NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 138: Fernandez, it is not a good thing to underestimate the enemy (please subscribe automatically~)

This time, not only their team came to Wukesong, but several members of the national football team also came to watch the men's basketball game.

Dong Fangzhuo, Wang Chu, Zheng Zhi, Chen Tao and others just wanted to see what the men's basketball spirit is like and what it feels like to be a fan of a strong team.

Although the opponent is Spain, everyone from the fans to the players are not afraid at all!

Before the game, Jiang Ming spontaneously gave physical therapy to several players of the men's basketball team who felt unwell. Then he met Fernandez in the player tunnel, who had arrived at the scene early to warm up and shoot some basketball while waiting for the game to start.

"Director Jiang, I won't be the starter! You guys seize the opportunity!"

Fernandez is much more active when playing for the national team. In the Trail Blazers, he is Little Kalami, but in the national team, he is the absolute core and the starting shooting guard.

But he had absolute respect for Jiang Ming who came to recall him.

After hugging Jiang Ming, he accidentally leaked a secret.

"Fernandez, it's not a good idea to underestimate the enemy." Jiang Ming patted his butt. Is this Spanish butt going to fly to the sky?
Because Spain won the first two games, they secured their qualification after defeating Angola and Germany.

So the starting lineup was not entirely made up of NBA players.

You should know that this year's Spanish men's basketball team is the team with the most players playing in the NBA except for the US team, including Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol, Fernandez, Navarro, Calderon, Garbajosa and Lopez.

6 of them play in the NBA!
Add in the starting point guard, the 18-year-old Rubio, known as the Golden Boy, and these are players who are scheduled to be in the top 2009 of the 5 draft, which means there are 7 NBA-level players.

No wonder everyone predicted before the Olympics that Spain would eventually compete with the United States for the championship and runner-up.

Because the number of NBA players is the standard, not every national team can play as a team as Argentina, so it still depends a lot on the individual level.

For example, why the Chinese men's basketball team is called the strongest in history is because the lineup includes Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, and Sun Yue, three players who play in the NBA, as well as Wang Zhizhi, who once played in the NBA, and Liu Wei, who almost signed with the Kings.
So there is a reason why the Basketball World Championships and the Olympics do not receive as much attention as football, because we know who the champion and runner-up teams will be before the game even starts, and it doesn't make any splash at all.

Just like what Jiang Ming said to Dong Fangzhuo yesterday, if you were Jordan, after the injection, you could change your fate on the basketball court in the second half.

But no matter how great a football player is, he cannot change his fate alone. The whole team has to work together.

That’s why there are so few upsets in basketball, as players with stars can’t be too bad. The football field is ever-changing, and some teams rely on the turtle formation and stealing tactics to create upsets.

Therefore, basketball games really measure strength on paper. The more NBA players a national team has, the stronger it will be.

Jiang Ming didn't say to let Fernandez take it easy or anything. In this kind of competition, everyone should give their all. It's your business if you underestimate the enemy. We will definitely fight hard and we will fight you the hardest. We beg you to fight as hard as possible!
Fernandez did not lie to Jiang Ming, his boss, the team doctor in the NBA. He did not start, but the shorter and thinner Navarro started with Rubio.

This gave the Chinese team the opportunity to use their height. Sun Yue and Liu Wei had broad vision and were able to continuously feed the ball into the paint.

And Sun Yue can even pull up and shoot over Navarro.

On the other hand, Spain did not have an advantage in the interior and fell behind by 10 points in the first quarter.

The Spanish coaching staff was so frightened that they broke out in cold sweats and started speaking Spanish like a rapid-fire cannon.

Jiang Ming saw it clearly. One of the Gasol brothers was held back by Yao Ming, and the other was watched by Yi Jianlian, so they were locked down in the interior.

The outside players, Calderon and Fernandez, who actually play in the NBA, were not used. Instead, two dwarfs were used, one of whom has never played in the NBA and the other has been abandoned by the NBA. In this way, the outside players could not play to their strengths.

Rubio is exactly the same as described in the scout report. His shooting has not been developed yet. He only shoots when he is in an open position, and his hit rate is not high. He is good at passing and organizing, but since FIBA ​​does not have the three-second defense, Yao Ming's defense area is too large.

Navarro's bomb throw was useless against the Chinese team. High is high! High can break everything!

And everything became much better after Calderon and Fernandez were brought on.

Calderon's ability to control the ball and shoot three-pointers with one hand has stunned the "big guys" in the NBA. In the second quarter, he made two three-pointers with the help of the pass, which resulted in Chen Jianghua committing a three-point foul right after that.

Fernandez also "remembered" Jiang Ming's words and was no longer careless. Facing Wang Shipeng's defense, he directly changed direction and broke through. After Wang Zhizhi came up to assist in defense, he passed the ball to Gasol Jr. for a slam dunk.

