Chapter 1 The End

After the game against the Timberwolves, the Spurs' games before the All-Star Game were all over.

For this team with a noticeably older average age, they could finally get a good rest for a while.

Of course, not everyone. Tang Tian and Parker would be participating in the All-Star Game, and they would head to Orlando, the venue of the All-Star Game, after two days of rest.

During the two days of rest, Tang Tian had no travel plans, because he needed to recharge his energy for the All-Star Game.

This was practically the only two days of rest he had in the entire season.

Lying in his rented house, looking at the lush green riverside pedestrian street outside the window, and scrolling through Twitter and the news, these days were very precious to him.

It was also at this time that he discovered something he had expected, but still couldn't help but chuckle at.

A few days ago, the 68th Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.

The popular movie star Scarlett Johansson appeared on the red carpet wearing an Elie Saab 2011 spring/summer dress.

The light pink color highlighted the "Black Widow's" pure side, and the low-cut style was also thought-provoking.

"The stylist must get extra reward!"

"I'm ready, what about you?"

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This caused a buzz of discussion among fans on Twitter.

Among the many discussions, Kevin Durant's comment almost instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.

"Scarlett, I want to drink your bathwater."

Durant didn't use a side account, he directly used his main account to post the message, and also attached a photo of Johansson on the red carpet!

It's not uncommon for NBA stars to like movie stars, but Durant is definitely the first person in history to blatantly say on Twitter that he wants to drink the other person's bathwater.

This tweet quickly went viral and made headlines in entertainment media like TMZ.

Scarlett didn't win any awards at the Golden Globes, but she quickly became the focus of attention because of Durant's tweet.

Durant had previously made a lot of noise on Twitter for arguing with Tang Tian, and now he came up with this "bathwater" incident, making him a Twitter traffic giant.

And the result was the same. Durant's tweet was attacked by many people, but this time the momentum was much fiercer than before.

Who is Scarlett? She had just starred in "The Avengers," the newly promoted Black Widow, and the most popular newcomer in the Marvel Universe!

Durant's way of showing his love made them feel extremely uncomfortable.

"No bottom line! This is the most disgusting way of showing love I've ever seen!"

"Disgusting! Why don't you just crawl into Scarlett's bathroom sewer and wait!"

"This is really terrible, your words make me feel how shameless you are as a public figure without any image at all!"

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Durant was not to be outdone when he saw the comments, and directly opened his main account to argue with these people.

"How I like to say it is my business, none of your business, loser!"

"I'm just a direct person, if you don't like me, get out of my Twitter!"

"Brother, are you envious of my money? That's right, I'm richer than you, and a lot richer!"

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Durant's way was still very direct and passionate.

But this time he was obviously at a disadvantage, because the number of movie fans was much larger than the number of basketball fans.

In the end, Durant saw that the momentum was not right, so he turned on the comment settings and banned all comments with bathwater, and the situation was brought under control.

The situation was temporarily under control, but being at a disadvantage in the mutual scolding, it could be predicted that Durant's All-Star trip this time would not have a smooth start.

Two days later, Tang Tian and Parker took a plane from San Antonio to Orlando together.

Parker had a shoe promotion event, and Tang Tian separated from him after arriving in Orlando.

He didn't waste time either. After arriving in Orlando, he contacted Thompson, Walker, and Irving, the four brothers who had trained hard during the offseason, and met at a local restaurant.

The four of them had all finished the first half of their rookie seasons, and their situations were very different.

Tang Tian won the monthly best award in January, and his average score so far was 14+, and the Spurs' record was ranked first in the West, so he was the most comfortable among the four.

Irving led the rookies, and his data of 19.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game was also the best among the four.

However, the Cavaliers are currently ranked third from the bottom in the Eastern Conference, and losing games all the time is not a good thing.

Thompson was relatively more miserable among the four. His average score of 12+ was good among rookies, but it was much worse than Tang Tian and Irving.

Moreover, the Warriors were ranked third from the bottom in the Western Conference, which was completely unrelated to Thompson's promise of "making the playoffs" at the end of the offseason.

Of course, Thompson was not the most miserable. The most miserable was Walker.

His data of 17.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game was second only to Irving in the Eastern Conference, but his Bobcats set a record of 23 consecutive losses, the third-longest in history, at the start of the season.

The team had only won 3 games so far, which was really a big, miserable word.

"Do you know? That Gerald Henderson in our team, his shooting is especially like Michael Jordan."

Walker started talking non-stop as soon as he sat down.

"And then?"

"And then? That's it!"

"..."

"Tang, do you know a guy named Bismack Biyombo? He loves to shoot three-pointers like you, but his hit rate is only 20%! The second you pass the ball to him, you can hear the sound of the iron banging!"

"And that Frenchman Boris Diaw, that guy has to drink coffee and rest every day! He doesn't give people the feeling that he's here to compete, but to enjoy life in the NBA!"

Listening to Walker's constant complaints, Tang Tian couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that Walker was really frustrated to be in the Bobcats.

But this was completely normal, Walker's ambition was very high.

After winning the championship with Tang Tian at UConn, he ambitiously wanted to make a name for himself in the NBA.

As a result, the team he was in was losing games every night, and he must have been holding these words in his heart for a long time.

"Kemba, it will be alright."

Tang Tian opened his mouth to comfort him. He didn't want Walker to stay on a team like the Bobcats.

But it was only his rookie year, and it was definitely not appropriate to say those words. On the contrary, some words of encouragement were necessary.

Walker nodded. He just complained when he met a few brothers.

He still remembered what Tang Tian said in the NCAA, which really helped him a lot in adjusting his mentality.

"Kemba, I'll take you to a nightclub tonight. The nightclub atmosphere here in Orlando is very good." Thompson then said.

"No, I don't like that." Walker directly refused.

Tang Tian glanced at the two of them. It seemed that Thompson was still frequenting nightclubs, and Walker was probably still a virgin.

They had all experienced a completely different life from college in the past six months, but some things seemed to have not changed.

"Actually, I'm looking forward to tomorrow's game, Tang. We can play together again." Walker said with a smile for the first time.

ps: Thanks to the reward from the first drop of tear scorching the heart