The older superstars of the NBA

After the preseason tour in China, Zhao Feiyang returned to the United States with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

In the official playoffs, Zhao Feiyang didn't play much.However, in the limited time, his cooperation with Dwight Howard is also remarkable, which made the Timberwolves fans look forward to it.

Although this deal has greatly reduced the salary space of the Timberwolves, it has to be said that the attendance rate of the Target Center Arena has also soared.

Previously, the team would only be full in the playoffs. This time, the arena was already overcrowded at the beginning of the preseason.

Seeing the thriving appearance of the team, Philip Saunders, the general manager of the team, can be said to be very happy.

But, suffering from cancer, he has come to the end of his life at this time.

In a local hospital ward in Minneapolis, the Timberwolves, from the owner to the players, packed the entire room, and everyone came to see him off.

Mr. Philip Sanders, who was lying on the hospital bed, seemed to be on the verge of death. He was over 60 years old and was suffering from cancer. Now he is only skin and bones, and his whole body is showing unprecedented weakness.

"Philip, don't worry! Old man, I will protect our team... Don't worry, even if one day I no longer love basketball, this is the memory we have built together , I will never sell it..."

Timberwolves owner Tyronn said.

With tears all over his face, he reached out and held Philip Sanders' hand, who also looked up at him with tired eyes.

The two didn't say anything more, but they looked at each other, and they had already said what they wanted to say the most.

People came forward to express condolences one after another.

After all the shareholders left, the first player to go up was Kevin Garnett.

As an old man of the Timberwolves, he has cooperated with the other side for many years, and they have a close friendship with each other.

Now the two sides will be separated forever, and Kevin Garnett, who has always been tough, has an extremely reluctant side in his eyes.

"Mr. Phillips, I will always remember the first time I met you... when you pointed at me and said to everyone, hey, look at that kid, you have to learn from him, if everyone can Work as hard as he does, then the team will definitely be able to make a difference in the playoffs...."

"Mr. Phillips, I am grateful for the days when you fought side by side with me..."

With an oxygen mask on his mouth, Mr. Philip Sanders couldn't say much, but pointed to his chest with a gratified smile.

Of course, Kevin Garnett also understood what the other party meant. The two smiled at each other, and Kevin Garnett responded in the same way.

When Kevin Garnett walked away, the next person who appeared was Zhao Feiyang.

Mr. Philip Sanders hadn't spoken before, but after seeing Zhao Feiyang, he couldn't help raising his hand to remove the "obstructing" oxygen mask.

Zhao Feiyang hurriedly stopped the other party, "Mr. Philip, please speak slowly if you have anything to say! I'm listening..."

Seeing this, Mr. Philip Sanders stopped his movements, took a few deep breaths, and finally said slowly, "Zhao, you are the team leader, and you must lead this team to the championship... ...It's a pity...I can't see you winning the championship..."

"I really hope I can live for a while, at least, to see the day when the team wins the championship..."

Mr. Philip Sanders' voice was very weak, but his words clearly reached everyone's ears.

Whether it was the team staff or the players, everyone became extremely quiet at this moment, and it could be said that there was no sound in the ward.

As for what Mr. Philip Sanders said, no one stood up to refute it, and no one felt that there was anything wrong.

A group of Timberwolves players didn't think there was any problem at all, except for Dwight Howard who stood at the back of the team.

Although he is the superstar signed by the team and the nominal leader of the team, he is not familiar with coach Philip Sanders, and it can be said that the two sides really have little friendship.

Such a scene is naturally more embarrassing.

It's obviously impolite if you don't come, but if you come, you really don't know what to say.

Especially the words of Mr. Philip Sanders made Dwight Howard, who was standing at the back, murmur in his heart.

"What? Zhao is the leader of the team?"

"No, no, no... I am the leader of the team! This team is controlled by me...."

Dwight Howard felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

But he didn't stand up and refute in this case.

After all, he is not stupid, and people who do not understand the world know that it is best to keep silent in this situation.

Soon, the farewell ceremony for everyone ended.

Mr. Philip Sanders also came to the end of his life, and his last time was reserved for his family members. A group of people gathered in the ward to say goodbye at the last moment.

All the players walked towards the outside of the hospital. There was no smile on their faces, especially those who had a good personal relationship with Mr. Philip Sanders, their faces were extremely heavy.

"Guys, let's all go back! Tomorrow night is the first game of the regular season. Our opponent is the Golden State Warriors. This time we must beat them..."

When everyone walked to the parking lot, Dwight Howard took the initiative to speak up.

He tried to use his words to inspire his teammates and bring them out of the shadows.However, to his embarrassment, no one came forward to respond after he finished speaking.

All teammates continued to remain silent, and no one paid any attention to his words.

The atmosphere was terribly cold, and even Dwight Howard himself wanted to find a crack in the ground and get in right away.

But in the next second, Zhao Feiyang spoke with a dignified and preoccupied face. He stopped the players who were about to leave, "Hey, guys, wait a minute."

When Zhao Feiyang shouted, all the players stopped, regardless of whether they were the main players or the substitutes. Even Zach LaVine, who had already sat in the driver's seat, immediately climbed out of the car window after seeing Zhao Feiyang speak.

The eyes of all teammates were on Zhao Feiyang.

"There is a game tomorrow, everyone has a good rest....... The Warriors are our first opponent of the season. We must play well in this game......."

"Mr. Phillips has always hoped that we can hit the finals. This may be a very difficult thing, but I don't think we can't do it....Beating the Warriors is the first difficulty we have to overcome ...Even for Mr. Phillips, we have to win this game..."

As soon as Zhao Feiyang finished speaking, his teammates shouted excitedly.

"The Timberwolves will never give up!"

"Get rid of the Warriors! This is what we have to do!"

"Zhao, you are our leader, we all listen to you..."

Dwight Howard, who was standing in front of the car door, was dumbfounded by everyone's chatter and reaction.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that he was the most redundant person!