basketball pope

Chapter 22 [New apartment, new goal]

In the evening, Archer got a call from his father, Andy Strachan, telling him he had been fired from the basketball team and would be formally notified tomorrow.

Archer was stunned. "Dad, what are you talking about? Didn't I sign the contract?"

"Because you racially discriminated against a Chinese, the contract was voided, and there was no liquidated damages, you idiot!"

"You mean Jerry? You're kidding, aren't you?" Archer asked loudly.

"Check it out on the Internet yourself, and use the Internet more in the future, so that people you look down on are much stronger than you, you don't even know." Andy finished speaking aloud and hung up the phone.

He felt that his son was helpless, and at the age of 31, he worked hard to get the qualification certificate. What is there to be proud of?
USC University didn't give their father and son any face, just kidding, smearing the school and wanting liquidated damages?
Archer is arrogant and always speaks yin and yang.Therefore, those who attended the party confirmed Yang Rui's identity last night, but no one persuaded him to apologize, and it has been irreversible until now.

It's none of your business, hang up high.Most people will hide in the dark to watch the fun, unless someone close to them is involved in an accident.

Those who have also ridiculed Yang Rui, it is too late to hide now, how can they stand on the same front as Archer?

Archer was dumbfounded when he checked the news online. It turned out that the person he despised was really the assistant coach of the Knicks, and he was also the first assistant coach. Compared with his college assistant coach, the gap was too big.And he also scolded the Knicks management, which is simply a trick.

The gap between the two is not only in annual salary, but also in status and future.

Working with the Knicks, it is easy to accumulate contacts and get to know some big people.As a coach in school, at most I hope that my men can produce an NBA star.

If the NBA assistant coach does a good job, it is likely to become the head coach in the future.Yang Rui is only 23 years old. As long as it is not particularly bad, the chances of becoming a head coach are too great.This kind of person, it's too late for people in the coaching circle to flatter him. How can there be sarcasm and take the initiative to be evil?

Things were more troublesome than Archie had imagined.Yang Rui is not an ordinary coach. He is a Chinese-American and the only Chinese in the world to coach in the NBA.

Incidents of racial discrimination with solid evidence have had a very bad impact in the United States. Many Chinese protested, and even the British were humiliated.

Archer saw the video on the Internet and saw his ugly state. He hated Yang Rui. He immediately picked up the phone and wanted to call Yang Rui. After pressing a few numbers, he put it down.

What can I say on the phone now?Isn't this humiliating?

After a lot of clamor, he couldn't get him back to work.Threatening Yang Rui would make things even bigger.The online rhetoric is one-sided. Yang Rui can sue him at any time and ask for mental damages. Can he win the lawsuit?

He was afraid and couldn't muster the courage to contact Yang Rui.

He found that he didn't know this person, and he didn't expect him to be so cunning, bringing a camera to the party.If he doesn't want to get together again, I'm afraid it will be even worse.

Unbeknownst to Archer, the five-star club was about to file an application with the Coaches Association to disqualify him as a basketball coach, and the worst had happened.

The next day, Thomas Bentley saw the morning news, his eyes were fierce, and there was no intention of reconciliation. "Jerry, are you going to sue that guy? If you have video testimony, you will definitely win. I can help you find a lawyer."

"It's too troublesome, I don't hate him enough to sue him, let him go to his own accord." Yang Rui is not interested in killing them all, more things are worse than less things.

Losing his job and not even being able to coach anymore, Archie has paid the price.

Seeing that Thomas was still unhappy, Yang Rui changed the subject: "How about finding a new apartment first? It's too crowded here."

"Okay, when?"

"I'm going to see it today. My colleague recommended a suitable apartment." Yang Rui has contacts and management members live in New York, so recommending an apartment is a trivial matter.

After calling Scott Maguire, the two of them successfully met the landlord and saw the two-bedroom, one-bedroom apartment not far from the arena.

The two were very satisfied and immediately signed the contract and paid the rent for one year.

After the discussion, the two added a lot of new furniture, bought a TV to put in the living room, two black sofa chairs facing the TV, two large beds, desks, and cabinets.

Thomas likes the TV series "Friends", and the room is completely set up according to Chandler and Joey's apartment in the second season. Yang Rui agrees with the proposal of the second-year illness, and he also likes this American TV series.

Moving into a new apartment, Thomas also got a job on Wall Street and got busy.

Because of the interview, everyone in the United States knew about Yang Rui, but the NBA entered the offseason. Before he made his achievements, the big media were not interested in interviewing him, and they did not want to over-ferment the discrimination.

So Yang Rui was very leisurely and started to enjoy the vacation, waiting for the team training camp to start in September.The coaches are more comfortable than the players, and they don't have to train hard during the holidays, and don't have to worry about the decline of the state.

The Knicks management is still working, calling all five Knicks starters in the summer league, and signing preseason training camp contracts with Bowen, Moore, Ben Wallace, and Jackson, who will represent the Knicks in October. preseason.

Ernie admired Atkins' offensive talent and directly threw out a two-year contract with a full guarantee for the first year and a team option for the second year.

Chris Childs and Charlie Ward are not very good at breaking through. They can be on defense. If someone needs to strengthen the offense in the second quarter, Atkins, a short guard, is useful.

The Knicks currently have ten people under contract, and it is not impossible for all five to stay in the summer league.To this end, they all find local special training, and strive to become stronger.

The Wizards wanted to give up Ben Wallace, but his performance in summer league was too eye-catching, and manager Jayna Conley contacted him again to sign directly.

"Ben, you performed very well in the summer league. We are willing to provide a basic salary. If you practice shooting more in the summer and improve your offensive ability, you will become a member of the rotation."

A basic salary is what Daben pursues. If he hadn't met Yang Rui, he would have promised the Wizards directly.After hearing the call this time, he was silent.

Daben remembered what Yang Rui had said to him.

"Strength and defense are your weapons, and that's what you need to strengthen first, don't think about offense."

"Defense, as long as you can defend well, you won't score a point. If I am the coach, I will still let you start."

"Ben, I think your height is an advantage. If you grow to 215CM, can't attack, and lack mobility, such a player is really useless."

"The goal is too low, I'm bullish on you being an All-Star."

If I sign the Wizards, I may only be a marginal person, but when I join the Knicks, will I be a stable rotation player?Jerry would definitely offer to reuse me.

In the summer league, Big Ben was addicted to blocking shots and rebounding. Even in the NBA, he is confident to do better.

After thinking about it, he took a deep breath and said slowly, "I'm sorry, I refuse."

Jena asked in disbelief, "Why? Did someone offer you a better contract?"

"No, but my goal is to join the Knicks."

Jenner knew there was no way to talk, and the other party had lost interest in the Wizards.He regrets it a little, and he should be more decisive in the summer.

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