You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 856 I am no longer the old me

The 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend was held in Toronto.

Since Kobe has already claimed that this season is his last season, he has received many votes. For the first time in several years, Wei Xia did not enter the All-Star as the top voter.

Wei Xia never cared about such a false name, let alone a legend who is about to retire.

What's more, the legendary name is Kobe.

When he first heard the name Kobe, it was the opponent who led Lower Merion High School to the Pennsylvania championship.

At that time, everyone knew that Kobe would be the next superstar to walk out of Philadelphia.

At that time, Wei Xia could only look up to Kobe to log into the NBA directly. He never dreamed that he would become teammates with Kobe, let alone that they would win the championship together.

Before heading to Toronto for the All-Star Game, the 76ers and the Clippers played an overtime game against the Clippers.

As a result, the 76ers narrowly beat the Clippers 140 to 136.

In this campaign, Wei Xia's quasi-triple-double of 50 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists shocked the league, and Paul's performance of 36 points and 13 assists will also remind people of the person who shared the best rookie of the year with Wei Xia.

Although Wei Xia's honors have been leveled with Paul's, but when it comes to the players of the 2005 class, people are still accustomed to merging them into a pair.

At the end of the game, Wei Xia and Paul shook hands and hugged.

"Our best goodbye is to see you in the final," Paul said poetically.

Wei Xia's talent is passively triggered: "The premise is that you want to lead the team to the conference finals."

His words undoubtedly broke Paul's heart.

Although Wei Xia didn't mean it.

But Paul still has to make a look of indifference: "No one will work hard for the conference finals!"

His words are very handsome, but for a superstar who has not touched the floor of the division finals since his debut, he is relatively not so handsome.

The game between the 76ers and the Clippers ends here.

This is the second time the two teams have met this season, and if nothing else, it will be the last.

A win over the Clippers puts the Sixers 76-36 going into the holiday season.

This All-Star Weekend, Hayward regretted losing, but the 76ers still have three people going to Toronto.They are Wesha and Cousins ​​who were selected for the main match, and Oubre who was selected for the Rookie Challenge.

Moreover, due to the needs of business activities, Wei Xia had to go to Toronto one day in advance.

Elaine will help him prepare half a day in advance on that basis.

"Kobe's last All-Star, what do you think?"

"Why are you acting like a reporter?"

"You answer me first, and you won't be embarrassed if you are asked this question again in the next few days."

What Elaine said was true, and Wei Xia said after a little thought, "In terms of impressions, it's actually not that old. He is here and has played for 20 years. How many players can play for 20 years? It is precisely because he has played for such a long time, and I know how much he loves the game. I have not fully accepted the fact that he is about to retire."

"In the back of my mind, I always thought he'd play for another two or three years."

Elaine can only say: "Injury has really affected him a lot."

"Um"

If there were no injuries, Kobe should still have the level of an All-Star now;

if there is no injury
Wei Xia's thoughts echoed back to the past. When he first foresaw the future through the old time, he saw four things.

Jayden Odom's death, his departure, Kobe's Achilles injury, the crashed plane.

So far, he's failed.

He only prevented the first thing from happening, but the latter two things still happened.

Can he avoid it?

Wei Xia often thinks, if he does it again, how can he avoid leaving the Lakers?How to prevent Kobe from getting injured?
It seems that these are two consecutive things.

Only if he stays in the Lakers, Kobe will not overwork and cause serious injuries, so if he can't stay in the Lakers, Kobe will definitely be injured, so what about the last thing?This is a matter related to Kobe's life, how can he stop it?
If he can't get Bryant to come to Philadelphia, how can he influence this stubborn guy to be more cautious about private jets?
There was a storm in Wei Xia's mind, no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't think of an answer.

He knew that his time was running out. After Kobe retired, as long as a private jet was available, he would travel by his own private jet.

That means the stakes are vastly higher, and he could crash any day.

"Is there something on your mind?" Elaine saw it.

"Have you discussed Kobe's retirement with Vanessa?" Wei Xia still wanted to struggle.

Elaine smiled and said: "No need, I think Kobe's letter has already said everything that should be said, he really seems to be unsustainable."

Wei Xia sounded even more depressed.

It seems that he can only accept this result.

The next day, he flew to Toronto alone.

Cousins ​​and Oubre won't leave until tomorrow, after all, they don't have endless business activities to participate in forever.

It took Wei Xia a few years to make himself a superstar whose commercial value is second only to James and Kobe.

He lived their lives, endless entertainment and activities, being observed in every detail, and making headlines whenever something happened, so no matter what he did, he had to consider the impact.

Wei Xia often misses the past, but as long as he thinks about why Jerry Buss chose to give up him in the first place, he has enough motivation to stick to his current life.

Kobe may be a busier person than Wei Xia.

He may not even have a vacation in the true sense. From the day he entered the vacation, he has been running around.

For a player of his level, the retirement season must not be sloppy. This is not just a matter for him alone, but also concerns the face of the entire team. The league also hopes that the previous generation of front-line players will leave in the most dignified way.

In addition to participating in commercial activities, Wei Xia was also invited by the league to record a short video.

In the video, he wants to bless Kobe and talk about Kobe's influence on him by the way.

No doubt, this video will be included in the short tribute to Bryant on the night of the All-Star Game.

Wei Xia faced the camera and didn't know where to start for a while.

"Wish. If you need text." The film crew had already expected this problem, so they helped Wei Xia prepare the lines in advance.

Wei Xia politely declined the kindness of the film crew.

He asked himself that the relationship with Kobe was not so indifferent that he needed the film crew to bring a text to congratulate Kobe.

After careful consideration, Wei Xia said: "In 1999, I was still an unknown kid. For me, Kobe was a goal that needed to be pursued with all my strength. Even today, I am still walking in his footsteps. The road is very long. I hope I can finally catch up with him."

"Wish, do you have anything to say to Kobe?"

"There is nothing to say. His departure means that the league has one less bastard. Congratulations."

However, it is impossible for this passage to be included in the feature film.

The film crew needs Wei Xia to adjust his status. Don't take this as an interview, but be distracted.

This is difficult for Wei Xia. He thought for a long time, but he didn't know what to say to wish Kobe better.

"No, that's it." Wei Xia said.

In the end, he didn't bless Kobe because he didn't think Kobe should just retire like this.

Because Wei Xia did not bless Kobe, in the end, in Kobe's tribute video, Wei Xia changed from the original finale to the prelude to the entire video.

A good tribute short film should not only have the highlights of the protagonist, but also have the rainbow fart of the legend, and finally the tribute and blessings of the active players.

Wescha only had a tribute, so his clip was placed in front of the tribute short.

After the recording, Wei Xia left the studio. He had other things to do.

Such as shooting commercials, such as signing commercial contracts, such as taking half an hour out of busy schedules to have dinner with Kobe.

Eating with Kobe may be the most leisurely moment of the day.

"Aren't you tired?" Wei Xia asked inexplicably.

Kobe ordered the food and said proudly: "This is where you are still inferior to me. When it comes to business activities, I have unlimited energy, but you are so close to writing 'I fucking hate it all' on your face."

"Sau Rui, I have to correct you—I haven't been able to say 'fuck' in a year—PS: This sentence doesn't count."

They would chat for 10 minutes with rough content, just like the street fighters always try to fill the novel with water, and then find a chance to get to the point.

"When did you decide not to fight?" Wei Xia asked suddenly.

Kobe didn't keep it secret, he didn't avoid talking about it, he directly surprised Wei Xia: "It started when I found out that I was no longer the me I used to be."

(End of this chapter)