After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 70 TNT Inside Story
As a sports media, "Basketball Pioneer News" will definitely involve some more professional topics. For example, let Li Chengming share his own skills, as well as the help for his growth in the NBA. What can we share with the outside world? The place.

Li Chengming, who can say it, has said it anyway. In fact, he feels that even if he really said it all, it is useless. The NBA is a mature and even institutionalized business league.

Of course, he also hopes that Huaguo basketball will get better and better, and more and more compatriot players will participate, so that he can see more kind faces.

Because the time is still tight after all, they can't stay in the holy city for too long, so this interview is actually a bit rushed, and there are still many topics that have not been discussed.

However, both sides consider that this will not be their first cooperation, and there will still be opportunities in the future, and when Li Chengming gets better and better in the NBA, his popularity will become higher and higher in the future, as long as the relationship between the two parties remains the same. Going down will only benefit them in the future.

After returning to Orlando, Li Chengming couldn't be free on the next day's rest day. He needed to attend a program that had been scheduled earlier.

Li Chengming received an invitation from TNT because of the high popularity of dunking James before, and now he deliberately chose such a rest day. Li Chengming followed Li's father to TNT's headquarters in Los Angeles, and then Li Chengming saw him. The commentary and ball commentary I saw on TV.

Charles Barkley, known as "Lord Bark", of course, is more famous for his nickname of "Flying Pig", which vividly illustrates his physical characteristics and physical talents.

To be honest, although Li Chengming said before that he hated Barkley, he didn't feel much disgust when he actually saw him. Maybe it was because watching on the TV screen didn't feel the same as touching him in reality.

Of course, I definitely don't like it. After all, this guy kept looking him up and down as soon as he saw him. Li Chengming somehow felt a little dangerous in his eyes.

"What do you want to do?"

"I want...ahem..." Barkley restrained his expression and sighed, "You look thinner than I imagined."

Li Chengming thought to himself that TV always shoots people fat, but I have never heard of people being thinned, so how can they imagine themselves fatter?
But thinking about it, the other party should know this. It is probably because Li Chengming should be stronger and more fleshy in his mind. Now it is because Li Chengming has indeed lost weight during this period, and secondly, he is doing something wrong. atmosphere.

But let alone Li Chengming has a lot of fat on his body, but it is not as much as ordinary people think.

Even if Barkley shouldn't talk about it, how good is he himself?

As an insider whose actual height may be less than two meters, Barkley was able to become famous in the NBA back then, relying on his ability to still have first-class physical fitness under this weight. In this regard, Li Chengming is definitely not as good as him of.

After all, his agility is only relative to his size, and the best thing about Barkley is his big butt. The so-called five-second rule is closely related to him.

Li Chengming relies on his overall size and strength for his backs, and he is still not as outstanding as Barkley and Mark Jackson in terms of buttocks.

Of course, body and strength alone are not enough.

Barkley, like O'Neal, often overlooks their delicate low-post skills because of their body and explosive play, or they don't think much of Howard, a "rough brother".

Next, Li Chengming greeted other people in the program group, got to know each other briefly, and then started recording directly without wasting each other's time.

"Hey, everyone must have no idea who we invited here today."

At the beginning of the show, Li Chengming was in the background, and Barkley and the others in the studio were still playing tricks.

"I think it's easy for viewers who often watch our shows to guess. There's never been any secrets here." Kenny Smith laughed. Who it is can basically be guessed.

Barkley tilted his head and said, "Kenny, do you think everyone will welcome him?"

"Hehe, I know what you mean, but I think if he's just a fan of one person, he won't like watching our show at all."

"Hahaha..." Barkley laughed loudly and nodded approvingly, "That's right, I think it's the same."

"So, let's name our 'heavyweight' of the day—"

Li Chengming came out from the backstage. He didn't know that at this time, he was already thinking about adding special effects of screen shaking to highlight his "heavyweight".

The shows in the United States are still very funny. Of course, I communicated with Li Chengming beforehand, so I made a few harmless jokes with him first, and Li Chengming also cooperated.

And Barkley and Smith also looked terrified, as if they had really suffered an earthquake.

After the "performance", they began to enter the familiar rhythm of torturing guests.

"Li, I don't know if you have access to the Internet, oh, you should be able to understand English, right?"

Li Chengming said with a smile: "Because of the habit of learning English in our country, it is much easier for me to read and write than to listen and speak."

This can be regarded as a small self-deception, but anyone who knows him knows that he can communicate normally with the outside world, so the answer to this question is actually needless to say.

Although Barkley wanted to discuss with Li Chengming about the expansion of cultural education in China and the United States, Kenny Smith wisely changed the subject and asked about their recent competition.

Li Chengming said: "The team is now on the right track, and I think we will get better and better."

Barkley laughed: "You mean, are you going to challenge Boston for the No. [-] spot?"

To be honest, there is not much difference between their record and the Celtics' record, and they have defeated their opponents head-on before, so this is not delusional.

After the millennium, the West has won five of the past seven championships. The argument of "the west is strong and the east is weak" has begun to be frequently raised, but this year the situation is a little different.

The Boston Celtics that make up the Big Three, the rising Magic and the veteran Detroit Pistons, the top three in the East feel that they are not inferior to the teams in the West.

However, the Cavaliers who just shaved their heads in the finals and did not perform well at the beginning of the season and those teams after that cannot compare with their opponents.

According to the media's predictions for the Celtics and Magic, as long as they can maintain the current momentum, by the end of the regular season, there may be two 60-win teams in the East.

