Seeing that he changed from a plaintiff to a defendant, Li Zhe couldn't help but sigh at the power of capital. He blurted out the words "Damn it", which was too easy to become the target of attack and could not reasonably defend it. It was a bit of a loss of carelessness.

Fortunately, many fans are still not bewitched, and as time goes by, the comments gradually become rational.

After some heated discussion, the mainstream view was that he and Kamala both wanted to apologize for their actions.

Duffy contacted the previous media again, trying to emphasize his identity as a victim, and emphasized that the term F?UCK was a fierce reaction after being humiliated and should be exempted from punishment just like self-defense.

But strangely, those media were reluctant to accept public relations transactions as if they were suddenly replaced. They told them that the matter lacked news value and would no longer follow up on the reports. They also advised Duffy not to continue arguing.

After receiving feedback from Duffy, he felt a little depressed.

I thought I could take this opportunity to increase the importance of Chinese people in the United States and even the NBA, but I thought that it was hard to even give me an apology, and I was thrown into dirty water. It would be as miserable as possible.

But he was dissatisfied and arranged for Duffy to continue to keep in touch with the media. He also began to contact big-name Lakers fans such as Mark Wahlberg, hoping to reverse the trend of this matter through their public voice.

In addition, he also filed a complaint with the league office, requesting the NBA to investigate the matter.

…

At 12 noon, the Lakers' plane landed at Houston International Airport.

Li Zhe opened his phone and received two messages.

One is that Kamala issued a statement through his agent and apologized for the post-match interview.

This kind of apology that you don’t come forward in person can be said to be insincere, and you might even be secretly happy behind the scenes.

Another is that the Lakers' official Twitter announced that Kamala will always be banned from entering the Staples Center.

He then received another call, Jim Bass said he wanted to help him more, but with the Lakers' ability, he could only do this, because even the commentator for banning Kamala from entering the court was exchanged with the AEG Group, the owner of the Staples Center.

The implication is that there is no good way to deal with Kamala, especially when the other party has apologized, it is also a bit of a suggestion to stop. After all, social problems are difficult to change by one person in a short time.

Considering the special situation, Jim also greeted Phil specifically, which would not limit his shooting number in the game against the Rockets, just to treat it as a strong response to this incident.

Li Zhe thanked him repeatedly, but did not agree to stop, making Kamala's desire to be punished even stronger.

The team bus quickly drove to the hotel. After putting down their luggage and taking a brief rest, they got on the bus and headed to the Toyota Center.

He received replies from Mark Wahlberg and others, either the agency was not allowed to participate in such discussions, or a lot of sympathy words but did not agree to help, and in short, a big-name star was unable to fight for it.

The Alliance Office also responded to the complaint he submitted, saying that he had noticed the matter and would make a decision on whether to investigate in the near future. If he did not contact him within a week, he would take the representative to take the matter for a long time.

After reading these replies, Li Zhe realized that he was likely to fight alone, and he felt annoyed.

He rushed to the Toyota Center and to vent his anger, he frantically conducted shooting training.

It was soon 6:30 pm, fans started entering the court, and Li Zhe returned to the locker room to prepare.

He quickly wrapped his ankles, put his arm guards on his back, and sat on the bench and thought.

Just as he was thinking about how to give Atai more assists, he suddenly interrupted his phone's prompt.

I picked it up and saw Xiao Fei sent a text message, three consecutive messages.

"You will play against the Rockets tonight. The local Chinese in Houston will organize the viewing. They are queuing outside the stadium to wait for entry, all dressed in uniform and carried banners. According to the information I have received so far, the number of people is close to 3,000."

"Many of them are not NBA fans and don't even know basketball, but they deliberately buy tickets tonight's game through Amazon, with the goal of supporting you and speaking for themselves."

"Bryant's quit tonight's game. You must seize this excellent opportunity and use your outstanding performance to win more support from Chinese people and even more Americans, and unite them all together to form a powerful force!"

These words made Li Zhemao suddenly feel excited. Indeed, only by uniting can one make a stronger voice. The premise of unity must be a spiritual pillar. As a public figure and the core of this incident, he is not only the best candidate but also the responsibility.

But Kobe's truce surprised him a little, and he had no idea when it was confirmed.

He immediately looked up to check the entire locker room, and Kobe was indeed not there.

"What are you looking for?" Artai asked curiously.

"Bryant won't play tonight?"

"He has a little worsening flu symptoms. Gary banned him from appearing. Did you forget?"

Seeing Li Zhe's eyes were confused, Atai shook his head and sighed: "That incident last night had had a lot of impact on you. I noticed that you have been thinking in a depressed manner since you boarded the team bus in the morning until now. Don't think too much. That commentator is a fool."

Hearing this, Li Zhe smiled and shook his head: "I'm thinking about how to give you an assist."

"No! You don't think I want to attack Ariza, do you?" Atai also laughed, "I know my role is defense and pick-and-roll, and the score is a secondary figure, and as a veteran, I only aim to win."

Li Zhe felt emotion and nodded repeatedly.

Arte patted his back and said, "Tonight, you can let go of your hands and feet and win respect for yourself."

Li Zhe focused his head and stood up and walked towards the locker room door.

…

As the pre-race ceremony ended, lights in the Toyota Center lighted up.

TNT commentator Isaiah Thomas said: "The two teams had a 4-3 match in the Western Conference semi-finals before, and they swapped small forwards in the offseason. The game will continue to fight tonight, but Gasol and Kobe are missing at the same time. Who do you prefer?"

Reggie Miller shook his head: "I'm optimistic about the Lakers because Aaron Brooks is completely unable to defend Jamie Lee alone. If Arizaa and Bathil go to assist in defense, other Lakers players will easily get open spaces, and Jamie Lee is very likely to explode tonight."

"Do you mean that? Do you think he will rise up and prove himself?"

"Yes, you pay attention to the entire arena, have you noticed a difference?"

"I saw more and many Asian faces, are you trying to say?"

"Tonight's game, at least half of the Chinese in the stadium, and Jamie Lee will fight for them in addition to himself."

After the words came to an end, the whistle sounded, and the referee blew a whistle to signal the starters of the two teams to enter the court.

Kobe walked to Li Zhe in a headscarf and said with a smile: "I see anger in your eyes. How many points are I going to get?"
Chapter completed!