I have a lot of skills in the NBA

Chapter 69, the restless media

Natalie admires Li Yang's personal ability very much: "Well, it is obvious that Yang is an excellent leader. He has probably the best shooting touch of a rookie I have ever seen. He is also a player with a big heart."

"When the team is in adversity and everyone is confused, he will stand up and lead everyone out of the predicament. The Lakers are almost destroyed by his shooting and defensive system, so we had the last laugh in today's game."

Faced with Natalie's praise, Li Yang looked very calm.

Natalie can't wait to let Li Yang enter the special training ahead of time. She needs to develop Li Yang's other abilities. In the new season's team, he has great hopes for Li Yang.

How far this wrecked ship of the Clippers can sail is up to Li Yang.

"He can be brought back, and he doesn't need to play in the next knockout game. Such a game has no meaning for him." Clippers coach Rivers instructed.

"Okay!" Without Li Yang, there should be no chance to win the championship this year, but Natalie still carried out Rivers' order.

In this way, there is no need to continue to compete in the summer league like other people. The games here are indeed not of much training significance for Li Yang now, and at the same time, indifferent injuries and consumption can be avoided.

In the locker room after the game, when Li Yang bid farewell to his temporary teammates, almost every temporary teammate came over to give him a hug.

No matter how the outside media questioned Li Yang, after getting along with him for this period of time, they are the ones who know Li Yang's strength and character best.

Without Li Yang, their team would have long been in disarray and fell apart.

"Yang, you have completely changed my view of Huaxia people. Maybe I will consider the opportunity of CBA in the future." Delgado said.

"Haha, Angel, work harder, you should be able to find a satisfactory job in the NBA." Li Yang also encouraged Delgado at the right time.

"Then with your good words, I will continue to work hard." Now Delgado began to admire Li Yang a little.

Although it was only half a month, Li Yang and these team members have established a good friendship in these few days of competition. The friendship between men is so simple.

Natalie watched this scene quietly, and she had a premonition that the Clippers next season might be different because of Li Yang's appearance.

After she finished speaking, she turned around and left the arena. In her career transition from player to coach, she has also seen many talented players who were eliminated by the league because of not working hard enough. Although she had not been in contact with Li Yang for a long time, Li Yang's hardworking and enterprising attitude convinced him that Li Yang would definitely not be one of them.

This kid may become the new captain of the Clippers, let us wait and see! ! !

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The Clippers completed a shocking reversal, defeated the Lakers by a narrow margin, and advanced to the second round with difficulty! !
"It's really reversed!"

"It actually won!!!!"

"It was an intense, unbelievable ball game!!!"

"Li Yang is indeed very good. Unlike ordinary shooters who catch and shoot 3-pointers, he can hold the ball and shoot 3-pointers by himself. He can also organize the team's offense and rush to the basket."

"Maybe, in the future, he will really become a more versatile combo guard than Curry!"

Although in the NBA, the current Lakers lineup is very weak, but the Lakers in the summer league were last year's defending champions, and their strength is naturally very strong.

No one thought that they would be eliminated when they met the Clippers, their city rivals, and they would return with the feathers. It has to be said that it was too surprising!
The Clippers played very well in the group stage, but it is undeniable that Li Yang is the only scoring point in their team, and there are no advantages in other positions.

Such a lineup actually reversed and defeated the Lakers who were aiming to defend their title?
After the media in Los Angeles received this information, they were a little unbelievable for a moment, with a look of being overwhelmed.

However, after watching the video of this game, they have to admit that Li Yang's performance was very good.

Li still showed his efficiency and stability. After scoring only 12 points in the first half, he broke out strongly in the second half and scored a total of 30 points. He scored 42 points alone, plus 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.

Under his leadership, the Clippers started a crazy counterattack in the second half.

Li Yang set an example on both ends of the offense and defense. First, he fired frequently from outside the three-point line, then he capped Wagner on the defensive end, and finally he forced a dunk against the opponent's big center, ending the suspense of the game. In the end, the Clippers achieved a super big comeback!

Li Yang demonstrated his unique dominance as a top 3D player that is different from traditional point guards.

"Li Yang's scoring explosiveness is enough to attract everyone's attention. Almost 70% of the Clippers' scoring in the second half were directly or indirectly related to him."

