masters-orleans Chapter 428 Chapter 426 Retirement reaction
Chapter 428 Chapter 426 Retirement reaction
Chapter 428 Chapter 426 Retirement reaction
In Philadelphia, the postman Karl Malone is ready to retire. According to the previous agreement with Adi, he will sell himself to pay off the debt.
He has lost confidence in winning the championship, and he can't see a chance at all. He used to be able to reach the finals in the Jazz, but now he is in the digital team. He was eliminated by the Nets for three consecutive years, and he couldn't even make it to the finals.
He is now going to contact his agent to announce his retirement to the media.
At this moment, his cell phone rang, and it was the agent's call.
"Carl, Feilong announced his retirement at his press conference just now." Manager Philier's voice was very loud, full of surprise.
"What are you kidding?"
The postman was very annoyed, I am really going to retire, are you mocking me?
"NO, Karl, watch the news, TNT Sports, he's really retired." Philier said anxiously.
The postman turned on the TV in bewilderment and tuned to the TNT sports channel.
"I'm TNT reporter Ruth, and I'm at the press conference. Just now, the top player in the NBA, the No.1 in NBA history, the No.1 in the basketball world, and the world's super sports superstar Feilong Zhao Dong officially announced his retirement from the NBA. He will join The NFL..."
"He's going to play in the NFL?"
The postman was confused.
"Carl? Carl?" The manager Philier's phone is still on.
"Hey, Phil, I see, Shet, is he out of his mind? He's gonna fail in the NFL, he's gonna be."
The postman hates Zhao Dong’s decision for no reason. Zhao Dong has won seven consecutive championships since he joined the league, making him the No. 1 great in history. But now he has just entered his peak period, but he has given up his endless glory and changed his job to play in the NFL. , What does this make him, a man who is hard to find a crown, think?
"Carl, calm down, calm down." Philier immediately persuaded.
"I can't calm down," growled the postman.
He really couldn't understand that the NBA's supreme honors and achievements are worth nothing in front of that damn guy, can he give up completely easily?But those were all things he dreamed of chasing after!
"Carl, when he retires, your chance has come. Your chance to win the championship has come. Don't retire. If you stick to it for a season or two, you might be able to win the championship." Philier said urgently.
"Win the championship? Have a chance to win the championship? Yes, the strongest person is gone, and there is indeed a chance to win the championship!" The postman's mind exploded, and it was instantly empty.
But immediately, he felt a great sadness. His current score is already the second in the history of the league, but as such a historical superstar, he can only have a chance to win the championship after that person leaves. How sad?
To put it simply, he was hit again and suffered a huge psychological shock.
Like him, Iverson was dumb and stupid at this time.
Seven years, seven full years, as the No. 96 pick of the [-] diamond generation, he was always under the pressure of Zhao Dong, the undrafted pick, and he was suppressed for seven years without a bright future. In these three years, he even had the chance to touch Zhao Dong None, he was suppressed by Dayao's Nets for another three years, and the aggrievedness in it is indescribable.
The pressure Zhao Dong put on him was enormous, like a mountain pressing down on his head, making him breathless.
Now, the huge mountain above his head suddenly flew away by himself, flying without warning, which made him unable to react at all.
In Dallas, Jordan, who was discussing how to strengthen with the management, got the news and sat there in a daze for 30 seconds, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Haha... he's actually going to play in the NFL? Haha..." Then he laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes.
"Anyone bet me? I bet the dragon will come back, he can't play the NFL, it's a bunch of savages' sport, he'll fail there, maybe get beat to death. Well wait for him After the NFL is tired of losing countless times, he will experience how good it tastes to win, and he will regret leaving the NBA."
Jordan stood up, danced and yelled at several managers in the office for a long time, and then suddenly fell into the leather chair like a flat tire, and lay there in a daze again.
Several management levels looked at each other, not knowing Jordan's psychology.
Now Jordan's psychology is very complicated. Zhao Dong, who defeated himself, suddenly wants to change his career to play NFL because of invincibility, which is different from when he retired to play baseball.
At the beginning, I said it was because the NBA was not challenging anymore, but in fact, I retired because of the pressure from the media and the sudden death of my father.
But this time Zhao Dong really retired because of invincibility and loneliness. This decision is too fucking fucked. It hit him again, and it had a great psychological impact on him.
