NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 11: Yao Ming asks for help, Zhang Mingji leaves Jiang Ming behind

"Bad luck, two old dogs."

Jiang Ming didn't even look at the two old men. After he left, he turned around and put all the Rockets' stuff back into the locker. After signing the resignation documents, he left in style.

Although he also knew that all crows are black, and the medical field is even blacker.

But Rocket is definitely the most disgusting person he has ever seen.

In fact, as a fan, he definitely has feelings for the Rockets. It can even be said that it was his only home team before coming to the NBA, and he would not even bother looking for team doctors for other teams.

After all, compared to the difficulty of becoming an NBA player, it is much easier to become an NBA team doctor.

Because, how should I put it, this profession, the chief team doctor is very popular, he has the skills, can gain the respect of billionaire stars, and is also held in the palm of the hand by the team. But the team doctors below may not be as comfortable as working in clinics or big hospitals.

Not only do you have to fly around the world with the players from time to time, you also have to be on standby when the players call you, and most importantly, you can't practice.
Compared with other jobs, the medical duties of team doctors are honestly a bit simple. They only serve 15 people in the team. There are not so many surgeries to perform. Moreover, the players are all young and strong men, so there are not so many difficult and complicated diseases to consult.

The chief also performs the surgery himself. Tasks like delivering ice packs to people and giving them intravenous drips, like Jiang Ming's, can be easily completed by the young nurses, who may even get a lot of tips.

If you don't practice, you can't make progress. This is why there are very few team doctors who can challenge the position of chief team doctor. The important positions are all occupied by the old hands.

This kind of work is bound to have a high turnover rate, and most of the newcomers are young doctors who have not yet started a family.

And the salary is not that high. For doctors who have the top social status, it is really not the first-tier choice. Working in a hospital, going to and from get off work on time comfortably, and having patients respect you is enough.

The team doctor is the director and may not respect you, and your patients are even less likely to respect you, as they are all big shots with annual salaries of millions or tens of millions.

"I'm gone. I'll never see you again."

Jiang Ming walked out of the Toyota Center with a backpack on his back and took a last look at the large posters of Yao Ming and McGrady at the entrance of the stadium.

Pity.

After he received the Golden Finger at Mount Sanqing, his first thought was to cure the back injury that had troubled McGrady since he entered the league, and then watch him and Yao Ming take revenge on the Jazz in the playoffs.

But if McGrady had always stayed in the Rockets, Jiang Ming would not have bothered to get into trouble. It's a pity for YAO. I hope YAO can leave the Rockets, this place of trouble, as soon as possible.

With a general manager like Morey, the Rockets can never succeed. He is too narrow-minded. No wonder they have to watch the salary cap transactions every year and never exceed the luxury line.

"Hey! Doctor Jiang Ming! Please stay for a moment~"

After Jiang Ming moved out of the apartment, he met a Chinese man about 1.7 meters tall and wearing small glasses at the door of the apartment. He waved and greeted him.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang."

This fat middle-aged man in front of you cannot be underestimated. Chinese fans all know that he is Yao Ming's agent and the head of Team Yao, Zhang Mingji.

Fatty Zhang has signed many Chinese basketball stars with his harmless face and is also the number one sports agent in the country.

Jiang Ming was previously responsible for translating the medical terms used by the team's medical staff, and most of them were translated for Zhang Mingji, so that he would know what treatments the team's medical staff were going to give Yao Ming, so the two were familiar with each other.

"Hello, hello. It's a pity that you've resigned after only a few meetings."

Zhang Mingji panted slightly and said that he came from the gym just to find Jiang Ming. He was stunned for a moment when he heard the gym staff say that Jiang Ming had just resigned. He wondered if this young man was so tough.

After learning the address of the staff apartment, he rushed over without stopping.

"Oh, it's normal to change jobs. What can I do for you, Mr. Zhang?"

Jiang Ming put down his luggage and asked.

Zhang Mingji came here in person, there must be something going on, probably something about YAO?

"It's not a big deal. Just forget it. Let me talk to you." If Jiang Ming was still the Rockets' team doctor, Zhang Mingji could have just asked him to go to Yao Ming's house to check him out. The reason why he came in person was because he was afraid that if he called the team medical team, they would send someone else. And Yao Ming had said that he must have Doctor Jiang come to see him.

After having dinner with Yi Jianlian, Feigen and others last night, he also had a new respect for Dr. Jiang.

"Okay, please tell me, we are all family."

Jiang Ming motioned to Zhang Mingji to go into the convenience store and talk slowly, and bought him a bottle of water.

After taking a big gulp, Zhang Mingji briefly explained his purpose.

Jiang Ming's prediction about Yao Ming's knee was right last night. When Yao Ming got up this morning, his left knee was swollen and it hurt when he bent it. Yao Ming remembered what Jiang Ming said last night and was so scared that he quickly asked Zhang Mingji to come over and ask about it.

"No ice?"

"He applied ice packs in the car, but the ride was less than 10 minutes. He threw away the ice packs after he met up with Yi Jianlian in the restaurant."

"You're not wearing slippers either."

"Of course. Wearing slippers is too informal, so he changed into a pair of casual leather shoes."

"No wonder. 10 minutes isn't enough to reduce the swelling. I told you that last night."

Jiang Ming touched his chin. It wasn't Yao Ming's fault for not following the doctor's advice.

If Yao Ming were to invite Yi Jianlian and Feigen to dinner at a high-end western restaurant, he would definitely feel embarrassed to dress casually given his introverted and simple-minded personality.

It's not that he's embarrassed in front of Yi Jianlian, but Yao Ming is not married and doesn't have a girlfriend. When he goes out, he has the image of a conspicuous Chinese star athlete, so he will naturally stay in high spirits.

What would that big ice pack and those ugly slippers look like? It would definitely not look good.

"If I don't continue to wear slippers, the pressure points on my feet will become smaller, and my knees will probably feel even more uncomfortable, right?"

"It's like this, he didn't feel anything last night, but he couldn't feel anything after he woke up."

Zhang Mingji said quickly, his tone adding a hint of respect to his usual approachable tone.

Because during the dinner last night, I naturally talked to YI about his return from injury in the fourth quarter, and we talked about everything among ourselves.

This kid, Alian, praised the Rockets team doctor who had been with the Rockets for a year and whose name neither Yao nor Zhang knew. He said it was very magical, saying that the examination was just pressing hard, and the treatment was just pulling the arm down, just like assembling a toy, and it could be assembled in one go.

After that, he just flew around the court like nothing happened, which even confused Yao Ming:

"Do you really have this ability?"

Is it true that you have this ability and still haven't made it in the Rockets after a year?

The fact is that I didn't listen to Jiang Ming's words last night, and my left knee really had problems this morning. I was so scared that I came here to ask for help! No, help!
Even Thomas Clanton couldn't accurately predict where Yao Ming would feel uncomfortable the day after the game, right?

It's hard to guess so accurately. Yao Ming has a lot of old problems in his injury history, including his left and right ankles, chin, elbows, etc.

I have no idea how this young Chinese doctor discovered this! This is amazing.

"Doctor Jiang, how did you find out that there was a problem with his left knee? We didn't take an X-ray last night." Zhang Mingji couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, that's easy. I can tell from the way he walks."

Jiang Ming said lightly.

"Great!!! Is this what you call the Observation, Sense and Questioning Method? I knew you were good at Chinese medicine! I'm sorry, sorry!! What should be done about Yao Ming's left knee now?"

(End of this chapter)