basketball player

Chapter 80 079: Future family?

George lore the Hornets, helping the team end a four-game losing streak.Not only did it get Henson's team off the hook, it also gave people their first glimpse of George's killer qualities.

Under the background of George completing the lore, the morale of the Pacers players was greatly boosted, so they beat the Cavaliers in back-to-back games the next day, and ushered in the Christmas holiday with a two-game winning streak.

The Pacers players are undoubtedly lucky, because from the 22nd until the 25th, they have no games to play.Pacers players get four days off compared to teams that still have games to play on Christmas Day.Even if Henson will gather the team to start training on the 25th, the players will have three full days to rest.

Three days of rest is undoubtedly quite a luxury for players who are in the middle of the season.With plenty of time and two wins in a row, this year's Christmas looks like it would be perfect.

After the game against the Cavaliers, Henson disbanded the team and let the players start their vacation.Except for a few more words of advice to Stephenson, Henson was more at ease with the others.

After everything was arranged properly, Henson drove back to his empty home.

The living room of the Hensons was as tidy and dusty as when they first walked into the house, as if no one had ever lived in it.The room was extremely messy, with various videos and materials scattered on the small computer desk.

Henson used to laugh at the owner of this body as a workaholic. Unexpectedly, there seems to be no difference between himself and the former Henson.

The advantage of living alone is that Henson can concentrate on his work without worrying about being interrupted.The downside is that he really has nothing else to do besides work.Looking at the empty house and the dust all over the floor, Henson once again had the idea to plunge into the room and start studying the game video.

Fortunately, a phone call from An Jiali stopped Henson.

"Are you home? What are you doing?" An Jiali would call Henson every night, and this was the only way Henson could solve the problem of boredom every night.

"I'm going to watch TV for a while," Henson didn't tell the truth, because if he said he wanted to watch the game video, An Jiali would definitely nudge him for a long time, telling him not to think about work all day.

Afterwards, An Jiali and Henson talked about the interesting things they met in school, and Henson also talked with the girl about what he had seen at work.Normally, the conversation between the two would have ended, but today, An Jiali did not hang up the phone.

"That. Henson, my dad and I want to go to your place this Christmas."

"Come here?" Henson turned his head to look at the empty room.

"Well, you are alone anyway, so I want to accompany you, but Dad insists on coming with me, so..."

At Christmas, fathers are of course eager to reunite with their daughters.But hearing that Anjali is not planning to go home for Christmas, Vivek decides to follow in her daughter's footsteps.So in an instant, Henson's home was about to welcome two important guests.

"That's really great, very welcome!" Henson smiled at the phone, this house should be lively.

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Christmas is the most important festival of the year in the West. At this time, shopping malls usually have sales promotions, and everyone will rush into the shopping malls with their families to buy Christmas gifts for their children and friends.During the Christmas period, there are so many discounted products in the store that it is dizzying.

Henson was walking in the mall, at a loss as to what to do among the crowd.U.S. stores enter the peak spending season a month before Christmas, but the real climax comes just before Christmas Eve.The shopping malls are packed with people, and all goods will be looted within hours.Last night, Henson also saw a surveillance video of a shopping mall on the Internet. As soon as the mall opened, the crowd immediately flooded the entire mall. The exaggeration of the scene made Henson feel unbelievable.

Today, Henson has also become a part of this exaggerated crowd.

In Indianapolis in December, the sky darkened early in the afternoon, and there was still light snow in the sky.The weather forecast for this afternoon's temperature is only -12 degrees below zero, but this does not seem to stop people's enthusiasm for shopping.

The shops in the business district of Indianapolis are brightly lit. Henson is walking on the street, and he can often see people passing by with a full load.He went from one store to another, wandering from one store to another.

Henson was surrounded by the laughter of strangers, and their faces were filled with happy smiles.People carried large and small shopping bags and walked past Henson in groups of two or three.

