Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 116 Away? Home!
On the plane to Cleveland, Hansen and Conley talked about the game as usual.

For the Grizzlies, this was just an ordinary regular season game, and just like the previous match against the Timberwolves, it was an easy win.

But because of the feud between Hansen and the Cavaliers, this game obviously had a different flavor.

The moon is as round in foreign countries as in other countries, and there are many social conventions in the NBA.

What Conley was talking about at this moment was how to create opportunities for Han Sen.

Teammates naturally like to see their former club being slapped in the face.

Especially the Grizzlies should be in the honeymoon period at this time.

Han Sen looked up during the conversation and saw Randolph wearing headphones and listening to music in the corner of the front row.

Speaking of which, ever since he came back from visiting Guy's house last time, he subconsciously paid more attention to Randolph.

It was from that time that he noticed that Randolph seemed a lot quieter than at the beginning of the season.

Because he had no interaction with Randolph, he could only understand it as "being in a bad mood due to injury and poor performance."

"Has anything happened to Zach recently?" Han Sen turned his head and asked Conley in a low voice.

As the most popular player on the Grizzlies, Conley should be the first to know about any changes in the team.

Conley shook his head.

Conley hadn't heard about it, so it seemed that things were just as he thought.

The plane landed at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. The moment Hansen got off the plane, he felt the familiar fresh air.

This is exactly the same feeling he had when he first arrived in Cleveland, the greening rate here is high.

Besides, the air here is enough to exchange for Jamison alone.

When they were walking out of the exit, they were suddenly stunned.

"Are these here to welcome us?" Guy, who was walking in the front, looked confused.

He has played in the NBA for so many years, so it is certainly not his first time in Cleveland, but it is the first time he has seen such a scene.

There were a large number of fans standing on both sides of the exit, holding many signs in their hands.

Randolph behind him gave him a caring look: If you don’t have a brain, don’t you have eyes too?

Guy squinted his eyes. "Don't you know I'm nearsighted? I should have worn contact lenses on the plane earlier."

Conley and Hansen followed.

"Han, they are here to welcome you." Conley saw the signs at a glance.

"Come back, Han!", "The management is stupid! They are all stupid!", "The Cavaliers can't live without Han"...

For NBA players, returning to their former team's home court requires considering whether they will be booed or cheered.

But it was obvious that Han Sen no longer had to consider this.

Han Sen had not expected to encounter such a scene.

He thought he had done well for the Cavaliers and shouldn't be booed, but he never expected to encounter such a scene.

This made him recall the farewell he received from fans when he left Cleveland.

He's really popular in Cleveland.

He found Hollins behind him, hoping to go over and take photos with the fans to get autographs.

Hollins wanted to refuse, but then Joger said a few words for him, and Hansen finally got the order "Don't delay too long."

Hansen gave Joerger a look of gratitude. Although this funny assistant coach was also a defensive coach, he was very different from Hollins and Brown.

When the fans saw Han Sen coming over, they instantly became excited.

Guy couldn't help but stop and look back, with a hint of envy in his eyes. He had never been treated like this in all those years in Memphis.

Even Randolph stopped to take a second look.

Conley couldn't help but shake his head.

He didn't understand why a player who was so popular with the fans would be easily abandoned by the management?

……

"No, we will not regret it. After LeBron left, the team entered a rebuilding period. OJ is a more talented player. He is the purpose of our trade."

Just as the Grizzlies arrived in Cleveland, Cavaliers general manager Chris Grant's remarks sparked quite a stir.

"I've said it before, the Cavaliers' general manager is a figurehead, and management doesn't realize the problem at all."

"Who would be willing to admit their mistakes? It's just a pretense."

"OJ is a very talented player, but he's not the guy who can help the team win."

"I think what Grant said is right, right? Han can't help us win the championship, right? Just making the playoffs won't help us. Rebuilding is inevitable."

"Reconstruction? Can you ensure that the players you select later are better than Han? You can obviously skip the reconstruction process, but you insist on jumping in!"

"Why do you say 'making the playoffs' so lightly? How many times have we made the playoffs?"

“I think most people underestimate Han, he’s the leading scorer in Memphis right now and he’s new to that team.”

The Internet is a projection of reality. When so many fans showed up at the airport to welcome Hansen, Cleveland fans' attitude towards Hansen was already very clear.

