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Chapter 657 Why Play Now?
Seeing Sun Hao's actions, Old Bass showed a smile.

What could not be hidden in that smile was joy.

Perhaps at this moment he felt that he was right to call Sun Hao.

"My children don't live up to expectations."

Old Bath turned his head to look at the crowd in the yard, and the first sentence he spoke was mixed with complex emotions.

No matter what you have experienced, when a person is dying, what he misses the most is his children.

This is the same for everyone.

Old Bath was reluctant to say this, but also helpless.

Sun Hao didn't speak, this kind of family struggle has nothing to do with him.

And these words were obviously just foreshadowing, he just listened to it.

"You know the Lakers are my life's work, and it's like my baby."

Old Bass continued.

If you think the Lakers are successful just because they're located in Los Angeles, you're wrong.

Because if there is no good management, even if you have a good location at the beginning, you will be forced to move out because you can't survive.

Like the Warriors, the Bay Area isn't as small as Los Angeles, but it's not small at all.

The prosperity of the Lakers has too much to do with the old Buss.

It was Buss Sr. who implanted a lot of Hollywood elements into the Lakers.

Cool team promotional videos, the most beautiful cheerleaders, the most famous sports band in the United States, and the most distinctive first row of seats in the Staples Center that are only open to Hollywood stars.

These have all contributed to the vigorous development of the Lakers.

If Auerbach is the godfather of the Celtics, then Old Buss must belong to the Lakers.

So it is not surprising that he expresses such emotion, and it is also normal.

The two sentences have nothing to do with each other, but when they are spoken one after the other, the meaning is actually quite obvious.

Buss Sr. was uneasy about handing over the Lakers estate to his children, fearing the team's rapid decline.

"Jenny is the best one, but she is too strong. She doesn't know that players are also family members, and respect is mutual."

After finishing the third sentence, Old Bass looked at Sun Hao, feeling a little out of breath.

After seeing it, Sun Hao picked up the oxygen mask and put it in front of Old Buzz's mouth.

After Old Bath took a few mouthfuls of oxygen, he finally caught his breath.

"I know that when you left the Lakers, Jenny had something to do with it. I hope you don't blame her."

Sun Hao nodded.

He did get mad at Jenny and Phil Jackson for O'Neal being traded.

But now, O'Neill himself doesn't care much about it anymore, the fact that he was angry with Jenny no longer exists.

"Jim has the ability, but he's too young. If I let him take over the team, he won't be able to compete with Jenny."

Old Bass continued.

Sun Hao didn't speak again this time.

Because it's really difficult for him to express his position when it comes to matters within the family.

"I have a request, Sun."

Having said that, Old Bass looked at Sun Hao, his eyes shone brightly, and his back seemed to straighten up a bit.

"I know it's a bit of a request, but I want you to come back, and if you come back, I'll let Jim take over the team."

Old Bass looked at Sun Hao with anticipation in his eyes.

It wasn't until this time that Sun Hao knew what Old Buss was calling him for.

As he said before, he has to choose between Jenny and Jim in the matter of succession.

The two have their own characteristics, Jim has better business ability, and Jenny has stronger business ability.

Because of the dynasty created by Sun Hao and O'Neill, Old Buss had more recognition for Jim in his heart, and he wanted him to inherit it more.

But in the past few years, after Sun Hao left the team, Jim was no match for Jenny in the family struggle.

Just like Zhu Yuanzhang, he worried that even if he passed the "throne" to "Zhu Yunqi", he would be taken away by "Zhu Di" in the end.

In that case, he might as well give it to Jenny directly to reduce some unnecessary infighting.

But if Sun Hao can come back, everything will be different.

Because of what Sun Hao had done back then, his influence in Los Angeles was enormous.

If he is here, Jim has the biggest card, and Jenny is helpless even if she wants to.

Sun Hao understood what Old Bath meant, but he didn't know how to answer.

Indeed, as old Bass said, this is an exaggerated request.

It can even be understood as a moral kidnapping.

