Chapter 537 The Lakers locker room after the game is tomorrow~
117-116, the Lakers narrowly defeated and continued their winning streak, but at a heavy cost! - Los Angeles Times.
Kobe Bryant is suspected to have torn his Achilles tendon. If true, he will be out for the season! - Los Angeles Times.
It’s a waste of effort! Kobe’s recent playing time has averaged over 46+ per game, and he hasn’t missed a minute in back-to-back games! Whose responsibility is it for such consumption? - The bleachers.
The Lakers win is clouded! Kobe Bryant finally collapsed! Before he was seriously injured in this game, he already had two physical alarms! - Lakers Nation.
I hope Kobe is safe! The price of victory in this game is too painful! - Lakers Nation.
Hope Kobe is fine! ——The Warriors’ official website said.
Because of Kobe's injury, the final performance of Tang Qian and the Lakers was completely ignored. There is no way to help it. No. 24 stayed in Los Angeles for too long. He has not left the team since 1996.
When this kind of injury suddenly appeared, Lakers fans were all heartbroken.
Achilles tendon tear, everyone knows what this means to athletes.
Let’s not talk about it outside the basketball circle. In the history of the NBA, there are definitely not a few stars who have suffered a sharp decline in form or even retired directly due to Achilles tendon tears. For example, O’Neal, Isiah Thomas, Charles Barkley, etc.
Lou Puss, because of this injury, said goodbye to the NBA. As for those who recovered and continued to play, there are some, such as Dominic Wilkins, James Donaldson, Dick Barnett, etc.
Among them, Dominic Wilkins recovered the best. After being injured on January 28, 1992, he returned strongly on November 6, 10 months later. He made 13 of 26 shots in 39 minutes and scored 30 points.
, which shocked many experts and reporters who had previously looked down on it, even calling it a miracle in the history of sports. That season Wilkins even performed even more horribly than before, averaging 29.9 points per game, ranking only in the scoring list.
Second to the great basketball god Michael Jordan.
But apart from him, there is no other person who can make such a legendary comeback.
In fact, Wilkins was only 31 years old that year, and Kobe was about to turn 35. The age difference was nearly 4 years, which had a significant impact on the body's recovery function. Therefore, Lakers fans were extremely concerned about Kobe's injury.
In the Lakers locker room, although Kobe Bryant forced a smile and congratulated the team on winning and keeping the possibility of entering the playoffs, he already understood deeply in his heart that no matter what, they were all related to him and No. 24.
Not much. A torn Achilles tendon is enough to completely destroy a professional athlete.
Lakers players are also deliberately avoiding certain topics. After all, the bottles of broken sports drinks on the ground are a reflection of this.
No one doesn't care about this kind of thing, this kind of injury, this kind of emotion, just hold on to it.
Regular interviews, but this time, no reporter ran to other Lakers players. They all swarmed in like wasps, instantly drowning No. 24 sitting on the stool.
No. 24's eyes were slightly red, and he was not sure if he had cried when he was alone. His eyes could be red because of sadness and anger. In this way, a torturous "torture session" began.
"Bryant, how do you feel? Did you fail to do that move?" First a local Los Angeles reporter spoke. Kobe heard this and said: "No, not really, that's just a move I've done a million times.
It was just one time, but this time I was unlucky and God played a big joke on me."
"Bryant, will you just stand up in the next game and lead the Lakers again as usual?"
"I don't know, man, but the pain is different from before." Kobe said: "I can bear the pain, but the physical damage cannot be filled by the spirit."
"But I haven't had an MRI yet, so there might still be hope." This is a new female reporter in Los Angeles.
Kobe slowly shook his head and said: "No, I am a professional athlete. Certain injuries, I know very well what they are. I have tried many methods on the court, hoping that I can continue to play, and I hope it can be over in an instant.
I lost it, but it was so unlucky... I also thought the situation wouldn't be so bad, but this time... I might not be so lucky."
"Bryant, is this the most serious injury in your career?" someone asked again.
Kobe replied: "Yes, this kind of injury made me feel bad for the first time. It was something bad. The psychological terror even exceeded the physical fear. I admit that I was a little overwhelmed.
This is something I have never encountered in my entire career.”
"Is it because you've been playing too much lately?"
Kobe said: "I don't know, but I can achieve this kind of intensity in training days before, and I pay great attention to pre- and post-game maintenance. I don't know why this time. I really don't understand.
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"Do you think the Lakers can still win? Can they still enter the playoffs? You know the Lakers are the most expensive team in the league this season." A reporter from Yahoo Sports asked.
"Sometimes it is difficult to form a direct ratio between ideas and reality. Looking at our current situation, I can't help but try my best and work harder, but in the end it is like this...shit result! I feel very angry.
, I’m very frustrated. I don’t want this, and I want to continue to play, but the fact is that I have to wear a suit and tie and sit on the bench for the rest of the game.”
As the interview progressed, Kobe's mood was obviously gradually stirred up. It was rare for No. 24 to reveal so much negative emotions and... lack of confidence. But the reporters didn't care about this. Their mission was
"Bombing them indiscriminately", and then extracting first-hand intelligence and news, and then getting promoted and getting a salary increase, and reaching the pinnacle of life.
"Does this have anything to do with Defender Barnes?"
"No, not really. I asked him after I fell to the ground, and he said he didn't touch me the whole time."
Just when Kobe's answers became more and more mechanical and boring, an ESPN reporter suddenly made a shocking statement and said: "Bryant, we all know how serious a sports injury an Achilles tendon tear is, so this
Will it be your last game?"
As soon as this sentence came out, the entire crowd was silent for a few seconds, because the ESPN reporter not only directly pointed out the word "Achilles tendon tear", but also asked the question that upset Kobe the most.
"Will this be your last game?"
Kobe looked at the reporter, then looked at his press card. He was silent for 3 seconds before he said, "Are you sure you really want to do this? Are you sure you really want to do this?" The tone of Kobe's words was very strange.
It was completely different from the depression and dullness just now.
"Of course, Bryant, maybe it's rude of me to do this, but for the sake of readers and people who want to know the first-hand situation, someone has to ask this." The ESPN reporter expressed his apology on the surface, but he said
Still unyielding.
It seems that Kobe will not give up until he is forced to tell the answer.
This is the power of these journalists' "soft knives". They use civilized and polite words, but they may be more hurtful than actually stabbing you.
Even more disgusting.
"Haha~" Kobe suddenly laughed strangely and said: "Asking this question at this moment is really your ESPN's 'truth-seeking' style. It's great, it's so appropriate!" Then after laughing, he said something immediately.
Said: "But I won't do what you want."
"Really, believe me."
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What is the ruthlessness of professional sports? Now it is another aspect. Even if what is needed most on the 24th now is rest and solitude, you still have to squeeze out a smile, collect your mood, and face the "wolves and tigers" outside.
” and “Long guns and short cannons.”
In the Lakers locker room, people were coming and going, but no one had a smile on their face.
The meaning of winning tonight has been completely washed away by a certain man's injury.
Tang Qian was sitting next to his locker, looking a little lifeless. He was completely different from the violent and brave man before.
Could it be...that there really is nothing to express?
Is this the so-called great inertia of history?
I……
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