MTL - NBA Backer King-Chapter 659 Retired + 2008 Olympic Games
Chapter 659 Retirement + 2008 Olympic Games
The next day, the Suns returned to Phoenix for a three-day celebration.
At this time, Popovich is carefully and repeatedly considering one thing, whether to initiate a deal with the Blazers again.
Duncan has been diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. This injury is as serious as a knee injury for inside players. Although the Blazers did not let go of trading Duncan, he estimates that the attitude of the Blazers will not be so rigid now. Duncan has a big chance.
Now what he has to consider is whether the 29-year-old Duncan can still play the performance he expects while suffering from plantar fasciitis.
Trading Duncan, even Duncan who suffers from plantar fasciitis, must pay a high price. The opponent is Bob Whithit, who is known as the trader, and the Spurs are also injured. He must be cautious.
"Mr. Whithit, Milicic, who has a promising future, and Tim Duncan, who is old and injured, what do you think?"
On the morning of the 16th, Trail Blazers general manager Bob Whithit received a call from Popovich.
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On the afternoon of the 20th, Lao Wang's family arrived in the capital.
"Oh, it's so rare, eldest sister, you actually have time to pick me up?" When seeing the eldest sister at the airport, Lao Wang was pleasantly surprised.
"Auntie, Auntie..."
When Zhou Zhou saw Da Ya, he quickly shook off Pharaoh's hand and ran over happily.
"Girl, aunt is closer than mother." Brother Fei was a little jealous.
"Come on, baby girl, give me a big hug."
Seeing Zhou Zhou, the gentle and jade-like elder girl was also smiling, with a look of doting on her face. She leaned over and hugged Zhou Zhou, kissed her little face, and then explained: "I happen to be going to Qingdao to participate in an event. Take Zhou Zhou to play for a few days."
"Can you bring children to play in the activities of your unit?" Old Wang's jaw almost dropped.
Although he doesn't know what unit it is, it will definitely not work if he doesn't know.
"It's not an event of our unit, but an event in the North Sea. You can see a lot of warship models. Zhou Zhou likes this, so I'll take her to see it." Daya explained.
"I like it, I like it, I'm going to go." Zhou Yi shouted cheerfully when he heard it.
"Sister, where are my eldest brother-in-law and little nephew?"
"My brother-in-law is not on vacation, he is at home every year, playing with him every day."
"Sister, are you going every year and every day? You take three children to Qingdao alone, can't you take care of them?" Brother Fei asked.
"No, I only take Zhou Zhou with me."
"Oh."
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Time flies, and at the end of the month, the NBA draft will be held as scheduled.
The Australian Bogut was selected as the No. 1 pick by the Bucks, the Eagles selected Marvin Williams with the second pick, the Jazz selected Deron Williams with the No. 3 pick, the New Orleans Hornets selected Chris Paul with the No. The pick selected Andrew Bynum.
The Suns traded their No. 28 first-round pick and the 2006 first-round pick for Kenyon Martin. They only had the Knicks' 2005 first-round pick. The Knicks had a better record than the Suns in the regular season, and it was No. 29. sign, not much difference.
Colangelo Jr. wants to choose a backup point guard, but there are no good candidates for this position in this draft year. Colangelo Jr. chose a forward named David Lee to see if it can be useful, or It can also be traded.
In the second round at No. 28, he selected a Polish center named Marcin Gortat, who came from a boxing family and played for the Bundesliga Basketball Federation, where he was nicknamed the Polish Hammer.
At midnight on July 25th, the trading freeze period ends.
On the morning of the 26th, the Trail Blazers and the Spurs made a deal. The former paid a superstar, and the latter paid Milicic + Bolden.
At noon, after ending his two-year contract with the Trail Blazers, Payton announced that he would join the Suns with a basic salary.
"Ha ha…"
Seeing the news announced by the Suns, Kidd almost burst out laughing.
He pulled out his phone and called, but Peyton didn't answer his call at all, and then he called a few more times.
"Damn guy, he must be dying of laughter!"
