382 The Lakers
The search lasted for more than two hours, but in the end it still found nothing. Under the vast night, Chamberlain and Li Qun sat in the car and looked at the dark night outside in a daze. They were worried and exhausted for a moment, and no one could speak.
After a long time, Shirley said softly: "I don't know where the doll will sleep tonight. She didn't take the clothes I bought for her. Will it be cold?"
After hearing this, Chamberlain became even more depressed, Li Qun's eyes were red and he almost burst into tears.
It was so dark that there was no way to continue searching. Chamberlain had to go home with Li Qun and Shirley. They hadn't eaten yet. The Chinese food that Li Qun carefully prepared was also cold. She heated up a little, and the three of them ate it, and no one had the appetite.
Chamberlain took a few bites and went to the hall. He took out his cell phone and started flipping through the phone book, calling every friend he thought could help: "My daughter is lost, and her photos will be sent to your phone to pay attention to it. Use your methods to help me find it. I am very grateful."
He made hundreds of calls, and then he calmed down and lay on the sofa. The soft sofa cushions wrapped his body, as if he was lying in his mother's arms when he was a child. It was not until this time that he felt a little relaxed.
Except for the fourth quarter of the game, Chamberlain usually didn't know what fatigue was, but at this moment, he felt so tired when he was lying on the sofa at his home.
Li Qun sat gently beside him and massaged his temples. Chamberlain closed his eyes, sighed and said as if he was swearing: "I will find the doll, and then take good care of her, I will definitely do it."
Li Qun whispered: "The doll will not be lost. Have you forgotten how Doug evaluated her? He said that the doll is an excellent soldier. Although she is still young, her field knowledge is rich like a veteran who has experienced ten years of war."
Chamberlain shook his head and said, "But this is not a jungle, a desert or a wetland, this is a city, a baby..." He did not continue, but sighed again.
Li Qun comforted him and said, "It must be okay. We can call the police... Forget it, don't make a big fuss about this matter. It may be better for us to find it ourselves. In short, we must have confidence and we will definitely get the doll back. You can take a break first. You will have to play again tomorrow night, so don't get too tired."
Chamberlain smiled bitterly. He turned his head and pressed his cheek against Li Qun's smooth and plump thighs, and said, "I feel that Doug is looking down at me at the door of heaven. I haven't found his brother, and now I have lost his daughter. How dare I rest?"
One day the next day, Chamberlain and Li Qun drove to all the places where the doll could go. In fact, the doll was unfamiliar with the city. After she came to San Francisco, she lived a three-point and one-line life: St. Lawrence Middle School, Cliff House, and a Wal-Mart supermarket.
In the evening, Chamberlain had to give up his plan to continue searching for dolls. Tonight was the opening game of the Warriors at home. In the last game, they played away and played in Chicago.
When Chamberlain arrived at the stadium, the opening ceremony of the Warriors' 2609 season had already begun, and the team reached the final stage and the players began to enter the court.
If it were in the past, Chamberlain would have been very happy to jump and jump. He was younger and was also the team's favorite to play. But today he was not in the mood. Even if Team B⊥ said in an exaggerated voice, we welcomed the best big man in the universe, he would just trot into the court.
The players already know that the doll ran away from home, and the fans don't know, but they know that Chamberlain is in trouble now because the newspapers sold on the streets and alleys are all about Chamberlain's lawsuits.
The families of the two injured teenagers did not prosecute Chamberlain and the doll, but the media reported related to the relevant reports. Now the public opinion is one-sided, that is, the two girls in Chamberlain's family were arrogant because of their favor. They had a conflict with the two teenagers, and then they drew their guns and seriously injured the two teenagers.
Originally, only a few media in Los Angeles reported this way, and most of the reporters did not know the specific situation. Most of their reports were speculations. Later, with several newspapers in Los Angeles specializing in serving politics exposed the so-called "real news," in order to attract attention, most media followed the trend and reported it.
Some tabloids with poor sales usually saw opportunities to make money from this conflict. They even claimed that Shirley and the Doll were female slaves raised by Chamberlain, and were orphans who were caught in the American slums at high prices in order to vent their animal desires.
Faced with overwhelming fake news, Chamberlain remained silent, and everyone around him remained silent. This silence was seen by the media as guilty and by the families of the two teenagers. So in just one day, more and more related reports were reported, and the news exposed became more and more exaggerated.
Chamberlain just wants to get the doll back now, and as for these news, he doesn't care, because it's not time for him to fight back now.
Just as Chamberlain entered the court, the fans in the stands suddenly stood up, and more than 20 young men and women pulled up a huge banner nearest the player's passage, which read "8pE, we will always believe in you."
Chamberlain ran forward, and people kept shouting to him: "Chamberlain, we don't believe in those fake news." "You are a good person." "Thank you for the summer training camp, my kids like you very much
Hundreds of fans behind the bench were holding large drawing papers in their hands. When Chamberlain entered the court, they immediately raised their arms and spread out the drawing papers. Hundreds of portraits of Chamberlain appeared in front of him. Most of these portraits were pencil sketches. On the white painting paper, Chamberlain, wearing No. 0 jersey, stood or flew, and the background included all the league's arenas. Almost all the first-line stars became his foil on the drawing paper. Chamberlain's eyes were sharp and his muscles were solid. The simple strokes were full of the tension of life, making Chamberlain's toughness appear on the paper.
