I really play basketball

Chapter 72 Training Day

In his previous life, Lin Xing didn't know much about Hollywood.

He is most familiar with the widow sister, because in the future there will be a handsome NBA star who wants to drink the widow sister's bath water.

But in 1993, the widowed sister was still a little girl less than ten years old.

Although at this time, she had already appeared in a certain stage play.

But Lin Xing's commercial, no matter what, couldn't be for a little girl under ten years old.

Apart from the widow, Lin Xing knew only a handful of Hollywood female stars.

Each one is a future Hollywood top star.

Therefore, Lin Xing never thought that the heroine of his commercial would be her.

"Hello, basketball supernova, let me introduce myself, Angelina Jolie..."

When Lin Xing saw her, she had a lady's cigarette dangling from her big mouth, puffing.

So much so that director Matt Goldman yelled out a little embarrassingly: "Angie, be respectful and throw away the cigarette in your hand."

"Well, Uncle Goldman, I'll listen to you."

So, Julie threw away the cigarette in her hand, stretched out her slender right hand, and handed it to Lin Xing.

At this moment, although Lin Xing really wanted to frown, he really wanted to say:
Well, director Matt Goldman, I finally understand why you must put a female lead in my commercial.

But after thinking about it, this is Angelina Jolie, the future Hollywood superstar.

At the age of 18, she starred in Lin Xing's Nike commercial. Lin Xing didn't know who was at a disadvantage, he only knew that he was not at a disadvantage.

So, pretending not to care at all, he squeezed Julie's hand and shook it.

Then he said: "It's okay, you can continue to smoke, I don't care."

In the end, Julie refused in a low voice: "No, I don't want to anger Uncle Goldman."

"It sounds like you are familiar with this director?"

So, the topic started.

"Yes, he is my father's friend, or to be more precise, he is fawning on my father."

"I see……"

"But I respect him a lot, because he really helped me a lot. He knew that I was in financial difficulty, so he helped me find a lot of jobs."

It's not just that I found a lot of jobs. It's obvious that I have to create jobs even if I don't have a job.

Lin Xing shook his head secretly, not exposing this point.

but--

"Your financial difficulties? No way, what about your father who was flattered by Director Goldman?"

"He? He divorced my mother when I was very young. He didn't care about me at all, and neither did my mother. "

Julie's expression became very lonely, Lin Xing frowned: "Why don't they ignore you?"

Perhaps Lin Xing's friendliness at the beginning played a role. Julie did not avoid Lin Xing's question, shaking her head:
"My dad is a scumbag, my mother...she thinks I look like my dad, so..."

"This is too outrageous. How could your mother ignore you just because you look like your father?"

Lin Xing looked very angry, but in fact he was very angry.

He knew that there were too many parents like this in America.

"Don't talk about these unhappy topics. I know that today's commercial did not have a heroine at the beginning. Uncle Goldman forced one in. You didn't object. Thank you very much."

"No, you don't have to thank me. Anyway, it's no loss for me to arrange an extra heroine, right?"

"There is indeed no loss, not only no loss, if you need it, I don't mind adding a kiss scene to the film."

Kiss scene?Lin Xing hesitated, shook his head and refused.

It's not that he doesn't want to, but today, by coincidence, Lin's father and Lin's mother knew that he was going back to Los Angeles, and they all followed behind.

Kiss a white girl in front of her parents?
The problem is definitely not a problem, but Lin Xing has a thin skin and can't do it.

The communication between the two soon came to an abrupt end because of the shooting of the commercial.

As Nike said, the shooting of the entire commercial is very simple, and it is a very simple plot from beginning to end.

Angelina Jolie spotted a shiny ring on the top of the backboard and tried to reach it, but the backboard was too high for her to reach.

Just when she was extremely anxious, Lin Xing appeared.

With a vigorous leap, he slapped the ring off.

After landing, Lin Xing picked up the ring with a slight smile, knelt down on one knee, and handed it to Julie.

Julie took the ring, showed a bright smile, and looked at Lin Xing.

End……

Why is it simple? The most difficult part of the whole film is the part where Lin Xing slaps the ring with a slap.

