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Chapter 287

In the United States, there are laws that clearly stipulate that the minimum drinking age is 21 years old.Any minor under the age of 21 who drinks alcohol in public will be severely punished by law, even the president's daughter is no exception.

Of course, there will still be many young people under the age of 21 drinking alcohol in advance in private and with the consent of their guardians.

Over the years of being in charge of the Spurs, the alcoholic Popovich would invite players to his home from time to time. He has persuaded a lot of drinks, and of course it is not the first time he has been rejected.

Therefore, Popovich was not only not angry about Leonard's polite refusal, but was also very happy.

After all, through this decline, Popovich can see that Leonard is very strict with himself, and he also has self-discipline that is unshakable by others.

The expression on his face didn't change much, Popovich turned his head to look at Yang Ke, shook the red wine in his hand, and asked, "Yang, would you like a glass?"

Yang Ke said with a smile: "U.S. law has territorial jurisdiction, and I am not yet 21 years old."

"Pity."

Hearing this, Popovich shook his head, with regret on his face, but muttered in his mouth, "In a few months, you will all be 21 years old. I will ask you to come to dinner again. At that time, I will see you What excuse can I use to refuse?"

At this time, Emma said in a timely manner: "Mr. Greg, I can have a drink with you."

Shipley followed suit: "I'd like a drink, too."

Hearing someone respond, Popovich immediately smiled and said: "Come on, let's have a drink. The two of them don't know how to enjoy themselves, so let them eat by themselves!"

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After the pleasant dinner, Yang Ke and Leonard just sat down for a while, then said goodbye and went home with their respective girlfriends.

And with the departure of the guests, the huge villa returned to its former tranquility.

Popovich, with a reddish face, went up to the second floor and lay down on the sofa outside the balcony.With the unfinished bottle of red wine in his arms, Popovich stared blankly at the starry sky.

"What are you thinking again?"

At this moment, Erin also came up.

Popovich came back to his senses, and continued to look up at the starry sky, but asked in his mouth, "Don't you wash the dishes?"

"Not in a hurry."

Erin walked to Popovich, bent down and reached out, took the red wine from his arms, and said softly, "You, drink less wine in the future."

Irene and Popovich have been married for so many years, and they already know each other better than each other.Irene saw that Popovich had something on his mind early in the morning, so she didn't clean up and came here.

In front of Irene, Popovich didn't hide anything, and said without reservation: "I thought Yang and Kawhi would come here today, just like Tony and Tim before, but... hey."

Halfway through speaking, it turned into a long sigh.

Erin knew what Popovich was talking about. When Duncan's contract expired in 00, under the influence of various factors, Duncan had the idea of ​​going to Orlando.

And on the night when Duncan intended to join the Magic, and even considered buying a house in Orlando, Popovich invited Duncan to his house as a guest.After the two drank red wine, they knelt down and had a long talk for half the night. Early the next morning, Duncan announced in the media that he would continue to stay with the Spurs.

A few years ago, the fledgling Parker was criticized by fans and the media, with an unbalanced mentality and a sluggish game state.

Another night, Popovich invited Parker to come to his house as a guest. After drinking a few steps of red wine, Parker expressed his confusion and troubles through drinking, and Popovich also expressed his own feelings about it. Suggestions and opinions.

Since then, Parker's performance has become more and more outstanding. Not only was he selected as an All-Star in the Western Conference, he even won the MVP of the Finals in a year when the Spurs won the championship.

Eileen knew very well what Popovich was thinking, but she felt that she was a little too anxious this time, so she persuaded: "They are still young, you shouldn't ask them too much."

Popovich shook his head with a wry smile, and said slowly: "I didn't want to ask them, I was afraid they would ask too much of myself."

Erin asked, "What do you mean?"

Popovich asked back: "Do you remember Alice?"

Erin nodded: "Of course."

"Young and Kawhi promised her to win a championship for her."

With a bitter face, Popovich continued, "Although Yang and Kawhi didn't say this promise, they kept it in their hearts. It would be fine if Duncan and the others could still play, but now the chances of winning the championship are slim. .”

"Don't worry, aren't you still here?"

Erin is full of confidence in Popovich.

Popovich shook his head and said: "It's useless to rely on me, the playoffs depend on the performance of their players! I'm worried now, whether Yang Ke and Kawhi will fight themselves because of that promise. "

"Impossible? You must be thinking too much?"

"Maybe, I don't know for sure, I think the only thing I can do now is to let them grow a little more."

Since they live not far from Popovich's house, Emma and Yang Ke didn't drive to the banquet today.When they went home, they didn't take a taxi, but chose to walk at Emma's suggestion.

Noticing that there were very few passers-by around, Yang Ke interrupted the topic of chatting with Emma before, and asked, "There are not many people around, what do you want to say?"

Emma also knew that her previous purpose was too obvious, so she was not surprised at all. She looked up at Yang Ke and said directly: "When I got off the plane this morning, Tony called me and he told me a story .”

"Oh? What story?"

Since Emma has already brought it up, she will naturally tell it all, so there is no pressure on Yang Ke to ask.

Later, Emma told Yang Ke what happened when Parker was a guest at Popovich's house.

Yang Ke frowned. The version he heard from Emma was completely different from the version he heard from Parker.The former talked about basketball all night, but the latter never mentioned basketball.This completely opposite situation made Yang Ke very puzzled.

Emma went on to say: "Tony also told me that it is a good thing that you can worry about your own performance and play. It shows that you are not willing to accept failure, which will motivate you to do better."

Yang Ke asked again: "Did Tony tell you why he lied to me?"

"of course."

Emma nodded, and continued, "He told me that the reason why he didn't tell you the truth is because if you didn't break the window yourself, it might have the opposite effect."

After hearing this, Yang Ke stopped.And because of holding his arm, Emma also stopped.

After a moment of silence, Yang Ke turned his head and looked in the direction they came from. Not far from there was Popovich's home.

Then Yang Ke looked back at Emma, ​​finally opened his mouth, and asked, "Emma, ​​what do you think I should choose now?"

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