NBA backer king

Chapter 566 The 90s Are Mine, The [-]s Are Still Mine

New York, since yesterday, David Stern's mind has been complicated.

At this time last year, the league's two signature superstars retired at the same time, which caused a great shock to the league. The situation of the monster hegemony he created painstakingly came to an end. The ratings of the 01/02 season dropped sharply, and the league lost a lot of popularity.

Fortunately, there are still a few rising stars in the league, barely supporting the situation after Jordan and old K retired.

Both Iverson and Kobe in 96 had great personalities and strengths.

In 97, Tracy McGrady has become the son of the Windy City, propping up the ball market after Jordan left the Bulls.

In 98, Vince Carter was the top dunker in actual combat. His stunning dunk in the Sydney Olympics in 00 earned him tens of millions a year, making him famous all over the world. In recent years, he has also become a famous rising star.

These four shooting guards are rising stars promoted by the league that he personally set after Jordan and old K retired last year.

Old K's behemoth K era has come to an end, and now is an era of shooting guards started by Jordan himself. After being interrupted by old K, since last year, he began to promote the era of the four major shooting guards.

In addition, although old K retired, Yao, who was trained by old K, appeared, and his debut was at the peak. Yao supported the Chinese market after old K retired and became a signature star in the Chinese basketball circle.

So one year after the two signature stars retired, the situation in the league has stabilized.

However, now that old K is coming back, this will cause some problems.

If the old K's state declines seriously, it's nothing, but if the old K's state decline is not very serious after his comeback, with his appeal, he will definitely have an impact on the new quarterback era.

Old K is almost 30 years old. Even if he is not injured, this age has already entered the late stage of his career. Even if the old K can still play to a certain level after his comeback, he is not optimistic about the old K, because the old K's era has passed, and he does not want to affect the future of the league because of the old K's comeback.

To be honest, now he would rather praise Yao than Lao K.

The only regret is that Yao is not as personable and topical as Old K.

However, he is not very worried, because the old K is not Jordan, Jordan is an outsider, and at the age of 37 he still averaged 26 points per game in the finals, and the old K is a center.

If the old K is replaced by Jordan, even if Jordan has such a serious injury when he is 30 years old, he will have hope, but old K, he will not.

"Let him pass what should go, let him bury what should be buried, a new era has begun, and it is unstoppable."

Walking to the window and opening the curtains, the office was brightly lit. Looking at the sun at eight or nine o'clock outside the window, David Stern felt a sense of vitality and vitality.

In his eyes, the dazzling sun is like the four famous shooting guards, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, the K era, let him be a thing of the past, the league needs a rookie king, needs freshness, and no longer needs the old K.

……

On this day, after the American media, countless domestic media began to focus on the news about Wang Tiejun's comeback. After a while, Lao Wang's headshot appeared on the front pages of major domestic media again.

As Lao Wang expected, almost all the media from home and abroad are not optimistic about his comeback. Many media think that he should not pay, that he is old and hurt, and now is the era of young people, and his era has become a thing of the past.

CCTV's 1 o'clock news set also gave [-] minute to allow Pharaoh to appear in the eyes of the people of the whole country again after a year.

On the 5th, O'Neill accepted an interview with Los Angeles TV station in Los Angeles.

"Shaq, how much do you think old K will be able to do when he comes back?" the reporter asked.

"We know that Tim Duncan suffered a torn meniscus in 00 and changed from flying to flooring. As an athlete, injuries are inevitable, but Duncan overcame his injuries. He is still the most powerful power forward in the league. So I believe that old K will also overcome his injuries. I believe he will have a successful comeback." O'Neal said seriously without being funny.

"But old K's injury is several times more serious than Duncan's." The reporter said.

"Maybe the old K is not as good as Duncan after his comeback, but I think he will still be a very important person in this league." O'Neal said.

"Shaq, I heard that you are going to lose weight. Did K announce his comeback, did you feel threatened?" the reporter asked.

Speaking of this question, O'Neal's eyes widened, and he immediately denied: "This is impossible. Even if old K comes back, he will not be able to pose a threat to me. I will still be the number one center in active service. I will rub him on the floor."

