anovelconsole Chapter 366 The Return of the King! ! !
Chapter 366 The Return of the King! ! !
Chapter 366 The Return of the King! ! !
Bruce sat quietly in the hotel room alone, holding a glass of orange-red whiskey in his hand. Thinking of the future of the Warriors, he couldn't help feeling a little melancholy!
Since coming to this era, until now he feels a little unbelievable!
He is worth a lot of money, the owner of the Warriors, some well-known presidents in Hollywood, and those favorite stars in his previous life were "robbed" by him one by one, all of this is like a dream!
Life in the United States made him miss the life in China very much. Even though he can get anything as long as he has money here, this feeling really makes him a little confused and at a loss!
However, for his own country, he has an extraordinary timidity, and he has never dared to touch it easily.
What is the true meaning of basketball?What is his goal?
All in all, whenever he dreamed in his previous life, Bruce would always dream of galloping on the court as a basketball player, and always dream of what he would do if he were the owner and manager of the Rockets!
However, now when he really returns to this exciting era, everything doesn't look so good!
Player transactions, player evaluation, agent's vampire traits, problems between teams, including the relationship with the league, all of these are more than ten thousand times more complicated than in the previous life!
If he didn't hold all kinds of memories from his previous life, I'm afraid that with his team building method and his style of dealing with people, he would still be the little trash fish in his previous life who did chores for others.
Now, with the help of organizing and recalling the memories of his previous life, he can always hold more than a little advantage.
However, when it comes to some player transactions, no one is a fool, and no team owner will be able to exchange a group of mid-level players for a top superstar in an instant like a novel!
Duncan, Bruce has fantasized about joining him more than once in his mind, but with favor, nostalgia and a series of team considerations, Duncan did not give Bruce any chance, even though Popovich was a little moved by Bruce's proposal !
But after that?After that, Duncan renewed his contract with the Spurs!
Just like Carter's question, Bruce, who loved this general in his previous life, came here, and as time went by, he used to argue with other friends because of Carter's matter, but now everything seems so ironic!
There is absolutely nothing wrong with Carter's character, the only problem is his complicated feelings for the sport of basketball!
The previous conversation between Carter and Bruce in the office caused some rifts between the two sides. Even though Bruce suddenly rang out about what Carter did in the Raptors in his previous life, he hoped to treat it in his own way after all.
But after all, human beings have complicated emotions. When he went to visit Carter in the hospital, Bruce felt like a thick wall was erected between the two of them, which was insurmountable!
Life is a big dyeing workshop, and the commercial league of the NBA highlights the interpretation of this characteristic!
There is no player who does not like money, fame and status, and no player makes decisions without thinking!
Of course, these are not absolute, but most of the cases!
"Haha, you are really a sentimental guy!" Bruce laughed at himself, then drank the whiskey in his hand in one gulp, tidied up his clothes, and walked out the door with a self-deprecating face!
On the 10th, for all fans, this is an extremely exciting day.
The All-Star game was staged in advance the day before, making all fans excited for the arrival of the main game!
Jordan's comeback and the joining of as many as seven "newcomers" make this All-Star has an extraordinarily important meaning!
After Bruce met Wilkens, the two immediately went to the 76ers' home court together.
"This is the All-Star!" Seeing a large number of fans outside the arena holding various signs and wearing the clothes of their favorite players, Bruce suddenly felt the huge influence of the All-Star!
Last year, the NBA broadcast this grand event to fans all over the world in as many as 209 countries around the world.
And this year, although only one country has been broadcast live, as the NBA's influence in the world has gradually increased, it has already shown its true nature of attracting money!
The two of Bruce entered the arena and looked at the distinctive NBA-themed stores and various fun items around them. They couldn't help but feel Stern's sensitivity to commercialization.
This year, not only with Jordan's comeback, this All-Star Game has an extraordinary meaning, those stars who are international players from various teams have appeared in surprising numbers!
Nowitzki of the Warriors, Steve Nash of the Mavericks, Duncan of the Virgin Islands, Stojakovic and so on.
In this session alone, there are as many as five players with nationalities or identities other than the United States!
From here, everyone can see the growing influence of the NBA in the world!
At 05:30 in the afternoon, as fans poured into the arena, the pre-match entertainment performance scheduled to start at [-]:[-] p.m. started after a group of children dressed in American flag costumes appeared on the stage!
