Wukesong Basketball Stadium.
An important game is coming here, against the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers who are participating in the NBA preseason.
Perhaps considering that the duel between the two teams received too much attention, the officials specially arranged this game in such a large stadium.
Before the game started, fans were already packed outside the arena.
Half of the people support Zhao Feiyang and Warcraft, while the other half are those who like Kobe Bryant. They held up slogans of support and shouted cheers outside the arena, and also gathered together to take photos.
"The Lakers must win! Kobe must win!"
"The Lakers definitely can't win. Zhao Feiyang and Howard are the strongest inside and outside combination! The Lakers will only be beaten and crushed..."
"Fuck you, what were these two people doing when Kobe was on the rise? Howard was just playing happy basketball, and he still wants to reach the finals? Are you kidding me?"
"That is, who has he teamed up with over the years to achieve great results? This guy is more compatible with James Harden. After all, the two of them can go to nightclubs together... But now Harden is also starting to exert his strength. I won’t take this guy with me anymore, so what’s the point of the Timberwolves spending a lot of money to sign a team cancer that no one wants?”
"When it comes to the team's cancer, it's not Howard's turn! Kobe has been injured a lot in the past two years, and the Lakers' record couldn't be worse... From this point of view, Kobe is not the team's cancer. ?”
"Kobe was really awesome when he was at his peak, but he is already old. Everyone will soften when they get old. Kobe can't be tough anymore, so don't argue..."
"Hey, there's something in your special code! We're all talking about basketball. Are you rushing onto the highway again?"
Of course, when fans gather together, discussions and even arguments are unavoidable. As for who to support, both sides have already established quite clear attitudes before the game even begins.
The players on both sides were pretty good, with most of the firepower focused on Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant, but not on their own star Zhao Feiyang.
Amid controversy and anticipation, fans quickly entered the infield.
The game was about to start, and players from both teams also appeared one after another.
First out were the Los Angeles Lakers.
When Kobe Bryant, who was out for almost half of last season, returned from injury, the fans at the scene were extremely happy. Many people cheered and screamed loudly, and some irrational fans even tried to climb out of the stands. Fortunately, the security personnel at the scene stopped them in time, preventing these people from making any further irrational actions.
"Kobe! MVP!"
"Kobe! MVP!"
The applause and cheers were quite uniform.
Soon, the Minnesota Timberwolves came out too.
The moment Zhao Feiyang and "Warcraft" Dwight Howard came on the stage, the other half of the fans at the scene also started shouting crazily, as if they had been suppressed for a long time. These people kept waving and screaming, holding signs cheering for them in excitement. Incessantly.
"Zhao Feiyang! Howard!"
"Zhao Feiyang! Howard!"
The momentum was equally huge, and even together they almost drowned out the voices of the other half of Kobe fans.
Players from both sides also walked onto the court.
Facing his former club, Zhao Feiyang's performance has been quite calm. After leaving the Lakers, he has proven his strength, so he doesn't have any anger now.
"Kobe, long time no see."
Zhao Feiyang went up to shake hands with Kobe Bryant.
The latter patted his shoulder and chuckled.
"This is your home court... It's a pity that you didn't stay with the Lakers, otherwise we could join forces now..."
Even though Kobe Bryant said this, Zhao Feiyang still thought it was a polite remark.
In the last period of Kobe Bryant's career, he was notoriously harsh on his team and teammates.
Zhao Feiyang likes his paranoia about the game, but he also questions whether he can maintain the friendly relationship with Kobe in the situation where "the star is the boss and has the greatest say"?
Moreover, the positions of the two people overlap, which makes this problem even more fatal.
Zhao Feiyang didn't think too much, he just looked at each other and smiled. He immediately went to meet other teammates. Although the Lakers lineup had undergone tremendous changes, he still met his former good friend Nick Young.
"Hahaha...Nick, you guy...Long time no see!"
"Zhao, I miss you so much... Man, I was planning to travel to China during the offseason, and I was planning to call you, but then I found out you were playing a game... ...What a pity, I will definitely contact you in advance next time..."
"Okay, you can contact me at any time... Welcome to my home, to our China..."
The friendship between the two still exists. They hugged each other after meeting and seemed to have endless topics to talk about.
Looking at another person, Dwight Howard, the relationship between him and Kobe Bryant seems a bit strange. Dwight Howard walked towards Kobe Bryant with a cold face and only shook hands symbolically after seeing him.
Release immediately upon contact.
The two seem to have not gotten over the unpleasant cooperation with the Lakers.
"Kobe, I didn't expect you haven't retired yet!"
Dwight Howard said.
Kobe Bryant heard the other meaning in the words and quickly responded, "Dwight, I really didn't expect that the Timberwolves would spend more than 20 million to sign you... This is simply untrue. Worst operation of the century, they'll soon find out you're not worth the money..."
Dwight Howard also sneered, "Oh! Really? It seems that someone is jealous of me, but actually you don't have to be like this... It won't be long before I can lead the team to the championship together, and You...Kobe...you can only keep losing games in a weak team like the Lakers, and then retire hastily..."
"Even if I retire, I still have five championships in my hands, but what about you? You have nothing? I even doubt whether you can enter the Hall of Fame? Man, don't you like Happy Basketball very much? Now it seems that you have got it Everything you want..."
"It's a pity that people will only remember those who reached the top. In a few decades, they will still remember a man named Kobe Bryant who won five championship rings, but they will not remember a man named Dwight Howard. A guy who only knows how to be funny..."
The two looked at each other in a tit-for-tat manner.
The atmosphere gradually became tense.
Fortunately, Zhao Feiyang noticed the situation here and pretended not to notice this scene. He passed by Dwight Howard and patted him, "Dwight, Coach Norman asked us to come over and gather... Man, come here quickly. ....."
His move really gave Dwight Howard a step forward.
He glared at Kobe Bryant unwillingly, said a harsh word and turned around to leave.
"Kobe, let's see who is more powerful! I will prove to you that everything you do is wrong..."
