The glory of the basketball gods

Chapter 45 Characters 1: The Biography of Alonzoky
"Boundless Sea of ​​Bitterness"

"The 2009th pick in the second round of 30, the Miami Heat, the selected player is"

Alonzo Key clasped his hands tightly together, and dared not look directly at the live TV broadcast of the 2009 draft, only feeling his heart beating very fast.
"Robert Dozier!"

Ji's hands relaxed all of a sudden, and even his mood seemed to relax in an instant, and what was left was an infinite emptiness.
"Let's congratulate"

Ki turned off the TV and fell on the bed disappointed, it was over!
"Mom, give me the address of the job you introduced a few days ago."

After Ji sat down on the dining table, Diarra poured the freshly scrambled eggs onto the plate in front of Ji, and the eggs on the plate were steaming.

Turning around, Diarra carefully found a card in the interlayer of the bag, wiped it vigorously with a paper towel, and placed it on the upper right corner of the dining table.

"Alonzo, I don't get off work until 9 o'clock tonight, so make yourself something to eat. I just bought some eggs and tomatoes in the refrigerator."

Diarra took off his apron while talking, wiped his hands, picked up two slices of bread from the kitchen table, picked up a few slices of freshly cut tomatoes, and stuffed them into his bag.

"Mom, I'm going to work tomorrow, you don't need to be so tired." Ji said suddenly.

Diarra turned her head when she heard the words, smiled, and said, "You have to work hard."

After speaking, he turned and opened the door to leave. This was Diarra's third job today.

"Alonzo, come early tomorrow and help me move the beef into the freezer."

"Okay, sir."

Alonzo Key took off his tall hat, and walked outside from the fume-filled kitchen. It was already dark, but on the distant court, several young people of about the same age were still playing on the basketball court. The game, even if the lights were out there long ago.

"Alonzo, how are you doing today?"

"It's okay." Ji finished the sandwich in his hand in two or three mouthfuls, got up and went back to the house.

Ji, who was sitting on the bed, suddenly saw the basketball in the corner, and then felt a coolness on his face
"Hey, it's the University of Alabama. Um... Alonzo Key? Damn it, is it Alonzo Key?"

"Yes, sir, I'm Alonzo!" Key's breathing began to tighten.

"I'm a staff member of the Spurs. There is still a spot in our team's summer league lineup. I don't know if you want to"

"I am willing!"

"Nine o'clock tomorrow morning, training center, don't be late."

"mom"

Diarra felt that her son's tone was not right, so she stopped what she was doing and looked at Ji who was hesitant to speak.

Alonzo Key raised his head and said courageously, "The Spurs invited me to participate in the summer league tomorrow."

Diarra was silent for a while, then said, "Son, go."

"But that job was introduced to you with great difficulty."

Diarra smiled, "Son, go."

Ji turned around, his eyes were a little rosy, and when Diarra turned around to wash the dishes in the sink, Ji found that sporadic silver began to appear on his mother's hair.
"Alonzo, you're the first one here again today." Spurs assistant coach Harmon came to the training center early in the morning and saw that Ki was already training on the court.

In fact, since Alonzo Key arrived at this summer league camp, he's been the first one every morning.

After the training that day, Harmon said to Key who packed up his things and was about to leave: "Man, you have performed well in the summer league recently, but the team has decided to sign with the three second-round picks selected this year. I'm afraid there is no place for you."

Seeing that Kee's eyes were blank for a moment, Harmon patted Kee on the shoulder and said, "But there is another piece of good news. If you want, you can play for the Austin Bulls in the Development League in the new season."

Alonzo-ki nodded heavily, picked up his bag and turned to leave.

"This guy, you still talk so little." Harmon looked at Ji's back and whispered to himself.

"boom!"

There were cheers again in the stadium.

"See, that's my son!"

Ki, who scored on the court, contributed a wonderful dunk, which is already the 30th point of the basic game!

In the 2009-10 season, Alonzo Key played 35 games on behalf of the Austin Bulls of the NBA Development League, averaging 38.2 points and 21 rebounds in 6.6 minutes per game, was selected for the Development League All-Star Game, and participated in slam dunk contest.

To get the $1 winning bonus this season, Key handed over all the money to Diarra.

