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"Curry will not play in the regular season, and is expected to return in the first round of the playoffs, depending on the situation!" As soon as the Knicks' press officer finished speaking, the press conference hall was silent.

Then--

A burst of laughter!

"Hahahaha, the Knicks have become humorous now."

"This sucks. For an April Fool's Day joke, do you really think it's going to fool us?"

"Curry Zuo Li just played the game, it would be too soon to be reimbursed today, hahahahahaha, is this the opening ceremony for today, I understand, please continue."

"Happy April Fool's Day! Come on, I know I can't wait!"

"Let's get some real news! Stop doing these routines!"

……

Seeing the reporters laughing together, the spokesperson's face turned black. Do you know how sad he, a senior Knicks fan, was after hearing the news? He even laughed out loud!

but……

"Fuck, who the hell chose a good day!"

No wonder others don’t believe it. April 4st happens to be the traditional Western April Fool’s Day. On this day, many teams in the NBA have a tradition of giving fans a whole lot. For example, in 1, on April 03st in 03, the Hornets challenged Mavericks, during the timeout period of the second quarter, Mavericks owner Cuban and the referee staged a full-scale martial arts, from quarreling to pushing and then to fighting, which frightened everyone present. Silver fox Harris, who was the assistant coach of the Mavericks at the time, was frightened Aphasia, the Mavericks players were also stunned. Afterwards, Cuban sat on the bench with a proud smile that many fans will never forget. This April Fool's Day joke has always been considered the most successful April Fool's Day trick in NBA history.

In addition, there are little dinosaurs scaring Howard, Aizeli was cheated and laid off, James officially announced goodbye in autumn and so on.

So... Looking at it this way, it seems that the Knicks chose to announce this news today is really suspected of being a trick!

But when the reporter laughed and laughed, and the spokesperson on the stage remained serious, the CCTV reporter first discovered something was wrong. Liu Jia, a senior reporter from the sports channel, asked cautiously: "Curry is reimbursed... This can't be true, can it?"

"Of course..." The spokesperson glanced at Liu Jia gratefully. After 5 minutes, there is finally someone who is sober, and he must be a decent Chinese. Look at these European and American people, everyone is not afraid to laugh Die, is it so funny, I really convinced these old sixes!

"Okay guys, although it's April Fool's Day, it's not a joke. Stephen Curry suffered pain in his right ankle after yesterday's game. He will miss the next seven games by team and individual decision for the playoffs. "

Reporters: "Hahahahahahahaha~"

news spokesman:"………"

But after laughing for a long time, more and more reporters recalled that it was so serious, and none of the Knicks staff around laughed. If it was fake, they acted too well...

If it's not fake——

"OMG!!!"

"Big news!!!"

There was a riot in the press box, and more and more reporters realized that Stephen Curry was really reimbursed for the season!

"Is Stephen Curry's injury serious? What's the specific situation?"

"It is inconvenient for me to disclose too many details."

"Will the season reimbursement affect the Knicks' subsequent playoffs!"

"Please pay attention to the review, it is the regular season reimbursement, not all other games."

"Then will you still chase the bull's record?"

"I remember we never said we were chasing the Bulls' record, it was a scandal, an absolute scandal."

……

The press officer was fighting with the Confucianism, the Knicks locker room, and the players watched this scene on TV.

The atmosphere was a bit dignified, especially when the reporter asked the phrase "Will the Knicks still chase the Bulls' record", Zuo Li could clearly feel the change in the atmosphere of the locker room.

Zuo Li and D'Antoni looked at each other, and they could see the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Sure enough, giving up is sometimes more difficult than persisting.

Although human emotions are invisible and intangible, they do exist and have an important impact on human behavior. The impact on the game is also self-evident. If the mood is unstable, the performance will definitely not be good. Why Zen Master is a very powerful coach in Zuo Li's heart, because he is very good at adjusting the emotions of the players, so that the players can perform normally or even beyond the level.

Don't underestimate this ability, without this ability, the Bulls' second three-peat may not happen, and the Lakers' three-peat may also collapse in the middle.

Therefore, the emotions of the players must be taken into account. If you want to win the championship, don't even think about bad emotions.

So Zuo Li and D'Antoni exchanged glances in an instant. They had communicated before coming here. D'Antoni meant that there was no need to compete in the regular season. After all, Curry's absence had a great impact on the rotation. It may not be worth the candle.

Although Zuo Li also understood this point, he obviously considered more, the most important thing was the emotions of his teammates.

It is so easy to say give up when the record is first.

Even if they really gave up because of the relationship between D'Antoni and Zuo Li, depression is inevitable, which may actually affect the Knicks' playoffs.

"You mean, other people are normal, you take more responsibility?" D'Antoni said: "No, you will be too tired, you are our absolute core, now the Knicks can do without Curry, but without you , then you can surrender directly.”

Hearing Zuo Li's words, D'Antoni's first reaction was to refuse. How could it be possible for Zuo Li to take on more responsibilities? I just wanted to start, how could it be possible for Zuo Li to take responsibility at the last moment.

"I understand, but, coach, we also need to consider the mood of the players. We have been so smooth this season, we have encountered almost no resistance, and now the record is in front of us. If you don't talk about the Bulls, you can say 70 wins. That's history. The second chance of 70 wins, if you give up, just give up, think about it, what will the players think." Zuo Li said.

The German commander fell into silence. What Zuo Li said made sense. As a senior coach, he didn't know it, but he couldn't do it at the risk of Zuo Li being injured.

Seemingly seeing the coach's concern, Zuo Li continued: "Don't worry, coach, I won't force it. I guarantee it's within my ability. If it doesn't work, I'll withdraw. It's still the playoffs, you see. How about it."

The German coach thought for a while and said: "In case the players don't respond, maybe, let's not guess, or go and have a look in the afternoon before making a decision."

The German coach still couldn't easily say what he agreed with.

However, sure enough, Zuo Li guessed right. After hearing the conversation between the press officer and the reporter, the locker room was visibly depressed.

Zuo Li asked for D'Antoni's opinion with his eyes. D'Antoni thought about it and nodded.

Forget it, let's follow Zuo Li's idea.

And Zuo Li got the coach's approval, and without hiding it, he stood up, clapped his hands, and attracted everyone's attention: "Guys, listen to me..."