently, and then encouraged the players. He had seen that the Timberwolves had lost their morale in the past two days, and all they needed to regain their momentum was an opportunity.

For NBA players, nothing is more motivating than the future.

In the locker room, the cameras of the team reporters were aimed at Wu Dao and the Timberwolves players in front of him. The camera lenses also recorded everything that happened in the Timberwolves locker room.

The lights in the stadium dimmed, and amid the cheers of the fans, the Bulls' entrance music "Sirius" played in the stadium.

I have to say that the Bulls' marketing in this area is really outstanding.

There is no need for the DJ to use any uplifting sounds to stir up the atmosphere of the Bulls fans. Michael Jordan's game only needs to play this "entry" song to easily push the fans' emotions to the peak.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the Bulls players walked out of the player tunnel one after another.

Michael Jordan was the last person on the team to walk out of the player tunnel, and the applause and cheers he received were the loudest in the team.

As the Bulls players complete their entrance, the music fades.

The audience in the stands also focused their attention on the entrance to the player tunnel on the other side. The Bulls fans who had been cheering enthusiastically seemed unusually quiet at this moment, and the originally bustling stadium also fell silent.

Not only the Bulls fans, but even the Timberwolves fans at the scene were very quiet. Although there were sporadic cheers from the stands, those fans silently kept their mouths shut under the gaze of the Bulls fans around them.

There was a depressing atmosphere throughout the stadium.

The Timberwolves, who were playing away from home, were treated coldly, which was much more serious than what they had suffered in previous games.

The DJ's voice became much flatter when he introduced the Timberwolves players.

The various doubts surrounding the Timberwolves and Wu Dao have indeed had a huge impact on the Timberwolves.

The sound of footsteps came from the player tunnel. Kevin Garnett, who was the first to walk out of the tunnel, raised his head and glanced at the quiet stands around him. He raised his arms as if no one was around, and greeted the cheers that were almost nonexistent.

Garnett has a big heart and always has a big heart.

Even in such a cold environment, he was able to maintain his enthusiasm and liveliness.

The other Timberwolves players who came on after Garnett did not have such a good mentality as him. The depressing atmosphere created by tens of thousands of people was enough to make the players breathless. If their mentality was a little worse, seeing such a scene, they would probably feel weak in their limbs and even unable to stand steadily.

Some people get nervous even when giving a small speech in front of dozens of people, their legs become weak and they become speechless.

Not to mention that the Timberwolves players now have to endure the indifference of nearly 10,000 people in the stadium.

Although the Timberwolves players have all experienced big scenes, they have rarely encountered scenes like this. Although they did not behave in an ugly manner under the gaze of the fans, after walking to their rest area, the players' hearts were pounding and they were a little nervous.

Wudao was the last player to enter the court among the Timberwolves. When Wudao walked into the court, the depressing atmosphere became even stronger.

Even the Timberwolves fans were speechless due to the depressing atmosphere. Even if they wanted to cheer for Wu Dao in their hearts, they chose to remain silent at this moment.

However, Wudao seemed to have no feeling about what was happening in front of him. After stopping briefly at the player's tunnel, Wudao jogged into the stadium with a calm expression and came to the rest area with his teammates.

His calmness surprised the media reporters. They had speculated that Wudao might be suppressed by such an atmosphere, and become nervous and uneasy; they had also speculated that Wudao would force himself to cheer up and be more active than before.

But I didn't expect that the martial arts association would be so calm.

It is not easy for him to remain calm in such an atmosphere as he is just a young player under 20 years old.

Did Wu Dao use stimulants in previous competitions? The media reporters had no way to confirm it for the time being, but they had to admire the mentality Wu Dao showed at this time.

Only such players can determine the outcome of the game at critical moments.

A public opinion storm is ultimately a public opinion storm.

I will not take any substantial measures against the Timberwolves because of the groundless rumors spread by the media reporters, and this series will naturally not be interrupted because of such a public opinion storm.

After a simple warm-up, the buzzer sounded in the stadium.

As the starting players of the Bulls and Forest Island teams walked into the stadium, the cheers of the fans in the stands became louder and the originally depressing atmosphere was broken.

Of course, for the Timberwolves players, that feeling has been deeply engraved in their hearts, and it may not be dispelled in a short time.

Momentum is low.

Everyone can see that the spirit and energy displayed by the Timberwolves' starting players are far inferior to those of the Bulls.

Wu Dao was calm and Garnett was still passionate, but the other three players were somewhat silent, with dim eyes.

The finals stage seems to be able to get the Timberwolves players excited.

After the experienced Michael Jordan entered the court, he saw the mental state shown by the Timberwolves' starting players and a sarcastic smile appeared on his face.

Such an opponent has no way to compete with the Bulls.

Pippen stood in front of Wu Dao, glanced at Wu Dao's teammates, and then his eyes fell back on Wu Dao, smiling and saying:

"Hey, Bionicle, it seems like your teammates don't want to play with you."

"It's really hard to be a teammate with someone like you."

"Could it be that those people also took stimulants before the game like you?"

