Zhiba NBA

Chapter 133 (130 Two) Showdown

3月6日，火箭主场迎战诺维斯基和芬利缺席的残阵小牛。麦迪大显神威，22投11中得到32+10+5帮助球队21分大胜对手。

McGrady was in a good mood after the game, humming a little song when he got off the elevator.He imagined the scene of going home and taking a hot bath comfortably, and walked towards his dedicated parking space, but a black shadow flashed in front of his silver-white Ferrari, as if someone had been waiting for him.

"Jason, you scared me!" Maddie wiped off his cold sweat and said, "Why are you here? Are you waiting for me?"

"Yes, we have to talk, whether it is from a personal relationship or a work perspective." The attitude of Yuanfei this time is very tough.

"Oh, but I'm very tired today, after training tomorrow." McGrady looked indifferent.

"Okay, I'll visit your house at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. We've agreed that we'll go to training together." Yuan Fei spoke in a hidden way, and McGrady was in a daze for a while.Is it not good to talk about it, so I won't use it for training?McGrady was a little unsure. He had known him for many years, and it was the first time that this little friend took on the airs of a small boss. When he was serious, he was quite calm.

"Never mind him!" McGrady started the Ferrari, and for a moment he put his troubles behind him, and began to imagine the scene of a comfortable bath again.

***
At 8 o'clock the next day, the door of McGrady's house was knocked on time.McGrady, who just woke up, remembered the agreement in the parking lot yesterday, and he hurried to open the door.When he saw three figures outside the door, McGrady couldn't help being stunned.

"Please forgive me for inviting Mr. Hakeem Olajuwon and Mr. Wayne Hall without authorization. I hope you don't mind." Yuan Fei said to himself without any surprise.

"Both are my respected seniors and my friends. Of course you are welcome to come." McGrady said politely, but he was muttering in his heart, when did Hall have friendship with the Rockets?
"Tracey, you don't seem to be going well recently." Dameng, who is also a straightforward person, said straight to the point.

Just as McGrady was about to answer, Hall interrupted: "Tracey, you haven't had breakfast yet, have you?"

"Yes, I was too tired from the game yesterday, so I woke up a little late." McGrady was a little embarrassed.

"Your diet is irregular, how can you maintain your body function?" Hall was jumping with anger, "I made such a thorough training plan for you, strictly set the nutritional intake, and even calculated the ratio of protein and carbohydrates for you. As a result, you can't even eat on time! Do you have the self-consciousness as a professional athlete?"

McGrady lowered her head embarrassingly and did not speak.Olajuwon and Yuanfei looked at each other, and they also felt very embarrassed.

It was Dameng who was thick-skinned as an old senior, and he broke the deadlock. "Tracey, I'm a retired employee and have nothing to do with the Rockets. I just stopped by as an old friend to visit. Let's sit down and chat."

Only then did Maddy's expression soften a little. He invited the three guests to sit down, and his fiancée Clarenda brought some refreshments. "I'm just pregnant and need more bed rest, so I won't chat with you distinguished guests." She explained.

"Oh? This is a happy event. Has Tracy named the child?" Yuan Fei and his two dynasties have lived together for almost 40 years, but they haven't had any children yet, and they like children very much.

"We already have a daughter. I hope it will be a boy this time. If it is a boy, it will be called Simon." Maddie said with a smile, and a sincere smile finally appeared on his face when talking about the child.

"If he also likes sports, I hope he can grow into a great star like his father in the future and win the championship for our Rockets!" Yuan Fei sent his good wishes and cleverly changed the topic to the team.

"I know why you are here, Hakim, Jason, Wayne. During this period of time, my performance was very unstable. Although my performance is not particularly bad, I am also very worried." McGrady seemed to be very distressed as he thought about it.

"Tracey, what everyone thinks of you is not that you are in a bad state for a while, but that you are afraid that you will fall due to lack of self-discipline. I hope you will become the next Larry Bird, but are you going to become the next Sean Kemp?" Olajuwon said.

(Sean Kemp, nicknamed Rain Man, was a famous star in the 90s. He was selected to the All-Star team for 5 consecutive years and teamed up with Payton to bring the Supersonics to the finals, but lost to the Bulls after 6 games. He was addicted to drugs, just stepped off the peak at the age of 30, and was forced to rehabilitate and banned many times. Kemp is a representative of talented players who fell due to lack of self-discipline in NBA history)

"Hakeem, you don't know my physical condition. Even Hall only knows part of it. My body is much worse than you imagined." McGrady finally decided to tell the three of them frankly: "When I first entered the league, a doctor gave me a diagnosis. He thought that my career was only 5-6 years because I had congenital scoliosis. Only surgery can cure it.

"Ah?" The three of them were shocked, this is not a small problem.

"At that time, I made up my mind not to succumb to fate. I want to become a superstar and win a championship. Now it is the eighth season of my career. I won the MVP and the championship. Even if my career ends today, it can be called complete." McGrady said with emotion: "Maybe because of this, I have relaxed some requirements on myself, but it is more fear. I am afraid of unknown injuries and my back problems, so I am more and more afraid of training and competition. Because I don’t know One day I'm going to go down, and this time I'll never be able to get back on the court."

"This is a vicious cycle!" Hall interrupted loudly: "Have you forgotten where your confidence on the court comes from? You have lifted more weight plates in the weight room, and you have confidence! You have hit more balls on the training ground, and you have confidence! Your spine has problems, so you need to use thick muscles to wrap it! You don't work hard, can you have these muscles?"

"Maybe you're right." Maddie lowered his head again and fell into deep thought.

"Tracey, there is one more thing I need to explain to you." Yuan Fei played the final hole card at this time, "Your drinking buddy Mark, according to our internal investigation, he was employed by the Lakers through unofficial means. We speculate that he was entrusted by someone to induce you to degenerate, just to destroy your healthy routine."

"Huh?" It was Maddy's turn to be surprised this time. "I really didn't expect that I was so stupid!"

"The Lakers actually did such an insane thing!" Olajuwon was also angry, "Can you deal with it through the official channels of the league."

"Hakim, although his methods are disgraceful, there is no violation of the rules. After all, Tracy is an adult and has not been coerced." Yuan Fei looked helpless, and he turned to McGrady and said: "As the team management, we have no right to interfere with your personal relationship, so I just give you some advice as a friend, and I hope you and Mark will break off."

"I will seriously consider it."

Dameng secretly sighed, McGrady's character is weak and procrastinating, even at this time, he still can't cut the mess quickly.He said: "As a senior and a friend, I hope you can cheer up, first resume regular training and work and rest, and then slowly adjust your state."

"I will work hard!" McGrady finally expressed his determination.

Yuan Fei was a little relieved, but still had some concerns.He can only hope that this conversation will do something to make McGrady rein in the precipice and save his own career.

　Congratulations to Yi Jianlian for signing with the Lakers! The NBA once again has us Chinese!
　　This part of the plot is introduced here. Regarding McGrady's black history, most of the content has source evidence, and it is not something I created out of nothing.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)