First in scoring

Chapter 503 No. 501.23 is not great, Jordan is great
Gasol Jr. denied the nature of the incident, but did not deny the incident itself. Hill became excited when he heard it.

During the All-Star Weekend, Hill heard about a funny thing. Gasol was abandoned by the second-generation wealthy woman who supported him. He was also carried to the side of the road by several bodyguards and a check was thrown on him to send him away.

The City of Angels, the capital of entertainment, this incident was quite popular in Los Angeles during those days and became a laughing stock among NBA players.

Hill asked in a teasing tone: "Oh my god, Mark, you are the talented center of the Lakers. How rich do you have to be to support you?"

When he later went online, he actually saw the detailed follow-up reports, and it was actually a sad story.

After Marc Gasol joined the Lakers, he met a mature beauty who was a few years older than him while watching a concert at Staples Center. He was attracted by her beauty... no, it was love at first sight. He took the initiative to ask her out and they played poker that night. He thought they had confirmed the relationship and was often invited to her house afterwards.

In fact, the woman is a second-generation wealthy woman who is engaged, but she and her fiancé were having separate affairs before marriage, and it is hard to say what will happen after marriage. She agreed to date Gasol Jr. just to try out the Spanish wolfdog. After getting tired of it, she prepared to change to a new toy and never contacted Gasol Jr. again.

But Gasol thought he was dumped and broke up, so he went to the girl's house to try to win her back, but was kicked out by the bodyguard. The second-generation rich woman suddenly remembered that she seemed to have forgotten to pay the poor athlete for the night, so she wrote a check...

This follow-up report came out during the Madness season, when not many people were paying attention to it. Hill saw it while browsing the news in his spare time.

Zhang Yang echoed, "Yes, yes. Brown's endorsement fee this year is several million. Even if you don't make as much as him, it won't be much less, right? And remember that although you are a second-round pick, the Lakers pay you the same salary as a lottery rookie..."

Gasol's face flushed, but he could only say: "I'm not, I didn't!"

Kidd saw that Gasol, a 260cm tall fat man, was about to cry because of the two guys on the opposite side, and said unhappily: "Don't tease Mark. A Spanish bullfighter is very scary when he is angry."

The big guy had spoken, so Hill could only regretfully end his teasing of the talented rookie, but he still refused to admit defeat: "Our Jack can also take apart Nice's empty stomach. He can knock down the Spanish bullfighter with one hand!"

Kidd said helplessly: "Yes, yes, you are right."

Ji Bugong: If I had known that the first generation successor to Jordan would have this kind of personality, I would have become friends with him a long time ago. Who knew that this rich second-generation and elite who looks like a decent person is actually like this in private?
Sister-in-law: How come these two big guys of the Bobcats are so different from other big guys in the industry? Brother Dong, The Answer, The Masked Man, Little Giant... all of them are very big guys, but these two guys are not serious at all!
...

On June 6, Zhang Yang woke up at 6 o'clock, just like every other home game day. Looking at the birthday marked on the calendar for Emma Roberts, he poked the little bitch who was still sleeping, smiled, got up, went out for two laps in the morning, and returned home just after 6 o'clock to see his father playing... Gobang with his younger brother.

Emma Roberts has also gotten up and is busy in the kitchen with her mother.

He went back to his room and took a shower. When he arrived at the restaurant, Emma Roberts and his mother had already prepared breakfast.

Zhang Yang took a look and saw a table full of breakfast and a small cake. They were all made by the little bitch. It seemed that the little bitch only made that bowl of noodles... No, what mother would cook longevity noodles for her 21-year-old son?
But he still enjoyed the meal very much and finished the noodles in just a few bites.

After breakfast, the family of five went to the Turkish Airlines Arena together.

Emma Roberts is definitely going to get some camera time today. Zhang's father's chain restaurant has gotten advertising space from boss Joe, so she's going to go check it out too. Zhang's mother is bringing little Wukong to join in the fun.

On the way, Zhang Yang saw several billboards celebrating his birthday, but this time it was not bought by Boss Qiao, but made by the City Hall.

He couldn't suppress it. Although it was not the first time he saw such a scene, he still couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

This is called face! And this time is different from the last time, this time it is a game day! The first game day of the finals! He saw the news before, saying that in the days after the Eastern Conference Finals, more people from China traveled to the United States than before the second round of the "China Derby", and a large number of them were heading to Charlotte. The purpose of the city hall must be to please tourists, but it also helped him to maintain face.

Arriving at the Turkish Airlines Arena, the family of five split up into four groups. Zhang's father and his team went to work; Emma Roberts met up with her mother's team to take a set of sports-style photos first, and there was a live broadcast to be recorded at noon; Zhang's mother met up with several wives with children and visited various places of the team...

