CCTV's live broadcast booth was on the sidelines, and next to it was ABC's live broadcast booth. Zhang Heshi, Sun Zhenping, and Su Qun also knew the news about Wang Tiejun's signing with Mammoth. At this time, the live broadcast had not started yet, and the three of them were discussing this matter.
thing.
"Director Zhang, I didn't expect Wang Tiejun to sign such a big contract. It's incredible. 450 US dollars for three years, more than 30 million yuan, incredible!"
Su Qun sighed, using two words of incredulity at the same time, which showed that he was shocked in his heart.
"It's really incredible." Sun Zhenping added another one.
"It's okay, his contract with the Suns is for four years and more than eight million."
Zhang Lili was also surprised, because he didn't know that Wang Tiejun would suddenly sign this contract, and he didn't have any faith at all.
At this time, Comrade Lao Wang had already arrived at Delta Center.
His seat is still the same, but the people next to him have changed. They are no longer Bird and Magic. Mourning is on the left and James Worthy is on the right.
The baskets of the Hornets and Lakers were turned into trophies by him. These two guys were his absolute enemies. When they saw him coming over, their noses were not noses and their eyes were not eyes.
Lao Wang chuckled and was about to sit down. Well, it seemed that there was a pair of more intense eyes staring at him. Behind his seat, in the second row was John Starks of the Knicks. One of them was beaten by him in public.
Ass guy, he could almost hear Starks gritting his teeth, how much does he hate him? Is this necessary?
"I am surrounded by enemies on three sides!" He muttered and sat down.
"Boy, how does it feel to sign a big contract? Aren't you afraid that Mammoth will go bankrupt?" James Worthy turned his head and asked.
"What am I afraid of? I picked it up for free. Why don't you give it to me if I don't want it? Would you do that?" Lao Wang said casually.
Worthy smiled bitterly, feeling that he had asked a stupid question, and no fool would do that.
Lao Wang suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck. As soon as he turned around, a black face punched him on the shoulder. He was startled and he cursed angrily: "You are so close to me, why don't you just die?"
"Boy, the score between us will definitely be settled." John Starks gritted his teeth.
"Playing on the court, fighting off the court, whatever you want, I'll be with you, but can you Knicks beat our Suns?"
Lao Wang doesn't care about authenticity.
John Starks was so angry that he couldn't breathe out. He was so angry that he suddenly bit Lao Wang's ear.
"Lie down!"
Lao Wang instinctively avoided it, turned around and saw Starks opening his mouth and biting fiercely. He was startled, covered his ears and cursed: "Damn it, are you a dog?"
"Ha ha……"
Next to him, James Worthy was already paralyzed with laughter.
Comrade Lao Wang did not dare to sit upright, so he could only rest his elbows on his thighs.
The three commentators at the CCTV live broadcast booth were also paying attention. In fact, they all wanted to come over for an interview, but CCTV wanted to downplay the situation, so they had no choice but to downplay it. Only the photographer could not hold back and would turn the camera away from Lao Wang from time to time.
Sweep.
At 7:30, President Stern appeared and gave a brief speech, and then the host began to preside over the All-Star starters.
The lights in the entire venue were turned off, leaving only two bright searchlights for the All-Star starters. Amid the intense DJ music, the Eastern and Western All-Star starters appeared one after another.
As a rookie, O'Neal overtook super center Ewing and became the starting center of the Eastern All-Stars. Ewing could only serve as a substitute for him. He was also the only one among the 1993 rookies to be selected to the All-Stars in his rookie season.
Still a starter, he really outperformed all the rookies in the same year.
When he appeared on the stage, the Shark didn't have the timidity of a rookie, but he didn't have the pretentiousness, comedy, and cuteness that he did later, and was quite decent.
In the end, the All-Star game ended with the Western Conference winning. Postman Karl Malone played 34 minutes, made 11 of 17 shots, 6 of 9 free throws, and scored 2810, winning the AMVP honor.
This is the second and last time he has received this honor.
After the All-Star Game ended, on the morning of the 23rd, Wang Tiejun, Barkley, and Zhang Lili returned to Phoenix together.