Speaking of this, he also made a gesture of pressing Lao Wang on the floor and rubbing continuously, and shouted in his mouth: "Rub, rub, rub..."

"You snatched Brother Tie Jun's position. Now that Brother Tie Jun is back, he will definitely tease you. It is enough for you to be the number one active center forward for a year. Do you want to rub Brother Tie Jun on the floor?"

New Jersey, Dayao's home, he looked at O'Neill on the TV, and said to himself with some dissatisfaction.

Yao's father and Yao's mother were sitting on the side. At this time, Yao's mother sighed: "Dayao, brother Tiejun is back, and I don't know how he is. The American media has been mocking him for the past two days."

"Brother Tiejun said he is recovering well, I believe him." Dayao had inexplicable confidence, because Wang Tiejun had always given him such confidence.

At this time, in Washington, Jordan saw O'Neal's interview program in his villa.

Last year, he defeated the Lakers to win the championship, no, he defeated Old K to win the championship. He retired immediately and ended his career. After many NBA players retire, some will choose to become coaches, enter management, or become commentators like Barkley and others. But he has no such ideas. What he wants is to become the team owner who can decide everything.

Opportunities soon appeared. The owner of the Wizards was willing to sell 5% of the Wizards’ shares at a price of 2000 million US dollars. He successfully became the small owner of the Wizards, entered the management team, and then dominated the next draft.

The Wizards held the No. 01 pick in [-], and he helped the team select Kwame Brown, a talented big guy.

But obviously this draft made him lose face, because Brown's rookie season was not successful.

Now that the news of Old K's comeback was announced, he was a little emotional.

At this time last year, he and Old K were playing inseparable in the finals. Unexpectedly, at the last moment, Old K and O'Neal were both seriously injured, allowing him to complete the championship.

Although O'Neal's injury was serious, it was not fatal. He recovered within a few months during the offseason, and Old K's injury was even more serious. Dr. Carter, who operated on Old K, said that Old K had no chance of returning to the basketball court.

Whether it was a forced comeback, or a real recovery, he didn't know.

However, with O'Neill's current strength, he should be able to suppress the old K. Last year's knee fracture did not have a great impact on O'Neal, because the fracture was very mild and healed well, but the old K was not.

In fact, he also admires the courage of old K to come back. After all, as a heavy center, old K is really not young now.

At this time, the phone rang, and I saw that it was a reporter from the New York Times that I knew.

"Hey, Michael, how about an interview with me?" the other side asked after answering the phone.

"OK."

Jordan agreed, this is unavoidable, and he doesn't want to avoid it. If old K comes back and he has no voice, it can only mean that he is no longer important.

"Then Michael, what do you think of old K's comeback?" the reporter asked.

"With such a serious injury, I admire his courage to come back, but I don't think his comeback is rational." He said.

"Do you think that old K made a forced comeback?"

"Well, almost the same meaning."

"Can you predict what kind of level old K will reach after his comeback?"

"Oh, no matter how damaged his strength is, his background is too strong. I think he should also have the strength of an All-Star, but he should no longer have the dominance of super giants."

……

June NO.11, after the finals, the Trail Blazers led by Duncan finally defeated the Nets led by Dayao. The big score was [-] to [-], and Duncan won the first championship in his career.

The NBA's 2001/02 season also officially ended, and the training team arranged by Hawksman also rushed to the capital to help Lao Wang train, and he officially started the road to recovery.

And these days, a large number of reporters rushed to Fengshen Street to interview Wang Tiejun, most of them were foreign reporters, and most of them were from the United States.

Lao Wang focused on training and did not accept interviews at the beginning, but in the end there were too many reporters, blocking the two doors of his house every day, which was a bit troublesome, so he decided to hold a press conference.

Bai Changsheng quickly arranged for him. The time is 16 am on the [-]th. The press conference will be held in Hall No. [-] of the K Times Sports Center.

On the afternoon of the 15th, the three members of Dayao's family who rushed back from the United States, as well as Lao Hu's couple, Da Zhi, Zhang Lili and Su Qun, a group of people came to Lao Wang's house.

