NBA: Miracle Workers

Chapter 121 Hometown Basketball (daily chapter)
In July 1998, there was no progress in the labor negotiations, and both sides were trying to speak out to the outside world.

After returning to New York, Li You first participated in the morning news talk show "The Tonight Show", and then participated in "The Late Show with David Letterman".

In the two programs, when it comes to labor agreement issues, Li You also followed the players' union in unifying the tone.

Ewing also spoke out for the low-level players on ESPN's program. The management and the league did not compromise easily. The three parties went into battle shirtless and refused to give in to each other for their own needs.

Due to the inability to trade players during the offseason, most fans have no chance to eat melons.

In the 98 draft, the Mavericks sent Pat Garrity, Martin Mursep, Bubba Wells and the 1999 first-round pick to the Suns, and eventually traded to Steve Nash.

This transaction did not attract too much attention. He was a rookie in 96 with Li You. Nash's performance was mediocre and he was always a substitute.

When Li You saw the news of this transaction, he recalled that the two of them were about to enter a sweet period, and Nash was about to rise.

In 98, the World Cup in France attracted the most attention, and the theme song "Cup of Life" became popular all over the world.

Li You originally planned to fly directly to France to witness the history, but it is a pity that there are waves of activities, and his friends are not interested in the World Cup, so he can only watch at home
On July 7, the 12 World Cup final, Brazil played against the host team, France.

For a small gamble, even if Christen Ritter doesn't pay attention to football, he is still staring at the TV at this time.

Although the Brazilian team was sleepwalking and Zidane scored twice to help the French team lead 2:0, the little follower was worried.

It wasn't until Petty drove straight in to help the French team advance at the last moment that he threw himself into Li You's arms and shouted happily:
"Yeah! We won a lot of money!"

Eighteen changes in the female college, the little follower who is about to grow up has bid farewell to the image of A, and is so happy that he hugged Li You and kissed him fiercely.

Li You hugged the girl in his arms, but felt a little regretful in his heart. He really wanted to watch the game live, but it was a pity that he was not accompanied by friends who knew the game, so it was always less fun.

Before it was night, under the stimulation of Meidao, the little follower turned red and only wore white suspenders. He leaned into Li You's ear and whispered. After a laugh, the two had another round of confrontation
After eating dinner to recharge his energy at night, Li You leaned on the sofa and read the newspaper, while Christen Ritter was still hanging in his arms and gossips about the school.

High school students don’t have too many worries, and besides, it’s a public performing arts school with mostly African Americans and Latinos, and very few white people. The gossip is about those who are lucky enough to be spotted by talent scouts and make a lot of money. of.

"Aclera must have been lucky!"

"I actually got the chance to sing the theme song of "Mulan"!"

Young people in this era like to watch Disney Channel's variety show "Mickey Club".

After the disbandment of the club in 94, the popularity of the child stars remained undiminished. After watching the movie two days ago, the little follower followed Cha Lemon.

There are also famous girls in the school. The big loli Scarlett and her brother are also studying in this school. Compared with the tall Christen Ritter, the petite Scarlett is more popular.
"Alyce, do you want to go to college?"

As soon as the little follower lying on Li You heard that he was reading and going to school, his voice immediately became lower:
"I still want to stay in the modeling industry. It would be nice to be able to make money early! Then we can have a baby early!"

After speaking, he kissed Li You with a smile and caressed the other person's smooth back. Li You sighed secretly:

"It's destined to be just a beautiful little vase!"

On July 7th, Hooks will be at the New York Basketball Camp, the first phase of which will be held at Manhattan Community College.

The first stage is mainly for children aged 1 to 12. Of course, younger children can also participate in the activities.

In the basketball hall, Li You is dressed in a hook. While sharing basketball experience with the children, he is also constantly performing "fuck your basketball dream"!
With a dream in mind, 13-year-old Chris Paul came to New York with his family and participated in the training camp. He wanted to learn from his idol, but at this time he doubted his life.
"Nice shake, you almost fooled me!"

With everyone watching, the short Paul dribbled the ball continuously from his hips, and then suddenly changed direction in front of his body. After switching to his right hand, he wanted to break through to the basket and complete a layup.

