Sports medicine starts with the Sun Miracle Doctor

Chapter 67 Phoenix
Stern personally sent Chen Yu away.

Coming downstairs, Jordan stopped Chen Yu: "Chen, you haven't become the Magic's team doctor, so do you want to come to Washington?"

Just upstairs, Chen Yu and the two of them talked a lot about sports and health, which gave Jordan an eye-opening feeling.

A person who not only has excellent medical skills but also understands sports medicine is a perfect fit to be a team doctor.

Chen Yu said: "You have the final say?"

"Of course." Jordan patted his chest: "I am a shareholder of the Wizards and their general manager. You decide whether I have the final say."

"Mickey broke his ribs last season and is still in pain this year. Last month, he sprained his knee again. He is 35 years old and needs to be taken good care of to continue his competitive form."

"By the way, there is also Juwan Howard. Although he does not have any major injuries, he has been suffering from minor injuries. He also has some ankle problems this year and has missed many games. And I have always felt that since he signed that contract After that, I have been having psychological problems.”

The Mickey that Jordan is talking about should be Mickey Richmond, who was once the king's face, nicknamed Rock. As Jordan said, he is not too young.

There is also Zhuwan Howard, Chen Yu's impression of him is the famous Mr. Billion Yuan.

When he saw the news for the first time, Chen Yu was shocked. He couldn't imagine that he could earn so much money playing ball.

"I need to think about it. As for the two of them, when the health management department is established, you can submit a report and I will provide my professional medical advice." Chen Yu said with a smile.

In the past, he worked hard to pursue a job as a team doctor, but now, it is Chen Yu's turn to choose the team.

In fact, Chen Yu personally prefers to go to the Suns.

Because Hardaway's postoperative recovery will be a long process, if he becomes the Suns team doctor, he can monitor his condition anytime and anywhere.

Jordan nodded: "You have my phone number. If you think about it carefully, call me."

After speaking, get in the car and leave.

Chen Yu turned his head and glanced at the towering Olympic Building behind him, wrapped himself in a windbreaker, turned around and blended into the wind and snow.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

At the airport, the current general manager of the Suns, Brian Colangelo, and one of his assistants, David Griffin, who is responsible for daily affairs, plus the head of the medical department.

Current team physician Richard Emerson, as well as head trainer Aaron Nelson of the medical department.

It would take a while for Chen Yu's plane to land. David Griffin glanced at Richard Emerson in the distance who was wearing glasses and had a strong academic atmosphere, and whispered: "Manager, I heard Miss Louise say , Mr. Emerson has the idea of ​​​​resigning."

Brian, who was wearing a straight black suit with dark stripes and a strong face, glanced at Emerson, snorted softly and said, "Then I respect his idea."

Brian was quite resentful of Emerson and felt that he was not qualified to be the Suns' team doctor.

There are many reasons.

For example, in the second half of last season, the team's main power forward Tom Gugliotta ruptured his left knee ligament and was out for the season.

Then at the end of March, Emerson performed ligament repair surgery on Gugliotta himself.

As a result, after returning this season, a starting power forward who averaged 13.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game last season has seen his data drop off a cliff, averaging only 5.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game so far this season.

The whole person is just useless, okay?

If that's just it, forget it. The key is that last season, I just signed a five-year, 5 million contract with him.

Brian was almost going crazy. This big contract was a waste of money.

For this reason, his father often complained about his poor eyesight.

Brian is still aggrieved. There is nothing wrong with giving him the maximum salary. In his last two seasons with the Timberwolves, he averaged 20 plus 9 per game and was selected as an All-Star. Who knew that he would decline so drastically after recovering from injury.

Therefore, the fundamental reason is that there is something wrong with Emerson's surgery this time.

In addition to Gugliotta, there are also Hardaway's knee and Kidd's ankle. The team has constant injuries and even resigned. If you don't start, you will be good.

David Griffin wisely changed the topic and said: "By the way, manager, what kind of player health management department will the league set up this time? I see that ESPN's revelations are related to Dr. Chen. Will that affect Hardaway?" Treatment?"

The day before yesterday, Stern was interviewed by reporters and mentioned that he was planning to set up a new department to manage the medical departments of each team to prevent players from returning early without fully recovering.Brian crossed his arms. He had also read the news, and his old man had also talked to him about it.

"It's a good thing, but according to the news I got, Chen may become the head of this new department, which is a bit troublesome."

From the team's perspective, we definitely don't want players to get injured.

The Magic management's shady operation is just an example, and Brian himself would definitely not do it anyway.

Therefore, although there will be one more department involved in the daily operations of the team, both Brian himself and the elder Colangelo are supportive.

It was Chen Yu who became the head of this department, and he was a little worried.

It's not that Chen Yu is not qualified enough or his medical skills are not good enough.

You can tell by looking at Hill's condition. After returning from the first game with the Knicks, Hill played again against the Hawks the next day. In 20 minutes of playing time, he scored 17 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds, helping the Magic to a 19-point victory. Beat the Eagles.

And the next game against the Spurs, the state is so hot, how good Chen Yu's treatment is, do you still have to question it?

But the problem is that Chen Yu always starts from the health of the players and is selfless. For Hill, he asked the Magic uniform staff to change people. If he takes over this department, then whether the players on the team will be injured in the future will depend on Chen Yu. Yu's face.

Brian doesn't support Gabriel's approach, but there are some special circumstances where players really need to make certain sacrifices.

"But it's useless for us to object." Stern has controlled the league with an iron fist for more than ten years. No one can object to what he wants to do.

After chatting for a while, Chen Yu appeared with his suitcase in hand.

Brian immediately led everyone to greet him.

"Hello."

Chen Yu shook hands with the four people one by one, exchanged brief greetings, and immediately got in the car and went straight to St. Luke's Hospital in downtown Phoenix.

On the way, Brian asked the driver to take a detour and pass by the Suns' American West Arena.

The last time he came to Phoenix, he was in such a hurry that Chen Yu didn't actually see much.

As the capital of Arizona, Phoenix is ​​actually very prosperous and has many places worth seeing.

At the same time, Phoenix is ​​also very strong in sports, not only with the Suns, but also with the WNBA Phoenix Mercury.

NFL, they have the Arizona Cardinals who moved over from St. Louis.

Jerry Colangelo, the owner of the Suns, also has an MLB team that was established two years ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Finally, the Phoenix hockey program is also particularly strong, with two teams.

Most importantly, the climate is good.

After staying in New York for a few days, it was freezing and snowy, which made Chen Yu, who was used to staying in Miami, really uncomfortable.

It has to be Phoenix. The temperature is over ten degrees without the humidity of Miami, which is just right.

Soon, the group arrived at the hospital.

Hardaway came over in the morning and did a series of inspections.

His agent, Kevin Boston, also came.

Emerson was familiar with the situation. He came from St. Luke's Hospital.

In the clinic, Chen Yu met Hardaway.

Seeing Chen Yu, he took the initiative to stand up and hug Chen Yu, and then said: "Grant's recovery is great, all because of you."

He sounded excited, wishing he could become the next Hill immediately.

(End of this chapter)