Chapter 517: Kobe's long article!

"In 1996, they told me that I would not go to Charlotte because they had already made a deal with Los Angeles before that.
And they told me that Los Angeles traded me for an All-Star center.
It was an exciting start because for the first time I felt valued.
Moreover, I will go to Los Angeles, which is the bustling metropolis that all players yearn for!
Los Angeles, what a beautiful city.
I was fascinated the first day I came here.
Busy cars, row upon row.
Feasting, neon bustle.
I am obsessed with it and enjoy a lot of things that I never had the opportunity to enjoy before.
until……
I still clearly remember the start, 6 minutes, 0 points, 1 rebound and 1 block.
I only got the chance to play in the second game of the team, and I didn't score.
I do not like being a boxer wearing boxing sets severely beat a punch.
That woke me up.
I told myself that such a thing must never happen again!
I started to close myself in a small enclosed space.
Everything in Los Angeles is beautiful, but first of all, I have to survive here.
I quickly scored 10 points in the fourth game. The opponent was the Toronto Raptors at the time. They were a team formed only the year before.
I still remember the player I played against was Reggie Slater.
Many people may not know who he is, but I will always remember his name.
He is taller than me, stronger than me, and more experienced than me.
But I also have my advantages. I am faster than him and my explosive power is better.
He didn't guard me.
You can never describe in words the mood when you beat a stronger opponent.
After that game, I told myself again, I want to win, and keep winning! !
Phil told me that I would be the best scorer in this league.
At that moment I was firm, because he had coached Michael Jordan.
In the second season in Los Angeles, I became stronger than Slater, 10 points can not satisfy me, I started to get 20 points, 30 points.
I also clearly remember the day of December 17, 1997, when I confronted Michael.
He scored 36 points and I scored 33 points.
You see, I am as good as him.
But I know that I can get better.
Every summer I shut myself in the training room, and when I came out, I became stronger again.
Just like this, the spring and summer alternate.
I am getting stronger and the team is getting closer and closer to the goal.
Los Angeles, that's where the dream begins!
Before that, no one had thought, including myself, that I would have completed three consecutive championships there!
According to others, we have completed the dynasty!
That is something that only George McCann, Bill Russell and Michael Jordan have done!
That's so beautiful, so beautiful.
I also completed the wedding with my beloved Vanessa and had my first child.
Everything is on the right track.
I think I will stay in Los Angeles until I retire.
Yes, Los Angeles has become my second hometown.
Until today you ask me where I am from and I will tell you that I am from Philadelphia.
But besides that, I will tell you that I am from Los Angeles.
But the most helpless part of life is that you cannot control what will happen tomorrow.
I was traded.
They told me it was time for the team to change!
They also told me that I would do what I did in another city.
And the difference is that I will get better opportunities there.
I said, ‘well, it’s time to say goodbye to Los Angeles. ’
The only regret is that because of long training, I haven't had time to take a good look at the true beauty of this city.
Dallas is a completely different place from Los Angeles.
There are not so many spotlights here, so I can train with peace of mind.
But there are fans as passionate as Los Angeles, you know, the Dallas Cowboys!
Amidst their cheers, I got my first 60+ in my career.
I really enjoyed this time.
But the biggest regret is that I failed to bring another championship trophy to this city.
Dirk and I met at the peak age, but failed to create a good result.
I thought it was God's unfairness.
I didn't know until recently after chatting with a friend that a large part of it was my problem.
I have always been a better scorer, but I have never learned how to be a leader.
So Dirk, I think I will always owe you a sorry sentence.
However, the more interesting part of life is that in a tomorrow beyond your control, something you expect may happen.
When I received a call from Downey and knew the final result, I was excited as if I had just joined the league.
The place where my dream started is also the place I always miss.
Los Angeles! Kobe is back! !
Until now, I have maintained the same excitement as at that moment.
Forgive me for not being able to describe that feeling.
But when you have the opportunity to make up for regrets, I believe you will feel what I feel.
I just want to go to Los Angeles earlier, just like a wanderer eager to set foot on the land of his hometown. "
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One day after being traded, Bryant posted a long post on Twitter early in the morning.
To be honest, before reading this long article, Sun Hao really didn't expect Kobe to be so...have literary talent!
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that this article was ghostwritten.
But don't care if it is, the content here must be Kobe's own meaning.
And what can be seen from this article is that the conversation between Sun Hao and Kobe really changed Kobe's mentality.
It's not about the change of emotional intelligence, but the mentality. He seems to finally understand and finally mature!
Otherwise, say sorry to Nowitzki in the style of Kobe's previous behavior? This kind of thing can't happen!
Some people may say, how can maturity be so fast?
But perhaps everyone who has experienced it knows that a man's maturity often occurs overnight.
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On the second day after Kobe finished the long post, he flew to Los Angeles to prepare for the final medical examination for the transaction.
A considerable number of fans went to the Los Angeles airport.
And they are holding a lot of signs such as "Welcome back, Kobe".
Although the Clippers are not the Lakers this time, it is not that important to Los Angeles fans.
The important thing is that Kobe is back!
Even for fans in Los Angeles, for a long time to come, they will enjoy a kind of happiness they have never enjoyed before.
Because of the duel between Sun Hao and Kobe, it became a derby in the same city!
Thinking about it is exciting!
Of course it's more exciting, and it's still to come!
In the first press conference held in Los Angeles, Kobe announced a big event.
He will change his jersey number!
It was also at this press conference that he explained for the first time why he chose No. 8 when he entered the league.
Before that, most people thought it was because he crossed the number 8 in Italy.
But this time Kobe said: No, that's not it!
He chose No. 8 because when he first participated in the Adi training camp in high school, the organizer assigned the number according to the player's strength.
