Chapter 546 Accidents wait for no one

Chapter 546 Accidents wait for no one

Another Thanksgiving gift Yu Fei gets will undoubtedly change his life in the future.

The next morning, Yu Fei was doing strength training at his home gym when he was told by security that his girlfriend, Elizabeth Olsen, was here.

Yu Fei's first reaction was to come as soon as he came. He didn't hide anything shady at home.

"She doesn't look good."

Security reminder.

So Yu Fei stopped training to see her.

He suddenly thought on the way that Olson should be attending college now, so how could he suddenly come to Seattle?

But he was still happy until Olson bit him on the shoulder after meeting.

She bit Yu Fei hard and said, "You deserve this!"

Yu Fei ignored his shoulder which had a few teeth marks on it. Just when he was about to ask why, Elizabeth said in shock: "I'm pregnant."

Will the clever question "Whose child is it?" make this conservative and uncool woman lose control?

Yu Fei felt some turmoil in his heart, but he was definitely not as ecstatic as those men in movies and TV shows who learned that their partner was pregnant. He just felt that this day had finally come.

You know, the second brother's safety helmet has only a 95% contraceptive probability. After so many years, Yu Fei has not won a lottery, and now he suddenly won the jackpot, he was not surprised at all.

"What are you going to do?"

Yu Fei suddenly felt a little nervous.

He was not only anxious about becoming a father, but also worried that Elizabeth, like those typical Hollywood women who put their future and career first, felt that now was not a good time to have a child, so he let the embryo, which had not yet appeared, become conscious. Go back and forth wherever you go.

"I don't know, Fry," Elizabeth said, "I don't know if I'm ready. I don't know if this is going to be a good thing or a bad thing for us. And I don't know if I'm going to be a good mother. Is this kid going to be named Olson or Yu? I don’t even know if you’ll accept him.”

Yu Fei said softly: "You know, Liz ("Liz" nickname), 4 out of 10 NBA players come from single-parent families, even me. I know that feeling, I will never Putting my kids through the same thing.”

"You can stay in Seattle and think about it. No matter what you decide to do, I will face it with you." For a moment, Yu Fei felt like one of those scumbags who plays with other people's feelings, but he is indeed like that Thought.

Although it was a little uncomfortable at first, when he realized that he was going to be a father, the feeling of anticipation was hard to resist.

He is about to turn 29. Roy's children can already play mahjong, and so can Brown. In his team, only Durant, a bad guy like him, has not yet become a father.

But Durant obviously has a personal problem, while Yu Fei is trapped by the image of a playboy.

Over the years, he has been unable to stay with women for a long time. As time goes by, women will leave him because they feel insecure.

Before Elizabeth became pregnant, he didn't think it was a problem that he still had no children, but when it happened suddenly, he also thought it was a good thing.

That could be a new chapter in his life.

On this day, Yu Fei sent an intriguing tweet: "At what age did you become a father/mother?"

Kwame Brown quickly responded: "I became a father at the age of 19 and am now the father of three daughters. Is there anything GOAT wants to say?"

"How does it feel to be a dad?"

Yu Fei actually started chatting with him.

Brown replied: "Do you think kittens and puppies are cute?"

Yu Fei asked: "Can this be the same?"

Brown explained seriously: "Our love for kittens and puppies comes from our desire to protect babies. Children are the cutest existence in the world."

Yu Fei didn't know if this was an authoritative answer, because he felt that although babies have a cute side, crying can also be annoying. However, the same goes for raising pets. When they are cute, they are really cute, and when they are annoying, they are really annoying.

Afterwards, Yu Fei decided not to think too much until Elizabeth made her decision.

How sad would it be if Elizabeth decided not to give birth to the child, even if she had already thought about the name?

The matter fell by the wayside.

Elizabeth put her studies on hold and came to Seattle to live with Yu Fei. Except for this change, Yu Fei's life has essentially remained unchanged.

Now is the most intense time of the regular season.

In early December, the Sonics faced a series of tough battles.

The first game of the Crescent Moon is an away game against the Dallas Mavericks, then they will go to San Antonio for a second game against the Spurs, and then return to home against the Lakers. Then the league arranged for them a fresh Christmas Day opponent - the New Jersey Nets.

The Sonics arguably have the toughest December schedule.

In terms of strength alone, the Mavericks belong to the second group in the West, and their talent is not as good as the top three.

However, one advantage they have is that they can perform extreme one-one-three shots.

Nowitzki is in the middle, and there are three shooters on the outside, plus Tony Parker's breakthrough. It's just that the shooter doesn't open up. Once the shooter opens up, he can fight with anyone.

While the Sonics dominated the paint, they were shot dead by the Mavericks' perimeter.

Yu Fei faced off against Nowitzki on both offense and defense tonight. Although he couldn't guard the opponent, he did a better job of protecting the basket and rebounding. When he attacked with the ball, the opponent's defense was useless, but the Mavericks' three If the rain is accurate, it can kill people.

