bull

Chapter 684 The Lost Smile

On August 2007, 8, Griffin died at the age of 17 when his car plowed into the tracks of a Union Pacific train carrying plastic.

His death, like so many other things in his life, left more questions than answers.

Police found no signs of brakes at the crash scene, nor did they have any clues that Griffin took any steps to avoid the accident.

The impact was so violent that authorities had to use dental records to identify the dead.

Griffin's family and friends do not believe Griffin committed suicide.In their eyes, the Eddie they knew would not commit suicide. On the contrary, the Griffin they remembered was a dedicated, loyal, humble person, a person who was very sensitive to what others thought of him .

The labels on Griffin's career include his dazzling start and bleak end, the brilliance of talent, and the pity that talent was squandered.

His hometown—Philadelphia, has always produced excellent players with different talents: Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, Earl Monroe, Rasheed Wallace are all children of this city, and Griffin should have been on par with them, too.

At the sad funeral, Bai Jidong saw a child. He couldn't remember the name of the child, but he knew that there was a special connection between him and Griffin. .

"I've seen you." Bai Jidong said, "I've seen you somewhere else, you seem to be with Eddie."

"Eddie Griffin is my uncle." The boy's self-introduction made the air more sad, and all the memories came flooding back.

Bai Jidong kept the porn movies that Griffin left at his home, it was his way of commemorating Griffin.

Whenever a person leaves, we are reminded of all the good things he had while he was there.Griffin is a four with a lot of range and a good shot.

His excellent shooting was praised when he debuted that year, and the general manager of Philadelphia even said that he is a priceless treasure.

Looking at the boy in front of him, Griffin's memories left in Bai Jidong's mind are lit up again.

He remembered that in the finals not long ago, Griffin, who only got the chance to play in garbage time, blocked Larry Hughes flying-a block with perfect timing and brutally smashed the opponent's desire to score.

Griffin used to have a big but shy smile that was both coy and happy.

Anyone who is familiar with him knows that behind the smile, there is some trouble.

Bai Jidong saw a man crying sadly at the scene, his name was John Jaylen, Griffin's best friend.

Jaylen and Griffin met when they played together on an AUU team in high school. They are both children of Philadelphia.So they also quickly became iron buddies.

The two often took the train to New Jersey together and endured the damp conditions of the carriages together.On the way to New Jersey, the two kids chat about everything - life, girls, basketball...

"He told me that he wanted to own a farm..." Jaylen said with red eyes, "I believe his dream can come true in heaven."

Griffin failed to become a rancher because he became famous all over the country in high school.

"White Wolf, did he leave just like that?" Hardaway still couldn't believe it was true. Even though he had put on a suit and arrived at the funeral, he still had the feeling that Griffin would suddenly come out and tell him with a smile. They feel like a prank.

The pastor walked to the front of the stage and began to speak: "Everything that time passes, this world has no end. Rest in peace, Eddie Griffin, your soul will continue. Your birth and your existence are just to pass on The Psalm of Hope, Forever, I offer this tear to you, this is a new language of love, we will thank you for our dreams and happy days"

A man named Barrett took the stage after the pastor and said, "I remember Eddie winning the MVP title of the Adidas ABCD training camp in 1997. Players who win this title are usually considered to be great basketball players."

"I was in the training camp at the time, and the contest with Eddie, the trash talk was a daily homework, and we established a deep friendship."

"Eddie became the MVP of training camp, and I don't think anybody knew how to deal with that," Barrett said. A month ago, if you walked past them, they wouldn't even say hello to you."

"At that time, Eddie promised me that he would go to the same university as me. I think this is the most valuable quality in Eddie. Thank you, Eddie." Barrett said.

Olowokandi then stepped forward. He seldom dressed so formally, and he was not used to it.

"Eddie is always in the game. When the big guys start to get excited, Eddie is always the first to tell his teammates to be calm and patient. And when his teammates need protection, he is also the first. rushed up."

Olowokandi gave an example: "I still remember the game against San Antonio. Bruce had a serious foul on the White Wolf. If I hadn't held Eddie down, Bruce would have gone to reunite with God."

Olowokandi really can't give a speech, but everyone can feel his heat: "Eddie's anger is unambiguous at all, as long as you are his friend, as long as you are violated by others, that person can That's bad luck."

Everyone prepared a speech, as did Bai Jidong, whose speech was not as long as the others.

"I still remember Eddie's smile, that's the most obvious sign of him, maybe people forget what a good man he is..."

Bai Jidong went on to say: "It was Eddie who let me know that everyone has their own role, God has given us opportunities, we must enter the role and grasp the opportunities we can grasp."

