Four o'clock in the morning.
On a certain street in Memphis, four adult men were driving wildly on the road. Of course, running wildly is not the point. The point is that all four of them were drunk, and there were two blondes dressed coolly in their car.
These four people are none other than Dwight Howard, who secretly went out with the team behind his back.
After a night of wanton indulgence in the nightclub, the four people's mental states were completely out of control. Paralyzed by alcohol, they began to do some crazy things.
Howard was shouting while driving, while Raven was sitting in the passenger seat and singing with excitement. Adrian and Gorgi in the back seat were holding the blonde and practicing non-stop. "Turning the ball" is a difficult fancy basketball action.
"Oh! This special code is our life!"
"We will definitely kill the Grizzlies tomorrow night! Definitely!"
"Now I'm full of strength, I think I can play another second half..."
There were almost no people on the road in the early morning, so the voices of a few people seemed particularly harsh in the quiet environment. Just as they were shouting wildly, the sudden sound of police cars behind them suddenly woke up several people.
"WTF?"
"Damn it! Dwight, step on the accelerator and get rid of these guys. Once you are caught, it will be over..."
"Quick! Let's go, those cops are already catching up..."
Raven and the other three were so anxious that they all screamed.
Howard was still sober at this time, and he also knew that once he was caught drunk driving, it would be over, so he stepped on the accelerator and ran forward, trying to get rid of the chasing policemen behind him.
However, a few people were really unlucky. Just after they turned right at an intersection, three police cars parked in front of them blocked the road. Apparently, they ran into inspection.
"Damn it!"
"Faq! We just want to relieve the pressure before the game. Why is this damn luck so bad?"
"No, we're done! Now we're really done!"
Howard and others did not dare to resist and decisively stopped the vehicle. A group of police officers immediately gathered around them. They picked up the "Equalizer for All Beings" and pointed it at Howard and the others. They did not dare to make the slightest move. Under the command of the police officers, they got out of the car and lay down on the ground for inspection. .
The police officers didn't pay attention at first, but soon someone recognized Howard and LaVine.
"Oh! Isn't this a Timberwolves player?"
"These guys have a game tomorrow, right? Why do they dare to indulge themselves like this before the game?"
"Don't worry, some of them won't have a game tomorrow... It seems like the Timberwolves will definitely lose to us this time..."
Soon, the spies took Howard and the others away, including the two blondes.
A few hours later, when the first ray of morning light shone into the room through the window, Zhao Feiyang, who had slept peacefully all night, opened his eyes and got up and stretched.
He has morning training every day, especially when game days come, he will definitely call his teammates to practice together in the training hall.
Although this is an away game, it is not difficult to find a private arena for training, especially since they are NBA players. The other party will always be willing to rent a private arena to them for practice.
"Isn't this guy Raven awake yet?"
"Where's Adrian?"
"Let me clean up first and then wake these two guys up!"
Zhao Feiyang quickly left the hotel after washing up briefly. As soon as he walked out, he met Derrick Rose who was also getting up. When Rose learned that Zhao Feiyang was going to train, he quickly expressed his agreement, and the two of them split up and knocked on the doors of their teammates.
"Adrian?"
"Man, it's time to get up! If you don't get up, I'm afraid I'm going to throw a bar of soap in..."
Bang bang bang.
Bang bang bang.
Zhao Feiyang knocked on the door several times, but there was still no movement in Adrian's room. Thinking that Adrian was too asleep, Zhao Feiyang picked up his cell phone and dialed Adrian's number. However, there was still no one on the other end of the line.
At this moment, Rose, who was responsible for calling Raven, also came over.
"Zhao, what did Zach do? There seems to be no one in the room!"
"Um?"
Zhao Feiyang had some bad premonitions in his heart.
Adrian and LaVine rarely sleep in. Generally, the three of them will make an appointment to train in such away games. This is almost the usual practice of their three-person team.
That's not to say that there have never been times when I didn't want to get up because I was too lazy, but at least this was the first time this happened.
"Oops!"
"Could it be that these guys sneaked out to play, right?"
Zhao Feiyang had a bold guess in his mind.
So, he hurriedly ran outside Howard's room with Rose, knocking on the door and calling Howard at the same time. However, there was still no answer on the other end of the phone.
