I'm king in the basket

Chapter 441 Friendship Lasts Forever
"Will they lose?"

At the end of the game, Angus said this question with emotion.

Although they only played two games, the Raptors gave people an impeccable feeling.

Dragic was absent due to injury, and Curry blasted Stephenson. As a result, the Warriors still lost by 24 points.

If it weren't for the last 6 minutes of the fourth quarter, when Snyder replaced half of the main players, the point difference would only be even bigger.

How big is the gap between the two teams?

Sitting on the sidelines, Li Xing scored 20 points, 30 rebounds, 11 assists and 8 blocks.

This season, his scoring dropped slightly, not because he couldn't get it, but because he gave up some shots to his teammates.

the reason is simple.

This season is very important to Stephenson. He needs more ball rights to express himself. Li Xing intends to take care of him when he is on the court.

The team ushered in Middleton and Button, two powerful rookies, especially Middleton's A- potential is enough for Li Xing to play for him patiently.

Whiteside's lesson has already been learned once, and Li Xing does not want the same tragedy to happen again.

Middleton's temperament is not comparable to that of Whiteside. Li Xing believes that as long as Middleton does not suffer from serious injuries, it will be difficult for this guy not to succeed with his training efforts.

Li Xing put his hands on his hips and exhaled lightly.

Tonight, the person in charge of the live interview is Sophia.

Since she came to Toronto, Abraham has rarely come to the scene.

"Larch, can I interview you?"

Even though they are all their own people, they still have to speak on the scene.

Li Xing said with a smile, "Excuse me."

"Some people say that you will break the Bulls' regular season record this season, what do you think?"

After all, Li Xing is Qiao Mi, so the old man's face still needs to be given: "Well, we just played two games, and I'm confident to break the record. As for whether we can break it, let's see."

Hearing this, Sophia seemed to see a sow climbing a tree, a water ghost saving people, and Ben resurrected from the dead and declared himself a pacifist.
so humble?
Sophia was ready for Li Xing to be mad at the world, but when she opened her mouth, she was stunned.

"Larch will be out of order for a few days every month, you have to pay attention."

Sophia remembered Abraham's exhortation and wondered, "Is today one of those unusual days?"

"That's the only question you have?"

Li Xing was very surprised by the thoughtful look of the question mark above Sophia's head.

"Well, of course, there are still problems."

Sofia asked: "How is Goran Dragic's recovery from his injury?"

"He will need to wear a mask for training and competition in the next month. I think he will adapt to this as soon as possible." Li Xing said about Dragic's situation.

"Is it true that there was a jarring rivalry between Golan and Lance?"

The news about the disharmony within the Raptors has spread out a long time ago, and the matter of Dragic and Stephenson even divided a considerable number of fans into two factions.

The conservatives believe that Stephenson has a better understanding with the team and should let him start.

The welcome faction is a firm strength supremacist. They believe that putting the best players in the starting lineup is a matter of course, and tacit understanding can be accumulated.

The Raptors suppressed this atmosphere internally, but the discussion outside was in full swing.

As Li Xing's shooter, the reporters headed by Abraham naturally don't want to see the matter further escalate. They need someone to speak out.

Li Xing is the most suitable.

Although he usually doesn't care much, but as long as it is related to the team, it is right to ask him.

"They're both in the same position, there's competition there, I don't think it's a big deal."

"It's like there's competition between Matt, Chris, and Will."

"Nanou, Tyler, Reggie also have competition."

"Even me and Aaron have a rivalry."

Li Xing said lightly: "The Raptors are a team that relies on competition. Each of us is competing. This is not a discordant competition, but an aggressive competition. If you don't work hard and make progress, You will be chased."

Sophia underestimated Li Xing's nonsense skills.

Now that Gray and his competition have been mentioned, can this question be asked further?
Sophia glanced at the list of questions in her hand: "This year is the contract year between you and DeMar. Has the contract renewal negotiation started?"

"It depends on the team's plans."

"Have you spoken to DeMar about this?"

"No, but we both think we'll be in Toronto for a long time."

That's it, the interview is over.

Li Xing returned to the locker room to prepare for the press conference to follow.

Dragic appeared in the locker room, dressed in civilian clothes, to congratulate his teammates on their return from victory.

"I know you will win, it seems that I can rest a few more games." Dragic laughed.

"is it?"

Calderon joked: "Aren't you worried that you will be squeezed out of the starting list directly after you come back?"

This is a sensitive issue. Some people tensed their nerves. Dragic did not show any abnormalities on his face, and was still in a state of chatting: "As long as it is beneficial to the team, I will accept everything."