"He was such a great teammate, friend and I will miss him forever."

"Thank you, Eddie, for giving us eternal meaning in a short life."

After attending Griffin's funeral, Bai Jidong was very depressed. When he got home, he had to put on a relaxed expression.

"Are there many people?" Chu Meng asked.

Bai Jidong said: "There are quite a few. This is the first time I have attended an American funeral, and I hope it will be the last."

"Why did this happen?" Chu Meng remembered Griffin, and even more remembered that Griffin and Bai Jidong watched porn together. She didn't have a good impression of Griffin, but a vivid person suddenly disappeared. Yes, anyone will be surprised.

Bai Jidong poured himself a glass of water, "The police think he committed suicide, but Eddie didn't have any reason to commit suicide."

"KG went too." Bai Jidong didn't want to continue on this topic.

Chu Meng said: "Has he not gone to Boston yet?" "In name, he is already a member of the Celtics, but he has a great career in the Apolis family, and he can't clean it up in a day or two." Dong said.

Since the end of the season, all kinds of unsatisfactory things have come one after another, Bai Jidong really wants to rest for a while.

Bai Lingyun was playing around among a pile of toys, and Bai Jun sat silently by the side and looked at his brother, this poor little guy probably thought: Why is his skin color different from mine?
During the boring offseason, Bai Jidong turned down all business activities on the grounds of recuperation.

This decision made the manager very unhappy. It is conservatively estimated that Bai Jidong's net income this summer is at least [-] million less than in previous years.

Although Bai Jidong is not short of money, to anyone, [-] million is not a small sum.

Bai Weidong has made up his mind, and Crozier is very clear that as long as he makes a decision, it will be useless for anyone to persuade him.

Griffin's death sounded the alarm for Bai Jidong, life is short, if you don't take good care of the people around you, you may never have another chance in the next second.

His career has reached its peak, and many expect him to go further.

With Garnett's departure, the outside world believes that the Timberwolves dynasty is over.

Although the Timberwolves can still beat the Spurs and rush out of the West without Garnett, and swept the Cavaliers in the finals, the long season is about the overall hard power.

Without Garnett, the Timberwolves have no support inside, and Bai Weidong alone cannot support the original offensive and defensive system.

Fortunately, Bai Jidong also looked away.

He doesn't think about next season's affairs for the time being, he just wants to do the things in front of him well.It's been a long time since he had fun, and he hasn't traveled like a normal person for a long time.

He will not quit like Jordan. He likes basketball and is reluctant to leave basketball, so he will continue to play.

Chu Meng's amniotic fluid may break at any time, Bai Jidong followed the doctor's advice and sent her to the hospital, under the care of the medical staff 24 hours a day.

As soon as Chu Meng entered the hospital, the things she usually did fell on Bai Jidong.

Things about the shelter, things about the church, and other things that Bai Jidong has never heard of...

"Why are there so many petition lists? Why don't we increase the manpower?" Bai Jidong immediately felt his scalp tingling when he actually did these things.

The staff of the shelter gave explanations for Bai Jidong's reasons.

"OK, so how do we start?" There were too few people, so Bai Jidong decided to appeal in person.

"No, you haven't gone through special training on petitioning, and you will miss some links. Mondolia specifically told you that those who have not passed the assessment cannot petition." The staff member said.

Bai Jidong knew why there was a shortage of manpower. There are so many rules and regulations, so of course there are few manpower.

It was already night after finishing work in the shelter.

Bai Jidong still has to bring some things to church, hoping that Kenzad doesn't have the habit of running around.

Bai Jidong has been to church several times, so he is quite familiar with the way.

"God doesn't bring the gospel for no reason, I guess your second crystallization with Mondoria has already been born." This guy is really special.

"You should watch the news more, this is the third crystallization, but she is still in Mondoria's stomach." Bai Jidong said.

Kenzad said with a smile: "How could you and Mundolia conceive a black crystal? I know that child, but he can't be regarded as your crystal."

"I will treat him as my own." Bai Jidong said.

"I believe you will." Kenzad said, "It seems that you have not been having a good time recently. I can see anxiety and sadness in your eyes."

"A friend of mine was recalled by God not long ago, should I be happy for him?" Bai Jidong asked back.

Kenzad said: "You should grieve for him, every soul that belongs to God has to be called back by God sooner or later, but we are still alive and we should grieve the loss of him."

"You finally said something that I can understand." Bai Jidong said.

　white wolf doesn't believe in religion

　　
　
(End of this chapter)