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

Chapter 24 Public opinion fermentation

As a well-known NBA player, Barkley is engaged in the media industry after retiring. He is a professional ball critic of TNT. Naturally, there are not a few people who follow him.

And the tweet he praised Li Kaiming on the Internet, like a drop of water dripping into a calm oil pan, a stone stirred up thousands of waves, and instantly aroused extensive discussions on the media and social networks.

Entries and articles related to Li Kaiming also became popular in a short period of time, attracting the attention of fans from all over the world.

Of course, Carol Monica's behind-the-scenes operation is also indispensable.

After Barkley praised Li Kaiming, CBS's well-known basketball reporter Noah Koslov reposted Barkley's original text on Twitter, saying that Barkley is a big mouther. Gambling, kissing the ass of the donkey, and having a psychological barrier since then.

He bluntly bombarded Barkley, "Charles was a loser when he was playing. He never beat Jordan, never won a championship, and even only entered the finals once in his long career. Man, when I see those players with slightly better statistics, I can’t wait to kneel down and call Dad! Such a person can actually enter the Basketball Hall of Fame, I am really ashamed of the Hall of Fame!"

Then he turned the gun around and turned his target to Li Kaiming, "There are dozens of players like Li Kaiming every season. Isn't it normal for a player to explode suddenly at a certain moment? What's the fuss? Even if his Achilles tendon has not been injured, his basketball level is not at the NBA level, let alone his Achilles tendon has been ruptured! Charles knows that he has ruptured his Achilles tendon and is talking nonsense. I really doubt whether he understands it. ball!"

Koslov's tweet seemed to add fuel to the fire, and within half an hour of posting it, the media circle was completely detonated!

In just half an hour, the number of likes on this tweet exceeded 5, and the number of Koslov's fans also increased to 10.

Below the tweets, people popped up from time to time to agree with Koslov's statement.

"That's right, a man of yellow race, two explosive games is enough, but he still wants to enter the NBA? Still high in the draft? Not everyone is Yao Ming!"

"It makes sense. It is basically impossible for the Achilles tendon to be selected by the NBA. If I were the team manager, I would definitely not choose a yellow man who has suffered a serious injury. Even if this person is Jordan, it is useless!"

"I'll put my words here, if this Chinese kid named Li Kaiming can enter the NBA, I'll stand on my head and eat shit!"

"The one upstairs, at first I didn't believe he could enter the NBA, but now I hope he can enter. After all, there is nothing unusual about entering the NBA. It's the first time I've seen him standing on his head and eating shit!"

"+1 upstairs!"

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As a Hall of Fame star, Barkley would naturally not let Koslov say hello, and he also responded as soon as he saw the latter's tweet.

"Noah, you only dare to shout on the Internet, and you have the ability to say these things in front of me. You haven't even touched basketball. How can you say that I don't understand the game? I threw the player's game video on You can’t even see the advantages of a player on your face. What else can you do other than make some gimmicks? This is the last time I will reply to you. I am optimistic that it doesn’t matter what you say about Li Kaiming, because I have eyes. After watching the game, this is a judgment I made with my brain, but some people seem to have neither eyes nor brains!"

The fierce confrontation between Barkley and Koslov completely pushed Li Kaiming's enthusiasm to the peak!

Overnight, various news and game videos about him sprung up like mushrooms after rain, and the comment areas of these news and videos were divided into two groups without exception. With a ruptured tendon, there is basically no chance of being selected by the NBA. The other faction is a staunch supporter of Barkley.

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Meanwhile, New York State, New York City.

The hook-nosed scout Maren Bart hurried to the door of an office, and he reached out and knocked on the wooden door a few times.

Benedict!Benedict!Benedict!

"Please come in!" A deep male voice came from the room, and Bart pushed the door open without hesitation.

Behind the desk, a white man with slightly gray temples was working at his desk. When he heard someone coming in, he raised his head, revealing a chubby face with a pair of black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose.

Bart greeted the man across from him, "President, I'm back!"

It turned out that the chubby white man with glasses was Donnie Walsh, then president of operations of the New York Knicks.

After seeing Bart, Walsh showed a kind smile on his face. He first motioned for Bart to sit down, and then said, "Mallen, you came just in time. I thought you would come back tomorrow."

Bart took a sip of the coffee handed over by his assistant, "President, I have something urgent to do, so I booked a flight ticket in advance and came back!"

Walsh raised his eyebrows, "Oh? I happen to have something I want to tell you here, so let me tell you about yours first!"

Bart organized the language in his mind, and then said, "I went to Tulsa this time to inspect Elliott Williams, but I found a more talented player there!"

A mysterious smile appeared on Walsh's face, "Is the player you mentioned named Li Kaiming?"

Bart's eyes widened, and the words that were still on his lips immediately became stammered, "You, how do you know?"

Walsh laughed, "You are too anxious on the road, don't you have a chance to look at the news on the Internet? This player is now the hottest person on the Internet, and his news and videos are everywhere. I don't think it's hard not to pay attention. !"

After a pause, he continued, "Exactly, he is the one I want to tell you about. You happened to be at the scene of the game. What do you think of this player?"

Bart immediately replied, "This guy is a genius! His performance on the court is simply a dimensionality reduction blow. In my opinion, he has almost no weaknesses, and his inside skills are very good! I personally think that if we ignore him It is our regret!"

After hearing Bart's narration, Walsh did not answer him immediately, but stretched out his fingers and tapped slowly and rhythmically on the desktop, and the whole office was instantly filled with the sound of the fingers colliding with the desktop.

After thinking for a while, Walsh said slowly, "Bart, I believe in your vision and professionalism as a scout, but we still have to carefully consider the matter of choosing Li Kaiming..."

Before he finished speaking, Bart showed an anxious look on his face, "President, my intuition tells me that if we miss him, we will definitely regret it in the future!"

Walsh reached out and interrupted him, "Mullen, I didn't mean to deny him now, but I still need to observe him for a while, besides, you know better than me what kind of person the boss is, and you have to convince him to choose him." It's hard for a yellow man!"

Bart was stunned for a moment. Yes, Dolan, the owner of the Knicks, is a racially discriminatory guy. It may be harder than heaven to get him to let go of his prejudice and choose a yellow man.

Walsh added, "Well, it will be March Madness in a few days. The game in the Midwest Division is in Oklahoma. You should go there again and pay more attention to this Chinese kid. If he is as you said , is a guy with extraordinary talent, then I believe his performance will not let us down."

Bart was silent for a moment, then nodded and exited the office.

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