I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 38 Can You Take This Responsibility

Who is so bold to fire Zen Master, Chu Xiao raised his head in shock and looked outside the door.At this time, only Kobe and Zen master were doing their own things in silence, and they knew who it was without asking.

"Boom!"

The door of the locker room was pushed open vigorously, and a burly man about 1.8 meters tall rushed in. He was close to 50 years old, wearing a black Dodger baseball cap, a black cotton shirt and jeans, and looked left and right when he came in. Look for the figure of the Zen master.

Behind him was Kubchak, the general manager of the Lakers, who was usually aloof, but at this moment, he carefully followed behind with a smile, with an embarrassing and helpless expression.

"Jim, long time no see!" Zen master greeted calmly.

The man named Jim sneered, "Hmph, don't try to get close to me. Did you call Jim too?"

"Okay, Mr. President!" Zen Master was not angry, but put away his affectionate address.

The name of the visitor is Jim Buss, the second son of Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss. He is 50 years old and is currently the vice president of player management for the Lakers.He also has a younger sister named Jenny Buss, who is mainly responsible for the commercial operation of the Lakers.

Jim has been involved in the management of the Lakers since 1998. At the beginning, he assisted Jerry West in scouting work. Later, he assisted his father in some major decisions, such as exchanging O'Neal, "rehiring" Phil Jackson, pick "Little Shark" Bynum and "The Beast" Artest.

Speaking of which, the Zen master is still Jim's prospective brother-in-law, because his sister Jenny is the real girlfriend of the Zen master.But he didn't control his emotions because of this relationship. Instead, he repeated the sentence just now aggressively, "Phil, I want to fire you!"

"Why?" Zen Master asked with a smile. He knew that this brother-in-law and his girlfriend had always been at odds with each other. .However, Zen Master has just taken office, and the Lakers have won four consecutive victories without a single defeat. Even though Jim has been waiting for an opportunity to trouble him, there is really no reason to forcibly fire him right now.

But Jim seemed to have a plan in his mind. He sneered, "Why? Why don't you see what you've done!"

"I really don't know what I've done." The Zen Master still smiled, "Jim, we are not children anymore, so just tell me what you have?"

"Okay, just in front of everyone, then I'll ask you how you manage the team!" Jim said, pointing to Zen Master with one finger, "Since you took office, the team has been suffering from injuries one after another, and Howard has also Forget it, he himself has a shoulder injury, but Nash, Gasol and Hill are all new injuries, and they are all fine under Brown, why are they injured as soon as they come to you? They were injured almost at the same time, you Will it protect the players?"

"Jim, injuries are inevitable on the basketball court, and no one wants such a thing to happen." Kobe couldn't help explaining for Zen Master.

"I know, it's not the first day for me to get in touch with this sport, but I also understand that as long as the training method is proper, some unnecessary injuries can be avoided." Jim finished speaking and looked at the Zen master, "So I have Reasons to believe that Phil's training method is wrong."

"But we're all good!" Kobe said with open arms, "It's not the first day for Phil to come to the Lakers, he has already helped us win five championships!"

"Kobe!" Jim interrupted, "I know that you and Phil have always had a good relationship. Of course, I also know that Phil has indeed helped us achieve a lot of honors, but people change. I seriously doubt Phil's relationship. His coaching ability has regressed!"

"How is it possible, what are you talking about?" Kobe's expression became a little unbelievable.

"Kobe!" Jim interrupted him again, "You know, I have always treated you like a brother, I like you, I love you, we are family, so I have always supported and respected you. But now I'm questioning the coach's ability, please let him answer it himself."

When Jim said this, his face almost turned purple. During his conversation with Kobe, Zen Master kept watching with a smile, thinking, as expected, he was here to find fault.So he used hand gestures to stop Kobe from speaking again, but when he turned around, he saw Jim looking around again.

Then Mr. Ku had already guessed what he was looking for, and immediately drew a chair from the side. Jim sat down with his legs apart, and stared at the Zen master as if he was waiting for your explanation.

Master Zen waited until he was seated before explaining calmly, "There is no problem with my training method. Both the training time and intensity have been approved by Vitti. Sometimes I even consider the players in the team. They are one year older, and they will extend the warm-up time extra, just hoping to protect these veterans, if you don’t believe me, you can ask them.”

Jim sat where he was, looking indifferent when he heard the words.

Zen Master had expected this would be the case, so he continued, "On the sports field, bumps and bumps are inevitable. Several of their veterans were injured at the same time. It is really helpless, but the young people in the team have been tempered. not only played well, but also ensured the team's winning streak. I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing. As long as the young players play better and the veterans return from injury, our team will become stronger. You What do you think, Kubchak?"

Zen master suddenly threw the ball to Mr. Ku, which caught the latter by surprise, so he could only smile awkwardly, "Hey, maybe? Also, maybe not, hey, who knows..."

"Huh!" Jim sneered, "Even if what you said makes sense, what happened today? Five players were expelled for fighting. How do you usually manage everyone? Don't tell me that nothing is done. rule, it is your inaction that has caused their lawlessness!"

"It's also my fault?" At this point, the Zen master finally couldn't keep smiling, but he didn't bother to explain more, and said lightly, "They have learned their lesson, and they will not be paid if they are expelled."

"Is this the end?" Jim jumped out of the chair as soon as his feet hit the ground, and he came to the Zen master and said aggressively, "Do you know that they are likely to be suspended for the next game, and the ball How many players are still available for the team? What if there are not enough players in the rotation and someone is injured? What if the team is doomed? The most important thing is that today’s events will definitely affect tomorrow’s stocks. But hundreds of millions of dollars or even billions! I have to ask, can you take this responsibility?"

(End of this chapter)