"The discharge procedures have been completed, and the doctor said you have no problems at all. Let's go, we will have a game the day after tomorrow."

That afternoon, when Link had accepted the fact that he had changed from an ordinary loser to a professional player, a tall and strong black man walked into Link's ward.

The person who heard the tone seemed to be very familiar with Link. After thinking about it carefully, Link also figured out the relationship between this guy and himself.

Zick Upshaw, a professional player who is as unknown as Link, and an ordinary NBA Development League older player. He was also out of the draft and had played in the Development League for three years, but he still has not been favored by any NBA team.

But like most people, Upshaw still did not give up his dream and was still full of yearning for NBA. Therefore, he still stayed in a large dyeing tank like the Development Alliance.

In the Oklahoma Blues, Upshaw and Link are also good friends. As a yellow skin, Link was somewhat excluded by everyone when he first joined the team. But only Upshaw was extremely friendly and enthusiastic about Link.

When I heard that Link had not found a house to rent in Oklahoma, Upshaw invited Link to his house for a few nights in a grand manner. Now, Upshaw often invites Link to his house for dinner.

If Link wants to evaluate it, Upshaw is a real good person. This may be related to his years of experience as a professional player at the bottom.

As a player at the bottom of the food chain in the professional basketball industry, Upshaw knows the difficulty of every development league player. Therefore, he also appreciates Link.

"What's wrong? Are you stupid? So I said, it's not a good thing to work hard during confrontational training. Don't worry, the team has paid for you medical expenses, so you don't have to worry about the cost of calling an ambulance yesterday." Upshaw smiled and patted Link on the shoulder.

In the United States, the cost of emergency emergency services is very expensive. It takes thousands of dollars to take an ambulance. This is another saying that after being sent to the emergency room by an ambulance, the examination fee for the emergency room is more than three times that of a regular department. After watching an emergency, tens of thousands of dollars are definitely inevitable.

Link also remembers a joke he heard in his previous life, saying that an American college student suddenly fainted on the road. The last sentence he said to everyone before he completely lost consciousness was: "Don't call an ambulance!"

But now Link is considering ambulance, he is trying to adapt to his sudden good friend.

"Thank you for picking me up, Zick." Link didn't know what to say, so he could only say thank you to this teammate who was striving to pursue his dreams.

"We have to say all this? Let's go, go to my house for dinner this afternoon. My mother bought some good chicken leg meat. You will have a good time tonight."

Upshaw said, hugging Link's shoulder and walking out of the ward. He was still a little uncomfortable with Upshaw's enthusiasm, but it was never a bad thing to have more friends.

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Walking on the streets of Oklahoma, Link was curious about everything around him.

Although Oklahoma is not a metropolis, when he was a fan in his previous life, Link jokingly called Oklahoma a "Russian Village" like others.

But as a first time "going abroad", everything in Oklahoma is enough to make Link dazzled.

"I said, why are you weird today?" Upshaw noticed Link's strangeness and asked with a frown. "You fell and fainted during training yesterday, but after all the examinations, you didn't have any trouble. It shouldn't be, it was because the examination was wrong."

Upshaw said, touching the back of Link's head with his hand.

"I'm fine, Zick. I just feel like I've been sleeping for a long time." Link, who was silent all the way, quickly took Upshaw's hand away. If he didn't say anything, he would probably be exposed.

If he was discovered that his soul did not actually belong to this body, the Pentagon would probably send someone to drag Link to slice it.

The two chatted without a word along the way, and finally walked into a seemingly dilapidated neighborhood. This was Upshaw's home, and the place where he grew up, in an inconspicuous and dark corner of Oklahoma City.

When I was in China, Link remembered that American cities were all prosperous metropolises. But to be honest, the situation in Calvin District is not as good as China.

The roads in Calvin District are very old and full of potholes. In the alleys, countless homeless people gather together and stare at the pedestrians coming and going with their desperate eyes. A few guys in loose clothes are trading something mysteriously on the streets. As long as there are walls, they will always be filled with graffiti.

Although it was my first time to come to the United States, as a person who lived in the information explosion era, Link had never eaten pork or seen pigs running.

There is no doubt that he was in a poor black neighborhood at this time. If Upshaw hadn't been by his side, Link wouldn't even know if he could still walk safely on the road now.

On the border of Calvin, a small, two-story building that looks very mini, is the home of Zeke Upshaw. Next to the house is a basketball court surrounded by barbed wire and only half-court size. According to Upshaw himself, it is the origin of his basketball.

"Mom, I'm back! And Link, thankfully, his head is unscathed." Upshaw shouted outside the house before he even entered the door.