"There is no doubt that something must have happened to this Clippers team during the halftime break. The morale of the entire team was refreshed in the second half, and Li Yang must have played a key role in this."

The reporter of "Los Angeles Times" has received some revelations about Li Yang's speech during the halftime break!
Most of the New York media stopped seeing it, and they all highly praised the Clippers' tenacity in this game!

However, there are still a small number of media who just want to black Li Yang and insist on being ignorant.

"Li Yang was severely restricted in the first half. Under the restrictions of Hart and Caruso, the team's backwardness is also inseparable from him."

"As the core of the team, he didn't connect the whole team in the first half, which made the team fall into the chaos of fighting on their own."

These media have no bottom line in order to blackmail. After all, yesterday they were ignorant, and today they become shameless flattery. This will make their reporters and readers feel unacceptable.

Some obviously biased media consciously weakened Li Yang's leadership role in the second half, but deliberately magnified some local problems in the first half, deliberately smearing Li Yang.

Many fans did not watch the live broadcast of the summer league, but just read articles written by some media from the headlines of the website.

The polarization of the media also represents the position of the fans.

Some rational Clippers fans began to seriously examine Li Yang's role and value, while the other part still maintained their previous understanding. How could a boy who looked like a puppy be suitable for a muscular sport like basketball?
Fans don't like being slapped in the face either.

Although from the few words in the news, many of them have begun to realize that Li Yang may be an excellent player, but they just don't want to admit it easily.

Li Yang's explosive performance also set off a storm in domestic basketball forums.

"Damn it, Li Yang's slam dunk is so domineering!"

"I don't think anyone would dare to laugh at the fact that the only big center forwards in our country will be Li Yang fans forever!!!"

"Why do I watch Li Yang's games on my knees, because I love so much~ I can't stand up!!!"

"Yang's performance today surprised me, especially the violent aesthetics shown at the last moment. It is obvious that his talent is underestimated!"

"This three-point accuracy is outrageous!"

"It's a fight with Curry!"

"Li Yang's "Real Curry" is a real hammer!"

"Blow it, keep blowing it, they will feel uncomfortable if they don't blow it! The unscrupulous media has no bottom line for attracting people's attention. They brag about another genius every year. It's like geniuses don't need money. In the end, it's not like being tortured into a fool. Entering the NBA is also a thousand-year drinking fountain material!"

"Cut, it's just two unqualified Summer League games, so what if you hit a few open 2-pointers? Curry? The crotch is about the same. Li Yang is still far behind him."

"That is, other than Curry, in addition to 3 points, he can pass, steal, make breakthroughs, and layups. What about Li Yang? Isn't it just a 3-pointer that can be shot."

"That's right. The summer league is basically filled with undrafted and fringe players. In the NBA, they may not even be able to play. There are no big-name stars at all. Don't just praise Li Yang."

"That's right, the Chinese players who performed well in the summer league before were all boasted by the media as all kinds of once-in-a-century talents, but now they can only stay in the CBA and play in the CBA honestly."

During this period, a short video on Douyin called: [Li Yang is "Little Curry"] quickly became popular. In less than half a day, the number of hits exceeded one million, and it was reposted by major video sites!
The specific content of this video is: a Chicago joint trial training, one-on-one against Rose, the Clippers Summer League intra-team match, and 2 Clippers Summer League games. The whole process lasts for 4 minutes.

At the same time, Li Yang's hashtag "Little Curry" spread like wildfire, and also entered the top five domestic microblog search lists, becoming one of the hot topics of the day.

In addition, this year's rookies are undoubtedly eyeing Li Yang.

Everyone wants to use the summer league to adapt to the intensity of the nba game in advance, not only to warm up for the upcoming regular season, but also to increase their popularity and exposure.

Unexpectedly, Li Yang climbed directly to the top of the pyramid, stealing the limelight from all the rookies participating in the Summer League.

Some low-level rookies are good, but for the talented rookies who are already standing at the top, it is undoubtedly a kind of provocation. ! !

Among them, who is the most aggrieved is Tre Young. Tre Young had the reputation of "Little Curry" when he was in college, and he didn't expect to kill a Li Gui out of nowhere.

(End of this chapter)