Buddha's light illuminates NBA

Chapter 130 The Rude Provocation From Kaman

"Coach D'Antoni, how is Lu Ming doing now?" At the post-match press conference, reporters rushed to ask about Lu Ming's situation.

Although after the intermission, it was announced that Lu Ming passed the test and had a concussion.

But to what extent it has not been made public.

"As you all know, the result of the current test is that there is a concussion. As for the extent, more tests are needed before the results can be obtained." D'Antoni said with a heavy face.

Even if he knew that Lu Ming had a mild concussion, he had to enter the concussion protection mechanism and pass a series of cumbersome inspections before he was allowed to play.

During this time, at least a week.

According to the Knicks' upcoming game schedule, Lu Ming may miss two to three games.

It is not possible to come back until December 12 at the earliest.

But according to the routine, it will probably come to the game on December 12th, and it is more likely that Lu Ming will come back.

D'Antoni was not happy.

Moreover, with a player who can almost perfectly implement his own run-and-gun tactics on the court, can the feeling of coaching be the same as without such a player on the court?

From simplicity to luxury is easy, from luxury to simplicity is difficult.

D'Antoni's current thoughts are probably like this.

"Coach D'Antoni, what do you think of Okafor's foul against Lu?" the reporter asked.

D'Antoni immediately began to complain about Okafor's behavior on the court, "That is definitely a non-basketball action! The league must ban it! God knows, my first thought at the time was to beg God, don't let Lu spend his life in a wheelchair!"

This is already a very restrained idea.

Everyone knows how dangerous a head injury can be.

Later, the head coach of the Hornets, Jeff Bauer, was asked, and he did not deny the fact that Okafor made too much foul, but still explained for his players, "I asked the players, there is no irreconcilable conflict between Emeka and Lu, and even, the two just said a few ordinary trash words to each other before the game. Until that foul happened, the emotions of the players on the field did not show signs of this happening."

"In other words, Emeka made that kind of foul because Lu Ge dunked him and lost control of his emotions for a while?" the reporter asked.

"Yes, I promise it is," Jeff Ball said.

"Oh my god! Just because of being dunked, are you going to make a murderous move? In that case, wouldn't all the players have to consider whether to dunk again? Then, they all stand outside and shoot?" The reporter asked loudly.

Jeff Ball couldn't answer.

Of course, he didn't say that the reason why Lu Ming was pushed down by Okafor was because it was his first dunk, and he hadn't learned that after dunking the center, he should grab the basket first and wait until it's safe before landing.

Saying it like this seems a bit too shameless.

The next day, after the league investigated, it gave Okafor a two-game suspension.

In this regard, the media in New York is naturally not satisfied.

"Shameful connivance! Attempt to kill, but only suspended for two games? Is this the league's attitude towards that kind of foul action? If so, it is recommended that a team hoard five or six fringe centers before the start of the season. They only need to go up and do one thing in each game, which is to kill every player who wants to dunk!" New York Sports commented fiercely.

The words of the New York Times were even more intense, "The NBA is not a place outside the law! It is recommended that the Knicks management immediately enter the legal process and investigate the whole process of the incident!"

The New York Daily News said something that David Stern didn't want to hear, "The league is not ready to welcome a new king. Even, they are ignoring the status of super rookies in New York! We don't want to mention that word, but the league's approach is revealing the answer!"

When the news was flying everywhere, Lu Ming returned to New York with the team.

Although the team is in a three-game streak, the next game will be an away game in Charlotte Bobcats three days later.

After returning to New York, Lu Ming immediately entered the concussion protection mechanism, and will undergo a series of checks in the next few days.

But judging from Lu Ming's situation, it's not too serious.

So three days later, the team arrived in Charlotte with peace of mind, and after a hard fight with the Bobcats, they finally lost the game by 5 points.

The impact of Lu Ming's lack of battle was manifested in the first match.

Then on the next day, in the last game of the three-game streak, against Rose's Bulls, they lost another game, ending the road trip with a two-game losing streak.

So far, the Knicks have lost all of the four games that Lu Ming was absent from.

At present, the Knicks' record is 16 wins and 6 losses, and the Eastern Conference is still ranked fifth. The Celtics' recent winning streak has improved their record again.

On December 12, the Knicks returned to their home court to face the Los Angeles Clippers back-to-back.

On this day, Lu Ming finally passed multiple inspections, confirming that he was healthy enough, and after consulting the neurological medical experts in charge of concussion in the NBA, he passed the game application.

Before and after, exactly one week.

In fact, on the third day, Lu Ming felt that he had fully recovered, without any symptoms of concussion.

With this speed of recovery, and the seemingly serious head touching the ground at that time, Lu Ming had some doubts for a moment. Could it be that the rebirth, with a non-speaking system, gave himself the protection of an iron cloth shirt with a golden bell cover?

Of course, it's just self-doubt, and there is no evidence.

Although he feels good about himself, Lu Ming still has to go through rounds of inspections before he can continue the game.

However, during this week, Lu Ming was not idle except for some recovery training and checkups.