"Mom, don't worry, we will pay off the money soon."

"Hey, Alonzo, long time no see."

"Why are you here, you are not welcome here!"

"Don't say that, at least I am your father."

"Really? Gambling debts and then leaving, is this what a father should do?"

"I have my reasons."

"Go away, disappear from my face immediately!"

"The End of Bitterness"

After being displaced by several teams in the NBA and signing countless short contracts, in the summer of 2010, the Cavaliers, which urgently needed to reinforce the small forward position after James left, invited Alonzo Key to try out.

It has been a year since Key last played in the Spurs' summer league.

If he is laid off again this time, Alonzo Key plans to give up playing basketball completely and find a serious job. Maybe the job of chef is more suitable for him.

But still, basically come to the Cavaliers' training hall early every day.

Only this time, Ji found that he was no longer the first one. When Ji came to the field early, the vest of a black-haired young man had already begun to be soaked with sweat.

"Hey, buddy, hello, my name is Yuan Man." The thin young man greeted Ji proactively.

"Hello, Alonzo-Kee."

From that day on, two young men can be seen on the court every morning.

In the 2010 World Cup final, Spain played against the Netherlands. The Dutch team, which performed very well in this World Cup, controlled the situation, and Spain was in danger.

"Spain looks like it's going to give up," said Mo Williams, who supports the Netherlands.

However, the Dutch team never broke through the Spanish team's gate, and the two teams played until overtime.

"Spain seems to be at the end of their blows. It seems that they have long planned to drag the game to a penalty shootout." Williams began to complain about the Spanish team because the Dutch team has been unable to score.

Iniesta!

At the last moment of extra time, Iniesta's goal beat the Netherlands!
Spain defeated the Netherlands 1-0 against the trend and won the Hercules Cup!
"Until the last moment, you will never know the answer!" After watching the game, Yuan Man stood up, stretched his waist, and said to the assistant coach Larry Drew who was watching the game in the corner, "Larry, let's try again." Let's go practice shooting."

"Damn it, Yuan, you can't practice like this, today's shooting task has already been completed!"

On one end of the court, Yuan Man, with the cooperation of Larry, was constantly practicing mid-range shots, while Ji was training mid-range shots by himself on the other side.

"Alonzo, see you tomorrow!"

Ki nodded, picked up his bag and left the field.

"Hey, Alonzo, why did you leave so early recently?"

"It's nothing."

Faced with Yuan Man's question, Ji packed his things in a hurry and left the stadium in a hurry.

"It's not easy for Alonzo. His father is a gambler. He lost the house earlier, and then he left. They have been dependent on each other. It seems that their family's arrears are due recently. If they can't pay the money , I'm afraid the house will be repossessed by the bank." Larry Drew suddenly appeared beside Yuan Man.

"Why did he leave so early?"

"Go work and raise money."

"Hey, Alonzo."

After the second day's training, Yuan Man stopped Ji and handed an envelope to Ji.

"Give it back to me after you stay in the team."

Ji held the thick envelope, his eyes were rosy.

"However, don't go to work recently. Training is very important. The list of players who will stay in the team this season will be released soon. Recently, it is a very critical time."

Ki nodded, stuffed the envelope into his bag, and returned to the field.

After a while, there were shouts of players practicing and the sound of basketball hitting the floor on the court.

There are less than 3 days before the release of the official team roster for the new season. After a training session, the team assistant Larry Drew stopped Alonzo Key.

"Hey, little one, Byron wants to see you."

On October 2010, 10, the Cleveland Cavaliers officially announced that they signed a 25-year basic salary guarantee contract with Alonzo Key.

Key, who has been wandering for a year, finally gained a firm foothold in the Cavaliers.

"Alonzo Key is a player who comes to training early every day, gives his all every time he goes on the court, is a tough and competitive player who can defend multiple positions, that's why we want to sign him. The reason.” Facing the reporter’s interview, Byron Scott answered like this.

Ji, who managed to stay in the team, quickly paid off the debt and moved to a better community with his mother.

"Yuan, thank you." Ji handed over an envelope.

"Alonzo, let's work hard together in the new season." Yuan Man took the envelope, sincerely happy that this teammate who has been working hard can stay on the team.

"As long as I step on the court, I will definitely go all out!"

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