I really play basketball

Chapter 23 The Dispute Has Started
The match between Santa Clara University and California State University, Long Beach is nothing more than a battle between the two small leagues on the west coast of the NCAA, not between the top schools.

In terms of attention, it is definitely not comparable to UCLAvsUNLV, which started on the same day. Watching Isiah Ryder vs. UCLA stars, isn't it delicious?
Or Arizona vs Kansas, Chris Mills vs Rex Waters, isn't it wonderful?

And a game with little attention, even if John Bayless blows Lin Xing and Long Beach to the sky, there will be no enthusiasm.

But the Orange County Register, a big newspaper with national influence, put the quotes of John Bayless in this game on the headline of the sports section, and everything is different.

"John Bayless: NCAA Opening Game, Another Emperor Star Turned Out! "

With regard to this title, many people may think that the Emperor Star here refers to Jason Kidd.

In Cal's opening game, the opponent is Wake Forest University in the ACC League, and the opponent has NCAA stars like Rodney Rodgers.

Although Wake Forest University at this time is not a strong team, it is not comparable to Santa Clara University in the West Coast Minor League.

Facing a strong opponent, Kidd scored a triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists and 5 steals, leading the team to victory.

It is also appropriate to use Emperor Star and Hengkong to describe it.

People then looked at the subtitle and were stunned.

"-Emperor Star may be comparable to Penny, Long Beach will be a dark horse in the new season of the NCAA! "

Long Beach?Where is this school?

A school that doesn't know where it is located can also produce Emperor Star?
Entering the text, finally, they saw the name of this "Emperor Star", Xing Lin.

Xinglin?Lin Xing?who is this
I don't know who Lin Xing belongs to, but when I saw this, I was already spraying.

"Comparable to pennies? Are even pennies going to be the target of porcelain these days?"

"Last season, Penny led the University of Memphis to the Elite Eight. What kind of guy? Can a rookie compare to Penny?"

"John Bayless is an idiot. Who is he to brag about? He actually brags about an East Asian guy. East Asian guys can also play basketball? It's ridiculous!"

Those who know who Lin Xing is, just know that Lin Xing is the sixth-ranked five-star high school student in the United States this year.

The problem is, in the eyes of most fans, even Kidd, who is ranked number one, is not worthy of a penny.

"Pence is undoubtedly the No. [-] point guard in the NCAA, because he led the team to the Elite Eight, and all the point guards in the Elite Eight last season, Bobby Hurley, who ranked second, was far worse than him."

"A third-rate college in the NCAA Division I beat another third-rate college. Its head star performed well, and he was directly tied for pennies?"

"Is there anything else they have in common besides being tall point guards? John Bayless is blowing it up like he's getting paid."

This group of crazy fans began to look for ways to attack John Bayless and even Lin Xing desperately.

In this era when the Internet is not yet popular, trolls can't vent their dissatisfaction by typing on the keyboard.

They could only write to the Orange County Register, to local television in Los Angeles, to the Los Angeles Times, where John Bayless worked.

He even sent some weird things to the address of the training hall of the Long Beach branch.

Lin Xing does not pay special attention to the public opinion after the game. Even if he pays attention, his eyes will not leave the small corner of Long Beach.

All he could see was the game review written by a reporter named Kevin Ding of the Long Beach Chronicle.

For this game, Kevin Ding's evaluation is——

"In the new season, the 49ers have established a new core..."

"From the first game of the season, Star Lin is fully qualified for this core position. He successfully led the team to a big victory over Santa Clara University..."

"Maybe in the new season, 49ers fans can look forward to more."

Impartial, neutral and impartial, there are no flaws, and naturally there are no topics.

In the eyes of non-49ers fans, there is no difference between writing this report and not writing it.

But for 49ers fans, the coverage was fantastic.

They found confidence in the new season from this report, and --

"I just wanted to say that the name Lingsen is too difficult to pronounce. My pronunciation is not standard every time. Now, I can use the nickname 'Star' to call him."

"Star, the shining star, I have to say, he is indeed shining!"

"Star Lin? Wait, why is this name so similar to the name of the leader of a disintegrated socialist country?"

"Gossip, within the 49ers, Star has the hidden title of 'tyrant'."

"Stalin, tyrant, isn't this the right thing?"

Lin Xing knows the local public opinion in Long Beach very well.

Because in the past two days, on the campus of the Long Beach branch, he can always hear the discussions among the fans.

Through these discussions, he knew that within the team, he had the nickname "Tyrant".

tyrant?Doesn't this mean that he is a team bully?

"Gah, I really don't want to be a team bully, I really just want to play basketball well!"

When he said this, Lin Xing's face was full of smiles.

