rpbooks Chapter 148 Beyond Basketball
Chapter 148 Beyond Basketball
Chapter 148 Beyond Basketball
After the Lakers players finished regular training, they took the team bus and returned to the hotel.Xu Tian was always looking at the city outside the car window, and really felt the unique charm of Auckland.
Oakland is located in California, USA. It is the eighth most populous city in California. It is located in the northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area, bordering San Francisco Bay on the west and the famous University of California, Berkeley on the north.
The word Oakland is a transliteration of the English "Land of Oaks". It used to be a beautiful oak forest along the eastern coast of San Francisco Bay, from which the city got its name. Even the city emblem is an oak tree.
Auckland's urban area covers an area of 138 square kilometers, with a population of about 41, of which whites and blacks account for 40% and 45% respectively. There are also Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Filipino mixed in there, and the number of Chinese is about 6.
Auckland is surrounded by mountains and the sea, so it has a typical maritime climate.Enjoy the westerly wind from the Pacific Ocean all year round, warm in winter and cool in summer, rarely see ice and snow in winter, often cloudy and foggy in summer, and the annual average temperature is 13°C.The rich natural resources and pleasant climate make this place full of romantic and splendid atmosphere, which deeply attracts tourists from all over the world.
Nick Young has been to Oakland many times, and he has little interest in the city. When he turned on his phone, he saw the official NBA news. After clicking on it, he read: "The average ticket price for the Warriors' home game against the Lakers has increased by $200. The cheapest ticket to the game is $98, a new season ticket price record. Guys, we're making money for the Warriors!"
"It was Kobe who generated income for the Warriors!" Thackeray laughed, "To be honest, it has little to do with us."
"Come on! I'm Swaggy P, I'm a superstar, they all come to see me." Nick Young showed his white teeth when he said this.
George was amused by Nick Young's words and said, "Nick, so you are the most entertaining player for the Lakers?"
"That's right! But you and Kobe's playing style is also picturesque, which is comparable to mine." Nick Young was in a good mood and answered George with a smile.
Kobe didn't want to get involved in this kind of topic, but seeing that Nick Young didn't mention Xu Tian, he asked, "Nick, is Xu's playing style not good-looking?"
Nick Yang put his phone back into his pocket and said solemnly: "Xu's playing style is like a white-collar in a suit and tie in the office. It's too practical to be gorgeous."
When Xu Tian heard this, he turned around and said, "Slam dunks won't give you three points, it's better to be more practical."
Nick Yang disagreed with Xu Tian's point of view, saying: "This is America, if you don't play tricks, how can you attract fans?"
Xu Tian smiled noncommittally, turned his head and continued to look out the car window, letting the beautiful city scenery of Auckland continue to wash his tired soul.
Kobe took over the topic between Nick Young and Xu Tian about gorgeousness and practicality, and explained his point of view with reason and evidence, which made the players in the bus start a heated discussion.
Xu Tian listened to this kind of argument and looked at the beautiful scenery outside the car window, but he didn't have a good time.
There are mostly rich people in the Bay Area, and Yang Cheng is one of them.He set off from home with his wife and five-year-old daughter at four in the afternoon and drove to the Oracle Arena, the main battlefield of the Lakers battle.
Yang Cheng is a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley. After graduation, he found a decent job with a high annual salary in the Bay Area, where he met his wife Lin Jingyu, and the two got married smoothly.
The couple both like basketball very much, and they were naturally attracted by the gorgeous Curry. They have always been his die-hard fans in recent years, and of course they haven't changed their original intentions now.But today their family is wearing the Lakers No. 1 jersey they bought not long ago, making an exception to support Xu Tian, who is also a descendant of China.
There are a large proportion of Chinese fans in the Bay Area, and there are not a few who have the same idea as Yang Cheng. In addition to Kobe's visit, many people have put on Lakers jerseys and are ready to go to Oracle Arena to watch the game.
After Xu Tian returned to the hotel, he found the trainer Gary Vitti, and asked this experienced old employee to help him adjust his physical condition.
Kobe took tonight's game very seriously and called the team doctors into the room to further evaluate his knee and make sure there were no problems.
Although Stephen Curry has become one of the superstars, his previous views still remain in his mind, which made him subconsciously feel that the Lakers are very strong, and he inevitably felt a little uneasy.
Curry's wife is Ayesha Alexander. She is very affectionate with her star husband. Seeing Curry sitting on the sofa thinking, she couldn't help but come to ask.
There is also love in the NBA. James and Curry can be regarded as models, but today we only talk about the latter.
Curry, like many NBA stars, fell in love with his wife Ayesha in college.However, in the process of chasing his wife, Curry took a lot of trouble.
Curry and Ayesha have known each other since they were 15 years old. They met inadvertently during a church activity.However, Ayesha, who was in high school at the time, had strict family education, and her parents did not allow her to associate with boys.
A few years later, Curry was playing basketball at Davidson College, while Ayesha was pursuing her acting dreams 3000 miles away in Los Angeles.There seems to be no connection between the two, but the fate is wonderful.
Curry is a star player of the NCAA. Once he was going to Los Angeles where Ayesha was to receive an award. For this reason, he left her a message through Facebook, hoping to ask her out.
"That night, we were talking to each other, and suddenly he came up and wanted to kiss me on the cheek." Ayesha recalled in an interview. "Of course my first reaction was 'no', I really didn't know he would do that."
However, although Curry made a fool of himself, the relationship between the two has not been affected.Years later, Curry proposed to Ayesha, and the two kissed each other for the first time in front of their house.
Interestingly, this scene was discovered by Curry's family members. Recalling the incident many years later, Curry seemed a little embarrassed, "My plan at the time was to pretend to have a family picnic, and then I drove the car to the house and parked it. I got down on my knees and proposed to her. But I didn't know that my family was hiding in front of the window to watch this scene, and then they filmed this scene."
These small episodes did not affect the two destined people. After several twists and turns, they finally got married.
Curry has a baby face and is called a cute god by domestic fans. His personality and conduct are very good. He also treats his wife tenderly after marriage, and the relationship between the two has never diminished.Whether on or off the court, he can afford the title of high-quality idol.
The NBA is about basketball, but it is not limited to basketball. Just like the players often say "life is greater than basketball", life will always be the main theme, and basketball may be the exquisite accompaniment to the main theme.
(End of this chapter)