After a short rest in the hotel, Hollins took the players to the Quick Loans Arena training hall for training.

Strict coaching always starts with training.

Walking into the familiar old stadium and the familiar "bathhouse", Han Sen felt as if it was just yesterday.

Moreover, there are also familiar people.

Not long after he arrived in the locker room, an old acquaintance came to see him.

David Griffin.

Griffin has made great progress now and is already the assistant general manager.

This means that if Grant is fired one day, he will be the first choice for the Cavaliers' general manager.

"I heard you were back, so I came right over."

"Aren't you afraid of getting yourself into trouble?" Grant's attitude is the attitude of the management. Griffin is so blatant that he may be fired easily.

"What's the big deal about me coming to visit a friend?" I didn't expect Griffin to be so confident.

Hansen smiled and patted Griffin on the shoulder. This guy was indeed quite interesting.

"By the way, I happen to have some game tickets." Griffin said as he took out a stack of tickets from his pocket.

He came here to deliver the tickets.

If Hansen still stayed in the Cavaliers, he would not need to help with this kind of thing. After all, the main team members, especially the core players, were allocated a lot of tickets.

But for the visiting team, it is very limited.

Just like last season when the Cavaliers played away against the Heat, when Hansen gave tickets to his teammates from Barry University, many of them paid for it out of their own pockets.

Han Sen took the ticket and looked at it. The seats were relatively close to the front, including the first row.

"Thanks." Han Sen really needed a front row ticket because Swift was coming tomorrow.

After seeing Hollins coming to the locker room, Griffin also stood up and said goodbye.

After training, when they returned to the locker room, Han Sen distributed the extra tickets to his teammates.

Unlike him who is playing in a foreign country, most NBA players have friends and family with them when they play.

It wouldn't cost much, but who wouldn't want a free ticket?

Just after Hansen distributed the votes and the players dispersed, Cunningham and Jamison came to the locker room.

The Cavaliers' training ended in the morning, and they came here specifically to find him.

"Boss." Cunningham asked Hansen to hold his forehead as soon as they met.

Jamison smiled and came up to give Hansen a big hug.

The last time Hansen left Cleveland, he didn't have time to see him off because he was not there.

"Let's go have dinner together." We haven't seen each other for a long time, so we have to catch up. ...

The next afternoon, Han Sen went to the airport to pick up Swift.

"Are you going back tonight?" Han Sen asked after picking up Swift.

He had become somewhat accustomed to Swift's coming and leaving on the same day. In fact, it was good enough that Swift could make it.

"No, I'll leave in the morning."

Swift's words made Han Sen's eyes light up.

Speaking of which, the last time I was in an SUV, although the space was large, I always felt constrained in how I moved around.

And because Swift was in a hurry, he only had a brief taste of it.

“By the way, I got the right jersey this time, and I also prepared this,” Swift said as she pulled out a red hat from her bag and shook it with a smile.

The word "handsome" is printed on the hat, and it is obviously custom-made.

"You'd better not wear the hat. It's not good for you." Han Sen could feel Swift's intentions, but this would really make her get criticized.

Unexpectedly, Swift put the hat on her head and asked with a smile: "Does it look good?"

"...It looks great. This is the most beautiful hat in the world, worn on the most beautiful person's head." Han Sen knew that he could no longer persuade her.

Swift laughed happily, Han Sen was always so funny.

……

That night, the Quicken Loans Arena was packed.

Since Hansen and James left the team, the Cavaliers' attendance has been very low this season.

The last time it was full was when the Heat were visiting, and fans held up various signs and enjoyed themselves the entire night.

But unfortunately, no matter how hard the Heat struggle, the Cavaliers cannot win.

And this time, the scene on the scene was also very interesting.

Because many people held signs supporting Han Sen.

Some people even made custom T-shirts with the word "handsome" printed on them.

When Hansen and his teammates walked out of the player tunnel before the game, many fans cheered him on.

This is very strange.

Han Sen felt like he was still playing for the Cavaliers.

No, he wasn't that popular even when he was playing for the Cavaliers.

This became more obvious when the warm-up ended and the opening ceremony began.

The Grizzlies took the field first as the visiting team, and Hansen was the first to be introduced.

Although the DJ on the scene introduced the visiting team with very few words, just a simple "No. 77, Hansen."

