Chapter 37: Give me a chance

(Year-end calculation, late, sorry) Leon arrived in Sydney at 9:30 a.m. Sydney time. In the northern hemisphere, when it was a hot summer day, Australia in the southern hemisphere was winter. Fortunately, Sydney was close to the sea and came from the equator. The warm current of East Australia makes the climate here more suitable.
　　 Even so, Leon put on a cotton coat and took the fastest taxi to his destination, the North Sydney Seaview Hotel.
Leon encountered some troubles during the exit visa. Because of his previous prison records, the Australian visa officer was always reluctant to stamp his passport. After more than an hour of soaking, he finally got the permission. Boarded the flight to Australia.
This is the second time Leon has acted alone since he came to the Celtics. The first time he went to Chicago alone. At that time, he went to Chicago to join the army; this time no one took him in Sydney, and his mission It’s also very strange that Rodman will report to Boston before the start of the Celtics’ new season training camp in mid-July.
　　 There are only players like Rodman in the league that will make the team worry that he will not come to the team to report before the start of the new season. After all, more than three months ago, his various performances on the Mavericks were impressive.
As a lawless league outcast, after being "taken in" by Mavericks owner Cuban in February, Rodman played the first game in his hometown of Dallas, and expressed his surprise at the enthusiasm of local Dallas fans. In the second game, Rodman was sent off for two technical fouls.
　　 Then in the game against the Utah Jazz, facing the old opponent Karl Malone, he was sent off again for two technical fouls, and when he left the field he took off his jersey and threw it to the fans.
　　 From February 9th to March 9th, in a month, Rodman was sent off three times, two times because of consecutive technical fouls, one time for six offenses, and many times in the news interviews after the game blatantly. For example, claiming to compete with David Stern in the ring, such as making ruthless words to the boss who signed him Mark Cuban.
　　 It can be said that the Mavericks and its new boss, Cuban, have done their best to the big bugs. During the team training, he can arrive later than anyone else, even as long as the game is not delayed or the training is not required.
Rodman can still live in a luxurious villa in Cuban on weekdays. His private life is completely free from the rules of the team. After the game, how he likes to play and how to make trouble, he only needs to hand it over every month. Kuban's accommodation fee of three thousand dollars is enough.
Compared with the strict rules during the Lakers period, Rodman received VIP treatment in the Mavericks. Cuban hopes that such laissez-faire freedom can satisfy this experienced veteran and become the leader of the young team of the Dallas Mavericks. Lead them into the playoffs and let young players learn from the rich experience of players in the Finals.
But obviously, Cuban, the young NBA owner, was too naive. He overestimated his understanding of Rodman and miscalculated Rodman’s needs. In the end, the two sides fell apart, and Cuban got into the game. The first big lesson after the NBA, because this is his first free agent signing; Rodman almost completely blocked his NBA road, no one is willing to accept this lawless flower too old.
Until Pitino decides to discuss with the Mavericks and use the method of signing first and then changing to bring Rodman to Boston, which is incompatible with it, the effect of this incident in Boston is no less than that of Auerbach's signing of Bill Walton. The evaluation of the difference between the two sides has completely gone to two extremes.
On the day Leon left Boston for Sydney, sports newspapers in the entire Boston area were full of quarrels, and criticisms of Pitino were overwhelming. Many Celtic fans went to the Celtics headquarters. Telegram, I hope the Celtics will fire Rick Pitino immediately and don’t bring Rodman back to Boston.
　　 Some of the more extreme Celtics fans even claimed that if Rodman wears a Celtic green jersey and walks to the TD North Shore Garden Arena, their figure will disappear forever in the stands of the North Shore Garden Arena.
This kind of public opinion puts Pitino under tremendous pressure, but now he has a lot of debt, not to mention that this pressure is also passed on to Auerbach, and people keep calling Auerbach and want him to come forward. Solving the problem, but at this time Auerbach still secretly supported Pitino. It can be said that his hand made Auerbach a little embarrassed.
Therefore, the key to solving the problem seems to have come to Leon, because he will be the first Celtic staff member to contact Rodman. Of course, the first thing he has to face after arriving at the North Sydney Seaview Hotel One difficulty is to find Rodman first.