Los Angeles, O'Neill's home, he is in a daze.
Opposite him is agent David Falk, who is also Jordan's agent.
As the most dominant center in NBA history, his team was eliminated by Zhao Dong's team for four consecutive years after having a super lineup, once in the Finals, and three times in the Western Conference Finals. Now he Even lost confidence in the championship.
However, suddenly the news came that the most powerful enemy left by himself, because Invincible stopped playing basketball, and the biggest obstacle for the Lakers to compete for the championship was suddenly gone, completely ignoring him.
"That guy, he didn't play us, did he? Then he suddenly announced his return?" O'Neill muttered to himself.
"Probably not. The Trail Blazers have announced that they have terminated their contract with Feilong, and the league officials have also announced the news. He really wants to change jobs to play in the NFL."
David Falk said.
On his face, there was still some unbelievable expression.
The two most powerful superstars in his hands, one was the No.1 in active service, and may even become the No.1 in history, and the other is the most dominant super center in the history of the league, but they were all under the pressure of Zhao Dong. So his feelings for Zhao Dong are very deep.
Invincible, invincible, because Jordan and O'Neill failed in front of Zhao Dong, this is his deep impression on Zhao Dong.
And now, this invincible king has retired and changed jobs because of invincibility and loneliness. The psychological impact on him is no less than that of Jordan and O'Neal.
Similarly, as the diamond generation in 96, Kobe, like Iverson, was shrouded in Zhao Dong's huge aura for seven full years.
Although he is not the No. [-] pick, the pressure from the outside world is not as great as Iverson, but because of his personality, he puts more pressure on himself than Iverson.
Now, when he knows the news, he who is extremely obsessed with basketball and has a paranoid personality feels completely different from others.
Angry, he was very angry at Zhao Dong's decision to ditch basketball.
Although he also wanted to beat Zhao Dong to win the championship, but he did not want Zhao Dong to retire. He did not agree with Zhao Dong's idea and decision to change jobs.
In New Jersey, Dayao also got the news.
As the person Zhao Dong brought from China to the United States with his own hands, Zhao Dong is the mountain behind him. At the same time, as the person who was defeated by Zhao Dong in the finals for three consecutive seasons, his feelings are equally complicated.
But more psychologically, it is at a loss.
As soon as he got the news, he started calling Zhao Dong, but he couldn't get through, and Zhao Dong's cell phone was turned off.
Zhao Dong is at home at this time, preparing to move to New York.
"Dad, Dad, Mom said our yacht is coming to New York soon."
Zhao Dong was packing those trophies in his honor room when the youngest Rong Xing ran in and shouted.
"Really?" He responded casually.
The $[-] million yacht took [-] months to build and was launched two months ago. Now it is about to sail to New York. Their family has sold a large piece of land on the Long Island seaside and built a private dock.
"Hmm." Rong Xing nodded his head non-stop.
"Dad..." The other three followed and ran in.
The quadruplets are almost three years old, and all of them have inherited his genes. They all look like little tigers, and their brains follow their mother's.
Especially the fourth son, Rong Xing, who was the thinnest when he was born, is now the strongest and tallest, with the best athleticism.
Now the family is urging him and Lindsay to have a second child, and the two have made plans, and they will arrange it when they return to New York.
At this time, the owner of the Blazers, Mr. Paul Allen, called and said that he would arrange a grand retirement ceremony in the Rose Garden. Twenty thousand Blazers fans and many league stars would be invited to participate. I hope he agrees.
Zhao Dong agreed, he really needed to say goodbye to the fans.
The retirement ceremony is scheduled for the day after tomorrow, which is two o'clock in the afternoon on the 26th, when the league president David Stern will also attend.
At seven o'clock in the evening, that is, at seven o'clock in the morning on the 25th in China, Zhao Dong called Liu Yumin to inform him of his retirement from the NBA.
Liu Yumin didn't know what to say, he was stunned for a long time before he said, "Zhao Dong, have you decided?"
"Yes, Director Liu, I will participate in next year's Olympics and the 08 BJ Olympics as usual, there is no problem." Zhao Dong said.
Liu Yumin couldn't say anything, this was Zhao Dong's personal matter, and she couldn't interfere, so she repeatedly told Zhao Dong to think carefully and not to make a hasty decision.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the news of Zhao Dong's retirement appeared on the five morning sports news, which shocked the fans.