However, the entire Speed ​​Loan was in an uproar in an instant!
This scene shocked all the Grizzlies players.

Although they had seen how popular Hansen was in Cleveland at the airport, it was no longer a question of whether he was popular or not.

With this level of cheers, you wouldn't have any problem saying that Hansen is the boss of the Cavaliers!

Swift on the sidelines also widened his eyes.

She often goes to NBA games and has seen many big scenes, but this scene is really unheard of.

She subconsciously looked at her jersey.

So is this an away game? Or a home game?

It’s only been a short time since we last met, and her boyfriend’s popularity has become so exaggerated?

Han Sen seemed relatively calm at this time.

He has realized why the audience reaction is so strong.

To put it bluntly, it's not just a question of whether he is popular or not, but that he has now become an outlet for Cleveland fans' emotions.

When they were "betrayed" by James, they could only vent their anger with words, after all, the Cavaliers couldn't win on the court.

Especially since the Cavaliers management is still trying to be brave and go against the fans, they can only transfer this emotion to him.

Convert all the hatred towards James and dissatisfaction towards the management into support for him.

Although it was unexpected, it wasn't a bad thing.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were announced one after another.

Grizzlies: Conley, Hansen, Gay, Randolph, Gasol

Cavaliers: Mo Williams, Mayo, Anthony Parker, Jamison, Varejao
Gasol Jr. passed the ball back to the Grizzlies' half and the game officially started.

The Grizzlies advanced to the frontcourt and Conley passed the ball to Hansen.

As soon as Han Sen got the ball, it was as if a switch was pressed and the fans cheered.

Han Sen had already figured out the whole story and didn't get carried away by the cheers. He passed the ball to Randolph in the paint for a one-on-one shot.

Jamison couldn't hold off Randolph, who turned to the free throw line and attacked the basket.

At this time, Valanciunas came to help defend, and Randolph knocked him to the ground with an elbow.

The referee's whistle sounded immediately, calling an offensive foul on Randolph.

"Zach, that guy is very good at drawing fouls." Hansen, a former member of the Cavaliers, reminded Randolph while retreating.

"You don't need to remind me!" Unexpectedly, Randolph didn't appreciate it at all.

This big black bear is really like eating gunpowder.

The Cavaliers' offense was a pick-and-roll between Williams and Jamison, who passed the ball to Jamison, who made a mid-range two-pointer.

Randolph's pick-and-roll defense is the weakest link in the Grizzlies' defense.

Randolph actually had some arguments with Conley at this time, and the general meaning was that Conley should have gone over to assist in defense first.

He was clearly in a bad mood tonight.

The Grizzlies pushed forward and continued to attack the inside, and Randolph continued to attack Jamison.

Jamison really couldn't hold off Randolph in the low post. This time, Randolph didn't turn toward the free throw line, but instead turned around the baseline and broke through.

Varejao came to assist again, and Gasol waved at the weak side baseline, but Randolph did not pass the ball and went straight at Varejao.

Because he had just been called for a foul, he didn't dare to use much force on this ball, and the ball hit the basket and bounced out due to the interference of Valanciunas' long arms.

But he showed his fierce side, grabbing the offensive rebound directly over Varejao's head and scoring twice, and also causing Varejao to commit a defensive foul.

After scoring the goal, he started to attack Valanciunas head like crazy:
"You're just a bitch! A wimp!"

"You can't f*cking defend me, bitch!"

This beautiful American trash talk, before it broke down Varejao's defense, first drew the referee's whistle.

Randolph was called for another technical foul.

Randolph was instantly furious and rushed directly to the referee.

Gasol Jr. and Conley reacted quickly and rushed forward to grab him.

But unexpectedly, Randolph did not stop even after his mouth was pulled, and he directly greeted the referee.

The second technical foul whistle sounded immediately and Randolph was directly ejected.

This sudden change caught everyone present off guard.

Han Sen also didn't understand. Randolph had a bad temper and was "unhappy", but he wouldn't be so out of control on the court.

What happened to him tonight?
Randolph walked towards the player tunnel, and before entering the tunnel, he took off his headscarf and threw it to the ground.

The Grizzlies are a team that relies mainly on inside offense, but without their inside offensive spearhead at the start of the game, the originally easy-to-scoring question instantly turned into a difficult one.

(End of this chapter)