I just play ball

Chapter 252 The Strongest Lakers

The video shows that Kobe's comeback time is December [-]th, which is the game when the Lakers face the Trail Blazers. Li Yue was told by Kobe before that he will come back against the Raptors. It seems that the temporary decision has been made earlier.

Li Yue immediately reposted: Welcome the hero back, we will defeat all opponents together and defend the championship.

Kobe replied almost in seconds: I was in a great mood last night's game, and I couldn't help but want to play with everyone.

Li Yue was not surprised. In fact, Kobe’s injury was completely healed in mid-October. He started to participate in the team’s 10V11 joint training on November 20. The feedback was good. The original decision to come back against the Raptors was just an auspicious statement .

Therefore, the management also announced that it would renew Kobe's contract in advance. The contract will last for two years and the total value will be 4850 million US dollars.

Kupchak responded to the outside world, saying that the salary cap of the league is about to rise sharply, and he is not worried about the impact of Kobe's contract on reinforcements. The key is that Li Yue can use the bird rights to operate above the salary cap limit. He can play in all positions, and even the rookie center Gobert is growing rapidly. If it is not an accident, there is no need for reinforcements at all.

Some fans asked through comments on Kobe's Twitter: How far has your injury recovered?
Kobe replied: My athletic ability has improved a lot last week. Really, I don't feel any restrictions.However, the explosive power is not enough, and it is not yet possible to jump out of the arena directly from the court (smiling face expression).

Lakers celebrities such as Magician and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, former Lakers players such as Vujacic and Lamar Odom, super fans of the Lakers such as Nicholson and Denzel Washington, active players such as LeBron and Durant, all retweeted Kobe’s tweets to express their congratulations .

TNT’s official tweet wrote: I will cancel the live broadcast of the Clippers game originally scheduled on the 6th, and change it to a live broadcast of the Lakers vs. Trail Blazers game. I hope all viewers will tell each other that Shaq will lead the team to the Staples Center. commentary.

Time Warner's official Twitter wrote: Welcome to the return of the King of Los Angeles. On the night of the 6th, we will add an additional live broadcast of the Lakers' home game against the Trail Blazers.

ESPN's official Twitter wrote: Kobe once expressed his opinion on the 25th ranking, let us see what kind of performance he will play, and what improvement can he bring to the Lakers on both offensive and defensive ends. What do you think?
Reporter Ramona Sheppone wrote on Twitter: According to people familiar with the matter, Kobe hopes to win the championship again, so as to surpass Michael Jordan and become the strongest shooting guard in NBA history. It is also the 'last chapter', which may be the will of God somewhere.

Commentator Bill Simmons tweeted: I haven't talked about anything or people related to the Lakers for a long time, but as a loyal Kobe fan, I just want to know, how does the Lakers divide the ball?

Regarding Bill Simmons' question, many netizens were also curious and expressed their views one after another.

Some people think that Kobe should officially give way to Li Yue. After all, Li Yue has proved his personal ability 360 degrees from beginning to end. With Li Yue in charge, Kobe and Iguodala are the most beneficial choices for the Lakers.

Some people think that Nash should be in charge, and Kobe, Li Yue, and Iguodala are mainly off the ball, completing the long regular season with the lowest consumption, avoiding injuries, and laying a solid foundation for the playoffs.

Some people think that Kobe should be transformed into a sixth man, because he has just recovered from a major injury, and his age has reached 35 years old when many NBA players have retired. His personal offensive and defensive ability will inevitably decline significantly.

All kinds of opinions are flying in swarms like summer locusts, making a lot of noise.

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On the morning of the [-]th, continue to rest the Lakers to hold a team practice and open to all media.

After a simple shooting warm-up, Li Yue began to conduct 2V2 fast break training with Kobe. All the cameras of the present media were aimed at Kobe, as if they wanted to know how many fine hairs Kobe had on his body, completely ignoring Li Yue.

The 2V2K fast-break training ended soon. Kobe began to conduct pick-and-roll training with Jordan Hill. Iguodala and Gobert played defensive roles.

The final training in the morning is the highlight of the 5V5 full-court confrontation, and the simulated actual combat lasts for 30 minutes.

All Lakers players are divided into blue and white teams. The blue team is the five regular starters led by Li Yue. The white team is the second team led by Kobe, including Nash and Blake. The strong team is very comparable to the first round of the playoffs. Kobe fell down repeatedly without dodging, and the eyes of the reporters on the scene were wide-eyed.

In the end, the blue team won by 15 points. Kobe scored 56 of the white team's 32 points, and his shooting percentage was as high as 51.6%. Except for a little sweating, there was no other problem such as lack of physical strength.

At the end of the training, many reporters flocked to Kobe, forming two circles inside and outside.

For all kinds of tricky questions from the reporters, Kobe easily resolved them in a joke. When talking about the distribution of ball rights, he bluntly said that everything was in accordance with the coach's arrangement, and said that he would do his best to help Li Yue win the regular season MVP.

Unsatisfied reporters surrounded D'Antoni again, asking how to arrange Kobe's role in the team, asking how to arrange Kobe's playing time, and asking whether he was worried about the distribution of ball rights disrupting the team's current rhythm.

"I'm not worried about the distribution of the ball at all. We have Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Andre Iguodala and Li Yue. They are four of the best basketball players on the planet. I am more concerned about whether the fruit after lunch today is apples or peaches, and who will receive the box lunch in the next episode of "Game of Thrones."

Li Yue was interviewed next to him, and couldn't help laughing when he heard what D'Antoni said. The reporter immediately asked what he was laughing at.

"We practiced the dynamic offensive system in the off-season to deal with this situation. Everyone in our team can initiate an offense. There is no need to stipulate who should end it. The only criterion is as long as we can win."

After getting an answer that didn’t meet expectations, the reporters left angrily. Relevant reports soon appeared on the Twitter, INS, and Facebook accounts of major media. .

After training in the afternoon, the team's medical team checked Nash and Blake. Garivetti confirmed that the two were basically recovered, and signed a document to allow the two to play in the next game against the Trail Blazers. The whole team cheered and celebrated.

This is the first time that all members of the Lakers have been healthy in the new season. The official Twitter immediately announced the news. Some fans commented: Other teams in the league are about to face the strongest Lakers since 2004. Tremble!
(End of this chapter)