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 their house to live during home games instead of Just like in an away game, stay in a hotel. After all, it is much more comfortable at home than in a hotel.
After the news of the conflict between Li Kaiming and Arenas broke out during the Wizards and Cavaliers game, the entire NBA league once again set off a wave of discussion.
Many media have begun to discuss who will win the battle between Li Kaiming and Arenas for the team boss.
Of course, as more people participate in the discussion, some people with ulterior motives will start to muddy the waters. For example, there are many Li Kaiming's anti-fans who are mixed in and start to discuss whether Li Kaiming is a thorn in the side under the banner of pure Lu Rao. question.
"A pure passerby, neither a fan of Arenas nor a fan of Li Kaiming. I just want to know why whichever team Li Kaiming joins, which team will be exposed to internal strife? The Tigers were suddenly exposed to internal strife. The incident caused some disintegration. If Coach Pastner hadn't turned the tide, how could he have won the first championship in team history?"
"In their words, it's because Li Kaiming is too strong and makes Arenas jealous, hahaha!"
"What the hell are you talking about? I admit that this guy's strength is pretty good, but I'm afraid he doesn't know how strong Arenas was at his peak. This guy doesn't know how to respect his seniors at all. If I were Arenas, I would definitely teach him How can he respect me!"
"That's right, when Arenas was at his best, he could score 60 points on Kobe Bryant. Now a rookie suddenly appears and starts riding on Arenas' head after playing a few good games. Why? Are you kidding? I hope the Wizards’ management won’t lose their minds. Arenas will lead the team to rise again, but we can’t let him feel cold. We should send this thorny No. 1 pick to another team as soon as possible!”
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Of course, such discussions occur more at the level of fans, because in fact, fans cannot see deeper things, so most fans do not understand football.
There are three things that most fans like the most: first, the impression flow. If a certain player leaves a good first impression on them, the fans will subconsciously defend this player; the second is the data flow, That is to say, the excel fans in the cross, if the stars they like get the data, they can have more food. If the stars they like can overwhelm the stars they don’t like in terms of data, that would be even better. The third type Even those who favor the past over the present always believe that basketball is regressing and that only the stars of the past are the most powerful. Little do they know that when the NBA was first established, some of the stars they talked about couldn't even dribble the ball, and shooting was even more neglected. Nowadays, role players are hanging and playing.
So when some anti-fans began to pour dirty water on Li Kaiming for this internal strife incident, the management of the NBA team knew that the opportunity had come!
Since the game ended on the night of November 6, Wizards President Glenfield and Vice President Tommy Shepard have almost never stopped talking to each other, and these calls are from other teams asking about trading Li Kaiming.
This made the two of Glenfield become nervous. It seemed 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 external position and asked while driving, "Tommy, why did you call me suddenly today? Could it be that you traded me to another team last night?"
Shepard on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, and then laughed awkwardly. How could he not hear the complaint in Li Kaiming's words, "Li, Ernie and I mean the same thing. It is absolutely impossible for us to Trade you to another team."
Li Kaiming knew the result a long time ago, and just said lightly, "Then how do you plan to solve this problem?"
Shepard's voice came from the phone, "That's what I'm calling this time. Come to the president's office now. Ernie and I are waiting for you. There are some things that were not good on the phone, but we still It’s better to talk in person.”
After hanging up the phone, Li Kaiming stepped on the accelerator lightly and accelerated towards the home court. Sheppard's call let him know that the outcome 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 came here relatively rarely. He only came here after the draft and when he signed with the team. At other times, he was basically in the training area. .
As for the team's president, Ernie Grunfield, he only met once after the draft and didn't have much communication. On the contrary, he had a better relationship with vice president Tommy Shepard, who was also the one he came to. The leader of wizards.
There were already people waiting here in the office area. When they saw Li Kaiming coming, they immediately led him to the door of the president's office.
Li Kaiming knocked on the door twice, and after hearing the voice of "Please come in" from inside, he pushed the door open and entered.
The entire office is not large, and the layout is relatively simple. There are three people sitting at the table. In addition to Ernie Grunfield and Tommy Shepard, whom he already knows, the team's head coach Phillip Sanders is also there. exist!
Grunfield motioned to Li Kaiming to sit wherever he wanted, and then said, "You guys are really giving us a headache!"
Li Kaiming found an empty seat opposite Grenfield and sat down, then spread his hands innocently, "Ernie, I'm not someone who likes to make trouble. You know, I just want to win!"
Grunfield and Sheppard looked at each other and then smiled bitterly, "We also expected that Gilbert might have a conflict with you over the ball, but we didn't expect it to happen so quickly!"
"I made it clear in advance that the differences between Gilbert and I are not about the so-called team status and ball rights, but entirely differences in game concepts. As long as he can play in the most reasonable way and ensure the team's record, who will he play with? I don't care if we're in the same team!" Li Kaiming said tit for tat.
Grunfield smiled and shook his head, "This is not a conflict about team status, but Gilbert has played for so many years and he already has his own playing style. Now you want him to change himself for the team. Isn’t his style actually asking him to give up his position?”
Li Kaiming remained silent. If you think about it from Grenfield's perspective, there is actually no problem with the latter, but his starting point is not directly about status.
Seeing that Li Kaiming had already acquiesced that the conflict with Arenas could not be adjusted, Grunfield sighed.
What Li Kaiming didn't know was that before he came, Grunfield had already talked with Arenas. As a veteran of the team, Arenas' relationship with the president was naturally not as good as that of a newcomer, so Arenas was In front of Grenfield, he said bluntly, "Li Kaiming and I, you can only choose one!"
Encountering a stubborn Arenas is already a headache. Unexpectedly, this new top pick is not a fuel-efficient lamp. On the surface, he looks as gentle as a Chinese, but in his bones he has the territorial awareness of a beast king.
From this point of view, Grunfield's best plan had been aborted before it could be implemented because the two parties involved in the conflict did not cooperate at all.
Li Kaiming is a person who has a clear sense of grudges and grievances. If you give me a foot of respect, I will give you a foot in return. But if someone wants to sit on his head and shit, he will never tolerate it.
The saying that a gentleman takes revenge no later than ten years does not apply to Li Kaiming. 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 relent an inch, and directly tells Grunfield forcefully that he is still determined to be the boss of the Wizards!
Grunfield and Sheppard on the side had surprised expressions on their faces, because when Li Kaiming said these words just now, he burst out with such a strong aura and confidence that they had only seen in those players at the Presidential Hill level. !
This guy, where did he get such confidence?
