basketball boulder

Chapter 434

The game continues.

For the Grizzlies, Li Lei and Zhu Fangyu were expelled.

For the Lakers, Fisher was expelled, Garnett left the game due to injury, and Kobe led the team.

According to most people's guesses, the Lakers will win.

But in fact, the Grizzlies gradually gained the upper hand.

Jones Sr. played the role of boss of the locker room.

"Guys, Stone is gone. What he hopes most is that we can kill the Lakers. The game is still in the lead, and we won the fight. Don't embarrass Stone! Follow me, Get rid of the Lakers!"

And Grant Hill played the role of the court boss.

He used to be the boss of the Pistons, and he does not lack leadership qualities.

Li Lei was not there, Gasol was soft, and Hill naturally stood up.

More importantly, without Garnett, Gasol rose up in an instant and directly beat Radmanovic.

For the Grizzlies, Gasol, Hill, Gay, Lowry, Warrick, Milicic, and Tyronn Lue can all play.

As for the Lakers, Kobe is amazing.

But after Garnett left the game, a major problem for the Lakers was exposed.

Kobe and Garnett occupy most of the Lakers' salary space, so the Lakers' role players are not outstanding.

Coupled with Fisher's expulsion, the Lakers' role players are even worse.

They can't give Kobe more help at all.

The next half was Kobe playing the Grizzlies all by himself.

In the end, 91:86.

The Grizzlies defeated the Lakers without Li Lei and won [-] consecutive victories.

And the Lakers lost first the fight, then the game, and simply got nothing.

Of course, when Li Lei and Garnett left the field together, no one cared about winning or losing the game.

A large number of reporters drove to the Staples Center, ready to interview Li Lei and Garnett.

What they were most concerned about was why Li Lei suddenly went crazy and beat Garnett violently.

Los Angeles is not peaceful, and New York is naturally not going to be better.

Li Lei had just entered the locker room when the phone rang.

Caller ID: David Stern.

Zhu Fangyu sneaked over to take a look, suddenly feeling a little guilty.

This is the president of the NBA!
And Stern is not an ordinary president, but the most successful president in NBA history.

Normally, the president serves the owners of 30 teams.

However, Stern's ability is too strong, and he turns his attention to customers. Instead, many bosses respect him and listen to him.

It can be said that Stern is the dictator of the NBA in this era.

Thinking of Stern, Zhu Fangyu couldn't help thinking of Artest.

In the 03-04 season, Artest was elected as the All-Star and became the best defensive player. He was selected by many media as the best small forward of the year. He is obviously a rising superstar.

But because of the Palace of Auburn Hills incident, he plummeted and wandered around the league, almost without the ball to play.

Even Artest is in such a miserable situation, and he must be even more miserable as a marginal person.

Zhu Fangyu, who was still killing the Quartet on the field just now, was a little uneasy.

"Scared?"

Li Lei noticed Zhu Fangyu's expression and asked.

Zhu Fangyu felt ashamed and said stiffly, "Aren't you afraid?"

Li Lei smiled and connected the phone.

"Stone, you are too impulsive tonight! You shouldn't do this, you will ruin the fans you have built up with great difficulty, and you will also destroy the painstaking efforts the league has spent on you..."

As soon as the phone was connected, Stern's questioning rushed to his face, which shocked Zhu Fangyu.

However, Li Lei took the phone away indifferently, and dug his ears in boredom until the other end of the phone became quiet.

Li Lei took the phone closer again, and said bluntly, "David, I'm willing to listen to you. But tonight, if you give me a hundred chances, I'll beat him up! No matter what the consequences are, I am willing to bear it!"

Zhu Fangyu: "..."

How dare Li Lei talk to Stern like that?Zhu Fangyu couldn't believe it.

He could have predicted Stern's next storm.

On the other end of the phone, there was silence, and Zhu Fangyu could almost hear Stern breathing.

silence!

This is the calm before the storm!

Zhu Fangyu's heart was beating wildly, almost jumping out of her throat.

After an unknown amount of time, Stern finally spoke, but instead of being violent as imagined, he was very calm and gentle.

"What did he do?"

Stern asked softly.

"He insulted my girlfriend!"

Li Lei said.

There was another silence, and Stern replied, "I see."

Afterwards, Stern hung up the phone first.

Zhu Fangyu was a little stunned. Li Lei dared to talk to Stern like this, and it was just after the incident.

But soon, Zhu Fangyu, who was not stupid in the first place, figured it out.