It's just that Li You, who was chasing after the basketball just dropped his hand, nailed the big hat!

"Wow!!"

After completing the cover again, the children around were all elated, rushing to Li You's side and shouting loudly.

Li You also laughed, sent out a head-to-head kill, and then motioned for Chris Paul to kick off.

"Remember, Chris, no one will let you on the court, regardless of age, as long as you are an opponent, you must go all out!"

This time, while Li You was teaching, he leaned sideways and beat him. Chris Paul was stunned:

"I'm just a 13-year-old kid!"

In the left block, Li You suddenly blew the ball vigorously with his right hand, then quickly caught the ball with his left hand, turned around and directly wiped the defense, broke through to the basket, and made a one-handed dunk with his left hand!

"what!!"

The dunk ignited the atmosphere of the scene. Except for Chris Paul who was still in a daze, everyone cheered and shouted.

On the first day of the event, Li You blasted all the dissatisfied children.
On the second day, follow-up activities were held in several branches of Fordham University.

This event is mainly aimed at boys and girls aged 16-18.

The activity is not only to learn about basketball skills, but also to share basketball experience and experience, and to stimulate the basketball dreams and enthusiasm of the participants.
Ivana followed Li You to the Manhattan campus early in the morning. Unlike the little follower, the blond white rabbit was more of a friend.

"I might go to Georgetown University, I don't like it very much, compared to New York, it's better!"

Dressed in sports, Ivana, who had just run a few laps, supported Li You to catch her breath.

Usually, I would come to Li You's side for a little indulgence from time to time. After the two got to know each other thoroughly, they spoke more casually:

"Wouldn't it be nice to get out of New York?"

Helplessly glaring at Li You, Ivana untied her hair, and the two walked towards the gymnasium with their arms crossed:

"Being in New York can prevent those bitches from coming to the house! Clay, you seem to have signed a lot of endorsements, should you consider changing an apartment?"

"I can introduce you to some good houses. Of course, by buying a house, I also have an income. I don't have much pocket money. Remember to do me a favor!"

Seeing the pure-looking blond white rabbit caring more and more about Mei Dao, Li You shrugged his shoulders, hugged the other party's low smile and said:

“A house near Midtown is nice!”

In the morning event, Li You mainly shared some basic basketball skills with the boys and girls who made a special trip to participate in the event.

"Maybe you think the point guard's job is just to give the ball to the big man inside, but I want to say that's prejudice!"

"If you are a No. 1, you must play aggressively on the court, so that the opponent will not dare to let you go easily, but always pay attention to your actions."

"Facing the defense of the big man one-on-one, the small players still have their own advantages, Rashad, you defend me!"

The Knicks were unable to organize player training, and Rashad Lewis, who was just selected, did not participate in the undrafted summer league.

Considering himself a star player, Rashad Lewis finally chose to come to Li You's training camp to get acquainted.

Conscientiously raised his right hand, slightly lowered the center of gravity of his body, saw Rashard Lewis standing with his feet parallel, Li You maintained a three-threat posture, and explained to the little fans around:

"Watch out for my drop and wobble, I'll put the ball left-handed!"

With his right foot, he took a quick tentative step forward to the left. While Li You put the ball with his left hand, he blasted the ball quickly and vigorously, and then completed the retreat. Before Rashard Lewis could react, Li You had already shot a jumper from outside the three-point line!
"Wow!"

Seeing the basketball go into the net, the small fans in a circle cheered. Li You didn't look at the bewildered Rashard Lewis, and continued to explain:
"It's that simple! Pay attention to the size of the tentative step! It's a very simple movement!"

The young people around were eager to try. Li You demonstrated the movement again, explained the technical essentials, and then greeted the little man on the other side:
"Hey, bro over there! You defend this time! Do your best!"

Ralph Alston stood in front of Li You with an expression of disbelief.

In this year's draft, the "Streetball King" was selected by the Bucks with the 39th overall pick. He brought his brothers to the training camp today just to make a splash.
Alston tried to put his forearm on his side, constantly giving physical confrontation, Li You didn't care, but continued to explain to the little fans around:

"When encountering such a small man sticking to the defense, we still have to make good use of the tentative step!"

"I will break through from the right side and then dribble behind my back. Everyone pay attention to my footsteps and timing of releasing the ball!"

