Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 217
Since joining the Warriors, Malone has been very low-key, inconspicuous, just like his career, which is often forgotten.

It stands to reason that according to Ma Long's strength and his achievements, even in later generations, he can be ranked in the top fifteen superstars, but no matter what the list is, fans always ignore him intentionally or unintentionally , Even the achievement of eighth in NBA history has been overlooked.

In short, Ma Long is a star whose reputation and strength are seriously inconsistent.

There are reasons for character, style of play, and of course, reasons for the times.

"Take it easy, Moses, I'm really sorry I haven't had dinner alone with you for so long!" Frank smiled and invited Malone to take a seat, and then ordered the maid beside him to serve the dishes.

As soon as public opinion spread, Frank first found Ma Long, because he knew that public opinion is very powerful, and it can destroy a locker room culture that has been established with great difficulty, but at the same time, as long as the source of Ma Long is resolved, public opinion There is no power at all!

"Frank, if you want to talk about those gossips, don't worry, I won't care about it!" Ma Long sat down sharply, and said straight to the point.

Seeing Malone speak so bluntly, it made all the foreplay that Frank had prepared earlier useless, and also made the sudden main play dull.

"Ha...haha...hahaha, sure enough, Moses, I didn't misunderstand you, you are the one I trust!" Frank smiled awkwardly, and then praised Ma Long.

"What do you trust or not, Frank, I'm already an old man in the league. The trick of painting big pies works for rookies, but it's all false to me. I come here to play only for money.

To be honest, if anyone told me to let that rookie West be the core at the beginning of the season, I would definitely turn against him.

Although I was ready to wander when I was traded by the 76ers, I still think I have the ability to be the boss of a team, and it is still the same until now.

I just didn't expect that after coming to the Warriors and seeing Li Weisi's performance, it reminded me of the Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Magician. "

"Jabbar and the magician?" Frank vaguely knew Malone's thoughts.

"Yes, today's Warriors are very similar to the original Lakers. After the magician showed his talents, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar abdicated. To challenge the championship, I am willing to be Kareem!"

What Ma Long said made Li Weisi respect him in awe. He didn't expect Ma Long to be so understanding of righteousness, and he admired Ma Long even more in his heart.

The early stage of Ma Long's career was extremely brilliant, but the ups and downs in the later period were also embarrassing. He was once ridiculed by the fans as a money-minded master, but today, Frank knew that apart from love for money, Malone's inner quality is more noble and more important. I know why both teammates and opponents have such admiration for this veteran.

"Don't worry, Moses, as long as I am the owner of the Warriors, I will pay you no less than a penny! I toast you!" Frank raised his glass half full of red wine emotionally.

Immediately, Malone also raised his wine glass, and two exquisite goblets crossed the sides of the table and collided with each other, making a crisp sound.

Against the Spurs on the 5th, Li Weisi truce with a tight hip, Mullin truce with a sore knee, and Malone returned.

Against the Nuggets on the 7th, Li Weisi returned from injury, Mullin returned from injury, Malone truce with a sore ankle, and Rodman truce with a tense leg.

Against the Mavericks on the 9th, Li Weisi once again had a truce with a tense hip, Malone came back, and Rodman came back.

……

As the game progressed, the rotation of the Warriors became more and more rampant, not to mention other teams, even the fans were aware of it.

Guys, what are you doing?Taking turns to rest?
injury?Are you cheating on ghosts?How can there be such a coincidence that this is healed, that one is injured, that one is healed, and this one is injured again?

Can things like injuries be negotiated?
Besides, what disease did you see?

Tight hips?
Even if you want to take a break, can you change your name?If you don’t tell me, we don’t even know there is this disease?

For a while, except for Golden State fans, fans of other teams yelled at the Warriors' rotation policy, thinking that they were unsportsmanlike.

At one time, Warriors fans had to bow their heads when they went out, for fear of being recognized as Warriors fans, and they couldn't afford to lose that person.

However, the team's record did not drop sharply because of the Warriors' rest policy. After defeating the Spurs and Nuggets and winning three consecutive victories, they lost to the Mavericks.

After that, winning the Kings, losing to the Jazz, winning the Clippers, losing to the Suns, losing and winning are quite regular, and the blind can see what the Warriors are going to do.

This incident not only once again caused an uproar in public opinion, but even alarmed Stern.

"Hey, hey, slander, definitely slander, it's definitely because they look at our team's record to slander us! Uncle David, you have to decide for us!"

In the Warriors' president's office, Frank stood behind his desk, holding a phone in one hand and propping himself up with the other, looking very respectful.

"Get out, don't pretend to be confused with me here, let's not mention the other team's report to me, do you know that the CBS TV station has called me? They say you don't abide by the contract, and you will be sued for breach of contract. !" Stern's stern voice came from the phone, and Stern's anger could be felt through the phone.

"Heaven and earth conscience! Uncle David, the team has really encountered injury problems recently. Look, the playoffs are coming soon, and I am also troubled here! I am so anxious that I can't eat and lose weight recently. It weighs a lot! I can’t force the players to play with injuries, can I? This is irresponsible to the players!”

"Is it your injury problem? I'm too embarrassed to expose you! In short, don't do too much for me! Do you hear me?"

"Yes, yes, don't worry, I will personally supervise this matter!"

After nodding and bowing, Frank hung up the phone, took a long breath, and sat back on the boss chair.

"Frank, Stern called you, so why don't we take turns off tomorrow?" Attles stood in front of Frank and suggested in a low voice.

"Hugh, why don't you stop?" Frank scolded while lying on the boss chair.

"But the Alliance..."

"It's okay, we Hugh are aboveboard, what are you afraid of?" Frank didn't care.

"Then what excuse should West use for his rotation tomorrow? Or is his hip tight?"

"How the hell do I know? I'm not a medical student. I've almost finished talking about the diseases I know. If it doesn't work, it's gastroenteritis. I didn't say it. Think about it! Just rely on me... Wait, West Don’t you understand this? Go ask him, see what disease he wants, and let him talk about it himself!”

"..." Attles looked at Frank constipatedly, with cold sweat streaming down his face, he was too shameless as a boss.

(End of this chapter)