Did Kobe Bryant take the initiative to organize his retirement tour?
Of course not. Even if Kobe himself asked for it, he could only ask the Lakers and not other teams.
Kobe's treatment was proactively given by other teams. It was Kobe who used his own strength to win real respect on the court.
In this alliance, there are a few rare beings who win the respect of everyone with their own strength.
Perhaps, Kobe had a lot of messy things off the court, but on the court, he was an extremely pure player.
You can question Kobe's character, but absolutely no one will question Kobe's game.
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In fact, since last season, everyone has already had a hunch that one of Kobe's games will be missed. But when this happened and Kobe officially announced it, countless people were still filled with melancholy.
Especially Lakers fans. In the past 19 years, they have been accustomed to watching Kobe on the court, but next season, they will no longer be able to see the figure wearing No. 24.
Perhaps, he will still appear on the sidelines. Everyone knows that basketball is an indispensable part of Kobe, but there is a fundamental difference between him at that time and him on the court now.
Therefore, in order to take another look at Kobe's grace on the court, the ticket price at the Lakers' home court has doubled, and the ticket price will continue to increase as time goes by.
Even this is not just the Lakers' home court, but also the away fans. In addition, Kobe peripherals, jerseys and shoes, anything related to Kobe can make money.
This is the Kobe Effect.
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Because of the announcement of his retirement, Kobe finally did not come to Li Hao's house on the next day of the holiday. There was no way. Since Kobe announced his retirement, not only was it reported all over the world, but Kobe himself was also bombarded.
Under this situation, Kobe obviously couldn't harass Li Hao again. Without Kobe, Li Hao spent an extremely free day, playing games, watching variety shows, and going to the gym.
Well, although the day was fulfilling, it was also quite boring.
But no matter what, the day passed, and the team regrouped the next day. One day later, the Lakers will visit New York to challenge the Nets.
This season the Nets will officially usher in reconstruction. In the following years, they have been swooping for the No. 1 pick. However, the Nets' luck was not very good. It was not until Russell was traded from the Lakers that things improved.
However, Li Hao, who has an eye in the sky, knows that the future of the Nets is in a mess. Although the Nets are very strong on paper, in fact, several of the stars in the team are old and weird.
A team can gather three weirdos, and they are all stars. How do you say the probability? It’s similar to ordinary people winning the welfare lottery.
But let’s face it, accidents can always happen, and people’s perceptions can always be refreshed.
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At the same time, this was also the first game after Kobe officially announced his retirement. Then when Buck came to the Center Arena, a strange phenomenon occurred. The home team fans cheered for the visiting team players.
However, with the cheers of the visiting fans, the Lakers took home a victory at the Buckley Center. As the absolute protagonist, Kobe made 8 of 16 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws, scoring 24 points. 3 assists, 3 rebounds.
At the beginning, Kobe's touch was quite poor, and he missed all his first three shots. In desperation, Li Hao took over the ball, and then used his badge to bring bonuses to Kobe.
Then Kobe started to score, and other players also started to score. It can also be seen from this that Li Hao's role in the Lakers is becoming more and more important and obvious.
Li Hao, who provided several assists to Kobe Bryant in the game, also performed very well. He played 36 minutes in the game. In recent games, Li Hao's playing time has been stable at 36 minutes.
This season is no better than last season, especially after Kobe Bryant was reimbursed. Li Hao needs a supporting team. This season, the Lakers have rookies who need to level up and the best sixth man who needs the ball.
But even so, Li Hao still performed efficiently, making 9 of 14 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 25 points, 11 assists, 9 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.
If it was not clear whether Li Hao had made such obvious progress in the first game, then after these five games, no one doubts Li Hao's progress.
This makes other teams in the league very uncomfortable. The older generation of that team retired and spent several years before they found a core rookie worth cultivating. In the end, you and he were connected seamlessly.
And the most uncomfortable thing for other teams in the league is that Li Hao still used a second-round pick to win it. Although this second-round pick cost the Lakers millions of dollars, if other teams now, let alone millions of dollars , they are willing to pay even tens of millions.
Anyone who is not blind can see that Li Hao can serve as the cornerstone of the team and can become a super giant. Even the current Li Hao is no worse than those super players.
What is the only thing Li Hao lacks now? It's an honor, it's an opportunity to prove, and as long as you get the opportunity, will you be short of honor?
It's true that all the benefits have been taken advantage of by the Lakers.
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"Li, did you already know before Kobe made the official announcement?" Although reporters almost swarmed towards Kobe after the game, there were still many people around Li Hao.
There is no way, a person's position is only so small, it is impossible for everyone to interview Kobe, so reporters who couldn't interview Kobe immediately retreated several times to interview other players.
"Yes" No one knew earlier than Li Hao that Kobe would retire after this season.
"What do you think about Kobe retiring?" All questions today will revolve around Kobe retiring.
"I'm very reluctant to give up. Kobe has been helping me before I even entered the league. If possible, I want to keep playing with him." Hypocrisy? No, this is emotional intelligence.
"Then have you persuaded Kobe?" another reporter asked immediately.
"Do you think persuasion is useful?" Li Hao asked.
But Los Angeles naturally knows what kind of personality he has, and even dares to say so. Apart from a few of Kobe's closest people, these reporters know Kobe the best.
"What impact will Kobe's retirement have on the Lakers?" the reporter asked again.
"I don't know this question, but I think time will give you the answer." After speaking, Li Hao ignored these reporters.
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The Lakers who defeated the Nets did not leave New York, because the Lakers' next game is still in New York, but the next game is Madison Garden to challenge the Knicks.
The Nets are officially rebuilding, while the Knicks have been rebuilding. Although they retained Melo last season, the fact is that Melo's ability to lead the team is not good.
Melo in his prime failed to lead the team further, not to mention that he is no longer in his prime. Time flies, and the old melon has become an old melon.
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