Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 633 Michael, Kobe Bryant has surpassed Michael Jordan, right!
On June 2016, 6, the seventh game of the NBA Finals started on time at the Charlotte Arena.

This is perhaps the most watched Game 7 of the NBA Finals in history. It is star-studded and tickets were hard to come by before the game started. Even the tickets with the worst seats were sold at sky-high prices.

In the Charlotte Arena, during the live camera tour before the game started, a large number of stars and celebrities from other fields came to the scene. In addition to almost all the active NBA stars and retired superstars, stars, and legends who were present, there were also a large number of celebrity audiences from other fields.

According to many viewers who watched this game on TV, it felt like all the audience members were celebrities, and it was truly a game in which no ordinary people could compete!

It seemed as if all the ordinary fans at the scene were "driven away".

In fact, this is an illusion. There are many celebrity spectators on the scene, but ordinary fans definitely make up the majority.

Of course, it is also true that many ordinary fans sold their tickets to these celebrity audiences at high prices.

After all, the ticket prices are too high.

Selling one ticket can buy season tickets for a whole season, and there are more than that with good seats.

When has the Bobcats ever had such a market? This is a treatment that only New York fans can enjoy. Now their Charlotte fans can actually enjoy it. It has to be said that it is indeed fresh for the Bobcats fans.

The reason why this game is so hyped is not only because this finals is so powerful, but also because this is the game that determines the outcome of the finals. At the same time, this game is also the farewell game for Kobe and McGrady.

Yes, this game is the retirement game of Kobe and McGrady's career.

It's easy to imagine the retirement battle between two Goat-level players.

In this world, McGrady and Kobe have extremely high status, and their popularity is even higher than their status.

The popularity of Kobe and McGrady in this time and space can be described as explosive. Both of them are very strong and play handsomely, so it is hard for their popularity not to explode.

So, how could the retirement battle between these two big players not cause a sensation?
Although they were playing away, the Bobcats showed Kobe and McGrady great courtesy and respect.

Half an hour before the game starts, Kobe and McGrady will have their own farewell speeches. At this moment, Kobe and McGrady's speeches have entered the final stage.

"In 1997, before I chose to enter the NBA, I once consulted Kobe. I asked him, if I came to the NBA, and the head coach of the team asked me to sit on the bench as a rookie, what should I do? I still remember Kobe's answer to me that year. Kobe said, TMC, you should not be so timid and delicate. You should have the mentality of a villain. If the coach really lets you sit on the bench, you should prove that you deserve every second of playing time.

In my life, I have always believed that basketball is a sport that requires physical talent. Many people around me told me so. They would never tire of telling me, TMC, you have the best talent in the NBA, you are destined to be a great player, nothing else matters, talent is the most important. For the first time, someone told me that basketball is actually a 'game of will', and now, I have proved with my 19-year professional career that basketball is a 'game of will'. When I lost my talent, Coach D still let me stand at the top of the NBA, relying on my will!

In my 19-year NBA career, I have gained a lot of things, honors, money, status, but without a doubt, the most valuable thing is that I met a group of great teammates, friends and mentors who changed my life. Yao, Kobe, Coach D, thank you for pulling me out of the quagmire when I needed help the most in my life. "

When he said this, Maddie's eyes were already filled with tears.

He was indeed quite excited right now, and there was thunderous applause at the scene.

Whether it was Kobe next to him, Yao Ming and Du Kang in front of the bench, or the audience in the stands on the sidelines, they were all applauding Maizi enthusiastically at this time.

Mai Zi has always been a controversial player in the NBA.

If McGrady had announced his retirement four years ago, there would definitely not have been such applause.

But now, it's really different.

Just like what Maizi said in his retirement speech.

“Now, I feel like I’m a human being!”

"A real grown-up!"

Yes, before Maizi met Coach D, he was really an inhuman being.

Hypocritical, vain and arrogant, even the die-hard Malt Sugar fan would often shake his head when faced with Maizi's personality.

And now, as he turned and left, all the shortcomings had been changed.

The pride remains, but no one will ever call him arrogant again.

As he left, the boos and jeers turned into thunderous applause.

"Coach D, thank you for giving me a new lease of life!"

Finally, McGrady gave his final thanks to Du Kang in front of him.

Seeing Maizi thanking Coach D so much, the applause from many Maltose fans on the sidelines became even louder.

Yes, the person McGrady should thank the most is Coach D. Without Coach D, there would be no McGrady today.

Coach D really treated Maizi like a new teacher!

"TMC just said what I wanted to say and thanked the person I wanted to thank the most."

When the microphone came to Kobe again, Kobe teased Mai Zi at first. However, although it was a joke, it could be seen that Kobe was sincere in his words.

"TMC used to think that he was stronger than me. My success was due to my luck. As soon as I entered the league, I was in the greatest team. I didn't have to wander around looking for the team that suited me best and the team that would make me successful. In the Lakers, someone would build a good team for me and a strong team for me. Jerry and Mickey were the best managers in the world. Maybe sometimes my team wasn't that good, but most of the time, my team was very good. So, as for TMC's 'envy', I always thought it should be like this. He was right."

"I have achieved a lot of success in the NBA, including championships, MVP, FMVP, the best player in the NBA, and the most successful player in the NBA. I got everything in the Lakers. I don't seem to have any regrets. I seem to be the most perfect. But that's not the case. Not only do I not think I have reached the top, I think all the fans will not think I have reached the top, because my goal has never changed."

When Kobe said this, he looked at Jordan next to Du Kang.