Lao Wang was training with the ball with confrontation. A group of people saw his state and their jaws dropped to the floor.

Dayao said in surprise, "Brother, you are not in the rhythm of being rubbed on the floor by O'Neal, you are planning to rub him on the floor for a few more years!"

"I can't kill him?" Old Wang said.

"Ha ha……"

Zhang Lili and the others laughed excitedly.

Lao Wang did not interrupt the training, and a group of people watched him train.

Lao Wang pulled to the left wing, two steps away from the paint area, knocked down the opposing trainer with a ferocious sideways iron mountain hit, then turned around and strode into the paint area, and took off directly from the left waist.

"Oh hoo!"

The crowd watching the excitement suddenly cheered.

"My brother's body is amazing!" Dayao exclaimed.

Dazhi smiled and said: "The alliance just canceled the K-law. Brother Tiejun is coming back. I wonder if he will take out the K-law again?"

"Very likely, haha!" Zhang Lili laughed.

"Tie Jun is going to return to the league to make troubles. The league has just launched the quarterback era. If there is a reversal and returns to the K era, what will the league management think?" At this point, Lao Hu laughed.

"Brother, do you want to restore?" Dayao shouted with a smile.

"Restore?"

Lao Wang smiled and said, "I only took a break for a year. What about the restoration? My era is not over at all. The 90s is mine, and the [-]s will also be mine."

The training ended at [-]:[-] p.m., dinner was arranged, and a group of people walked over to a restaurant in the Fengshen Street community. There were not many onlookers along the way.

In Fengshen Street, Lao Wang has lived here for eight or nine years, and he has been wandering here every day in the past year. People have long been accustomed to his presence, and adding Yao and the others didn't cause any waves.

After entering the private room, Zhang Lili asked: "Tie Jun, you were injured last year, and the summer camp was not held, what about this year?"

Lao Wang thought for a while and said, "I shouldn't have stopped last year. Let's continue this year. It doesn't cost a lot of money, and it can cultivate a few talents."

Zhang Lili said: "Last year, you were reimbursed for your serious injury. How can I have the mind to set up a summer camp? But our summer camp is not the few talents you mentioned. After the seventh summer camp, there are quite a few talents who have gone out from us. There are also five or six players who have played abroad. Dayao is also a product of the serious Tiejun summer camp. There are dozens of people who have joined the CBA in China. Which team does not have our people? There are so many talents!"

Old Wang said, "Brother Zhang, you should ask Boss Bai for the summer camp and ask him to provide the venue and funds."

"Don't worry, I know the way." Old Zhang said with a smile.

Lao Wang looked at Lao Hu and asked, "Brother Hu, your contract is over, what are you going to do?"

Hu Weidong said with a smile: "I am 32 years old this year, and I have suffered from injuries in the past few years. This time I am not planning to go to the United States. I plan to return to Jiangsu and play for two years before retiring. When I left to play in the NBA, I am sorry for the place that trained me."

Lao Wang nodded and said, "Although we won a silver medal in the Olympics last year, how can a silver medal be better than a gold medal? In the 04 Olympics, we must work hard to get rid of the US team and promote the silver medal to the next level. What do you think?"

Dayao excitedly said: "Brother, listen to you."

Lao Wang analyzed: "In 04, I guess O'Neal will definitely not participate. Da Meng retired, and David Robinson is no longer good. He may retire at any time. The same is true for Ewing. The United States has no decent center. We have an absolute advantage in the fifth position.

At the power forward position, they have Duncan and Troll, but compared to the inside, we are still stronger.

In terms of perimeter, although Liu Wei and Liu Jihua can use it, they will definitely be crushed by Kobe and the others. Fortunately, with their current strength, it is no problem to dribble across the half court.

In contrast, both of us have strengths and weaknesses, and we can still fight.But those European teams are also quite strong, so we have to be careful. "

After dinner, it was past eight o'clock in the evening. Dayao and the others went to the hotel, and Lao Wang habitually started to turn around in the sports center. At this moment, the mobile phone rang. I saw a call from Ewing from the United States. It was morning over there.

