Pushing open the door of the visiting team's locker room, a bustling heat wave hits the face. The players who returned to the locker room after finishing the interview early are chatting and discussing every bit of today's game, thrilling, exciting, funny, Funny, embarrassing... and so on, because the season has successfully started, everyone can't help but feel excited.
Lu Ke stood at the door and glanced around, but did not see Randy Moss. He pulled LaMichael James, who was staggering about to go to take a bath, and asked. LaMichael pointed without thinking much. Near the northeast corner, "Randy's locker was there, and he just walked over there right after he came in."
Lu Ke moved two steps to the left, and then saw Moss standing at the door of the locker. Because of the angle just now, the two super big guys Isaac Sobouga and Ray McDonald blocked the line of sight, so Moss was not spotted.
After patting Lamichael on the shoulder to express his gratitude, Lu Ke strode towards Moss's location.
Lamichael hummed a tune carelessly, twirled his towel, and moved on.
As a rookie who just joined the team this year, and the running back position is extremely competitive, in just one training camp, memorizing the tactical manual has already taken up most of the time. Even if he has heard about the turmoil in the team, , but ultimately it’s still not sensitive enough.
But slowly, Lamichael realized something was wrong: Hey, why is everyone staring at him? Could it be that...the bath towel fell to the floor? And everyone was shocked because of the size?
Lamichael subconsciously pulled on his bath towel to make sure it was still in the correct position, and felt a little relieved.
So what's going on?
Lamichael raised his head and looked around, only to realize that the focus of his gaze was not on himself, but on Lu Ke not far behind him. Because of the interlaced traveling routes, the two people's front and rear positions seemed to overlap, causing He was delusional. But... something still isn't right. Why is everyone staring at Lu Ke?
Lamichael simply stopped, turned around, followed everyone's gaze, and then saw Ahmed Brooks coming out of the diagonal road, blocking Lu Ke's progress.
Inexplicably - inexplicably for Lamichael, the air in the locker room began to tighten, and you could clearly feel that the chatter in the locker room was slowly and slowly decreasing, and there was a faint sound. There were some whistling sounds, but the feeling of a collective shift in attention was so obvious that Lamichael couldn't help but become nervous.
What's going on?
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The same question mark also appeared on Lu Ke's head. He looked at Brooks in front of him in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"...How was the interview? Did everything go well?" Brooks was a little stuck, but he still held back a sentence at the critical moment. Although he was a little embarrassed, it was better than nothing. He showed a big smile, and then added an explanation, concealing His own panic, "I mean, is that annoying reporter from 'Sports Illustrated' still causing trouble?"
The topic finally came around.
Lu Ke didn't think much about it. Regarding Harry Waynes, the whole team knew about it. They often joked in the locker room, "Ha, he said today that I squeezed out Alex Smith." , and even vividly described how I used my Asian identity to exert pressure through my agent to drive away Alex."
Such ridiculous rumors were obviously provoking trouble, but they did not pose any threat to Lu Ke. He continued to describe the episode just now with a smile on his face and a relaxed tone, "I replied, if I have such a right, then the first One thing is to refuse any kind of interview with Sports Illustrated."
"Haha!" Brooks couldn't help but clapped his hands and laughed, "I can imagine Harry Wayans's expression."
Lu Ke spread his hands with an innocent expression on his face, "I'm already trying not to hurt him. But overall, everything is fine. Today's problem still revolves around the game. They finally acted professionally." While teasing with a smile, Lu Ke took steps again, bypassed Brooks, and continued to move in the designated direction.
But Brooks turned around, and in two big steps he was in front of Lu Ke again, blocking his way.
After the same action twice in a row, Lu Ke also noticed something was wrong. He looked at Brooks in confusion and asked doubtfully, "Ahmed, are you okay?"
Brooks opened his mouth and tried to find an excuse again, but under Lu Ke's gaze, he failed in the end. He scratched his head in annoyance and lowered his voice and said, "Bambi, are you sure? He is not an easy person to get along with. Players, we should enjoy the joy of victory now and leave other things to be solved later, what do you think?"
Lu Ke reacted immediately.
