On the second day of the media open day, during the quiet offseason, Lin Yu suddenly appeared on the New York subway, which naturally made headlines.
The New York Times reported: China Lin suddenly appeared on the subway, regardless of safety, just because of the heavy traffic jam in New York.
The accompanying picture shows the back of Lin Yu running away, and a photo of him and a passenger on the subway.
All major media outlets in North America cited this report, with different emphasis.
For example, the New York Times focuses on the traffic jams in New York. Even big stars like Lin Yu are forced to take the risk of taking the subway.
Or media like ESPN, which is close to Lin Yu, focus more on ridicule.
Finally, media such as Yahoo Sports, which were not very close to Lin Yu, went a little dark in their reporting on the matter, accusing Lin Yu of disregarding public safety.
When Lin Yu saw reports like this, he only felt angry and funny.
He has decided that he will take the subway to Madison for the next media open day. The difference is that next time, he will set off directly from the subway and put on some disguises.
Lin Yu informed Amanda Gray of his plan
Amanda Gray also questioned Lin Yu, and Lin Yu responded with spread hands: "There is no way, the road in Manhattan is too congested, the subway may be the best choice."
He really didn't have many choices, either taking the subway or setting off earlier, but Lin Yu didn't want to delay his extra morning practice, so his only choice was to find a faster and more convenient way to reach Madison.
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Amanda Gray was also a little speechless. She thought for a while and couldn't think of a faster way to get to Madison besides the subway.
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ESPN, the period before the start of the season should be the busiest period for Zach Lowe. He needs to make various types of rankings.
Just like now, what he is doing is predicting the team rankings for the new season before the season.
He ranked the Lakers, who have retained their entire main lineup, first. For the defending champions, such a ranking is naturally no problem.
But who ranks second has become a big question.
Should he choose the Celtics, who only lost James Posey? Or the Knicks, who replenished their bench depth in the off-season? Or the Cavaliers, who made the lineup more reasonable through trades?
Zach Lowe was thinking hard, while his colleagues kept discussing the anecdote about Lin Yu's sudden appearance on the subway.
He smiled and thought it was interesting. Why can't big stars take the subway? Therefore, he supported Lin Yu and used public transportation such as the subway to avoid being stuck in traffic.
Suddenly, an exclamation came from the office.
"Oh my God! Another big deal!"
Zach Lowe immediately stood up and focused on the source of the sound.
"mark!"
Mark Stein's voice sounded like he had gotten some exclusive news. Zach Lowe immediately shouted, meaning to urge Mark Stein to tell him the specific content of the transaction.
"Houston Rockets trade for Ron Artest!"
Immediately there were shouts of surprise in the office.
"Ron Artest?"
"Who did the Houston Rockets pay?"
"T-Mac, Yao, and Ron Artest, another Big Three!"
"..."
Zach Lowe just frowned: "Fxxk, I'm going to change my ranking of the Western Conference again! But Mark, who did Houston pay for?"
"Bobby Jackson, Dante Green, and a 2009 first-round pick. In addition to Ron Artest, the Rockets also got Patrick Ewing Jr. and Sean Singletary."
Mark Stein told all his colleagues in the office the details of the deal with a surprised expression.
Then, there was another exclamation.
"This is a robbery-style transaction!"
"Old Bobby, who is about to retire, has a low-value first-rounder, and rookie Dante Green who performed well in the summer league, just to win Ron Artest?"
"Jeff Petry committed a crime and cost Sacramento a lot of money!"
"..."
Zach Lowe shook his head silently and adjusted the rankings of the Rockets and Kings.
"The Big Three of T-Mac, Yao and Ron Artest, plus retaining last year's core lineup, this Houston Rockets has obviously entered the ranks of the top teams in the Western Conference. They want to compete with the Lakers and Hornets.
It’s stalled.”
"As for the Kings, sending away Ron Artest means that they will enter a rebuilding mode. In the new season, they will be a strong contender for the vice president of the Western Conference."
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In New York, Lin Yu received a call from Los Angeles.
"Hey Lin, it's me, Kobe."
"Ah, Kobe, why did you call me? Do you want to declare war specifically on me?"
Lin Yu was surprised that Kobe called him. After all, he and Kobe didn't become teammates, and they didn't meet in the playoffs last season. There was almost no interaction between the two.
But he received a call from Kobe at this time. Could it be that Kobe has realized that Lin Yu will be his biggest opponent in the new season? The main tone of the new season will be 23vs24?
Obviously, Lin Yu thought too much.
Although Kobe is overly competitive and always unabashedly expresses his fighting spirit and fighting spirit against certain opponents, he is obviously not yet in the second grade and has declared war on opponents in different divisions before the season has even started.
He called just because he saw the anecdote about Lin Yu suddenly appearing on the New York subway.
"You think too much, Lin. There is no need to declare war. Let's wait until the playoffs. I just heard about you taking the risk of taking the New York subway."
"What, do you have any suggestions?"
"Los Angeles, like New York, has frequent traffic jams, so I bought a helicopter as my daily transportation. My suggestion is that compared to the crowded subway, a helicopter will be a safer and faster way to reach the destination.
mode of transportation.”
"So, Kobe, your suggestion is that I buy a helicopter too?"
"That's right."
Lin Yu thought about it, and he felt that it was indeed feasible. The only problem was where the money to buy the helicopter would come from.
After all, he bought a yacht, which had almost exhausted his working capital, and the remaining money was used to invest in the Red River Team. If he wanted to spend tens of millions of dollars to buy a helicopter, it was still too much pressure for him.
Big.
"Thanks, Kobe, I'll think about it."
Finally, he said thank you to Kobe.
Kobe's suggestion can indeed be considered, but for the time being, he will still choose to travel by subway. After all, he only goes to Madison once a week, and the road to Queens is not congested. If the subway is feasible, he really does not have to
Spend tens of millions of dollars to buy a helicopter.
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After hanging up the phone, Lin Yu swiped his phone and immediately saw the Rockets transaction.
"It's too late, Ci Shiping still went to the Rockets..."
In fact, what Lin Yu wants to say is that in the history of his previous life, it was not Du Laosi but Artest who truly created the history of "joining if you can't beat him."
After Artest lost to the Lakers in the 08/09 season, he joined the next season.