At this time, Philadelphia's record continued to decline and it had left the top eight. Barkley was greatly doubted, and the team management also lost confidence in him, and he himself also had the idea of leaving Philadelphia.
At noon that day, he suddenly received a notice from the management that he had been traded. The team would send him to the West and he would become a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.
"Is there such a good thing?"
An unexpected surprise, this is definitely an unexpected surprise.
The Lakers, after Magic retired unexpectedly, have lost the qualification to win the championship. If he joins the Lakers, relying on the Lakers' attraction to stars and the Lakers' financial resources, he will definitely be able to quickly build a luxurious championship lineup. Then his total The championship dream will have a chance to come true.
He immediately called a group of friends and held a celebration party. Regardless of the game that night, he drank a lot of wine.
"Charles, the deal is aborted, Philadelphia is out of the deal."
At four o'clock in the afternoon, while the party was still going on, his agent called.
"What did you say?"
"Philadelphia management didn't say yes and they backed out of the deal."
"Are you kidding me, bro?"
"No, Charles, it's true, they just quit me."
"Shet!"
Hearing the news in a daze, he didn't react for a moment. When he reacted, he had already sat down on the floor, and the wine bottle in his hand was also thrown on the floor.
…
"According to reliable sources, Michael Jordan first provoked Iron Fist at that time, and then Iron Fist counterattacked..."
At eight o'clock that night, a TNT news program suddenly broke the news that before the Battle of Auburn Hills, Michael Jordan and Zhou Quan had a conflict off the court. The details were even described in detail, as if the reporter was present.
This revelation immediately shocked the entire league.
"Bang bang bang..."
"Iron Fist, I'm not done with you!"
"Damn traitor!"
After Jordan learned the news, although he was mentally prepared, he was still so angry that he smashed a lot of things and cursed Zhou Quan and his teammates who revealed the news.
Soon, before he could finish venting his anger, his home phone and mobile phone started ringing like crazy.
"Bang! Bang!"
He ran over, picked up the landline phone and mobile phone, and smashed them again.
As far away as New York, Stern also received reports and learned the news.
"No, if you want to find a way to get Iron Fist away from Detroit in the future, it's best to go to the West. He and Michael are competing for five regular season games in a season, plus the playoffs. Staying in the East will break your head."
He seemed to see Jordan being beaten to a bloody head by an iron fist, and he couldn't help but have this thought in his mind.
But it is quite difficult to implement it. The Pistons will not agree, and Iron Fist himself does not know what his attitude is. He still needs to slowly find opportunities.
…
After two days of rest in Detroit, the Pistons went to Minnesota on the 22nd. After defeating the Timberwolves on the 23rd, they rushed to Chicago overnight. They will challenge the Bulls away from home in back-to-back games on the 24th.
Assassin Thomas stayed in Detroit and did not travel with the team due to injury, while Spider John Salley, who was slightly injured, traveled with the team.
The assassin's condition is very bad. This injury has aggravated the original injury. The team doctor predicts that his injury is likely to accelerate his decline.
Chicago and the Bulls have been in a miserable state these past few days. They have injured more people and been rubbed on the floor by the media. The reputation of slaying the dragon in the Eastern Conference finals last year was wiped out by one game. Now they have become the dragon. The Pistons took the moral high ground.
Fortunately, sponsors such as Nike have stepped forward, and the league is also secretly contributing, through some media, and the situation has slowly begun to improve. However, it is impossible to truly reverse the situation in a short time.
In terms of record, after they left Detroit, they were defeated by the Suns on the road, losing consecutive games for the first time this season.
No. 24, United Center.
John Salley's face was still swollen and he was not included in the starting lineup.
On the Bulls side, Cartwright, Grant, John Paxson and other three main players were all absent from the game.
Cartwright and John Paxson are only role players, and the loss to the Bulls is not too big, but Grant's absence has a great impact on the Bulls.
Most media predict that the Pistons will win this game on the road and the Bulls will lose three games in a row.
Outside the home team's locker room, general manager Jerry Krause said to his assistant: "When the main team comes out later, wait until the visiting team goes out, and then arrange for Michael and the others to go out, and don't let them meet off the court. Go and inform the scene of my intentions. Host, ask him to pay attention to his appearance time."
"I understand, sir." The assistant hurriedly went.
Klaus sighed secretly, he should have traded up the lottery in the first place. If he had obtained Iron Fist, why would he be here today?
He is aware of some of Iron Fist's abilities, such as the ability to cause conflicts, which is a specialty for Iron Fist, and is worried that if they meet off the court again, Jordan may fall into the pit dug by Iron Fist again.
…
Tunnel, Mr. Away Team.
"Tekken, be careful, they will definitely boo you if you go out."
Zhou Quan was the first to go out. Before he went out, Joe Dumas ran up and took his arm and warned him.
"rest assured."
He nodded and walked out.
"Shh!"
The moment he appeared outside the tunnel, the United Center was like a level 12 tornado, and endless boos began to sweep through everything.
"Detroit villains, get out of the United Center!"
"Fake Oil!"
He received an epic welcome, with boos like a tsunami, middle fingers like a forest, abuse like rolling thunder, 20,000 Bulls fans venting their anger at him, and even a lot of debris was thrown at him.
In a word, he has become the most hated person in Chicago, even more than the Bad Boys.
People who have never experienced such a scene cannot understand the pressure of being booed and cursed by 20,000 people at the same time. The overwhelming pressure can make even the strongest willed person collapse. possible.
Whether it was Chuck Daly, McCloskey, or Joe Dumars, they all looked at Zhou Quan nervously at this time, worried that he would be crushed by this terrible pressure.
Fortunately, Zhou Quan's mental willpower has reached full level and his psychological quality is naturally strong. He took a deep breath, his usual gentle smile appeared on his face, and waved to the fans, slowly braving the "rain of bullets". Heading to the pitch.
"Let's go, let's follow."
Behind him, Joe Dumas waved his hand and followed suit.
"Iron Fist, can you say something?"
Some reporters from behind the baseline rushed over and stuck several microphones in his mouth.
As he walked forward, his voice slowly sounded: "We are the Detroit Pistons. We have always been full of tenacity, toughness, iron-bloodedness and fearless spiritual qualities. We were once strong, and we will be strong again in the future. We will be even stronger.
The opponent's boos are our medals, and we even long to hear louder boos. We are only worried that the opponent's boos are not loud enough, because their courage has been defeated by us. "
"Detroit Pistons?"
The reporters were in a daze.
In their eyes, this team that was swept by the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals and had lost all its vigor has now become like a sharp blade, with invisible vigor enough to cut the opponent's throat. The team that the league regarded as a public enemy has been reborn.
And all this is because of a rookie.
It's not because this rookie has a pair of invincible iron fists, but because this rookie has the most determined willpower, the most determined spirit, noble character, and unparalleled leadership.
Zhang Lili was sitting in the audience, looking at Zhou Quan surrounded by his teammates, and sighed.
This young compatriot became the leader of a team in just over two months, which is incredible.
This is the NBA, the highest palace of basketball in the world. How difficult is it to become the leader of a team in this league?
The Pistons are a team that has won two consecutive championships. It is incredible for Zhou Quan, a rookie, to become the leader of the Bad Boys.
This is not based on strength on the court. Zhou Quan's current strength is far from enough to become the leader of a team, nor is it the support of the management. There is currently no information that the Pistons management supports Zhou Quan to become the leader of the Pistons.