To be honest, Sun Hao has left the Lakers now, what will happen to the Lakers in the future has little to do with him.

Not to mention the big infighting of the Bass family.

Old Bass sighed helplessly when he saw Sun Hao's reaction.

He also seemed to have expected such a reaction from Sun Hao.

After all, the Warriors are now flying small balls, and they are in full swing, and they will soon be a new dynasty.

Even if it continues, it is not impossible to win the first four or five consecutive championships in the new century.

Asking Sun Hao to come back at this time is not only too much, it is too much.

"Can you give me a walk?"

Old Bath didn't continue to talk about what happened just now, but made a new request.

Sun Hao nodded.

He got up and pushed Old Buzz up the hill.

At this time, the sun has already set half behind the mountain.

The clouds became red, like blood, more vicissitudes.

"What a beautiful view, what a nostalgia."

At this time, Old Bath glanced at the sunset and said.

People are afraid of death not because of the real death, but because there are many things they are reluctant to part with.

Those things, when you are really dying, will flood your mind uncontrollably.

Old Buzz must have missed this world very much at this time.

Sun Hao pushed Old Bass back and forth, and finally returned to the place from the beginning.

"If you change your mind, you can come back anytime, whether I'm here or not."

Before parting, old Bass said the last word to Sun Hao.

Sun Hao nodded.

Although Old Bath's previous request was too much, he will indeed consider it.

To say that when he was in the Lakers, the person who treated him best was not the old Buss but the young Buss.

When he came back, he was helping little Bass.

There is another point that he has been thinking about before.

Curry's future.

He continued to stay in the Warriors, and Curry's Warriors career basically ended this year.

But if he leaves, the Warriors will definitely keep Curry.

Take another look at the Warriors' lineup, Curry, Thompson, Durant, can be compared to Draymond Green's Ibaka.

This is the "cosmic warrior" in history, and because there is no Green, and Durant was chosen by the Warriors themselves, it is a more benign version.

Of course, these things need to be considered a lot, and it is not something that Sun Hao can think about all at once.

At this time, it is a good thing to stop.

Because there will be a lot of time left for Sun Hao to think about it.

Two days later, Sun Hao ended his vacation in Los Angeles and returned to Oakland with Scarlett and Little Beijing.

Just before this, Old Bath had been transferred to the intensive care unit of a local hospital in Los Angeles because of his deteriorating condition.

A week later, Bath Sr. died of illness, and the league mourned.

There are always people coming and going in this world. For old Buss, it is already a great success that so many people remember him when he leaves.

Of course, these are meaningless to the dead.

Sun Hao felt a little guilty.

Because at this time, looking at what Old Bass said at the beginning, it may be the last request of a dying person.

Failure to do so, Old Bath should have left with regret.

Bath Sr. left a will before leaving.

However, this will has a very special provision.

That is, it can only be opened before the start of the new season.

In other words, before the start of the new season, it is still unknown who the Lakers will leave.

Nobody knew what Bass Sr. was doing for.

Perhaps only after the start of the season will we know.

In another week, Bath Sr.'s funeral will be held in Los Angeles.

Although the labor negotiations are still going on, but on such an important occasion, most of the league's prominent figures still went.

This also includes Jordan and Sun Hao.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time. After the funeral, they stood and chatted together on the mountainside.

Old Bath is dead, but the request lives on.

Sun Hao usually has no one to talk to, so it is rare to be with Jordan at this time, and he also told Jordan about the matter.

"I'm confused."

Sun Hao expressed his true feelings.

Because there are too many things to influence his thoughts.

In addition to those previously mentioned, there is Nelson Sr., the Bay Area fans who support him.

It even includes the San Francisco arena construction plan that has been put on the agenda.

"Do you want to hear my opinion?"

After listening to everything Sun Hao said, Jordan finally spoke without thinking much.

Sun Hao nodded.

Naturally he would ask because he wanted to hear.

"Leave, if I were you, even without Jerry's request, I would leave without hesitation."

Sun Hao was stunned by Jordan's answer.

