164. Curious Kobe

Two players who were both selected with the 13th overall pick in the first round came to Portland. Suddenly, Portland had five active NBA players who were selected with the 13th overall pick in the first round.

Compared to the Trail Blazers, whose three players with the 13th pick in the first round have had a good relationship since they got together, the Lakers' relationship has become extremely bad.

When he arrived at the hotel, Malone approached Kobe and tried to quibble.

But Kobe didn't even look at Malone and walked straight to the elevator.

Malone said "Mexican girl" to Vanessa, which made Kobe hate him.

As teammates, we never see each other when we look up. Is it possible to have such a relationship and not talk to each other for more than a month?

have!

Kobe can do it.

This matter was also leaked by a Lakers source.

Another person might put the overall situation first, and at least express their position to the outside world, so that the outside world feels that they have handled this matter properly.

But not Kobe!

If you can't beat him in a fight, then let Ma Long continue to be uneasy.

The teammates were quite interested in the incident between Malone and Kobe, and were curious about what the final result would be.

After all, we are all colleagues, and a lot of the gossip that happens in the office will naturally happen on an NBA team.

It's not that Kobe has a cold temper and doesn't have a good relationship with his teammates, so his teammates are no longer interested in him.

On the contrary, people like Kobe are the most discussed by his teammates in private.

Malone said to O'Neal: "Oh, they really didn't understand what I said. This is my problem, but Kobe is too stingy and egotistical to even listen to my explanation."

"..." O'Neill was speechless for two seconds.

The bottom line of being a human being!

It seems there isn't.

Even the Lakers management and coach didn't try to persuade Kobe about this matter.

The tactful O'Neal responded with a slightly embarrassed smile: "This will not affect his ability to play well."

Judging from what has happened over the past month or so, O'Neal is telling the truth.

On the other side, Kobe came to the room, took out a stack of newspapers from his bag, then turned on the TV and the ESPN sports channel.

After watching the sports news for a while, I saw exactly what I wanted to see - the host boasted about Liu Xiu's All-Star voting record in his rookie season.

The one used for comparison is Kobe!

The content in newspapers is also related to this.

That is to say, he doesn't know how to surf the Internet, otherwise he will be breathless.

But there are some things that you can see even if you are not online.

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On the afternoon of February 3, Liu Xiu’s agent Bill Duffy revealed to the media in an interview that Liu Xiu will be on the cover of Time Magazine!

This matter was confirmed by the organizer Time Warner.

Then, there was a sensation!

There are many NBA players who have appeared in Time Magazine, but as for rookies, there are only two before Liu Xiu, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Yao Ming.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's performance in college was recognized as the first in the history of NCAA basketball. He participated in the NBA draft with three consecutive NCAA basketball championships. After being selected by the Bucks, he appeared on the cover of Time magazine.

Yao Ming also had not yet officially entered the NBA. On November 18th, 2002, he appeared on the cover of Time Magazine during the preseason.

Liu Xiu became the third one!

As soon as this news came out, Liu Xiu's influence was greatly improved.

The news was included in the news bulletin of the Imperial Comprehensive Channel.

This must be praised in the domestic sports world!

For Liu Xiu's domestic affairs, the benefits of being on the cover of Time magazine may be higher than being elected as the All-Star vote winner.

The term ‘authority’ is very important in the current domestic environment.

These days, some domestic experts are simply going to heaven.

What this brings about is that any stinky person can claim to be an expert... which is too far off the mark.

In the United States, Liu Xiu's controversy has become even greater.

The media and experts were very eccentric when reporting on this incident.

In this regard, Bill Duffy had already talked with Liu Xiu before revealing the news.

Is he still afraid of controversy?

Sprinkle some water...

As for players, the media are like flies, immediately dispatching to interview those popular or powerful stars.

James and Yao Ming expressed congratulations during interviews.

Carter said in an interview that he had been on it a long time ago and was very arrogant.

Senior Kidd praised Liu Xiu's performance so far this season.

Bosh made it clear he was envious.

Anthony and Hinrich declined to be interviewed...

The Trail Blazers' upcoming opponent, the Lakers, is naturally the focus of the interview.

O'Neal's answer was sour - "Because he is Chinese, right? And because he is Chinese, right?"

Reporters were surprised that Kobe did not refuse a phone interview.

But when Kobe was being interviewed on the phone, he didn't wait for the reporter to introduce himself, and yelled, "He's in Time Magazine, you go interview him! Why are you interviewing me?" and then hung up the phone.

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At noon on February 4, Liu Xiu accepted an exclusive interview with someone sent by Time Warner. It was confirmed that he would appear on the cover of Time Magazine on February 16. Liu Xiu put this matter aside.

When it is 'smooth', it will always be more 'smooth'.

This is indeed the case from the perspective of increasing visibility and developing commercial value.

These recent off-field events must have brought him huge benefits in terms of making money.

But the impact on his life was not that big.

Eat when you should, drink when you should, rest when you should, and when it’s time to play the game, play the game...it still has an impact.

Liu Xiu seemed to have seen the envious and jealous faces of some players.

There are still a lot of old-school players these days, and the current top superstars are basically old-school players!

From yesterday when Bill Duffy revealed this to now, Liu Xiu has read a lot of news reports and stood up to praise him as one of the top players in the league, Kidd is the only one!

Oh, by the way, there is also Yao Ming. Yao Ming is expected to be selected for the third team this year. After being selected, he will become an officially certified top player.

All-NBA players under the age of 24, Mourning and Ewing would be envious.

But currently Yao Ming is not regarded as a top player, so only Kidd, a top star, praises him.

What a surprise. Liu Xiu heard from the old players that Kidd is a petty and unyielding person.

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together...and so on.

The more Liu Xiu thought about it, the more wrong he became. Why did he feel like he was scolding himself?

After politely greeting the reporter, saying goodbye, and returning to the lounge, Liu Xiu saw a pair of eyes filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Good guy, these teammates didn’t leave during lunch time?

etc!

Liu Xiu turned around and wanted to escape... but was locked by fate again.

Liu Xiu made the first move: "I'll treat you to lunch!"

Liu Xiu's move was unexpected, and his teammates who had a lot to say didn't know what to say.

Then get started!

"Hey, hey, I already said I was going to treat you... How can I fix it... It hurts, it hurts, Qimoji... Suppress... Xiba... Where are you stamping on when you are playing in the wild..."

Envy, jealousy!

Even if they are teammates, even if their warden is the general who has led them to such a big change, it is difficult for them not to feel envious and jealous.

All-star vote winner, on the cover of Time magazine!

These two things are impossible for them to do in their lifetime.
To be continued...