Guoshu basketball

Chapter 13 Doubt
David Geffen Hospital is indeed the most famous hospital in the United States. Dr. Gerry Vitti is indeed a well-known man. Under his treatment, after a month of recuperation, Kobe's knee can already do some basic repairs. Restorative training.In addition, Shang Yun massages Kobe almost every day with dark strength and soft kung fu. Kobe recovers extremely fast, and he believes that he can fully recover even shortly after the summer league.

However, this crazy idea was stopped by Shang Yun. Shang Yun maintained the demeanor of the older generation of boxing masters. Either he did not make a move. Once he made a move, he must let Kobe truly fully recover. Not only can he play games, Shang Yun wants Get Kobe's knee back to where it was before it was completely injury free!

How scary was Kobe in his heyday?Looking at his data in the last few seasons, it is not difficult to speculate that he is definitely a superstar comparable to Jordan!
Seeing Kobe's recovery, Li Du became more confident in his brother's recovery.At this point, Li Du finally calmed down, practicing basketball while practicing Xiongying combined attack.Seeing Li Du working so hard, Kobe liked this young man even more in his heart.Because he himself is synonymous with working hard to the point of being crazy.

A widely circulated interview among Kobe fans said so.The reporter asked Bryant: "How did you achieve such great success?"

Kobe did not answer directly, but asked instead: "Have you ever seen the sun at four o'clock in the morning in Los Angeles?"

The reporter answered honestly: "No."

Kobe took a deep breath and said, "I've seen it."

The sun at four o'clock in the morning in Los Angeles is the testimony of a strong man like Kobe.And now, Kobe feels like he's witnessing the birth of another future superstar!Not for anything else, just because Li Du worked as hard as Kobe, and even more engrossed than Kobe in some places!

Li Du has developed a very good habit of learning Chinese martial arts since he was a child, that is, no matter what he learns, he will be fascinated!You can only learn Chinese martial arts if you are engrossed in it, and you can play basketball well only if you are engrossed in it!Moreover, basketball is a relatively simple and safe sport compared to Chinese martial arts that need to control the body's fur, spine, breathing and force, etc.

Time flies, because Li Du's draft pick is very low, and he did not have any reputation before the draft, so even China, which has been paying close attention to the NBA, did not report on him.Ordinary fans don't even know that there is a Chinese in the NBA.

In the second month after the draft, with the help of Dr. Gray and Shang Yun, Kobe's knee injury was almost healed.But Bryant's mood did not get better because of the improvement of the injury.The reason is simple. In the World Championships in August, the US team lost!
Since the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, the U.S. men's basketball team has been the insurmountable peak of the world basketball world since Jordan, "Magic" Johnson and other superstars formed the "dream team". Even the opponents are their own fans, vying to take photos with the players, but every time they easily beat their opponents, and no country thinks they can beat the US team.

However, starting from the 2002 Indiana World Championships, the US team lost again at the 2004 Athens Olympics. When they lost for the first time, everyone thought it was a great shame. During the Athens Olympics, everyone was looking for excuses.Some people say that it was because the US team was weak that year, and many NBA superstars did not participate; some people think that it was the magical Ginobili who defeated the US team.But whatever the reason, a loss is a loss.

This time, Kobe wanted to participate in the World Championships held in Sapporo, Japan, but his knee injury made him miss the World Championships.Before leaving, Odom once vowed to Kobe that he would definitely get the first place back!

It's a pity that there are always so many things that backfire in the world. This time the US team played very difficult all the way, stumbled and finally reached the semi-finals, but lost to the Greek team 95-101 in the semi-finals.In the end, only No.3 was obtained.

The news spread back to the United States, and the whole United States was boiling.At this time, people were surprised to find that the world's basketball world has caught up with the pace of the United States, and even in terms of team tactics, Europe has an advantage!

Kobe looked at the newspaper in his hand and heaved a long sigh. At some point, the most dominant sport in the United States was almost overtaken by other countries!

Li Du looked at Kobe and comforted him: "Boss, don't think too much. With the development of the league and basketball, other countries will always come close, and even surpass the United States in some aspects. It is only a matter of time. This failure , just to make people sober and stop being arrogant."

Kobe did not speak, stared at the newspaper for a long time, and said firmly: "I must participate in the 2008 Olympic Games!"

Then Kobe looked at Li Du and asked, "Li, you are Chinese, will you participate then?"

Li Du smiled helplessly, "No. Although I am Chinese, my current nationality is the United States. This is a kind of tragedy in our China. Back then, my parents narrowly escaped death before allowing me to obtain American citizenship. I cannot Their efforts have been ruined. And even if I want to return to Chinese nationality, I am afraid that my master will not spare me in the first place!"

Regarding the issue of returning to China, Li Du did not dare to think about it.The generation of his parents and master had experienced suicide, almost died at the hands of his own people, and came to the United States after going through all kinds of difficulties and dangers, and they will not go back.Not only them, but many boxers of the older generation are like this.This is a problem left over from history, and it cannot be solved by Li Du.