Because Jordan's answer was so straightforward, it made him feel a little unbelievable.

"why?"

He asked instinctively, and asked a little hastily.

He was curious about what made Jordan answer so simply.

"You know what my favorite thing is?"

"challenge."

Jordan threw and buckled himself, asking and answering himself.

Sun Hao was stunned for a moment.

That's what Jordan said.

But there is nothing wrong with it.

Jordan retired for the first time. In addition to family reasons, another very important reason was the first sentence in the original retirement draft:
"Basketball is no longer a challenge for me."

Challenges are what Jordan likes most, and without challenges, he will naturally retire.

"Do you think staying in the Warriors is still a challenge for you?"

Jordan then looked at Sun Hao and asked.

Asking this sentence shows that he thinks that Sun Hao and himself are essentially the same kind of people.

Sun Hao shook his head.

Although there are Knicks and Bulls in the East, there are Clippers and Grizzlies in the West.

But with the composition of the Warriors and his ability, even if Oden is gone, these teams have little chance of defeating the Warriors in the series.

"So why do you continue to stay? It's better to retire than to stay!"

Jordan said a very obvious thing.

Well, no problem!
"But what you are facing now is not the same as what I was facing at the beginning. It is impossible for me to leave Chicago to join a new team, but now you have such an opportunity."

Jordan continued.

He didn't persuade Sun Hao to really retire, but wanted Sun Hao to take this opportunity to leave the Warriors and return to the Lakers.

This also echoes what he said before.

There is no challenge to stay in the Warriors, but if you leave the Warriors, the challenge will be full!
Because the Warriors are opponents, the Knicks are opponents, and the Bulls, Grizzlies, and Clippers are all opponents!
This is not a direct jump from easy mode to hell mode!

After Jordan finished speaking, he raised an eyebrow at Sun Hao.

Sun Hao didn't respond right away.

It's not that he thinks there's something wrong with what Jordan said, but that what Jordan said is too right!
The reasons that influenced his thinking in front are like small weights, turning the balance to the left and right for a while.

But the weight that Jordan dropped was heavier than all the previous weights combined, and the balance was completely out of balance.

He has come to this stage, and Jordan has surpassed it. The number of championships is not the most important thing.

Most importantly, challenge yourself!

"I understand."

After recovering, Sun Hao looked at Jordan with a smile and said.

After the funeral of Old Bath, Sun Hao returned to Auckland.

After returning this time, he met with many people in the Warriors management.

The NBA lockout does not allow players to negotiate contracts with the management, but this time Sun Hao and them are not talking about the contract, but to say goodbye.

Of course, none of these things were made public.

Fans don't know what happened.

Time passed quickly, and it was late November in a blink of an eye.

At this time, the shutdown that lasted for more than 140 days finally came to an end.

Labor and management reached a new agreement.

The new season will also start a month later on Christmas Day.

The month in between is the time for free agent signing and trading.

That is, the first time the lockout was announced, Sun Hao published a long article on social media.

"I'll always remember what the Warriors front office did to recruit me two years ago, and I don't think there's going to be another team doing it better than them.

Similarly, I don't think there will be a second place where the fans are as good as the Bay Area fans.

There are too many things that make me nostalgic and reluctant, and there are too many unfinished things that I need to complete.

I will never forget this time because it was the happiest time in my life. "

In this long article, Sun Hao thanked the Warriors' management and fans at the beginning.

But Bay Area fans already had a premonition when they saw this.

After recalling some memories, Sun Hao talked about Old Bath's request and his own decision.

"I also owe L.A. a promise, I said I would bring not one, not two, not three, but many championships to that city, and I haven't done that yet.

That looks like a huge challenge right now, but I really want to take on that challenge.

I will end my brief career with the Warriors and choose to return to Los Angeles. "

At the end of the long article, Sun Hao thanked the Warriors and Bay Area fans again just like the beginning.

"I will always remember this time in the Bay Area, and I will always remember everything I experienced here. I will always love you."

(End of this chapter)