Thanos

Chapter 77 O'Neill is old, can he still eat?
That night, Staples was filled with celebrities from all walks of life.

The governor of California, the president of the NBA, Huang Xinxiang, the richest man in Los Angeles, and Old Bass were also present in person...

All kinds of directors, supermodels, actors, and singers are like dogs, walking all over the place.

Warming up the field, O'Neal, who has always disliked training, arrived early, and Kobe naturally arrived early as usual.

The two looked at each other from a distance, and immediately made all the fans in the audience hold their breath.

It's a pity that the two just looked at each other, and they didn't even bother to pretend to be polite.

Although the alliance made a gesture of OK and reconciliation as before in the next few years, the two also obeyed the arrangement of the alliance and reconciled on the surface, but they were at odds on the inside.

As a commentator, O'Neal can't forget to hack Kobe at various moments.

Kobe didn't say anything good about O'Neal either.

I'm afraid this is where Kobe is inferior to James. His character never whitewashes himself in front of the media, and he always says what he says.

Regardless of Kobe's claim to have 60 billion fans, the Chinese media are flocking to Kobe, but the local media in the United States really don't like Kobe, and even hate him a bit.

But tonight, that's what the media wanted to see.

If two people come up to hug and ask about their health, it will reduce a lot of topicality.

Before the start of the match, the two of them didn't exchange a single word, they didn't say a single word, their faces were serious, and they were obviously holding back their energy.

This makes the fans excited!

On the contrary, Ye Heping had some interaction with the Heat, and Wang Zhizhi was already a player of the Heat.

The two embraced each other, but Da Zhi smiled very sadly.

Now he has no ball to play in the Heat, a marginal man among marginal men.

This season is Big Zhi's last season in the NBA. At the age of 27, he is in his prime, but he has no ball to play.

Ye Heping is also a little sad, but unfortunately he can't help Dazhi, the NBA is really cruel, survival of the fittest!
The commentator Shuang Ping on the opposite side of the ocean was deeply moved when he saw this scene.

The warm-up is over, and the tactics are deployed for the last time.

Tang Shuai held up the tactical board and said suddenly: "Ye, you will start tonight."

"what?"

Ye Heping and Butler were shocked at the same time.

Ye Heping was surprised because he hadn't heard anything about it before, and the head coach must have notified in advance of any lineup changes.

Besides, an old-school coach like Tang Shuai will not adjust the lineup casually.

As for Butler's surprise, it goes without saying that when Ye Heping started, he had to be a substitute.

No one doesn't care about the gap between the starter and the substitute.Playing time, team status...

Although there have long been rumors that Ye Heping is more suitable for the starting lineup than Butler, Butler didn't take it seriously.

Will he be replaced by a rookie, and an undrafted player?

What a joke, Butler is the best perimeter player in the 02 class.

But Tang Shuai continued: "Atkins is on the bench, Kobe is No. 1, and the rest remains the same."

"what?"

This time it was Atkins who was stunned.

Just now he was still thankful that the Lakers didn't have a good point guard, and he started very steadily, but Butler was miserable.

But in a blink of an eye, he wanted to cry but had no tears.

It's okay to say that Butler was replaced, after all, Ye Heping is more functional.

But Atkins is obviously the best No. 1 on the Lakers (although the Lakers only have two serious No. 1s), but he still has to play as a substitute. How can he reason?

But what can he do?
Strange leaf peace?Ye Heping didn't take his place.

Blame Kobe?he dare?

As for resenting Tang Shuai, unless he wants to sit on the bench for the whole season.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game officially started.

Heat lineup:

Center: Shaquille O'Neal.

Power Forward: Udonis Haslem.

Small Forward: Eddie Jones.

Shooting guard: Dwyane Wade.

Point guard: Damon Jones.

This is the regular lineup for the Heat this season.

The Heat's regular rotation also includes: Kristen Laettner, Michael Doriak, Kenyon Dooling, Shandon Anderson, Rasual Butler...

Most people must have never heard of these names.

But Kristen Laettner gotta check it out.

The only non-NBA player on the Dream Team. In college, his fame crushed O'Neal.

When competing for the Dream Team, he stepped on O'Neal's shoulders to get the last spot.

In the 92 draft, O'Neal was the No. [-] pick, Mourning was No. [-], and Laettner was No. [-].

In short, he is also a very powerful character, ruined by injuries.

In addition, the head coach of the Heat is Stan Van Gundy, also known as Da Fan, the brother of Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy.

