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42. Famous basketball

"Dear viewers, watch it in the morning, welcome to watch "ESPN Sports News Broadcast Early Knows". Here are Ste Wells and Dup Kasha to explain yesterday's events and recent sports news. Yesterday, there were 14 teams participating in the NBA's seven games, namely the Washington Wizards lost to the Indiana Pacers 79:111, and the Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Toronto Raptors 98:106... The Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Golden State Warriors 96:118..."

"Yesterday, the Trail Blazers team doctor officially announced that the team's No. 1 pick Greg Oden, who just selected this season, will undergo knee surgery. It is expected that all games in the whole season will be reimbursed, and the best result will be a playoff comeback. So let's bless the unlucky Trail Blazers, bless them to make the playoffs, and let's take a look at the skills of this best center in 20 years..."

"Although we have no luck watching Oden's game, fortunately another super rookie has emerged this season. Like Oden, this rookie is also an insider, named Chamberlain, and is a Chinese American. In the past four games, Chamberlain has completely dominated the game with an average of 16.8 points, 21 rebounds and 8.5 blocks, becoming the first rookie star in NBA history to win the best of the season... "

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"Hello everyone, everyone, this is "TNT Basketball Storm". I am your old friend Chris Seidron. Since the start of the NBA, the Golden State Warriors have become the biggest dark horse. In the past four games, they have won four games and scored 12 points in the scene. The combat effectiveness shown is beyond the reach of the defending champion Spurs! When it comes to the Golden State Warriors, we must talk about their rookie player Chamberlain this year. Since entering the league, this rookie has set multiple records..."

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"Hello everyone, everyone, this is CCTV Sports Live Room. Today we will focus on the Golden State Warriors and their new super center Chamberlain. After investigation by our colleagues in the United States, Chamberlain's identity is about to emerge. He is a three-generation Chinese American. His ancestral home is in Jiaozhou Bay area, Shandong Province. His grandfather and grandfather left China and arrived in the United States with his family 65 years ago..."

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Chamberlain's strong rise injected a new firepower into the already popular NBA arena. His incredibly powerful defensive ability has brought a big and small earthquake to the world basketball world. Since the start of the game, he has continued to lead the rankings of rebounding champions and best rookies. The number of rebounds has set a record in the NBA in the past 20 years. Kevin Garnett, who ranked second, averaged 15.7 rebounds per game in three games this season, more than five fewer than Chamberlain.

Chamberlain's excellent physical fitness has sparked discussions among fans. According to common sense, such a strong rookie would never have been so famous before. According to the popularity of the NBA, a fierce man like Chamberlain should have been dug out in middle school. But in fact, Chamberlain came to the NBA quietly, and he was not famous at all before.

After exploring Chamberlain in all aspects, the omnipresent paparazzi still received little information. They interviewed Chamberlain's middle school where Chamberlain was. The teachers at the school had no memory of Chamberlain. Later, the head coach of the basketball school team remembered him and told him what he knew about Chamberlain.

Chamberlain's name has long been spread throughout the United States, where the basketball atmosphere is strong through the first four games of the game, including San Francisco. However, except for those who are particularly familiar with Chamberlain's parents and relatives, no one else equated the SUPER-Z, who is powerful on the court, with Chamberlain who suffers from Giant disease.

Because of Giant Disease, Chamberlain was very autistic for a time, which was also the reason why he was so eager for friendship now. Apart from Sadmons, Chamberlain had no other friends, and he had no other relatives except his parents and family. In this way, his body mutation would not have a large-scale impact. Only his family members wondered how his physical fitness changed so much.

As early as after the first game, Chamberlain's father called him to ask what was going on, but he was scattered. It was through this game that Chamberlain realized that his father had never given up on his love for basketball. He just wanted to not stimulate him and never watched basketball live broadcasts at home.

Now there is nothing related to basketball in Chamberlain's home. The posters and jerseys that he once regarded as treasures were burned by him on the day he was diagnosed with Giant. His parents no longer mention basketball-related matters, as if they didn't know what basketball is.

Obviously, this is an illusion. Chamberlain's parents are still so concerned about basketball and secretly paying attention to basketball.

Thomasson, basketball coach at St. Lawrence High School in San Francisco, told reporters that Chamberlain was a Chinese with excellent feel and ball business but extremely poor physical fitness, saying that he had had Giant disease and could not walk steadily.

These news made the reporters sneer. Isn’t this nonsense? Every reporter who hears Thomason introduces Chamberlain like this is disdainful of his news: Is the Chamberlain that Thomason mentioned the Chamberlain they want to know?

Chamberlain's impression now gives fans is that he is tall and big, his jump is amazing, his speed and strength are super strong, and his physical fitness is as strong as seen in the NBA in a century. His high football quotient is good, but everyone knows that Chamberlain's feel is extremely different.

Thomason is an upright person. He insisted on his understanding of Chamberlain and also showed these people the three-point record in school history. The record of three-point rapid shooting in St. Lawrence High School has been maintained by Chamberlain.