This is not over yet. In the next round, he slipped to the baseline and received a wonderful pass from Gasol at the free throw line. He caught the ball, turned around and dunked it!

The score was instantly narrowed to 1 point!
If it weren't for his explosive form today, with his catching the ball and shooting three-pointers and his dreamy footwork in the paint toyed with Gasol, we would have already fallen behind.

At the end of the second quarter, Gasol again made a steady left-handed mid-range shot, and the Chinese team entered the second half with a 3-point lead.

Dong Fangzhuo and Chen Tao's legs were shaking as they watched the game. Isn't this too exciting? ? ?
After taking a bite of the Old Capital Chicken Roll, Jiang Ming went to the special infirmary to treat Yao Yi. However, it seemed that these two were not the protagonists tonight because all their energy was spent on the confrontation with the Gasol brothers.

The protagonists tonight seem to be the star players of the domestic CBA. Wang Zhizhi, Wang Qi, Zhu Ba and Li Nan are so exciting that they are burning themselves out while playing.

But it was obvious that although Yao Yi didn't score many points or grab many rebounds, he was also breathing heavily. Jiang Ming signaled Sean to take out two bags of Chinese herbal decoction containing ginseng, astragalus and ophiopogon japonicus for the two to drink immediately.

This can fight fatigue, nourish the body and quickly replenish energy.

Yao Yi bit his teeth and drank the whole drink in one gulp. It was obvious that they were really thirsty.

"Okay, don't drink water from now on. Wait until the third period starts."

It has to be said that the advantage of playing at home is too great. During the game, the Chinese team not only had several more offices in the backcourt of Wukesong for the players to rest and receive physical therapy, but also for the coaching staff to discuss tactics, etc.

The anti-doping organization's inspections are not strict at all. If it were in the NBA, if they were given Chinese medicine to drink, there would definitely be people from the anti-doping organization coming to collect samples, and they would have to take urine tests after the game, which would be very troublesome.

However, there is no such harassment at all in Wukesong. Although these situations are not time-consuming, they are as annoying as flies. The half-time break is only 15 minutes. If you are disturbed by trivial matters, how many minutes can you really have physical therapy?

The home court is still cool.

But just as he was massaging Yao Ming's knees, Gong Luming walked in with sweat on his forehead:

"Doctor Jiang, I want to ask your opinion on something!"

"Speak." Jiang Ming glanced at Gong Luming and said.

"Wang Zhizhi requested a closed injection."

"what?"

Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, who were lying on the therapy beds, were both startled, and Jiang Ming motioned to Gong Luming to continue.

It turned out that Wang Zhizhi had tried his best in the first half. He said that he knew his current condition was that his knees were completely weak and he couldn't jump even 1cm.

He said he couldn't even walk when he got to the locker room, and was supported by Sun Yue and Du Feng until he lay on the ground.

"Right knee?"

"Yes, you know?" "Although he is left-handed, he always uses his right leg to land, which causes imbalance. Too much force is put on his right knee, and he has problems."

In fact, Jiang Ming had always felt that Wang Zhizhi's knees had been worn to a certain extent and he was no longer suitable for playing basketball. However, because he was in charge of the military hospital, Jiang Ming did not take a closer look. It was normal for him to have injuries after years of fighting, but he did not expect that he would break out today.

"Can I hit my right knee?"

Gong Luming said that Wang Zhizhi asked the team medical team to give him an injection in his right knee as soon as possible, and he wanted to play the entire second half.

If they can win this game, the Chinese team will be sure to qualify for the group stage and will even be able to beat the Spanish national team for the first time in history!
As a soldier, Wang Zhizhi would naturally not give up such an opportunity and would try his best to seize it!
But the men's basketball team's medical team didn't dare to take responsibility, as no one agreed or was willing to play.

The main thing is that after the incident last night when Dong Fangzhuo of the national football team wanted to have a blocking injection but was sternly rejected by Jiang Ming, after this matter spread among the team doctor team of the Chinese delegation, who would dare to rashly give blocking injections to athletes?
The miracle doctors in the NBA have all said that they can’t give the athletes the vaccine. Even if they want to give the athletes the vaccine, they don’t dare to move.

If you take action, you will be held responsible!
If the athlete suffers from sequelae in the future, wouldn’t the person who gave him the injection be held responsible? ? ?
You can't sign a guarantee or something during the competition.

The coaching staff and leaders in the locker room were even more confused, so Gong Luming came directly to ask Jiang Ming in desperation. Dr. Jiang Ming's opinion was absolutely the most correct!
After all, the matter of blocking injections was first discussed by Jiang Ming and the national football team. If he is willing to take it, then he can definitely take it!

