Chapter 241 Two-on-Two Summit
On championship night, the Bucks stayed in Los Angeles.
As Yu Fei had arranged before, he organized a gorgeous party.
Most of Yu Fei's teammates joined in, and many of them found female partners who were willing to get to know him better in bed during the second half of the party.
However, Yu Fei did nothing wrong because Christina was also at the party.
After the party, Yu Fei and Christina returned to the hotel. After a while, they felt exhausted. He was really tired.
Then, I slept until ten o'clock the next morning.
At this time, the Bucks' special plane had left Los Angeles.
Yu Fei greeted the team early and said he would stay in LA for a few days. As for how many days, he didn't say. Anyway, the team only needs him to appear when the championship celebration begins.
After lunch, Yu Fei contacted his assistant Alex Clark and asked him about his future plans.
He thought he could relax for a few days after the season, but unexpectedly, there were still a lot of arrangements.
In addition to those business arrangements and talk shows, there is also an invitation from ESPN.
Previously, the short film "Generations" co-produced by Yu Fei and James was very popular, and ESPN was inspired by it.
Since Yu Fei and James are to be promoted as the "new generation of magic birds", why not let them sit down and chat with the magic birds themselves?
ESPN first contacted Magic and pitched him the idea.
They are smart, because Magic will never refuse the opportunity of large-scale exposure, especially sitting and talking with popular hotties like Yu Fei and James, not to mention catching up with his old friend Bird.
The magician agreed wholeheartedly and said he would help convince Bird.
ESPN then contacted James, who had not yet left Los Angeles.
James, who is well versed in the world, heard that the magic bird had agreed, so he naturally had no reason to refuse.
Finally, ESPN came to Yu Fei.
The attitude was very respectful, the tone was gentle, and the words were polite, but he did not give Yu Fei any extra choices.
The intention is obvious. Magic, Bird and James have all agreed. If one of the four is missing, you are the only one missing. Can you not come to participate?
Yu Fei himself is not interested in talk shows in the professional basketball world, but since the Magic Birds have come forward and his younger brother has agreed, he can't refuse.
In this way, ESPN gathered two ancient gods and two super new stars.
They called this program "TwoonTwo" and started recording it on the third day after Yu Fei finished playing the finals.
What Yu Fei didn't expect was that in order to record this damn show, he had to make a special trip to Indiana. It is said that this was Bird's request.
The program team claimed that the recording location was the heart of basketball history-Hutchell Arena, thirty miles outside of downtown Indianapolis.
It is said that Indiana basketball stars like Bird grew up in such dilapidated small gymnasiums.
James tried to create an innocent persona for himself. He pointed to the crooked basket in the stadium and said: "Looking at that rack, I want to throw a ball over, but I don't know if it can withstand it." .”
"Unless you dunk, it can definitely afford at least one shot." Yu Fei joked.
"I won't do it!" James shook his head and smiled, "If it breaks, I will pay for it."
At this time, Magic and Bird had already taken their seats, as well as Jim Gray, the host in charge of the show. They warmly greeted Yu Fei and James to take their seats.
Yu Fei and James greeted the magician warmly, and then solemnly called Bird "sir".
It's no wonder that since retiring, Bird has hardly appeared on TV shows to talk about his playing career, while Magic can't wait to appear on TV shows every day.
Later, the host Gray first said: "The reason why we are sitting here is because we believe that there is some special connection between you. When we mention the magician, someone will think of Larry. Now many people believe that , when we mention Frye in the future, some people will also think of LeBron.”
As a result, the four groups of old and young people began to actively discuss.
They talked about the origins and current state of the rivalry, the pressure of leading a team and the importance of winning a championship over the course of a career.
After saying this, Magic couldn't help but teach Yu Fei a lesson: "Fry, as the leader of the new generation, you should really seriously consider joining the Dream Team. I know you have objections to Coach Brown. But, believe me, it’s a completely different experience, carrying the expectations of a city is different from carrying the expectations of a country.”
Yu Fei smiled bitterly. He believed that the magician's suggestion was definitely out of good intentions, and he could only respond vaguely at this time.
Probably wanting to help Yu Fei out of trouble, James talked enthusiastically about his upcoming participation in the US team.
However, the magician kept looking at Yu Fei, as if to confirm whether the young man had listened to his words.
Gray then discussed the white stars in the league and wondered what Bird thought of white stars of this generation. This is an ordinary question. Although it involves skin color, Bird can get away with it as long as he praises Nowitzki.
But Big Bird may have felt that his performance today was not humorous enough and fell short of his standards, so he changed the subject and suddenly said: "The problem now is that there are too few white stars. We need more white stars, because as we all know, Big Bird Most of the fans are white Americans, and it would be good for the league to have a few more white stars, but basketball is a black game and that's never going to change. I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African Americans. People.”
