Guoshu basketball

Chapter 3 Can I become a professional player?

Dr. Creto has done his best. The doctor who took over from Shang Xiaolong is a white doctor named Gerry Vitti. He is one of the best experts in the treatment of neurological injuries in California and even in the United States.After carefully studying Shang Xiaolong's injury, the first conversation made Li Du remember this bald white man forever. He asked Shang Yun and Li Du, "How far do you want him to recover?"

Li Du immediately blurted out: "Of course it's the best level, as if you haven't been injured!"

Dr. Gray ignored Li Du, looked at Shang Yun, and asked again: "Mr. Shang, are you sure you want the patient to recover to that level?"

Shang Yun nodded slightly, looked directly into Dr. Gray's eyes, and asked, "Doctor, is there hope?"

Seeing that they were sure, Dr. Gray sighed and said, "There is hope! But..."

Shang Yun and Li Du looked at each other, eyes full of excitement and joy, Shang Yun said: "Doctor, please tell me in detail, but what?"

Dr. Gray shook his head and said: "But there is little hope, and high treatment costs are required, and the treatment must continue for many years!"

Shang Yun's heart moved, and he asked, "Doctor, how many years will it take? How much is the annual treatment fee?"

Gray stretched out four fingers and said, "About 400 million US dollars is needed every year. As for how many years it will take, it depends on the patient's recovery, but according to my estimation, it will not be less than three years!"

400 million US dollars per year, at least three years, that is, at least 200 million US dollars!For Shang Yun and Li Du, this number is really unbearable!Although Shang Yun is a well-known master of Xingyi boxing among American Chinese, boxing skills cannot be relied on for food. He makes a living teaching boxing. Although his income is good, he still can't afford that much money!

Seeing Shang Yun and Li Du stunned, Dr. Gray smiled helplessly, and said: "You don't have to do this, how about this, first let the patient receive some treatment here, I can guarantee that within half a year, he will You can walk on the ground, and there is no difference between you and normal people on the surface!"

"Hey!" Shang Yun sighed heavily, "That's the only way to go."

After coming out of Dr. Gray's office, Shang Yun continued to take care of Shang Xiaolong. Li Du was extremely depressed, so he greeted his master and walked out of the ward, wanting to relax outside.

David Geffen Hospital is a well-known large-scale general hospital in the United States, the most famous of which is their treatment of sports injuries. Many sports stars will take advantage of the offseason to come here for treatment and recuperation. Therefore, various sports venues and There are all kinds of facilities. After Li Du came out of the ward, he was shocked by the complete facilities here.

He looked forward to it and looked forward to it: "If the senior brother gets the best treatment here, and the master also has medical skills, maybe the senior brother can really recover!"

As he walked, Li Du came to the side of a basketball court.This is an open-air basketball court, surrounded by full-frame basketballs, and the net seems to be new, making people want to exercise just looking at it.

For Li Du, who grew up in the United States, basketball is no stranger to him. Almost every school has its own basketball team and a dedicated basketball court, and even some streets and communities have their own basketball courts.In this country, if you can't play basketball, you're almost like an alien!

Li Du naturally also likes basketball, but like his seniors, he puts most of his energy into practicing Xingyi and Bagua. For basketball, he just likes it and has not received professional guidance and practice.Fortunately, Chinese martial arts is most about exercising the control of the body, and he still has no problem with the basic skills of basketball.

When he came to the basketball court, Li Du randomly grabbed a basketball and slapped it casually. Amidst the sound of "bang bang bang" dribbling, he recalled that when he first came into contact with basketball, his senior brother taught him how to dribble. How to shoot the ball.At that time, he was still very young, and he still felt very warm in his heart when he watched his seniors proudly boast about their favorite football stars.But now, the senior brother who brought him to play together, was punished by his master to stand up, practice martial arts, and play basketball together, can only lie on the hospital bed, and it is very likely that he will never be able to practice boxing again in this life!

Thinking of this, Li Du grabbed the basketball and threw it towards the basket. The sound of "swiping" a basketball into the net was once so beautiful, but no matter how beautiful the sound is now, Li Du has no heart to listen to it.He just recalled the shooting that his senior brother taught him, and recalled the joy of living with his senior brother in his youth.

The continuous shooting of "Shu Shua Shua" made the basketball court sound a wonderful movement that every basketball lover can never tire of listening to.

Trapped in memories, Li Du inevitably thought of the martial arts contest that caused his senior brother to be seriously injured. hand man!kill him!This is the biggest idea in Li Du's mind!