"Bruce, do you think those guys will leave the MVP trophy to Michael (Jordan) this year?" Wilkens asked subconsciously when he thought of the previous media hype and his knowledge of the league.
"Will it??" Bruce looked at the warm performance on the court, and then turned his head playfully: "There is no humility here, and there is no humility!"
"Uh." Wilkens couldn't help but feel a little puzzled by Bruce's words!
Even though he has already stated the answer in his words, after all, in Wilkens' opinion, as an NBA superstar, why can't other people draw the most complete and most evocative end to this story? ?
"Michael is indeed exciting, but after all, his era is over!" Bruce said calmly, then stretched out his right hand, counting one by one: "Tim (Duncan), Shaquille (O'Neal), Kobe (Bron Ryant), Kevin (Garnett), Tracy (McGrady), blah blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
After hearing this, Wilkens couldn't help being moved by Bruce's words.
As Bruce said, there is no star who can come here who is not a superstar, and there is no one who does not desire that trophy!
Even if they will show humility in some things, after all, this is a stadium, and this is a competitive sports arena!
Therefore, his previous words were obviously naive and pursuing beautiful things!
"Hehe, why hasn't Michael experienced it before?" Wilkens thought of the "black and white double evil" that once made him extremely excited. After Jordan entered the league, this place was gradually replaced by him alone, while Johnson and Bird Even if the duel between them is talked about from time to time, their time is gone after all.
On the court, as some small programs were staged one by one, in the anticipation of all the fans, the lights in the arena suddenly dimmed!
As a beam of lights suddenly illuminated the center of the stadium, a group of people in choir costumes suddenly sang their national anthem, which symbolized freedom and resistance, to the sound of music!
In the stands, all the fans stood up solemnly. Looking at the fans around who seemed to be the most devout believers, Bruce couldn't help feeling their centripetal force regardless of whether it was true or not!
A solemn national anthem, after the last note fell, the audience burst into roaring cheers.
As the lights gradually came on, the host appeared excitedly in the center of the field with a microphone in hand!
"Welcome, welcome to this charming city, welcome to this exciting event!"
A series of welcomes made the fans cheer in response!
"This year, we have the most exciting guy coming back, don't tell me you don't know who he is!"
"Michael!!! Michael!!! Michael!!!"
The audience suddenly shouted in unison, causing everyone to stand up excitedly. Even though Bruce was still sitting there a little indifferently, he was in the atmosphere of the fans, just like them, looking excitedly at the big screen in the stadium. , Jordan's exciting performances!
"Haha, I heard your call, let us witness the appearance of these superstars together!!"
After the host finished his last sentence, the lights in the arena dimmed again!
"Ding ding dong dong!~"
A burst of brisk music sounded like flowing water. In an atmosphere that was different from the explosive music of previous years, the lights suddenly lit up the gorgeous stage behind the stadium!
When everyone saw that not only did those superstars not appear on the stage, but also the confusing screen-like floors, the slightly brisk ding-dong sound suddenly changed, and with the bang of heavy metal music, the floor Suddenly a picture of Jordan hissing and shouting appeared on the screen!
When everyone was shocked by this completely different music style, especially after seeing the picture of Jordan appearing on the stage, after a moment of silence, everyone broke out into a burst of extremely hot cheers. They knew very well that the upcoming stage was who! !
Amid the shouts of everyone, starting from the position of Jordan's head on the stage, the picture suddenly changed, and as the huge Wizards team logo appeared, Jordan crossed his hands in front of him, lowered his head slightly, and slowly Rise from below the stage.
When this shocking heavy metal song reached its climax, Jordan's actions suddenly made everyone exclaim!
As if he had been signaled, he suddenly jumped up. Just as he was about to land on the floor, a brilliant explosion of fireworks suddenly exploded around the stage! !
"boom!!!"
Jordan's exciting debut ceremony instantly ignited the entire arena. No one thought that Jordan would appear in such a shocking way, and everyone shouted for him crazily!
After that, under the excited gaze of all the fans, Jordan kept waving his right hand around as the floor "slided" like a returning king.
"Great, Bruce, your ideas are so exciting!!" Wilkens said excitedly to Bruce next to him, even though his Although he was not young, it still gave him a great shock!
(End of this chapter)