Yu Fei opened his eyes wide. There's nothing wrong with what he said, but if someone wants to take it out of context, it's okay to give Bird a racial slur.
The next scene convinced Yu Fei that the magician was Bird's true friend.
Magic, who knew far better than Bird how sensitive those words were, quickly added after Bird said: "Yeah, we need more Larrys, Larry can come into any community, and when you say 'La When Bird was there, black people knew who he was, and white people knew and respected him. It's been a long time since we've seen a white player who could break through color prejudice."
Host Gray also realized that Bird's words might cause trouble, so after Magic finished speaking, he asked James a question: "LeBron, do you think there are still racial problems in the NBA today?"
James shook his head and smiled: "You know, when fans watch the game, they don't care about race. They care about who can play basketball. Or who has more athletic talent. If you can play basketball, the fans will like you."
Gray wisely did not ask Yu Fei this question.
Because he was not sure whether Yu Fei would DISS O'Neal at this time.
Moreover, he noticed that when James said that he did not think there was racial discrimination in the NBA, a sneer that could not be ignored appeared on Yu Fei's face.
Although Yu Fei and James are both young, they did not behave in the same way when faced with questions.
James is a good talker, but Yu Fei always wants to take a knife to chop the elephant in the room.
Soon after, "TwoonTwo" was broadcast on cable TV and was loved by the audience as expected by ESPN. Some people believed that this was an effective sample for studying Yu Fei and James. As expected, Bird's words got him into trouble.
It wasn't just the accusations of racism, but white players who were Bird's contemporaries who also took offense to the show. They thought Bird had insulted themselves because Bird said on the show that he hates when opponents use white people to guard him when playing. He thinks this is disrespectful to him⑴.
This gave Yu Fei a certain warning.
Although the talk show is annoying, it still needs to be on it. An old guy like Bird, who hasn't been on the show for several years, suddenly comes on the show and can't even speak human words.
Before leaving Los Angeles, Yu Fei asked James out for dinner.
During this period, James did not forget to be a good person and extended an invitation to him again on behalf of the US team.
This reminded Yu Fei of what the magician said to him after the recording of the show.
"Fry, the invitation to the Dream Team is not only a responsibility, but also a part of image building. Moreover, I believe you can become the leader of the Dream Team, just like me back then. Larry didn't want to come, so I asked him Coming. Michael didn’t want to come either, and I let him come. Whoever controls the Dream Team can control American basketball.”
The magician was very exaggerated, but he also vaguely revealed the benefits of joining the dream team.
Yu Fei believes that James does not mean to "control American basketball" when he invites him to join. He simply hopes to have a familiar face in the national team.
After all, many superstars have announced that they will not accept recruitment to the Dream Team. Now the only normal person in the US team is Duncan, and the rest are unstable factors like Iverson and Marbury.
Yu Fei refused again: "Forget it this time, there will always be opportunities in the future."
James could see that Yu Fei had no intention of doing this, so he stopped insisting on this topic and turned to talk about Magic and Bird.
James was deeply impressed by the close friendship between the Magic Birds. He wondered: "When we retire, will we be able to sit down and remember the past like them?"
"Of course." Yu Feixiao asked, "Do you have any doubts about this, Bronn?"
James couldn't imagine that his relationship with Yu Fei would one day deteriorate to the point where he couldn't sit down and talk about the past.
The little emperor also smiled, "Of course not."
Yu Fei substituted juice for wine and raised a glass to his younger brother: "Then let's pay tribute to Larry. I hope we will never say such criticism as 'the opponent sends white people to defend me, it is disrespectful to me.'" < br>
A day later, the weather in Los Angeles was as clear as usual, and the failed basketball season only left the city depressed for a moment.
However, a piece of news from within the Lakers swept the country with thunderous momentum, once again making them the top of the top.
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"Kobe Bryant said he would never play with that bastard again!" - "Los Angeles Times"
"Frye will never play for Larry Brown's team, which means he will once again miss the Dream Team!" - "Milwaukee Sentinel"
"Kobe Bryant refused to renew his contract with the Lakers and has close ties with the Clippers." - "Los Angeles Daily News"
"To appease Carlos Boozer's insecurities, the Cleveland Cavaliers will not use their team option and agree to a multi-year contract over the summer." - Sports Illustrated
⑴ Just say King B’s words are not exaggerated - “The only thing that bothered me when I was playing in the NBA was when they sent a white man to mark me. It really bothered me. If there was a ball When the team does this, I always ask him, "What's wrong with you and your coach?" This is a big disrespect to me!"
(End of chapter)