Soon, a short and fat black woman opened the door, surrounded her apron and a kind smile on her face.

"I just said, God will bless Link. Come here and have a look. Oh my God, when Zick told me yesterday that you fainted, I was so scared that I was half-dead."

Upshaw's mother looked at the back of Link's head with concern and hugged him. Although this made Link a little embarrassed and at a loss. But he, who was not familiar with the place, felt a little warmth in his heart.

Yes, Link in his previous life has lacked the care of his parents since he was a child. He has been doing this for a long time and has not experienced the feeling of home.

After entering the door, Link looked around. From the old torn sofas and the messy living room, it could be seen that Upshaw's family was not wealthy either.

Upshaw's father was jailed for flour. It was his mother, the kind lady just now, who pulled Upshaw and his sister up.

Although Upshaw is now a professional player, there is no doubt that an NBDL-level player cannot bring much improvement to the family's financial conditions.

Unlike NBA stars, the annual salary is only hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the total salary cap of the Development League team is only 200,000 US dollars. Compared with NBA, it is a drop in the bucket.

As a "veteran" with three years of development alliance experience, Upshaw's annual salary this year is US$19,500. That's right, not 1.95 million, nor 195,000, but 19,500! One year!

In comparison, the average annual salary in the United States is 40,000 US dollars! So although it is called professional players, Upshaw and Link's income can only be considered middle and low in the United States.

"Link, you should be fine for tomorrow's training, right?" Zeke and Link chatted on the sofa while Mrs. Upshaw was busy in the kitchen.

"Well, to be honest, there is something wrong." Link smiled awkwardly. Although he played in NBDL for less than $20,000 a year, the situation is that Link is likely to be unable to afford this bowl of rice with an annual salary of $20,000.

Link was a basketball enthusiast in his previous life, but his basketball level was a real car accident scene. Back then, he couldn't even get in the college team. So now, a poor-level self appears in the body of a professional player, can he play professional basketball? Link expressed his doubts.

"What's wrong?"

"I just came out of the hospital and I don't know if I can stay in shape. Otherwise, after dinner, would you accompany me to the next stadium to warm up?"

Link actually wants to see whether he can still play basketball before tomorrow's training. If not, it's better to be a gardener with his father in this world as soon as possible. After all, as an older rookie who has played in college for four years, Link is already 22 years old this year. He can't waste his great youth in the Development League.

There is a rare opportunity to start over, and of course Link doesn’t want to live a poor life again. Although dreams are good, people always have to make a living. It’s not a big deal to spend so much time on basketball dreams every day.

"Okay, I'll accompany you to exercise after dinner. But in my opinion, you should have no problem." Upshaw naturally agreed readily to Link's proposal.

"Hehehe" Link had to use a slightly awkward laugh to hide his nervousness.

Playing basketball with a professional player is probably going to be a mess.

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In the new book period, I will give you a separate paragraph. Please recommend, please recommend, please recommend, please recommend, please give me priority. I don’t need to repeat the data in the new book period. Everyone can’t vote for me in the future, but please ask all the big guys to leave the votes for me during the new book period.

Because these data are raised, I have the opportunity to get a big recommendation. Once the recommendation is done, the grades will naturally be able to get better. When the grades are raised, I personally will definitely be able to write happier. I won’t say anything. I write for my dreams. Of course, writing is my hobby and dream, but like Link, people always have to make a living.

Then talk about the update. The new book period can only guarantee two updates, because now the number of words required for sports classification is very small. If the number of words updated every day is too many, the book will be launched in a few days. Once it is launched, I will always miss many opportunities to recommend.

Many readers said that some great masters open new books like "Xi" and "Xi" are just as good as they can make new books. But they always have a lot of books, and they can also have a lot of collections without recommendations. But I am different. I have to accumulate bit by bit in the new book period. Therefore, I have to extend the new book period as much as possible, and I can only update two times a day. I hope you understand. The update time is 12:30 and 17:30 every day, and it will generally not change if nothing unexpected happens.

But the recommendation votes will not make everyone vote in vain. The tentative start of 5 updates on the day of the release (tentatively, there may be more). Every 5,000 recommended votes will be updated one chapter, and there will be no cap. If you want to see me hit the update on the day of the release, then use the votes to kill me. I will stay up and watch the night out and give you my liver. My old friends know about my updates, and I dare not say too much, but there are definitely a lot. After it is released, I will have enough.

I have thought of so much for the time being, and then I will tell you what else I think of. Thank you for your patience and support.
Chapter completed!