This is not the first time that Wayne and the Pacers players have come to Los Angeles to play away games. They had played at the Staples Center before when they played against the "Los Angeles Second Team" Clippers.

Although they are both Los Angeles teams, their home court is Staples.

But the current influence of the Lakers and Clippers is completely incomparable.

The Lakers may be one of the few teams in the league that, even in a season with a poor record, does not lack attention and attendance.

For example, this year, the withdrawal of Phil Jackson, O'Neal and others has instantly eclipsed the Lakers.

This team has truly become Kobe's team. Except for Kobe, the other four starters on the team are different from last season.

Not to mention the players, even the coaches have been changed.

Phil Jackson left, and the Lakers originally found Rudy. Don't underestimate the heart of a person who has tasted his own brain. Tomjanovich.

As a result, Tang Shuai was unwell, so he took a quick drink and left.

So now, the head coach has been replaced by Phil Jackson's trusted assistant Frank Hamblen.

Hamblen has been working with Zen Master since the Bulls days, but he is not a great tactician and does not specialize in any specific aspect of tactics.

Most of the time, he just does some data statistics, analysis and comparison of opponent data, and other such work.

Hmm... So, if the Lakers directly use him as their head coach, they are basically giving up this season.

In fact, at the beginning of the season, the Lakers' record was still good. However, the injuries to Kobe and Odom caused the Lakers to completely sink. Now they can no longer catch up.

The introduction is the current situation of the Los Angeles Lakers. They want a record but no record, they want a star and they only have one star who is just a loser, they want a coach but they don’t have a coach.

But...there is no shortage of people to watch!

Maybe, this is the legendary big team and the big stage.

Let’s see how many people still pay attention to Fisher after he goes to the Warriors? Let’s see how many more eyes Payton can attract after he goes to the Pacers?

This is Los Angeles, where you'll never lack attention.

So when Wayne got off the plane, the crowd of reporters jumped at him.

Damn it, are we here to play the Finals with the Lakers?

This is just an ordinary regular season game, but it’s such a big battle!

"Wei, how do you comment on the rumors of conflict between Kobe Bryant and Tomjanovich? Do you think Tomjanovich really resigned because of physical discomfort?"

"If it were you, would you be willing to cooperate with a player like Kobe? He is almost the most disliked player in the league right now."

"Ray Allen has publicly stated before that Kobe is a selfish person, and Kobe also responded by saying not to compare that guy with me on the same level. What do you think of the conflict between the two?"

"Did Shaq tell you anything? For example, he must kill Kobe."

The questions reporters have are completely different from reporters in other cities.

They are all questions that are not very serious and have little to do with the competition, but are indeed very gimmicks.

Los Angeles, entertain yourself to death!

Wayne didn't answer any questions and left quickly.

Can this be answered? The key is that I really don’t know how to answer it.

Ray Allen complained about Kobe, you ask me what I think...it makes me feel like I am quite familiar with them.

I’m not close to the 1996 generation, but I have a better relationship with the Banana Boat brothers.

Janeway Guapao: What a hammer!

After finally squeezing onto the team bus, Wayne couldn't help but sigh.

In his previous life, Kobe was respected and admired. When that damn accident happened, the whole world felt sorry for him and was heartbroken.

Wayne is no exception.

But now Kobe seems to be a public enemy. Even in Los Angeles, at least half of the fans don't like him, thinking that he forced Shaq and Jackson away.

This period can be said to be a low point in Kobe's career and life.

It’s hard to connect the current Kobe with the nearly perfect Kobe in people’s minds in 2020.

However, this may be the best interpretation of life.

Troughs and peaks, mistakes and right, lies and truth, youth and maturity...

Wayne didn't want to talk too much about things that had nothing to do with the Pacers. He wanted to win the game and go home. This was the only purpose of Wayne coming to Los Angeles.

Oh, there is also a "side mission", that is, I don't know what kind of help Sharapova will ask me to do.

After arriving at the hotel, the players took a break and then went to Staples to adapt to the venue.

Because there is a Los Angeles Kings ice hockey game at Staples Center tonight, the venue will change from a basketball court to an ice hockey rink within two hours.

Therefore, the players have very limited time to adapt to the venue.

Payton returned to Staples again, his mouth no longer crooked, he no longer said naughty words, and his whole person seemed to have become a lot more gloomy.

After all, this place carried his high expectations. As we all know, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

He may have thought that he could become famous in this wealthy team and retire with honor.

What awaited him was one of the biggest farces in the history of the Lakers.

"By the way, Wei." Payton, who was in a daze, seemed to suddenly remember something, so he walked over to Wayne.

"What's wrong Gary?"

"During the game tomorrow, don't talk trash to Kobe. For most people, trash talking is useful. But for Kobe, it will only be counterproductive.

The Lakers are not a strong team, so we just need to win steadily, okay?"

"Well...I'll try my best." Wayne could only say his best, because sometimes when his damn language talent comes out, Wayne really can't control it.

Moreover, Kobe was also a talker on the court. What he said was not necessarily trash talk, it might just be something like "I want to score, I want to score", "You want to be strong, you want to be strong" and the like.

But it’s very annoying to have the buzzing in my ears for the whole game.

Wayne was afraid that if he couldn't hold it back any longer, he would start spewing.

Wait? Big troll Payton actually warned me not to troll Kobe?

What did you go through last season?

Forget it, let's control it a little bit.

Just like Payton said, the Lakers are not a strong team, just win the game steadily without adding any extraneous problems.

If an 81-point night is triggered in advance, it will not end well.

But then I thought about it, could Gangtai allow Kobe to score 81 points?

In this regard, Wayne still has confidence in Yasuko.

Although he is a little irritable, a little stubborn, a little stupid, a little foolish...well, he is still a good defensive player!

"Wei, let's go to Beverly Hills tonight." said Artest, who was cowardly. At this time, Artest happily walked towards Wayne with his slightly hoarse voice.

"I have a rapper friend who said he could let me go to his recording studio to record songs. Haha, this is a rare opportunity. Let me introduce you to some big names in the rap industry!"

Artest was full of expectations and seemed to hope that Wayne could go with him.

"Well...I'm sorry Ron, I have an appointment tonight."

Artest:!!!

"where to?"

"Go Sharapova..."

"Sure enough, it's this woman!" Before Wayne could finish speaking, Artest interrupted him, "Forget it, go ahead, it doesn't matter if I'm alone, Wei. Seriously, don't reject her for me.

Although I know you really want to be with me, after all, it’s rare for someone to ask you out once.”

"Oh, I didn't mean to say no to her. Have a good time tonight, Ron."

Artest glanced at Wayne with disdain. He was totally wrong. It was only because he had taken Wayne to a tennis match.

"Hey, my current teammates on the same team... have faded, faded. In the end, I can only make an appointment with Lamar Odom of the Lakers." Artest shook his head and walked away.

Wayne really wanted to ask Wu Sheng to come over and help him blow Artest's head with a flying kick.

Why are there so many scenes in one day!?

If I hadn't thought that you would be useful in guarding Kobe tomorrow, I would have elbowed you!

In this serious and solemn atmosphere, the Pacers ended their field adaptability training.

When everyone was about to leave, a guy wearing headphones came out from the player tunnel on the other side.

After he stepped onto the court, he looked up at the Pacers players, but did not say hello.

Well, even with his former teammate Payton, he didn't say a word and just started shooting.

Payton didn't bother him. He was used to this situation last season.

"Let's go Wei, have a good rest and let's continue to win tomorrow night."
To be continued...