i am legend

Chapter 289 Andrei Kirilenko

In the home court of the 76ers, although the fans seemed to be in a good mood for the performance of the Lakers, they were fans of the 76ers after all, not sitting awkwardly in their seats waiting for Stern to arrive!

Looking at the court, Stern handed the O'Brien Cup to O'Neal, and as he lifted the trophy high, the Lakers officially won the championship this season!
No flowers, no exciting cheers, the Lakers players hugged each other emotionally.

Bruce smiled and gave applause to this dynastic team. This team deserves to be the championship.

Throughout the playoffs, the Lakers only lost two games against the Warriors and the 76ers, and the rest advanced to the finals with a sweep!
When Stern handed the finals MVP trophy to O'Neal, the few Lakers fans in the audience immediately gave their biggest cheers to this incredible big guy! !
"It's over!" Bruce closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and then murmured with a fighting spirit on his face: "Next season, we will definitely make a comeback!!"

Back in Oakland, Bruce and the others immediately entered the draft.

Even though their picks don't have much advantage, after all, there are indeed some "treasures" in this year's draft that are still dusty, waiting for Bruce to discover them!

Moscow, Russia! !
Andrei Kirilenko hugged his family members and coaches one by one with some excitement, holding the ticket to San Francisco tightly in his hand, with indescribable expectations!
"Andrei, you must use your hard work to impress the Warriors. Mr. Bruce is a good man. I hope you can hold back for a while and use your talent to open the door of an amazingly beautiful room!" Kirilenko's coach solemnly clapped Patting Kirilenko on the shoulder, he said earnestly, "The NBA is the most amazing league in the world, where there are the strongest players in the world. No matter what grievances you have, I hope you can fight bravely!!"

Kirilenko looked at his coach gratefully, and nodded heavily: "Thank you for your teaching, I will definitely not let you and my family down!"

Glancing at his parents with some reluctance, Kirilenko nodded heavily to them, and then walked firmly to the boarding gate, where there was an exciting and exciting door waiting for him to open !
Oakland.

"Chris, Lenny, I'm so excited!!" Bruce danced excitedly, sitting in a business car and kept gesticulating to the two, thinking of seeing Kirilenko, whom he hadn't seen for several years. , he became more and more excited!
"Oh God, the sky is so beautiful today!!"

Wilkens looked at the over-excited Bruce amusedly, and felt a little helpless while understanding his performance a little bit!

"Lenny, are you sure this guy has taken his medicine today?" Mullin made a rare joke and asked exaggeratedly!

"Of course! I'm sure!!" Wilkens pretended to be serious, but said with a strong smile in his eyes.

"Hey, hey, you can't do this!" Bruce looked at the two in surprise, and for a while he really couldn't tell if it was a joke, and now he just wanted to see this that made him "thinking about it day and night." "The guy appeared!

The commercial vehicle quickly crossed the Golden Gate Bridge, and Bruce obviously had no time to care about the amazing sunset scenery on the sea!
After a short journey, the commercial vehicle parked quickly but carefully in the parking lot outside the airport.

Bruce and Mullin got out of the car one after another, looking at the international-level airport in front of them, their hearts were filled with indescribable excitement!

"Guys, what are we waiting for??" Bruce looked at the two of them, and excitedly walked towards the departure hall first!

On the plane from Moscow to San Francisco, as the flight attendant's wonderful voice sounded, Kirilenko, who had already been prepared, rubbed his cheeks vigorously, hoping to excite himself in this way!

"Dear passengers, welcome to take XXXX flight, wish you a pleasant journey!!"

After the plane circled in mid-air and waited for the landing plane to slow down to the apron, the plane full of guests slowly descended to the runway!
"Thank you very much and hope you have a great trip!!"

Kirilenko heard the flight attendant's magnetic voice, and smiled at her handsomely. At the moment when the other party was slightly stunned, with a trace of excitement and anticipation, he slowly walked down the platform with his carry-on luggage. Stairs built by cars!
Kirilenko, who has never been to the United States, looked around curiously from time to time, looking at the people of all races who spoke fluent English!

As the airport bus slowly approached, Kirilenko was greeted by the airport ground staff and walked up curiously!
In the waiting hall of the airport, Bruce kept walking back and forth, remembering the news that the airport staff said that Kirilenko's plane might be delayed, he couldn't help feeling anxious!
"Little guy, can you stop for a moment?" Seeing Bruce's figure walking back and forth, Wilkens couldn't take it anymore and grabbed him first!
"Lanny, do we still have to wait in torment??" Bruce sat down beside him with some gloom, still looking up to see if that familiar figure appeared at the arrival gate!