Once a traffic team like the SuperSonics loses, no matter how small the problem is, it will be infinitely magnified by the level of public opinion.

Someone noticed that Yu Fei made a disgusted expression towards Roy at the end of the game.

Then, some reporters speculated darkly: "Fry is very dissatisfied with Brandon's performance."

Then, a group of unknown fans went to Roy's Twitter account to post violent comments.

At the post-game press conference, Yu Fei simply said: "We allowed our opponents to shoot 50% of their three-point shooting. In this case, it is meaningless to talk about other issues."

Yu Fei just objectively stated the reason for the loss, but after these words were reinterpreted, it turned into Yu Fei being dissatisfied with the team's outside defense.

The most frightening thing is that the detail experts began to draw up animations frame by frame to look for all unexpected situations during the game.

Yu Fei scored a wonderful goal, but Durant's reaction was lukewarm.

"KD, is it difficult to stand up and cheer for your leader?"

When Durant completed the dunk, Yu Fei looked around and didn't pay attention.

"Frye is a man who has seen the world, and KD is not worthy of being happy in his opinion."

A typical feature of the social media era is the ability to deconstruct everything.

Even things that happen in an instant can be constructed into countless meanings. Human tragedies will become jokes from hell, and traditional nouns will be given new meanings. Once these deconstructions approach the limit, abstract culture will be born.

The phenomenon of finding fault with people frame by frame is a specialty of the sports world.

Two frames within the same second can convey completely different meanings.

When Yu Fei discovered that his remarks at the press conference were interpreted by various people, he truly felt the special nature of the social media era.

In this case, what kind of words should be used to make it watertight?

Obviously not.

Because a correct statement is correct in today's context. Because you win, people can't fault you. But if you lose, then the once correct statement will become a boomerang hitting you. The Internet has no memory. The biggest lie, because netizens have memories.

Just when Yu Fei was troubled by the undercurrent of the social media era, Durant, who seemed to have nothing to criticize, made a small mistake.

Tonight, Durant made 9 of 18 shots and scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist with a 50% shooting rate.

He actually completed the tasks assigned to him by the team.

No one can find fault with him except those who are obsessed with details. However, such a rising superstar failed to comply with his media obligations on a failed night.

What are media obligations? Well, at the beginning of the millennium, in order to make players more grounded, Stern required non-DNP players from all NBA teams to go to the media room for interviews on game nights.

Doing this can increase the player's exposure and allow fans to understand the player's thoughts. If you are lucky, there will be a self-destructing truck like Iverson that explodes in front of the media⑴, and the traffic will come.

⑴Iverson: Training@! ￥#@￥

But Durant, who has always respected the media, actually refused to abide by his obligations on the night of losing?

This made a reporter named Ethan MacNeo angry.

He is a Seattle native and one of the few media members in the Seattle area who has the privilege of entering the Sonics locker room for interviews before the game.

These days, he has been criticizing Durant.

He thinks Durant is "all appearance."

He clearly has Garnett's physical condition, but he plays like Nowitzki. He cannot protect rebounds like Nowitzki, nor can he protect the basket like Garnett.

So is he any different from Rashard Lewis or Antawn Jamison?

Frye is already playing power forward for him, so why can't he share some of the pressure on things other than scoring?

If Durant were here tonight, McNea would be asking him bluntly how he felt about Mavericks small forward Aaron Afflalo hitting six 3-pointers over his head.

But Durant didn't give him a chance.

This person who always talks about responsibility, courage, and perseverance before games chooses to avoid it when faced with failure?

MacNeo doesn't care about Durant's inability to fulfill tonight's media obligations due to family matters. He only cares about whether Durant is responsible enough to inherit Frye's empire.

Now it looks like he didn't.

He decided to put some eye candy in Durant's eyes with a scathing article.

What McNeat didn't know was that besides him, there were many people who wanted to give Durant eye drops.

Overnight, articles questioning Durant sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Some questioned why Durant couldn't be more comprehensive, others questioned Durant's defense, and still others questioned whether Durant had really improved.

But none of these people's doubts stung Durant as much as McNeo's.

In a front-page article in Seattle's popular sports newspaper "Seattle Sporting News" with the headline "Kevin Durant is unqualified," McNea lambasted Durant for being hypocritical, contrived and irresponsible.

"Kevin said he would carry the future of Seattle like Frye, but we've seen absolutely no signs of that in recent games. He couldn't adapt to the four position, so the Sonics moved Frye to the four. position. This is puzzling. We all know that Frye is the greatest player of all time, but he only reaches his full strength at the three position. We can't expect Kevin to be named to the All-Defensive Team like Frye, nor can we expect Kevin to average a triple-double like Frye. How he plays at the 4 position will be the same every day at the 3 position. Young people who talk endlessly about responsibility, courage, hope and the glory of Seattle have no idea of ​​the weight of empire.”

