NBA: I really just want to be a second-in-command

Chapter 41 [Media Day · Sharp Questions]

New season, Lakers media day.

As soon as Lu Yusheng entered the training hall, he was overwhelmed by the crowded reporters and cameras.

He had never seen so many cameras before.

The Lakers' media day is always the most prestigious in the league.

Even in these two seasons, the Lakers' record is not ideal, but they are still the most topical team in the league.

The staff arranges jerseys and lockers for the new players.

As usual, Lu Yusheng wore the No. 6 jersey from the summer league.

His and Farmer's lockers were arranged in a corner.

That's not much to say, after all, both he and Farmar are rookies.

As soon as Lu Yusheng entered the locker room, he saw a Zen master in a suit and leather shoes chatting with Kubchak.

Kobe was sitting on the phone in the locker, smiling all over his face.

Lu Yusheng noticed that the jersey hanging on Kobe's locker had changed from No. 8 to No. 24.

This is a watershed in Kobe's career. Starting from this season, Kobe has become more mature, whether it is style of play or personality.

He will gradually restrain his crazy scoring desire and turn into a more mature leader.

The other players were also chatting with each other, and the atmosphere was relaxed and pleasant.

It seems that they have not been affected by the comeback of the Suns last season.

Kobe hung up the phone and greeted Lu Yusheng and Farmar.

"You two rookies, come over and say hello to everyone."

Lu Yusheng and Farmar hurried over to greet their teammates one by one.

Other teammates also seemed very enthusiastic, among which Luke Walton and Chris Mihm were the most enthusiastic.

"Welcome to join us!"

"Welcome to the NBA!"

"In the future, you two remember to pass the ball to me more."

Only Smush Parker had a cold expression, probably because he just discovered that Lu Yusheng was actually his teammate.

Compared with last season, the Lakers' lineup has not changed much this season.

Although Lu Yusheng in his previous life was a die-hard fan of the Lakers and Rockets, he found that there were some players among them that he was still unfamiliar with.

It was also through this opportunity that Lu Yusheng got to know all the Lakers players this season.

Starters: Shooting guard, No. 24, Kobe Bryant.

Point guard: No. 1, Smash Parker
Small Forward: No. 4, Luke Walton
Power Forward: No. 7, Lamar Odom
Center: No. 54, Kwame Brown
Substitute:

Point guard: No. 6 Yuyu Lu, No. 5 Jordan Farmar, No. 11 Tony Hans

Shooting guard: No. 18 Sasha Vujacic, No. 9 Pinnock
Center: No. 17 Andrew Bynum, No. 31 Chris Mihm
Small Forward: No. 2 Aaron McGee

Power Forward: No. 21 Ronnie Turiaf, No. 10 Radmanovic

Looking at his teammates in front of him, Lu Yusheng couldn't help feeling a little excited.

Although he has already signed with the Lakers, when he is really in a group of teammates wearing purple and gold jerseys, he still has a dream-like trance.

Lu Yusheng also really wanted to go up to say hello to the Zen master Phil Jackson. After all, this guy is a legend in the coaching world, but he had been chatting with Kubchak, and Lu Yusheng didn't talk to him.

After the photo session, it was time for the media interview session.

Kobe sat in the middle and was frantically asked by the media, all kinds of questions.

The question raised by the reporter of "hoop colony" is quite interesting.

"Kobe, this year you gave up the No. 10 jersey you wore for 8 years and chose No. 24. Is there any special significance? You know, Michael Jordan's jersey is No. 23, and you are No. 24. His number is one size larger, among them...does it have any special meaning?"

Kobe took the microphone and said, "No connection, nothing to do with Michael, in fact, I gave up the number 8, just want to give my career a new start, and choose the number 24 because there are 24 hours in a day , Time is precious, for the championship, we must hurry up, that's all."

The reporter was obviously dissatisfied with the answer, and asked, "Are you sure it has nothing to do with Michael?"

"NO."

Kobe said, but after he finished speaking, he showed a meaningful smile.

Everyone knew it well, so they stopped asking.

The second question was raised by a middle-aged male ESPN reporter, and it was somewhat sharp.

"Kobe, as you said just now, you have only one goal at the beginning of each new season, and that is the championship. I don't want to repeat the fact that you were overthrown by the Suns last year, but it is really hard for people to accept, especially you Such a competitive star, but the problem is that we have noticed that the Lakers do not seem to find you a reliable helper this year, which means that you may waste another year of your peak, what do you think about this? If the Lakers can't win the championship this year, will you consider transferring?"

Kobe's expression became slightly serious, "Dude, when will ESPN's EQ improve? Please, you are disrespectful to my teammates here by asking such a question."

The reporter wearing glasses didn't seem to care about the change in Kobe's expression, and still said, "But what I'm saying is the truth, Kobe, to be honest, most of our media are not optimistic about the prospects of the Lakers this year. There are no championship-level players at positions 1 and 5, do you expect the newly drafted Chinese point guard to lead you to the championship?"

Lu Yusheng was taken aback for a moment, and everyone's eyes were on him.

This bastard!
Fortunately, Kobe interrupted without waiting for him to finish, "Next question."

The reporter shook his head helplessly and sat down.

Lu Yusheng thought to himself, it's no wonder that the relationship between Kobe and the media has always been bad. He really has zero tolerance for these unscrupulous media's sand sculptures and shows no mercy at all.

But other reporters did not change the angle of questioning because of Kobe's attitude.

All the attention seemed to be on Lu Yusheng suddenly!

The FOX reporter immediately asked, "Just now, Mr. Smith mentioned your Chinese rookie Lu Yusheng, Kobe. There have been rumors that you dominated the draft. Is this true? What's on him? What's so special, is it worth your all-or-nothing?"

The general manager Kubchak had already noticed that Kobe's face was getting worse and worse. If this continues, he might lose control of his emotions.

So he quickly took the microphone and showed a professional smile, "It's just your media's speculation. There is no such thing. The reason why we chose Lu Yusheng was the result of repeated consideration and negotiation between the whole team. We just think that , Lu's style of play and style fit the team's current tactics very well, that's all."

But this still did not dispel the curiosity of the reporters.

Another reporter directly attacked Lu Yusheng.

"Lu, although you helped the Lakers win this summer league championship, there are still a lot of voices who question you. Many people think that you may not even get any playing time at the point guard position of the Lakers in the new season. You What do you think? Do you think you can compete with other teammates for playing time?"

Lu Yusheng: ...

Well, isn't this pure provocation?This matter is quite sensitive, you insist on bringing it up in front of everyone?
You look down on me like this, and you still want to ask me what I think?
Of course I'm looking at your grandma's legs!

Lu Yusheng also immediately became angry!
(End of this chapter)