Repeatedly cut off Kidd's phone, Payton cursed in frustration: "What's so funny, Jason, you **** is right, for the sake of the championship, I'm shameless!"
Capital time, on the 28th, Lao Wang suddenly received a notice from the ace agency that the Lakers initiated a deal with the Nets. The Nets informed the company of the news and asked Dayao if he wanted to leave the Nets.
"I X, the Nets won a championship, so they don't want to play anymore?" He was a little surprised.
The Nets did not directly reject the Lakers' trade application, but instead notified the ace company, doing so meant forcing the palace!
This year, the Nets management intends to renew the contract ahead of schedule and sign a third contract with Dayao. They made several requests, but the company refused. Now the Nets intend to trade Dayao?
Dayao’s contract with the rookie Nets is two plus two. As a supernova, the next two years are player options. After playing for two years, the Nets and Dayao signed a second contract, 4+1. player options.
Dayao's second contract has been implemented for three years. After the next season, he can choose not to implement the last year of the contract and leave the Nets.
Now that the Nets intend to trade Yao, he is really surprised, because Yao is only 25 years old. Although he has some minor injuries, they are not serious. He is still healthy. I don’t know how the management thinks about it.
What the Nets have to do now is not to have a good relationship with Dayao and prepare for an early contract extension? After all, Dayao never said that he would leave. Although the company did not agree to renew the contract in advance, there are still two years left in the second contract, so the renewal is not urgent.
Kobe wants to get Dayao, but he hopes that Dayao will go to the Lakers, but he will not influence Dayao's decision.
"Brother, do the Nets want to trade me, or force me to renew my contract?" At this time, Dayao called, a little confused.
"Now the company has only been notified by the team. The management has not rejected the Lakers' deal. I don't know the specific reason. Let's wait for the news." He said.
"..."
Dayao was depressed and didn't want to talk.
"You don't want to go?" he asked.
"If you can't leave, don't leave. The Nets are actually good to me. They gave me a second contract after only two years of rookie contract." Dayao said.
Lao Wang also understands Dayao’s thoughts. Dayao has already won the championship. Going to the Lakers and winning a championship with Kobe is just icing on the cake. It's actually good for him to stay.
The next day, the Nets once again asked the ace company to renew their contract in advance.
According to Dayao's wishes, the company started negotiations with the Nets.
In the end, the two parties completed the contract renewal negotiation. According to the contract, Dayao will give up the implementation of the contract for the 06/07 season. The new contract will start from the 06/07 season and will last for six years. option, the total contract value is as high as 138 million U.S. dollars, and the average annual salary exceeds 20 million U.S. dollars.
Subsequently, the two parties announced the contract and completed the early contract renewal.
"Old K, didn't you promise me, why did Yao and the Nets renew their contract in advance?" Lao Wang immediately received a call from Kobe.
"Kobe, I just said it was possible, but I didn't promise you. And this is Yao's decision. He hopes to stay with his home team. The Nets also gave him a super contract. I can't force him." Old Wang said.
"Then you come to the Lakers next season after playing." Kobe said angrily.
"What are you thinking? You should find another thigh." Lao Wang laughed.
"No one deserves to be my thigh." Kobe hung up the phone angrily.
Old Wang put down his phone and murmured: "I don't care about the affairs of you young people. After finishing the next season and completing the dynasty, I'll buy a luxury yacht and travel around the world with my wife and children."
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Lao Wang didn't buy a luxury yacht. What he wanted was a $200-300 million super-sea fortress-style yacht. It would take at least three years for that thing to go from customization to construction, then to decoration and sea trials, and finally to delivery , not to say that you can buy it if you buy it.
So now he is on a luxury cruise ship owned by Heat boss Mickey Arison's Carnival Cruise Line.
The 05/06 season has passed, he has completed three consecutive championships with the Suns and has officially retired.
This season, he led the Suns to the second-best record in the Western Conference during the regular season.
The Trail Blazers have entered the process of reconstruction, but after the Spurs got Duncan, they rose immediately and achieved the No. 1 record in the Western Conference.
