In the ga against the Raptors, Zhang Hao didn’t review, but for the ga against the Nuggets, Zhang Hao chose to review and observe Antonio McDyess and Mutombo’s defense.
At the mont, Antonio McDyess seems to be the best defender among his class. In Zhang Hao’s view, compared to Garnett in the last preseason ga, Antonio McDyess is stronger.
Although he needs to learn defense from Jas Worthy, it’s still beneficial to understand the defensive characteristics of other defensive experts. Who knows, he might pick up so defensive techniques from them in the future; it never hurts.
Through observation, Zhang Hao found that Antonio McDyess seems to prefer playing as a center, forcing Mutombo to step out and defend. However, Antonio McDyess’s fra is a bit smaller, which is why Sibaros was able to play so well last night.
As the night passed, the next day arrived, and it was ti to set off for the away ga tour.
The prior schedule of 3 ho gas in 4 days was actually the start of the Lakers’ grueling schedule of 7 gas in 10 days. Next, the Lakers would embark on a brutal six consecutive away gas, starting with 4 gas in 5 days, beginning with the Rockets, followed by the Clippers, and then four consecutive gas in the East.
However, unlike usual away gas where they depart in the morning, after last night’s ga against the Nuggets, the coaching staff notified them to set off for Houston at 2 PM today.
At first, Zhang Hao simply thought it was to have more rest after the stretch of 3 gas in 4 days, so he didn’t go to the gym in the morning and instead watched ga tapes of Alan Houston and Reggie Miller at ho.
He needs to continue improving his positioning.
While watching, he received phone calls from Aprile Clark and Pelinka. After receiving Aprile Clark’s call, he knew what had happened—Magic Johnson was making a coback!
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All of a sudden, the soap opera, "The Return of the Magician," which the dia thought would end in failure, abruptly ca to an end.
On December 11, 1995, the Lakers officially announced that they had reached a one-year contract with Magic Johnson, similar to the contract Jordan used during his post-retirent return, a one-year deal worth $2.5 million USD, marking Magic’s official return!
Alongside the Lakers’ press conference, the NBA also held a press conference, reporting the results of Magic’s extensive dical examination over a month, announcing that no blood transmissible virus could be found in Magic’s body. They also released the doctors’ recomnded plan—by adhering to daily dication, Magic was no longer a mobile source of infection, complying with the standards of the United States Sports Association for competitive sports participation.
With the announcent, a great commotion ensued.
Firstly, under the pressure of anti-discrimination organizations, Malone accepted an interview to apologize to Magic: "I’ve always been a fan of Magic. The only reason I chose number 32 is because he is my idol. I’m ashad of my previous comnts..."
After nearly two months of debate, at this point in ti Magic’s return continued to have opposing voices, but they were not as intense as before. The most impulsive period among fans had passed, and many recalled the super-talented, all-around warrior that dominated the NBA in the past...
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At 2 PM, Zhang Hao hailed a cab to the airport.
"I’ve got to buy a car when I get back from this away trip! Nine miles and it cost $35! It’s like highway robbery! Even the girls on Hollywood’s street corners only charge thirty to fifty bucks; I don’t know when I’ll make enough for silicone money."
After worrying about the young won in the United States for a bit, Zhang Hao t up with his teammates.
Today, the team had a very noticeable figure, warmly smiling and chatting with the general manager, Logo Man, the executive consultant Kupchek, and the head coach.
Even though the man’s smile was warm and trust-inspiring, Zhang Hao felt the team’s atmosphere was peculiar, particularly... quiet.
It wasn’t yet ti to board, and Zhang Hao was the last to arrive, not acting like a diva. His teammates knew he didn’t have a car, always using cabs to and from work, and when it cos to cabs in the United States, if they pick you up on ti an hour after ordering, that’s already pretty good.
Logo Man called Zhang Hao over, "Aix, you’re here... Elvin, this is Zhang Hao, our talented rookie. Aix, this is the greatest star in our team’s history."
From a distance, you couldn’t tell, but up close, Magic was quite chubby...
Upon hearing the introduction, Magic instinctively reached out his hand, saying, "Oh, Aix, I’ve seen you play, you’re amazing..."
Before he finished speaking, Magic’s gesture of extending his hand froze. He rembered that others might be reluctant to shake hands with him; if he extended his hand first, it might easily create an awkward situation.
However, Zhang Hao seed oblivious, stretching out his hand and giving Magic a brief handshake, "Thank you, it’s my honor to be praised by the greatest player in history."
Though Zhang Hao just shook hands and said, "it’s an honor," with a calm deanor, at that mont, Magic felt warmth and genuinely smiled, "I am surely not the greatest player in history; the greatest is right here, our general manager."
"Oh, Elvin, I can’t compare to you; you have five championship rings."
"No no no, you’re NBA history’s first FMVP..."
Observing the mutual flattery exchange between the greatest point and shooting guards in team history—both among the top tiers in these positions in NBA history—Zhang Hao silently stood aside, waiting to board.
At nearly two-thirty, the Lakers crew boarded the charter plane. Seeing his teammates sitting far away from Magic, who was all alone in the first row, Zhang Hao thought for a mont, asking the flight attendant to place the prepared TV and VCD player next to Magic, and then sat down.
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