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Chapter 1 Arco Arena debut
Arco Arena,

Located in Sacramento, California, in an expanded remote area in the northern suburbs of the city, it is the home stadium of the Sacramento Kings, a powerful team in the NBA.

The Arco Arena has a width of about 88 feet, a maximum length of 195 feet, a total area of ​​about 900000 square feet, and a height of 145 feet. When used as a basketball stadium, it can accommodate up to 17317 people.

Compare that to the Los Angeles Lakers' Staples Center or the New York Knicks' Madison Square Garden, which cost a total of $3.75 million or $3 million for renovations alone.

The construction cost of Arco Arena is only 4000 million U.S. dollars, which is really worthy of being the lowest-cost arena among NBA arenas.

At the same time, the Arco Arena is also the smallest stadium in the home of an NBA team.It can be called the middle-to-lower poor in the NBA team's home court, and even the facilities in the stadium are somewhat aging.

Although Arco Arena is old and small, it is not as good as those tall, rich and handsome.But these external things can't offset the grand enthusiasm of the Kings fans.

Just like what Liu Yuxi said in "Humble Room Inscription", "if the mountain is not high, there will be a name if there are immortals; if the water is not deep, there will be spirit if there are dragons." 'Same.

There is the most shocking performance in Arco Arena, with the attack like flowing clouds and flowing water, and the gorgeous scenery like fireworks, which attracts everyone's attention.

Arco Arena, as the home game venue of the Kings, is almost full, and the atmosphere inside is extremely hot. Whenever the song "Arco Arena" is played, the fans' singing and shouting can ignite everyone in the arena. Human passion can even turn into a terrifying home of the devil.

On October 2003, 10, it happened to be the opening game of this year's NBA regular season for the Kings. Around Arco Arena, fans gathered and people flowed.

Under the warm and moist weather in Southern California, when Xuan Yalav and his team came here, in addition to the fans wearing Kings jerseys, they also gathered many reporters, photographers and other news media from all over the world. The camera, transformed into a long gun and short cannon, looked excited, with anticipation on his face, ready to fight.

Xuan Yalaf dodged nimbly, the Simon lion mascot rushed towards her with open arms, hugged enthusiastically, and looked at the smile of this crazy cat indifferently, with a small face full of displeasure that someone owed her a lot of money , eyes looking around, as if in
He seemed to be looking for something, but he couldn't find it, so his face was naturally unhappy.

Liu Wenwen, who was in the same company, was a little bit offended, and complained: "Xuanya, your behavior is a bit too much now, and the Simon lion didn't mess with you. It has to perform antics in the competition every day, and every time it shows up, it's so annoying. With about 500 hugs and as many as 1200 million smiles a year, it's hard enough to live like that.

No matter how unhappy you are, you shouldn't ignore his efforts!Besides, are you really sure that, as you said, it was your brother Kevin who got lost, not you who lost yourself? "

Just as Liu Wenwen's words fell, Simon Lion, who originally thought that someone was standing up for him, had a stagnant expression on his enthusiastic face, and his body was a little unstable, as if he had been stabbed severely in his heart.

Xin said, are you forming a group to brush me?

Fortunately, the Simon Lion is worthy of being a mascot. At that moment, he packed up his mood, still repeating that there is no sun and moon, no fatigue, smiling at the fans in front of him, hugging and taking photos with the fans who like him, as soon as Go, don't forget the original intention.

Xuan Yalav was not happy at the time, and murmured: "Damn Wenwen, you don't know my brother Kevin at all, that dead fat guy, he decided to enter the NBA when he was just 6 years old. He doesn't care about basketball. Not anymore. Others watch TV, but he watches NBA videos. When others are playing, he will cast blue by himself. When playing with me, he got lost not once or twice. I don't feel surprised either.

What makes me angry is that I only watched for a few seconds in front of the mobile booth selling ice chess sticks, but as soon as I turned around, no one could see it. It's really annoying. You still have to suspect that I got lost, really. It's so mad! ! "

As Xuan Yalav was talking, his beautiful eyes were a little red, and the tears were about to fall.

"Okay, don't be angry, it doesn't look good to cry! It's indeed brother Kevin who lost it, okay, wait a minute, let the article buy you delicious ice chess ice, what flavor do you like? "

Seeing that Liu Wenwen was about to scold Xuan Ya, An Yili hurried over, patted her head, and coaxed her.

"Then it's settled, brother Kevin got lost, and I want the strawberry flavor." Xuan Yalav rubbed his eyes, laughing through his tears.

It turned out to be a snack!

In order to eat, he actually separated himself.

An Yili pushed up her glasses, compared a YIS, and exchanged a glance with Liu Wenwen. The two of them understood that there is only one truth.

At this time, there was an uproar in the crowd. At the VIP passage of the arena, a red carpet [-] meters long and [-] meters wide spread out like a wave. Dozens of bodyguards dressed in black suits and sunglasses, with serious expressions, were neat and orderly. Sequence, clear division of labor to block the fans, reporters, photographers, and tourists who are squeezing in.

"What a grand occasion, who are these people?"

An Yili pushed her glasses, and leaned forward with great interest.

"Wow, it's the famous singer Jay-Z, he must have come to see the little emperor's NBA debut!"

"'Iceman' George Gervin, the legend is also here."

"Damon Wayans? I'm his fan, and he's here, so lucky!"

"The Hilton sisters, Kim Kardashian, hee hee, these famous ladies are also here to join in the fun."

