Before the evening game, Jerome James packed his things and left the Knicks' training facility.
Facing the group of reporters outside the training hall, Jerome James, who knew that once he left, would be tantamount to retirement, could no longer bear it.
"Why did I leave? Because China Lin came to New York. He is the kind of team tyrant who lets anyone leave if he doesn't like it. Now I can understand LeBron, and I can understand why he wants to drive away China Lin.
No one wants to play with a moody guy!"
The reporters' performance gradually became more exciting and exciting, as if they had heard some big news, and they even thought of a good title for the news.
"China Lin caused trouble when he first arrived in New York. The Knicks locker room may have exploded."
Of course, Lin Yu didn't know that Jerome James had made such a speech before leaving. At this time, he had returned to the hotel in Manhattan and was preparing for the evening game.
Amanda Gray warned Lin Yu: "This is your first appearance in New York. You will pass through the parking lot passage of the Madison Square Garden Arena, where reporters from all over the United States will gather, and they will keep an eye on everything you do.
Every word and deed, so you have to pay extreme attention to every moment and every step..."
Lin Yu naturally kept nodding. He didn't think this appearance was very important, so it was just casual.
In reality, you drive to Madison Square Garden, pull into the parking lot, get out of the car, and walk to the player entrance.
Every step he took was done casually.
But I can't find anything wrong with it. Just imagine, a man with long legs and a height of 198cm, wearing a custom-made Armani suit, walking with a meteoric stride. No matter how casual he is, how bad can he be?
Until he walked to the entrance and heard a shout: "Jerome James scolded you for being the team leader. Do you have anything to respond to?"
Lin Yu was startled by this question and immediately turned his head with surprise on his face.
Then he shook his head: "There is nothing to respond to. When I come here, I will lead the Knicks out of the quagmire of the bottom as a team leader."
For a moment, the empty space in the parking lot was in an uproar. No one expected that Lin Yu actually admitted that he was the team leader!
More questions rang out, but Lin Yu turned his head and left.
The team leader is the team leader, maybe he can even steal a joke!
Thinking of stealing a joke, Lin Yu immediately started racking his brains to think about who was the more famous team leader in the NBA. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure out the reason.
Perhaps, the one who looks most like a team tyrant is James during the Cavaliers era. Manager James is a bit of a different kind of team tyrant.
"Maybe there is a chance to create a team dominance joke, and then get some LeBron-related rewards."
While thinking about this, Lin Yu had already entered the home team's locker room at Madison Square Garden Arena. Unlike other teams in the league, the Knicks' locker room is quite luxurious, and it is worthy of being the largest city in New York.
status.
Lin Yu's cabinet is placed in the center of the locker room, with a brand new Knicks No. 23 jersey hanging on it.
Acting coach Dav Hopla was already standing in the middle of the locker room, and Lin Yu's new teammates were also sitting in front of their respective cabinets.
"Okay, guys, this is the first game after the transaction. I hope everyone here can come up with something new."
Dav Hopla clapped his hands and gave a brief morale boost. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, he moved on to the next step. He announced the starting lineup for this game.
Point guard Nate Robinson, shooting guard Lin Yu, small forward Renaldo Backman, power forward Zach Randolph and center Eddie Curry.
Lin Yu took another look at his teammates other than the starters. The point guard also had Marty Collins, who averaged 3.6 points and 1.9 assists per game. At the shooting guard position, in addition to Lin Yu, there was also Fred, who averaged 7.6 points per game.
-Jones, and Shannon Brown who joined Lin Yu on the team.
At the small forward position, Buckman's substitute is Wilson Chandler.
At the power forward position, Zach Randolph was replaced by Jared Jeffries, followed by the gangster Malik Rose, and the water cooler keeper, Randolph Morris, who later played for the CBA.
At the center position, Eddie Curry's substitute was originally Jerome James, but now that Jerome James is gone, he has no substitute.
With such a lineup, Lin Yu felt overwhelmed instantly. Even if the opponent was the Bucks in the lottery, this game would be difficult to handle.
After all, the Bucks are not a team that can be slaughtered. They have Michael Reid who is at his peak, a point guard Maurice Williams who has performed well this season, and the No. 1 pick in the new season.
Andrew Bogut.
The lineup was already very bad. Dav Hopla didn't even have any tactical arrangements. He just asked: "Give Lin the ball and let him solve the Bucks' defense."
Well, Lin Yu felt that he saw the shadow of Coach Lu, but it is true that giving the ball to the new coach before he takes office is the best choice.
In this regard, Dave Hopla is blameless.
Lin Yu also clapped his hands and stood up to boost morale: "Come on, we deserve a victory at home!"
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This game was Lin Yu's first show at the Madison Square Garden Arena. The stadium had not been full for many days, but it was full today, with a room full of fans.
Lin Yu saw Spike Lee sitting in the front seat on the sidelines. The Knicks' biggest fan also appeared on the sidelines. As soon as Lin Yu came on the stage, this guy led all the fans in the stadium and chanted Lin Yu's name.
For a moment, the Madison Square Garden Arena became noisier than it had been in a long time.
"China Lin is on the stage, he is wearing the No. 23 jersey, this is too funny!"
In the commentary box behind the technical table, two old acquaintances of Lin Yu were sitting, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith. The focus of their attention was not Lin Yu's debut, but Lin Yu's jersey number.
"He immediately put on the No. 23 jersey after leaving the Cavaliers. Did he originally prefer No. 23, or did he want to use it to compete with LeBron James?"
"It's hard to say, but if it's competition, China Lin's .asxs. is still a lot lower. I'm afraid that in a short time, he will have a headache because of the Knicks' chaos."
Kenny Smith shook his head, obviously not optimistic that Lin Yu could compete with James in a short time.
Charles Barkley smiled and had a different view: "Judging from some news revealed before the game, China Lin's work in New York has been fully launched, and he was shocked the first day he showed up at the Knicks training facility.
Eddie Curry was so angry that he fired Jerome James with excuses the next day. Obviously, he knew very well that he still had a lot of work to do in the Knicks."
"I believe in him. He is a guy who can always create miracles. I believe he can complete the internal rectification and guidance of the Knicks in a short period of time."
The commentary box was discussing Lin Yu's prospects with the Knicks. On the court, the warm-up was over and the game was about to begin.
