I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 152 The Root of the Mamba Devil

"I'm not talking about ball rights!" Warcraft refused to admit it, maybe because he had some scruples and was worried that he would offend everyone, so he gave an example to transfer everyone's hatred to Chu Xiao. He said, "You Now that you behave well, you are defiant and often call everyone nigger, should we be insulted by you because we are black?"

The word Nigger means nigger, and it is very insulting, similar to the insulting word chink. Chu Xiao was surprised when he heard this, "When did I call everyone nigger? You have to make it clear."

"You often say that, ask Du Hong and the others if you don't believe me." After the monster finished speaking, he looked at Du Hong and the others. The latter were sitting in front of their locker to watch the excitement. After hearing this, they hesitated for a moment, and then nodded.

"You..." Chu Xiao was about to say that everyone was deliberately framing him, but soon realized what was going on, and suddenly laughed a little, calling the team's black translator to explain.

It turned out that when Chu Xiao first came to the Lakers, because he was not very familiar with English, and because he didn't know some cultures of the NBA at that time, every time he spoke English, there would be some pauses, and he would say "that" from time to time. Chinese discourse, in fact, this is very normal in China, it is equivalent to the modal particle, the purpose is to allow time to answer the conversation, but the development of the word "that" is too similar to "nigger", no wonder the players in the team listen to Quite upset, there will be misunderstandings.

Fortunately, the translator is a black man who once studied in China, so he explained it very clearly, otherwise mentioning this may cause public outrage, or even a fight.

Warcraft saw that the anger was easily appeased, so he had to give his own example. He said, "You are too hypocritical. I imitated Kobe's words in the locker room before. At that time, I just wanted to make fun of it and liven up the atmosphere. Everyone laughed. In the end, you are the only one to inform Kobe, Kobe told me about me afterwards, and I apologized to him, there is nothing between us, but your behavior like this is destroying our relationship!"

Chu Xiao thought about it for a while, but he thought at the time that after this kind of thing happened, it was nothing to say, and if he told Kobe, it would intensify the conflict. Therefore, he never mentioned this matter to anyone, and the whistleblowing was even more serious. It doesn't exist, so he said firmly, "It's not me, I didn't say it."

He didn't forget to explain to Kobe, "Boss, I didn't deliberately hide anything from you, but I just think this kind of thing is really nothing. If I deliberately inform you, it may intensify the conflict, so I refrained from saying it. "

Ever since the monster came in to trouble Chu Xiao, Kobe had been sitting in his seat without saying a word. He was watching with cold eyes, wanting to know what the monster, who would never grow up, wanted to do, until Chu Xiao talked to him. He spoke once, "Howard, it's true that Chu Xiao didn't say it. However, I won't say who said it. Now, I just want to ask you, do you not want to play with me?"

The fire in Warcraft's heart for a long time didn't erupt until today. Its original intention was to scare Chu Xiao so that he would not always ignore him when passing the ball, but he didn't expect to involve Kobe in it, and asked himself directly. I don't want to play with him, so I don't understand why, so I asked carefully, "Kobe, why do you say that?"

"Intuition," Bryant responded, "I've always thought the overall vibe of the team was that everyone was fighting, but you always wanted a fun, lively environment. Remember the first game we played together? Distance It’s less than an hour before the game, and you’re sitting in front of the locker, wearing nothing but your underwear, talking to reporters, and I’m dressed and looking ready to play.”

"Is the game about to start? You said half-jokingly, and I responded with slang: I'm not going to stand here in my underwear. Remember what you said?"

Warcraft thought for a while and didn't answer.

Kobe continued, "You said, isn't it just an ordinary game, what is there to prepare for, and besides, after playing for so many years, aren't you tired of it?"

"Yes, the three words 'not tired of' shocked me, because you are already tired of the game, that's why you performed so poorly? Are you focusing on other things besides the game?"

Warcraft didn't answer, Kobe just said to himself, "From the first day you joined the Lakers, you wanted to replace me as the leader of the team. The security department told me that someone in their department would deliver my luggage. You asked for such equal treatment as soon as you knew it. I have a private jet, and you also asked the team to match you with a private jet immediately. But everyone knows that even though the Lakers have done a lot for you, you are still not satisfied , I always feel underestimated by the team, the fans, the teammates and the entire Los Angeles, but you ask yourself, have you shown the attitude you should have? And is your performance worthy of so many demands?"

"...I didn't get support on the defensive end, and I didn't have the ball inside." Warcraft muttered dissatisfiedly.

"That's right, I have a lot of ball possessions. I have averaged 20 shots per game this season, but I deserve it. If you want the ball possessions, you have to fight for them yourself. Use your performance to fight for them. Except me Besides, there is no second or third, you are all the same!" During the recent period, Howard has complained more than once about the current situation of the team, but the point of view about the possession of the ball was directed at Kobe, so Kobe gave a strong response.

"Howard, if you want to perform well and get more possessions, put away your damn sloppiness and cynicism, show the attitude you should have on the court, and stop being soft like a pile of toilet paper." Kobe finally said .

Hearing the word toilet paper, the others stuck out their tongues. It was obviously not the first time they heard the boss swearing like this.

However, Warcraft was not used to it, he suppressed his voice, "Kobe, please watch your words!"

"OK, let me put it another way." Kobe actually agreed to change the curse words, and everyone was so curious that they immediately pricked up their ears to listen, "You are as soft as a teddy bear."

Toilet paper turned into a teddy bear, everyone smiled.

