You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 168

On the night of losing to the Grizzlies, Wei Xia spoke with his family on the phone.

Mom and Dad basically didn't talk about the game because the Lakers lost.They talked more about the Lakers' game in Philadelphia in a few days.

Both Wei Mingliang and Mei Chen will go to the frontcourt to watch the game, and what Wei Xia has to do is to arrange the best seats for them so that they can see their performance clearly.

"Where is grandpa? Is grandpa coming?" Wei Xia asked expectantly.

"Since you joined the Lakers, he hasn't watched the NBA." Mei Chen said with a smile, "He thinks God is blind."

Wei Xia's grandfather Jerry Wayne may be one of the oldest Celtics fans on the planet. He has seen Paul Pierce from Bill Russell, and from the eight consecutive championships to the current dilemma of not being able to make it to the playoffs.

He is a Celtic fan, Wei Xia is not.

For Wei Xia, the last thing that should happen to him is being selected by the Celtics.When he entered the draft, many people wanted him, including the Celtics.The Celtics are one of the teams he's made it clear he doesn't want to go to anyway.

Wayne understands his thoughts, Wei Xia can not come to the Celtics, as long as the team he goes to is not the Lakers, Weaver is absolutely willing to become a "traitor" and become a loyal fan of Wei Xia's team.

It's a pity, it's a pity that he went to the Lakers.

For Wayne, this is the worst news.

Wei Xia was traded to the Lakers, and Wayne didn't even call him to congratulate him. So far, he hasn't asked Wei Xia about the game.

The only time I got a call was a discussion about Wechat's interest in applying for a trade in the future to leave that damn place in Los Angeles.

Wei Xia, who had just started his career, had no intention of discussing his future too much, and Wayne could only continue to curse God on the other end of the phone for being blind.

After Wei Xia talked with his family, he called his family in Los Angeles.

Since Li Zhongxian moved here, Dick Long also came to the door from time to time. The three of them ran between the game room and the home movie theater all day long, like the living dead who have not seen the light of day.Wei Xia worried that they would die inside one day.

After leaving home for three days, he didn't know what was going on, so he called and Wei Qiu told him everything was fine.

Hearing his tone, Wei Xia guessed that his home should be good enough to be moldy.

He ended up calling Selinda Swan, who he hoped to get some comfort from, because he had been mistreated by the referee.

"Beibi, I've been filming a scene outside for a day, and I'm really done. I know you're having a hard time. Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" It seems that Swann needs rest more than he does.

"All right."

Wei Xia hung up all the calls he could make and decided to sleep.

He struggled on the bed for half an hour, but couldn't fall asleep.He still wanted to brag about the famous Celtics in the old days, but his consciousness could not enter the sleep state for a long time.

Wei Xia struggled until 1 o'clock in the morning, suddenly kicked off the quilt, changed into clothes, and came to the gym provided by the hotel.

He thought that he, the unlucky guy who was targeted by the referee, was the only one who still had the energy to go to the gym after the game.

Unexpectedly, Kobe, who scored 20 points on 6 of 18 shots against the Grizzlies, was also here.

Wei Xia was shocked when he saw Kobe, but he didn't communicate.

Bryant was working on his legs, and his back hitting against Battier and Eddie Jones before him showed a short word.

All kinds of shots hit the frontier, as if going up to play the game without eating enough.

Will leg training alone make things better?Wei Xia is not very sure.

Kobe’s biggest difficulty at the moment is the lack of effective helpers. Smash Parker is proficient in helping others, Odom is capable but always distracted, Chris Mim can add to the cake but can’t help him in the snow, and Sprewell gradually proves that he is really not qualified to receive a salary that is enough to support his family.

His teammates, except Odom and the rookies who are still proving themselves, will not even have the chance to play in another team. Only because the Lakers are rebuilding, they can get a place in the down-and-out Zijin Army.

Teammates can't, this is a big problem.

Another problem is that his familiar triangle offense is suddenly unkillable.

Back then, he played a triangle offense with the Sharks and stood outside, and the latter killed his opponent who dared to defend him in minutes.Except for the Spurs with twin towers, almost no team can withstand the Sharks.

If the Sharks were double-teamed too much and the ball went outside, Bryant would take care of it.

Now, he took the place of the Sharks as he wished, but when he was double-teamed and saw Parker, Odom and others standing outside, let alone the sour mood.

