i really don't want to play basketball

Chapter 163 [Interesting things during the lockout]

The crisis of the league's suspension is quite serious.

It has affected the livelihood of countless players, but mainly the middle and lower-level players. After all, they are stars and always have some wealth.

Not to mention the superstars, they are all newly rich. During the lockout, their endorsements were not affected. Instead, they participated in more commercial activities. They were in a gold-fishing state throughout the summer and made a lot of money.

As for the middle and lower class players, especially the bottom players, they really rely on their wages to support their families, and they really can't bear it.

The shutdown that has lasted for more than a month has not softened the attitudes of labor and management. In the new round of negotiations, both sides doubt each other's sincerity. If this trend develops, it may be more serious than the previous shutdown.

Starting from mid-August, some players went to play overseas, and this trend continued to spread until it became bigger and bigger, sweeping more and more people.

The turmoil now is much greater than in the previous life, and Xia Yin knew that this was also a change he brought about.

The cake has become bigger, mainly due to the rise of Xia Yin and the representatives of two international players, Dayao and Nowitzki. The league's overseas promotion has been much smoother.

This also makes both labor and management want more, and naturally the differences between the two are even greater and completely irreconcilable.

During the previous lockout, only [-] or [-] players went overseas to play, but now there are more than [-], and many All-Stars and superstars have also gone abroad.

In addition to making money and expanding their reputation, they also want to maintain competitive status. You know, the training camp was almost about to start at the end of September in previous years, but now there is no sign of it.

If the league is really suspended for a season, it will be a huge loss if the players do not play for a season and cannot maintain their competitive state, and many players are still in the period of increasing their goals.

Some veterans need competitive games to maintain their form. After all, they are getting older year by year. If their competitive form fails, they will be eliminated by the fast-paced league.

There are many players who want to play in the CBA, but the foreign aid system here is very complicated. Each team is only allowed to have two foreign aids, and no replacement is allowed during the season.

Stars with contracts come here to sign contracts that are beneficial to the players. If the NBA starts in the middle of the game, the contracted players must return to the NBA. The CBA team will not be able to recruit more foreign players, which will definitely affect the record.

Stars working part-time will also have a negative impact on the CBA market. If they run away in the middle of a game, what will happen next?Local players will take the blame for their record and be scolded by fans.

But these rules had no impact on Xia Yin and Allen. Allen returned to his old team, but Xia Yin had no idea of ​​playing in the CBA.

He just wants a good vacation.

But after all, there are teams that dare to bet. After all, some players can play a very good role even if they are brought over to play for a month, such as Kobe.

The news that Xia Yin saw was that Kobe had joined a CBA team and the game was about to start. Kobe also appeared here, which aroused crazy expectations from the fans.

Of course, there are also some league players with unrestricted contracts who have joined the CBA. They don't have that much capital to negotiate terms, and some have to play for one season before leaving.

All kinds of news were mixed together, Xia Yin watched it with relish, it was quite interesting.

Because they traveled all the way, Xia Yin and the others were all dressed up in disguise. For this purpose, they also hired a mainland security team, and the others were only an assistant and a lawyer.

They were already waiting for the arrival of Xia Yin and the others. Xia Yin never skimped on safety.

When traveling in Europe, there were more than 30 bodyguards in a queue. For this reason, he never encountered any trouble during the trip. This is why he was very happy along the way.

Otherwise, if he encounters any trouble, his identity will be exposed, but there may be a greater possibility of encountering trouble. Xia Yin just wants to have a happy vacation, and he doesn't want to encounter those things.

For this reason, the expenses for more than a month were flowing like water, but this was just a drop in the bucket for Xia Yin.

"It's good to have money. Everything can be arranged in advance. Being able to be so comforted and happy along the way is where my confidence comes from."

Xia Yin came to Lisa and Thalia's seat, "Is it done? It's about to land."

"Okay, okay, can you take a look?"

Lisa opened the door, and the first-person cabin was a good deal, not to mention the deluxe version.

"The wig is okay, it covers up a lot, the skin color has changed a lot, and the eyes are okay, but I'd better wear a mask."

Xia Yin commented on their two outfits, and he himself was the same. With an ordinary T-shirt, loose pants, a cap and a mask, it was almost impossible to tell.

