Chris Wallace's mind was blank, and he doubted whether he had heard it wrong.

But seeing the media reception room that was already in chaos, Wallace told himself that all this was true.

Retired and Link, until Link just said that, no one would associate these two words together.

To be honest, few balls will shock journalists when Star announces their retirement.

Because before they announced, everyone could actually guess that they had plans to retire.

For example, Kobe in the past few years, although he caused a huge sensation when he announced his retirement, fans and reporters would never be surprised.

After all, Kobe is already at the age of retirement. Everyone has been mentally prepared for this.

The same situation is also Wade, Garnett, Nowitzki and others.

Although they were both very sensational and reluctant to leave when they announced their retirement, fans would never be surprised.

But Link is different. He just established his second dynasty last season. He is less than 32 years old. He is still the strongest star in the league. He even has the ability to lead his team to attack the four consecutive championships.

At this critical moment, people are not mentally prepared for Link’s retirement!

Although there are many players in the history of NBA who retired at a young age, most of these players are not stars. If you are not a player, you may want to seek better ways of finding and position.

Those like Yao Ming and Roy who choose to retire early due to injuries will not surprise fans too much.

However, Link is not in any of the above situations!

He chose to quit at his peak without any warning.

The last player who chose to retire at his peak was Michael Jordan, who announced his retirement for the first time!

That guy Link is really moving towards Jordan everywhere!

"Are you serious? Why did you suddenly announce your retirement?"

"Can we know the reason? What is the reason for retirement?"

"It's so sudden, do your teammates know about it? Does the Grizzlies management know about it?"

The reporters exploded in an instant, and even the most experienced journalists could not remain calm now.

Chris Wallace swallowed, and he couldn't imagine what impact Link's retirement would have on the entire basketball world.

He glanced at Sam Smith beside him and found that the guy was also confused.

Yes, Link is gone, who are Sam Smith and who are you swearing at each other? Who is he relying on for his meal?

"Link, are you serious?" Derek Ross came over to ask in panic.

"I'm serious, Derek. Next season is my last season. So, I will never allow myself to fail." Link nodded firmly. Link will not let these people recruited by him down.

Although he will retire in a year, he will at least get them a championship ring!

Link touched the tears at the corner of his eyes, then leaned closer to the microphone: "Okay, at least I didn't say goodbye. I told you a year in advance what I planned to retire. That year, Michael Jordan suddenly announced his retirement the day before the pre-season training camp began. Compared to him, I am quite kind."

At this moment, Link felt the phone in his pocket vibrate wildly.

Needless to think about it, there must be hundreds of text messages bombing over, and many people must have wanted to ask him what was going on.

Kobe, Dinwiddie, Wade, Butler, Harris, Whiteside...Link doesn't know how to reply to them one by one later.

It seems that in less than a minute, the news of my retirement had spread all over the world.

In the online world, the timeliness of news is really terrible.

"Why retire? It's not as complicated as you think. I just want to change my lifestyle. If I can really achieve four consecutive championships, then I will have no challenges in the NBA and I have nothing to prove. So, next I will explore some new areas, and more importantly, spend more time on my family, that's it."

"There is nothing to prove", this sentence is said from Link, and it is definitely not a bragging thing.

When Jordan retired for the first time, he won three championships, three MVPs and three FMVPs in 9 seasons.

Where is Link? He has played for 9 seasons until now, winning 6 championships, 5 MVPs, 6 FMVPs, 7 double first teams, and 4 best defensive players!

His personal honor is that he is the best of Jordan at the same time!

Not just Jordan, no player can win so many honors in the ninth season of his career!

Therefore, Link is most qualified to say the phrase "I have nothing to prove."

Link's reason for retirement was indeed unexpected to most people.

He may be the first superstar in NBA history, and he wants to retire early to accompany his family because he is too invincible.

"You said you will retire after winning the championship next season. What if you can't win the championship next season? Will you continue to stay until you win the championship?" A reporter who has recovered from calm asked a sharp question.

"I can't win the championship, I have to do it." When Link said this, he was as confident as he said on espn's show a few months ago that he wanted to win four consecutive championships.

Yes, the competition next season is indeed very fierce. There are several teams with championship-competition strength in both the East and West.

But the Grizzlies survived the three Heat Big Three and the five-star Warriors back then. What is this difficulty?

Link never writes a blank check, he only boasts about the cow he can complete.

All the reporters stayed there, while Link stood up, thanked everyone, and left the Federal Express Arena.

This may be the most polite time Link has been to the reporters.

Link closed the door to the media reception room and his ears became much quieter in an instant.

He looked at the familiar player channel and couldn't help but smile.

In the last year, you must win a great victory!

After the press conference, Link officially announced that he had retired this season, becoming the most highly anticipated news of the day.

That’s right, Link’s influence is no longer limited to the sports world. His announcement of his retirement has become a major event that has caused a sensation in the whole world!

Some experts analyzed that after Link retired, the city of Memphis will reduce direct income by billions of dollars and indirect losses of tens of billions of dollars each year!

NBA's ratings are expected to decline by 20% to 30%. Nike's sneaker sales are expected to decline by about 30%, jersey sales are down 25%, and stock prices will also fall sharply!

These are all things that will happen 100% next year!

Such economic losses are simply a natural disaster.

This is the announcement of a historic superstar’s retirement, which has had an impact on the sport and even on the world.

Overnight, all fans around the world wrote a letter to beg Link to stay.

Local Memphis fans gathered outside the Federal Express Arena and held up the sign "Don't Go, Link" to wait all night.

The mayor of Memphis publicly requested Link to fight the Grizzlies for a few more years.

Adam Joke arrived in Memphis overnight, which is said to be for meeting Link.

The whole world is in chaos, and even Wade, Nowitzki, and even Kobe announced his retirement a few years ago, they have never caused such a big sensation.

When they retired, their influence had actually decreased a lot.

Link announced his retirement at the time of his greatest influence, which caught everyone off guard.

Link did not reply to anyone's text messages that night, nor did he agree to any request for a meeting.

He just quietly stayed at home to accompany his wife and children.

In the chaos outside, Link himself spent a peaceful night instead.

Because he knew that this was his last peaceful night before the start of the new season.

Starting tomorrow, the pre-season training camp will officially start, and Link will also face the huge challenge of four consecutive championships.

Link's retirement year is not like Dirk, Kobe and Wade. They just need to enjoy it and then complete the retirement tour under the admiration of everyone.

His goal for the last year is still the champion!

No one will be ruthless to Link in the last year.

The last and most difficult season of his career, Link is ready for it.
Chapter completed!