The day after the Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Houston Rockets, league officials punished Dwight Howard for taking action, fined him $20,000 and suspended him for two games.
Minneapolis fans were very surprised when they learned the news.
Soon the Timberwolves officials also made a decision to pursue penalties. Because the team's image was greatly damaged due to Dwight Howard's hangover and scandalous news, the Timberwolves suspended Dwight Howard for one game and an additional one. A penalty of ten thousand dollars.
The punishment may not seem heavy, but this is the first time in several seasons for the Timberwolves.
Dwight Howard did not protest when he learned the news. On the night after the game, he was photographed entering a nightclub and staying high until early the next morning.
After the punishment decision was announced, rumors surfaced that he had wild partying in his luxury villa, and once had a warm-up match with two blondes in a secret room.
Regardless of whether the news is true or false, Dwight Howard is undoubtedly at the forefront of the storm at this time.
However, no matter how loud the doubts from the outside world were, Dwight Howard never stood up and made any statement.
At the same time, Zhao Feiyang finally announced that he would return in the next game.
After the fans in Minneapolis learned the news, they excitedly left messages on the Timberwolves' official website, all expressing their joy and expectation.
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It’s another training day night.
Timberwolves training facility.
The players left one after another after finishing the training for the day, and only a few chose to practice extra in the afternoon. After the extra training in the afternoon, except for the staff, almost no one else was seen in the training hall.
It was already eight o'clock in the evening when Zhao Feiyang arrived here.
After changing into training clothes, he walked into the gym alone.
What surprised him was that there was still a light on under the basket. When he got closer, he discovered that it was his familiar teammate Adrian Ennis who was doing extra practice.
"Adrian."
Zhao Feiyang called out to the other party.
Adrian Ennis, who was practicing his skills under the basket, saw that the person coming was Zhao Feiyang, and he excitedly dropped the basketball and waved to him.
"Zhao, why are you here?"
"Tomorrow is the match day. I'm going to come back soon and get used to it in advance..."
"Finally you are back, man, we have all been waiting for you! Congratulations on your return from injury!"
"I want to congratulate you too! I heard that you successfully passed the team's trial period and now you have signed a formal contract..."
Adrian Ennis looked a little down, waved his hand and said, "It's just a non-guaranteed contract. I don't know if I can play until the end of the season..."
"I believe in you. Not only can I play until the end of the season, but I can also sign a new contract and stay in the NBA."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Before officially taking off his coat and appearing on the stage, Zhao Feiyang also entered the system interface and took a look. The system prompts that his upgrade has reached 99%.
"Ding! The upgrade is complete. Can the host experience the new body immediately?"
"certainly."
"Please host wait for 5 seconds."
"Ding, the fusion was successful!"
Almost in an instant, Zhao Feiyang felt an uncontrollable force surge into his body. He seemed to hear the crackling sound of the bones changing. After twisting his body a few times, he felt that his body became lighter and lighter again, and even the previous sense of heaviness and load completely disappeared.
"This feeling... is simply not that good..."
Zhao Feiyang was excited. The next second, Adrian Ennis, who was standing under the basket, threw a basketball at him.
"Zhao, throw one."
Snapped.
Zhao Feiyang received the basketball, picked it up and patted it twice, then jumped slightly and threw the ball.
Uh-huh.
A crisp three-pointer fell accurately into the basket.
"Holy shit!"
"My body feels much lighter..."
Zhao Feiyang said with emotion.
"Adrian, throw another ball over."
"good."
Snapped.
Another basketball was thrown into Zhao Feiyang's hands.
This time, Zhao Feiyang dribbled directly toward the basket.
Adrian Ennis saw that Zhao Feiyang was planning a layup, so he stretched out his hand and stood under the basket in an attempt to interfere with Zhao Feiyang's offense.
The next moment, Zhao Feiyang dribbled the ball into the penalty area.
The two met each other in mid-air.
Adrian Ennis is 2.13 meters tall, which is taller than Dwight Howard.
Although his muscles are not as big as Warcraft, his body is also quite strong, at least much stronger than Zhao Feiyang, who is a defender.
However, the moment Adrian Ennis came into physical contact with Zhao Feiyang, he not only failed to block Zhao Feiyang's attack, but was directly knocked away by a powerful impact.
boom.
Adrian Ennis fell to the ground.
Zhao Feiyang slammed the ball into the basket with a two-handed dunk.