Although Duncan suffered from plantar fasciitis, he was not affected much. Although his position was a little outward, he still played a super giant performance, which made the Blazers very regretful.
In the playoffs, Pharaoh led the Suns to defeat the Lakers 4-1, and the Clippers 4-1 in the second round, making it to the Western Conference Finals for the 13th time, earning him the honor of never missing the Western Conference Finals.
In the Western Conference Finals, the Suns played against the Spurs, fought hard in 6 games, defeated the Spurs with a score of 4 to 2, and reached the finals.
This is also the 10th time he has reached the finals, and won 8 of the previous 9 finals.
In the finals, the duel WO team led the Heat.
Although O'Neal is no longer at the peak, Wade has entered the peak period. The Flash is unstoppable, killing the Suns' outside lines with blood.
Fortunately, Lao Wang is too familiar with this kind of situation where the outside line is blown up. When facing the Bulls in the finals, which game did Jordan not blow up the Suns' outside line?
For the sake of the dynasty, he worked hard to lead the Suns to a six-game battle with the Heat, and finally defeated the Heat with a score of 4-2. Since the Lakers Dynasty, he has established the second Sun Dynasty.
"I'm sorry, the sport of basketball has completely lost its challenge to me. I can only decide to...retire."
After winning the 9th championship and lifting the 8th FMVP trophy, he decisively ended his basketball career.
In 13 seasons in his career, he reached the Western Conference Finals 13 times, the Finals 10 times, and won 9 championships. He completed two three-peat dynasties with the Lakers and the Suns respectively.
In 13 seasons, he played a total of 970 regular season games, averaging 35.7 points per game, and totaled 34,629 points in his career.
The scoring average is the first in history.
The total score in career history ranks fourth in history.
The first is Jordan's 39025 points, the second and third are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone.
13 seasons, won numerous honors, 9 championships, 8 MVPs and FMVPs, 2 AMVPs, 8 double firsts, 8 first defenses, 1 second defense, 10 first teams, 1 second team, 9 scoring champions, 9 rebounds, 6 blocked shots, 2 DPOY, and countless other small honors such as the best player of the week.
His retirement was not sudden. He had already communicated with the Suns, and Stern had already heard the news from the Suns, but he tried repeatedly to keep him to no avail.
The winning dynasty on the 18th celebrated in Phoenix for five days before he left with his wife and Er Bao and came to Miami.
On June 24, 2006, a family of three left the United States on a cruise ship.
On the 25th, the Suns announced the retirement of the No. 33 jersey and launched a plan to build a statue for the old K.
The Lakers are not far behind, and announced the next day that they will build a statue for Old K at the Staples Arena.
"Dad, I want to get on a boat, come and pick me up, I'll wait for you in Qingdao."
"Good boy, Zhou Zhou, this ship will go around South America first, it's a bit far away, please wait at aunt's house, we will be back next year."
"Don't be afraid, I will ask my aunt to send me to South America."
"Haha, Dad was joking with you. My mother and I will return to China soon. Your mother's company is about to go public, so we'll just play outside for two weeks."
"Then I also want to take a yacht."
"Don't worry, Dad ordered one, and it will be available in a few years."
"Mom, you and my dad are too cruel. They left Zhou Zhou and me in China and traveled around the world by ourselves. Come and pick me up, I'll wait for you in Hong Kong."
"You're stupid, you're not as smart as Zhou Zhou. Hong Kong is the final destination. We've all disembarked. Can you sit down alone? Stay well at the second aunt's house. Your dad and I will be back in half a month." , just play for two weeks, your dad has played for so many years, let him relax."
After boarding the yacht, Zhou Zhou made 22 phone calls within two days, and Dabao made eight calls.
Dabao has been following her second aunt all the time. After Zhou Zhou returned to China last year, she went to kindergarten with her elder aunt and did not follow her to the United States. Only Erbao is still young and has been by her side.
