"Knicks head coach Thomas is paid to control the game? The people in Kimchi are extremely dissatisfied with this and are trying to pressure Silver to ban Thomas!"
"Pregame money transactions? Is this an NBA scandal?"
"The NBA launched an investigation, and President Xiao Hua personally stated that he would not condone it!"
After the Knicks returned to New York, sure enough, the matter began to ferment. When public dissatisfaction boiled over in Kimchi, the United States on the other side of the ocean naturally learned the news.
Of course, the American people don't like the sportsmanship of the Kimchi Man, but it involves money transactions. Of course, this kind of thing must be strictly investigated, otherwise it will definitely affect the influence of the NBA.
As soon as this incident came out, there was no doubt that Coach Thomas was at the forefront.
Fortunately, he was prepared in advance. When everyone was questioning him, he posted two photos on his social media. One is a paper receipt for his donation of US$500,000, and the other is a photo taken by the person in charge of the local youth team with him after receiving the donation.
In this way, things become quite interesting!
The American fans were the first to speak out. After they learned that Coach Thomas had no intention of taking the money, they immediately began to attack the Kimchi fans.
"Who doesn't know that pickleball people have always been immoral in sports. Although Coach Thomas received the money, he immediately donated it to the opponent's basketball team. I think this is great, but it is really meaningful to do something for the opponent. Things..."
"Support Coach Thomas! Who doesn't know the virtues of the Pickle Man! It's just one game, and it's completely normal for the Knicks to defeat them!"
"Shouldn't the Kimchi Basketball Association reflect on itself? It just made such a big noise in just one game! Now you still want Coach Thomas to take the blame?"
At the same time, fans in Kimchi Country were also dumbfounded.
They didn't believe it at first, thinking that Coach Thomas's photo was fake. But soon, they asked the group to which the donation was made, and the other party made it clear that this was true, and even produced some video evidence of the donation meeting.
At this time, the pickle fans were completely speechless!
Therefore, in a short period of time, the anger was once again focused on the Kimchi Basketball Association. They did not expect this result at all. Even if they were unwilling to do so, they had no excuse and could only choose to bear the anger from the fans.
A small hiccup did not affect the Knicks.
After returning to New York, the Knicks continued to prepare for their preseason games. The NBA has not imposed any penalties, and the preseason will continue at a normal pace.
After more than a week, the preseason finally came to an end.
The regular season is about to begin.
Before the official arrival of the regular season, NBA officials also made arrangements for the season opener.
The New York Knicks are also on the schedule and will face the Golden State Warriors in the season opener.
This arrangement has attracted the attention of many fans.
Although the team that really threatened the Warriors last season was the Timberwolves, this season the two core players of the Timberwolves have come to the Knicks. Coupled with Zhao Feiyang, the former core leader, it can be said that the Knicks are today The team was once part of the Timberwolves.
Considering the overall lineup of the Knicks, many people believe that they are stronger than the original Timberwolves.
So, it will undoubtedly be quite interesting to have these two old enemies face off again.
Everyone wants to know, after the newly formed team lineup, whether the team led by Zhao Feiyang can challenge the Warriors who won the championship again last season!
Game day is coming soon.
In the evening of that day, the Madison Square Garden Arena in New York was packed, with tens of thousands of spectators pouring in to watch the performances of both sides.
New York is indeed one of the largest cities in the United States. The stadium attendance rate is extremely high and many celebrities come to the arena, which is even better than Los Angeles on the West Coast.
The opening match between the two sides was also broadcast across the United States. Countless fans, both local and out of town, who could not attend the game, stayed in front of the TV to watch the game.
The same is true here in China.
CCTV Sports specially broadcast this game during prime time, and also put other programs into other time slots.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Madison Square Garden...I'm your friend Smith, commentating for today's game..."
"The two participating teams are the Knicks and the Warriors! It must be emphasized that the Knicks have not had such a grand occasion for many years, even when Cameron was here, they were not so exaggerated... ....It seems that the emergence of players such as Zhao and Zach has New York fans full of expectations..."
"Now we officially launch a vote. If you support the Knicks, please press 1. If you support the Warriors, please press 2..."
Under host Smith's explanation, the TV screen quickly cut to the scene.
When the game was about to start, the voting results of both parties were also released smoothly.
"Now 49% support the Knicks, and 51% support the Warriors... It seems that there are still many people who think the Warriors can win this game. ....The game will start soon, let’s wait and see!”
On the court, players from both sides shook hands and communicated.
Zhao Feiyang walked up to Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, and it was inevitable for the three of them to communicate when they met again.
"Zhao, you are so awesome! You have managed to create such a lineup! It seems that we are really under a bit of pressure..."
Curry said with a smile.
Clay on the side also agreed deeply, "Man, you have to work hard! We won another championship last year... If you don't work hard, the championship this year will still be ours... ....."
The two people's teasing also made Zhao Feiyang smile and shake his head.
"No! Don't even think about it!"
"I will end your victory this season!"
"Wait!"
Beep.
The on-site timer sounded and the starting lineups of both teams took the field for a jump ball.
The Warriors' lineup has also undergone some changes this season. Many players left and many players came in during the offseason. For example, Zaza Pachulia, who was hated by many fans before, is gone, and former No. 1 pick and now veteran Andrew Bogut is here.
The core lineup of the team remains unchanged.
Curry plays the one position, Thompson plays the second position, Andre Iguodala replaces the injured Kevin Durant as the starting three position, and the fourth position is given to Draymond Green. , and the fifth position is given to Bogut.
For the Knicks, Zhao Feiyang plays the one position and Zach LaVine plays the second position.
The third position was given to Adrian Ennis, the fourth position was given to Porzingis, and the fifth position was originally intended for DeMarcus Cousins, but his condition was not stable enough. Head coach Thomas Then let DeAndre Jordan replace him as the starting center.
Both sides took their positions.
Snapped.
The referee threw the ball out, and Jordan slapped the ball out first. The basketball fell into LaVine's hands. After he got the ball, he handed the ball to Zhao Feiyang.
The Knicks took the lead in attacking, and Zhao Feiyang advanced with the ball.
The match between the two sides officially started.