But no one believed his words, because seeing is true, Chamberlain's performance on the court is a rough guy with a flowing body.

For the sake of fame, the principal and the board of directors of St. Lawrence High School hinted that Thomason should not be stubborn. In the end, facing the reporter's suspicion, Thomason could only tell lies. He told the reporter that Chamberlain had never played basketball before in high school, so his skills were so poor. The reason why he refused to join the school team was because Chamberlain only had a good body and did not understand basketball skills.

Sometimes this is the world. To be honest, no one believes you, but when you lie, everyone trusts you very much.

After the reporters' processing and modification, a past resume about Chamberlain was released. In this resume, Chamberlain became a rough brother with strong physical fitness but did not pay attention to technical training, so he was not famous before. In these reports, Old Nelson made a big splash. He was regarded as a person with sharp eyes. Once he wandered around the streets, he discovered Chamberlain with abnormal physical fitness, and then introduced him to the smooth road of basketball.

Chamberlain naturally sneered at this nonsense report, but he did not defend himself. He had always wanted to find a way to explain his physical changes, but he did not find a reasonable reason, so these reporters found him.

In this way, after hundreds of media hype, Chamberlain's past was changed.

Time passed quickly, and Chamberlain came to the first stage of the NBA. After playing the 76ers, he played four games.

After these four games, Chamberlain gained a lot, but also exposed many problems. For example, although he scored an unprecedented 24 rebounds against the 76ers, his score hit a new low, with only a pitiful 10 points.

Since Allen Iverson was sent to the Denver Nuggets, the 76ers have become a soft persimmon this season. The Warriors' victory was expected before the game, but Chamberlain's performance on the attacking end was really not very good in this game. He was sent to the free throw line eighteen times and only scored four free throws, which is really unreasonable.

Fortunately, the performance on the defensive end made up for Chamberlain's shortcomings. Only Dalemport and Reggie Evans were available in the 76ers' inside. Both were black men with thick skin. The latter was nicknamed "rebound maniac". He was born with a yak face and was overbearing. If he played Li Kui in "Water Margin", he would never need to wear makeup.

However, the two of them had physical defects. The strong Evans was only 2.03 meters. Facing Chamberlain, who was 2.16 meters, he had to look up his head to see him. Dalemport was very tall, and he was 2.1 meters tall. The problem was that he was too thin, and Chamberlain almost sat to death at the beginning.

In this game, Evans and Dalemport's rebounds combined reached half of Chamberlain's, which is 12. However, Evans' defense was very effective. He pushed Chamberlain outward and prevented him from staying safe in the penalty area, greatly weakening Chamberlain's threat.

In any case, the Warriors returned in this game, using a four-game winning streak to stabilize their record of No. 1 in the Western Conference. After playing against the 76ers, Chamberlain's ten-day contract also expired, and Samar took him to Mullin's office to sign.

Old Nelson has given the death order to leave Chamberlain behind, regardless of the price. He also told Mullin that he had already pushed down all the team's tactics and rebuilt, and the core of the reconstruction is Chamberlain.

Mulin started out as a player. His era was the era when the four centers swept the entire league. Can you not know how to help the team leave a super center? But he is not a fan now, but the general manager. He needs to be responsible for the team and cannot make the team's salary exceed the salary cap, otherwise he will be fired by his boss Chris Kohan.

As Bynum once said at the beginning, Kohan is the famous Grandet among the owners of 30 teams in the league. The Warriors can play a small ball tactic that is pleasing to the eye but misses the championship. For him, it doesn't matter what championship or winning streak is, as long as the team can sell tickets and make money.

Before discussing the contract extension with Chamberlain, Mullin contacted Kohan first and had a simple conversation:

Mullin: "Boss, what price do you think we have to give him the contract with that rookie Chamberlain?"

Kohan: "The rookie needs to match the rookie contract. He didn't even participate in the draft. And although he played well, who knows if this is an illusion? So I think it's enough to give him a million contract."

Mullin: "Is this not suitable? Chamberlain's ability is obvious to all. He is much more useful than the little guys in the lottery zone. Someone in the league is willing to offer him a maximum salary rookie contract, which starts from five million."

Kohan: "Well, this little guy is good. We can match these contracts. I have changed my mind. We want to keep this kid and it should be useful to use him to open up the Chinese football market in San Francisco."

Mullin: "But in this way, our salary pressure will be very high. Davis's contract will expire this season. If Chamberlain is given a big contract, then we may not be able to match Davis's net worth next season. Moreover, it will have a bad impact on the players, and a rookie will get a high salary..."

Kohan: "You mean, Chamberlain and Davis can only keep one?"

Mullin: "It is indeed the case when it is a last resort, but I suggest keeping Chamberlain. Davis' body can no longer adapt to the high-intensity NBA games, while Chamberlain is young and there is a broad Chinese market behind it. His tough defense may bring us the second championship in history."

Kohan: "No, let's leave Davis, what's the use of a championship? What I want is the box office! I don't want to see ugly defensive battles, I want fast breaks and fancy basketball. Chamberlain can't bring that. That's my opinion, you can do it."
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