On July 10th, the three members of Lao Wang's family boarded a plane from Colombia to Hawaii, and then flew to Hong Kong.
Arrived in Hong Kong, Cheng Long arranged everything and held a big party. On the 13th, the family and Cheng Long came to Shenzhen to attend the listing ceremony of Feige.
After several share expansions, Cheng Long still has 5% of Feige shares in his hands.
Li Lianjie used to have 5%, but after experiencing the Indonesian tsunami two years ago, his psychology changed and he quit the company to concentrate on his fund.
Flying Pigeon's headquarters is on Fengshen Street. In order to go public, it also has an office in Shenzhen. Now the executives are concentrated here for the purpose of going public.
"Dad, Mom."
"Dad, Mom."
"Uncle, godmother."
Dabao, Zhou Zhou, and Qianqian are also there.
"Second Treasure, Brother."
Seeing the two-year-old Erbao, Dabao smiled and teased him, and gently pinched his little face with his hands.
"Call my sister."
Zhou Zhou followed immediately, and also pinched, with a bit of force, Er Bao's mouth curled up, almost crying.
"Brother and sister."
In front of Dabao Zhouzhou, Erbao has no temper and will be beaten if he behaves badly, so he immediately yelled obediently.
On the 14th, Feige successfully went public, issued 2.5 billion new shares at a premium, the issue price was 2.5 yuan, and raised 6.25 billion yuan. It officially became the first entertainment media listed company in China. After listing, its market value directly exceeded 10 billion yuan.
Sissi spent 10 million yuan to buy 5% of the shares, and now the value has skyrocketed dozens of times.
Dabao and Erbao both own 5% of the shares Zhou Zhou, and each has become a billionaire.
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Back to the capital, Pharaoh began to plan for the future.
He has just turned 33 years old. Although his physical fitness has entered a two-year decline period of 2% per year, he is still very strong and full of energy.
In addition to basketball, his second job is martial arts, and his third job is pharmacist, but he doesn't want to do either of these two jobs.
The K martial arts gym has become famous all over the world, and there are branch gyms all over the world. The K Kings Tournament is also the top fighting event in the world. He has nothing to do in this industry.
A pharmacist, just get a few formulas from the system to make money. The K Era Club has also developed very well in the hands of his second sister. Now he has more than 50,000 points, so he can get a few more formulas, but there is nothing to do in this industry. What the hell, he's not interested.
After much deliberation, he decided to study.
After entering junior high school that year, he was picked up by the sports school. He didn't learn well in the cultural subjects in the sports school, and he didn't pay attention to it at all. Those **** in the NBA said that he had an elementary school education. In terms of real level, he really has an elementary school education.
Lightning studied philosophy, and then became the mayor. He also wants to study philosophy. Maybe he can be the mayor of the capital city in the future?
"Study philosophy to be the mayor, are you kidding? Hurry up and stop! Husband, don't think about your foundation. Can you go to Tsinghua University and go to work? Then you won't be laughed at by others? It's better to go back to your hometown and be a mayor after learning Lightning. The village chief is more realistic. As long as you want, you can definitely be the village chief of the Fifth Brigade."
Speaking to Brother Fei, Brother Fei hurriedly beat him.
"Who will be the head of the broken village?"
Old Wang was hit, he lost his mind to be the mayor, and began to think of other ways.
"Think about it yourself, the company is busy, you take care of your second treasure at home, and I'm going to work." Fei Ge dropped a sentence and left.
"Dad, play ball."
Er Bao ran over with a basketball in his arms.
"I'm not free, so I went to play with your grandparents."
Old Wang waved away Erbao in disgust, and Erbao also went obediently, not naughty at all.
This kid's physical talent should be better than his brother's. When he was pregnant with his second baby, he was already physically rebuilt, and his physical fitness is both agility and strength. Static or dynamic talents should have first-class physical talents. If they can grow to 210 cm, they will be top talents in the paint.
It's just that Erbao's personality is more like mother than father, and he likes Dabao more.