Alstom is still well-known in New York. Some small black fans looked weird, but they still didn't speak, and many people followed suit.

Li You maintained a three-threat posture, keeping the center of gravity of his body extremely low. After a large tentative step with his right foot, he suddenly released the ball with his right hand, pressing his shoulders and taking a big step.

Ulster and Li You, who were sticking to the defense, had a physical confrontation and subconsciously moved to the left rear.

Li You quickly dribbled the ball behind his back, returned to the three-point line, took advantage of the situation, and then easily shot a jumper!

"Oh!!"

The basketball hollow net, the little fans booed and exclaimed again, many of them shouted happily, and rushed to Li You's side, bouncing and shouting.

"Don't be afraid of physical confrontation. When the opponent gives a strong defense, you must control your body's center of gravity, observe the opponent's footsteps, and finally attack the opponent's front supporting foot!"

"Keep calm when playing, and have a clear purpose when dribbling. Don't dribble on the spot, don't think about fixed moves, and follow the opponent's changes!"

"Okay, little ones! Have you learned to be useless?"

"Yee!!"

Alston's face was a bit ugly. At this time, the boys and girls at the scene didn't care about him anymore. They followed Li You and threw a three-pointer blindly from beyond the three-point line.
On the other side, Ron Artest looked enviously at Li You constantly correcting the little fans' movements, and seeing a beautiful blonde girl handing water, he just picked up a lemon.

"Shet! Watch your eyes! Don't look at things you shouldn't!"

Ben Wallace saw Ron Artest looking directly at Li You and Ivana, and immediately stepped forward to give a fierce warning.

"Watfark!? Who are you?"

Ron Artest also had a great reputation in Queens, and he basically did it without accepting it. Although he felt that the black brother with dreadlocks in front of him looked familiar, he still choked back.

The two quarreled on one side and began to push each other. Just as the staff of the hook stepped forward to appease, Ulster on the other side stepped forward to dissuade:

"Do me a favor, Bro, it's all about me."

Before the words fell, Alston, who was about to dissuade the two from pushing each other, was elbowed by Artest
The surrounding followers were speechless for a moment when they saw the boss rushing to the street. Artest and Ben Wallace were already separated at this time. Li You saw the situation and came forward with a smile.

"Lee, I want to play for the Knicks. Will the team draft me next year?"

"I grew up in Queens, I've always been a Knicks fan, and I want to win a championship with the team!"

Young Ron Artest shouted about his origins, as if he wanted to play basketball in his hometown.

"Don't talk about other things, come here and serve the little guys, this is my territory, we have to set an example for the fans!"

Li You pointed at the boys and girls who were eating melons, Ron Artest scratched his head, and agreed:
"Just call me Ron! I like the Knicks, and I'll be in the draft next year."

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In the second stage of the activities, Li You got to know Ron Artest, who wanted to play basketball in his hometown, and also met the "King of Streetball" Alsterton.

Ben Wallace still doesn't like Ron Artest, and the two will choke each other when they have time.

The Hook training camp is very well run, at least Li You is satisfied, the ticket price is not expensive, young fans choose to participate in the training camp, most of them still have the mentality of chasing stars.

The labor-management agreement has fallen into a dilemma again. The players union is working hard to communicate with the league and the management, and strive to resume negotiations in August.

On July 7th, Li You finished the training camp of Hook, finished filming the commercial, and was finally free.

In the evening, several members of the Knicks team gathered at Oakley's house in Queens, and Ewing brought another bad news:

"They want to limit the new water for rookies, and want to make the salary linked to the age of the ball!"

The memory in Li You's mind suddenly rolled over again, and then he cursed secretly:
"Shet! There will be no more contracts like Kevin Garnett in the league!"

Oakley and Larry Johnson looked at the gorilla walking back and forth, and didn't care at all for a while, but asked about Li You's future plans:
"If the preseason is cancelled, the offseason will be too long. Li, where are you going to train during this time? We must maintain our physical condition!"

Li You glanced at the frowning gorilla, then smiled and said his training plan:

"This offseason may be very long, and I plan to go to Tim Grover to train next!"

"Although the price is a bit high, it should be effective. I plan to gain muscle!"

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