The China Power of NBA

A month later, the Knicks' home Madison Square Garden applauded thunderously!Enthusiastic spectators waved their fists to vent their emotions. On the field, it was the game between the Hornets and the Knicks. Iverson missed Felton in singles, and Anthony Randolph made a long pass and ran at the forefront. The most important thing is the Knicks' leader, the majestic "little bully" Stoudemire. I saw him catch the ball in one step in the three-pointer, and then took three steps directly, gliding in the air and making a dunk with one hand!

The audience on the sidelines was noisy and boiling again!

This is the end of the first quarter with 5 minutes left. The Hornets' starting fourth position, David West, couldn't guard Stoudemire at all. , Stoudemire scored a double-double of 7 points and 10 rebounds. This game is heading for 10+40 again.

Bai Xiaofei was wearing the No. 2 jersey and was sitting off the court. At this time, he leaned on his knees with his elbows, and a huge white towel completely covered his head. He just lowered his head and didn't speak.

This morning, in Lao Fu's office, Lao Fu told Bai Xiaofei two things, one good and one bad.

"Bai Xiaofei, first of all, let me tell you a good thing. I decided to give you a second contract to prove yourself."

Old Fu's voice was slow and deep, and it was a little dry unlike usual, and there was no trace of a smile on Old Fu's face, "You didn't play well in the five games of your first contract. Nobody recommends giving you a second contract, but I still believe in your ability and hope you won't let me down."

It can be said that Lao Fu gave Bai Xiaofei a second ten-day short contract at the risk of the world's disgrace. The team can say that, after all, he is the general manager, and the players, especially those who don't like Bai Xiaofei, dare not comment publicly. On the contrary, there are many media, reporters, making trouble out of nothing, reporting one after another, pointing at Fu's players for defending his own country, regardless of the life and death of the team. They didn't tell Bai Xiaofei, because they were afraid that Bai Xiaofei would bear excessive pressure.

A big smile appeared on Bai Xiaofei's face, and he said in a slightly mature way,

"Don't worry, Director Fu, I will definitely perform well!"

"There is one more bad thing, I don't know how I can tell you..."

Old Fu lowered the brim of his hat with his hands, and Bai Xiaofei couldn't see what was hiding in Old Fu's eyes.

"It's okay, come on, what bad thing can be worse than my performance in those five games?"

"You have to be mentally prepared." Old Fu sighed softly, then sat on the chair, and put the fingers of his hands crossed to his lips.

"Go ahead."

"Xiaofei, the news I just got...your father..."

Old Fu seemed hesitant to speak, and finally made up his mind to speak out. After all, what should be faced is always to be faced.
"I don't know how to tell you Bai Xiaofei...your father passed away..."

"what!"

Five thunders struck the top!Bai Xiaofei's smile was still on his face and it was too late to dissipate. He was stunned for two seconds, and then rushed to the front of Old Fu with a stride, shouting,

"What did you say! What you said is true!"

Old Fu nodded, and said in his usual deep but somewhat hoarse voice, "It's absolutely true, your father was in a car accident on the way to buy..."

"How is it possible! You lied to me, right!"

Bai Xiaofei patted the table vigorously, and shouted, "Why, I just talked to my family on the phone a few days ago!"

Bai Xiaofei took out the phone from his pocket and dialed the number at home. The phone kept ringing, but no one answered.

"How is it possible... how is it possible..."

"My condolences, Xiaofei."

Bai Xiaofei couldn't control it anymore. Tears rushed out of his eyes and flowed down. At this moment, he didn't think about anything, but kept looking at his phone. How he wished that the call could be connected. Then his mother smiled and said to herself,

"Everything is a lie to you."

Still no one answered the phone.

After a long time, Old Fu said softly, "I have already talked to your mother on the phone. Your mother is a strong person. She hopes that I will not tell you this news. She knows that you are in a critical period now. She doesn't want to influence you……"

Bai Xiaofei burst into tears, his father's smiling face filled his mind.

"However, I think there is an old saying in China, "A tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, and a child wants to support but not to be loved." There is nothing in the world that is more precious than family love, so I will tell you this news at this juncture , You have to understand, Xiaofei, you are almost 20 years old now, and you are already a man, I hope you can face all this with strength until the end."

Bai Xiaofei's tears kept flowing from his eyes, wet the floor under his feet.

Old Fu stood up, patted Bai Xiaofei on the shoulder lightly, and said, "I've already booked a flight ticket for you to return home, and you will return home tomorrow morning. I don't limit the time you can ask for leave. When will it be settled? You can come back at any time, but you still have a game tonight against someone you are familiar with and is very strong, Stoudemire, I hope you can play this game well..."

……

Bai Xiaofei shook his head vigorously. Tears flowed out again inadvertently. Bai Xiaofei blinked his eyes vigorously, trying to suppress the tears that were about to flow. At this moment, Bai Xiaofei, who was sitting on the away bench at Madison Square Garden, wished so much It was just a dream, and when I woke up, everything was as it was before.

In Bai Xiaofei's mind, he suddenly remembered the conversation he had with his father a month ago, at the end of the game between the Hornets and the Thunder.
"As a man, you have to look like a man. My biggest regret now is that I didn't send you to the army to experience military life. But even if you have never been a soldier, you can still imagine the difficulties faced by soldiers. , the kind of strength and tenacity when facing difficulties, I hope you are like this, stride forward, even if you are bloody, you can't take a step back, you have to be confident, you are no worse than anyone, those ridicules Your people don’t necessarily have to be stronger than you when they are 20 years old! Be optimistic in everything, don’t be too pessimistic, it’s always good to leave yourself a way out when doing things, but I hope you will cut off all direction at this moment Think backwards, work hard to move forward, go as far as you can, don't leave any regrets for yourself!"

