Buddha's light illuminates NBA

Chapter 1

As the last eminent monk of the 21st century, Master Zhiming passed away on the ninth year of the 22nd century.

When sorting out the relics, people found that there were only two items around him when he passed away:

A manuscript scroll of Buddhist scriptures.

A rounded basketball.

The basketball is full of signatures, and people can tell from it that it is all NBA and CBA basketball stars who have been forgotten by the world.

As a result, those famous people who were still alive became inexplicably popular again.

Afterwards, the world went on as usual.

The United States continues to try to challenge China's great power status, although it is more difficult than stepping out of the solar system.

……

Back in the ninth year of the early 21st century, the Lingyin Temple, a thousand-year-old ancient temple at the foot of Beifeng Mountain in HZ City, is full of incense.

The sunlight slanting from the top of the flying peak shines on a quiet Zen room somewhere.

In the meditation room, an old man and a young man sat cross-legged. After a fierce discussion on Buddhism, they all regained their composure at this moment, looking at the sunlight leaking through the window panes.

Both of them are dressed as monks, but the young one has a sense of sharpness that may or may not be present in his demeanor.

Anyone who is familiar with the 2009 NBA draft will be able to recognize at a glance that this young monk is actually the Stanford backcourt superstar known as "Master-Lu" in the NCAA08-09 season, Lu Ming!

But here, his name is Zhiming.

"Master, I'm leaving." After a long time, Lu Ming got up, clasped his hands together, and bowed.

"Zhiming, after leaving this door, you will no longer be a Buddhist." The old monk lowered his eyes.

"Master, the world is safe with the Dharma of Shuangquan, can you live up to the Tathagata and live up to you?"

"Is that so?"

"Yes."

"Why are you here?"

"If you are still, you can't think of a single thought, but when you move, everything follows."

"good."

The old monk raised his eyes and looked at Lu Ming seriously. This child who has been with him since he was a child and has now grown into an adult, his eyes are full of relief, "That's it, let's go."

Lu Ming exited the meditation room, closed the door lightly, and stood in the courtyard for a while before turning around slowly and walking out of the courtyard.

……

"Lu, are you not nervous at all?"

Two days later, Lu Ming appeared at the Madison Square Garden Arena on Eighth Avenue in New York. The 2009 NBA draft was about to begin.

As Lu Ming's manager, Spring Hall, who graduated from Stanford, acted like he had never seen a big scene. When he was so nervous that the camera came over, his smile was as stiff as an artificial intelligence.

"When it comes, it will be safe."

There was neither sadness nor joy on Lu Ming's face, as if the upcoming meeting had nothing to do with him.

In my mind, I was recalling the past of this year.

……

A year ago, Lu Ming was reborn in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. At that time, he was an exchange student in the Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University.

Then, after studying Buddhism all his life, carrying ancient scrolls with blue lanterns all his life, and being a monk all his life, he was very quiet and thought about moving, and wanted to live a different life in this life.

In other words, because of living in two lifetimes, he has the double law.

So began to appear frequently on the basketball court.

Because he practiced martial arts with his master when he was young, his physical condition is much better than ordinary people. With a height of 1 meters, coupled with the boy kung fu practiced on the small basketball court of Lingyin Temple, he is very satisfied.

Until one day, Stanford University basketball coach Johnny Dawkins saw him.

At that time, Dawkins was worried that after the Lopez brothers left, there would be no decent main players in the team in the new season. It was the embarrassing situation that from starters to substitutes, from guards to mid-peaks, he couldn't choose a player who could be registered for the NBA draft next year.

Then he met Lu Ming.

What happened next, perhaps the sports newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area of ​​California know best.

In half a year, Lu Ming went from being a rookie to an unknown team to advancing all the way. With his outstanding scoring ability, field control ability, and especially his unpredictable passing ability, he was dubbed "Master-Lu" by the local media. At the same time, he led the Stanford University basketball team, which lost the Lopez brothers, to once again broke into the NCAA top [-], and finally fell in front of North Carolina in the quarterfinals.

The latter finally won the NCAA championship trophy.

And Wayne Ellington, who was teased by Lu Ming, was elected as the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four, that is, MOP.

……

Buzzing boos brought Lu Ming back from his memories, and he looked up at the stage. David Stern had finished his opening remarks and was about to pronounce the first name of this draft.

"In the 2009 draft, the Los Angeles Clippers, with the No. [-] pick, selected... Blake Griffin, a power forward from the University of Oklahoma. Congratulations!"

