God of NBA point guards

Chapter 11 The Magician Retires Due to Illness

1991年11月1号，常规赛开始，NBA联盟91/92赛季正式拉开帷幕。

The Lakers announced on this day that Magic Johnson missed the game due to injury.

On this day, the Pistons played against the Bucks at home. Due to the team's disorganized lineup, the opening game ended in a disastrous defeat.

In the next few games, the Pistons, whose lineup was severely disorganized and demoralized, suffered another losing streak, and the new season showed a decline.

Starting from the 7th, Zhou Quan began to train with the ball, but it still takes a few days to adapt, and the team doctor did not allow him to play immediately.

At noon that day, the Lakers announced a major event.

The league's superstar, Magic Johnson, for whom thousands of girls are willing to devote themselves, unfortunately contracted AIDS and announced his retirement.

This news shocked countless people.

After hearing the news, many women in Los Angeles were terrified and rushed to the hospital for testing immediately.

Especially the Lakers, from the management to all the players, and even all the staff and security personnel, all went to the hospital collectively.

It is conceivable that in the following period of time, countless men will flock to the hospital.

"I, I have measures, so I shouldn't be recruited, right?"

When Zhou Quan heard the news, he also wanted to go to the hospital for a check-up. He had been in Los Angeles for two years and couldn't stand the temptation. He also had some girlfriends at UCLA, and even dated a British female star for a while.

Like him, there are countless players in the four major professional sports leagues in North America. At this moment, they all want to go to the hospital and ask the doctor to order a test.

On the 9th, the league officially issued an injunction, expressly prohibiting players from falling in love with cheerleaders.And in future player contracts, this clause will also be added.

On the 10th, the Pistons lost to the Bullets at home, starting with a five-game losing streak.

As of this day, the suspensions of John Sely and Mark Aguirre have been lifted, and the team doctor has notified the team that Zhou Quan can play.

At two o'clock in the afternoon on the 11th, the Pistons arrived in Chicago.

Zhou Quan and Joe Dumas were in the same room. After they settled down, it was already 03:30 when someone knocked on the door.

"Brother Zhang, right?"

He went over to open the door and saw a Chinese man in his forties who immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Xiao Zhou, I finally see you." Zhang Lili nodded and smiled happily.

He came to the United States in 88. He worked as an oddball on the basketball team of the University of Chicago. He contacted Zhou Quan after he knew about it, but he had never met him. This time, Zhou Quan came to Chicago and happened to meet him.

"Come on, let's have a cup of coffee."

After Zhou Quan turned around and greeted Joe Dumas, he left with Zhang Lili.

"Xiao Zhou, one-on-four, you overthrew the bad boy army as soon as you joined the team. You are too fierce! When I saw the news at the time, I was shocked!"

As soon as he sat down in the coffee shop, Zhang Lili couldn't wait to say: "Is there any chance to play today?"

"Thomas hasn't come back yet. I should have a chance to play tomorrow. The current lineup is not good, and I may even start." Zhou Quan laughed.

"awesome!"

Zhang Lili said excitedly.

To be honest, he was shocked when he heard the news that day.

In the United States for three years, he knew the name of the Bad Boys Legion, which was a deterrent to the entire NBA league, but he did not expect to be overthrown by Zhou Quan several times.

On the evening of the 12th, United Center Arena.

06:30, the visiting team's locker room, head coach Chuck Daly is about to announce the starting lineup.

He took a look at the players. Their morale was very poor. They didn't have the morale of the Bad Boys before. This team is really over. It completely ruined the team.

"Center John Sely, power forward Orlando Ulrich, small forward Dennis Rodman, shooting guard Joe Dumars, point guard Zhou Quan."

The Pistons have 15 people, a total of seven guards, plus the swingman Mark Aguirre, there are actually eight guards.

Now that Thomas is away, Joe Dumars is the starting shooting guard, and Mark Aguirre is Rodman's substitute, leaving five guards.

