Thanos

Chapter 123 Ice and Snow Cleveland
In a blink of an eye, Kobe has been injured for almost a month.

The injury is basically healed, and Kobe can return to the team for training, but Vitti Sr. still does not allow him to play.

Maybe it's really a matter of one thing and one thing, as stubborn as Kobe, and he didn't dare to bark his teeth in front of the old man.

After that, the Lakers went through three more games without Kobe.A big win over the Eagles, a narrow win over the Nets, and friction by the Pistons.

In general, Kobe Bryant missed this month, the Lakers played unexpectedly good results, at least better than all experts predicted, and still maintained the top three positions in the West.

However, after the circus lost Rasutrovich and Horry one after another, their record has declined.

At first, with Duncan's superpowers, the Spurs could still win.

But after playing for about 45 minutes in two consecutive games, Duncan had cramps in the third game, which scared Popovich to death.

Since then, Popovich has paid special attention to the protection of Duncan, never dared to overuse, and even began to try to take turns.

Ye Heping laughed when he heard the news. The famous rotation of the Spurs later generations has something to do with him.

The official website of the Lakers announced that on February 2, Kobe will play in the Lakers' game against the Cavaliers.

The 60 billion Kemi climaxed instantly, but there were always some discordant voices.

"Do the current Lakers still need Kobe?"

"The Lakers team played very well in tactics, so what is the need for Kobe's cancer?"

"With Kobe here, no one else needs to play."

……

Charlie Rosen, in particular, jumped out again.

"Ye Heping's recent performance is very good. He is very versatile and has made great contributions on both offense and defense."

If Ye Heping didn't know Charlie Rosen well, he would have thought that this guy had changed his gender.

"However, I personally feel that he and Kobe have a lot of overlap, defense, passing, shooting...Once Kobe returns, Ye Heping's data will be greatly reduced. From the perspective of the Lakers, I suggest that the Lakers trade Ye Heping as soon as the trade deadline is approaching, and change to a blue-collar No. [-] or No. [-] position, so as to maximize their benefits. The Raptors, Bucks, Cavaliers, Hornets, and Bobcats are all good choices."

Sure enough, this guy had ulterior motives and wanted to send Ye Heping to a remote place. I really don't know what he was thinking.

Kobe responded immediately: "From the perspective of the Lakers, who do you think you are? Are you worthy?"

He really likes Ye Heping, whether it is on the court or in life, the two are very close, and even invite Ye Heping and Tao Jia together on the most important festival like Christmas.

Charlie Rosen became angry with embarrassment: "No wonder the Zen master said that you can't be taught. You really don't know what is good or bad. After your senior taught you carefully, you have such an attitude."

Kobe was blown up at that time, and wanted to go back, but Ye Heping held down the phone.

"This guy just wants you to argue with him. FOX has always been a sensationalist. Rosen relies on this method to win attention."

Ye Heping persuaded.

Ye Heping knew all about clowns like Rosen.

Kobe calmed down, but his anger was evident.

As for Ye Heping, he looks calm, but don't forget that he has never been a good-tempered guy, and his inner anger is even worse than Kobe.

On February 2, the entire Lakers team arrived in Cleveland ahead of schedule.

This is a city in the northeastern United States, ranked 45th in the United States, with very cold winters and uninhabitable.

From the 50s to the present, in more than 50 years, the population of Cleveland has dropped sharply from more than 90 to less than 50 today.

February is the coldest time.

The entire Lakers team trained in a rented arena. This is a closed training, which disappointed many media who braved the severe cold to interview.

That night, the teammates left one by one and went back to the hotel to rest.

In this horrible weather, if it is not for someone with super self-control ability, it is absolutely impossible to do more training.

But Ye Heping and Kobe stayed and were still engaged in a one-on-one bullfight.

After an unknown amount of time, the two of them lay down on the sweaty floor, panting.

"You guy, you're improving so fast, it's getting harder and harder for me to hit you."

Kobe gasped.

Of course Kobe can still defeat Ye Heping, but it is no longer just a matter of playing casually in the preseason.

Now, he has to spend [-]% of his skills.

"Ha ha!"

Ye Heping didn't respond at first, but then suddenly smiled.

Kobe asked suspiciously, "What are you laughing at?"

"I was thinking, what is James doing now?"

Ye Heping took out a newspaper with James' pre-match interview on it.

Reporter: Do you have confidence in the second game against the Lakers this season?

James: Of course!

Reporter: But you lost the last game.

James: But this is Cleveland, this is my hometown, and with the support of my family, I will play a different game.

Reporter: But I heard that Kobe will come back in this game. Does this make you feel more pressure?

James: Kobe is a great player, my predecessor.Of course his presence puts pressure on me, but the pressure is the motivation, which keeps me going.

……

James' answer made the entire Kecheng fans very excited.

"We will win!"

"Kobe has just come back, and he must be in a bad state. Instead, this is our opportunity."

"This league will eventually belong to James, and the little emperor will eventually be crowned king and become the true basketball emperor."

"With James, anything is possible!"

"Long live my emperor!"

……

Cleveland fans' admiration for James is crazy, beyond ordinary people's imagination.

Mainly in a city like Cleveland, where there is nothing, it is rare to find a "chosen son" who is expected to bring ultimate glory to Cleveland. Who do people not chase after him?

And James has continued to bring attention to Cleveland's ball market since high school.After entering the NBA, James became the symbol of the Cavaliers, and even improved Cleveland's economy to a certain extent.

Before James, who would watch the Cavaliers except local Cleveland fans?

It is no exaggeration to say that James is the city hero of Cleveland.

This is why James later made decision one: when he leaves Cleveland, fans will hate him so much.

The deeper the love, the deeper the hate.

"I guess he's working out in the gym."

Kobe said after reading the newspaper.

"Then I guess he's in the gym doing strength training."

Ye Heping said.

Kobe was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Rookies always rely on their bodies, especially those with extraordinary talents. But that guy is already strong enough, and if he grows stronger, it will be a disaster for the entire league."

"But do you think we will win?" Bryant asked again.

"Of course!"

Ye Heping replied without hesitation.

"Are you so sure?"

Kobe asked with a smile.

Ye Heping: "Aren't you the same yourself?"

Hahahaha!

Kobe laughed loudly: "It's not for winning, why do you need to play?"

Standard Kobe answer.

Ye Heping didn't speak, his reason was different from Kobe's.

The Cavaliers only have one James to practice, and we have two, two to one, is there a problem?

……

2 month 13 day.

Quicken Loans Arena, the Lakers and Cavaliers warm-up period, the arena is already full.

It's a miracle for a team that didn't make the playoffs last season, didn't have an All-Star, and was still in a small market.

There were red, yellow and white jerseys all over the field, with the number 23 on the chest.

All KT boards read: The King!LeBron James.

(End of this chapter)