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Chapter 50 That fire that is missing!

"This is the best way, Popovich. I hope you can take full responsibility and supervise this aspect of things before Alice's operation is completed. Old Jack's personality can't handle it."

With the efforts of the personal doctor, Peter Holt's mood on the other end of the phone stabilized. He was obviously relieved when he heard Popovich's words, and then he hurriedly asked him.

"You don't say I will too. After the game against the Jazz, I will go to Los Angeles overnight to get in touch with Professor Ryan, and for the game between the team and the Lakers, I will let Borrego take charge of the coaching power."

Popovich nodded and said with certainty.

"Well, Alice's surgery is the most important issue recently. You can let the team's record go. I still have something to do with it. I can communicate with the league at that time."

Pete Holt once again said that a win or two won't matter at all compared to Alice's physical problems.

"Sir, you can rest assured that even if I am absent for a period of time because I have to take care of Alice, Borrego will completely lead the team to a good result."

Popovich said confidently, looked up at Borrego, and nodded solemnly.

Then Pete Holt sighed with Popovich a few more words, and under the strict requirements of his personal doctor, he hung up the phone on his own initiative.

"Phew, Mr. Peter Holt's call is the good news I want to hear the most."

Only a busy tone came from the phone. Popovich breathed a sigh of relief, put the phone back in his pocket, and stretched out his tense body.

"I said old Jack, how did you manage to hide it from us for so long, I really..."

As soon as Popovich looked up, he saw the old Jack sitting on the seat with his head bowed at first sight. When he thought that if he hadn't come to ask himself if he could help him find two tickets near the bench today, how much he would have done? I asked a few words.He still won't know about Alice's condition, or even the news that the little girl is going to have an operation. When he thinks about it, he can't get angry.

"I'm just afraid that you are worried, that you are too troublesome, so that it will drag down the team's record..."

Old Jack's voice was a little choked.

Borrego, who was already very angry because Old Jack concealed Alice's illness, became even angrier when he heard what Old Jack said, and stared at him with fire in his eyes: "Old Jack, I didn't mean you, Alice She can be regarded as our niece, and of course we as uncles must do our best in her affairs, so don't bother if there is any trouble."

"I……"

Old Jack raised his head and looked at the crowd, his eyes were red, he opened his mouth and couldn't say anything.

Seeing the old Jack's appearance, Ginobili folded his hands on his chest and sighed: "Old Jack, you have paid enough for this team and others, you should have been more selfish long ago. Whether it's for myself or for Alice."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about old Jack, he is just too selfless, in fact, he feels even more uncomfortable now."

Shaking his head, Popovich sighed and waved his hand, telling everyone to stop accusing Old Jack of hiding things from them.Because from the expression and movements of Old Jack, Popovich clearly felt that he was suffering from pain and deep self-blame at this time.

"Coach, I've contacted Kobe, he can completely decide to give us all the tickets for the rows of seats behind the visiting team's bench."

Putting down the phone, Duncan looked up at Popovich. Since the Lakers' management could not be reached for the time being, he called Kobe in order to confirm the tickets before they were sold.

RC Buford also said: "I just told the league about the situation, and Stern will come to the scene to watch the game, and will open a green channel and put an ambulance into the arena, just in case .”

During this period of time, Parker did not stop contacting all parties, and then said: "The family members of the volunteers have no objection to temporarily changing the hospital for surgery. At the same time, I also contacted Dallas. They are very willing to escort the family members of the volunteers to Los Angeles in advance."

"This……"

Old Jack was a little dazed for a while, his rosy eyes revealed a trace of puzzlement, he had no idea that when he told this story, he would get support from all walks of life.

"Old fellows, there is no doubt that Alice was a brave, clever little girl who endured the torment of her illness without crying to anyone."

Popovich clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, and then said slowly and solemnly, thinking of Alice's extremely normal and cheerful smiling face when he saw her in the past, he couldn't help but sigh: "Even she acted so normal when facing us, cheating us with her grandpa."

He took a deep look at Old Jack, and for some reason he didn't dare to look directly at Popovich again, Old Jack lowered his head again.

"Fortunately, it's not too late for us to see through it now. We have a chance to remedy it. We will take Alice to the best hospital and find the most experienced professor."

"She wants to watch the game dominated by Yang Ke and Leonard, so we will provide her with the biggest and most comfortable stage..."

Having said that, Popovich paused suddenly. He suddenly remembered the topic he had talked with Duncan last night. With a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, he looked up at Duncan: "What a coincidence! The headache didn't go to Yang and Lai." The torch that Leonard ignited, it was delivered to the door on its own initiative today."

Duncan understood what Popovich said, and said in a rough voice: "I would rather not have such a torch."

"No one wants such a torch."

Popovich shook his head, sighed, and his eyes sparkled: "But the reality is that such a torch has already appeared in our hands. The only good news is that a single spark may start a prairie fire."

Duncan frowned, without denying it, and said again: "I only hope that in the end, this torch can be kept completely..."

"I also hope... Yuan God bless her!"

After eating the standard nutritious meal at noon, Yang Ke and Leonard walked back to the training hall side by side. Lei Ge felt a "thump" in his heart.

"This afternoon's training plan was cancelled, and the team disbanded after I announced a few things."

Seeing Yang Ke and Leonard who came back, Popovich waved his hand and told them to stop and stand not far in front of him, his voice was very stiff and cold.

Yang Ke and Leonard looked at each other, and both of them clearly felt that Popovich was in such a bad mood that he didn't even try to hide it.

After a while, the players who were chatting and laughing, one team after another returned to the training hall. They were also stopped by Popovich and stood beside Yang Ke and Leonard. In the end, the three of Duncan didn't know Out of nowhere, he stood among the crowd.

After all the Spurs players stood up, Popovich straightened his face and directly announced the first person to take a rest: "Yang, you don't have enough energy reserves and too much body fat, so you don't have to go to Salt Lake City."

There were several whispering discussions among the players, and Yang Ke frowned. This reason did not convince him. The high-intensity training has kept his body in the best competitive state.

Now he is taking turns to rest because of his poor physical condition, which made him a little unconvinced. When he wanted to say something for himself, Ginobili on the side patted him, and immediately shook his head at him.

"Okay, coach."

After thinking about it carefully, I was just a rookie and had no right to question Popovich's choice. In the end, Yang Ke bowed his head and admitted.

"Leonard, your muscle strength has been severely reduced, this time you stay with Yang."

Unexpectedly, the second person who needed a rest was Leonard, who had also been training hard, and he used the reason of poor physical condition to change the soup instead of the medicine.

"Ok!"

Leonard was also stunned for a moment, and then recognized it.

(End of this chapter)