Afterwards, this news appeared in the comprehensive news of all CCTV channels, plus dozens of local TV stations and the Internet. It only took one morning, and there were very few people in the whole country who did not know the news.
That night, CCTV 3 o'clock news reported Zhao Dong's news in a large space, which lasted for [-] minutes.
Portland, No. 25, Dayao rushed over and met Zhao Dong at his home.
"Brother Dong, do you really want to change jobs?"
"Don't talk nonsense, I decided a few years ago." Zhao Dong laughed.
Dayao was speechless, seeing Zhao Dong's appearance, he didn't say anything anymore.
Indeed, he also wants to understand now that Brother Dong has won all the honors in the NBA, and he is tired of taking it, so it seems acceptable to change jobs.
"This offseason urges your management team to strengthen it. Next season will be dominated by you and the Lakers." Zhao Dong encouraged.
Dayao smiled wryly, well, now it's our turn to fight for what you don't want.
At this time, the management of the Lakers and the Nets are working overtime to discuss how to deal with Zhao Dong's retirement.
The Blazers will definitely become a player supermarket after Zhao Dong retires, and this is their opportunity.
Similarly, the league management is also discussing the problems the league will face after Zhao Dong retires.
Simply put, the league needs a new brand.
Some executives proposed to support the four major shooting guards. These four stars are the most watched stars in the league in recent years except for Zhao Dong.
Stern said to think about it. In fact, he thinks that these stars are not too young. They are basically the same age as Zhao Dong. He thinks that these four stars should only be used as a transition. The league should find a New, real signature players.
At noon that day, Stern led a group of executives and boarded a plane to Portland.
At the same time, there are also a large number of league stars, including many retired stars, who have flown to Portland.
Then there are a large number of fans of Zhao Dong, flying to the United States and Portland from all over the United States, and even from all over the world.
This afternoon, Jordan, Kobe, Magic Johnson, Big Dream, Barkley, Oakley, Alan Houston, O'Neal, Duncan, Madman, Eddie Jones, etc., [-] or [-] current and retired stars of the league have already arrived in Boston. Tran.
Kobe also brought his wife, Vanessa, and his eldest daughter, Natalia, who was just 5 months old.
There are also a group of management and coaches from various teams, such as Bass Sr., Pat Riley, Nelson Sr., Van Gundy Jr., Thibodeau, Larry Bird, etc., all rushed over.
Because they were preparing to move, the house was a little messy, so Zhao Dong booked a hotel to receive them.
It happened that David Stern and the others also arrived, and Zhao Dong also arranged for them to stay in this hotel.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, he asked the hotel to arrange a party to entertain the guests. Including the media, more than 300 people attended the party.
"Are you really sure you can succeed in the NFL?" Bryant said with a look of displeasure.
He didn't want Zhao Dong to leave at all, even if he couldn't win the championship from Zhao Dong himself, even if he was as empty-handed as O'Neal, he still hoped that Zhao Dong could stay. Become stronger yourself.
"Kobe, speak up."
Vanessa, who was holding her daughter, reminded in a low voice.
Kobe snorted coldly, tilted his head to the side, and stopped talking.
Seeing Kobe like this, Zhao Dong couldn't help but smile.
In the previous life, Kobe had completed a three-peat dynasty with O'Neal as of this past season.
In this life, Kobe and O'Neal have gained nothing.
But Kobe in this life is actually stronger than the previous life.
Jordan joked at this time: "Feilong, you won't be like me, come back after playing for one or two seasons?"
Zhao Dong shook his head and said, "When I went to the NFL, I didn't have any great goals, it was just a new challenge to myself, a new attempt, so whether it was successful or not, for me, as long as I experienced it, it was success.
Furthermore, I told the media that when I was studying in Stony Brook, my first school team was rugby, which was the sport I was most interested in. "
"It's a pity that the football team doesn't like you." Jordan teased.
"Haha..." Everyone laughed.
Zhao Dong nodded and said with a smile: "So now I want to realize my rugby dream. I think I can try my physical fitness now. I hope to be able to participate in that exciting sport in a big stadium with tens of thousands of people. sports.
You don't know, that kind of strong collision and impact is what attracts me most in rugby. "
Looking at Zhao Dong who was full of excitement and anticipation, everyone could only shake their heads helplessly.
(End of this chapter)