As a result, he passed by!

In addition to the lens to be shot, it could not be simpler.

As a result, it took only half a day to shoot the commercial film that was supposed to be a whole day.

When it was over, Julie still couldn't believe it.

"It's over? No way? It only took half a day? Well, I have to admit that we can finish filming so quickly, you have a lot of credit, Si Da."

Listening to Julie's praise, Lin Xing frowned: "Are you saying, am I fast?"

"What else? The shot of jumping high to take off the ring was so difficult, you just passed it... Thanks to you, I was able to finish this job so quickly."

It seemed that Julie didn't understand Lin Xing's joke.

Seeing this, Lin Xing didn't forcefully go deeper, but just shrugged: "Okay, no thanks."

"I didn't thank you..."

Julie made an embarrassing expression, and Lin Xing saw that it was a joke, so he spread his hands.

Then, Julie laughed: "Haha, well, thank you anyway, without you, I wouldn't be able to get such an easy job."

This time, Lin Xing didn't say no thanks, his face was a little serious.

But Julie continued to smile: "Haha, you are really not funny, but it is very interesting, maybe because you are different from my other friends, you are too serious."

Lin Xing smiled helplessly and shook his head. He didn't know the future Julie.

But now Julie is a little naive and a little bad.

She was naive because, after such a short morning together, Julie considered him a friend.

The reason for saying she is bad is that Lin Xing probably knows a little about Julie's growth trajectory. Before the age of 30, Julie was a typical problem girl.

And, Lin Xing looked at a small tattoo on Julie's shoulder.

It can't really be: I smoke, I have tattoos, am I really a good girl?
However, judging from the process of getting along, Julie's character is not bad.

After the filming was over, the two exchanged contact information and left separately.

Is it easy to have an affair with a good commercial shooting or commercial event?
He thought of the encounter between Ronaldo and Elena, the encounter between Pique and Shakira, and the encounter between Wayne and Sharapova.

How come to him, everything is different?
Gan!
……

Leaving Los Angeles and returning to Oakland, Lin Xing continued to work hard on his shooting.

Then, the Nike ad came out.

Although Lin Xing has performed on the backboard in Orlando, Oakland, and Los Angeles.

But the fact that he could touch the top of the backboard didn't leak.

The reason for not leaking out is also very simple——

The staff of the three managements of the Magic, Warriors and Lakers are all excellent.

They all knew that if this matter got out, Lin Xing would be even more sought after.

In order to avoid more competitors, they issued a gag order at that time.

As for Nike, since they made up their mind to sign Lin Xing with a record price, they have a complete plan, namely——

Conceal the fact that Lin Xing can touch the top of the backboard until the release of the first commercial.

They wanted to use the first commercial to make a big splash and stir up the matter. For this reason, they made careful planning.

Sure enough, as soon as the commercial was released, it immediately detonated the basketball world.

"He really touched the top of the backboard?"

"No way, it should be edited, right?"

"Touching the top of the backboard is a legendary achievement, something that even Dominique Wilkins failed to accomplish, Stalin? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"..."

"I checked his physical measurement data at the Chicago United Training Camp, and his standing height plus run-up bounce is not 395cm at all, although it is only 3cm away, but there is nothing!

So, I am sure and sure, this commercial is edited! "

On NBC, Henry Abbott is serious.

But in the next second, the director of the TV station sold him directly.

The camera cut directly to another live broadcast site, hosted by Marv Albert, and after a brief opening speech, Lin Xing was invited.

In front of countless cameras, Lin Xing, wearing Nike sneakers, jumped up, bang!
In front of everyone, he touched the height of the top of the backboard.

Not only that, the staff of the TV station made some measurements and found——

"He jumped a full 396cm!"

Why is it higher?Because Lin Xing has grown taller during this period, his height with shoes has exceeded 2 meters.

In the studio, Henry Abbott shook his head palely: "No, it's impossible, absolutely impossible!"

But this is live, and the facts are out there.

Even Marv Albert is still emphasizing: "Stalin told me that the reason why he didn't jump to 395cm in the Chicago United training camp is because he hid his strength on the one hand, and on the other hand, he has grown taller during this time."

