Kobe first glanced at Lin Ying with a smile, then rubbed his chin and thought about it, then nodded.

"I now somewhat understand why Michael changed so much after he came back for the second time. Once he retires, many of his ideas will change."

Kobe was explaining to Lin Ying, but he seemed to be talking to himself.

Perhaps at this moment, he should be thinking whether such a change would be a good thing for him.

"I think it's a good thing. This is probably the trace of time, right? An 18-year-old boy is bold and forward-looking, a 28-year-old youth is paranoid and resilient, but a 38-year-old middle-aged person will be mature and restrained."

After hearing this, Kobe reached out and hit Lin Ying on the shoulder, then smiled and nodded.

The truth is indeed like this. Nothing is easy to change and nature is hard to change. Human life is like a journey. Many things can only be understood and changed when they reach that specific point in time.

And like Lin Ying said, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

If a 40-year-old person is still as competitive as before, that may not be a good thing.

Because this may not only hurt yourself, but also hurt others.

Kobe's injuries in history were all due to that kind of persistence. Even if F4 was like mud, he had to force himself up and fight until he was scrapped.

Kobe Bryant does not have such injuries now, and it seems that he probably won't.

…

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the Nets ended their preseason tour. They ended up winning all 7 games without losing a single game.

Although there are countless preseason games, the most intuitive feeling fans have after watching these games is: the Nets may even break their previous record of 74 wins!

This sounds incredible, because even the original Bulls, after winning 72 games, only had a record of 69 wins the next year.

Taking the next step forward is always the most difficult thing.

But this is indeed how the Nets feel.

The main force is strong, the substitutes are strong, and even the bench players can stand up and contribute.

It’s completely different from the last time the Nets fought for three consecutive championships. If the previous time was compared to a 30-year-old middle-aged man who has passed his peak, this time the Nets are completely like a 20-year-old young man who has just entered his peak.

What's even more exciting for basketball fans, or all fans, is that Kobe's condition is gradually improving.

Kobe has shown his strong ability to adjust and adapt in this half month.

This is very similar to Jordan's second comeback that year.

With physical skills no longer possible, they rely more on experience and rhythm to play.

Of course, because he has not retired for a long time, Kobe's overall decline is not that obvious, and the difficulty he needs to overcome will be smaller.

But even so, Kobe's ability to adjust is amazing.

This makes the outside world look forward to the Nets' performance in the new season.

It is against this background that the new season is about to begin.

This time, the season has not even started yet, and fans are already looking forward to it.

Because in previous seasons, the focus of the game was usually on Christmas, and it would be around Thanksgiving at the earliest.

But this time, it’s the opening match!

The Nets' opponent in the opening game is, yes, you guessed it right, the Lakers!

The schedule has been announced long before the start of the preseason, so according to the fans, they are already hungry!

The two teams that are most likely to meet in the finals in the new season, there is no foreplay, no warm-up, just go straight to the fight!

This kind of experience is something that many fans have never had, but it is indeed fresh enough.

And because of its topical nature, tickets for this game have already been sold out, making it hard to get a ticket.

Both TNT and ESPN have fully warmed up for this game, which only adds fuel to the fire. The first game is the decisive battle!

There are still two days left before the official start of the game.

Lin Ying was playing at home that day when he suddenly received a call from Jordan.

Jordan is in New York and is preparing to come to visit him.

Although Lin Ying and Jordan have known each other for a long time, this is the first time for Jordan to come to Lin Ying's home.

It's a little rushed, but it's innocuous.

Lin Ying said hello to Swift and asked the chef to make something Jordan likes to eat.

After a while, Jordan came to his villa wearing casual clothes.

The weather in New York is much warmer than in Vancouver. After Jordan came in, he hugged Lin Ying and exchanged greetings for a while.

Although they contacted each other on the phone a lot, they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

After greetings, Lin Ying invited Jordan to his study.

Then, he went out to get some dried fruits and made a cup of coffee.

Because it was a sudden visit, he didn't know what Jordan was going to do.

When he took everything to the study room, he found Jordan standing in front of the bookshelf.

This scene seemed familiar, it was the same when Lin Ying visited Xiaosi's home.

His bookshelf was also built after he had the idea during that visit.

Just when he was about to see which book Jordan was interested in, and whether it was "The Art of War" like his own, he walked over and suddenly found that Jordan's eyes were not on the book, but on the shelf next door.

There is a pair of shoes there.
Chapter completed!