"Humph"

In Stephenson's view, Dragic is trying to win people's hearts by doing this.

He just started a game, and Curry's performance made him look embarrassed.

No one thinks that he can replace Dragic. Judging from tonight's game, Dragic is much better than him.

If judged by tonight's performance, Stephenson is absolutely not convinced.

Curry's state is not good for anyone.

Li Xing clapped hands with his teammates, took off his clothes, and walked into the shower room with a towel on to take a bath.

While taking a shower, he turned on the system to check his physical condition.

No problem.

Then I looked at the attributes again, and there were still some attributes that were not filled up.

If these attributes are to be filled up, three to four million points may be needed, which requires one or two seasons of accumulation.

His current rating is too high, and basically all records that can be broken have been broken.

For the remaining records, he needs to play a game with all his strength when he is in good shape to have a chance to break.

But it's hard.

It's too difficult to meet a team that needs his all to beat right now.

As for the team that needs him to go all out when he is in good form, there is no such thing as a team.

The high score made Li Xing feel lonely as a master.

Such a high score makes it more and more difficult for him to trigger events on the field, and there are no challenges. Occasionally, the system will temporarily assign data tasks.

If this is a game, Li Xing has undoubtedly reached the full level.

Warm water sprayed from the rain shower, washing away the foam on the body.

Li Xing came out wearing a bath towel and put on his clothes.

"You're here for a press conference, not for a date with a female celebrity. Why do you wash so nicely?"

The scent on Li Xing made Bargnani sneezed.

Li Xing said: "This way, you don't have to wash it again when you come back."

"Larch, you have to be kind to yourself. What's the matter with washing it? A man's body is made of gold, so cherish it." Bargnani said.

Evans couldn't listen anymore: "Andrea, the women in his family will cherish him in groups, you'd better go home early and take the children!"

with kids?
Bargnani glanced at Evans, who was about to become the father of three children: "You have more children than me, so you should go back and bring them."

"Damn it, can we stop talking about the kids?"

"Dude, children are the future of humanity."

Li Xing had nothing to say to this group of people who hesitated on boring issues.

Get dressed and wait for Snyder to summon.

Snyder finished the work at hand and was about to return to the locker room.

Outside the locker room, he bumped into Li Xing's manager, Harry Sylvester.

Thanks to Li Xing, Sylvester has become the hottest agent in the industry in just a few years, and the hottest rookies in the four major professional leagues all want to sign him.

Today, besides Li Xing's thick legs, he also has a large number of future stars in the American sports world.

Also because of Li Xing's existence, Sylvester can freely enter and leave the Raptors' locker room regardless of team regulations.

"Coach, I have something to ask Larch."

Sylvester said.

"Is that the thing?" Snyder asked.

Sylvester nodded and said, "The time has come, it's time to talk."

"I'm confident you guys will make the best decision," Snyder said.

Sylvester smiled wryly, "Larch has already made a decision."

Sylvester and Snyder enter together.

Seeing the manager, Li Xing knew that his whole body was washed for nothing.

"Larch, shall we go out for a walk?" Sylvester asked.

Li Xing looked at Snyder and asked for his opinion.

This is what Snyder is most satisfied with. A big man like Li Xing knows how to respect authority at a young age, and he will ask for his opinion no matter what he does.

This is rare.

This is why Snyder was able to quickly control the team in the first place.

If even the biggest team in the team is respectful to the head coach and obeys the orders, everyone else will keep their mouths shut.

"You go, don't be too late." Snyder nodded.

"Everyone, you played well tonight, good night." Li Xing smiled at his teammates.

"See you tomorrow."

Seeing Li Xing talking and laughing with his teammates, Sylvester knew that there was no need to discuss this matter, as long as the conditions were right, it could be finalized.

Such a harmonious team atmosphere is rare in professional sports teams.

Where interests are concerned, there are conflicts and frictions, but in the Raptors, this kind of friction with ulterior motives does not exist.

Even the froze Stephenson and Dragic are competing on the surface, and they have no bad intentions in private.

"Come on, Harry."

Li Xing said.

"You beat Golden State all over the place tonight," Sylvester said. "There's nothing they can do about you."

"Harry, it's just the two of us, you don't have to compliment me like that, do you?"

The relationship between Li Xing and Sylvester is extremely close.

Li Xing will never forget how Sylvester helped him contact teams for trial training when his draft price fell like a landslide.

Today, they are both successful, and the friendship that goes beyond the employment relationship will last forever.

(End of this chapter)