Leon didn’t have Rodman’s contact information, but he had a phone number from Rodman’s agent Darren Prince. After arriving at his residence and settled down, Leon quickly contacted Prince. Meet in a cafe in the hotel.
Prince is a very shrewd agent. He looks like a round head, round brain and harmless to humans and animals, but he is actually a ghost. As early as 20 years old, he sold the company he founded for 1 million. The dollar price made the first pot of gold, and then a new brokerage company was opened.
　　 Some of his athletes are controversial but really great people, such as Mohammed Ali, Magic Johnson, and of course basketball geniuses like Dennis Rodman.
　　 Even playboys like Carmen Electra are also Prince’s clients, which is enough to show how "instructive and unclassified" Prince is in selecting client groups.
　　 Leon didn’t know this agent before, but as long as he glanced at him, especially seeing his sly smile and flashing eyes, Leon knew that this was a tough guy.
Sure enough, Prince was very polite to Leon, but he had been playing haha ​​with him. He was always reluctant to talk to Leon about Rodman going to the Celtics. He claimed that Rodman is a wrestler. His goal is to enter the entertainment industry.
As early as 1996, Rodman filmed the movie Mad Coach. Since then, Rodman has been in the entertainment industry. Prince has taken a fancy to Rodman's point. Only in 1998 Rodman Man took over his brokerage job after leaving the Bulls.
Because after the Bulls won three consecutive championships, Rodman has nowhere to go in basketball, and his age has reached 37. In the late stage of a professional player's career, Prince can not sign him in basketball. s reason.
The negotiations with Prince were ineffective, but the only progress Leon made was that Prince was willing to arrange for Leon and Rodman to meet, and in fact re-signed with the Mavericks and was replaced by the Celtics. It was Rodman himself who agreed, otherwise, according to Prince, he would not want Rodman to return to the NBA because he was ready to make Rodman an entertainment star. He brought Rodman to Sydney. The purpose is to let him participate in a match called the I-generation superstar wrestling competition, just like WWE wrestling stars, complete an entertaining game according to the established script.
But Rodman, who is difficult to consider with ordinary people’s brains, accepted the condition of signing first and then changing, and then came to Sydney to prepare for the wrestling match. Leon knew that this meeting would be his only chance to complete the task. If he could not persuade him Rodman reports back to Boston, and it is basically impossible in the future.
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　　 "I don't know why I want to convince you to play in Boston, in fact, you are good here." Leon sat on a stool and looked at Dennis Rodman who was sitting on the opposite sofa.
Before that, Leon hadn’t actually seen Rodman, even in the game on TV or the photo in the poster, so when he saw a man with dyed green hair, tattooed, and wearing a colorful beach shirt and When the man with red shorts and sunglasses on his head was lying on the sofa and blowing on the heater, his heart was still a little shocked. UU reading www.uukanshu.com
　　Especially he wears sunglasses, which makes Leon a little embarrassed because he can't see the other person's eyes, which makes Leon very uncomfortable. He likes to read useful things from the other person's eyes.
　　 Listening to Leon’s words, Rodman lay motionless, neither speaking nor moving, like a marine iguana lying on a rock basking in the sun.
　　 This is a terrible silence, which is enough to drive a wise guy crazy, because facing a silent opponent, no matter how clever the words are, it will seem weak and weak, not to mention Leon's opening remarks are not wonderful, even a little bad.
Leon observed Rodman for a while, and suddenly said, "You just had a big fight with a blonde and a black-haired black girl. You are old, a little tired, and feel empty. Why don't you come and have a fight with me? Gamble for excitement?"
　　 Leon could feel Rodman's eyes looking at him through the sunglasses. Although he could not see his eyes, he could feel it.
　　 "What bet?" Rodman said, his voice hoarse and tired.
　　 Leon took out a coin from his pocket, and said, "Let God decide what to do next. Guess, you guessed it, I'm leaving here, you guessed it wrong, you need to give me a chance."
　　 Rodman thought Leon would say he guessed wrong and returned to Boston. He wanted to sneer at this boring trick, but Leon said "give him a chance" and he became curious again.
　　 "What chance will I give you?" Rodman asked.
　　 "Give me a chance to fight you." Leon replied, and then added: "I want to prove that you are not suitable for wrestling."
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