On the evening of the 24th, the Suns welcomed the Hornets at home.
Mourning lost his basket last time and was determined to take revenge this time.
However, the conflict between him and the core of the team, Larry Johnson, is getting bigger and bigger. It has escalated. They had a fight in the locker room. The internal strife in the team is getting more and more serious. Such a Hornets team is much worse than the Suns in terms of strength. He has
Confidence to defeat Wang Tiejun, but not confident to win this game.
"Larry, have you grown taller recently?"
"No, what about you?"
"Me neither."
Before playing, Barkley and Larry Johnson had a sympathetic chat in the tunnel.
Two hours later, the game ended, 109:119, and the Suns defeated the Hornets.
Mourning played 34 minutes, making 6 of 13 shots and 6 of 8 free throws. He scored 18 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks, 3 turnovers and 5 fouls.
Wang Tiejun played 36 minutes, making 6 of 14 shots and 6 of 10 free throws. He scored 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls.
The two perform equally well in terms of statistics, but in terms of contribution to the team, Mourning is superior.
Mourning's main role is his ability to protect the basket and assist defense on the defensive end, as well as his ability to block the penalty area. This is evidenced by the fact that he sent four big blocks in a single game, two of which were given to Lao Wang. Of course, his offensive ability is not
He is not as powerful as the three super centers, and he also took two hats from Lao Wang.
After the game, Wang Tiejun felt very tired, even more tired than after playing a game before the All-Star Game. He played 7 minutes in the final quarter while walking, which shows that his physical reserves are decreasing and his physical recovery is slowing down.
, the body becomes tired more and more easily.
Tonight, just because he felt more tired, his number of attacks at the basket decreased. Nearly 70% of his shots were jump shots near the basket. Coupled with Mourning's strong defensive ability, his shooting rate was only 42.8%. This is for a 215-centimeter player.
For a big center, this is an unsatisfactory performance.
The shooting percentages of the three super centers and O'Neal are all above 50%. The highest among the four is O'Neal with 56.2%, followed by Robinson with 51.8%, Dameng with 51.2%, and the lowest is Ewing with 50.4%.
His current field goal percentage is 47.5%, which is still far behind them.
His target is O'Neal, because his style is closer to O'Neal, a true big center, the offense should occur more at the basket, and the shooting rate should be higher.
On the 25th, the Suns set off for a road trip.
This time the away game is in the East, and the first stop is New York.
Before the Suns even got on the plane, the New York media started hyping this game.
Spike Lee, the number one fan of the Knicks, said in an interview with the media: "This is a revenge game for Greater New York! Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley, John Giant Tuckers, don't let us down,
You must return the humiliation that Old K has inflicted on you with your own hands."
The New York Times, New York Sports, New York News, etc. all carried extensive reports one by one, and the content was nothing more than the Knicks seeking revenge.
When the game was approaching, Rob Lundgren was preparing to roll up his sleeves and go for it. In fact, he had written several articles in the past few days and handed them over to the editor-in-chief.
However, his article never appeared in the newspaper or was published, which made him very angry, but there was nothing he could do about it. In front of the editor, he was nothing.
"Snatch!"
At this time, a colleague came over and knocked on his desk and said, "Robert, what are you doing? The editor-in-chief calls you."
"Oh, thank you, Ham."
He quickly got up and walked to the editor's office.
"Take, take, take!"
He knocked on editor Tom Lewis's office door.
"Come in!"
Lewis's deep voice sounded inside.
Longger carefully opened the door, carefully closed it, and shouted respectfully: "Mr. Lewis, good morning."
Lewis glanced at Longgren, an inexplicable meaning flashed in his eyes, smiled and said: "Robert, sit down."
"Thank you, Mr. Lewis."
The editor-in-chief treated him so politely, so he was going to be promoted? Longger sat down happily.
Lewis smiled, put down the pen in his hand, took a sip of the coffee next to him, and then said: "Robert, you have excellent work ability and are very dedicated. I know this, but you have too little experience.
, do you understand what I say? If you don’t understand, then let me simply say, you have offended someone.”
"Okay, did you offend someone?"