With the expected name, the auditorium was filled with excitement.

Especially those Clippers fans.

Soon, though, they will be disappointed.

Lu Ming wasn't too disappointed. After all, in the draft market, he was only hovering between 5-10.

Compared with Duanfen, his big data is still not enough, and he himself is a player who does not rely entirely on his body. Many people worry about whether he can adapt to the intensity of the NBA.

Moreover, the Clippers themselves fell in love with Griffin.

The draft continues.

Lu Ming is not very clear about the specific draft situation of this year in history. After all, in his previous life, he was a monk by profession, and his love for basketball can only be placed after worshiping Buddha and practicing Zen.

However, in this draft, it seems that there are a few extraordinary characters.

Lu Ming remembered that several of them had signed his name on his collection of basketballs.

"Lu, it's coming!" Hall, who was no longer so nervous, reminded him.

At this time, the teams with the second to fourth picks had already selected their favorites. The little black fat man who had no beard was selected by the Thunder who had just moved to Oklahoma City for a year with the third pick.

The Third Thunder Master has since returned to his position.

"Let it be, don't rush."

Lu Ming came back to his senses, comforted him, and then chatted with the coach Johnny Dawkins on basketball-related ideas.

The fifth and sixth picks belong to the Timberwolves.

Then, either actively or passively, they drafted two guards, Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn.

Timberwolves general manager David Kahn was helpless.

He fell in love with two guards, neither of which was willing to come to Minnesota to play.

Stephen Curry's team representatives told them that Dell Curry did not want the Timberwolves to draft Curry and that it was just a family request.

As for Lu Ming from China, he made it clear that he would not go to their team on the grounds of religious beliefs.

David Kahn knows that's the reason for the bullshit, but it's the way it is in America, you have to believe it, otherwise the oath of the black president on January 1th a few months ago would be meaningless.

On stage, David Stern was ready to announce the draft results of the Golden State Warriors with the seventh overall pick.

Seeing the name and logo of the Golden State Warriors on the screen, Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat.

What he has heard is that Stephen Curry, who later single-handedly influenced the league structure and became a representative of the small ball era, was probably the seventh overall pick in the draft.

Lu Ming glanced at not far away, the green-faced primary school student Stephen Curry was sitting with his parents and monk-girlfriend Ayesha Alexander, waiting for his fate to be pronounced.

Well, probably waiting for the Knicks' call.

It must be hanging.

It is estimated that at this time, the head coach of the Warriors, Old Niles, and all the management staff have already cheered because the Timberwolves did not select Stephen Curry.

Who would have thought that the Golden State Warriors used the only remaining 2009 draft spot under various manipulations to select a rookie who was still considered thin, poor in athletic ability, and had no potential in the draft report at this time, and an elementary school student who was considered incompatible with him by the head star. In the future, he would lead Golden State into a dynasty team and become a legendary superstar himself?

Perhaps feeling something, the nervous Stephen Curry turned his head and saw Lu Ming's thoughtful gaze.

"Congratulations." Lu Ming congratulated him in advance with his mouth.

Stephen Curry frowned, not understanding.

Then I heard David Stern say his name.

"What? I was drafted by the Golden State Warriors? Where's my Knicks? Where's my Big Apple city? It's agreed, how about playing well with Mike D'Antoni? NO! I don't want to go to Golden State! NO! NO!" Stephen Curry's face flashed with confusion, and there were 1 people in his heart who didn't want to admit that he was the one mentioned by David Stern.

But it has become a fact, so I had no choice but to pat the table three times, got up with a smile, hugged my parents, and went to the stage.

　The old Han Jing was very anxious.I don't know if it's because of Lao Han himself, but he found that the NBA in the past two years was not good.Although I am not that kind of fanatical basketball fan, I started watching games in [-] and gradually got to know this sport, and I am not so face-blind anymore.The playoffs made me feel dizzy, so I went to look for basketball articles, got rid of the ones from a few years ago, and there were not many in the past two years, and soon found that there were no articles to read.Then I suddenly thought, why not write basketball articles?Teacher entertainment, isn't it?So I happily started writing, wanting to write about those passionate years of youth, for myself and for you! PS. The new book has new themes, but the more familiar pure fields, the fields with more obvious strength distinctions, those who are interested can come in and have a look!Hope to collect and encourage (˙˙), Lao Han please!
　　
　
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