"League president Stern and basketball legend Moses Malone, it seems that the rumors are true!"

Celebrities, actors, singers, etc., came here one after another, walked on the red carpet, and entered the Arco Arena. With such a big battle, a lot of celebrities and fans and reporters from all over the world came here. Surrounding him, this kind of treatment is almost close to that of Jordan back then!
"It seems that the rumors are true. In order to let the little emperor make a good debut, the NBA specially invited the first high school superstar Moses Malone to give the little emperor psychological counseling and release the little emperor's pressure. It is really strange.

Don't they feel that they have gone too far by doing this?Putting treasure on a high school student, I really don't worry about self-defeating, making this debut feast a big joke. Seeing such a big field, An Yili sighed a little.

"I don't think it will be watered down. LeBron James' physical talent is there. He didn't lose a few games in high school. Nike will not be so stupid that they have no place to spend money. They signed an NBA game without playing an NBA game. With a contract of 9000 million yuan, plus the momentum for this first show, will one or two billion yuan be lost? Is it possible?" Liu Wenwen also expressed his own analysis.

"However, I heard that the little emperor did not play well in the Summer Show League and the preseason. On the contrary, Wade, the No. 5 pick, played well. Surprise! What's more, in the first show, he faced the mighty Kings in the West, which almost overturned the leader of the Lakers dynasty. If it wasn't for the black whistle and injuries, God knows if there is an OK combination? I am not afraid to take the little emperor's ball The team played so badly that it finally came out as a shadow?" An Yili pushed her glasses and also put forward her own opinion.

After all, LeBron James is only 18 years old. No matter how strong he is, his psychology will fluctuate, right?

"Actually, the strength of the Kings is not as strong as you imagined. Webber is a soft guy. He also had surgery during the offseason and couldn't play the game. They just play offensively, and the statistics are good. They have no defense. To them, the championship is nothing more than looking at the flowers in the fog, they can see it, but they can't touch it." A middle-aged man suddenly interrupted.

"The king is not strong? Oh, so you are optimistic about the little emperor? Be optimistic about the bad team that only won 15 wins last season. If the Cavaliers were not so bad, the little emperor would not bring his talent to the Cavaliers, right?" An Yili was excited counterattacked.

"NONONO!! On the contrary, in the end we are also optimistic that the Kings can beat the Cavaliers, but in the process, the little emperor may bring surprises!" split into two.

"You mean the Kings win the game, and the little emperor gets the statistics. In the end, the little emperor still doesn't win, and the king doesn't lose. Everyone is happy?" An Yili's eyes were shining.

The other party smiled without saying a word, without nodding, but the answer on his face was already obvious.

"Let me tell you, after a long time, the league has played a big game of chess. Think about it, the little emperor didn't face strong defensive teams such as the Spurs, Huo Han, and Pacers in his first show, nor did he face the Lakers, The Mavericks have an excellent offense and a mediocre defense, but they have superstars in their team. Instead, they run into a team like the Kings with excellent offense and poor defense, and the core Webber is also absent due to injury. There is no superstar team. Big conspiracy! It seems that everyone in the NBA knows that the NBA wants to support the little emperor, and they even picked a soft persimmon to open the way for him, which is really considerate service!" An Yili sarcastically carelessly, seems to have really found out Conspiracy in general.

"Hey hey hey, you guys are too much! You talk bad things about the king behind your back, I've put up with you for a long time. If you don't want to watch the game, get the hell out of here. Our Kings team lacks Webber and Peja is here. Soft, not weak, and very strong. If you don’t believe me, just look at my fists.” A fan wearing a Kings jersey raised his fist and said viciously.

The surrounding fans also stared at them, looking unhappy, as if they wanted to make a move.

Seeing such a battle, An Yili and her group could only walk away wisely.

Of course, Xiao Xuanya also wanted to sneak away quietly, but she was caught by the collar and lifted up like a kitten, her eyes were pitiful, but others did not refuse.

"Xiao Xuanya troubled you, and haven't thanked you yet? Let me introduce myself, my name is Mike Love. This is my nephew Kevin Love."

"It's okay, it's just a matter of convenience. My name is An Yili, and the person next to me is Liu Wenwen." An Yili introduced herself to the other party generously, and then asked with some doubts: "I feel that you are a little familiar. I don't know where I saw it before." face, but can’t remember.”

"Haha, it may be that you were in a band and sang songs when you were young, and you just heard or watched the performance." Mike Ruff said with a laugh.

"Just say you're the founder of the Beach Boys, why not?" Xiao Xuanya rolled her eyes.

"What, you are the lead singer of the Beach Boys, Mike Love?" An Yili and Liu Wenwen opened their eyes wide, looking at the middle-aged man in front of them.

Speaking of the rock band Beach Boys (The Beach Boys), I have to mention another legendary rock band——

The Beatles, the first band to become a symbolic band of an era in the name of rock music.

In the 20s, "Beatlemania" swept the music scene in Europe, America and even the world with a strong momentum of "British Invasion". It not only impacted the music and ideas of rock bands, but even directly affected the revolution of rock music.

And the Beach Boys was the American band that competed with the "Beatles" at that time, with the pinnacle of the two bands, "The Voice of Pets" and "Sunflower".

Rock is not necessarily boiling and wild, youthful uninhibited catharsis, rock can also be timeless, warm and delicate music memory, and it is the Beach Boys.

An Yili and Liu Wenwen looked at each other. They didn't expect that the most famous superstar off the court was so close to them.

(End of this chapter)