Longgren was shocked. I have always been cautious at the New York Times, like a dog. Who can I offend? Who can I dare to offend?
Lewis put down the coffee cup, picked up a letter from the table, put it in front of Longgren, pushed it forward, pointed at the letter and said: "Look, the lawyer's letter sent to you has just arrived.
of."
"Crivens Law Firm? It's over!"
Long Geer's face trembled, and he quickly grabbed the letter on the table. When he saw the envelope, his face suddenly turned pale.
This is the most well-known law firm in New York and one of the top ten law firms in the United States. It is truly the world's top law firm. How can someone of this level send him a lawyer's letter?
His hands began to tremble, and it took him a long time to open the envelope. After he pulled out the letter, his hands holding the letter were shaking violently.
"caa?"
The content of the letter was not long, only one page, and it took him a minute to read it.
Clevens Law Firm was dually commissioned by CAA and Wang Tiejun because he used racially discriminatory and suggestive words in reporting news about Wang Tiejun, which seriously damaged Wang Tiejun's reputation and mental health. At the same time,
It also seriously damaged the interests of CAA, and launched a lawsuit against him, with a joint claim amount of up to 60 million US dollars.
"It's over, I'm done! It's over..."
The sweat on his head was dripping down, and his mind was completely confused.
"Ringling..."
At this time, the phone on the table rang. Lewis grabbed the phone and said, "Hello, this is Tom Lewis, editor-in-chief of the New York Times sports department."
"Tom, I'm Ringo." The man opposite said.
"Linge, what's the matter?"
The other party was the director of the sports department, Lewis asked immediately.
"From yesterday to today, Clevans Law Firm has called me five times and put a lot of pressure on me. I can't stand it anymore. Let Rob Lundgl pack up and leave. My dismissal letter has been
Sent, you will receive it immediately." Ringer said.
"Okay, I get it."
Ringer had already communicated with him about this matter, and Lewis said helplessly.
Putting down the phone, he looked at the flustered Longgren, shook his head and sighed: "No one knew that old K actually signed with CAA, the most powerful force in Hollywood. CAA's power is stronger than any of the top NBA agents.
A hundred times bigger, he could hold it on his lap.
Robert, I'm sorry, your problem is a bit big, you have to shoulder it by yourself, I can only wish you the best."
"What's the meaning?"
Longgeer, who was sweating like rain, was completely confused. Bless me? I really want you to help me, not bless me. Today is not my birthday.
"Snatch!"
At this time someone knocked on the door.
"Come in," Lewis shouted.
"Editor-in-chief, the supervisor gave it to you."
A young man came in and handed Lewis a letter.
"ok."
Lewis nodded, took the letter, put it in front of Longgren, and said, "This is for you."
"What?"
Longgren threw away the lawyer's letter in his hand and grabbed the second letter. He was disappointed. It was actually a dismissal letter?
Lewis stood up and picked up the lawyer's letter and read it. The claim amount also made his eyes twitch. After thinking about it, he looked at Longgren who looked desperate and said: "Robert, let me give you a suggestion. Go to Old K."
, Chinese people are all about calming down troubles, go to him to reconcile, he should agree to it."
"Reconciliation with him?"
Longgren stood up angrily, but when he saw the lawyer's letter in Lewis's hand, he immediately fell back into his chair like a deflated balloon.
At the same time, the famous basketball commentator Will Houston also received a letter from a lawyer from Clevans Law Firm, and his head suddenly became big.
He is more troublesome than Lundgren in the same racial discrimination lawsuit, because Lundgren only involves one person, Wang Tiejun, and he directly links all Chinese people with violence and garbage, and the amount of compensation is as high as 1.2 billion US dollars. Seeing this amount
, immediately made his hands and feet numb, showing signs of a stroke.
He knows very well what he has said and posted. Racial discrimination cannot be escaped. He will definitely lose the lawsuit. What should he do?
"Damn CAA, what do you think, you actually signed that Chinese garbage!" In anger, he tore up the lawyer's letter in his hand.
In the United States, it is extremely difficult to sue a white man for racial discrimination against yellow people, and it is a reporter like him. It is almost impossible, and even the courts will not accept it.