The brutal force in his body even caused the backboard to shake violently when he dunked.
"WTF?"
"What the hell?"
Adrian Ennis, who was knocked away, looked surprised. Sitting on the ground, he stared at Zhao Feiyang as if he were an alien, unable to speak for a while.
Zhao Feiyang, who completed the dunk, was also a little confused.
He thought that his strength should not be bad, after all, it was the body of LeBron James when he was young, but he did not expect that the power hidden in this body would be so powerful.
"Adrian, are you okay?"
Zhao Feiyang stepped forward and reached out to pull him up.
He apologized to the other party with an apology, "I'm sorry, I just recovered and couldn't control my physical condition..."
Adrian Ennis didn't blame him, he just had a suspicious look on his face.
"Zhao, actually I want to ask you... is it that your physical fitness is too strong? Or am I too weak? Man, you are a defender... but you actually knocked me away Oh...I have never encountered such a thing! Never..."
"Damn it... I suspect I'm hallucinating..."
Seeing Adrian Ennis's appearance, Zhao Feiyang almost couldn't help laughing.
"Man, don't think too much. I've been looking for a trainer to strengthen my physical confrontation for a while... and the person who takes the initiative to rush is definitely more advantageous..."
"Really? Is that really the case?"
Adrian Ennis was dubious.
"Well! I hope so!"
"But I have to calm down, Zhao, you can continue training! I'm going back first..."
"good."
Adrian Ennis was still mumbling to himself on the way away. Zhao Feiyang stood behind and watched this scene without laughing.
When he was the only one left in the training hall, Zhao Feiyang officially began to resume training.
As he expected, after upgrading his physical fitness, his speed and physical condition were much stronger than before.
Especially when dribbling the ball and accelerating the sprint, although Allen Iverson's experience card gave him speed before, once he encounters the marking of the opponent's big player or the interference of a strong defensive player, Zhao Feiyang will be in this kind of confrontation. There will also be deviations in layups.
Once he is unable to use his speed to score, his movements will be more likely to deform during confrontation, leading to mistakes.
But not this time!
His body became lighter and thicker at the same time. In just that collision with Adrian Ennis, Zhao Feiyang felt the terrifying power hidden in it.
In this way, if there is a confrontation layup in the future, you won't suffer as much as before.
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Compared to the past, this game day is somewhat special, because on this night, veteran Kevin Garnett, who has played in the league for 21 seasons, will officially announce his retirement.
A week before the official start of the game, the Timberwolves officially announced the news to the entire league.
Regarding the emergence of this news, many stars in the league have expressed their opinions, and even some retired celebrities have spoken out specifically.
"Kevin was a great guy who brought a lot of memories to the league and the city of Minneapolis..."
"Man, congratulations! It's time for you to rest now. You have devoted your youth to the team, and you deserve everything!"
"Kevin, you are the forever Wolf King! Timberwolves fans will never forget you..."
On the day of the game, many fans spontaneously gathered outside the Target Center Arena.
They all wore Kevin Garnett's No. 21 jersey and held various slogans and signs. Whenever a camera pans over the scene, they will cheer Kevin Garnett's name loudly.
The most interesting thing is that the uncle with Kevin Garnett tattooed on his body was also invited to the scene. He sat in the VIP auditorium with his two children, and the scene even invited them to perform before the ceremony started. .
Before the uncle danced, the scene of him being asked out many years ago was played on the big screen.
At that time, he was asked by the security guards because he took off his clothes to dance for Kevin Garnett and violated the rules. Nearly 20 years later, the man who was still a young man at the time has grown into an uncle.
When the live music started, all the spotlights fell on this man, and he danced twenty years ago in front of everyone in the audience. The moment he took off his clothes, the big letters "KG" tattooed on his chest suddenly became the focus.
The entire stadium was ignited, and countless fans stood up and cheered wildly.
Even Zhao Feiyang, who was standing on the team bench, was deeply moved by this scene!
“The peak gives birth to false support, and the dusk witnesses true believers.”
"Having such die-hard fans makes this life worth it!"
After the dance ended and the lights came on, Kevin Garnett, who was standing aside in a suit with tears streaming down his face, took the initiative to go up and give the man a big hug.
“Thanks for the support, man!”
Kevin Garnett said.
"KG, I will always be your follower...forever..."
The man responded sincerely.
