Pick Westbrook

Chapter 276 She's Not a Bad Person

On June 6, the league headquarters held a press conference to announce that the Milwaukee Bucks had traded.

According to the usual practice, the 30 teams in the NBA are a whole, and there is a relationship of interest between them. Therefore, when it comes to the interests of the league as a whole, it is not a boss who can make the decision.

Including Stern also has no right to this.

This requires a council composed of team owners to make decisions on important events in the league.

According to regulations, the transfer of any NBA team must be approved by the board of directors. In addition to the owner of the sales team, the owners of the other 29 teams must have at least 22 owners who vote in favor before the team can be placed on the shelves.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the transaction and sale of a team often takes a lot of time to complete.

But there are always exceptions.

Because the transaction of the Milwaukee Bucks involved laws and regulations, as well as the participation of the local police court, the decision of the board of directors was not passed on the team change this time, but the league headquarters was notified to make the ownership change.

So the deal about the ownership of the Bucks went so fast that the whole world was caught off guard.

CCTV made a special report on this incident, and programs such as ESPN and The Barkley Show specially launched columns for this incident.

At the same time, the new owner Wesley Edens accepted an interview and bluntly said that he would fully support the Bucks in their pursuit of three consecutive championships and build a legendary team.

He is willing to pay any salary price for this.

The news that the Bucks will hold a championship parade tomorrow was also released at this time.

Westbrook is about to face the expiration of his rookie contract, and he can also renew his contract in advance.

Because of the Bucks' trading incident, his attitude was also curious by countless media at this time.

In an interview, Westbrook said: "I will reach an early contract extension with the Bucks this summer."

Of course, no one has any doubts about Westbrook staying with the Bucks.

After all, the Bucks still hold the right to match Westbrook. As long as the Bucks are willing, Westbrook can't go anywhere.

But Westbrook's words at this time are undoubtedly extremely useful for the Bucks to survive the turbulent period this summer.

6 month 11 day.

The Bucks held a championship parade.

Some fans rushed to the streets at this time, expressing their miss for Li Lai and extremely disapproving of the deal announced by the team yesterday.

However, most of the fans were immersed in the celebration of the championship, so that part of the fans did not cause too much trouble, and then they were calmed down.

At this time, some media reported on the brilliance of the new owner of the Bucks, announcing the team's trade the day before the championship parade, which is like celebrating joy.

All the uneasiness and dissatisfaction were drowned in the waves of celebration in the championship parade.

Countless media reporters reported on this championship parade. They found that the atmosphere of each player in the Bucks was very bad. Even McGrady, who won the championship for the first time in his career, looked like he was smiling.

The duration of this championship parade was very short, and even many follow-up activities were greatly reduced, and only some regular and essential championship activities were retained.

Li Lai went to Milwaukee Hospital on this day.

Before he could ask which bed Holloway's grandfather was in, a little girl suddenly spoke up.

"You are, Li Lai?"

Li Lai looked at the young girl in front of him, nodded and said, "It's indeed me, what's the matter?"

The reason why Li Lai came to Milwaukee Hospital during the championship parade was because he was worried that those Bucks fans would recognize him and cause unnecessary trouble.

So I took advantage of this empty time to come here.

But now that he was recognized by a little girl, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. At the same time, he put his finger on his mouth, signaling the other party to keep silent.

Mallory Edens nodded, knowing the ups and downs in Milwaukee these days, so she took Li Lai's hand and walked in one direction.

In a special room, Ma Luoli opened a cabinet and searched back and forth for something, while speaking.

"Miss Holloway specifically asked me for something before. I originally went to the Bradley Arena to find you, but at that time the Bucks were playing the finals away, so you were not there, and this matter has been delayed until Now."

"Originally, I planned to go again yesterday, but I overheard a few fans talking about how that dude Li Lai left, how could he leave, although we have been scolding him, we actually love him from the bottom of our hearts .”

"I guessed that something was wrong, so I inquired and found out that the Bucks no longer belong to you, they already belong to me."

"Well, I think you shouldn't be in the Bradley Arena at this time. I was wondering how to find you, but you came to the door yourself."

Ma Luoli murmured a lot to herself, and she obviously touched something sensitive during the process, so she didn't continue.

Then she found it with a soft cry, and handed a bank card to Li Lai.

Li Lai looked at the bank card carefully, and memories suddenly flooded back.

When he first took over the Bucks, the entire team's financial operation had a huge problem, and even the first salary payment day was difficult to survive.

At that time, this bank card played a role.

This is the only fund that Herb Cole left to Li Lai when he died, 500 million.

It is precisely because of this asset that Li Lai successfully survived the most difficult crisis for the Bucks.

At that time, Li Lai personally handed over this bank card to Holloway.

"Where is she?"

Li Lai took a deep breath and said.

Maroli shook her head.

"Miss Holloway didn't tell me too much, she just told me to hand over this card to you."

After finishing speaking, Ma Luoli carefully looked at Li Lai for a while.

In Ma Luoli's impression, Holloway is a very filial and friendly person. The two met because of each other's grandfather. Although they are not best friends, they have been together for 4 years, and they have a slight relationship with each other. Good impression.

In her opinion, a beautiful and nice girl like Holloway should fall in love with a rich and handsome son who is full of connotations.

But it was this guy named Li Lai.

More than once, Ma Luoli saw Holloway laughing when she watched the report about Li Lai on the hospital TV. Sometimes this smelly and shameless guy appeared in the hospital newspaper, and Holloway also had the same emotion.

Ma Luoli asked Holloway out of curiosity once. This kid only looks a little handsome, a little tall, and a little rich, but he obviously has no connotation, and I heard that this kid has fought against Eighteen King Kong before.

How can you laugh at such a bastard.