When they were discussing this issue, Pelinka walked into the training room, he also had a newspaper in his hand, and said to the two with a wry smile: "It is said that there is an old Chinese proverb that good fortune never comes singly, and misfortunes never come singly. It seems that we This time it was a disaster."

As he spoke, Pelinka handed the two newspapers to Kobe and Li Du respectively.Li Du opened it and saw that it was an article published by the sports section of the "Los Angeles Times". The article predicted and analyzed the results of each team's draft this year and the possible heights of players in the future.

The person who wrote this analysis is the well-known reporter Lei Di Granger.He spoke highly of Aldridge and Brandon Roy, who were traded to Portland.I think that after the Blazers have them, they will rise again, and the alliance will have a powerful combination.

Li Du directly skipped over the others, and went straight to find the evaluation about himself.Unsurprisingly, the famous reporter did not have a good opinion of himself, and he was not even optimistic about the operation of the Lakers.

In the comments, he wrote: "I really don't know what to say about Li Du, a young man. My colleagues and I searched all the games, but we couldn't find him. Such a penniless person, no Know how to get into the eyes of the Lakers. The Lakers may have made a mistake this time, Mr. Kupchak may have made a mistake. Just think, how can a person who has no game experience, who is not even a player, Adapting to the high intensity and fast pace of the NBA? The Lakers were blocked by the Suns in the first round of the playoffs last season, and I think it is difficult to change the result this time. Unless they trade this rookie and strengthen the small forward position."

After Li Du finished reading, there was no expression on his face.He knows that as a player who has never participated in an official game, such an evaluation is not too much.Even, the reporter has shown mercy.But no matter who it is, it is always very uncomfortable when others look down on you!
After watching it, Kobe laughed, "Lee, don't worry about these reporters. What they need are gimmicks and eyeballs. The person who scolded you to pieces today may announce that he is your die-hard fan tomorrow! I believe that you Prove them all wrong! In fact, you are the Rookie of the Year!"

Li Du nodded fiercely, stretched his hands, and roared like a wild beast baring its fangs: "All my opponents, I will let you know what despair is!"

Three weeks later, as Odom and other players gradually returned to the team, the Lakers began to complete their personnel. On October 10th, the Lakers and Li Du formally signed a contract. Li Du joined the Lakers for 5 years and 3 million US dollars. His jersey number is 400. He is 19 years old this year, and at the age of 19, a major change occurred in his life. .Li Du commemorates this.

At the signing press conference, Kobe, who had no serious knee injury, also attended, and even the main players of the team such as Odom and Fisher were present.This time, Li Du became the focus of Los Angeles media and fans!
For a rookie's joining conference, the boss of the team actually brought the main players of the team to join him to cheer him up. What does this mean?At least it shows that Li Du's strength has been recognized by Kobe and the main players, and they have great expectations for him!
At the press conference, Kobe was naturally the subject of interviews. When asked what kind of player Li Du is and what he can bring to the Lakers, Kobe said: "He has a talent that even I envy, even more commendable. Yes, he is very hardworking and hardworking. I love this kid! I believe, he can bring great help to the Lakers!"

Odom also said almost the same thing in an interview: "I think he is even stronger than me, and Li Du will be a nightmare for all players who play against him! Please believe that I am not exaggerating. With the season Take it gradually, and you'll find out."

Compared to Odom, Fisher was more specific. He said: "I knew Li Du when he participated in the team training. Even stronger!"

Fisher's words undoubtedly dropped a heavy bomb among reporters. From his words, it is not difficult to infer that Li Du beat Fisher in training!But what exactly is Li Du's strength, everyone on the Lakers never mentions it.

This is what Zen master Phil Jackson meant.He hopes to keep Li Du's mystery, and then make Li Du a blockbuster when the season officially starts!
Now Li Du enjoys the same rights as Kobe and other important players. In the preseason, Zen Master strictly controlled his playing time, and even his running position and shooting speed were strictly controlled. Li Du must be shot in the preseason. Speed ​​down a rhythm.

Li Du guessed the coach's intentions very well. Anyway, the preseason game was just for fun. Li Du occasionally dunked two times, or made a few mid-range shots, and his shooting percentage remained around 40%.Even when defending, Li Du deliberately made people break through or shoot.

Throughout the preseason, the Lakers ended with 2 wins and 7 losses.

For a while, comments about Li Du's low ability flooded Los Angeles.Some people even said that Li Du is the worst rookie of the Lakers in 10 years!

Faced with people's doubts, neither the Lakers nor Li Du made any explanations.Everything is pressed to the season opener!
On October 10st, the NBA31-2006 season kicked off.The first game the Lakers played against was their old rival, the Phoenix Suns, who blocked them in the first round of the playoffs last season!
(End of this chapter)