Li Lei is not Zhu Fangyu, he is a superstar with a huge Chinese market behind him, and he can make a lot of money for Stern.

Stern will naturally protect him.

More importantly, although the scale of this fight was not small, it did not involve fans, that is to say, it did not touch Stern's bottom line, which was completely different from the Auburn Hills Palace incident that year.

After thinking this through, Zhu Fangyu heaved a sigh of relief, licked her face and said, "Boss, you have to protect me, I haven't played yet, and I don't want to leave the NBA."

Li Lei smiled: "Don't worry, I have a bite to eat..."

Zhu Fangyu learned to rush to answer, and said loudly: "Is it just me for a sip of soup?"

Li Lei showed a smirk: "No! You have a bowl brush!"

Zhu Fangyu: "..."

i fuck...

But that's okay, it means Li Lei will protect him.

Zhu Fangyu was very happy, and said aggressively: "Boss, can you tell Rick to give me more playing time, I think I can enter the regular rotation now."

Li Lei looked at Zhu Fangyu: "You, although you are ugly, but..."

"but what?"

Zhu Fangyu asked.

"What a beautiful idea!"

Li Lei said, but seeing that Zhu Fangyu was a little disappointed, he added: "Do you know the gap between you, Guy and Lowry?"

Zhu Fangyu shook her head, waiting for Li Lei's answer.

Li Lei said, "Guy can play! Lowry can play! You can fight too!"

Zhu Fangyu: "..."

He was speechless.

But this also shows that Li Lei beat Garnett violently and let out the anger in his heart.

Seeing that Zhu Fangyu was going to blow up, Li Lei was really serious this time: "Don't worry, Eddie's condition is getting worse and worse, and his playing time will be less and less, and Hill's playing time also needs to be controlled. I can't think about it for long , Rick will give you a chance, but you have to grab it yourself!"

"rest assured!"

Zhu Fangyu patted her chest: "I'm the number one, uh, the second shooter in China."

Without Li Lei, Zhu Fangyu would be the most trustworthy shooter in this era in China.

……

Not long after, the game was over.

The Grizzlies beat the Lakers.

Li Lei took two bottles of sports drinks and waited at the door of the locker room.

Wait until the main force returns.

Li Lei first gave Old Jones a bottle: "Old man, you have worked hard. Your mouth is as effective as ever. After retiring, you will not worry about losing your job."

Another bottle of water, Li Lei gave Hill: "Grant, you have worked hard. Pay attention to rest and protect yourself!"

Of course, only two veterans can enjoy Li Lei's services.

Others just give high fives and hugs.

But Li Lei remembered in his heart who was protecting him the most in tonight's conflict.

Milicic, Zhu Fangyu, Lowry, Warrick, Jones Sr., Van Gundy Jr.!
Seeing Li Lei's appearance, Carlisle also heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that Li Lei had calmed down.

Carlisle: "Tonight's press conference..."

"I'm not going!"

Li Lei directly refused.

"have a good rest!"

As expected, Carlisle just patted Li Lei on the shoulder.

Little Van Gundy gave Li Lei a hug: "It's best if you're fine."

"Ok!"

Li Lei nodded.

Speaking of it, Li Lei saw it clearly at the time.

Little Van Gundy rushed onto the court, fearing that Li Lei would be injured in the chaos, he stretched out his arms to stop several tall Lakers players.

That scene was a bit ridiculous, obviously he was so "short" and it was hard to find him on the court, but Li Lei could see him clearly.

The mayfly shaking the tree is ridiculous.

The little Van Gundy was pushed and shoved like duckweed in the water by the Lakers players, swaying.

But a thought popped up in Li Lei's mind: it's the most touching thing for an ant to shake a big tree.

Little Van Gundy loves soldiers like sons, which is also known to the world.

In the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in 1998, the Knicks played against the Heat. Under the leadership of "Big Mom" ​​Larry Johnson and "Tough Guy" Alonzo Mourning, the Knicks fought hard.

Van Gundy Jr., who was the head coach of the Knicks at the time, hugged Mourning's thigh with both hands in order to protect his disciple, and was dragged for tens of meters abruptly.

As the head coach, Van Gundy Jr.'s ability is indeed insufficient.

But I don't think any player will disrespect him.

……

Li Lei did not go to the subsequent press conference.

However, Garnett appeared at the Lakers' post-game press conference and angrily accused Li Lei.

"He is a thug, and his actions should not appear on the basketball court at all. This is a basketball court, not a boxing ring."

Of course, reporters will not just listen to Garnett's accusations.