"Hey Patrick, how are you?" he asked with a grin when he got on the phone.

"Old K, how much strength do you have?" Ewing's voice sounded depressed.

"Uh, are you ready to retire?" Old Wang asked knowingly.

"I have this idea." Ewing over there gave a wry smile.

After the 00/01 season, his contract with the Pacers ended, and he originally wanted to join the Lakers with a basic salary to get a ring. This is what Old K promised him at the beginning, but he did not expect that Old K was seriously injured in the finals and was reimbursed. In the end, he played with the Pacers for another year with a basic salary.

Now that old K is back, he wants to inquire about the situation. If old K fails, he may choose to retire directly.

"Patrick, ask your agent to contact the Suns management." Pharaoh said.

"Really?" Ewing couldn't believe it.

"Would I lie to you?"

Lao Wang asked back, but immediately added: "But the Suns are terrible now, you have to be mentally prepared."

"It's okay, just look at my luck."

Ewing has nothing to choose. He is now 40 years old, and last season he could only play more than ten minutes a game. Championship-level teams like the Trail Blazers, Nets, and Lakers have no place for him to join with a basic salary.

At ten o'clock in the morning of the next day, Lao Wang's press conference was held as scheduled. Hundreds of media came, more than half of them were foreign media, and all of them were big media. Small media couldn't get in at all.

Su Qun recommended himself to be the host of the press conference. He was the first to name his acquaintance Yang Yi.

"Old K, congratulations on your comeback, I hope you can once again play a performance that makes the Chinese proud."

Yang Yi is a basketball reporter for the Capital Youth Daily. He has become an NBA commentator for CCTV in the past two years. Before asking questions, he sent his own congratulations.

"Thank you."

Lao Wang responded briefly.

Then Yang Yi asked: "Now most of the media at home and abroad are not optimistic about your comeback. Many NBA stars also have the same attitude. What do you think?"

Old Wang smiled and said, "I'm currently undergoing recovery training. Judging from my current state, I'm indeed not as good as before."

"Oh!"

The reporters below exclaimed. The old K, who never admits defeat, can say this sentence. It seems that he really can’t do it. This comeback must be a forced comeback. I believe that in the near future, old K may retire again, a real retirement.

Lao Wang continued: "I just turned 29 years old, and I never thought that at this age, I can return to the previous state after a serious injury."

Speaking of which, he changed the subject, but said: "I may be weaker, but in the NBA, for now, I don't see any inside player who can pose a real threat to me."

"Oh?!"

This time, the reporters below were shocked.

They didn't expect old K to say that. It's crazy. He came back from a serious injury at the age of 29. He was almost 30 years old when he came back in a few months. Why should he look down on all the inside players in the league?

Among the current inside players in the league, although O'Neal is 30 years old, his performance this season has declined slightly, but that is after a serious injury, and he will surely return to his peak next season. In addition to the Sharks, there are Yao, Mutombo, O'Neal Jr. at the fifth position, and Duncan, Garnett, Nowitzki, and Chris Webber at the fourth position.

All of a sudden, almost all media reporters raised their hands.

Su Qun was the second to flip the New York Times reporter's card. The reporter took the microphone and immediately asked, "Old K, do you think your K era is over?"

"The 90s belonged to me, and the [-]s will still be mine." Pharaoh smiled.

"Oh!"

Another exclamation.

This sentence is more straightforward and blatant than what he said just now to despise all the inside players in the league. They can't believe it. The old K can be said to have suppressed the entire 90s, won six championships in nine years, and single-handedly created the giant K era. Now he still wants to continue to suppress the 30s at the age of [-] with a serious injury?This is impossible, it should be that they heard it wrong, or that Old K said the wrong thing.

"Old K, what did you just say?" The reporter of the New York Times, who was also in disbelief, hurriedly asked.

"You heard me right, don't doubt your ears, I believe there is nothing wrong with them." Lao Wang still smiled.

"Oh!"

There was another exclamation, and the media reporters realized that it wasn't that they heard it wrong, nor did Old K make a mistake.

But how dare old K say that?

The content of this press conference quickly spread to North America and the whole world.

(End of this chapter)