"I have said so much. In fact, at the end of the day, Bai Xiaofei, I hope you can become a brave man, a brave man who can charge forward and open up territories. Walking on this road may be difficult or very hurt. Maybe you have to experience all kinds of suffering, all kinds of pain, and the sneering words and dismissive eyes of others, but you must have the spirit of breaking the boat, the indomitable belief and the courage to shroud the corpse in horse leather. Now, I hope I can see The bravest side in your heart, keep moving forward on this road of the brave!"

"Bai Xiaofei, there are some things you have to understand yourself. The floor you are on now is a place that many Chinese people dream of. No matter whether you play well or not, you must have a correct attitude in the game. You are almost 20 years old. , not too young, when I was 20 years old in the production team I was able to earn work points to support my family, whether you admit it or not, you are no longer a child, don’t be too naive, you are already a man, when I grow old that day Now, or I am gone, you will be the only man in the family, supporting yourself and your mother..."

Unexpectedly, the word became a prophecy. When Bai Xiaofei calmed down and pondered these words carefully, he and his father were separated.

"This is the journey of the brave!" Bai Xiaofei was startled suddenly, thinking these words silently,
"The Journey of the Brave!"

"No. 2, you go on stage!"

Through the thick white towel, Bai Xiaofei heard Williams' helpless voice, and Bai Xiaofei understood that it must be Stoudemire who beat West and Briggins again.

Bai Xiaofei tore off the white towel wrapped around his head, and stood up with firm eyes. His burly body made others stare at him!
At this time, there was no dead ball on the court, and Bai Xiaofei was walking towards the technical table while watching the situation on the court. Felton missed a three-pointer, and Stoudemire flew into the sky roaring like a soaring beast. He took off the rebound with both hands and dunked Brykins!

"when!"

Under the huge impact of Stoudemire, Briggins couldn't stand on his feet and staggered twice.

"Dudu!"

Whistle!Foul by Brykins!Stoudemire clenched his fists and roared into the sky again!Immediately, the arena erupted with applause, whistles, musical instruments and DJ's voices!
After Stoudemire scored this goal, the Knicks have already led by 29 points at 14:15!

Stoudemire was about to make a free throw when the technical whistle blew and Bai Xiaofei stepped into the field, but what awaited Bai Xiaofei was boos from the audience!
To be honest, in terms of the data that Bai Xiaofei produced in the first contract and his performance on the court, there is a big difference from the expected value. The old Fu gave Bai Xiaofei the second contract at the risk of "the world is not good". If Bai Xiaofei still can't play a few games in this contract, then Bai Xiaofei's NBA career is really over, but at this juncture, something happened to Bai Xiaofei's family, which means that this contract Bai Xiaofei only plays One game, this one game determines whether Bai Xiaofei can stay in the NBA!

Stoudemire didn't make a free throw. He walked up to Bai Xiaofei and said,
"Hey, little Teddy, we met again. I didn't expect that fellow general manager of yours to really help you. You can get a second contract with such bad statistics," Stoudemire said arrogantly. said,
"You know why so many people boo you when you play?"

Bai Xiaofei ignored Stoudemire and walked straight to the free throw boundary. Stoudemire was still chattering in Bai Xiaofei's ear,

"That's because you're going to be fucked up by me again! I really feel sorry for you!"

Stoudemire stood at the free throw line, took the ball thrown by the referee, took a few shots, then raised his hand to shoot, saying, "Hey! Little Teddy, look how this ball goes in!"

"Thank you." What Bai Xiaofei said to Stoudemire confused the latter. He didn't know what Bai Xiaofei meant by "Thank you" when he provoked Bai Xiaofei so much.

"Shh!"

The basketball goes through the net!Stoudemire made a three-pointer!
Thornton dribbled the ball outside the three-point line, and with the help of Sangueira's pick-and-roll, he made a direct three-point shot!
"when!"

The basketball hit the eaves of the basket, and Stoudemire occupied the first rebound position and took off!His jumping ability is good enough, his right hand has already grabbed the basketball, and his next move is to take the ball into his arms!but!

Behind Stoudemire, a huge figure jumped up, grabbed the ball from Stoudemire's hands directly with both hands, and directly made a tip-up!no no no!It's a deduction!

It's Bai Xiaofei!

I saw Bai Xiaofei directly pull down the rebound that Stoudemire was determined to grab with one hand, and make a dunk in the air!
"when!"

Bai Xiaofei violently made up the buckle with both hands!And it's still through Stoudemire's supplementary buckle!

The basket made a painful "squeak" sound, and the powerful impact made Stoudemire unable to stand under his feet, and he slammed into the basketball hoop outside the court, looking embarrassed. Fortunately, the perimeter of the basket was wrapped With elastic sponge, it will not hurt!
Deathly silence throughout Madison Square Garden!The focus of the audience was on the man who dunked Stoudemar!
After the dunk, Bai Xiaofei didn't beat his chest or roar, but bent down to pick up the basketball, then handed it to Stoudemire who was still holding the basket with one hand, and said calmly,

"This ball is given to me who played against you in the last game. Next, my game is about to start!"