Zhang Yang naturally came to the training ground, warmed up, and started training with his teammates. However, this morning's training was very simple, with only basic offensive and defensive tactical running training, and there were cameras from several media outlets filming. The training was over in more than an hour, followed by interviews and program recordings... The morning of the game day was busier than the training day, but it did not affect their preparation progress. All the preparations that should have been made in the previous two and a half days had been made.

Zhang Yang was busy until around 3 p.m. before he had some free time. He ate a hamburger, took an hour's nap, got up at 4:5 p.m. to have a pre-match meal, and at around p.m., he and his teammates began to do pre-match warm-up preparations under the camera.

At 7: pm, after receiving a notification from the staff, Zhang Yang, who was looking forward to the upcoming game, and his equally excited teammates came to the player tunnel. The acrobatic performance on the court had ended, and the props were being put away and the floor was being cleaned.

Zhang Yang glanced around the audience seats, and saw a sea of ​​orange. Most of the people in the audience were wearing special edition T-shirts given to them during ticket inspection. Printed on them were his Q version avatar of Zhang San and the words "Happy 21st Birthday". His already strong desire to win became even stronger!
However, after the entrance ceremony began, he calmed down a lot when he saw Garnett, Ariza, Kwame Brown, Kidd, Kobe... running out from the opposite side one after another.

This opponent is not easy to deal with! And the Bobcats can't afford to lose! A 70-win team that made it to the finals, if they don't win the championship, it's not just a matter of embarrassment. The foreseeable consequences will be a collapse of team confidence, someone being fired or traded away, or even becoming the next Pacers or Mavericks... Zhang San doesn't dare to hope that after winning 70 games and being the runner-up, the league's strongest scorer will join and save them from disintegration.

Not to mention that they have no salary space, the main thing is that Zhang San himself is the scoring leader.

...

After the entrance ceremony, Zhang Yang and Kobe were invited to participate in the pre-game interview.

Without waiting for the reporter to ask questions, Kobe directly said to Zhang Yang: "I have been looking forward to playing against you in the finals for a long time."

Is the old blacksmith trying to turn the tables? Zhang Yang was not going to tolerate this and asked, "Shouldn't you be looking forward to playing against Yao again? I remember you lost to him last year, right?"

Kobe secretly pinched his thigh and said, "Yao and you were the Finals MVPs last year and the year before last. I am looking forward to it. It doesn't matter which one of you I beat first."

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "I'm different. I've always been clear about who I want to play against in the finals."

Kobe raised his eyebrows, smiled, and replied: "I'm honored..."

Before Kobe could finish, Zhang Yang added a name: "Allen Iverson."

Kobe's smile froze on his face, and he subconsciously responded, "Wrong?"

Zhang Yang: "No. 3 will surely become the greatest jersey number. The games played by No. 3 players are also the most exciting games in this year's playoffs. It doesn't matter if No. 24 is defeated later."

Kobe felt like a thousand alpacas were running through his mind, and his legs were so swollen from pinching.

The reporter at the side forced himself to suppress his hands that wanted to applaud and his lips that wanted to curl up. The third brother is so awesome! This pre-match interview is going to be explosive!
Kobe Bryant resisted the urge to swear. He reacted very quickly, forcing out an "I don't care" smile and asked, "Don't you think No. 23 is the greatest number?"

Zhang Yang shrugged: "Number 23? Not bad."

"Not bad? Aren't you afraid your boss will be angry if you say that?"

"It was because of him that I knew there was a number 23. Besides him, which other player who wore number 23 could be considered great?"

The old blacksmith's eyes widened: Oh, oh, oh! So you were waiting here? So direct? A 21-year-old is brave! I haven't dared to diss others so directly in the past two years. Aren't you afraid of being scolded to death by reporters? The media that owns shares has been praising your team to the sky these days!
Before, there was a group of fans and media who indiscriminately attacked all other top players. They would compare themselves with everyone. With those who were better at scoring, they would compare their all-roundness; with all-around players, they would compare their records; with those who were better in records, they would compare their statistics... they would definitely not lose.

After the second round, that group of people praised the Bulls as the strongest team and the team that would defend the championship, which made it seem as if their star player deserved to lose. Now that it is the finals, they have started to praise the Bobcats for their strong lineup. Even Ibaka, the most marginal rookie in the inside rotation, has been praised as being stronger than Howard. At the same time, they are shouting that the Lakers will definitely lose. The purpose is a little more complicated than when they praised the Bulls, but it is all for their star player.

After being shocked, Kobe also became agitated. When he was young, he would criticize anything he disliked and offended his opponents, the media, and even his teammates. Now that he is older and more mature, he has gradually eased the relationship with the media, and with his opponents... he still treats them as he should. As for his teammates, he has become the boss, and his teammates have to praise him for every loud fart he makes.

Finally, he couldn't help but continue: "Hearing you say that, I also think that the number 23 is nothing big, it's just because of Michael that it seems special..."

Reporter: Third brother, you are my real father!

(End of this chapter)