It was around two o'clock when he returned to his residence. Wen Hao planned to take a rest for a while and then rest until the afternoon to go to the arena to prepare for tonight's game.
At this time, the mobile phone suddenly rang. It was a call from Yu Song. As soon as the call was connected, Yu Song's voice on the other end was filled with excitement: "Wen Hao, today is your birthday."
"Um."
"Then I wish you a happy birthday."
"Thanks."
"Originally I wanted to celebrate your birthday, but since someone has already arrived first, I don't have to work around anymore." Yu Song's voice had a strange flavor.
"..." Wen Hao had nothing to say about this. He knew that this kind of thing would become increasingly unclear the more he explained it, so it was better not to explain it and just let it take its course.
"But although I didn't celebrate your birthday, I did bring you a birthday gift. Guess what it is?" Yu Song said somewhat mysteriously.
"I can't guess." Wen Hao answered simply.
"Of course you can't guess it. Let me tell you, I have a rumor that the league has decided to invite you to participate in the All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge."
"Ah?" Wen Hao was surprised. Most of the All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge was attended by extremely powerful guards. Although he has performed well in the past month or so, he thinks he is not yet at that level. No.
I thought that the Alliance would actually invite me.
Yu Song smiled excitedly: "Ah, what, the All-Star Skills Challenge, this is a test of the basic skills of the point guard, you will definitely participate, right?"
"Of course." Wen Hao said. How could he miss out on being able to compete with players with top ball-handling skills?
"This is the second thing," Yu Song's excitement has not diminished. "More importantly, there is a stipulation in our contract with Nike that if you participate in the All-Star Weekend game, you can get an extra two hundred dollars."
Ten thousand US dollars. Now, although we are not able to participate in the main competition, the Skills Challenge can also be regarded as an All-Star Weekend competition. In other words, as long as you participate, we will get the two million US dollars."
"Yeah." Wen Hao nodded and said.
"Don't keep saying um, um, um, can't you be more excited? Let me tell you, if you enter the top four in the skills challenge, the alliance will give you a bonus. This news is my birthday gift to you, what?
That’s good, isn’t it?”
"Fortunately, I am really excited to compete with those masters of ball control." Wen Hao said.
"Well, it all depends on your performance tonight. This is your birthday and night. I hope you can put up good numbers and lead the Rockets to win to celebrate your birthday. But let me remind you, tonight the Kings will
Opposing you is their point guard Isiah Thomas. This kid has been amazing in the past two seasons. Whether it is scoring, assists or steals, he has been very good. You must be careful."
"I know, just wait and see the show." Wen Hao said and hung up the phone.
Yu Song put down the phone and was a little surprised. Wen Hao seemed to be speaking a little differently today.
Wen Hao finished the phone call and went to rest without mentioning this.
Shan said that in the 38th block of Houston, little Carter was holding a basketball and shooting his beloved basketball on the simple basketball court. On the sidelines, several children older than him took the initiative to step forward: "
Carter, your game is getting better and better."
"I need you to take care of it." Carter dismissed these children who were two or three years older than him. In the past, these children always ignored him, and even often bullied him because they were taller and stronger. But since more than a week
After Wenhao publicly said in an interview that he and Carter were friends, the attitude of these children towards him changed completely. Especially when Carter became the first person in the 38th Street District to watch the game.
After the child was born, they did not dare to offend Carter in the slightest.
However, Carter is a child with backbone and does not treat these children with pretense because they please him. When he heard what those children said, Carter ignored them and continued his shooting practice.
The tallest of the children was more than a head taller than Carter. He said to Carter: "Carter, maybe there were some misunderstandings between us before. Let the past go. We will still be friends in the future, okay?"
"Who is your friend? Do I have friends like you? My friend is a basketball star like Wen Hao." After Carter finished speaking, he continued his shooting practice. His movements were deliberately imitating Wen Hao.
The children saw little Carter and ignored them. Although they were dissatisfied, because of Wen Hao's relationship, they did not dare to do anything to little Carter, so they could only walk away in despair.
Carter was practicing alone on the basketball court until seven o'clock in the evening. He didn't care that he was out of breath, and ran home with the basketball in his arms. Because after dinner, there was a Rockets game, and he could see Wen Hao playing ball again.
Already.
…
At 7:30 p.m., half an hour before the game started, fans had already begun to enter the Toyota Center. The Rockets players had already changed in the locker room, but Harden still hadn't arrived. This made the Rockets players confused. Today
Harden was not present at the early training, will he also be absent from the game?
McHale was a little confused when he saw the Rockets players. He hesitated for a moment, but finally made up his mind and said to the players: "James will not participate in tonight's game."
"ah?"
"What?"
"No way?"
…
The Rockets players all screamed. Although Harden is a bit selfish in his playing and will not pass many of the balls that should be passed, he is the backbone of the Rockets after all. If he does not participate in the game, the Rockets will lose a strong player.
The firepower point will be reduced a lot, and the combat effectiveness will be reduced a lot. Not to mention this, the important thing is that the confidence of the Rockets players will be reduced a lot. They feel unsure.
McHale paused and continued: "Not only tonight, but in the next two to three weeks, James will not participate in the game."
"What?"
The Rockets players are even more unsure. They will not be able to participate in the game for two to three weeks. What happened to Harden?
Some players with quick thinking quickly thought of the one-on-one match between Harden and Wen Hao yesterday.
McHale said: "James has a crack in the bone in his left little finger, so..."
"But why did he get a crack in his finger bone when he was fine? It couldn't have been a fight, right?" a player asked.
"No, that..." McHale seemed a little embarrassed to say, but after a pause, he continued, "During training yesterday, he used too much force in his last dunk, which caused a crack in his phalange."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Rockets sighed.
