When a person's name appears in your ears repeatedly, even if the news is negative.

You will still remember him deeply and pay attention to him subconsciously.

This is what American NBA fans are experiencing with Bruce Lee right now.

Their attention has been focused by the overwhelming "crowd ridicule". Therefore, although Bruce has not played a single NBA game, he is already one of the top ten most famous players in the NBA.

In the words of Bill Duffy: "The only thing you need now is a good sponsor. Sell your sneaker brand to Nike, and they will definitely use a public relations company to whitewash you. Look, Kobe Bryant around you is being used by them.

It’s so white after washing!!”

"Moreover, they have raised the price to 25 million US dollars. Excluding your previous investment, you have already made a lot of money."

Bill Duffy always hopes to use external forces because he does not want the negative public opinion environment to continue. Especially after Ashley made a public confession in the media, the basketball media increasingly believed that Bruce was not here to play at all, and their words also

More and more vicious.

However, Li Zhen wanted to rely on himself. He wanted to break these stereotyped negative comments bit by bit through his own efforts.

He thinks he is capable of doing this.

However, Bill Duffy is worried about the upcoming preseason.

Because, the Warriors' defense is too strong. And... neither Baron Davis, who has not spoken, nor Monta Ellis, who has spoken, are economical. Their playing styles restrain Bruce.

Needless to say, the bearded captain is one of the strongest and most physically fit point guards in the NBA, and he has rich practical experience. Although he has never been a top 3 point guard, he has always been the dominant player in the NBA.

A rough and strong man on one side.

Monta Ellis, the second highest scoring high school student in Mississippi history, although his defensive ability is not strong. However, his speed, explosive power, jumping ability and even scoring ability are extremely top-notch. This year's summer league, the second

Senior student Monta Eisley had an epic breakout. He averaged 36.5 points in nine games and broke multiple records. Many media have begun to include him in this year's "Most Improved Player" discussion list, thinking that he

Will shine under Nelson's tactical system.

Although Monta is a bit thin, he is still stronger than Bruce.

Facing him, Bruce has no physical advantage. Even his speed is actually between the two. Maybe Bruce is faster, but Monta Ellis's starting speed is definitely stronger, and his explosive power is at the top level of the NBA.

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"Do you think you can avoid being dealt with badly by Monta Ellis?" Bill Duffy finally said what was in his heart. He didn't want to create pressure on Bruce, but he had to make Li Zhen understand: "If you do this

If you play badly in the preseason, you will suffer an unprecedented crisis of confidence. Also, public opinion will never let go of this opportunity to ridicule you in person."

Li Zhen shrugged on the other end of the phone. He studied the Warriors game video last night and asked the editor to send him a video of Monta Ellis for him to watch.

Although this year's Warriors team is strong, they have a group of core players who are extremely athletic and are extremely good at quick attacks.

But as long as the Lakers handle it properly, they are more likely to win this game than the Golden State Warriors.

Moreover, he feels that his situation is not as pessimistic as the media exaggerated. He does not think that Monta Ellis or Baron Davis will eat him alive, leaving no bones, as the media said.

"I'll do my best!"

Bruce told Bill Duffy with a smile.

Then, Lakers staff began to come over to remind the players to board the special plane to the Golden State Warriors.

Bruce was so excited about the upcoming game that he hung up the phone and quickly walked to the plane.

Bill Duffy on the other end of the phone sighed helplessly. Facing the invitation from Disney, he even thought that he was more like an entertainment agent than a sports agent.

Sometimes, he even thought: Just take Bruce and change careers. He is much more popular in entertainment channels than sports media.

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Although Bruce has never played in Oracle Arena, when he appeared here, he still received overwhelming cheers before the game. Many Chinese families even drove two or three hours to come here to cheer him on.

Many people wore crimson No. 10 jerseys to cheer for Li Zhen.

Chris Mullin became even more depressed when he saw this scene.

It would be great if the Lakers didn't make a move in the draft. Bruce's mass base in Northern California is invincible, which will give a shot in the arm to the sluggish ball market. Bruce led the Crimson team to the NBA in April this year

The finals made him a legend praised by everyone in the Bay Area, and his status in the eyes of the Chinese audience is comparable to that of Michael Jordan. He is regarded as the pride of Asians.

This is the gathering place for Chinese in North America.