After negotiating with Kirilenko before, Bruce very much hopes that he can come to the United States during the offseason.

In doing so, he has two considerations. One is to hope that Kirilenko can get acquainted with life in the United States as soon as possible, and the other is more important, that is, to hope that he can adapt as soon as possible under the professional training guidance of the team. The rhythm of the NBA and the intensity of physical confrontation!
Bruce has this idea, and he also considers the problem of "acclimatization" that some international players will have.

After the three of them waited anxiously for about half an hour, just as Bruce subconsciously looked at the pick-up gate again, Kirilenko finally dragged his salute, and walked out somewhat dazedly!
"Here, gentlemen, the person we were waiting for has finally appeared!!" Bruce seemed to jump up, pointing at the pick-up gate excitedly!
"You." Wilkens and Mullin showed dumbfounding expressions one after another, and looked in the direction of Bruce's finger. When they also saw that figure appear, they stood up very casually.

Bruce tidied up his clothes indiscriminately, and walked over excitedly!
Seeing Bruce's excited appearance, both Mullin and Wilkens couldn't understand what kind of charm this Russian had that made Bruce so excited!
"Hi, hi, Andrei, here, here!!" After arriving at the pick-up gate, Bruce excitedly waved to Kirilenko's position and shouted!

Hearing this familiar voice, Kirilenko's somewhat bewildered expression suddenly trembled, and then he saw "Mr. Boss" waving to him with an excited face and a smile!
Carrying the luggage, Kirilenko happily walked towards Bruce, and when he came outside the pick-up gate, he looked at him with a silly smile on his face.

"Welcome to this beautiful city!!" Bruce tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, hugged him vigorously, then patted Kirilenko on the shoulder, and said, "Man, you know how much I look forward to seeing you soon Did you see your appearance??"

"That's right, if no one knows why he is so excited, they will definitely think that he is welcoming his girlfriend whom he hasn't seen for many years!" Kirilenko turned his head curiously as a deep voice sounded behind Bruce!

"Hi, kid, I'm Chris Mullin!" Mullin took a few steps forward with a smile, grasped Kirilenko's right hand, and looked at him curiously!

"Hello, Mr. Chris, I am inflated watching your game!" Kirilenko's eyes suddenly flashed with excitement, like a fanatical fan, subconsciously groping his body!
The smile on Mullin's face suddenly grew stronger. Seeing Kirilenko's movements, he knew exactly what the other party was looking for.

"Little guy, are you looking for it?" Wilkens said with a smile as he handed over the signature pen he was carrying with him.

"Uh." Kirilenko stared blankly at the old man who suddenly appeared in front of him, and giggled awkwardly for a moment.

"Hahaha!!"

Kirilenko's cute appearance made all three of Bruce laugh out loud!
They feel very comfortable with the simplicity of this guy, especially the first impression, it feels so good!

"Let's go, buddy, I think you must be tired!" Bruce stopped laughing and wanted to bring up Kirilenko's salute with a smile, but the other party shook his head apologetically and took all the salutes with him , looked at a few people with a smile.

"Let's go!!" Wilkens looked at Bruce, who was a little embarrassed, with a funny face. He didn't feel that there was anything wrong with Kirilenko's actions, but felt relieved for a while!
If this simple little guy had any precautions against them, he might have already shown a vigilant expression, and now he just doesn't want his boss to do these things!

The four of them walked and chatted out of the waiting hall. After getting into the commercial vehicle that was already waiting outside, Bruce couldn't help but feel very pleased with Kirilenko's English level!

Because when he went to Russia before, Bruce specifically asked him to speak his English well, so as not to embarrass and trouble him when he came to the NBA!

Chatting along the way, Bruce and Wilkens had a very good understanding of Kirilenko's situation!

After the end of the season in Russia, Kirilenko has been preparing everything for his upcoming trip to the United States.

With the full help of his coach and family, not only Kirilenko can gradually speak fluent English, but also gradually adjusted to the American diet to a very good level!

Back in Oakland, Brews purposely kept Kirilenko in his home so he could see his adaptation to American culture at all times.

(End of this chapter)