King of shooting guards

Chapter 107 Journey to America (1)

At noon the next day, Li Changgeng woke up. Taking advantage of this idle time, Li Changgeng looked through the French windows of the hotel. It was the Staples Center Arena.

The city of Los Angeles is the first city in the United States to have two teams, (now New York also has two teams), one is the Los Angeles Lakers, and the other is the Los Angeles Clippers.Don’t look at the Los Angeles Clippers who seem to be ahead of the Lakers now, but the Lakers are a veteran team in the history of the NBA. Even if they are rebuilding now, they are still very powerful. What’s more, the Clippers still use the Lakers The team's arena, how can the morale be so high.

Li Changgeng's eyes sparkled as he looked at the shops in the streets and alleys hung with Lakers' flags.

At this moment, Zhang Weiping knocked on the door of the room. He opened the door and saw that Sima Shenji and Xu Anya had also arrived, and the four of them went to the Kobe training camp just like that.

On the way, Sima Shenji asked Zhang Weiping curiously.

"Who is the other person? Teacher Zhang."

"I seem to belong to the same family as Li Changgeng. They are called Li, oh, I remember, they are called Li Zheng."

Teacher Zhang Weiping said.

"Li Zheng!"

Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji were a little surprised. They were no strangers to this name, especially Li Changgeng. Li Zheng was the man he had fought with for the longest time, and after that gang fight, he seemed to have left. There is no news of him either.

When they heard his news suddenly this time, the two of them were a little surprised, but not surprising.

"It shouldn't be him!" Sima Shenji said.

"I don't know!" Li Changgeng waved his hands and looked back.

"What are you two doing, hurry up!" Zhang Weiping turned around and shouted.

"No reason!" Li Changgeng quickly responded.

"Why don't you hurry up, dawdling?" Zhang Weiping glanced at his watch, the time was almost up.

The two quickly followed, and the four of them walked to the Staples Arena.

Ten minutes later, the three of Li Changgeng and the staff of the Kobe training camp who came to pick up the plane met. This staff member was named Griffin, who was about 20 years old and 1.9 meters tall. He was a typical white American. , with flowing blond hair, coupled with his butterfly eyes, he has the temperament of a romantic man.Seeing Zhang Weiping, he greeted with a smile: "Hi, old friend, I have been waiting for you here for half an hour."

"Griffin, I'm so sorry I made you come here in the early hours of the morning." Zhang Weiping hugged Griffin in fluent English.

Obviously, the two have known each other for a long time. Who on the Lakers doesn't know Zhang Weiping, the strongest Kemi in China, let alone this person who is dedicated to serving Kobe.

The two exchanged some pleasantries, Zhang Weiping pointed to Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji and introduced: "This is Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji, you can call them Li, Sima Sima."

When introducing Sima Shenji, Zhang Weiping paused a bit. It was really difficult to introduce the same name, so he continued.

"Our Huaxia name is a bit of a mouthful, I hope you don't mind."

"Hehe, it's okay, I can remember, it's not the first time we have come into contact with Chinese players." Griffin smiled and said a bad Chinese, which caused everyone to laugh.

Then he looked at Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji, and stretched out his hand in a gentlemanly manner, "Hello, my name is Griffin."

"Hello." Li Changgeng scratched his head for a while, really didn't know how to speak, so he could only say "hello".

Usually Li Changgeng's academic performance is not very good, it can even be said to be very poor, and he spends all his time on practice. Although Li Changgeng started to learn slowly under the guidance of Xiaoer, but his foundation is not good, so now he can't I haven't made much progress, and I can cope with the exams. If I want to speak the spoken language, it is lacking.

Griffin didn't mind either. He let go and shook Li Changgeng again. Sima Shenji couldn't help but glance at Li Changgeng. This was the first time he saw Li Changgeng so embarrassed.Li Changgeng gave him a kick, wanting to see Sima make a fool of himself.

It's a pity that Sima Shenji didn't make him happy. Sima Shenji and Griffin shook hands skillfully, and said in English that was not fluent but at least smooth enough, "Hello Griffin, my name is Sima Shenji, thank you very much for coming to pick us up, I believe we will have a good time getting along in the next week or so."

Hearing Sima Shenji's smooth English, Griffin was also a little surprised, and his smile became more enthusiastic.

"Oh, I didn't expect you to speak English so well."

Suddenly he realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly changed his words.

"I mean, I'm very glad to meet you. Sima, you speak English very well. I think we will get along well, at least there will be no problem in communication."

Seeing how the two of them communicated very well, Li Changgeng became depressed. If he can't learn English well, there is really a problem.

"When I go back to China, I must study hard. Even if I don't study other subjects, I must learn English well!" Li Changgeng secretly decided that he must pay more attention to his studies in the future. If he has the opportunity to go abroad next time, he must not do it again Disgraceful.

Just as they were talking, a few people arrived at Kobe's training camp.The Kobe training camp at this time obviously has a lot of people. Obviously, this is a global training camp, so young players from all over the world gather here. Zhang Weiping looked around and found that there were no players wearing their team uniforms. He picked up the phone and called, only to hear a busy tone coming from the other side, so he had no choice but to hang up the phone.

"What's the matter? Dear Zhang."

Griffin was concerned.

"Oh! No, it's nothing, let's continue!" Zhang Weiping shook his head, indicating that there was nothing to do.

"That's good! Let's continue to visit." Griffin said.

Zhang Weiping smiled and waved for the three of them to follow.

Coming here to participate in the training camp is not exactly training. In the eyes of Americans, work and entertainment are combined, and they are not so hardworking. So on this day, Griffin took them to visit here and there.He reads everything and talks about everything, but he just doesn't do business anyway.

