The NBA headquarters is located in the center of New York City, on the 14th to 20th floors of the landmark "Olympian Tower".

Because he had been contacted by phone before coming, when he took the elevator up, there was already a staff member wearing a sign waiting for him at the door.

Without his request, the staff took him around.

The 6-story building contains office areas, studios, conference halls, alliance merchandise areas, restaurants, etc.

Posters and paintings can be seen everywhere on the walls of the corridor. There is a 2K label printed under Kobe’s painting. Basketballs and jerseys can also be seen everywhere.

If you really like basketball, this is definitely a palace.

When I walked to the alliance merchandise area, an unexpected thing happened.

There he saw his No. 9 Nuggets jersey!

There are only two Nuggets jerseys in total, and the other one is Iverson's No. 3.

Well, No. 15 without Anthony.

"Don't be surprised, your jersey is very popular now."

The staff saw his surprised look and explained.

And what he didn't say was that this was even a prerequisite for Lin Ying to win Rookie of the Month.

Any award in the league is to give exposure, which is equivalent to praise.

If you don't have enough popularity, even if your statistics are good, why don't I give Durant, who has equally good statistics?

Finally, he was taken to the 19th floor to be presented with the trophy by league vice president Mark Tatum.

Well, he had seen the draft before and was impressed by it.

Tatum was very enthusiastic, and Lin Ying was the first Chinese player to come to the headquarters to receive the trophy.

After the awards were presented, Tatum took him and chatted for a while.

Basically, they are praising his role in promoting the NBA Chinese market, and then expecting him to continue to perform well.

As he spoke, Lin Ying could clearly feel that Tatum was a firm executor of Stern's overseas plans.

And after hearing this, he felt even more regretful. It would be great if this person really took over.

Damn bloodline!

Cursing in his heart, Lin Ying took another look at Tatum, who was smiling broadly and was of Chinese descent, and suddenly came up with a bold idea.

…

In the first game of December, the Nuggets faced the Knicks away from home.

The venue was fully occupied.

When the Nuggets played the Rockets before, the game was star-studded and the fans were enthusiastic, but the attendance rate was only 90%.

But Madison Square Garden is always full for every game.

If you don’t know what it’s like to make money lying around, just ask Knicks owner James Dolan.

Even if the Knicks' record is at the bottom of the league, it will not affect Madison Square Garden's attendance at all.

Speaking of which, the Knicks are indeed bad enough at this stage.

The Knicks had 33 wins last season and were fourth from the bottom in the Eastern Conference, and they look even worse this season.

Moreover, this phenomenon that is worse than the Kings, so bad to the core is really puzzling.

In terms of the team's lineup, Marbury and Jamal Crawford are on the outside, and "Big Q" Quentin Richardson is on the forward line.

They are even richer inside, with "Baby Shark" Eddie Curry, who averaged 19.5 points per game at the peak of his career last season, and Randolph, who was just traded from Portland and averaged 20+10 points per game.

The bench is also rich, with "little potato" Nate Robinson on the outside, David Lee on the inside, rookie Wilson Chandler, and even Fred Jones in terms of strength.

But their current record is 4 wins and 10 losses, and they have experienced a 9-game losing streak. In their last game, they lost 104 to the Celtics in 59 games.

No matter how you look at it, this is a game that the Nuggets should win easily.

But after four quarters, the Nuggets lost.

112 to 119.

The fans are all pissed off.

They had just welcomed Anthony, whom they had longed for!

But in fact, Anthony, who has just come back, has a strong desire to attack and is still obsessed with individual singles.

He said that we would fight for the championship together, but he didn’t say that he would change his playing style!

As a result, his touch was mediocre, which actually destroyed the team's chemical reaction.

The Nuggets suddenly returned to their previous rhythm.

Before Lin Ying came on the court in the fourth quarter, the team was already 15 points behind.

He defended hard and led to a wave of counterattacks, but the Knicks showed their form and were still a little short in the end.

He lost to an opponent he shouldn't have lost and ushered in another four-game losing streak. After the game, fans went crazy on social media.

Some say Anthony is a cancer and should be traded immediately;

Some people say that Iverson’s state of high and low was due to being with a group of bad friends;

It was even said that Karl gave Lin Ying too much of the ball, causing the team to lose consecutive games.

In short, there are various sounds that you can’t imagine.

This wave is in sharp contrast to the previous three consecutive victories.

And what's even worse is that the Nuggets' opponent in the next game will be last season's Eastern Conference champion, the Cavaliers led by James!

If there are no adjustments, they will be greeted by a wave of five consecutive defeats!

When a team that aspires to win the championship performs like this, either the team will be shaken, or Karl will pack up and leave.

The Nuggets have reached a crossroads earlier than in history.

…

After returning to Denver from the game with the Knicks, Lin Ying continued his training plan.

The Nuggets are in a bit of turmoil right now, and internal conflicts may break out at any time.

But these are beyond his control.

Although he has a good relationship with the team's two core players, no one will listen to him when it comes to sensitive topics such as ball rights.

All he can do is continue to improve himself.

You still need to be strong in your own right. Only when you are strong can you have more say. You can even survive even if you are traded to another team.

After the training, he suddenly found that there was an extra person in the training hall.

He looked at that person with wide eyes.

He wouldn't be surprised by whoever comes to the training facility, except the one in front of him... Allen Iverson.

Do you think training memes are just memes?

In fact, Iverson did take time off from time to time during team training.

Although this is actually not too special for the Nuggets, because he has not seen anyone else come to practice for so long...

He wiped his sweat with a towel and walked to sit next to Iverson.

He felt that Iverson might want to find someone to chat with.

It sounds like most people in the Nuggets respect Iverson, but if it comes to talking to him privately, he seems to be the only one who can talk to him.

"Do you remember what I said before that we are the same kind of people?"

Sure enough, after Lin Ying sat down, Iverson spoke.

Lin Ying nodded.

"I never saw my father when I was born, and when I got a little older I lived with Freeman.

In order to support his family, he often sells drugs and is thrown into jail from time to time. I don't blame him, he just wants to support his family.

But by that time I already had two younger sisters. Ann was running between several jobs every day in order to support the family, but the house was still a mess.

I always remember that the sewer pipes in our house often broke, filling the house with dirty water, and Brandi and Lisa had to wear galoshes all day long."

Iverson seemed to be talking to himself, which most people might not understand.

However, Lin Ying knew that Freeman was Iverson's stepfather and Ann was Iverson's mother.

And at the end, Iverson choked up unconsciously and his eyes turned red.

This is not a glorious past, and it may even be that Iverson will rarely mention it to anyone.

Most of his reaction came from his mother.

It is very difficult for a woman under 30 years old to support four people.

"Many times, we have one meal and no next meal. Without the support of these friends around me, I, Brandi and Lisa might have starved to death at home. So you say Allen Iverson is now
To be continued...