NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

After the game, Li Kaiming also returned to his home in Washington. After players sign long-term contracts, they usually buy a house in the city where the team is located, and then they can return to live in their own house during the home game instead of Like being away, staying in a hotel all day is much more comfortable at home than in a hotel.

After the news of Li Kaiming's conflict in the Arenas broke out during the game between the Wizards and the Cavaliers, the entire NBA league once again set off a wave of discussions.

A lot of media have already begun to discuss who will win the team boss battle between Li Kaiming and Arenas.

Of course, as soon as there are more people participating in the discussion, some people with ulterior motives will start to stir up trouble. For example, there are many black fans of Li Kaiming mixed in, and they start to discuss whether Li Kaiming is a thorn in the name of a pure passerby. question.

"A pure passer-by, neither an Arenas fan nor a Li Kaiming fan. I just want to know why Li Kaiming's team and which team will be exposed to infighting? The Tigers back then were suddenly exposed. The incident caused a bit of disintegration, how could it be possible to win the first championship in team history if Coach Pastner hadn't turned the tide?"

"In their words, it's because Li Kaiming's strength is too strong, making Arenas jealous, hahaha!"

"What the hell, I admit that this guy's strength is not bad, but he probably doesn't know how strong Arenas is at his peak. This guy doesn't know how to respect his predecessors at all. If I were Arenas, I would definitely teach him How does he respect me!"

"That is, when Arenas was at his best, he could score 60 points on Kobe's head. Now a rookie who came out of nowhere started to ride on Arenas's head after a few good games. Just kidding? I hope that the management of the Wizards will not lose their minds. Arenas led the team to rise again. Don’t let him be chilled. We should send this thorny No. [-] pick to other teams as soon as possible!"

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Of course, this kind of discussion is more at the level of fans, because in fact, fans can't see deeper things, so most fans don't understand football.

And these three things most fans like most: one is the impression flow, if a certain player leaves them with a good first impression, then the fans will subconsciously defend the player; the other is the data flow, That is to say, the legendary Excel fans, when their favorite star gets the data, he can happily eat an extra bowl of rice. If the star he likes can overwhelm the star he doesn’t like in terms of statistics, it will be even better. The third It’s just that the past is thinner than the present, and I always think that basketball is regressing, and only the stars of the past are the most powerful. I don’t know that when the NBA was first established, some of the stars they said couldn’t even handle the ball, and their shooting was even worse. The current role players hang up and play.

So when some black fans began to pour the dirty water of this internal strife on Li Kaiming, the management of the NBA team knew that the opportunity had come!

Since the end of the game on the night of November 11, Wizards President Glenn Field and Vice President Tommy Shepard have almost never stopped their personal calls, and these calls were made by other teams to inquire about trading Li Kaiming.

This made the two of Grunfeld tense up. It seems that this matter must be resolved as soon as possible!

So on the second day after the game against the Cavaliers, Li Kaiming had just set off from home when he received a call from Tommy Shepard in the car.

Li Kaiming directly adjusted the phone to the outside, and asked while driving, "Tommy, why did you call me suddenly today? Could it be that you traded me to another team last night?"

Sheppard on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, and then laughed a few times in embarrassment. How could he not hear the complaint in Li Kaiming's words, "Li, Ernie and I mean the same thing, we are absolutely impossible Traded you to another team."

Li Kaiming knew the result a long time ago, so he just said lightly, "Then how do you plan to solve this matter?"

Shepard's voice came from the phone, "I'm calling this time for this matter, you come to the president's office now, Ernie and I are waiting for you here, there are some things that cannot be discussed on the phone, we still It’s better to talk in person.”

After hanging up the phone, Li Kaiming lightly stepped on the accelerator and accelerated towards the home court. Sheppard's phone call let him know that the result of this incident should emerge after this interview.

After parking the car in the underground garage, Li Kaiming went straight to the team's office area. He didn't come here very often. He only came here after the draft and when he signed with the team. He was basically in the training area at other times. .

As for the team’s president, Ernie Grunfeld, he only met once after the draft, and he didn’t communicate too much. On the contrary, he had a better relationship with the vice president, Tommy Sheppard, who also came to the Wizards leader.

There were already people waiting here in the office area, and when they saw Li Kaiming coming, they immediately led him to the door of the CEO's office.

Li Kaiming knocked on the door twice, and after hearing the voice of "Please come in" from inside, he opened the door and entered.

The entire office area is not large, and the layout is relatively simple. There are already three people sitting at the table. In addition to Ernie Grunfeld and Tommy Shepard he already knows, the team's head coach Philip Saunders is actually also exist!

Grunfeld motioned Li Kaiming to sit down casually, and then said, "You guys are really giving us a headache!"

Li Kaiming found an empty seat across from Glenfield, and then spread his hands innocently, "Ernie, I'm not someone who likes to make trouble, you know, I just want to win!"

Grunfeld and Shepard looked at each other, and then smiled wryly, "We also expected that Gilbert might have a ball conflict with you, but we didn't expect this to happen so quickly!"

"Let me explain in advance that the difference between Gilbert and me is not about the so-called team status and possession of the ball, but a difference in the concept of the game. As long as he can play in the most reasonable way and ensure the team's record, whoever I don't care if I'm on the same team!" Li Kaiming confronted.

Grunfeld smiled and shook his head, "You said this is not a conflict of team status, but Gilbert has played for so many years, he already has his own style of play, and now you want him to change for the team Isn't your own style just to let him give up his position?"

Li Kaiming remained silent. If you think about it from Grunfeld's point of view, there is actually nothing wrong with what the latter said, but his starting point is not directly asking for status.

Seeing that Li Kaiming had acquiesced that the conflict with Arenas could not be adjusted, Grunfeld sighed.

What Li Kaiming didn't know was that Grunfeld had already talked with Arenas before he came. In front of Grunfeld, he said bluntly, "Li Kaiming and I, you can only choose one!"

Encountering a stubborn Arenas is enough to cause headaches. Unexpectedly, this new champion is not a fuel-efficient lamp. On the surface, he looks as gentle as a Chinese, but in his bones he has a sense of territory like a beast king.

From this point of view, the best plan that Grunfeld envisioned before was stillborn before it was implemented, because the two parties in conflict did not cooperate at all.

Li Kaiming is a very clear-cut person. If you respect me a foot, I will pay you back. But if someone wants to ride on his head and shit, he will never bear it.

The saying that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years does not apply to Li Kaiming, and he has never considered himself a gentleman, because he usually avenges himself on the spot.

Since Arenas is determined to fight him to the end, he will not give up an inch, and directly tells Grunfeld forcefully that he will decide on the boss position of the Wizards!

Both Grunfeld and Sheppard on the side showed surprised expressions, because when Li Kaiming said this just now, the powerful aura and self-confidence erupted from his body, which they only saw in those players at the Presidential Hill level Pass!

This guy, where did he get such confidence?