I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 16 The Veteran's Tears
"But..." Thinking of this, Kobe still hesitated in his heart, so he looked up at the Zen master, hoping that the wise man could come up with a better solution.

Unexpectedly... the old man just closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.

Such a big thing happened, but he was pretending to sleep!Kobe couldn't help being angry, and was about to get angry, but he turned his head and thought about it, and he was relieved. The reason why Phil Jackson was called "Zen Master" was because of his Zen attainments.Fans who often watch the game know that under normal circumstances, Zen master sits on the sidelines without any movement. It doesn't matter" feeling.In fact, Zen master fully entrusts the autonomy to the players and will not easily interfere with the players' own decisions. This is a kind of trust and a kind of respect.

Nash understood what Kobe was worried about, so he joked, "Remember the 06-07 season? We (Nash was still in the Suns at the time, and the Suns led by him had perfected the bombardment tactics) eliminated your Lakers in the first round. Finally, I met the Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals. As a result, in the fourth game, I was directly knocked into the air by Horry waving his elbow. The blood was spilled on the field in an instant, and the nose was also bloody and bleeding... It can be said that, That collision directly shattered my championship dream, not only lost the Tianwangshan battle, but also lost the Western Conference semifinals, and I have been a "frustrated person" ever since."

Kobe heard the words and pressed Nash's shoulder, only to hear him continue, "So, you understand, I'm not afraid of being injured and bleeding, I'm only afraid that I won't be able to return to the court to continue fighting after the injury!"

"Old Na, stop talking." Kobe stopped Nash from continuing to speak, then looked up at the other teammates, and found that everyone became silent, obviously affected by what Nash said just now, and everyone had something in their hearts. Not a small touch, how can it be possible to compete with such emotions? !

Thinking of this, Kobe deliberately joked loudly, "Speaking of being eliminated by you in 07, I haven't settled with you yet. I am the one who is frustrated, okay? Hahaha, okay bro, I understand what you mean, You sit and rest for a while, come back later, we will play first."

"Okay, come on!" Nash shook Kobe's hand gratefully.

After the team returned to the court, Chu Xiao got the second chance to play in the NBA career under Kobe's name, and performed brilliantly in the last 3 minutes of the first quarter. Although he didn't make a shot, he contributed 2 rebounds, 4 1 assists and [-] steal, and more importantly, almost no use of team resources, but still made its own contribution.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Nash played with knee pads on, limped and jumped to complete the offensive and defensive transition, and tenaciously received the ball, ran to the frontcourt, and then passed the ball to Kobe or Gasol, who then Take the ball out and pass it to the teammate who is most suitable for the shot.

It seems that Nash has no big problems in offense, but he is holding back his teammates in defense. As soon as he ran to the midfield position, Thomas Jr. had already reached beyond the three-point line with the ball, so that Kobe or Artest Ster had to guard for him first.

Even so, before his teammates collapsed first, Nash couldn't hold on anymore, and after a dead ball, he took the initiative to apply for a rest.

Although Nash played again with knee pads at the beginning of the third quarter, he was unable to continue after only 1 minute and 16 seconds, and was replaced by Chu Xiao again after only gaining 1 rebound.

Watching the 38-year-old veteran limping off the field, his powerless appearance of trying his best to help the team appeared before his eyes again. The fans in the audience were moved by this and gave him a standing ovation. pay tribute.

At this moment, there is only respect and gratitude for him.

After Nash arrived on the sidelines, he wanted to wave his hand to greet the audience, but raised one hand in the air but withdrew it, covering his face and crying.

As we all know, Nash, like Kobe, was a rookie in 96. He has worked hard in the league for 16 years and suffered countless injuries. Even if his leg was broken or his nose was crooked, he never shed a tear.

But now facing the audience, he cried, not because the injury was more serious this time, but because it was the tears of a veteran.

As he said in an interview after the game, "There's nothing I can do about it."

(End of this chapter)