He was assigned number 143.
He didn't think there was any problem with the organizer, but for him personally, it was a kind of contempt.
In order to let himself remember that feeling forever, he chose number 8, because the three numbers add up to exactly 8.
"The No. 8 Kobe is just like why he chose it in the first place, to prove himself."
Kobe also made a summary for his No. 8 career.
"But this time, Kobe on the 24th will not be like that again. There are 24 hours a day, and an attack is 24 seconds. He will grasp every minute and every second and learn how to be a team leader."
Kobe's new jersey number will be 24!
Sun Hao has always had doubts before, because of his appearance, Kobe will change his personality and change his jersey number.
Now everything has an answer: yes!
Moreover, after communicating with him! !
After the press conference ended, fans' expectations for the Clippers also soared.
Although it is not yet known what kind of chemical reaction Gasol and Kobe will have.
I don't know whether the team's new star Bynum can take up the important task of the team inside.
But Kobe's change is enough to be expected by fans in Los Angeles.
Because no one has ever questioned Kobe's personal ability, only his style of play.
Moreover, the Clippers' signings this season will certainly not stop there.
The next day, the All-Star Game was held in Las Vegas.
The league announced an important adjustment before the start of the All-Star Game:
Starting from next season, the trade deadline will be advanced before the All-Star Game!
Because the time of the All-Star Game is different every season, the deadline will be different, but in principle it is one week before the start.
The reason for this adjustment is related to the previous four-party transaction.
It is easy to explain that if Kidd is selected for the All-Star this year, it means that the department will suddenly have one more spot.
At that time, Kidd will continue to play for the East, or 11 East will play 13 West, or the East will choose two more players to enter the All-Star Game to make 13 and 13 games.
Either way, it is not fair to other players.
Fortunately, Kidd did not make it this year, and Kobe was also sent to the West, so this trade did not really affect the All-Star Game.
But it has already sounded a wake-up call to the league.
If you don't change it, the next time an All-Star player is traded during the All-Star Game, and is traded from one division to another, then there is really no way for the gods to come.
Not to mention that no trades are allowed during the All-Star Game, it is simply unrealistic.
So the best solution is to advance the transaction deadline.
In this way, this possibility is completely eliminated.
In addition, the alliance also announced another adjustment along the way:
Starting next season, the league will no longer allow high school players to participate directly!
This is also no small news.
There are many backgrounds.
There are high school players who have a low overall success rate, and there is also constant pressure on the NCAA side.
It may even be related to the previous hype by Barkley, but in the eyes of the league officials is a "laughing" donkey incident.
In any case, high school students stopped entering the NBA.
Durant also became the last high school student in NBA history!
The first and last things are remembered by people.
Durant brought 1086 trumpets to like this news!
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This year is the first time in NBA history that the All-Star Weekend was placed in Las Vegas.
This also makes this year's All-Star Game full of gimmicks and highlights.
Apart from anything else, there are already many stars in the casino. If you take two steps on the street in the past two days, you may meet a big star by chance.
This situation has doubled the security of the arena than in previous All-Star games.
At such a moment, the two big sneaker giants Adi and Nike are naturally indispensable.
Nike has set up an exhibition hall of nearly 1,000 square meters in the Palm Tree Hotel where the All-Star players stayed this time, which is extremely proud.
Adidas launched the eighth generation of Sun Hao sneakers, the sun8 series.
Like kobe8, sun8 is also a generation of technological innovation.
In addition to adopting technological innovations, special cowhide is specially embedded in the shoes, which greatly improves the comfort of sneakers.
In terms of appearance design, the design of black upper and red body is also quite eye-catching.
Of course, these are not the most interesting aspects of sun8.
The most interesting thing about this pair of shoes is the sentence on the side of the shoes:
"Become a dynasty!"
You can understand this sentence as just a sneaker slogan of Adi: to establish a sun series sneaker dynasty.
Or more people will understand him as the Lakers dynasty!
A bite of poisonous milk directly pastes your face!
However, back then, the design of sneakers required only black and white tones, but Nike would rather pay for it and add red tones to AJ1.
The design that stands out from the crowd also made AJ1 a hit.
Adi is similar in this time.
Because of the following alternative scenarios, one of them will definitely appear:
The success of the Lakers dynasty, this is a sneaker with luck;
The Lakers dynasty failed because Sun Hao had already introduced the concept of poisoned milk in this era, and this pair of sneakers became synonymous with epic poisoned milk;
But no matter what kind, this sneaker is bound to become a classic.
In addition to the tit-for-tat rivalry between the two major shoe manufacturers, this time the All-Star Game has a very conspicuous place.
Because the first day of the All-Star Weekend coincides with the domestic New Year's Eve, and Sun Hao, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian are all selected as the All-Star starters, the "Spring Festival" atmosphere of this year's All-Star can be said to be the strongest in history.
At the entrance of the hotel where the players stayed, couplets and lanterns were posted.
For Sun Hao and others who can't go home for the New Year, this is definitely the most meaningful All-Star game.
Sun Hao didn't know this kind of scene before. When he saw it, he called Su Feng to his side and asked the latter to prepare a Spring Festival gift for himself.
Who is Su Feng?
The one who followed Zhang Weiping's back bumper camera back then!
Because he was more clever, Gu Yi was drawn to Sun Hao's team as an assistant~EbookFREE.me~ Gu Yi is now in charge of a large company under Sun Hao, and he certainly can't be like before and after all the time.
So it can be understood that this is Gu Yi's "clone".
Ok……
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The All-Star Weekend here has just begun, and the trading market over there is another wave.
And this time, it is no one else who is making waves, it is the Wizards, the victim of the previous four-way trade.
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