Dabao is now ten years old, and has received specialized physical training since he was three years old. His physical fitness is biased towards strength, but his agility is also good, mainly because his strength quality is more prominent.
But Erbao also has advantages. His personality is just like his mother’s, very independent, calm and not impulsive, not as overbearing as Dabao.
As for Zhou Zhou, his physical fitness is also very good, but he is neither like him nor his mother. He is like her second aunt in personality and her eldest aunt in talent. She likes to study things. Which line to do, according to her own interests.
Stayed at home for a few days, on the morning of July 20th, Liu Yumin came to the door.
"Tie Jun, you have retired, what do you think? You are only 33 years old, and you are in the prime of life, so you can't walk around Fengshen Street every day, right? What a waste, what a waste of you, the country feels sorry for you, what a loss! !"
"Hehe, Director Liu, you're right, I'm too embarrassed to be idle. But I really don't have any ideas, I'm bored, what good ideas do you have?"
"Why don't you come to the center to work?"
"Basketball management center?" Lao Wang was stunned, is this trying to recruit me?
Liu Yumin said: "You first work in the center and be my assistant. My rank is at the department level. You start at the deputy department level, then take a job in the Basketball Association, and then go to the national team as an assistant coach.
In addition, you have to hold on to the 2008 Olympic Games anyway. After the Olympic Games, I will retire and you will take over my hand.
Tie Jun, this is not what I mean, it is the meaning of the General Administration, and it is also the meaning of the above. According to Director Liu, it is the top. "
"..."
Old Wang opened his mouth, can this work? It's not about playing basketball. If it's playing, he can roll up his sleeves at the age of 50. This is management, and he is in charge of the national basketball program. He is only in elementary school, so he has no confidence!
"In addition, you are the spokesperson of the Beijing Olympic Games, and you are also a sign of our country's sports circle. You used to have no time, but now that you have retired, you have a lot of time. The Olympic Committee will come to you. You have to join the Capital Olympic Committee. This can also accumulate some qualifications for you to take over my hand in the future, and even for future promotions." Liu Yumin said again.
Speaking of this, she saw the hesitant look on Lao Wang's face, and said: "Tie Jun, we know that you don't care about these positions. You are the richest person in the country now, so you should treat it as a contribution to the country." Bar.
The external environment facing the country is not very good. No one believes that we can successfully host the Olympic Games. The country now needs your sign and your strength. "
"Okay, I did it."
This sentence made Lao Wang no longer hesitate. He really couldn’t do a good job. At worst, let Xian go, and he didn’t miss it.
Now that he agreed, he stopped being hypocritical and went to the General Administration the next day. First, he went to meet Director Liu Peng. Director Liu personally clicked the refueling button for him, and then joined the basketball management center and became a member of the system.
With his status in the basketball world, not to mention the domestic basketball circle, even the world's basketball circle is unique, so even though he became a deputy director directly from a member outside the system, no one said no .
The next day, on the 22nd, he followed Bureau Liu to the Capital Olympic Committee.
"Tie Jun, you don't need to take care of the men's basketball. You should focus on getting familiar with the Olympic Committee." Liu Yumin urged.
From then on, Comrade Wang followed behind Comrade Yuan. He didn't know what he was busy with every day. He held meetings, went down to check the progress of the project, shot promotional videos, attended some sports activities related to the Olympic Games, and even followed the Olympic Games. Committee to visit abroad and so on.
In September, after spending more than a month in the Olympic Committee, he gradually became familiar with it.
At this time, Liu Yumin began to guide him to formally contact some affairs of the Basketball Management Center and the Basketball Association, including the affairs of the CBA and CUBA.
In addition, at the request of the General Administration, he officially became a college student, Tsinghua University majoring in sports management, special recruitment.
After several months of working in the Olympic Committee and the basketball management center, by the end of 2006, Comrade Wang could be regarded as a firm foothold, but his reputation in the system was not very good.
Because of his temperament and style of doing things, he is like a sledgehammer, which can be smashed into pieces with one blow. His working method is a bit rough, which offended some people and affected his reputation.