Moreover, in terms of low-post offense alone, he is far inferior to the Sharks.

Jackson asked him to take on the role that the Sharks once had, but did not consider that his low-post offense did not have the devastating ability of the Sharks.

The most suitable thing for him is to let go, and the team's current system does not support him to do that.

He practiced his legs worriedly, and stayed silent with Wei Xia.

Wei Xia didn't know how long Kobe had been practicing here, he felt sleepy after about 70 minutes of practice.

So he put down the equipment in his hand, said good night to Kobe, and left directly.

One second before Wei Xia left, Kobe also put down his equipment.

He just made sure he was the last to leave.

That's right, he wants to fight over such a trivial matter.

Thanks to these 70 minutes of consumption, Wei Xia went back to take a shower, went to bed, and fell asleep smoothly.

The next day, the Lakers took a special plane to Philadelphia.

They will rest in Philadelphia for two days before playing against the 76ers.

Although there were two off-season days, Jackson ordered all players to stay in the hotel. Wei Xia couldn't go home to live, and returned home to meet his parents when he was not training.

Mei Chen made a lot of specialty snacks, which made Wei Xia bloated and asked him to bring them back to the team for his teammates.

Wei Xia promised his mother and promised to bring the snacks back to the hotel, but he would not share them with his teammates.Because according to the rules of the team, these are all junk food, so let him degenerate alone.

On the eve of the game, Bynum found his snacks, took half a bite, and violently ate up the expired snacks.

"Wish, you are not enough friends, you don't invite me to join you if you have such delicious snacks." Bynum patted his stomach after eating, and even complained about Wei Xia.

The person on the team who should stay away from junk food the most is Bynum, whose size is obviously beyond the standard for a newly grown child.

"Before you say something like that next time, go to a nearby hospital and take a heart CT." Wei Xia joked seriously, "I suspect your heart is dark."

Bynum muttered a few words in disbelief, not feeling guilty about having eaten most of the British dim sum.

January 2005, 11, game day.

Wells Fargo Center
The last time Wei Xia played here, he represented Villanova.

He won two Big East championships here, as well as the Pennsylvania AAAA High School Basketball Championship.

It is these honors that make him the well-known son of Philadelphia, the light of Pennsylvania, and he is the most popular basketball player in Pennsylvania after Kobe.

When the Lakers stepped into the Wells Fargo Center, the folks didn't give Kobe face, boos that seemed to shatter people's eardrums rang out throughout the audience.

They booed Kobe here last year.

Kobe can accept booing from any region, but he can't accept that his fellow countryman booed him from start to finish in a nationally televised game.

After the summer of 2003, after the embarrassment of 2004, after the failure of 2005, outside pressure and ubiquitous booing turned the most successful Jordan successor into a villain.

Since everyone regards him as a bad guy, he is an enemy to everyone.

He calmly listened to the boos of his fellow villagers.

And Wei Xia has become accustomed to the loud boos when he appeared on the stage. He knew that the fans were not booing him. He was thinking so, and felt that this idea was wrong.Kobe was his teammate, they fought side by side.Fans booing Kobe, booing their boss, doesn't that mean booing him?There are no eggs under the overturned nest. If Kobe is humiliated, the entire Lakers team will lose face.

They have already lost to the Grizzlies, and they must win the game against the 76ers.

He found his parents in the front row of the audience.

He couldn't get a ticket for the front row seat. After all, the game was about to start. The Lakers and the 76ers had a blood feud for generations.

To this end, he asked the organizers for help.

Unexpectedly, the organizer was very generous and helped him get two precious front-row tickets. Wei Xia wanted to pay, but the other party did not agree.

"You not only brought back the Penn State Championship to Philadelphia, but also brought Philadelphia a long-lost National Championship. You are a city hero."

This is their reason for not charging.

If Wei Xia knew that the two front-row tickets they sent were 10-year season tickets, he would have paid for them no matter what.

When he found out that the other party had given the season ticket 10 years ago, it had been several years. Wei Xia was grateful for this. Every off-season, he returned to Philadelphia to hold training camps and frequently participated in public welfare activities that would help the community.

"Phili, don't get sent off today." Mei Chen joked loudly.

Wei Xia smiled helplessly. Although he had only played six regular season games, he already had two full graduation records. Even his mother knew about it, which was really embarrassing.

(End of this chapter)