"Kobe, you're enough!" Warcraft's long-suppressed fire rushed up, "Others are afraid of you, but I'm not afraid of you. I'll tell you right now, you're too self-righteous, you always think The only way to win is to train hard and continue to challenge. In my eyes, only a lunatic can do this! But no one is a lunatic, only you, and you also ask everyone to accompany you to be crazy. Do you realize that this brings The way the team makes people uncomfortable? Let me tell you, happy basketball can be successful, do you believe it?"

"I believe it, why don't you believe it?" Kobe laughed angrily, "Just like when your Magic team was eliminated 1-4 by a lunatic like me?"

Speaking of the 2009 Finals, the Lakers defeated the Magic 4-1. Super center Howard led a group of super shooters to eliminate the Celtics of the "Big Three" and the Cavaliers led by the "Little Emperor", but they were eventually defeated by the Lakers. He played without temper. In the final analysis, Kobe, the "lunatic", was really unreasonable and unstoppable.

Thinking of this, Warcraft's tone softened a bit, "You always say that I should be tougher, what should I do to be tough?"

"Don't always be obsessed with low-post play, come out pick-and-roll, wait for the opportunity to bomb the rim ... play with anger and hard ... Simply put, like Shaquille O'Neal, although he didn't fit me, but we still won three times. Consecutive crown, if you can..."

Before Kobe finished speaking, he was interrupted by an angry Warcraft, "Don't mention O'Neal in front of me, why does everyone expect me to play like him? He is a big fool!"

The last thing Kobe wants to say is that if Howard can win the championship with him, then starting next season, he will take the initiative to let Howard become the real boss of Los Angeles, but Warcraft interrupted him and called O'Neal a "big fool" cross."

Kobe's lips twitched, "You're not even as good as that idiot..."

"I'm going to kill you!" The monster went berserk, and rushed towards Kobe with fists raised.

Then he was knocked to the ground by a punch, and it was Chu Xiao who punched.

At 2012 a.m. on December 12, 14, before the Lakers arrived in Washington to challenge the Wizards away, Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News broke the news that after the team won the Knicks game, Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant got into a heated argument in the visiting locker room.

The "New York Daily News" broke the news that they learned from people familiar with the situation that the relationship between Kobe and Howard is not as harmonious as the outside world has seen, and there are already some grudges between the two.In this quarrel, Kobe publicly borrowed the words of his former teammate "Shark" O'Neal, saying that Howard played too softly, and hoped that he could play like O'Neal.

These words triggered a fierce reaction from Howard. He immediately quarreled with Kobe and rushed towards Kobe with his fists waved. As a result, he was knocked to the ground, and the locker room was once chaotic.

According to the "New York Daily News", the conflict in the Lakers locker room has triggered Howard's idea of ​​leaving, and if he does not renew his contract with the Lakers in the future, the Lakers are likely to trade him away directly this season.

After learning the news, Kobe also clarified immediately. He posted a funny picture of him and Howard fighting boxing on his Twitter account, which completely smashed all the rumors.

However, it is somewhat intriguing that when Kobe accepted an interview with the "Washington Times" that afternoon, he publicly teased his former teammate O'Neal, "If he can train as hard as me, then I can win 12 championships."

O'Neal was serving as a commentator on TNT at the time, and he immediately learned of the ridicule, and immediately retorted: "If he can pass more, I can get 12 championships."

People who thought about it thought that Kobe and O'Neal were about to start scolding in the air, but ignored the conflict between Kobe and Howard in the locker room. As a result, Kobe also clarified this, "I have no conflict with O'Neal. I know that conflict is what the media wants to see. But it won't happen, there is only love between us, and all the grievances and grievances have passed." Even Kobe even tweeted a topic, #三组系冠军, which also proved Kobe's love for O'Neal.

Of course, after seeing such words, O'Neill also replied to this message: "It's okay, brother, after I saw your interview at that time, I felt that you were talking about Dwite (intentionally misspelling Howard, O'Neill was trying to insinuate Howard). That's how you're supposed to spell his name, aren't you?"

It is worth mentioning that after Howard refused O'Neal to train him before, O'Neal once publicly ridiculed that he didn't know who Howard was, and this time he responded with a cold humor of mocking Howard.

O'Neal and Kobe's response in the air did distract people from the quarrel in the Lakers locker room, because the fans began to condemn O'Neal. They said, "O'Neal, I like you very much. When Kobe attacked you, he refuted it. But you bullied Howard like that, do you feel a bit like being bullied by dogs."

O'Neill didn't care about these criticisms. He said, "It's true, but society is so realistic."

Only Chu Xiao knew what was going on in the Lakers locker room. When he saw that the monster was going to hurt Kobe, he knocked him down with a punch. Although the team executives didn't punish him severely afterwards, they gave him a verbal warning and said, "Give Kobe an immediate blow." Howard set up a private jet" to quell Warcraft's attempt to retaliate against Chu Xiao, but the locker room broke up completely since then. After seeing Chu Xiao and Kobe, Warcraft ignored each other and regarded each other as air.

The Lakers management also began to prepare for Howard's "escape" from Los Angeles after the end of this season. Chu Xiao gave a suggestion, hoping that "Shark" O'Neal can specially train "Sake Stone" Thackeray, hoping to fill in the gap that Warcraft left. blank.

Kobe made it clear to the management that he was looking for a successor with the same DNA as him, and Howard was not.

However, such inside information is about the locker room, and the news is not spread, and outsiders do not know about the turmoil.

Because there has always been such an unwritten rule in the NBA locker room, that is, no matter what happens in the locker room, big or small, no one can spread it out, and once found out, it will be severely punished.

(End of this chapter)