"Considering he is not yet 18 years old, he will continue to grow taller and he can jump to higher heights."

"This is terrible, the NBA is about to usher in the strongest flying man in history!"

Finally, the microphone was passed to Lin Xing, who just said: "Do you know why I can jump so high? Because I wear Nike!"

Although he complained secretly in his heart, it wasn't because of Nike, he could jump so high because he was hooked!

But in order to make money, not shabby.

……

In this way, the fact that Lin Xing touched the top of the backboard was completely confirmed.

The whole country is talking about it, including some current NBA stars.

Some people have various emotions, such as the shark who almost became Lin Xing's teammate:

"I actually witnessed Star touch the top of the backboard with my own eyes, but I can't say it before the draft. Now the only thing I regret is that I didn't persuade John to take him..."

Someone launched a challenge, and Harold Miner, the slam dunk king of the 93 slam dunk contest, said:

"I accept his challenge and hope he can participate in the '94 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest."

Someone gave Lin Xing sincere advice. Dominique Wilkins, who has suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury, said:

"Obviously, he can dunk very well, but I suggest that he reduce the number of dunks, and don't dunk if he can, because dunking is too harmful to the body, and I don't want him to be like me."

Others boasted, like Charles Barkley:

"Touch the top of the backboard? Listen, I can do that too. What, you want me to act now? Come on, the time I could touch the top of the backboard was when I weighed 200 pounds, so I can't do it now."

But what happened next was beyond everyone's expectations, including Lin Xing——

"This is Florida. My name is Vince Carter. I'm a forward at Mainland High School. Like Stella, I can touch the top of the backboard."

In a short video released by Florida Intercontinental TV, this man named Vince Carter jumped up with his feet off the ground at an astonishing height, his arms stretched out, and his fingertips already touched the top edge of the backboard.

At the end of the video, another young figure jumped up. Although the jump was high, it was still a long way from the top of the backboard.

So, he was ignored directly.

"Fuck!"

"This guy can jump much higher than Stuart!"

"Nonsense, he is not as tall as Si Da. If he wants to touch the top edge of the backboard, shouldn't he jump higher?"

"There are talented people in the country!"

"I want to see him enter the NBA right now, and compete with Starbucks!"

"..."

Lin Xing was also stunned, Carter?
That's right, it's Carter!
but……

Can Carter touch the top edge of the backboard?Then why did he become a half-human and half-god later, and failed to touch it after several attempts?
In fact, Carter, who later became a demigod, did not touch it again.

But he said that he touched it when he was young.

The reason why he couldn't touch it later was because he needed to gain weight after entering the NBA. Once he gained weight, he couldn't jump so high.

So, in this life, under the stimulation of Lin Xing, the young Carter stood up and proved that he in the future did not brag.

Lin Xing was on fire, and so was Carter.

Although there is still some distance from the slam dunk contest in the first half of next year, fans are already looking forward to Lin Xing's slam dunk performance.

And, according to gossip, the league intends to invite Carter to appear in the dunk contest as a guest.

Another gossip is that after some NBA practitioners came to his door, Carter expressed his intention to skip college and directly participate in the NBA draft.

Lin Xing felt the strength of his little butterfly flapping its wings, and the world line was changing drastically.

……

The greatly changed world line has not yet been verified. Lin Xing's new season, coupled with the heated discussion about him touching the top of the backboard, is getting closer and closer.

On September 9, he returned to Los Angeles for his 11th birthday, and he came of age.

At the same time, he met another batch of domestic visitors in Los Angeles.

Su Qun led the way, and behind him were two or three leaders of the Basketball Association, as well as Gong Luming, the assistant coach of the men's basketball team, to form a working group of the Basketball Association.

The purpose of their visit was to verify the authenticity of Su Qun's report, and they were very urgent.

Although the domestic players are still unable to communicate with each other, they also know that the highest level of basketball is in the United States after the Dream Team swept Barcelona.

At this time, Su Qun's report told China that there was a flower planter in the United States who was selected as the No. [-] pick in the NBA. How could the Basketball Association have no idea?
You know, in the 92 Barcelona Olympics, Christian Laettner was a member of the dream team.