But for now, his position is still very solid, there is no way, the status in the domestic sports circle is too high, even higher than the original Yuan Weimin, the higher-ups will support him by name, so they have to set up his signboard.
As long as he doesn't do stupid things, such as corruption or poor performance, then there is no problem, and a little poor management ability is fine. There are more people available below, at worst, just use two more assistants.
In order to put an end to the indiscrimination between public and private, and to prevent people from being caught, he did not allow his construction company to participate in any bidding for Olympic projects.
Soon, in the busyness, the Spring Festival is here.
The last time he spent the Chinese New Year in China was in 2002 when he was injured and in 2003 when he was banned. The last time was in 1992. He got out of prison and went to the United States after being bored in his hometown for half a year.
This is the fourth time in 15 years to celebrate the Spring Festival in China, but he is too busy with work, much busier than when he was playing, and the Olympics is approaching, so there is no time to celebrate the Spring Festival. at work.
Dabao, who is almost twelve years old, is about to enter junior high school. During the winter vacation, he organized a group of little brothers from Fengshen Street, joined the volunteer team, participated in the Beijing Olympic Games, and contributed his own strength.
Time quickly entered 2007. On March 2, the Suns contacted Lao Wang and invited him to participate in the unveiling ceremony of his statue, and then the Lakers also invited him.
8th, Lao Wang and Fei Ge arrived in the United States and participated in the unveiling ceremony of their statues in the Suns and Lakers.
The statue erected by the Lakers for him is in a posture of attacking the basket. Under a very violent dunk, all three defenders fell at his feet, and the basket and the basket were also folded upside down, which is very distinctive. He quite likes it.
The Lakers engraved one of his nicknames, the restricted area sweeper, on the statue.
But in fact, this nickname should belong to the Suns period. When he was in the Lakers, the K law had already been introduced.
The Sun King's name is engraved on the statue of the Suns. It is a sideways posture, and the defender flies directly. He thinks he likes this statue better.
Time has entered the summer, and the NBA playoffs have begun again.
The Sharks have completely entered the end of their careers, and the Heat are already dead.
The Pistons are no longer good, Larry Brown ran to the Knicks, and the five Pistons also dispersed.
The Knicks fired D'Antoni, and the team has several big contracts, which has become a big mess.
The Cavaliers rise up, and the Nets become the duo of the Eastern Conference, joining forces in the Eastern Conference Finals.
In the West, the Jazz rose again and joined the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.
In the end, the Spurs and Nets met in the finals, and Dayao and Duncan faced off again.
After the two-to-two tie, Dayao was stepped on by Duncan in the G5 game, and his left big toe was broken. The Nets lost the G5 game and finally lost the finals with a big score of 2-4.
Duncan won the second championship of his career, and Dayao lost the second championship of his career.
"Brother, I lost."
"Okay, the Spurs' backcourt is stronger than yours. Now the Spurs play outside-oriented. If you don't get injured, if you fight to the end, there is a high probability that you will lose."
"Hey!"
"Don't sigh, take good care of your injury, don't ruin your foot, you'll need it for next year's Olympics. Let me tell you, don't count on me, I haven't trained systematically for a year."
"Yes, I understand."
"Don't be disappointed. According to my observations, Duncan's condition is also declining. Injuries have affected him. The Spurs' style of play has shifted to the outside. Because of this, you are younger than him, and you have recovered from your injuries. Next year Have the opportunity."
Time has entered 2008. Before the lunar calendar, Lao Wang was promoted from Liu Yumin's assistant to the director to the deputy director of the basketball management center and the vice chairman of the basketball association.
After more than a year of training, his current administrative level has improved a lot. Although his management style is still tough, it is not as rough as before.
Bird's Nest, Water Cube and other sports venues and facilities have been completed, and even the K-era basketball stadium has been renovated to give it a new look.
The entire capital, with red flags fluttering, is eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the Olympic Games.
Just when more than one billion people were looking forward to the Olympic Games, the 5.12 Earthquake gave the Chinese people a head-on blow. Fortunately, all the people united to withstand the blow.