There's a certain oddity in sports: Stars' one-sided bullying of the media tends to lead to outright victory.

In the political world, politicians often stay away from journalists who have social influence. They dare not get too close to avoid being targeted, but they also dare not stay too distant because they will be criticized verbally. In Hollywood, the media is the focus of publicity. Whether it is the release of a new movie or a new album, the first wave of word-of-mouth is always fermented by the entertainment media. Even if they don't play a decisive role, Hollywood professionals will try to please them.

But the world of sports is completely the opposite.

Well-known ESPN reporters like Mark Stein are proud to be Yu Fei's mouthpiece, and the SuperSonics insider information conveyed through his channel is often true. He had free access to the Sonics locker room and sat next to Yu Fei smoking a cigar when the Sonics won the championship.

This was his crowning success as a sportswriter.

Behind a Stein, there are hundreds of reporters who want to kneel down and lick Yu Fei, but they can't. They often approach Fei abruptly because they want to get first-hand information, and then get scolded, so they apologize on the spot and beg Yu Fei to allow them. Ask a question.

If Yu Fei accepted their begging, they would be grateful. If Yu Fei tells them to go away, they will bury their resentment deep in their hearts, because any disrespect they show may lead to them being blacklisted and losing the opportunity to interview the other party.

Since the time of Babe Ruth, reporters have believed that these sports superstars who have achieved supreme achievements are a group of arrogant, narcissistic and arrogant people. They are not allowed to be offended and challenged, and the job of sports reporters is to be infinitely close. them.

This abnormal working relationship has led to sports reporters being humbled in front of celebrities.

And Durant is an outlier among star players.

He is not arrogant, nor narcissistic, nor arrogant. He is an approachable boy-next-door. Precisely because he is not like Yu Fei and others, reporters can approach him easily without caring whether his remarks will hurt the other party.

If Durant is truly the "Son of America" ​​who epitomizes the good, and if you are as kind as Nike tells the world, then you should not be hurt by this level of attack. You should accept criticism with a smile and a commitment to making corrections.

Durant didn't know why his reputation would change like this overnight, let alone that Ethan McNeat, who had interviewed him many times, would write such an article.

Nike's PR media seems to have failed.

Durant took his cell phone and yelled at his agent: "What did I do wrong and they want to do this to me?!"

"This is the pressure of being a guitarist in the Beatles in the NBA." The agent advised, "You have to get used to this."

And this is what makes Durant the most angry.

"There are people doing worse than me, why should I take this shit!"

"Who did worse than you? Fry?"

Of course it wasn't what Durant was about to say, but suddenly, he figured it out.

Why are Ethan McNeo and these Seattle media people turning on him.

Because they want to hide the real war criminals.

That person is the person they least want to criticize.

That morning, Sonics boarded a plane and prepared to head to San Antonio.

Was it a sleepless night last night? It’s hard to say, but there must be people who can’t sleep.

Yu Fei looked left and right, and suddenly saw Roy, and said to him: "Promise me that things like being beaten up by Tony Parker last night will never happen again, okay?"

Roy was helpless.

Last night, he was treated as a casual breakthrough by Parker on the street in the early morning. He could have regained the field through the offensive end, but because he was knocked to the ground in one round, his mentality was shattered, so he was in a state of crotchless all night.

At the end of the game last night, Yu Fei asked him: "What are you playing tonight?"

"Kill me!" Roy replied, "I am the most useless person on earth."

So Yu Fei showed the expression that he had been teased by conspiracy theorists for several days.

Although Roy was the war criminal last night, he had a good attitude of admitting his mistakes and took full responsibility in front of the media. Yu Fei didn't want to blame anyone, because it was impossible for Parker alone to defeat them. They actually lost to The Mavericks' outside three-pointer.

However, if Roy didn't let Parker play so well, would the Mavericks' perimeter be like that?

But there's really no way to go into detail about this kind of thing, because this is the game.

In extreme cases, role players can also defeat star players. It is really difficult for a starter like Parker who is so fast that no one can match him.

Roy just happened to be in that position, and he wouldn't have done any better if he was replaced by someone else.

"Next time we meet the Mavericks, we can start Pat." Roy said, "Maybe he can guard it."

So, Yu Fei looked back at Beverly, who was shaking his head while listening to the song, and shouted: "Pat!"

Beverly took off his headphones and looked at Yu Fei calmly.

"Next time you are asked to start, can you prevent Daniel Morales from dying?" (Protagonist of "Taxi Express")

Beverly said arrogantly: "It's no big deal, I can easily defend him to death!"

Then Yu Fei said to Roy: "Next time we play the Mavericks, I will let Tai Lun DNP you."

"That's not the case, right? I can still play as a substitute."

"No." Yu Fei said choked, "I'm worried that when the French see you, they will awaken the muscle memory of last night."

(End of chapter)