"Yes, I know. My goal and pursuit have never changed. Championship, MVP, FMVP, these are important, but they are not that important. They are my pursuits, but they are not my ultimate ideal. My ultimate ideal is to reach the realm that that person can reach!"

"But it's very difficult. No one told me how to be better than him. My talent is not as good as his, so I worked hard to practice my skills. When Fei'er told me that my skills were better than his, Fei'er never thought that I was better than him. I know it's not Fei'er's fault. Fei'er is a serious person. He either doesn't say anything, or he definitely won't lie. I believe in Fei'er, and I also believe in my own judgment. I really haven't reached his level, and I really haven't become a player of that level yet."

"It made me anxious because I knew that I didn't have much time left. When I won my fifth championship, I wanted to try to go one step further, but I saw that there was no uphill road ahead of me, only downhill road. That period of time was the most desperate time for me. It was at that most desperate moment that Coach D came. He appeared in front of me like the destined man of destiny."

"Coach D showed me the way. He told me how to find my basketball and how to surpass that man."

"Coach D has continued my life for me. My life, which should have ended, has been extended again. Now, I can proudly tell you and the whole world that when I turn around and leave, I can proudly say that that person is behind me, and I, Kobe Bryant, have surpassed Michael Jordan!" After Kobe finished speaking, the audience was all silent.

Although Kobe's fans at the scene wanted to applaud and cheer, this was not Los Angeles, this was Charlotte, and there were Bobcats fans all around, and Jordan was the owner of the Bobcats.

More importantly, Jordan is here at this time!
Even a fool knows that Kobe said this in front of Jordan not because he wanted his fans to admit it, but because he wanted Jordan to admit that he, Kobe Bryant, had achieved the goal he had been pursuing all his life!
Only Jordan admitted that, and that was all that mattered.

Then it was Coach D.

Apart from these two people, the recognition of others is not important.

At this moment, the whole world suddenly became silent.

James, who was in front of the TV, clenched his hands tightly.

How much he envied Kobe on TV!

Back then, when he was at his most glorious and peak, he looked down on Kobe.

This old cancer, who is despised by the whole world, plays the most thankless basketball, says the most annoying words to the media, and does the most annoying things to neutral fans. More importantly, this old guy is out of date and has no idea what the trend of the NBA is now.

This is a man destined to become a pile of dry bones in a grave.

Of course, these are not all the reasons why James hates Kobe.

James's crush on Kobe is long-standing.

The most famous one is that in the All-Star Game that year, Kobe kept feeding the ball to Mai, hoping that Mai could win the All-Star MVP. Although the regular season MVP and the Finals MVP are not easy, for Mai who is in trouble, it is good to have an All-Star MVP.

However, James brought people to disrupt the situation.

At that time, the whole world saw Kobe's strong appeal. Given James' status, everyone could have turned a blind eye to it. The All-Star MVP is not a big honor. However, James did mess things up.

It's like a replica of Kobe disrupting Jordan back then.

You could say it's tit-for-tat, but for Kobe and James, it's a manifestation of their inner contradictions.

After all, for James, he doesn't like McGrady either.

In other words, for Kobe and McGrady, they don't like James either.

Only James himself knows how hard McIlroy beat James back then.

Therefore, James and Kobe have done many things to trip up each other in the NBA.

Speaking of the All-Star Game, the photo of James glaring at Kobe is definitely the most classic.

You messed up my wheat, so why can't I mess up yours?

In a later All-Star Game, Kobe defended James throughout the entire game, preventing him from scoring. He used his actions to show the NBA how to defend a player like James alone.

Kobe's one-on-one defense against James was simply a textbook example of how to defend against James.

It made James very embarrassed.

At that time, James was at the peak of his career, and everyone was saying that he was better than Kobe and better than Joe.

In the end, he was actually beaten by an old Kobe, and it was done so badly.

This is really upsetting.

So, when the two stood together, James glared at Kobe, expressing his dissatisfaction and unwillingness to accept, which also created a famous scene in the history of NBA All-Stars.

This is also the reason why many Kobe fans have always been reluctant to acknowledge James.

From Kobe's perspective, James is indeed a wimp.

From the perspective of Kobe's fans, James is really a wimp. He can't even beat us, the geriatric player. If it were Kobe at his peak, wouldn't he still be beaten?
Well, the regular season is a different matter. After all, in the regular season, James can do pick-and-roll and travel, and there are really not many people who can beat him.

In short, Kobe and James, a pair of rivals created by the NBA back then, looked down on each other.

For James, the only person who can surpass Jordan in the NBA is himself.

A dead body like Kobe is not worthy of being the one who surpasses Jordan.

Not to mention James, in fact most people in the NBA don’t think Kobe can surpass Jordan, otherwise those media reporters wouldn’t be so crazy about James.

Isn't it because you look down on Kobe?
And now.

The Kobe who was looked down upon by them back then was now standing in front of Jordan, looking at Jordan and asking Jordan, "Have I surpassed you?"
Just as the world was silent, Barkley, Dan's good friend and the host of the retirement ceremony, silently walked up to Jordan and handed him the microphone.

"Michael, the whole world is waiting for your answer."

Jordan withdrew his gaze from the stubborn Kobe in front of him, smiled, and calmly picked up Barkley's microphone.

"Yes, Kobe Bryant has surpassed the Michael Jordan of the past!"

The silent world is boiling!
Michael Jordan said: Kobe Bryant surpassed Michael Jordan!

However, no one knew that Jordan had something else to say at this time.

"So, Michael Jordan, he's back!"

(End of this chapter)