By this time, Zhao Feiyang was almost certain that Howard and the others were together. Last season, Howard was very indulgent in the team. Especially in the beginning, he often asked other players to have sexy parties together.
Because he has a relatively optimistic personality, he gets along well with everyone. In addition, this kind of partying is really attractive to energetic players, so there were many players hanging out with him at that time.
"It's over!"
"It's past eight o'clock now, but these guys haven't come back yet... If you ask me, something must have happened..."
Just when Zhao Feiyang was worried, the team's head coach Eric Stotts also came out of the room.
After several people met, Coach Eric said to Zhao Feiyang as soon as he came up, "No! Something happened to Dwight and the others!"
"what's the situation?"
"If you look at the news on the Internet, it should have been exposed... Now I have to go over with the team staff to bail them out..."
Coach Eric left in a hurry.
After Zhao Feiyang and Ross returned to the room, they immediately turned on the TV and watched the news. Sure enough, the media in Memphis were not idle, reporting the news as soon as possible, and even broadcast the news during the prime time of the morning news.
Compared with the text descriptions that are mostly available on the Internet, the Memphis TV media obtained a video of the arrest. Although the video is not long, it is enough for news!
When they saw Howard and others being caught drunk driving, Zhao Feiyang and Ross looked at each other, their eyes full of horror.
"Damn it! Do these guys know what they are doing?"
Zhao Feiyang felt like he hated iron and said, "If I had known this, I shouldn't have let that guy Dwight come with us to the away game... Zach and Adrian have never been like this before, why?" Are you going with this guy this time?"
Ross sighed and sat on the chair, with a disappointed look on his face.
"We're done now!"
"Once they can't play, we won't be able to beat the Grizzlies..."
The two were extremely depressed, and for a while they even gave up the idea of going to the training ground to practice.
At the same time, the news that Howard and his four friends went out for fun and drove drunk was quickly exposed.
The first to react were the Memphis fans. They knew very well that the Timberwolves had a game with their team in the evening. This game was okay for the Grizzlies, but it was crucial for the Timberwolves.
Once they lose, the Timberwolves will most likely never have a chance to come back.
Therefore, fans showed great incomprehension towards the private indulgences of Howard LaVine and others.
"No! These guys have no sense of responsibility at all. They are the main players of the team, and they sneak out at this time..."
"Oh! God! I'm really convinced, can't I bear it for a while? Even if it's just indulgence, at least don't drink so much! Even if nothing happens now, will they still have the strength to compete in the evening?"
"Professional players should abstain from sex before the game! This is very important. It seems that they don't know this, or they don't care..."
It didn't take long for Timberwolves fans to know, too.
Many people were shocked when they saw the news on the Internet and thought it was not true. As a result, after more and more news including videos were exposed, Timberwolves fans had to believe the authenticity of this matter.
After accepting the reality, Timberwolves fans were angry.
Many people expressed their dissatisfaction through furious abuse online.
"I can't understand what these guys are thinking! All of us are praying that the team can win and turn the situation around, but why do they go wrong at this time?"
"It's Dwight again! If it was Zach and Adrian, I would understand. These two guys have never had anything like this happen before, but why is it Dwight again? Why did he go with the team while he was recuperating? Away game?"
"It's definitely over now! We can't win against the Grizzlies. If nothing else, we will be swept 4-0 and eliminated... Come on! Trade Dwight next season and the team will The lineup also needs to be adjusted, and those guys who don’t contribute are kicked out..."
As the matter continued to ferment on the Internet, the entire league soon became aware of this matter. While other teams are preparing for the playoffs, the Timberwolves have caused such a big scandal. This is undoubtedly something that will greatly affect the image of the league.
Therefore, before the evening arrived, NBA officials issued a special announcement.
The notice showed that the official decided to fine Zach LaVine, Gorgui Dieng, and Adrian Ennis $10,000. In addition, the three others were suspended for one game.
As for Howard, because he was the driver, he was naturally more guilty than the other three. Especially since this guy had a lot of affairs in private, so the officials imposed an additional fine of $20,000 and a two-match ban. Although he is currently recuperating from injury, these suspensions can be recorded in his account until he is naturally banned next season.
As soon as this announcement came out, the entire alliance was in an uproar.