Of course, there are occasional stops to ask for an autograph from the dark-glassed Henson.Henson was really not used to it, and he didn't expect that he could be considered a public figure now.When he first crossed over to Henson, he just wanted to keep his job as a scout so that he wouldn't have to live on the streets.

But who would have thought that the down-and-out scout who even the hotel owner looked down upon would now become the head coach of the Indiana Pacers
Unknowingly, after an hour of shopping in the street, Hansen's hands were still empty.Henson is very good at choosing players, but choosing gifts seems to be a bit difficult for him.That father and daughter are billionaires. Giving gifts to billionaires, I believe everyone will feel extremely headache.

In the end, Henson bought An Jiali a pair of basketball shoes.As for Vivek, Henson helped him choose a good box of cigars, which he hoped the boss would like.

In the end, Henson did not forget to buy a Christmas tree and bring it home.For the holidays, you still have to decorate your home anyway.

In the afternoon, Carter's rental car parked in front of Henson's house.Christmas songs played on the radio in the car. Amidst the cheerful singing, Henson took out three wrapped presents from his arms and gave them to Carter who had been with him for two years.Had it not been for Carter's trust and throwing him on the highway, there would be no coach Henson now.

"Merry Christmas, Carter, thank you for driving me around this year. Now take the car and go back to your family. This is a gift for you." Henson handed over the gift. He knew that the Carter family was a Pacers fan, so he gave them three corn-yellow jerseys signed by the Pacers players.

"Wait, Henson!" Carter stopped the distraught scout after receiving the gift, "I also prepared a gift for you. You are a coach and must earn more than me. So I don't know what to give you, so my son wrote you this." Carter took out the card in the envelope and handed it to Henson.

Henson took the postcard. Although the gift was simple, it made Henson feel extremely warm.Yeah, who cares what they get?What people care most about is that kindness!

After getting out of the car, Henson eagerly opened the postcard and looked at it.A few lines were crookedly written on it, but Hansen liked it very much.

"Coach Henson, thank you for getting the Pacers back on track in times of crisis. Please bring us more victories! We love you! Merry Christmas!" Below a few lines, there is a portrait of Henson.Of course, it's just a few strokes made by children.

Henson smiled and shook his head lightly. It turned out that the feeling of being loved by the fans was full of such a great sense of accomplishment.

After returning home, Henson quickly cleaned up the house and placed the Christmas tree in the corner of the living room.After plugging in the electricity, the colorful lights on the Christmas tree lit up, and the originally cold room finally had some festive colors.

After a while, Anjiali and Vivek also arrived on time with gifts.As far as Henson can remember, this is the first time the house has had a visit over Christmas.

After a lot of work, the three of them sat around the table until after eight o'clock in the evening, having this Christmas Eve dinner.

Although Vivek and An Jiali are billionaires, they are surprisingly good at cooking.In this regard, even Henson is ashamed.

There is an old-fashioned candlestick in the center of the dining table, and a white candle is lit and inserted in it.Seeing a table of sumptuous meals and happy people in the room, Henson felt that this was like a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. The whole family reunited together and enjoyed themselves... Well, it's just that he and An Jiali are not from the same family.At least for now. Not a family.

"Merry Christmas, Anjiali, this is for you. Of course, Mr. Vivek, I also prepared a gift for you." Before eating, Henson gave the presents to Anjiali and Vivek.

In the West, it is not impolite to open a gift in person after receiving it.Vivek saw Henson give his daughter a pair of basketball shoes, and then give a box of cigars to his non-smoker, I have to say, this guy really sucks at gift giving
"Thank you so much, Henson! How did you know I've wanted these shoes for so long!"

But seeing his daughter's happy smile, Vivek felt that Henson's gift didn't seem so bad.

"Okay, Henson. Let's talk about work. I heard that you and Bird are looking for a center who can run and jump. Right now, we really don't have many choices. But I got the news that George Karl and Chris Anderson don't seem to get along very well."

Henson looked at Vivek in surprise. It was really different to have a boss who knew basketball.

(End of this chapter)