The training in the afternoon was very simple. After Liu Mang showed off his skills, the team practiced 5v5 tactical positioning for a while. Coach Kruger dismissed the training. There was a game at 7 p.m. to let the players take a rest.

Liu Mang returned home and drove the beautiful landlady's Lamborghini to pick up Dinah and Alexia to watch TV together.

The Eagles' football market is just average. Atlanta sports are very strong. Atlanta's NFL team, the Falcons, is one of the strongest teams in American football and occupies most of the Atlanta market. Of course, American football and basketball are not in conflict. Many local teams

It's very common for die-hard sports fans to like the Eagles and Falcons together.

In addition, there are the Atlanta Braves of the Major League Baseball and the Songbirds of the NHL. Atlanta has all four major leagues. However, these two teams are average in strength and are not opponents of the Eagles and Falcons. They are far less popular.

Two teams.

However, even so, the Hawks' attendance rate is only a little over 90%. They are in the middle of the NBA and cannot compare to a small town like Cleveland with only one team in the four major leagues. No matter how bad Cleveland's performance is,

, attendance rates are among the top five in the league.

Liu Mang went to Coach Kruger and asked for two frontcourt seats, but he was refused. Anyway, the attendance rate for the game against the Knicks was average, and the ticket price was cheap. Liu Mang saved more than a thousand dollars.

Liu Mang drove to the gate of Dinah's school. As soon as he parked the car, he saw two women, one large and one small wearing masks and hats, walking over in a hurry.

"Senior Aida? Dinah?" Liu Mang opened the car door, and two beauties, big and small, with their heads wrapped tightly, came up.

"Ace, come on, there are reporters everywhere!" Alexia quickly urged.

"Reporter?" Liu Mang looked around, and sure enough he spotted the paparazzi cowering behind the newsstand on the corner.

Damn it! When did I get so much attention? There are paparazzi here to keep an eye on me!

Liu Mang didn't know that because the NFL has reached the middle of the season in November, the players have reached the period of fatigue, and the fans have also reached the period of aesthetic fatigue. The attention of the NFL from late October to November is the lowest in the entire regular season. This

This is also the reason why the NBA starts the regular season at the end of October and the beginning of November. It can steal some attention. However, except for Jason Terry’s big mouth, the Hawks have little attention. Although Raheem is a top star.

He is even a regular on the Dream Team, but he has never been very popular. US Weekly accidentally photographed Liu Mang's gossip. After receiving the instruction from the Hawks boss, the local media in Atlanta were naturally prepared to take pictures. No matter how small the news is, it is just a piece of meat.

ah!

Liu Mang immediately started the engine and drove to Phillips Arena.

Although being watched by the paparazzi was a bit annoying, Liu Mang found it strange: "Senior sister, Dinah, aren't you just being photographed by reporters? Why are you covering your heads? Isn't it good for it to be published in newspapers or something?"

Far away from the school, the beauties breathed a sigh of relief. Alexia and Dinah took off their hats and masks.

"God! Ace, don't you know how troublesome it is for ordinary people like us to be in gossip magazines? My phone was almost blown up by my friends last night, and I even unplugged the phone line!" Alexia complained

road.

"That's right, those classmates recognized Dinah, and they all came to surround Dinah. They were so annoyed. Dinah didn't admit it. If Dinah's beautiful face was photographed, those classmates would definitely annoy Dinah to death!

"Little Lolita Dinah is also complaining.

"..." Liu Mang ignored the little Loli holding his face, he was so narcissistic!

but……

"Senior, you have changed a lot." Liu Mang sighed with emotion. Although he did not experience it himself, the impression he had of this senior in his memory was that he was always pushy about everything. How could Alexia be like that before?

She hides from reporters. If a reporter wants to take a picture of her, she will definitely put on the best clothes and put on makeup for hours.

"People change." Alexia straightened her messed up hair wearing a hat, "Are the Ace tickets free?"

"Of course, although I am still a substitute, I still have to get two tickets." Liu Mang decisively saved his face. Unfortunately, the attention on today's game was average, and the management kept a spare to give to those who might come to watch the game.

Only when no one comes to ask for the tickets of his business partners or officials can he easily get two tickets in the third row opposite the technical table.

In fact, Coach Kruger gave him sideline tickets at first, but Liu Mang felt that sideline tickets were too dangerous and required a commitment contract, which meant that if he was injured by a player, he would only need to be compensated by the insurance company.

"That's good. Even if the tickets for our Eagles are cheap, the courtside tickets will cost several hundred! This lady has saved another sum!"

"..." Liu Mang stopped talking. It would not be a good thing to say more.

Arriving at a shopping mall about one kilometer away from Phillips Arena, Liu Mang parked his car there and did not go directly to the arena because Alexia and Dinah both strongly refused to be known about their relationship with NBA players.

So good that we went to watch football together.

After giving the ticket to Alexia and asking her to help take care of Dinah, Liu Mang returned to the Phillips Center alone. The two beauties, one large and one small, were going to buy some snacks to watch the game, mainly with Liu Mang.

Enter the arena separately.

Who doesn't want to go out on the street with a beautiful woman? Liu Mang doesn't think much about the others, mainly because she is very face-saving!

Unfortunately, he returned to the arena alone. To Liu Mang's surprise, coach Kruger was waiting for him outside the locker room.

"Coach, are you waiting for me?" Liu Mang said in surprise.

They were already close friends. After Coach Kruger drafted Liu Mang into the Hawks, he was not too enthusiastic, but more strict.

Coach Kruger said directly: "Ace, prepare yourself well. You may come on the court during regular time and use your speed to defend Houston. Can you do it? This is your opportunity. Sit down at the end of the bench and move forward.

Opportunity."

Appearing at regular time?

Great! Liu Mang can’t wait to do it.

But Liu Mang was dumbfounded in the second half of the sentence. He was guarding against Alan Houston? He was the protagonist of the first-generation amnesty clause, Alan Houston?

Damn! This year’s new Mr. Billionaire! Last season’s All-Star guard!

Liu Mang felt like crying, coach, you are playing with me!

…

…

Liu Mang was wearing training clothes and standing by the players' tunnel to give a high-five to today. Today he was still sitting on the bench obediently, waiting for the coach to turn over the sign.

But today the coach told him in advance that he would turn over his own sign, and Liu Mang was a little excited.

Looking at the Knicks' perimeter, Liu Mang found it incredible. How did the Knicks become a graveyard for future stars with such a core lineup?

Look at the Knicks' perimeter.

Historical point guard Mark Jackson, who just surpassed Magic Johnson to rank third on the assist list.

All-Star shooting guard Alan Houston, who averaged 20 points per game.

The main perimeter player of the Dream Team who averaged 20 4 4 per game, a former superstar who was selected to the All-NBA first team in his second year, and the madman Latlio Sprewell who was still selected as an All-Star last season at the age of 31.

Just looking at this outside line, the Eagles are simply going numb!

If these three guys were two or three years younger, it would be a pain for Jordan and Pippen to deal with them.

Fortunately, these three guys are already at the end of their careers. Alan Houston has just received a big contract, but Liu Mang knows that he is not far away from retirement. In two or three years, the Knicks will force the league to create a Houston clause.

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But now, Alan Houston is not injured yet, and he is at his peak at the age of 30. Although Madman and Mark Jackson are old, they are still very difficult for the Eagles.
Chapter completed!