"Kevin, we want to know why Stone suddenly went berserk?"

a reporter asked.

Garnett glanced at the reporter coldly: "I don't know, maybe he is a tyrannical guy, after all, it's not the first time he has fought on the court. It's also possible that he knew he couldn't beat me, so he became angry. In short, you should interview him, instead of asking me why the victim was beaten?"

Good-handed villains will file a complaint first.

In the locker room, Li Lei saw Garnett's interview.

Angry, but also to be expected.

After all, this is not the first time.

Garnett did the same in the previous conflict between Garnett and Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian fought back angrily.

As a result, Garnett complained first in front of the media, saying that Yi Jianlian played too much.

In the end, Yi Jianlian sarcastically said: "You don't move much, what kind of basketball are you playing?"

Because of Garnett's interview, many fans were brought into the rhythm, thinking it was Li Lei's fault.

"Garnett is right. This is not the first time Li Lei has hit someone. Martin and Bogut have been beaten by him. It seems that he has a criminal record!"

"That's right, I watched the game. Li Lei made the first move, but Garnett never fought back."

"That's right, Li Lei was unharmed, and Garnett looked miserable. You can tell who the villain is just by looking at the injuries."

"Li Lei must accept the league's penalties, fines, suspensions, and publicly apologize to Garnett.

……

Public opinion began to change, and it was not very friendly to Li Lei.

The Grizzlies players were furious when they saw these comments.

They were on the court at the time, and they all heard what Garnett said with their own ears.

Garnett's bottomless trash talk is impossible for a man to hold back.

Now Garnett is actually telling the villain first, playing the role of the victim.

The key is that the fans still believe it.

Damn!
"I'm going to tell those journalists and fans that they were scammed."

Lowry said angrily.

Li Lei grabbed Lowry: "It's useless, they trust you more, or Garnett?"

Lori was stunned for a moment: "What about you? You explain it, someone will believe it."

Li Lei shook his head: "Judging from the scene, it's really my fault, it's useless."

Lowry: "Then you just let the villain Garnett sue first?"

Li Lei looked up at Lowry, his cold eyes startled Lowry.

That's right, Luo Rui, an outsider, is so angry, how could Li Lei not be angry.

Lowry came to his senses, obediently daring not to speak.

"Let Garnett jump first! The higher you jump, the harder you fall!"

Afterwards, the Grizzlies took the bus to the next city.

In the parking lot of the Staples Center, a large number of reporters surrounded the Grizzlies bus.

They didn't wait for Li Lei at the press conference, so of course they couldn't just leave.

Seeing these crazy reporters surrounded the bus, the bus couldn't leave at all.

Li Lei came out.

In an instant, the flash head, recording pen, and microphone all stretched out.

Li Lei, who was used to seeing big scenes, was unmoved, didn't say a word, and didn't answer anything.

Gradually, the group of reporters quieted down naturally.

Then Li Lei said, "Tell Garnett for me. Before the next game, if I don't get a satisfactory apology, it's not just a few slaps. I'll let him lie down and leave the FedEx Center!"

Afterwards, Li Lei returned to the bus.

The bus started and the reporters moved out of the way.

Because Li Lei's words are enough.

Instead of apologizing, he threatened Garnett.

As long as it is released, it will definitely be the most eye-catching topic in the near future.

Journalists are rushing to write articles and publish news before their peers.

……

In New York, NBA executives had already left work, but they returned to the headquarters meeting room because of the brawl.

Adam Silva, Stern's assistant, slapped the table angrily: "It's too arrogant! It's too arrogant! If you beat someone and dare to threaten others, you must be severely punished!"

Stern didn't agree, but looked at Stu Jackson, the executive vice president of the NBA who was in charge of disciplinary management and international operations, on the other side.

Stu was just promoted in June this year, and has a high position.

But in the final analysis or Stern's subordinates.

He looked at Stern's calm face and speculated on Stern's attitude towards this matter.

Stern has always liked Li Lei and regards Li Lei as the key to developing the Chinese market.And after such a big event, Stern is still so calm...

Thinking of these, Stu had an idea.

"Such a big conflict cannot be handled hastily. It must be fair and just to convince everyone. I think there must be a problem here. Stone will not do it for no reason. We need to investigate more carefully."

Stu said.

Stern nodded: "Very well, then I will leave this matter to you, Stu."

Stu breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he guessed right.

And Silva's face was ugly, and damn it, let Stu one step ahead of himself.

(End of this chapter)