But in the NBA draft, not only was he not the No. [-] pick, he didn't even make the top two.

It is conceivable how high the gold content of this champion is.

The second is, if what Su Qun said is true, they will have one more task-convincing Lin Xing to join the men's basketball team.

At this time, the Basketball Association didn't know that Lin Xing had actually given up his American nationality. They subconsciously believed that Lin Xing now holds dual citizenships.

You can join the United States, or you can join a flower grower.

Therefore, they did not have a high profile, but really lowered their profile, and were going to persuade Lin Xing to join the flower planter.

The timing of their arrival was too coincidental, just when Lin Xing, who was hotly discussed in North America, touched the top of the backboard.

Director Gong, who was also an athlete when he was young, knows how difficult it is to touch the top of the backboard.

Combining various reports from the United States, the working group quickly confirmed Lin Xing's identity and strength.

Then, they made an invitation tentatively.

Lin Xing agreed without thinking about it.

Why did he solve the issue of nationality early?Isn't it because you are afraid that you will not be able to join the men's basketball team because of your nationality?
Now that the Basketball Association has come to invite him sincerely, if he doesn't agree, he won't talk about the question of whether he will give face or not, the key is that it is unnecessary.

In this way, Su Qunju coordinated, and after some negotiation, it was confirmed——

Lin Xing will not be able to catch up with this year's Asian Championships. Lin Xing must participate in next year's World Championships.

……

As soon as the Basketball Association left, the Warriors' preseason training began.

Lin Xing returned to the Bay Area, drove his car, and reported to the training hall.

On the first day of training camp, he finally met all his teammates.

This summer, the operation of the Warriors is very different from the original history.

The reason, of course, was the appearance of Lin Xing, which changed everything.

The core trio of Tim Hardaway, Chris Mullin and Latrell Sprewell was unchanged from last season.

Power forward/center Tyrone Hill, who was supposed to leave the Warriors this summer, stayed because Lin Xing came instead of Webber, and Billy Owens also left.

There is a shortage of people inside, and Tyrone Hill, who has excellent rebound protection ability, must stay.

Lithuanian guard Sarunas Matthew Leonis, who averaged 17.4 points per game last season and suffered repeated injuries, was sent away.

Old Nelson and Popovich, who had just gone to the Spurs, PYed a bit, added a second round, and got veteran Dell Ellis.

A swingman who made 40.1% of his three-pointers last season and averaged 1.5 three-pointers per game.

Coupled with the free agency signing of Steve Kerr, the Warriors are already full of three-point shooters.

Old Nelson's thoughts are clearly revealed.

"There are a bunch of three-point shooters on the outside. Old Nelson got my instruction manual!"

Lin Xing looked happy. At least, the management and coaching staff of the Warriors were much smarter than the management and coaching staff of the Cavaliers later.

From the very beginning, they understood that Lin Xing's style of play needs a three-point shooter to open up space.

The only thing missing is-

Nelson Sr. couldn't find a center or power forward who could shoot [-]s.

At this time, Lin Xing missed Chris Tavor from the Long Beach campus very much.

"Although Xiaota is a little soft, but the center has three points and it is very fragrant."

Where is the center's three-point incense?Xiang's four teammates on the offensive end can be arranged in four corners, completely emptying the penalty area.

As long as Lin Xing rushes in, his mediocre pass can play the role of point guard.

Standing on the sidelines, looking at his new teammates, Lin Xing's gaze was slightly lost.

Snapped!
"What are you thinking, Star!"

Lin Xing was interrupted, he turned his head and saw Xiao Chong.

"Wow, Tim, where have you been this summer?"

This summer, Lin Xing hadn't seen Xiao Chong much, which reminded him of last summer, Xiao Chong never left Auckland.

"Where else can I go, I went back to my hometown."

Xiao Chong is a native of Chicago. Like most black players, he has a family that is not going well.

His father is a famous figure in the streetball world, but he is also an alcoholic. He often abuses his wife and children after being drunk.