These fans led a father and son. Chamberlain was very surprised. He looked at the father and son who led the lead and found that it was the child and his father who were saved by fans during the playoffs against the Jazz last season. The latter sold a portrait of Chamberlain's image in the square, but now he has become his fans and started painting for him.
Chamberlain's low mood is not only related to the doll, but also the media reports make him depressed. Now the encouragement given to him by fans makes his low mood gradually rise.
He did not stop after slapping high with his teammates, but went through the stands and soaked among the fans holding the portrait. He first hugged the painter's father, then reached out and quickly slapped the fans, just like he and his teammates did.
The street painter shouted behind him, "Let your team go forward, don't worry about the bullshit reporters, they are talking nonsense, we all firmly believe that you and your family are the victims."
All the players entered the court, and the lights in the Oracle Arena gradually brightened, and the stadium became brighter once again.
As the team's head coach and general manager, Old Nelson came to host the opening ceremony. Richard was the new boss. He specially wore a pair of silver-edged eyes. He had asked the makeup artist to put on him. He looked like a young man of 25 or 26 years old, but he looked like a steady middle-aged man of 37 or 38 years old.
Richard first counted the glorious history of the Warriors, and finally said solemnly to the fans: "I'm not here to make money with the team, but to do my best to restore the glory of this great team. We haven't won the championship for too long. Our fans have been waiting for it for too long. Now, starting from this season, we are going to compete for the championship and let our Warriors' reputation resound in every corner of the basketball court."
Chamberlain and the players stepped forward to surround Richard, and the cheers of the fans rang out like thunder. The opening ceremony ended, and the next thing was warm-up and game.
The starting lineup sent by the Lakers are: center Bynum, power forward Gasol, small forward Radmanovic, organization defender Fisher, and shooting guard Kobe Bryant.
The Warriors' starting lineup is: center Chamberlain, power forward Evans, small forward Jackson, organizational defender Billups, and shooting guard West.
After warming up, players from both sides stood at the center line of the court. Kobe raised his right arm to pull the elbow guard on his wrist to the bend of his elbow. This is his signature move. After he raised his arm, Lakers fans began to applaud and scream.
After fixing the elbow guard, Kobe came up and patted Chamberlain's butt and said, "Boy, we are going to kick your butt today. Are you ready?"
Chamberlain laughed and said, "It seems you remember to eat or not, Kobe, haven't you eaten enough of my hot pot at the Olympics?"
Hearing him say this, Kobe nodded and said, "Very good, I'm glad you're so confident. I was worried that you were knocked down by those bitch-fucking reporters. It's meaningless to defeat someone like that.
Chamberlain snorted disdainfully and said, "I never care what they say. I am only myself. If I am wrong, there will naturally be laws and God to punish me. It's not their turn to point fingers."
The referee walked between Chamberlain and Bynum with the ball. He emphasized the game discipline and then picked up the basketball with one wrist.
Bynum was trapped by injury last season and almost failed to play in the second half of the regular season. Later, although he returned to the playoffs, he could only play for about ten minutes due to injury. The Lakers and the Warriors were not very fierce in the Western Conference Finals, mainly because Kobe and Gasol performed too well, while Bynum made no contribution. This made him, who claimed to be a little shark, feel embarrassed. He always believed that the Lakers boss was Kobe, and he was the second boss now and the first boss in the future. How could Gasol steal the limelight?
With this idea, Bynum tried his best when he jumped the ball, but he actually hit the ball on Chamberlain's head and threw it to Kobe.
Kobe played the first ball very quickly. After getting the ball, he accelerated immediately and quickly advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Jackson and West went directly to double-team. Kobe scored the ball to Radmanovic. He took advantage of West to make up for defense. He ran back and rushed to the wing with two steps, and used Gasol's cover to get rid of Jackson and broke into the penalty area.
Radmanovic's three-point shooting ability is very accurate. When Kobe scored the ball, he was in the open position. When he got the ball, he was about to jump. West quickly went to make up for defense. Before he got it, he shouted: "Hey, ski man, the first ball is your boss."
The ski man is the nickname of Radmanovich. In 207, he was dislocated on his right shoulder during the All-Star weekend. The doctor diagnosed him with a 6B week break. This has a great impact on the Lakers, who were in the playoffs and were short of soldiers. The reason for the injury given to the team was very bizarre. He said that he was on vacation in Salt Lake City, Utah, and slipped on the ice while going out to buy coffee, which caused his shoulder to dislocate. But four days later, Radmanovich said, "I was condemned by my conscience" because he lied. The injury was actually caused by falling while skiing in Park City, Utah.
In the NHAI player contract, highly dangerous activities such as skiing are strictly prohibited, and also banned Iris's large-displacement motorcycle. Once the player violates the contract, the team has the right to terminate the contract. Fortunately, the Lakers did not let Radmanovic lose his job, but issued the largest fine in the history of the club - $60,000. The Warriors issued a heavy ticket to Iris, with a full $1.2 million, which is also the best in history.
Radmanovic can attack this ball by himself, but he didn't do that. Like most Eastern European players, his style of playing is a bit soft, and the style of playing is soft, so even if West failed to rush up at the first time, he did not attack by himself, but chose to hold the ball and wait and see: NH does have this rule, and generally the first ball is handed over to the team's core to play, but there is a premise, that is, other people in the team do not have a better offensive opportunity.
Chapter completed!