As the leader of the locker room, Brooks is not a solemn and majestic type. More often, he makes jokes to ease the atmosphere. His spiritual speeches and humorous jokes at critical moments can often fill the locker room and training ground with laughter, and create a strong atmosphere between rookie players and senior players. The relationship also minimizes friction as much as possible.
At this moment, Brooks was worried about the conflict between Lu Ke and Moss.
After getting along with each other for a whole season, the veterans, including Brooks, all know that Lu Ke looks like a harmless jade-faced scholar on the surface, but deep down he hides a tough and proud character who is neither humble nor overbearing. He does not avoid conflicts, but can gain the upper hand in head-to-head confrontations.
In other words, both Lu Ke and Moss have outstanding personalities and sharp edges. Once they collide, it will be a big deal. In comparison, the problems in the locker room last season seem to be trivial. many.
Therefore, Brooks came to mediate immediately. He knew that Lu Ke was not an unreasonable person, but Moss's words... everyone was a little confused.
After joining the San Francisco 49ers, Moss has always maintained his own style of doing things. It's not the kind that refuses to communicate with teammates outright, but the kind that shows an unattainable attitude from beginning to end.
On the training field, he mainly communicates with a small group of black players. This is not because of racial discrimination, but because the San Francisco 49ers' wide receivers and offensive linemen are mainly black. Basically, this is the scope of his work. It's also the extent of his communication; outside the practice field, he's basically a loner, rarely talking to anyone other than Vernon Davis.
The shadow of a famous tree.
As one of the top and most legendary wide receivers in the league, there is still some distance between him and the San Francisco 49ers, who are mainly young players. It can be said to be admiration, or it can be said to be unfamiliar. After all, many players here have indeed "grew up watching Moss play."
Brooks still hopes to avoid unnecessary conflicts.
Faced with Brooks' worries, Lu Ke laughed dumbly, "Ahmed, we can't choose not to get along with him just because he's not easy to get along with. I think today's game is a breakthrough, and I want to try it out. "
During the offseason and preseason, the San Francisco 49ers had several gatherings, including collective gatherings and offensive team gatherings. They had invited Moss to some extent, and even used Vernon to connect them, but Moss once None of them happened, and the method of using alcohol to close the distance ended in failure.
This also means that conventional methods are less suitable.
Originally, they thought that enhancing friendship through competition was undoubtedly the best way to immerse themselves in the competition. The friendship of fighting side by side can always easily unite everyone; but today's competition ended with a quarrel. Another quarrel kicked off, and things went off the track again.
As Lu Ke said, maybe this is a breakthrough, just like if men have a hard fight and vent their emotions, many problems can be solved.
Brooks tried to retort, but was unable to do so.
Lu Ke patted Brooks' arm and took steps again.
This time, Brooks hesitated but did not stop him.
Unconsciously, all the trivial sounds in the locker room disappeared. Everyone's eyes followed Lu Ke closely, and gradually approached Moss, who had his back to the locker room.
One is a league legend and is definitely the most well-deserved star among the San Francisco 49ers; the other is a rising star, but he occupies an increasingly important core position in the team. Now, these two players are about to collide head-on, and no one can predict where the outcome will be.
"Hey, Randy." Lu Ke stopped and said hello proactively without hesitation.
"Hey!" There was a gasp in the locker room. They didn't expect that Lu Ke would attack directly like this. So what should they do next?
The breathing sound was too obvious. Lu Ke rolled his eyes, put his right hand behind his back, stretched out his thumb, index finger and middle finger, closed his index finger and middle finger, pressed down heavily, and connected with his thumb. The thumbs came together and made a "shut up" gesture to keep the crowd of circus spectators quiet.
Moss didn't answer or look back.
The entire locker room was approaching a state of complete silence. It was impossible for Moss not to hear it. Then, he just pretended not to hear it, or he didn't want to respond. Such an attitude could not be more clear.
But Lu Ke still didn't give up. He took the initiative to take a small step forward and raised his voice again. This time he didn't call out, but went straight to the topic and said sincerely, "Randy, I'm sorry, I'm in the first quarter of the game today." During the process, my behavior was irrational and incorrect, and I owe you an apology."
Everyone held their breath, waiting for Moss's response.