Therefore, the relationship between Xiao Chong and his father is not very good.

But no matter how bad it was, it was still his father.

He didn't have to go back last summer because there was nothing he needed to do in his hometown.

This summer is different, his father caused trouble, he can only go back to help deal with it.

When Lin Xing asked about this topic, he shook his head and replied, and then changed the topic.

"Well, seeing me, are you excited to join the Warriors now?"

"Of course, Tim, I've already thought of a picture of us creating a new era together in the future, but..."

"But what?"

"But there is one thing I think we need to agree on in advance."

"what?"

"Am I the point guard, or are you the point guard?"

"Of course it's me!"

"Look, isn't this the point of disagreement?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm only 1 meters on a horse, I don't play point guard, should I play as a substitute?"

"183? Do you have 183?"

Lin Xing looked Xiao Chong up and down, and Xiao Chong blushed: "I said yes, don't talk nonsense, the point guard can only be me!"

"Okay, you're the point guard, but the other thing, you have to compromise."

"Ball rights?"

"That's right!"

"I think we can balance it out, of course, I know you're terrible off the ball, so most of the time, the ball will be yours, but I can't have the ball at all..."

Tim Hardaway bargained, but Lin Xing nodded very simply.

"Ok, that's it."

He knew that it was impossible for Xiao Chong not to hold the ball at all.

What he has to do is to make Xiao Chong his Owen.

Most of the time, he mainly plays without the ball, and a small part of the time plays singles with the ball.

The combination of him and Xiaochong can be regarded as another Jenou combination.

Lin Xing agreed, and Xiao Chong had no objections.

At this time, Chris Mullin arrived.

Since the 85-86 season, the No. 7 rookie of the year has been playing for the Warriors for 8 seasons.

He is the true representative of the Warriors, the true leader.

As soon as he arrived at the training ground, he approached Lin Xing.

"Hi, Sta, I heard about your shocking things, welcome you to join the Warriors!"

Mullin is very friendly. He started playing off the ball very early, and his main scoring method is off the ball and cutting.

Therefore, he knew that he and Lin Xing had no conflict at all, and even the addition of Lin Xing might help him bring more shooting opportunities.

After all, from the perspective of the summer league, Lin Xing's impact is too terrifying.

Old Nelson soon showed up, assembled the team, and found out—

"Where's Latril? Why hasn't he arrived yet!"

On the first day of the training camp, the madman was late.

The problem player has put the problem directly in front of everyone.

Lin Xing knew: I am afraid that the most important thing he needs to solve when he joins the Warriors is the madman.

Soon, when the team was preparing for the pre-season physical examination, the madman was late.

Naturally, he was severely reprimanded by the old Nelson. The future madman choked PJ Carlesimo for being late and other problems, but when facing the old Nelson, he didn't dare to do it.

On the one hand, it is because of the prestige of old Nelson, on the other hand, look at the Warriors' coaching staff——

Bob Lanier, Sydney Moncrieff, Brian Winters, Quinn Buckner…

One counts as one, all retired stars, seven 80s NBA ruthless people.

If the madman really dared to attack Old Nelson, these assistant coaches could tear him apart without anyone else.

Lin Xing didn't have a face-to-face meeting with the madman. He went directly to the physical examination under the arrangement of Sydney Moncrieff.

In the physical test again, Lin Xing's biggest change is that his barefoot height has further risen to 203.5cm, and his height is 206cm with shoes, and his arm span is 228cm.

Because of his longer wingspan, his bench press dives dropped from 13 times in the draft to 10 times.

Other than that, there was no change in bounce, speed or anything else.

The first day of the training camp is also a media day, so after the physical test, there will be interviews with reporters.

Lin Xing sat in front of Connor Letourle, a reporter from the San Francisco Chronicle. He didn't know that the reporter in front of him had dealt with him before.

However, the first question Le Tourle asked made Lin Xing bleed——

"Stat, have you figured out where your statue will be built?"

　The second update of 6.6k, today the total is 10.8k, 8k is removed, and 2k is added.

　　In addition, one more thing, Julie is not a heroine, so don't complain if you think this person is unpleasant!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)