If it weren't for CAA, he believed that a top law firm like Clevans would never stand up for a Chinese. All top law firms in the United States are controlled by white people and would never accept a commission from a Chinese.
If he were just an ordinary lawyer, he wouldn't have to worry at all. Even if he lost the lawsuit, he wouldn't be able to lose much money, but the strength of the Clevans Law Firm made him despair.
"What should I do? What should I do..."
He was so anxious that he couldn't think of a solution. After thinking for a long time, he only came to the conclusion that he could not fight this losing case. If he was beaten, he would be irrecoverable and must settle out of court.
…
"It's been almost three months since I left!"
This is the first time Lao Wang has come back after leaving New York.
Arriving at the hotel at two o'clock, he planned to have some rest before training.
Although you are tired, you still need to train. Four of the five systematic training items cannot be interrupted in one day and must be maintained.
"bell!"
Half an hour later, when I was about to go to the gym, my phone rang.
"Hello Jay."
It was agent Jim Maloney's call, and he answered the call immediately.
"Old K, Will Houston and Rob Lundgren have all found me, and they are willing to settle out of court." Gemaroni said.
"Has our lawsuit reached court?" he asked.
"Not yet, the lawyer's letter has just been sent." Gemalone said.
"Then let them die." He said angrily.
"Okay, their racial discrimination is too obvious, the evidence is conclusive, and the Clevans Law Firm can also ensure that we enjoy judicial justice. We will win the case, it just depends on how they die." Gemaloney said with a smile.
"What if they don't have the money to pay?" he asked.
"Then go bankrupt and sleep on the street. They will be blacklisted by all credit reporting systems and will never have a chance to turn over in their lives. From now on, they will only be able to hang out with rats and garbage, and then they will freeze to death on a street in New York one night."
Gemaroni smiled indifferently.
"Just do it."
Wang Tiejun said harshly.
After the phone call, he felt comfortable and started training.
After Rob Lundgren and Will Houston received the news that they refused to reconcile, they knew they were really in trouble.
They called Gemaroni one after another, but to no avail. Gemaroni ignored them.
After dinner, Barkley and the others left the hotel. After Wang Tiejun rested for an hour, he conducted training on other items. It was almost ten o'clock when all the system training content for the day ended.
Chief trainer Aaron Nelson stayed with him. After he completed the training, he handed him a bottle of water and said:
"Old K, from now on, we need to make physical preparations for the playoffs. As a rookie, although you have played two months less, you have not had systematic training before, so your physical reserves are not sufficient.
, and your style of play is extremely energy-consuming, we have to take this into consideration."
Lao Wang drank the bottle of water in one gulp, took a few breaths and said, "Aaron, do you think I will hit that rookie wall?"
Nelson shrugged: "Most likely."
"What should we do?" Lao Wang was also a little anxious.
"Of course there is only one way, maintain systematic physical training, break through that wall, and break through your physical limits." Nelson said.
"Systematic physical training?"
Lao Wang was startled, thinking that his system was exposed, but he immediately reacted and asked quickly: "Do you think my current training volume is not large enough?"
"No, I'm referring to physical training. The most consuming part of your current training is strength training to gain weight. But generally speaking, this kind of training should not be done during the season. It can only be done during the offseason. I need
You stop gaining weight," Nelson said seriously.
"Can the system be stopped?" Lao Wang asked immediately.
His second weight-gaining training started on January 28, almost a month ago, and it was still early to end. It only ended at the end of April, which was also the end of the regular season.
"Yes. But if the suspension time exceeds a week, when the training card is activated again, the system will re-formulate the training content." The system said.
Lao Wang nodded and said to Nelson: "Then stop."
"good."
Nelson nodded happily, handed over a piece of paper, and said: "This is your physical training plan. It must be completed with quality and quantity. It can allow you to get over the rookie wall."
Lao Wang took it and saw that it was a 5-kilometer long-distance run, a 40-minute swim, and six or seven other events. It took 150 minutes to complete all the events, but they were not practiced every day, but three times a week.
"Okay, Aaron, don't worry, I will do it." He nodded.