"Getting ready to get off the plane."

The place they went to was Wuhan, where the Asian Games was being held. A Lian was leading the team for this Asian Games. He had grown rapidly in the past two years and learned a lot from Xia Yin.

Therefore, there were no problems in this Asian Games. They were undefeated in the group stage and entered the knockout rounds, and then made it all the way to the finals.

What we are going to play today is the final. Xia Yin and the others are also here to watch the game, and it is more convenient to go anywhere from here.

"There are so many people." Thalia's eyes kept rolling, looking curious about everything.

"Were we here last time?" Thalia asked.

Xia Yin walked with his bag and said, "No, we will stay here for a few days, and then we will go to Chengdu. I know you want to see pandas, so please wait."

"Ok."

Lisa smiled and said nothing.

That is to say, around Xia Yin, Thalia is the obedient and good child, who can usually talk nonsense.

We went directly to the hotel and settled in. Because we made a reservation in advance and had a special car pick-up arranged by the assistant, the journey was smooth.

Xia Yin did not inform Alien and Dayao. Alien wanted to compete and did not want to affect his condition. Dayao just did not want to have anything to do with him. After all, his goal was too big and could be easily exposed.

How could he play with peace of mind after being exposed?

But after all, it can't stop the fire. It won't be long before news of his arrival in China will come out, but at least he won't be followed and reported by the media, which is very profitable.

After resting in the hotel for half an afternoon, they went to a local restaurant to have an authentic Chinese meal. Xia Yin was satisfied.

For more than a month, if there was anything that dissatisfied him, it was the irregularity in his diet. Apart from the fact that it was better in Italy, it was really hard to describe in other countries.

"It's so delicious." Thalia can also speak Chinese, but she's not very proficient in it, but it's relatively standard, and it's no problem if she speaks more slowly.

What Lisa said was quite pure, but after all, it was an exotic place, and there were some people who were inquiring about it. Lisa said, "I'm from Western Xinjiang."

To break the doubt directly, after all, I am fluent in Mandarin.

In the evening, three people and two bodyguards watched the Asian Games basketball final together. Dayao was also present, but he was a spectator and did not play.

After winning the championship and FMVP this season, he is already the nominal No. 1 in domestic basketball.

Xia Yin is an alternative, very special and different.

"Alian seems to have worked hard. He has made great progress in just over two months. Of course, this is also because the quality of the competition is not high."

Lisa said, "His style of play has changed a lot. While he has the core style of play, he can also drive his teammates, and he can also play a little bit of ball-handling offense. Is this a bit like shooting all over the place?"

“You have a good vision and the level of competition is low. With this style of play, he can keep the team’s lower limit and at the same time produce good data. Plus, the rules of international competitions are different.

He is now a big killer in international competitions. I think he can make further progress in the Olympics next year. "

Lisa smiled and said, "He is older than you. I didn't expect you to teach him." "A master is a teacher. Don't worry about this. He can score at least a triple-double in today's game."

Sure enough, the Jordanian team, which had a huge outburst, was completely helpless in the face of Allen's tossing and turning.

In the last two minutes of the fourth quarter, Allen had already scored 2 points, 35 assists and 10 rebounds.

"You win, let's go! It will definitely be more interesting to play here for two days and then go see Kobe's debut."

Come quietly, go quietly.

Deng Huade, who emphasized passion and mad dog spirit, helped the men's basketball team escape from the haze of 09, which was refreshing. However, Deng Huade did not bring any changes to the Chinese team at the tactical level.

This time, it was all up to Allen to take care of the situation, and several players who received Xia Yin's guidance also improved a lot to achieve good results. However, in Xia Yin's view, most of them were useless and had no future.

After playing here for two days, I went directly to watch Kobe's game.

"Wow, there are so many people. They are so enthusiastic."

Thalia held a marshmallow in one hand and an ice cream cone in the other. There was a water bottle on her chest, which contained an ice drink. She could hold the straw in her mouth by lowering her head, which was quite easy.

"You should eat less sweets. It's easy to gain weight. Look, you have gained 8 pounds in more than a month."

Thalia lowered her head slowly, her hair covering her eyes, but only for a moment, "I'll eat first and then lose weight after the trip is over, and I'm still growing, hehe."

