Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 565 Full of Confidence
Due to the influence of the California cold current, the entire Golden State has a typical cool-summer Mediterranean climate. Due to the long-term influence of the sea breeze, the summer here is very cool, and the temperature rarely exceeds 30 degrees.

As a result, whenever night falls, standing on the streets of Auckland wearing short-sleeved sleeves, people usually feel a bit of coolness and shiver unconsciously when a gust of wind blows, making people want to find a thin coat to put on.

However, tonight, countless half-sized children, wearing the Warriors' new loose jersey, are not afraid of the weather that has cooled down at all, or in other words, the heat in their hearts prevents them from feeling the cold outside at all.

"Wow, there are so many people today!" Jason Kidd couldn't help but sighed as he walked in the open space in front of the old Oakland Arena and watched the crowded scene.

"Put away your inexplicable emotion, isn't that nonsense? Today is the finals!" Peyton curled his lips, and couldn't help but yell at his little brother.

"However, I still want to thank you. You actually invited me to watch the finals live. The tickets should be very expensive, right?" Kidd has long been used to Payton's stinky mouth, so he was not angry at all, but thanked Payton .

"It's not much money. Anyway, I use a credit card. When I participate in the draft and enter the NBA this year, it will be a small amount of money for me!" When Payton said this, the pride on his face was almost overflowing. .

Someone walked by him, all of them looked like they were looking at a fool, and thought: This kid is tall and strong, how can he be a fool?

However, what passers-by don't know is that Payton's entry into the NBA this year is a foregone conclusion, and it can even be said to be one of the most popular candidates for the No. [-] pick this year.

After four years of playing at Oregon State University, he is now well-known throughout the country. This year, he was selected as the best college player in the country by "Sports Illustrated".

With such a prominent experience, it is almost certain that he will enter the NBA. The only thing that needs to be considered may be which team he will go to.

Looking at himself, the boss who has played since childhood, while Kidd was happy for him, he was also somewhat envious.

However, I am not envious of Payton's ability to enter the NBA, but envy Payton who is a few years older than himself and able to enter the NBA ahead of schedule. After all, Kidd's hope of entering the NBA is not small.

During his time at St. Joseph Santa Maria High School, he has begun to show all the talents of a backcourt commander, and has been selected as the California Athlete of the Year twice and the All-Master team twice. Very famous.

Seeing that he is about to graduate from high school this year, Kidd has found a new home early, and will soon enter the University of California, Berkeley, and become Kevin Johnson's junior.

In fact, the university that Kidd wants to go to most is Stanford. Unfortunately, since Li Weisi left, Stanford has been in a slump and has not been able to enter the top [-], which is embarrassing.

Although Kidd is a fan of Li Weisi, under the persuasion of his coach and family, he finally understood that he really did not have the confidence to change a team by himself like Li Weisi.

Moreover, it may delay his career, so he finally gave up going to Stanford and went to Berkeley, which is somewhat regrettable for him.

Now, I am about to go to university to continue my studies, but my good brother is about to step into the NBA and compete with stars like Li Weisi and Jordan. Is there anything more desirable than this?

"However, since it's a small amount of money, why did you only invite me? Shouldn't you invite Will and the others?" After feeling a lot of emotion, Kidd asked his own question again.

Hearing Kidd's words, Payton, who was originally smiling, froze immediately, and said angrily: "I...the credit card limit is not enough, can't I?"

Seeing Payton like this, Kidd laughed "haha". Sure enough, Payton is still the guy he knew since childhood, and he is still so stingy.

After a lot of noise, the two finally checked their tickets and entered the arena.

After entering the arena, the fiery atmosphere on the scene was even warmer than that outside the arena, and everyone's faces were filled with excitement.

Moreover, Kidd and the two also found that although most of the fans at the scene were Warriors fans, they still saw some Bulls fans wearing Jordan jerseys at the scene.

However, although this small group of Bulls fans are in the vast ocean of the Warriors, they are not afraid at all, and even have the courage to fight with the Warriors fans around them.

That posture, that scene, and the anger on the faces of the two of them made people who didn't know it think that there was some deep hatred between them!

Fortunately, among the fans of the two teams, there are still reasonable people, and they pulled the two apart one after another, thus avoiding further escalation of the quarrel.

Peyton and Kidd just looked at it for a while, and didn't care about them anymore. Instead, they found their seats and sat down.

But before the two of them sat down for too long, they saw those Bulls fans sitting in front of them. After they sat down, they kept saying some indecent words, which made Payton and Kidd feel uncomfortable. I'm a little upset.

Payton is okay, he is a quasi-NBA player after all, and his mentality has changed a lot from the perspective of a fan, but Kidd is different, and Kidd is just the age of a sophomore. Hearing the bad things about Li Weisi, he suddenly He yelled, "Be careful what you say, this is Oakland, not Chicago, no one welcomes you here!"

"Sorry, sorry! My friend said the wrong thing!" However, what they didn't expect was that the relatively calm companion among the Bulls fans apologized to Kidd after he persuaded his friend.

Seeing that the man in front of him was black, but behaved politely, the two of them immediately calmed down, but before they could speak, the man was surprised when he saw Peyton: "Hi, you are Gary Peyton." Stop? I read your report in "Sports Illustrated", this year's No. [-] pick!"

What this person said immediately attracted the attention of other teammates. After all, the top pick has the potential to become a star, which is not common in reality.

"Uh, hello!" Being recognized gave Peyton a huge satisfaction in his self-esteem, and the previous misunderstandings were naturally nothing.

"Hi! My name is Barack. I'm currently studying for a Ph.D. at Harvard Law School. I hope you will become a superstar in the future!" Barack extended his hand in front of Payton and said generously.

"Of course!" Peyton completely accepted the other party's kindness, and expressed with confidence that he will definitely achieve brilliant achievements in the future.

(End of this chapter)