Pippen was not a chatterbox most of the time, but when facing Bu Dao, his mentality changed. Before the controversy over doping, Bu Dao was the hottest new star in the league, and some Chicago media even called him "the next Michael".

The high-profile martial arts naturally made Pippen a little jealous. When he first entered the league, he also received so much media attention, and the media also had a very high opinion of him at that time.

However, as Pippen's basketball career progressed, Pippen, who was regarded as a rising star, was nailed to the pillar of shame as the "second in command".

Yes, shame.

In Pippen's heart, the title of "the strongest second in command" given to him by some people is an insult to him.

Such an arrogant player would never be satisfied with being the second in command of the team.

In the NBA league, the leader of a team and the runner-up of a team have two completely different positions.

No matter how powerful the second-in-command is, he is still just the second-in-command. No matter how lame the team leader is, he is still the team leader.

When fans talk about the historical status and abilities of stars, they will never compare the top star with the second-in-command.

Just as today's fans will not compare Curry and Pippen, when talking about a certain star player, the benchmark is often players like Kobe, Duncan, and Jordan.

This kind of thinking is deeply rooted and has been deeply rooted in people's minds as early as the 90s.

It is precisely because of the influence of this trend of thought that Pippen is not content with his current status and position. He wants to find some sense of superiority in martial arts to prove that he, the "strongest second in command", cannot be ignored.

Prove that if he wasn't in the Bulls, he would still be the boss of the team
"Oh, what a shame, Scotty."

"If I had known you thought of me this way, I would have left you a sample of my own urine."

"Maybe if you drink my urine, you can fight better?!"

"Honestly, after being in the league for so long, I'm still a role player and have never been able to truly own my own team."

"If I were you, I would have retired from playing basketball a long time ago."

"Role players are role players after all. Really, where do they rank in the Bulls?"

"Second brother? I'm afraid not—"

"I think it's Lao Liu? I remember Michael, Ron, Tony, Dennis, and Luke Longli all have salaries much higher than yours."

"So the Bulls' main players all have higher salaries than you?"

"It seems that you have no value to the Bulls management!"

"Recognize your position, okay?"

"A worthless little character."

Expose people's shortcomings and slap them in the face.

Faced with Pippen's expression, Wu Dao naturally wouldn't have anything good to say to him.

He didn't take Pippen's ridicule to heart at all. Instead, he asked back with a smile. Looking at Pippen's dark and red face, Wu Dao's eyes also revealed a hint of smile.

Pippen's words had no effect on martial arts at all, after all, lies have no power.

But martial arts words caused 1 points of critical damage to Pippen, because the truth is the sharpest knife——

Pippen's face flushed red as he didn't say anything. He even turned his head away awkwardly, not looking at Wu Dao. However, his expression of helplessness and rage at this moment also made Wu Dao feel very comfortable.

The anger and unhappiness that had been accumulating in my heart these days has also dissipated a lot.

Wu Dao is a normal person. It is unrealistic to think that the public opinion storm has no effect on him. He is just more mature and calm compared to other young players.

But at the same time, martial arts also need an outlet.

Pippen just ran into the muzzle of martial arts.

"Beep——"

The referee walked into the middle with a basketball and blew his whistle, and then the basketball was thrown high into the air.

Garnett and Luke Longley both jumped hard for the jump ball in the center circle. With Garnett's first shot, Game 4 of the Finals officially began.

After receiving the basketball, Marbury dribbled the ball quickly towards the frontcourt. Before he could get close to the three-point line to organize the team's offense, he saw Wu Daoban leaning sideways on Pippen in the elbow area and stretching out his hand to ask him for something.

Very positive.

Today, Wudao was very active at the beginning of the game. Marbury glanced at Wudao and passed the basketball in his hand quickly.

As Wu Dao's teammate, Marbury could naturally understand Wu Dang's mood at the moment. He also understood why Wu Dao said such words at the pre-match press conference. He probably wanted to prove his ability through this game.

Marbury naturally supports this.

Of course, Marbury is not completely without his own ideas. In fact, Marbury has secretly thought in his heart these days, if Wu Dao is found out to have used stimulants, will his position in the Timberwolves be able to be further improved?
Marbury even thought that Budo would be devastated by the public opinion storm, and he would quickly rise to the top and directly take the offensive ball rights from Budo.

But after thinking it over, Marbury finally suppressed such evil thoughts in his heart.

Facts tell Marbury that without martial arts, the Timberwolves would have no chance of reaching the finals.

For a team struggling on the edge of the playoffs, what good would it do even if Marbury could become the core of this team?

Pointless.

It is precisely because of this that Marbury is determined to assist martial arts.

"Snapped!"

As he got the basketball, Wudao also swept the ball towards the basket. Facing Pippen's defense, Wudao only needed to move his body slightly to successfully shift the opponent's defensive center of gravity.

The next second, Wu Dao, who was holding the ball outside the three-point line, took a pull-up shot.

Fake pull up shot.

Before McGrady became famous, this move had already become a signature move in martial arts.

"Shh!"

As the basketball entered the net, a slight sound rang out in the stadium, directly igniting the enthusiasm of the Timberwolves fans to watch the game.

"Who are you guarding against?"

"Sixth!"

(End of this chapter)