As a Kobe hater, he was actually teammates with Kobe!

In the first preseason game against the Clippers, not only did Zhou Ze show his dominance on both offense and defense, but the growth of young players was also eye-catching.

For example, Marc Gasol and JaVale McGee were not only not at a disadvantage when facing the new No. 1 draft pick Blake Griffin, they even had a slight advantage.

This has caused many teams that lack centers to consider signing them.

But soon...

The team management who coveted them could not help but back off.

The two parallel brothers who once assisted Kobe and Zhou Ze in winning the championship fell at the speed of light after leaving the Lakers.

Although both of them now earn an annual salary of around 1000 million, they can only sit on the team's bench in suits and ties.

Of course, this is not due to their professional attitude or decline in skills, but injuries.

Regarding this...

Although the two felt some regret, they were not upset. After all, they had won the championship rings and the parallel import label had been removed. Their length of service in the NBA was enough to enjoy the "retirement allowance" issued by the league after retirement.

Other players who left the Lakers had this problem to a greater or lesser extent.

Andrew Byram, the only player who left the Lakers and performed better, has also been frequently reported in various bizarre news during the offseason.

Such as...getting a perm and an afro.

Another example is going to a strip bar and fighting with local thugs.

and strippers showed up at the bowling alley.

and many more.

The Philadelphia 76ers' public relations team is also having a headache, as they have been cleaning up his mess for the entire offseason.

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In the second preseason game of the Lakers, their opponent was the San Antonio Spurs. PJ Tucker replaced Metta World Peace as the team's starting No. 3. He successfully restricted Richard Jefferson, the three-headed monster who had just joined the Spurs.

PJ Tucker has practiced his "quick hands". Richard Jefferson, who initiated a face-to-face breakthrough outside the three-point line, was cut off twice in a row by Tucker.

Jefferson's anger was cut out by PJ Tucker. The two faced each other and argued face to face. A war was about to break out until Zhou Ze walked past them as if nothing had happened. The anger on Richard Jefferson's face finally dissipated.

Zhou Ze also had the upper hand in the matchup with Tim Duncan, making four consecutive singles and succeeding three times.

But in the second quarter of the game, the Spurs asked Judean Blair to assist in defense. This short and muscular inside player, 201cm tall and 118kg in weight, successfully interfered with Zhou Ze's fadeaway jump shot in one assist defense, and completed a cut-back to Zhou Ze in another assist defense.

Not only that...

Judean Blair was still on the fast break, facing Zhou Ze's long arms, and hit the rebound with a high throw.

As a rookie selected by the Spurs with the 7th pick in the second round this year, his performance tonight was indeed eye-catching, with 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal.

He was a little too proud of himself and started to talk some trash to Zhou Ze.

"Zhou, what do you think of my performance?" Blair said with a wink.

"What?" Zhou Ze was slightly stunned.

Soon, Zhou Ze responded on the offensive end, receiving the ball in the high post, attacking facing the basket, and after a three-threat probing step, he passed Blair in one step, but was called for a charging foul by Tim Duncan who came to assist in defense.

After seeing the referee blow the whistle, Blair applauded Zhou Ze vigorously, completely ignoring Zhou Ze who was sneering.

However...

Popovich, realizing that something was wrong, quickly requested a timeout and replaced Blair, who was performing well.

After Blair left the court, Popovich launched a crazy attack on him.

"Fool..."

"Who asked you to provoke him?"

"Are you crazy?"

"Why did you mess with him?"

Blair was confused, but he dared not say a word in the face of Popovich, who was like a tyrant.

In the following game time, Blair did not get a chance to play for a second.

At the same time, Zhou Ze also did not appear again.

However, after the game, Zhou Ze said to Blair: "Rookie, see you in the regular season!"

Blair felt a chill in his heart when he sensed Zhou Ze's anger, but as a rookie, he didn't take it too seriously. He said, "Zhou, others may be afraid of you, but I'm not!"

After the game, rumors of a "conflict" between Blair and Zhou Ze spread like wildfire.

The media and players have extremely polarized opinions on this matter.

The Celtics' runner-up center, Kendrick Perkins, commented: "The young rookie probably doesn't realize how much trouble he's gotten into."

Former All-Star power forward Elton Brand said: "Rookie, as someone who's been through this, I have a piece of advice for you. Go buy a truckload of diapers for Zhou's son, Super Fry, or you'll be wearing diapers every day for the next year."

Former DPOY - Marcus Camby: "Haha. Gregg Popovich is such a thoughtful coach. He took you off the court early for your career. But I can tell you, Zhou, he has a camera's memory... He won't forget your stupid behavior today."

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Although Zhou Ze is hailed as the best active player by most American media, the young players do not have too much "respect" for him. After all, they are all on their respective branches - Zhou Ze and Danzi.

This is normal, and Zhou Ze can understand it.

How can you be called a young person if you are not arrogant?

Regarding this...

Zhou Ze was actually quite happy to see it.

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The Lakers' third preseason game is against the Golden State Warriors.

The Warriors underwent a major overhaul last season in order to acquire Yao Ming.

This is the third preseason game of the season for the Golden State Warriors, who have won the first two.

Yao Ming and Curry are both players with high basketball IQs. The chemistry between the two is excellent, and the Yao-Curry pick-and-roll has become a beautiful landscape for the Warriors in the new season.

However, this made one person very unhappy...

That's Monta Ellis.

Monta Ellis, whose functions are mostly the same as Curry's, has lost a lot of ball possession to him. The problem is that the team's head coach particularly trusts Stephen Curry.