Looking at the yellow faces all over the mountains and plains, Chris Mullin sighed. This is something the Warriors club has always hoped to accomplish but has not been able to do. Most Chinese in the Bay Area are middle class and they have enough spending power. But...the Warriors do not

The incentive for them to buy tickets: It would be completely different if the blues were done in June.

well!

Another sigh.

The game starts soon.

The Golden State Warriors' roster is: Baron Davis, Jason Richardson, Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington, Biedrins.

The Lakers sent Smarshpark, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, and Kwame Brown.

From the perspective of the lineup, although the Warriors do not have a superstar like Kobe Bryant, their overall strength is better than the Lakers by no means two points. And except for Biedrins, who is a blue-collar center, the other four players all have the ability to play singles with the ball.

Ability. Coupled with Old Nelson's fast offensive, if you don't pay attention, you will be shot to death randomly.

Therefore, Phil Jackson specifically emphasized before the game: We must firmly control the team's rhythm and not be led by them. We must not let them gain momentum.

Once the Warriors gain momentum, even strong teams such as the Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, and Dallas Mavericks may not be able to hold on.

The best way to deal with them is to fight with them, expose their flaws in positional warfare, and then kill them one by one.

However, Smashparker obviously does not have this wisdom.

Coming from a street background, he had little understanding of the overall situation, so he didn't know how to control the rhythm. He saw Baron Davis and others rushing hard, and he also started to move.

Moreover, he was eager to perform tonight, especially since his touch was pretty good today. Therefore, even when Kobe stood in a good position two or three times, he did not pass the ball.

This made Black Mamba extremely unhappy.

As Baron Davis hit a 3-pointer in the sixth minute, he finally couldn't stand it anymore. He stared at Parker with a death glare, and Phil Jackson also called a timeout at the right time.

Then, a voice appeared in Oracle Arena: brue! we-need-brue!!

The sound first sounded from the Chinese area, and then spread to most areas of the arena.

Indeed, many people came here for Li Zhen.

Now that the Lakers have called a timeout, they certainly hope to see Bruce Lee next.

However, this made the Warriors players quite unhappy. In their view, this meant that the home fans turned against us. Why didn't they support us and instead shouted the singer's name?

"The fans here are too bad. They will definitely not see what they want to see." Stephen Jackson said unhappily.

"These cheering fans pissed us off." Baron Davis also walked over and talked to Nelson: "We have to give this kid some color."

But Old Nelson obviously didn't want these 'evil guys' under him to take action. He just smiled and said: "Why bother with the rookies, the preseason is not important at all."

As he said that, he even replaced Stephen Jackson and Baron Davis: "It's time for us to rotate. Let the young players get familiar with the tactics."

Then, Stephen Jackson set his sights on Monta Ellis, whose name was called: Although the core of the team is Baron Davis, the leader of the Golden State Gang is Warriors Jackson.

When the boss in the locker room gave him a look that said, "I'm a special team member," Monta immediately looked solemn and nodded firmly. He almost stood at attention and saluted and said: I promise to complete the task.

At the same time, the Lakers also made personnel adjustments.

When Phil Jackson replaced Bruce, he also replaced Eddie Griffin, and Radmanovic replaced Bill Walton.

Originally, he wanted to replace Kobe Bryant with him.

But Bryant insisted on escorting Bruce for a while.

So, the whistle sounded. The Lakers' lineup was: Bruce Lee, Kobe Bryant, Radmanovic, Eddie Griffin and Kwame Brown.

When Li Zhen walked onto the court, he was immediately greeted by loud cheers.

His tense expression also became relaxed.

No matter what, starting your career in the Bay Area is a joyful experience.

But at this time, Monta Ellis came over: "Enjoy the cheers at this moment. This is probably the only time in your career that you will enjoy the applause."

His tone was sharp.

This high school student didn't take the high school students from Harvard and Stanford seriously. After all, the competition here was basketball.

Li Zhen gave him a strange look.

He was in no mood to continue bickering with Monta Ellis.

However, he couldn't hide his surprise. According to the information he received before the game, Monta Ellis's height was 191cm, which was two or three centimeters taller than him. But now, standing in front of him, he was almost the same as him.

, even a little shorter.

Could it be that I have grown taller again?

No wonder Eddie Griffin said to himself before: "You should at least report your height at 192, otherwise many players will be embarrassed."

Only now did Bruce understand.

That's what happened.

"Hey, catch the ball, Bruce!"

Eddie Griffin's voice came from the sidelines, and Li Zhen quickly ran back and caught the basketball.

His NBA journey has begun.
Chapter completed!