Summer is coming, and the Olympic Games are coming soon, Lao Wang is even busier. He spares time for a few hours of training every day, and then he has to be busy with various tasks of the Olympic Committee until late at night before going home, and often he can’t go home.
Time entered June and the NBA finals began, but he didn't have time to pay attention at all.
In the Eastern Conference, the Green Team of the Big Three defeated the Cavaliers and entered the Eastern Conference Finals.
In the West, Kobe and Gasol teamed up to defeat the Spurs and reached the Western Conference Finals.
In the end, the Green Team defeated the Lakers and won the finals of the 07/08 season. Garnett, Pierce, and Ray Allen won the championship.
In late July, Pharaoh had already finished his work in the Olympic Committee and devoted himself to men's basketball training, which was easier than before.
On the 27th, the Capital Olympic Village officially opened.
Lao Wang is the supervisor of the Olympic Village and also the deputy village head of the Olympic Village. He participated in the village opening ceremony and, as a member of the men's basketball team, became the first delegation to live in the Olympic Village together with the Chinese delegation. .
The Chinese delegation moved into the Olympic Village, which also means that the Beijing Olympic Games is coming.
Subsequently, foreign Olympic delegations arrived in Beijing one after another and stayed in the Olympic Village, and the Olympic Village gradually became lively.
On August 2, USA Basketball Chairman Colangelo Sr. contacted Lao Wang and said that the U.S. men’s basketball team would arrive in Beijing tomorrow.
This year's U.S. men's basketball team, called the Redemption Team by the media, has gathered the most powerful superstars of this generation.
However, most of the media did not call the U.S. men’s basketball team the dream team, because the men’s basketball team in the 2004 Olympic Games was crushed by the Chinese team in the 8-to-4 knockout round and only finished 7th. Before regaining the Olympic gold medal, the U.S. men’s basketball team was not worthy Called the Dream Team.
"Sir, you tell Kobe and those guys, don't even think about staying in a hotel this time. I am the deputy village head of the Olympic Village. They don't live in the Olympic Village, so they just don't give me face."
"Okay, old K, I will tell them." Old Colangelo laughed.
After chatting for a few words, he hung up the phone and relayed what Lao Wang had said. Kobe and a group of people looked at each other in blank dismay.
"Old K won't let you stay in the hotel, what do you say?" Kidd asked.
"Why don't you, Kobe, call old K and ask him to accommodate?" Anthony said with a smile.
Kobe rolled his eyelids, gave Anthony a sideways glance, and said, "Cameron, what do you mean?"
"He wants to see old K beat you up." Chris Paul laughed.
"Haha..." Anthony and the others burst out laughing.
"Okay, if you live in the Olympic Village, you can live in the Olympic Village. Doesn't old K also live in the Olympic Village?" James said.
Others also nodded, and no one had any objections.
They are almost all superstars, that is, Prince, Boozer and others are not superstars, but no matter how high their status in the NBA is, they are nothing and have no temper in front of Old K.
On the afternoon of the 3rd, the US men's basketball team arrived in Beijing and stayed in the Olympic Village.
This matter has also become a hot news that foreign media rushed to report, because the American men's basketball team has never lived in the Olympic Village, but this time they lived in the Olympic Village, which is very strange.
"Isn't old K the deputy village head? He let us live in the Olympic Village, why didn't he come to welcome us?" Deron Williams asked when entering the village.
Kobe said angrily: "Which onion are you, you want Old K to come and meet you? Why don't I call and ask him to come and meet you?"
Kidd immediately echoed: "That's right, Old K heard this, and he will probably beat you."
"Please, Kobe, don't tell him."
Deron Williams couldn't help shrinking his neck. He entered the league in 2005, and the old K has not retired yet. He has seen the prestige of the old K with his own eyes.
And like him and Chris Paul, they are a generation who grew up watching old K play ball. Old K's prestige and notoriety are deeply implanted in his heart.