In this regard, Li Chengming also knew that he could not show weakness. He said that he must have ideas and hoped that he could do it, but he also said that this was just his own opinion, lest others say that the entire Magic team is drifting.

"Recently, we have collected a lot of topics about the Magic and you personally. Do you want to talk about the team first or talk about yourself first."

Li Chengming shrugged and said, "It's all okay..."

Barkley suddenly laughed and said, "Then let me ask you a personal question first. I heard that you never go to the parties of the Magic team. They all say that you have never been in a relationship and you are still a virgin. Is this true?" Is it?"

Li Chengming's face flushed red, but he couldn't refute.

He knows that in the United States, this will really become a joke. Anyway, at least in the Magic team, the fact that he is a virgin is often ridiculed by his teammates.

Of course, everyone is just joking about it. At most, this matter makes people feel that he is not attractive enough, but looking at his figure, excluding his current status as an NBA star, it is also obvious that he is not favored by the opposite sex.

"I'm only 19 years old!" Li Chengming emphasized this point, then thought for a while, and said, "In our country, this is not an incredible thing. And at present, I prefer to vent my energy on the court..."

Barkley and Smith are experienced people, how could they not see his embarrassment, but the more embarrassing he was, the more these old wretches laughed.

And Li Chengming then said something like "I have to, I really don't want to", "This kind of thing depends on fate", and there was a cheerful atmosphere in the studio.

Soon Smith asked more formal topics about the team, such as how he fit into the team, who he has a better relationship with, and what they think their goals for this season will be.

Of course, this was not an interview after all, so the topic quickly turned to him personally, and it also entered the topic that attracted the most attention and at the same time decided that they would invite him over.

"In the previous game, you once dunked the Cavaliers star LeBron James, which caused a lot of discussion in the United States. May I ask, what were you thinking at that time?"

"I didn't think about anything in particular, I just wanted to put the ball in, and I didn't expect LeBron to jump up at that time..."

Barkley laughed and said, "Hey, you mean, did LeBron take the initiative?"

Li Chengming said with an innocent face: "I didn't say that, I didn't think so much, maybe LeBron and I thought the same at the time, we were all just for the game and winning."

Barkley and Smith looked at each other, feeling a little strange in their hearts.

They originally thought that they could dig a little hole for Li Chengming and get something out of him, but now it seems that Li Chengming's tone is very tight, and it can't be said that it is not leaking, but if it is normal to ask like this, they don't Want to get some breaking news.

However, if the question is too obvious, it will directly reveal their intentions, and Li Chengming may not be able to answer it, so they finally decided to discuss the topic itself, for example, to delve into the relationship between Li Chengming and James.

Regarding Li Chengming being threatened by James fans on the Internet, of course it was also mentioned. Li Chengming didn't seem surprised, Smith asked: "You didn't feel scared when you saw this at the time, and you didn't think they could really do it. Is it?"

Li Chengming shook his head and said: "I don't know, I don't even know who he is, where they live, whether they are male or female, so I don't know if they just said that, or they were really warning me. "

As he said that, he made another joke: "Maybe next time I go to Cleveland, I have to apologize to LeBron in person, and never dunk again when I meet him on the court..."

Barkley laughed out loud. Obviously, if Li Chengming really did this, he would be embarrassingly James.

Is it also to blame a 19-year-old "kid" who chose to give in because he was afraid of being assassinated?
On the contrary, it will make some people feel that James has to rely on off-court means to make people have to succumb, even if this is not what he wants to do.

What Li Chengming didn't know was that although the topic of assassinating him had nothing to do with James, James' team really tried to guide the direction of public opinion during this period.

It's just a topic that has already fermented, and the best way to deal with it is to let it be forgotten. Now that TNT is recording such a program, it may make this topic hot again. Perhaps what they should do is to buy TNT TV station Or this show group?

"For the ranking of the best rookie, what do you think, can you talk about your own competition with Kevin Durant?"

Li Chengming thought for a while and said: "Kevin is a great shooter. When he feels good, no one can guard him. He just lacks some experience. I don't agree that I may be better than the Sonics His better claims, because they didn't happen, can't be verified.

"And in the Magic, my teammates are Dwight, Rashad, and Hedo. I'm just standing on the shoulders of giants..."

These words made Barkley have a good impression of him all of a sudden. For this kind of rookie, if he is too arrogant, he will feel that he lacks confidence.

Smith also smiled and said, "You are a bit like that big guy in Houston, both are capable but humble guys."

Of course, the United States generally respects individualized stars, such as Iverson and Kobe. They started to challenge Jordan when they debuted. There is no such thing as humility, and this is actually a place for them to attract fans.

Fans certainly don't want their favorite stars to have no opinions of their own, and are only willing to go along with being other people's younger brothers.

Kobe has not won a championship in recent years, but he has attracted countless fans with his scoring performances. There are now a lot fewer people who thought it was a wrong decision for the Lakers to let go of O'Neal and keep him.

However, Li Chengming did not intend to "do as the Romans do", he still wants to say what he wants, just be himself.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with being like Dayao, and there are precedents caused by him. Li Chengming will not be considered as not self-confident now. On the contrary, he thinks that they are all humble. This is due to the difference in temperament caused by different national conditions. .

In fact, Li Chengming also wants to be crazy, but he really can't be crazy now.

If he had Howard's strength and achievements now, he would definitely not say that.

(End of this chapter)