Beep.
On the court, the sound of the timer stopping sounded. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors on the road. They won 108-100.
As the best player in the game, Kobe Bryant scored 31 points. Although the rest of the team performed mediocrely, facing the long-lost victory, Kobe Bryant still showed a rare smile.
The Lakers left with a victory.
The Warriors players were left looking frustrated in Oracle Arena.
When they walked through the tunnel, fans used to crowd over to say hello or ask for autographs, but this time, most fans left the stadium directly, and only a few stayed there.
"Steve, your coaching is terrible! Leave Oakland early... We don't need guys like you to lead us to failure..."
An irrational fan stood on the sidelines and yelled at head coach Steve Kerr.
Steve Kerr was in a pretty good mood. He pretended not to hear the ridicule and walked away.
But the players who came later suffered!
"Draymond, you stupid guy, even if my son is on the court, he can play better than you... Man, is your brain made of chocolate? Please wake up... ....”
"Klay, your shooting is as bad as my brother Brandon's in bed..."
"Oh! Guys, what are you doing? Are you still an NBA player? You can't even play without Stephen?"
Not only did the fans jeer, some even threw towels at Draymond Green.
Although this is just a small number of irrational fans, this behavior still caused dissatisfaction among the players, especially Draymond Green.
After all, he was the only one who had a towel thrown at him by fans.
"Am I going to beat you to death, you bastard..."
Draymond Green cursed angrily and planned to rush to the audience.
Fortunately, he was caught by his teammates, and the fan who threw the towel was also quite a thief. When he saw Draymond Green making serious moves, he immediately chose to run away.
At the same time, in the high-level conference room of Oracle Arena, owner Joe Lacob and shareholders also watched the live broadcast of the game.
When General Manager Bob Michael turned off the big electronic screen, everyone sat back in the conference room again.
"Lost again!"
"I really don't know what happened?"
"I don't understand... Even if the Lakers have Kobe, our overall strength is much better than them... We are No. 1 in the Western Conference..."
Shareholders murmured, clearly dissatisfied with the outcome.
"What to do next?"
"If the team continues to play like this, let alone entering the playoffs, I'm afraid attendance will be a big problem..."
A shareholder suddenly spoke.
When he asked, everyone else also turned their attention to general manager Bob Michael. Bob Michael felt quite helpless at this time, and he even had the urge to curse.
The idea of saving money was the idea of shareholders before, and it was unanimously approved by them. Now that Stephen Curry is injured and his performance has almost plummeted, they don't mention the issue of saving money at this time, but they all show a look of blaming themselves. Look!
"I have an idea...Zhao has not been traded yet. We can recall him to the Santa Cruz Warriors..."
"The Timberwolves are the only team that can meet our requirements. They are willing to send Kevin Garnett or Maurice Williams as a package...and there are no other strings attached... ..."
After Bob Michael finished speaking, the shareholders immediately became restless.
"Are you kidding? Kevin Garnett? Maurice Williams? These two are almost retired. Even if they are traded, they won't be able to help the team. The Warriors are not a nursing home... "
"Isn't Kevin Garnett's annual salary that high? What? Join us after a buyout? That won't work either..."
"It's not a good deal, it's not a good deal..."
Bob Michael sighed.
"If this is the case, then I think we should keep Zhao! Now is the time when we need him, and the fans outside are also looking forward to his return..."
"I know you have concerns, but I still hope we can try... maybe just try one or two games. As long as we can save the current situation, it is not all worth it for us. ?"
After a period of discussion, some shareholders still disagreed with Bob Michael's remarks, especially Bol Brooks, who had previously hoped that Zhao Feiyang would be traded away.
However, at this time, the boss Joe Lacob, who had never spoken much, stood up.
"Try it!"
"Give him a chance to play three games! If he can help the team win, then we will not trade him. If not, we will send him away immediately..."
Joe Lacob never makes decisions easily, but once he speaks, shareholders have to give him some face.
So, with the efforts of general manager Bob Michael, the matter finally turned around.
After the meeting, he didn't bother to deal with the team's post-match press conference held in front of the media, and called Zhao Feiyang immediately.
Unfortunately, I couldn't get through, so I immediately called Zhao Feiyang's agent, David Stock, and asked him to relay the news immediately.
After all this was done, Bob Michael came to the press conference.
The press conference was almost over at this time, and the media in the Bay Area were extremely dissatisfied with the losing streak. A group of reporters stood there and kept asking questions to make things difficult for the Warriors players and coaching staff.
"Coach Steve, may I ask why the Warriors have lost so many games recently? If they keep losing, will you consider resigning?"
"Coach Steve, who do you think is responsible for losing? Who should bear all this?"
"Some fans think you won't be able to play without Stephen Curry. What do you think about this? Do you think the fans are right?"
Steve Kerr looked embarrassed, and the media focused their fire on him. This was something he did not expect and is currently difficult for him to handle.
After all, only strength can speak for itself.
In this situation of losing consecutive battles, no matter what he said, it was wrong.
"I......."
Just when Steve Kerr didn't know how to respond, general manager Bob Michael came to him and took the initiative to sit down.
Facing the media's questioning, he acted very calmly and directly picked up the microphone and skipped the topic.
"We have something to announce... Just now, the team decided to recall Zhao Feiyang, who is playing for the Santa Cruz Warriors..."
