Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 498 Departure!

On the evening of May 5th, Auckland City.

Oracle Arena has a capacity of 19200 people, and the auditorium seats are very close to the venue. The stadium uses the most advanced lighting system and TV equipment.

Other supporting facilities, such as restaurants, clubs, meeting rooms, etc. are also luxuriously decorated, especially the 72 VIP boxes located on the upper floor of the venue, which can provide special people with the most luxurious watching experience.

At 5:30 p.m., the Lakers bus slowly arrived. Los Angeles is not far from Oakland, so the Lakers chose to take the bus to catch the away game.

A circle of reporters smelled the scent of the visiting team and rushed forward immediately.

"Coach Wharton, can you tell us about your thinking on cracking the Warriors?"

"Yuan Qingshan, will you focus on the offensive end or the defensive end tonight?"

"Paul, can you guard Kevin Durant?"

"Jamal, facing the league's number one Warriors, will the coach still let you start?"

The reporter's questions were fired at the Lakers team who had just got off the car like a cannonball.

The team assistants hurriedly stopped the reporters. Their responsibility was to prevent anyone from interfering with the Lakers coaching staff and players.

Under the protection of the assistant, the players entered the arena smoothly through the side door. There are security guards on duty here, and ordinary people cannot enter, so the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Downs complained to Yuan Qingshan in a low voice: "What kind of bad questions are these? Especially how to crack the Warriors, how do you ask the coach to answer this?"

Just as Paul George passed by the two, Towns deliberately imitated the tone and asked: "Hey, Paul, are you confident to guard Kevin Durant? That's Durant!"

Paul George gave him an angry look, and replied as he walked: "I heard from Nick Young that if you win Durant's team, you can get his allegiance? Then, please tell Mr. Irwin Johnson to clear the space and prepare to sign Durant!"

Although such sarcasm is annoying, it managed to make Downs laugh out loud.

Yuan Qingshan shook his head with a smile. It seems that the unsmiling and iron-blooded leader of the Indiana Pacers has been assimilated by the Lakers.

Oracle Arena has a unique design. In the corridor leading to the locker room, you can see the entrance of the fans through a toughened glass wall, and you can also hear the sound in the venue.

The game won't start until 7 o'clock. Now it's less than 6 o'clock, and there are already a large number of fans pouring into the arena, and the sound from the other side of the field is very noisy.

"It seems that the fans of the Warriors at home are very excited." Thackeray whispered to Calderon at the end of the team.

As a veteran, Calderon is naturally more knowledgeable than him. He said lightly: "It's normal for the home fans to be enthusiastic. Besides, they lost to the Cavaliers with 73 wins last year. They must be holding back their energy this year."

Thackeray asked: "There is a high probability that the Cavaliers will enter the finals in the East?"

Calderon nodded: "I guess so. Wade was very tired in the first two rounds, so he must not have much energy."

There is still a period of time before the opening game, and everyone has free time to move around after arriving in the locker room. The team's equipment assistant brought over the shoes and jerseys, and some players began to organize their equipment.

As soon as I went out, I happened to see a few people coming from the corner of the corridor. Because of the backlight, I couldn't see their faces clearly.

"Boy, I'm here to watch your game!"

The voice was very familiar, Yuan Qingshan said with a smile: "Senior Cousins? Why are you here?"

Cousins ​​took Caulistan, and two big men walked over swayingly. The security guard behind him was talking with another person, who seemed to be an acquaintance.

Cousins ​​hugged Yuan Qingshan and said in a low voice, "Of course I'm here to cheer you on. Tonight you have to beat me hard. If you lose to the guys from Jinzhou, I will definitely beat you up!"

Yuan Qingshan laughed dryly, who would listen? Cousins ​​was joking, but his expression was extremely serious.

I haven't seen him for more than half a year. Caulistan looked a little bit more vicissitudes than before. He nodded to Yuan Qingshan as a greeting.

"Hey, didn't you hear what the senior said!" Cousins ​​raised his thick arms and clamped Yuan Qingshan to his chest, lowered his head and stared at Yuan Qingshan.

Yuan Qingshan and Caulistan looked at each other, and smiled helplessly at each other.

"Let go of Yuan Qingshan, you are not serious, stay away from him!"

Another sound came from behind, Yuan Qingshan and the others turned their heads, and a few people came from the other side of the corridor, led by the star of the Los Angeles Clippers, Chris Paul.

Yuan Qingshan was surprised, Caulistan was expressionless, and Cousins ​​was disgusted.

"This guy is here, it's really bad luck!"

Yuan Qingshan was taken aback, and asked Cousins, "Who are you talking about?"

Cousins ​​snorted and said, "It's No. 3 of the Clippers, the most hypocritical guy!"

Yuan Qingshan really didn't know that Cousins ​​and Paul had a feud.

Cousins ​​didn't wait for the Clippers to approach, pulled Caulistan around and left. At this time, another person from the Kings had just finished chatting with the security guard and was dragged away by Cousins. Yuan Qingshan took a look. It was Rudy Gay of the Kings.

Several people from the Kings left, and Paul and others from the Clippers came closer.

"Qingshan, what did Cousins ​​do just now?" Paul looked at Cousins' back with a trace of disgust in his eyes.

Yuan Qingshan said with a smile: "Relax, DeMarcus just came to say hello to me, he is my senior, we are all from the University of Kentucky."

Paul suddenly realized: "No wonder this guy came to watch the game. It turned out to be to cheer for you, but like I said just now, this guy is not serious. It's better to stay away from him."

Yuan Qingshan looked behind Paul, and behind him were Jordan Jr. and Crawford. These two people were Paul's best friends in the Clippers, and they obeyed.

Several people chatted for a while in the corridor. The team assistant found out and reminded Yuan Qingshan to go back to the locker room. Coach Wharton was about to speak.

"We are in Zone A, and we will always pay attention to your performance. Play hard and eliminate the Warriors!" Paul and Yuan Qingshan hugged, and then led Jordan and Crawford to the court.

Yuan Qingshan returned to the locker room, and his teammates had finished packing their equipment. Wharton stood in front of everyone, hugging his shoulders, as if he was thinking about something.

He didn't speak, and the players fell silent, waiting for him to say something.

After a while, the assistant reminded Wharton that the time is coming and it is time to warm up.

Only then did Wharton come back to his senses, looked at the players in front of him one by one, and then waved: "Let's go!"

(End of this chapter)