Holloway laughed when she heard this, and defended Li Lai, "Deng Tuzi is not that kind of person."

From Ma Luoli's point of view, this guy Holloway has been dazzled by love, and his IQ is directly 0 when talking about any topic about Li Lai.

Seeing the little girl rolling her eyeballs and showing disdain from time to time, Li Lai knew that she shouldn't be able to ask more things about Holloway.

So he directly talked about the theme of coming here today.

"Where is Holloway's grandpa?"

After hearing this, Ma Luoli didn't think much about it. She just felt that the little girl Holloway was so mad at this guy. The relationship between the two should be very close, so she took him directly to the room of the old potato man. .

The ward was extremely clean and had obviously been cleaned and looked after by someone else for a long time.

At this time, a doctor was talking to the old man on the hospital bed.

"Your granddaughter has already paid the medical expenses for the next three years. I told her that even with our gene-targeted therapy, you can only delay your life for another three years at most."

"In the past three years, you should eat and drink. Don't think too much. Of course, you still have to think of a way to hug your great-grandson."

"After all, the last thought of a person in life is not this."

The doctor's words were very direct. Doctors here are always so direct, and the old man can accept such a direct sentence.

He laughed and said to the doctor: "As long as that nurse named Xiaobai can continue to take care of me, seeing her Dabai whose name does not match her name makes me feel much more at ease."

"That nurse named Ma Luoli hurriedly sent me away. She didn't do business all day long and kept calling me small reports. She was so annoying."

Ma Luoli, who was standing at the door, was out of breath when she heard this, and when she walked over, she cursed with her hands on her hips.

"Shame and shame! How old are you, and you still know nothing about it every day. When your granddaughter comes back, you will have to scold you again."

"Take a group of old men to look around outside the nurse's room every day because of the old disrespect, what's there to see!"

The old man Potato had already gotten used to Ma Luoli's scolding, so he smiled cheekily, but at the same time he noticed the strange figure behind him.

Li Lai greeted him at this time and said, "Grandpa, my name is Li Lai."

Potato quickly waved his hands and shook his head and said, "Don't call it so early, there are many people who are greedy for my precious granddaughter. Don't think that after hearing what the doctor said just now, I really want to hug my great-grandson so early." .”

Li Lai frowned slightly, this old man really thought too much.

However, he also heard the doctor say that the other party had only three years to live, so at this time, he was not in a hurry to ask Holloway's whereabouts.

Li Lai stayed with the old man in the ward for a day, and took on the job of taking care of him, washing his face, washing his back, pouring water and feeding him.

The old man was unambiguous, and told Li the story of how he raided the bar street at night by himself, and finally those celebrities fell down one by one the next day.

In the end, he even said arrogantly that he still holds the record of 1000 people in Milwaukee.

"Hey, is that Li Lai who fought against Eighteen King Kong alone, is that you?"

Li Lai was a little embarrassed when asked this question, and said, "Maybe it's me."

The old man nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's right, I'm a fellow. If I'm younger than twenty years old, I can have a good discussion with you."

"I hadn't heard of fighting the Eighteen King Kong back then, so I didn't do it. Now that I think about it, I regret it."

Li Lai couldn't help heaving a long sigh at this moment, thinking: There is a reason for this old man to stay here.

At this moment, the old man looked at Li Lai, and finally couldn't help but said: "Boy, you have taken care of me so hard, are you really the same as my doll?"

"Could it be that Xiao Li has already come, so you come to curry favor with me now?!"

Li Lai quickly stretched out his hands and said, "Stop, stop, what are you talking about?"

"I came to you because I wanted to know Holloway's whereabouts. She hasn't heard from her for a few days. I'm a little worried about her safety."

The old man was silent for a while, and then he regained his seriousness, then shook his head and said.

"She left in a hurry a few days ago, just telling me that she wanted to go out for a walk, and she didn't know when she would come back."

"She paid off my medical expenses for three years, and asked that little girl, Ma Luoli, to take care of me with all her heart. She must be out for a long time."

Li Lai secretly relaxed after hearing the news.

To be honest, as Holloway disappeared longer and longer, Li Lai gradually began to worry about her safety.

But now that he heard the news, Li Lai could be sure that Holloway was safe.

That's enough.

The old man continued: "When she was leaving, she said that she was sorry for one person. If that person came to find her, she would say sorry to that person for her."

"I know that person is you, and I've heard the news during this period, she is your secretary, right?"

Li Lai looked at the other party seriously, knowing that the old man had been pretending to be confused before, but in fact he was very clear in his heart.

He nodded without concealing it at this time, and said, "As long as she is safe, if you have a chance to see her, let her not blame herself too much."

"Some things happen with or without her."

"Of course, I'm still angry with her. I'm angry why she kept it from me. She never thought of telling me about it. She should know that I will solve it with her."

After the old man heard the last sentence, he finally knew why his granddaughter often smiled when she heard the boy's name.

That smile is exactly the same as her grandma back then.

At this time, the old man also opened up the chatter box, talking about many stories about Holloway.

Holloway's parents passed away when she was very young, and her grandparents brought her up, but her grandma also left on the way, so only the grandfather and two depended on each other.

Because of age and illness, the little girl has been taking care of grandpa in recent years.

The cost of treatment is expensive, and even a wealthy family can hardly afford the cost of treatment. The old man has persuaded the other party to give up several times.

But the little girl was very stubborn, she tried every means to let him live, and said: You are my last relative.

Li Lai didn't speak. He knew that the little girl loved money for this reason.

The old man was silent for a while, and continued: "That girl always likes to bury everything in her heart, and never tells anyone. She looks weak but is actually very stubborn."

"I don't know what she did, but I know, she's not a bad person, what do you think?"

Li Lai said: "Of course she is not a bad person, but a very good girl."

(End of this chapter)