Zhang Weiping also knew that this guy was being lazy. After all, working under Kobe, he couldn't have time to play. After all, Kobe was such a serious player.

However, Zhang Weiping didn't expose him, after all, he will take it with him in the future!He glanced at Li Changgeng and the other three, their curious eyes seemed to have a trace of firmness, and they seemed not to be polluted by this materialistic Los Angeles.

He nodded with satisfaction.

In the afternoon, it seemed that Griffin had had enough, so he took them to the arena.

The excitement in Li Changgeng's heart also climbed up his cheeks, and he could see the legendary star, Kobe Bryant soon.

Speaking of Kobe, everyone knows his deeds. As the most controversial and influential player in this century, he can be said to be the number one shooting guard in the post-Jordan era. Excellent offense, terrifying defense, 5 championships, 2 FMVPs, 1 regular season MVP, 7 All-Star selections, 4 of which won the All-Star MVP. The total score in the NBA reached 33643 points, averaging 25 points, 4.7 assists, and 5.2 rebounds per game.He was selected to the NBA All-NBA First Team 11 times and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team 9 times.In the 2005-2006 season against the Toronto Raptors, he scored a career-high 81 points in a single game, ranking second in NBA history in a single game (behind Chamberlain's 100 points). In 2008 and 2012, he represented the US national team and won two Olympic gold medals.

Countless honors have made him what he is now, and many people even compare him with Jordan, the god of basketball. This is Kobe, Black Mamba Kobe.

Ready to see Kobe, obviously the people in this team are very nervous, and many people have blushes on their faces.

The same is true of these three people.

"Nervous!" Li Changgeng asked.

Although his idol is not Kobe, how could he not be excited to see such a great legendary superstar? He still remembers the last game, when Kobe scored the point that sealed the victory, he almost jumped go out.

"Nervous!" Sima Shenji said, "Kobe, my idol since I was a child, his posters are all over the house, I want to see him in person in my dreams! Why aren't you nervous?"

"It's okay!." Li Changgeng smiled, and said, "I'm afraid I don't know what to say when I meet him later."

"Probably not. I heard that Kobe is very good, especially for us young students. He will be with us every day and guide us in training." Sima Shenji said with a smile.

"And, don't you speak English? You just keep saying OK, OK."

Finally Sima Shenji joked.

Li Changgeng glanced blankly at Sima Shenji. Just now he used the system to help him upgrade his studies. He spent a little money to learn English temporarily. So now there is no communication problem, but he did not tell Sima Shenji. , he was thinking about how to talk to Kobe, later.

In fact, it wasn't just Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji who were nervous, the students in the team were all a little nervous. Whether they were James fans or Paul fans, they would all become Kobe fans at this moment.

A sightseeing car slowly drove up in front of it. When the sightseeing car stopped, everyone took a look at it. A man with a bright head, a tall nose, and a handsome face showed that he got off the sightseeing car.

I saw him wearing five rings, waving his arms to greet everyone.

"Welcome to Kobe Training Camp, I'm Kobe Bryant. Hello!"

The last sentence is spoken in Chinese.

"Wow"

For a moment, everyone froze for a moment, and then burst into enthusiastic cheers, flocking to Kobe's side with a clatter.

No one expected that Kobe would greet them here, so this made them feel a sense of warmth while being excited.

Think about it, where will there be a big name who will pick someone up in person, even if Kobe retired, it is almost impossible, after all, the time of celebrities is very precious, and every second counts.

However, Kobe just happened to be like this.This made everyone flattered.

But after a while, Kobe waved to everyone and left. Under the leadership of their leaders, everyone moved into the training camp.

Kobe's training camp, like Kobe's, is very time-oriented, so the training started just after lunch.

In fact, Kobe Bryant's training camp was basically the same as Zhang Weiping's trials, but there were more people, and they were divided into groups according to age. First, there was a basketball explanation, and then there was a group competition.

However, the coaches here are quite professional, and the knowledge they explain is also very professional, which can be clearer than those coaches in the tryouts. After all, this is the hall of American basketball, and the atmosphere of basketball must be stronger than other places.

Although Li Changgeng did not need to listen to these courses because of the advice of his junior, he also listened with great interest. After all, it is always good to learn more to deepen your impression.

And the explanation here is explained in sections.

For example, when shooting a basketball, most people will tell you how to shoot and what kind of movement is the standard, and then ask you to follow suit.

But it’s different here. The coach will divide the shooting action into several small steps, and then explain to you how to do each step, why you want to do it, and what is the principle, and finally let you do it, coach Then adjust the action for you on the side.

When the players are training, I don't know when Kobe will come back, so he will watch from the sidelines.

In fact, it's not just Kobe, there are also some people in the basketball world, such as reporters from certain sports newspapers, scouts from a certain team, coaches from a certain college, etc.
These people are all here to watch the players. They are observing the extremely talented players in the training camp. If there are any, then this person will be invited, stepping into this circle, it can be said to skyrocket.

You must know that many colleges and universities in the United States have close ties with the media. Like the Knicks, although the strength of this team is not strong, it is located in New York and has a high degree of exposure, so its reputation remains high. Even when their record is poor, their attendance rate can reach 90%. This is a basketball ecosystem, an ecosystem composed of teams, media, and players. Only when they become famous will there be a virtuous circle , This also led to the development of the entire NBA towards profit.

And many students who came to Kobe Bryant's training camp also had such a purpose, that is to stand out in the training camp, so as to get the attention of those scouts, and then get invited to enter a certain college, or even directly enter the Kobe Bryant training camp. a certain team.

For many young people who play well but do not study well, if they can stand out in the training camp and gain the attention of the outside world, they may be favored by a certain college and provide them with the opportunity to enroll.

(End of this chapter)