"I'll go take a look. Fang Xiaotong, you come and give Yao an ice compress."

"Okay, leave it to me, you go ahead."

Fang Xiaotong looked so adorable when she frowned. She had already sensed that this was going to be another tricky thing.

After all, the issue of blocking injections has been a hot topic recently.

Because Dong Fangzhuo scored a goal in the second half yesterday, many people think that if he had played again, would Dong Fangzhuo have been even more amazing, or even tied with Brazil and qualified?

There were some crazy fans of the Chinese national football team who scolded Jiang Ming for not being involved in football affairs and told him to go back to the basketball circle.

Some people also scolded Jiang Ming's team for being the culprit for the Chinese national football team's failure to qualify, and they also scolded traditional Chinese medicine as well, saying that it was too conservative and that this led to the poor health of the athletes.

Many doctors also came out to discuss the blocking injections, saying that there were no side effects or anything. Anyway, they were all mocking Jiang Ming.

These professional doctors' professional comments on Weibo, Hupu and other platforms have pushed Jiang Ming to the forefront of public opinion!

So Jiang Ming has always been in the spotlight, it’s just because there are too many competitions every day in the Olympics and the attention is dispersed.

The same situation happened to the men's basketball team this time. It would have been fine if they had won the game in the second half. But if they didn't win and the injection was not given, Jiang Ming would have been criticized to death!

But she couldn't make the decision for Jiang Ming. After all, she was nervous watching the game and had no idea what to do. She could only do her immediate nursing work and wrap Yao Ming's legs tightly with ice.

Jiang Muyan, who was applying ice to Yi Jianlian, also had a serious expression on her face. The four of them were discussing whether Jiang Ming would give Wang Zhizhi the injection.

Yao sighed:

"He's basically a soldier. If he says he wants to fight, he's determined to fight."

indeed.

When Jiang Ming and Gong Luming hurried to the locker room, Wang Zhizhi had already started arguing with the team doctors, and the blocking needle was already beside them.

"You really can't fight, brother, can we give you physical therapy?"

"Yeah, I couldn't beat Dong Fangzhuo, so you are even more incapable of beating me in this state!"

"I'm not Dong Fangzhuo!! I only have a few years left in my career, and this is the only tournament I can participate in! I don't know if I can participate in the next one, but this is the only chance to beat Spain!!!"

It was probably the first time he spoke so loudly, and he seemed very excited.

For a moment, the locker room was silent.

At this time, Jiang Ming, who had just heard it at the door, walked in and said:
"I agree. I'll fight you. Do you agree?"

Jiang Ming's voice made everyone look over. After seeing that it was Jiang Ming, everyone was subconsciously shocked as if they saw hope, but also full of absolute expectation!
Gong Luming was frightened:

"Don't you disagree with the injection?"

Jiang Ming picked up the sealing needle next to him and prepared:
"The 'sealing needle' is neither a 'universal needle' nor a 'disaster'. As long as it is used correctly, it can achieve its benefits and avoid harm and play its effective therapeutic role."

"Since you've roughly made up your mind to fight, I think it's okay."

Wang Zhizhi quickly lay down, exposing his right knee:
"Thank you, Dr. Jiang!!! I totally agree with you coming for the treatment, thank you!"

Gong Luming also nodded: "Our staff definitely trusts us, everyone please make way and don't disturb the injection."

Everyone else consciously avoided making any noise to avoid disturbing Jiang Ming.

Since Jiang Ming said it was okay, naturally no one would come out to stop it. The team medical staff even helped with disinfecting the knees and other things.

"Relax, get ready to fight!"

Jiang Ming didn't say a word. He adjusted himself to a roughly supine position, fully exposing his right knee joint, and gently massaged to relax his quadriceps.

The puncture points he chose were at the inferior corner of the patella and on both sides of the patellar ligament.

Use a No. 7-8 needle to penetrate vertically from this point, slightly deviating toward the midline or piercing downward from the slightly outer side of the superior lateral corner of the patella. There will be a feeling of missing something when entering the joint cavity.

After extracting the joint fluid, Jiang Ming injected medication for treatment.

The whole process went smoothly, his hands didn't shake at all, and he just frowned slightly and endured it.

"Okay, try not to put too much pressure on him before the second half starts. You can go on the court later. I will help you warm up your knees before you go on the court."

Jiang Ming pointed to the coaching staff's translator after he finished speaking. The translator understood what he meant and quickly went to talk to head coach Jonas:

"WANG had a closed injection in his knee, so he was asked to leave the court later in the second half."

Jonas showed an incredible expression, but he obviously supported Wang Zhizhi's decision:

"it is good!"

PS: Does anyone remember that in 08, if the Chinese men's basketball team hadn't run out of energy at the end, they would have really defeated Spain! They might even have qualified as the second in the group!

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