my golden age

Chapter 42 A Friendly Away Game

Due to the visit of the Lakers, who temporarily rank first in the league, the average price of the 76ers' home tickets has risen.Not only because the Philly Kobe came back to play, but also because of the arrival of the "artist".

Gao Fei is considered to be an actual dunker on par with Rainman Kemp and Vince Carter, what's more, he thinks Gao Fei is the only one.This kind of view belongs to different people's opinions. Everyone will have the strongest dunk in their hearts, but they can't really compare, it's just a subjective opinion.

Philadelphia fans have a friendly attitude towards the Lakers and welcome their visit.There are many fans wearing Lakers jerseys walking around the square, or smiling and taking pictures.

"Daddy, will Gao buckle our center forward tonight?" A little girl with two buns on her head sat on her father's shoulder and asked curiously.

Father is a bearded man, wearing the 76ers Dark Star No. 3 jersey, supporting his idol Allen Iverson.He took his daughter's little hand and said, "Gao is a very powerful person. As long as the center is willing to defend, it is basically inevitable to be dunked."

"Can that hide our center?" the little girl said innocently.

"Why hide him?"

"Because as long as you hide him, Gao won't be able to find them."

The bearded man laughed loudly: "Gao is not a monster, he won't hurt the center forward."

"But isn't he very powerful..."

Iverson drove to the Wachovia Center, parked in the parking lot, and entered the locker room through the player tunnel.

He and Kobe were rookies of the same year in the golden generation of 96. They had a good personal relationship and visited the visiting team's locker room.

Gao Fei was putting on his shoelaces. When he saw Iverson in casual clothes, he took the initiative to say hello, "Hello, AI!"

"Hi, Gao." Iverson walked into the locker room and gave Gao Fei a high five, "Is Kobe here yet?"

"Over there." Gao Fei pointed to the corner.

Kobe came to the arena to train for a while in advance, with ice packs tied to his knees, and was resting.Gao Fei blocked Iverson just now, but he didn't see it. When the old man came up to him, he greeted him with a smile.

"Kobe, your weather is very different this year." Iverson greeted Kobe naturally.

Kobe took off the ice pack on his knees, stood up, put on his slippers and said, "Since you said so, I will admit it." After finishing speaking, he couldn't help laughing.

Iverson looked at the big gold watch on his left wrist and said, "Brother, I'm going to change my jersey. See you on the field."

Kobe smiled: "You are not our opponent."

Iverson smiled and said to Gao Fei before leaving the locker room: "Gao, get ready, I want to challenge your defense."

Goofy and Iverson clapped hands again and watched him leave the visiting team's locker room.

Odom joked: "I'm a bit sour now. AI recognizes Kobe and Gao, but not me."

Vujacic said: "They are stars, they only recognize players of the level. We are still far behind."

Odom said with a smile: "My level is still a bit higher than yours. After all, it is the third point of the triangle offense."

There was a lot of voices at the scene, and some sound waves had already passed through the player tunnel and were heard by the players in the locker room.

"There won't be booing tonight?" Gao Fei still has lingering fears about the North Shore Garden Arena.The scene where 2 people shouted their names and said "too bad" is really unforgettable.He feels that for a long time, there will be resistance to the North Shore Garden Arena.

As a Lakers player, he continues the tradition of the yellow-green battle, and he has played well, so there is no problem with being treated like this.It's just that he hopes that the next time he plays against the Celtics at home, the Los Angeles fans will give him enough support.

Kobe guessed what Gao Fei was thinking, and said, "Gao, don't forget that I am from Philadelphia. The fans in this city are very friendly to the Lakers, so you don't have to be afraid."

Gao Fei said firmly: "I'm not afraid, I just asked casually."

Kobe walked up to Gao Fei and said in a low voice, "It's okay, I'll get used to it when I go to Boston next time. In fact, they just acted fiercely, and they won't really hurt the players." He has gone through Gao Fei's stage, and naturally knows the latter Why is there resistance.

2 people scolding one person in unison at the same time, the psychological impact is definitely not something ordinary people can bear.The reason why Gao Fei was afraid was that the dream on the plane was also affected.

"Be brave. No matter what you say, you are one of the strongest players in this court. You don't need to care about the off-court, just play basketball well." Kobe patted Gao Fei on the shoulder.

This kind of psychology will last for a while, and when the memory fades, it will naturally disappear.

Gao Fei fastened the buttons on both sides of the warm-up suit, let out a long breath, walked through the player tunnel, and entered the brightly lit stadium.

The Lakers wear gold and purple jerseys; the 76ers wear flying stars white home jerseys.

Iverson looked dashing in this jersey, complete with floor ditch, headband, stockings and a long armguard on his left arm.His eyes are very big, he looks rebellious, but also has a special divine light.

Gao Fei was curious about Iverson's ability value, so he turned on the system mode to check his value.

Iverson: Speed ​​SSS, fighting spirit SSS, skill SSS, breakthrough S+, shooting S, defense C!

"Iverson's ability is very strong." Gao Fei had defended McGrady a few days ago, and it was quite difficult to defend.When he saw these numbers, he knew that Iverson was not easy to deal with.

Some fans wearing Lakers No. 6 jerseys shouted towards the field, attracting Gao Fei's attention.

Gao Fei turned his head and saw the familiar signboard with Chinese characters, smiled and waved, responding to the enthusiasm of the fans on the sidelines.

Kenny Smith and Barkley came to the scene to explain the game from the sidelines.

"Charles, which team do you prefer?" Kenny Smith started a topic.

"Emotionally, I plan to support my old club, the 76ers. But the Lakers have won five consecutive victories. Gao Cheng is a five-star dunker praised by everyone. I really can't find a reason not to support the Lakers."

"Okay, I see. Tonight may be the 76ers successfully defending the home court."

"Why do you say that?"

"Your predictions are never right."

Iguodala is a second-year student who cares more about Goofy than the big guys in the team, and secretly observes his dynamics during shooting warm-ups.

During his observation this time, he discovered a secret.

For nearly 10 minutes, Kobe was repeatedly turning his back and turning left to shoot, while Goofy was repeating catches and shots.There is no change during the period, just practice one time, one time, and another.

"Is training boring?" Iguodala thought he could see interesting content, but he didn't expect Kobe and Goofy's training programs to be equally boring.

Iverson saw Iguodala standing at the top of the arc, walked over and said, "Man, don't look at it. Those two are training freaks, and you can't keep up with them if you flatter them."

"I found something," Iguodala told his big brother Iverson what he had just discovered. "They have been repeating the same training for a long time."

"They did the right thing. If you want to build muscle memory beyond ordinary stars, you have to rely on the accumulation of training intensity beyond what ordinary people can bear." Iverson and Kobe are old buddies and know his training intensity.There are rumors that Gao and Kobe are similar, and they are naturally masters in training.

(End of this chapter)