There are many activities to participate in those endorsement contracts that Hall has awarded.Although the arrangement was very intensive, after a lap, Lu Ming still sighed, "It's really not easy to make money!"

Brother Chun rolled his eyes, "Boss, if your words get out, is there any difference from what Ewing said at that time?"

No face!
What did Ewing say?
Naturally, in 98, Ewing, who was the chairman of the Players Association at the time, was talking with David Stern about the salary of the players. At that time, Stern said, "Compared with ordinary people, you have already earned a lot!"

It seems that there is nothing wrong with this statement, but in fact Stern's ass is crooked.

At that time, Ewing was not happy, so he said a very thoughtless sentence, "It is true that we earn a lot, but we also spend a lot!"

It was this sentence that brought the negotiations to an impasse and led to the suspension of the NBA.During the lockout period, not only the team and the league had no income, but the loss of players was also huge.

Especially those low-level players who rely on a basic salary to support their families.

Lu Ming smiled awkwardly, well, as a monk in his previous life, he actually had no idea about money and such things.

sin, sin.

At eight o'clock in the evening on December 12th, Lu Ming made his grand finale appearance amidst all the attention.

"Lu Ming! Lu Ming! Lu Ming!"

The Knicks fans at home have completely mastered Lu Ming's Chinese pronunciation, and even Lu Ming's fourth tone, they are very precise.

Of course, the "pilgrimage" link at home is also indispensable.

"Oh! Lu's appearance sparked a pilgrimage from the audience! Kenny, I asked some friends who understand Buddhism, and he said that this form is called the Ten Thousand Buddhas Dynasty!" Buckley showed off his erudition at the beginning.

Kenny Smith glanced at him, noncommittal, and said, "Lu was absent for a week, and during this week, due to the concussion protection mechanism, he couldn't do normal training, so it's doubtful whether he can get back the game and rhythm."

"Oh my God, Kenny, do you still believe this groundless statement? Last time, Lu Ming also missed the game due to injury. Have you forgotten what kind of performance he played in the first game after his comeback?" Barkley stared at Kenny Smith with wide eyes.

"I don't remember at all! Charles, we didn't comment on that game, did we?" Kenny Smith said deliberately.

"Oh, damn it, even if there is no commentary, can't you watch the post-match report? 25+5+5! In that game, Lu Ming came back and immediately stopped the team's two-game losing streak!" Barkley yelled.

"Well, it sounds good, but it doesn't seem to be Lu's data." Kenny Smith spoke a little hard.

Buckley was dumbfounded, "Now, are your expectations of Lu already so high?"

"Otherwise? You don't think that if Lu scored more than 19 points in one game, it's good enough?" Kenny Smith asked.

Oh, this is a knowing hit.

Sure enough, when Barkley heard 19 points, he immediately thought of a donkey named Kenny and the ass of that donkey.

"Forget about that! Kenny, you won't want to have the same name as a donkey! Now, let's look at the starting lineups of both sides and predict the trend of this game." Barkley immediately changed the subject.

At this time, on the field, the two sides started to pay tribute.

The visiting Los Angeles Clippers started with Chris Kaman, Marcus Camby, Al Thornton, Eric Gordon and Baron Davis.

Home team Knicks, regular starting lineup, Milicic, David Lee, Gallinari, Lu Ming, and Duhon.

Originally, this was the first time the two teams played against each other this season, and Lu Ming had nothing to do with them.

But the opponent's center, Kaman, actually ran up to Lu Ming during the pre-match salute, and threatened viciously, "Hey, don't try to dunk me! Otherwise, I will be like Emeka, no, I will be more ruthless than him, and let you lie down and go out!"

As soon as the words came out, Milicic was the first to quit, and immediately pushed forward, growling, "What are you talking about? Dare to say another word!"

Now Milicic, in the hearts of domestic fans, is already known as the King Kong who protects Lu Ming.

It's because in the last match, when Lu Ming was injured, he was the first to rush over and pushed Okafor away, acting like he was protecting my lord.

Kaman ignored Milicic and just looked at Lu Ming provocatively.

"Mr. Kaman, I promised the coach. I will not humiliate the opponent's center and put myself in a dangerous situation on the court." Lu Ming said calmly.

"Hmph, then you should listen to the coach and be a good Chinese boy!" Kaman said rudely.

These words, even his teammates, are a little uncomfortable to hear.

Gordon, with a round face, looked at Lu Ming whose face had turned cold, and his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly prepared to pull Kaman away.

In his opinion, Kaman, who is stuck and slow, may be more likely to be dunked than Okafor.

And as the main counterpoint against Lu Ming today, he didn't expect that he would become one of the background boards for Lu Ming and Kaman.

But at this time, Lu Ming was already angry.

"You will pay for your stupidity!" Lu Ming looked at Kaman coldly and said loudly.

Kaman had to respond, but when the referee saw that something was wrong, he hurriedly stepped forward to separate the players from both sides, and then announced a jump ball.

(End of this chapter)