Chapter 159 [Angel City Farce]
That night, the Nets flew to Los Angeles to prepare for the game against the Clippers.
This is a difficult five-game schedule in the Western Conference. After playing against the Clippers back-to-back to the Trail Blazers, they took a day off to play against the Kings, and then back-to-back against the weak Jazz.
Five days, two back-to-back, are a huge test for the players' physical strength. Therefore, the whole team rests for a day in Los Angeles and moves freely.
Before getting on the plane, Wang Jun called Carman and made an appointment to have breakfast together. Then he called Charlize Theron and asked her to meet at noon.
Kaman was very depressed in the Clippers. Although he was a starter, he averaged only 22 minutes per game, with 6 points and 5 rebounds.
When he saw Wang Jun, he felt very bitter and suspected that his life was hopeless and would go further and further on the road of blue-collar workers in the future.
Wang Jun was so proud that he smiled and said, "If I were you, I would practice shooting more and try to impress the coaching staff."
"Bland can shoot too, I don't have the right to shoot." Carman shook his head.
"Then you practice three-pointers and strive to be longer than him. Will the coach not use you then? The inside line who can shoot is the best," Wang Jun suggested.
"Do you think everyone can easily shoot three-pointers like you?" Kaman sighed.
The weather was very good, and the two chose to eat at the open-air dining table. There were many people coming and going, but they didn't ask for an autograph.
The guests at the table next to him have been talking about the Lakers' gossip. Wang Jun is very interested, but he can't hear it clearly. He only knows that the Lakers' performance in the new season is bad. Many people predict that they will break the Bulls' regular season 72 win record, but they have lost three games and are currently behind the Kings and ranked second in the West.
"Chris, do you know what the Lakers are like? The biggest hit this year."
"Want to know the opponent? You are asking the right person. I don't think the Lakers can win the championship, it's almost an internal strife."
“What’s the situation?”
Kaman talks endlessly and can hear many stories in Los Angeles. For the Clippers who use the same arena, the Lakers don’t have many secrets.
The Lakers were happy that they formed F4 and made negative news in less than a month.
Everyone on Earth knew about that incident in late July that Kobe was sexually assaulted in Eagle County, Colorado, which shocked the whole country, and Kobe's image was greatly damaged.
This is normal. The most despised in prison is a violent offender. Killing requires courage and breaking through psychological barriers; robbery only causes losses to others for external things; bullying a weak woman is considered a ball.
Although the judge did not convict and Kobe was just a suspect, many people have begun to despise him, which casts a shadow on the Lakers' journey to the new season.
The most unlucky one is probably Nike. He just signed a five-year, 45 million contract with Kobe in June, and his commercial value shrank.
Entering the preseason, O'Neal and Kobe began to snore each other again.
The reason was that when Kobe went to the trial, he accused O'Neal of being a master of playing with women. However, after every game, he spent money to block women's mouths. So far, O'Neal has spent more than 1 million US dollars in this regard. He also said that if he was as smart as O'Neal, he would not have been accused of being violent.
The farce of the Dingtuzi biting perverts has given people a deeper understanding of the chaos in the private lives of NBA stars.
O'Neal was furious and immediately fought back through the TV network, claiming that he had never bought love with money. O'Neal also hinted that only Bryant used money to buy love. Kobe immediately took out $4 million to buy a diamond jewelry for his wife after the Eagle County incident, which is typical.
The Lakers management came forward to mediate and talk to the two, asking them to stop quarreling publicly, otherwise they would be fined.
However, after only one day of the conversation, Kobe found Jim Gray, conducted an interview, and fired at O'Neal.
He said O'Neal was too fat and had poor physical fitness. He said he spent too much time raising his toes and said his injuries were not that serious. In fact, that might affect O'Neal's career. He also said that O'Neal was only thinking about his contract renewal when two other Hall of Fame players played almost for free.
After watching the interview, O'Neal's lungs were almost pissed off and said to his teammates: "I'm going to kill him."
If it weren't for teammates calling to notify the management in time, O'Neal would probably have fought with Kobe, or beat Kobe up, and the two were not in the same magnitude.
Until now, people don’t know what happened in Eagles County. The lawsuit continues. Kobe doesn’t confess to anyone and blames the team for not supporting him. When his teammates and coaches learn about this, they all read the news.
Kobe and O'Neal bombarded each other, hurting the entire team.
Phil Jackson is too lazy to comment on Kobe because his daughter has been sexually assaulted and he doesn't want to continue working with the Lakers.
Carl-Marone said in an interview: "It must stop. This is stupid, we have enough. I don't take less money to suffer this kind of sin."
Unexpectedly, Kobe finally stopped bombarding O'Neal and went for Malone.
In November, Los Angeles media broke the news that Kobe's wife Vanessa was teased by Malone.
During the halftime of the game, Vanessa called Malone, who was only a few meters away from her, and the dramatic story happened.
"Why are you just here to sit next to me and give me a big hug?" Malone asked Vanessa.
Vanessa was surprised. "Why? Why do you do this?"
Carl replied: "If you do this, our photos will appear on the cover of every magazine in this country."
In the second half, Malone replied to the interview and said he wanted to hunt Mexican girls. The "Mexican girl" was suspected to be aware of Vanessa of Mexican descent.
Vanessa told Kobe the truth about what happened. Kobe immediately called Malone to confront the "postman". What was the result of the confrontation? Whether the two were passionate and elbowed each other... no one knew.
The explosiveness of this news is comparable to the previous "Shakel did it too".
Although Ma Long did not yell at killing Kobe, he was also very angry.
In short, the Lakers are now very conflicted, and the four stars are uneven. Even if they are strong, they may not be able to win the championship.
Kobe scored the most, with an average of 24+5+5 per game. The decline was not too great, and O'Neal was still working on 21+11. The other two have become role players directly, and it seems that the Lakers still have to rely on the "ok combination".
After talking about the Lakers, Kaman sighed: "Wang, I really envy you. The Nets are likely to win the championship this season. The Clippers can't even enter the playoffs. It would be great if I could be traded to the Nets."
Of course there is no chance. Kaman is a high-ranking rookie. The Clippers will not let him go easily unless the chips are great. But with his current data, how could a team propose a deal to help him escape from the sea of suffering?
Wang Jun smiled and said, "Maybe you will be reused one day. Please train well and wait for the opportunity. You have four years of contract, so you can sign a big one next time."
"Reused? Unless Brand is injured."
Isn’t this cursing his team? Wang Jun smiled secretly.
Chapter completed!