Killing intent filled the air, Li Du stopped shooting, he started sprinting, stepped heavily on the floor, jumped high, grabbed the basketball with both hands, and smashed it hard towards the basket!At this moment, Li Du regarded the basket as the Bajiquan master, his lifelong enemy!

The sound of "cracking" was endless, and the basket also groaned, and the basket made of steel bars could not withstand Li Du's crazy devastation.

Li Du didn't realize that his performance had already been noticed by a group of people.

"Lamar, what do you think of that kid outside?" A tall, muscular black man with chiseled features asked the person next to him.This person is the NBA superstar, the most terrifying scorer among active players, Kobe Bryant.He scored 1 points in the game against the Raptors on January 22 this year, becoming the second highest score in NBA single-game history, and it was also a battle of his gods.

But in the playoffs, the Lakers still lost to the Suns led by Nash and were blocked from the Western Conference semifinals.Taking advantage of the offseason, Kobe accepted the advice of team doctor Gary Vitti and underwent knee surgery.Now he is recuperating and hopes that he can recover perfectly before the arrival of the new season.At the same time, as the undisputed leader of the Lakers, he is also thinking hard about how to make the Lakers stronger!Although Zen master Phil Jackson returned to the Lakers last season, and with the gradual maturity of Odom and others, the Lakers reached the playoffs, but Kobe was not reconciled. His goal will always be only one, the championship!Pick up the O'Brien Cup!Win the Finals MVP trophy!

Just now, Kobe, who was recuperating, was startled by the sound of basketball. He and Lamar Odom who came to visit him were watching Li Du by the window, who was shooting and dunking on the basketball court. Kobe Surprised to find that although that person is not an NBA player, but his physical fitness is no less than that of any NBA player, coupled with the extremely soft shooting touch, Kobe has already moved some thoughts.

Odom naturally knew what the boss meant, he smiled honestly, "I think he is very good, I don't know if he is an NBA player, but if he really plays in the league with such skills, I can't be impressed Boss, do you want me to ask?"

Kobe thought for a while, stretched out his hand to help Odom stand up, and said, "Come on, let's go and have a look together, and try him by the way. There are many good offensive players in the league, but defense is not necessarily the case. The people we need It's a championship puzzle! If there's no defense, it's not worth bothering about him."

"Yes." Odom helped Kobe walk to the basketball court, glanced at Li Du who was still dunking wildly on the basketball court, and muttered to himself: "Boy, do a good job! If the boss likes you, then your Here comes luck!"

Kobe’s knee surgery had a great impact on him, and now he can only walk slowly with the support of others or on crutches. When they came to the side of the basketball court, Li Du had stopped dunking and he was holding the basketball with one hand , trying to calm down his thoughts.

Hearing footsteps behind him, the vigilant Li Du immediately turned to face the person coming.

"Huh? Kobe?" Of course Li Du knew Kobe. This black man was his senior brother's favorite basketball superstar. Even Li Du had always liked Kobe, but besides Kobe, Li Du also liked many NBA superstars.Moreover, he has practiced martial arts for many years and is familiar with the classics. Li Du's mind control is pretty good, and he won't go crazy when he sees idols like ordinary people.

Kobe smiled and said, "You know me? Then it seems that you also like basketball." Indeed, people who don't like basketball probably don't know him.

Li Du had calmed down now, so he nodded politely, "Mr. Bryant, Mr. Odom, hello."

Kobe was not too polite, and said directly: "We saw you playing basketball upstairs just now, and you played well. Are you a professional player?"

Li Du smiled wryly and shook his head, jokingly, if he is a professional player, does the master still need to worry about the medical expenses of his brother?
In fact, Li Du didn't understand that although NBA players' incomes are not bad, especially the main players in the team, their salaries are at least several million dollars, but there are also many people whose incomes are not high, and some professional players' incomes are not even enough to support their families. Life is not enough!This is the way this world is, there are always only a few people with real high income, and only those who are outstanding in an industry can earn high income.

Kobe and Odom looked at each other, Kobe smiled, and then asked Li Du, "Do you want to be an NBA player?"

Li Du immediately responded: "Of course!" After finishing speaking, he asked hesitantly: "Mr. Bryant, can I?"

Kobe shook his finger and said: "Whether you can become a member of the NBA is not up to me, but up to you!" After speaking, he nodded to Odom, and Odom walked to the side of the court and began to take off his clothes. Jacket, simply warm up.

Kobe pointed at Odom and said to Li-Du: "If you can beat him, I will help you enter the NBA and become a member of the Lakers. How about it?"

Li Du's heart moved, and he blurted out: "Is what you said true?"

(End of this chapter)