Wayne was suspended for 15 games for self-defense, which was considered the greatest "recognition" for his military exploits.

As for fighting, I would be embarrassed to say hello to anyone unless I was banned for more than ten fights.

This shows that you are not good at fighting!

Don’t you see, people like Artest who were beaten were banned for more than ten games?

Of course, Artest has never admitted to being "beaten".

Artest unanimously claimed: "That night, Wayne and I teamed up to beat up the two Wallaces."

Don't ask, the question is that although my punch missed and was counterattacked, I bought time for the God of War!

This incident was once a favorite story in Queensbridge District.

As long as you don't watch the video, you can't find anything wrong with Artest.

After returning to Indianapolis, Wayne, as a "sinner", saw more people wearing his No. 99 jersey on the street.

That’s outrageous!

"It seems that you have become the new idol of this city, Wei." Carlisle couldn't help but smile as he looked out the car window at the fans cheering for Wayne.

Wayne didn't expect that in Stillwater City, it was normal to rely on blocks and kills.

Damn it, you actually became popular in the NBA by fighting...

As soon as the team arrived in Indianapolis, the four-man team was called to Bird's office for an interview.

Wayne thought that Bird would righteously warn them not to cause trouble again, but little did he know that Bird's first words when he met everyone were: "Ben's injury isn't serious enough!"

Wayne:???

Are you really the president of basketball operations? Not the captain of security?

"Ahem... pay attention next time. This season, our goal is to hit the championship. Therefore, the more stable the lineup, the better. This time, I will not punish you within the team. Next time, I will not

You will be soft-hearted, understand?”

Seemingly realizing that he had revealed his true thoughts a little too much, Bird immediately pretended to be serious again.

"I understand, O Jiebao K." Artest was the first to nod. Can you not understand? It started because of him.

Then in the afternoon, Bird held a special press conference regarding the brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

"We have had in-depth exchanges of different opinions. We will definitely severely condemn this kind of violence on the court and punish it severely! On the basketball court, violence is intolerable!" Bird said impassionedly and righteously in front of reporters.

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"So Bird, how exactly do you condemn it?"

"We will never allow something like this to happen again in the Pacers." Bird continued to shout to himself, completely ignoring the reporter.

“How to severely punish non-loans?”

"The Pacers are a united team, and I believe we can work together to overcome the difficulties!"

The reporters were speechless. You really know how to pick out the key points.

A serious answer of "no" is actually some false and empty words.

Worthy of being a member of the management team.

After the press conference, Donnie Walsh wanted to give Bird a thumbs up.

Your ability to force public relations is really perfect.

In this way, the Palace of Auburn Hills incident has come to an end.

Wayne is suspended for 15 games, which means that Wayne will have no games to play until December 22.

"This..." Wayne looked at the schedule and was a little speechless.

Just by chance or not, in Wayne and Artest's first game back, the Pacers' opponent was... the Detroit Pistons!

I don’t know what it will be like if we meet again after more than a month.

Regardless, Wayne can now "enjoy" the "vacation" he took.

15 games may not seem like many, but it is almost one-sixth of the schedule, which is still quite long.

The biggest disadvantage of not playing games is undoubtedly... no wages will be paid during the suspension!

This is very uncomfortable.

The salary in the rookie contract is not high in the first place, but it is still a little bit deducted here and there, which is really a bit unpleasant.

Well, I can only make up for the lost wages by relying on Nike's two incentive clauses.

When he returned home the night after the Auburn Hills incident, Wayne received numerous phone calls.

There was a call from Yao Ming, asking Wayne if he needed help.

There was a call from Tony Allen. Teacher Tony said excitedly on the phone: "You didn't mention my name? What? It's not easy to mention me? Fuck, this is also because I am not present. I want to be present. I have to explode that

The head explodes!"

Well, it exploded in my mind countless times.

Old Sutton called: "Wayne, the greater the responsibility, the greater the power. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. You are already the key rotation of the Pacers. Sometimes for the sake of the team, you can't be so impulsive anymore."

Already."

Of course, his parents, Brother Teddy and Schwartz also called Wayne.

What surprised Wayne the most was an unfamiliar number.

When Wayne saw the caller ID showing a series of numbers, he was about to hang up.

After thinking about it, I finally got through, fearing that it was another player who had gotten his phone number through his agent.

However, after the call was connected, Wayne heard a sentence in Mao-style English.

"Wei, are you seriously injured?"

"Well......"

Wayne really wanted to ask: Who are you feeding?

But he suddenly realized that the call was probably from Sharapova.

I gave Sharapova her phone number a few days ago, but I didn't save Sharapova's phone number.

So the caller ID shows a series of unfamiliar numbers.

"Fortunately, the team doctor told me that the brow bone fracture does not need treatment because it will heal on its own. After the suspension period, it should be almost healed."

"That's good... Well, when I was watching the live broadcast, I was quite worried. But it seems that I was worried about the wrong person, hahaha. Then I won't disturb you for now and have a good rest."

"Oh...good."

After hanging up the phone after two or three sentences, Wayne fell into deep thought.

Because this afternoon, in order to repay Wayne for helping him, Artest specifically said: "During the suspension period, as long as you need it, I can practice one-on-one with you at any time to maintain your condition!"

Wayne was having mixed feelings at the time. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to extract wool from Artest?

But...that means I have to drive a hands-free Jessava!

The original goal was to "earn some rights for Artest" in one season, but who knew that Artest actually planned to insist on training with Wayne for half a month.

It's not that Wayne is embarrassed to ask someone out on speaker phone, the main reason is...it's embarrassing not to be able to ask out, and it's extremely embarrassing to ask out.

Every time two people meet, they say goodbye in a few words. Why don't they look at each other when they go out?

How do you feel about Wayne? The guy who coaxed Tai said he wanted to repay me, but in fact he wanted to cause trouble for me.

Repay kindness with revenge, you bastard.

No matter what, let’s max it out first!

A three-pointer over Artest will add 2,000 points. As long as he works hard these days, he might be able to upgrade before he comes back.

Originally, this system means that dedicated training is more efficient than training while playing games, which is very reasonable.

Now, Wayne is equivalent to getting an opportunity to train specifically during the season.

If we grasp it well, we may be able to continue to change history.

The previous draft and the Palace of Auburn Hills incident made Wayne feel that his impact on this history was still great.

In the original history, the remnant Pacers still did not achieve much this season due to the impact of the Auburn Hills Palace incident, and were eliminated by the Pistons again in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

But things are different now. Although the Brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills still happened, the impact on the Pacers was not as great as before.

Moreover, Wayne feels as if he has made the team's locker room atmosphere better.

Although Artest and Xiao Ou still talked about hard-core topics such as "I will hit you on the head with the bench", it was still better than not talking to each other directly.

If you can add stronger cohesion to a stronger self... the possibility of becoming a champion will increase.

Therefore, you must seize this opportunity to upgrade.

To put it another way, even if he doesn't reach the championship, Wayne's chances of winning Rookie of the Year will increase after his upgrade.
To be continued...