Lisa ignored her and ate her smoothie with peace of mind. She also held a portion of ice powder in her hand.

Well...they are all foodies.

Xia Yin was still carrying a lot of food in his hand. The three of them finished eating in the car, threw the garbage into the trash can, and went directly to the arena to watch the game.

"Kobe! Kobe!"

"Idol! Ahhhhhh!"

Surrounded by crazy fans, the three of Xia Yin wore hats and masks and responded calmly, which was quite disharmonious.

Kobe was waving his arms to the fans and smiling happily, but he was always looking for something, but couldn't find the target.

Xia Ying sent him a message before and wanted to see his debut, so he was naturally looking for Xia Yin.

At the beginning of the game, Kobe was suddenly in a mess, and he didn't look like a 34-year-old veteran at all.

Mid-range jump shot, back-turn shot, dunk, layup after breakthrough, and a dunk from behind the ball.

Kobe showed his offensive skills in this game, which was quite comprehensive. He scored 20 points in the first quarter.

He scored 60 points in less than three quarters, but the opponent also collapsed, so he just sat on the bench to rest.

Seeing the unsuspicious game, Xia Yin also sneaked out with Lisa and Thalia.

Xia Yin sent a message to Kobe: [Well done, but I hope you can be a bad person as well as a good person, hold your teammates to strict standards, and also give some tips to your opponents.

I hope your arrival can make them change and improve. 〕

Kobe saw this message after returning to the locker room and replied directly without hesitation: "No problem, I will do it." 〕

Afterwards, Kobe really had high standards and strict demands on his teammates, and for a while the team became their "hell". Kobe was too strict, and the Mamba glare was too scary.

But opponents often receive guidance from Kobe, and there is always a harmonious scene during warm-ups before games.

He is very comfortable here.

After Xia Yin left here, he went directly to Rongcheng. After all, he agreed to Thalia to see pandas.

Lying on the teahouse drinking tea and enjoying the cool afternoon.

Next to her, Lisa was watching TV, and Thalia was studying mahjong. She had been attracted to it before, but she was still young at that time, so how could Xia Yin let her play this.

Now let go and do whatever you want. Anyway, back to Mi Lijian, there are not many people around her who can play mahjong.

"what's for dinner?"

"Eating maocai crayfish? Or hot pot? Or should we order a la carte?"

Thalia put down the mahjong, "I want to eat the rabbit head."

This is her new favorite after coming here.

"OK, Xia Yin, what do you want to eat?"

"Let's get some braised vegetables. I want to eat braised vegetables."

"Okay, just half an hour."

They had a lot of fun eating, drinking, having fun and watching the scenery. They stayed in Chengdu for half a month.

Xia Yin's trip was still going on, but suddenly a big trade proposal came out from the alliance.

The Lakers are preparing to make a three-way deal with Mosaic and the Hornets, which is about Paul's whereabouts.

The Lakers want to get Chris Paul and once again compete for the championship. After all, Kobe is older, and he only has the window to compete in the past few years.

But before the results of the transaction were finally released, the owners of the other 27 teams gave David Stern a warning after hearing the news.

Because once this deal is reached, the chain reaction will inevitably cause a major reshuffle in the Western Conference.

In order to prevent the stars from getting together and causing turmoil in the league, they jointly pressured the league to reject the deal. This is no joke.

After all, the Lakers have a criminal record before, otherwise how could Pau Gasol get here?Could it be that the strong wind blew it?
Paul was in pain, "Damn it, how come I was selected by the Hornets, and now I am in this situation, they are all targeting me, you are all targeting me, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

But no matter how unhappy or painful he was, there was nothing he could do. Originally, he thought that if he could go to the big city of Los Angeles to play and team up with Kobe, he might have hope of chasing the championship.

But now, everything is shattered.

As soon as this incident started to get heated, another incident also jumped out.

Michael Jordan acquired a majority stake in the Bobcats in 10 years and became the owner of the team.

In this year's labor negotiations, when the basketball god faced his juniors, he looked exactly like a veteran capitalist.

It directly shattered the aura of the God of Basketball.

There are many more interesting things like this.

(End of this chapter)