It's the Lakers' turn to start: Mihm, Odom, Ye Heping, Butler, Kobe.

Seeing Ye Heping starting the game, the Los Angeles fans were taken aback, but then cheered loudly. This is something they have been waiting for for a long time. Ye Heping's performance is worthy of starting.

Zhang Weiping nodded again and again: "This is very reasonable, very reasonable!"

As for what is reasonable, we don't know, and we dare not ask.

But Da Fan Shuai frowned slightly when he saw this scene.

For this game, he prepared for a long time and studied the Lakers' lineup very thoroughly. He didn't expect the Lakers to change their lineup temporarily.

Fan Shuai glanced at Tang Shuai: This is not your coaching style!
After thinking about it, Da Fan Shuai really couldn't figure out what is so subtle about this lineup.

He has also studied Ye Heping. Is a defensive leader who can shoot mid-range shots better than the starting lineup that the Lakers have used for nearly two months?
Where did Tang Shuai's confidence change temporarily?
Unable to figure it out, Fan Shuai could only continue watching.

The game was about to start, and the ABC TV station that broadcast it gave Kobe and O'Neal a close-up of their faces, and they were expressionless, revealing a murderous look.

Beep beep!

The referee blew his whistle, and the much-anticipated Christmas game officially started.

O'Neal, who has always been lazy, showed his murderous spirit today. He took the jump ball with absolute advantage and put the ball in the hands of Damon Jones.

Although O'Neill is old, can he still have a job?

can!
Unfortunately, before Damon could feel the temperature of the ball, a big hand snatched the ball ahead of time.

Lakers No. 8, Kobe Bryant.

O'Neal was excited, and Kobe even more so.

Without any pause, Kobe took the ball directly to the Heat's half court, taking the lead and leading the way.

Eddie Jones stopped, but he really couldn't stop Kobe as he was old.

In a sharp change of direction, Bryant drove past Eddie with little pause.

Old Eddie smiled wryly. The 17-year-old kid who used to be his substitute back then, now I really can only look up at his back.

Calculate the time, no more, no less, exactly ten years.

In ten years, a prosperous All-Star to a veteran, a child has become the pillar of the league.

The only thing that can stand in front of Kobe is the basket.

However, pop!
No one expected that a huge hand slammed Kobe's dunk into the seventh row of the auditorium.

"Shark" O'Neal, that flexible fat man, the most dominant center in the NBA, he even caught up with Kobe, this is simply unbelievable.

After a shocking chase, O'Neill just clenched his fist lightly, without roaring or the iconic overbearing step.

He still had a murderous look on his face, this ball was not enough to dispel the evil spirit in his heart.

Los Angeles abandoned him, Staples abandoned him, the Lakers abandoned him, how can a block be relieved.

Until 2019, when O'Neal talked about this incident, he was still brooding, always saying: This is the worst deal in the history of the Lakers.

Many Los Angeles fans had their heads in their hands, not knowing what to do.

Their once heroes are now their worst enemies.

The game continues.

Kobe continued to play singles, and just after he broke through to the middle distance, Eddie and Wade forced him up together.

Add Damon, and it's a three-team.

The Heat are betting that Kobe won't pass the ball.

Congratulations to them for winning the bet. Kobe, who was double-teamed by three people, forcibly missed a shot and had two consecutive irons in the opening game.

Heat attack.

Wade's breakthrough is basically a replica of Kobe, and his breakthrough ability is comparable.

Butler couldn't keep up with The Flash at all, but Ye Heping made up his defense in time to stop Wade's way.

Wade immediately passed the ball to the open Eddie.

Eddie didn't hesitate, just catch and shoot.

However, as soon as he took off, a golden figure appeared in front of him, number 24 of the Lakers.

The guy who went out to defend Wade unexpectedly came back, how did this guy do it?
Amid Eddie's doubts, Ye Heping took off like a rocket and reached the highest point ahead of schedule.

Then, bang!

Naturally, Ye Heping's strength cannot be compared with O'Neal's. The basketball did not even go out of bounds, but was taken by Odom.

The Los Angeles fans cheered. Eddie couldn't see it, but they could see it clearly.

The 18-year-old deserves a round of applause for running like hell and plugging holes for the team.

Fan Shuai glanced at Tang Shuai. He somewhat understood why Ye Heping was put in the starting lineup. There is no head coach who doesn't like such a player.

He was even a little envious, if the Heat also had a Ye Heping, that would be really
(End of this chapter)