"Hey, look, it's old K." At this moment, Chris Paul cheered suddenly.
Kobe and others looked at it, and it was really old K who came.
"Sir, welcome to the Olympic Village."
But Lao Wang didn’t come to welcome the American men’s basketball team, he came to welcome old Colangelo. To this old gentleman, he has always been grateful, because this is his nobleman.
"Old K, the Olympic Village is very beautiful! Did you build this place?" After the two embraced, the old Colangelo spoke highly of it.
"I supervised the construction. If there is a problem here, I am the main person in charge." Lao Wang explained with a smile.
"Old K."
Chris Paul ran to him and shouted that he was a big fan of Old K since he was a child.
"Chris, you little guy, why haven't you grown taller yet?" Lao Wang patted Paul's head and joked with a smile.
"hey-hey…"
Paul laughed. He hated people touching his head the most, but old K would be fine if he touched it.
…
Old Wang stayed here for 20 minutes before leaving. After he left, a group of members of the American men's basketball team started discussing immediately.
"You say, how much strength does old K have now?" Boozer asked.
"It's been two years since he retired, but his figure has not lost its shape at all, and he has maintained it really well." Prince said.
"Media reports that he has been busy with Olympic work for the past two years and has not had systematic training. He only started systematic training late last month. I think his strength will degrade a lot." LeBron James analyzed.
"Kobe, Jason, I read media reports, you and Pippen have many people who have been to BJ every offseason in recent years, what do you think?" Anthony asked.
Kidd said: "We came to BJ because old K asked us to come to teach Dabao to play. Dabao is the eldest son of old K and has a good talent."
Kobe said: "But you are right. Old K has not practiced systematically in the past two years. But I suggest you not to underestimate him. He is in good shape and still trains on weekdays, but it is not as good as before he retired. "
Kidd nodded and said: "Once an athlete retires, without high-intensity training, his figure will lose shape quickly. Old K's figure is so good, he must have kept training."
On the 4th, Kobe's wife and two daughters arrived in Beijing, and Brother Fei took the three of them to Fengshen Street.
The eldest daughter is Natalia, who was born in January 2003 and is now five and a half years old, three years younger than Zhou Zhou.
The second daughter is Gianna, who was born in May 2006 and is now in her early two years, two years younger than Erbao.
Natalia and Zhou Zhou are very close. They often met each other when they were in the United States. In the past few years, they also came to BJ with their parents during the offseason. They are Zhou Zhou’s follower.
Jianna is too young, and Erbao played with her patiently, just like Sissy and Dabao back then, they became his little followers.
In addition, there are Niannian and Tiantian in the family, and Natalia is five years old. After the six children got together, Zhou Zhou became the eldest sister.
This evening, Pharaoh took time to go home and had a reunion with Kobe’s family.
"Old K, how much strength do you have?" Kobe asked during the dinner.
"It's not difficult to blow you up, this time we will definitely defend the title." Old Wang said casually.
"Just blow it!" Kobe said angrily.
"Only Dwight Howard can win against me and Dayao? I don't care how strong you are in other positions. Our ability to control the penalty area on both ends of the offense and defense can make you desperate. What's the use of being strong outside?" Wang Hehe said with a smile.
Kobe twitched. The old K+Yao's twin-tower combination can really make people despair.
He said unconvinced: "You haven't played for two years, how much strength do you still have?"
"Boy, come on stage, I will teach you how to be a man." Lao Wang laughed.
Kobe suddenly said: "Old K, I think you are not as domineering now when you were playing. Two years have changed you a lot!"
Old Wang nodded and said: "Administrative management is very training, and the working method should not be too rough and simple. If you go down with a hammer, you will be simple-minded. It hurts when you cut the flesh with a slow knife. This is my experience and lessons in the past two years."
"What do you mean?" Kobe didn't know what to say.
"You have low education and few studies. I won't talk to you too much, and you won't understand it."
Old Wang smiled, with a look of contempt on his face, which made Kobe so angry that he swore that he would retire and go to college.
(end of this chapter)