Among the five, Charles Thomas is a fringe undrafted player who signed a non-guaranteed contract with a basic salary. He has no strength, and of course he cannot be the starting point guard.

There are two other veterans who are about to retire and fill their heads, and they cannot serve as starting point guards.

The remaining two, except Zhou Quan, are Lance Blanks, the No. 90 pick in the first round of 26, the second-to-last pick for the first time.

However, last season has proved that Blanks has no potential to be cultivated and has been given up.

So, in fact, the Pistons have so many guards, but now only Zhou Quan can play the starting point guard, and this is why he told Zhang Li yesterday that he might start. The team has no choice at all.

At 07:30, the two sides announced the starting lineup.

Pistons: John Sely, Orlando Ulrich, Dennis Rodman, Joe Dumars, Zhou Quan.

Bulls: Bill Carterwhite, Horace Grant, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, John Paxson
The game was televised across the United States by TNT, and the commentators were Robert Guida and Ringo Wilson.
At this time Wilson said with a smile: "Iron Fist starts, this is the reward he deserves."

Ji Dale laughed uncontrollably: "The whole league has to thank the Dragon Terminator."

Wilson laughed: "Michael Jordan openly solicited Iron Fist, he didn't respond, and the Pistons also rejected all trades.

What I want to say is that the Pistons management is doing badly, and they have no plans to perform surgery on the lineup. "

"Yes, they are rotten, so this season's Pistons will be rotten to the bone, and they will strive for the No. [-] pick." Jeddah laughed.

At [-]:[-], the starters of the two teams met in the tunnel.

There is no Smiling Assassin, and there is no Lambiel. Jordan is in a good mood, with a smile all over his face.

He is very happy to see the collapse of the Pistons. He has suffered too many losses in the hands of the Bad Boys. If it weren't for this team, he might even start his era three years in advance.

"Hello, Iron Fist."

He was in a very good mood, and even reached out his hand to Zhou Quan.

"Hello, Michael."

With a gentle smile on his face, Zhou Quan shook his hand and let go.

"This rookie, is he planning to surrender to Jordan?"

Seeing the action of the two shaking hands, John Sely felt very dazzling, and his mood was instantly terrible.

Rodman and Joe Dumars also felt a little emotional, but their mood was not as bad as that of John Sely. They just missed Isiah Thomas, and Thomas would never shake hands with Jordan.

After being swept away in the Eastern Conference finals last year, they didn't shake hands with the Bulls at all, and left the field directly under the leadership of Thomas. In Thomas' view, this was a tough performance of not bowing to their opponents, and Thomas' ideas were their ideas.

"Tekken, don't you want to help me? In the Bulls, there will never be such a thing as the Pistons." Jordan greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Thank you, the Pistons will never have such a thing in the future, I have the ability to handle them. If you can't handle them once, then come a few more times, bad boys, there must be someone who is afraid of the Lord."

Zhou Quan's smile was very gentle, and his tone was very gentle, but what he said was not gentle, which made Jordan's heart shrink back.

Zhou Quan also said: "Since the Pistons management has selected me and is willing to train me, then I am a part of the Pistons.

I have internal conflicts with Lambiel and Thomas. Even though I don't belong to the bad boy army, but as a member of the Pistons, and the Bulls are the mortal enemy of the Pistons, the only thing I can do to face you is to do everything possible to defeat the Pistons. You, instead of joining your team. "

"..."

Jordan twitched his face several times, and the smile on his face disappeared completely.

Looking at the smile on Zhou Quan's face, and listening to the sharp and decisive words, he seemed to see another smiling assassin, a young smiling assassin full of vigor and fearlessness, a smile that had made him feel aggrieved for many years assassin.

Because Zhou Quan resembled the smiling assassin, he actually didn't like it very much. At this moment, he immediately gave Zhou Quan a cold look, and he no longer wanted to recruit him.

And Rodman, Joe Dumars, and John Sely, when they heard this, they laughed immediately, and their bad mood instantly became brighter.

(End of this chapter)