"Thank you, Link, I feel much more at ease if someone can talk to me."

Randolph, wearing a hood, started chatting with Link while walking.

"Me? I did nothing. Not only did I do nothing, I also rubbed a blueberry pie at your house." Link blinked his eyes. He didn't want to make the atmosphere too serious.

"Blueberry pie... The blueberry pie made by my mother is really delicious... I really want her to recover soon. After saying that, I still miss the taste of the blueberry pie."

"She has to keep her mood happy, Zach."

"Of course I know, she is very happy tonight."

"It's not just tonight, it's an era of developed Internet. Now, when you turn on your phone, you can find hundreds of news about you and me breaking out. Of course, we are disdainful of these things because we know the truth. But not everyone knows the truth, Zach. What would Meai think when he looks at these news?"

Link's words made Randolph think for a while. Indeed, he only wanted to come back and take care of Meyer.

But the negative news he left behind was also a pressure for Meai.

Randolph couldn't help but smile. He would be 35 years old in a few months. Unexpectedly, he still needed to worry about his mother.

From childhood to adulthood, he seemed to have never let his mother feel at ease.

This was the case when I was a kid, and it was the same after entering the league.

In 2002, he was arrested for driving while drunk and was suspected of perjury to his friends.

In 2003, he was arrested for his private possession.

In 2004, he was even involved in a shooting incident.

In 2006, Randolph was suspected of harassing a Portland woman...

After coming to Memphis, Randolph finally made Meyer a little relieved. Now, he doesn't want to repeat the old path he used to be.

"The next game is going to go back to Portland." Randolph raised his head, for the first time he talked about the game in a few days.

"Yes, they all said Aldridge would eat you alive." Link hurriedly agreed, knowing that the "Big Black Bear" had begun to cheer up again.

"Lamarcus Aldridge... that boy is doing well now. But don't make mistakes for those reporters. I played with his existence on the training ground back then." Randolph was ready to make Meyer's ears quiet.

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Early in the morning of January 16, Link and Randolph indeed appeared.

The two of them walked out of the airport with their own small bags in a hurry.

During this period, Link and Randolph just walked one after another, without saying a word to each other, without any eye contact.

It looks like two mortal enemies who don't want to pay attention to each other.

The reporters couldn't control their fingers in an instant and pressed the shutter frantically!

From this point of view, Link and Randolph's fall in love is a complete confirmation!

"Link, Link! Can you tell me what friction happened between you and Zach? Someone saw you arguing on the team bus. Is this true?"

Link stopped and frowned and looked at the camera, "I just want to finish tonight's game well. As for the others, I don't want to discuss it for the time being!"

Randolph's tone was also very tough, "I don't care about any rumors, I'm used to it anyway. This is a business alliance, and it's normal for everything to happen."

Link and Randolph sang together, which whetted the reporters' appetite.

Sure enough, flies don’t bite seamless eggs. If there is nothing between Link and Randolph, it is impossible to reveal so many things!

Wait, who is the fly?

As the reporters chased and photographed, Link and Randolph got on two different cars and headed towards the Moda Center.

After getting in the car, Link and Randolph couldn't help laughing.

The reporters' serious expressions were really interesting.

These two naive ghosts undoubtedly had a good time today. All they wanted was that everyone underestimated the grizzly bear tonight.

Meanwhile, Lamarcus Aldridge was very nervous on the training ground of the Trail Blazers.

Zach Randolph, this is not an ordinary name for Aldridge.

Although the "Big Black Bear" only worked as teammates with Aldridge for a year, that year impressed Aldridge, who was in the rookie period at the time.

In the summer of 2006, Aldridge came to Portland to start his first NBA season. At the age of 21, he was a little shy and a little nervous about the city and the job.

Like most rookies, he needs the teaching of an experienced player, and Zach Randolph is the mentor who belongs to Aldridge.

Since they are both No. 4, Randolph plays Aldridge almost every day on the training ground.

In Aldridge's opinion, Randolph basically wants to kill him every day.

Even on the training ground, Randolph's confrontation was very fierce. Because Randolph himself had a strong desire for competition, he was actually so strict with Link later.

For Aldridge, the violent Randolph was simply a nightmare. You know, Randolph was only in his twenties at that time, and it was the rising period of his career, and he was full of energy.

In this way, Aldridge has always had a shadow on Randolph.

Randolph, with a tiger-back and a bear-bearing waist, is like a mountain. Every time Aldridge climbs, no matter how successful or failure, he will inevitably fall.

This season, Aldridge is already a top power forward who can average 23.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. His current status and value are definitely above Randolph.

But even so, Aldridge was still afraid of Randolph.

"What's wrong? You rarely feel absent-minded as you do." Lillard found Aldridge standing in a daze on the training ground, so he poked his good partner with his elbow.

"Ah...well...I'm fine, keep going, keep going. Tonight's game is not easy, you have to do your best." Aldridge said, starting to shoot.

But his move came out unexpectedly!

As we all know, Aldridge's mid-range shot is very stable, and he even surpassed many defenders at this point.

In the event of defensive interference, Aldridge will not easily make a blacksmith, let alone make a blacksmith in training.

"You still said you're okay?" Lillard curled his lips. Is it so scary just Randolph?

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, Lamarcus. Randolph is no longer as good as he used to be back then. We don't even know if he will play for the Grizzlies in the next game. Don't worry, if Plumley can handle him, then you can."

Seeing this, Nicholas Batum, the "French Pippen" also comforted Aldridge.

Aldridge nodded. Randolph should not be that powerful now.

And his recent condition is indeed very bad.

At night, before the game began, most reporters and commentators had the same idea.

It is generally believed that the Trail Blazers, who have just experienced a two-game losing streak, can make a big comeback on the Grizzlies.

Once Aldridge makes a shot, it will be so stable that it makes people desperate. Today, neither Randolph nor Tobias Harris seems to limit Aldridge's ability.

"I bet that Aldridge will have to score at least 30 points tonight. Plumley scored 15 points on Randolph's head in the last game, so it's no exaggeration to score 30 points!" Before the game, Bill Walton, a legendary player of the Trail Blazers, was full of confidence in Aldridge.

He did not think Randolph could pose a threat to Aldridge, let alone a conflict with Randolph.

Before the game started, Link hugged three of the five starting players, but ignored Randolph.

Randolph did not do anything too intimate with his teammates. He stood in the designated position and waited for the kickoff.

All the fans on the scene were waiting to see Aldridge lead the Trail Blazers out of the predicament, but Randolph and Link looked at each other quietly and smiled.
Chapter completed!