He is very satisfied that in just one game, he conquered the 49ers fans.

He knew that it was not enough. To completely conquer the fans who must be picky about this ball, he still needs a real victory.

……

Lin Xing didn't know that the Los Angeles area, California, and even the entire western part of the United States were raving about him and John Bayless.

The weird things that the trolls sent to the 49ers' training hall were put away by the cleaning staff before Lin Xing saw them.

Useful ones, such as some women's clothes, are taken by the cleaning ladies for their own use;
The useless ones, such as the posters of Anfernee Hardaway, were thrown directly into the trash can by the cleaning ladies.

Lin Xing during this period was still the same as when he first entered the Long Beach campus.

Daily training abuses Russell, and continues to improve the stealing attribute.

The courses in the school are not missed, and they are very serious.

As the Long Beach campus began to open one after another, he also met his roommate in the dormitory, the Chinese student named Zhang Fengyuan.

As expected, this guy is a rich second generation.

As soon as they met, they took a mouthful of Beijing movies: "Fuck, buddy, you are my new roommate, right? I didn't expect you to be so tall, can this bed fit you?"

high?Lin Xing, who was already 2 meters tall, was indeed tall for ordinary people, especially Zhang Fengyuan, who might not even be 01 meters tall.

Faced with this guy's exclamation, or more precisely, this guy's complaints, Lin Xing could only: "Average height, average height..."

"Are you of average height? Don't be ridiculous."

Seeing this guy roll his eyes, Lin Xing smiled and stopped teasing him:
"For a basketball player like me, this height is indeed an average height."

"What, are you a basketball player?"

Zhang Fengyuan looked shocked, he touched his chin:

"I really didn't expect it. No, I should have thought of it long ago. With your height, it would be a waste not to play basketball!"

"Then, let me formally introduce myself. My surname is Zhang, Zhang Fengyuan. My father owns a restaurant in the capital. It is a time-honored restaurant, so he is rich and can send me to study abroad."

"Lin Xing, a member of the school's basketball team with a full sports award, um, my parents are doing business in the United States, so I'm not considered studying abroad."

In this way, the two really got to know each other.

For now, what Lin Xing can confirm is that his roommate is very outgoing.

He talked a lot, to the point of being outspoken.

If you really want to get along with each other, it will definitely not be difficult to get along with.

Zhang Fengyuan is already a junior, and he has been in the Long Beach branch for two years.

He is familiar with all aspects of the Long Beach campus.

He dragged Lin Xing to join the Chinese International Students Association of the Long Beach branch, and at the same time introduced Lin Xing to two Chinese international students in the dormitory next door.

One is Xue Jian, who always has a cold face. If you smile at him, he will smile at you too.

According to Zhang Fengyuan, this guy is a rare top student among Chinese international students at the Long Beach campus, and he really came here for his studies.

The other is Ge Hangcheng, the second generation from Zhejiang and Hangzhou. Like Zhang Fengyuan, he is also a chatterbox.

Both of them love to play, and each has a second-hand sports car in Midi.

In the past, they always drove Xue Jian out to have fun, and they both paid for it.

Lin Xing's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Ge Hangcheng put his arm around Lin Xing's shoulder: "In two days, why not tomorrow, let's go out together!"

Lin Xing nodded heavily: "Okay!"

Who the hell would turn down an offer to go out and have a good time?Not to mention, he didn't need to spend money.

But soon, the invitation to hang out together can only be put on hold indefinitely.

Because the 49ers' second preseason game is about to start, this game is still an away game.

They're going to make the long trek to Laramie, Wyoming, to play the University of Wyoming.

Before the game started, Lin Xing met John Bayless in Laramie.

Until then, Lin Xing knew about those disputes outside.

He turned on the TV to find out more.

Listening to the fan representative on the TV, he said in a slightly mocking tone:

"In my opinion, Lin Xing is not even worthy of giving Anfernih his shoes. He just defeated the big belly of Santa Clara University and made it look like he was in the sky.

If he really touches Anfernee, he will definitely be beaten to the ground, no, there is no need to beat him, he should be scared to death..."

Lin Xing was very angry, very angry...

Now he already understands where the rhythm comes from.

In this dispute, he is the most innocent one.

He did nothing but play a good game.

Then it was blown up by John Bayless, saying that it was comparable to pennies.

Then, the Orange County Register took the rhythm.

But as time progressed, he was already the focus of the trolls' attacks.

"Anfernee Hardaway? It's a pity that there is no University of Memphis in the preseason, otherwise..."

Lin Xing's expression was fierce and his eyes were firm, as if he was already staring at Anfernee Hardaway in death.

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(End of this chapter)