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Chapter 221 The Return of the "King"!
It really was enough!
If everything could be done again, T-Mac would definitely choose to remain a stranger to Kobe.
Just as Su Feng had blown up all of Asia, leaving behind only a bunch of fanboys and fangirls...
T-Mac, who thought he had escaped the sea of suffering, realized that...
Staying by Su Feng's side was actually paradise.
Let's first review T-Mac and Kobe's European tour.
First, at Adidas' promotional event in Germany, Kobe showed the world his first signature shoe:
kB8.
Kobe was overjoyed to receive his signature shoe, and he immediately gave a pair to T-Mac, even writing T-Mac's birthday and a "blessing" on it:
"To the youngest slam dunk contest champion, the Los Angeles Lakers' number 8, happy 19th birthday in advance.
————From 'Tracy, who has never won against Kobe in a one-on-one.'"
Seeing this message, T-Mac immediately gave Kobe a big question mark.
What made T-Mac even more upset was that Kobe gave him this pair of shoes at a fan meeting...
Therefore, the host, after seeing the message, smiled and said:
"Tracy, it seems that you and Kobe have a really good relationship."
T-Mac: "..."
And then, a famous scene from Su Feng's previous life appeared.
When the host turned back to interview Kobe...
After praising T-Mac a lot, Kobe then said that although T-Mac was already very strong, he was simply no match for him in a one-on-one.
Moreover, to prevent T-Mac from using "hehe" to deny it, Kobe also took out his record book and...
A camera.
Honestly, on this day, Kobe almost destroyed the world.
Because T-Mac's sleepy eyes... if he hadn't noticed that this camera looked very familiar, they might have opened at any moment.
"I borrowed this from Su." Kobe raised his eyebrows at T-Mac smugly.
Okay... if that was all, then T-Mac felt that he could still endure it.
However, next, when they went to Italy, instead of visiting the beautiful city of Milan, Kobe actually insisted on dragging him to watch an AC Milan football match...
In addition, after watching a football match, Kobe wasn't satisfied and had to go down to the field to kick a few jiǎo...
Okay, let's say he just wanted to kick it himself, but why did he have to ask me to kick it with him?
Moreover, it was enough that he asked me to kick it with him, but why the hell did he mock me for not being able to juggle the ball and dribble?
If I could juggle the ball and dribble, why the hell would I be playing basketball?
"Hey, if only Su was here, he used to talk to me about football all the time, and we both liked watching Serie A together."
In Italy, Kobe said the above sentence to T-Mac more than once.
‘I, Tracy McGrady, young hero of the Northern Raptors, Vince Carter's cousin, if I ever hang out with you Kobe again, I'll write my name backwards!’
In T-Mac's view, Kobe's emotional intelligence was so low that he could have a Royal Rumble PK with Carter.
Seriously... how did people like Carter and Kobe make friends?
The young T-Mac was full of confusion.
"Tracy, why do you think it's so easy for me to beat you in one-on-one?"
And on this day, just as Kobe and T-Mac were preparing to return to the United States, Kobe's words became the last straw that broke T-Mac's psychological defense.
T-Mac made a decision.
When he got back to the United States, he would call his cousin as soon as possible!
Just you wait, Kobe, just wait for Carter to come and punish you!
...
It would still take some time for Carter to ride over on his horse, while Su Feng, after successfully helping the Chinese men's basketball team win Asia, took a special plane back to the United States on the 22nd.
Hu Weidong still needed to return home to handle some affairs. According to Duffy's arrangement, Lao Hu would officially go to the United States in mid-September.
And Da Zhi couldn't wait to return to China to report to his superiors about his preparations to participate in next year's NBA draft.
In addition, after spending an extremely dreamlike summer, Xiao Yao had officially been promoted to the first team by the Shanghai Sharks.
Next season, Yao Ming would wear the Shanghai Sharks' jersey to play in the CBA.
It was worth mentioning that before parting with the men's basketball team, Su Feng also asked everyone for their addresses, preparing to send them each a copy of "health care products" later.
"Philadelphia, your King is back!"
On the 23rd, whether Philadelphia trembled because of Su Feng's return was unknown, but...
Kobe was furious.
"This... This is the birthday gift you gave me?"
Looking at the shoebox that Su Feng handed him, Kobe's nostrils were smoking.
And T-Mac, on the other hand, really wanted to hug Su Feng and kiss him hard.
Well done!
Inside the shoebox was a pair of PS series first generation that Su Feng had asked Nike to rush to make...
————Crimson Flame Edition!
The pair of sneakers wrapped in a red flame symbolized the 76ers' indomitable fighting spirit.
And under the flames, the white watermark, if you looked closely, was a sentence written in "Small Seal Script", Su Feng's famous saying.
"I want to defeat Michael Jordan."
Without even discussing whose face was bigger, an exclusive brand or a signature shoe, seriously, T-Mac really wanted a pair of Su Feng's PS shoes.
Because...
From the appearance point of view, this PS series first generation was definitely at the forefront of fashion, as cool as it could be.
Compared with someone's signature shoe, that was more than just the difference between heaven and earth?
Of course, what T-Mac liked the most was the message that Su Feng wrote to Kobe.
Slam dunk contest champion?
Sorry... in the message that Su Feng wrote to Kobe, the smallest introduction was:
"1996/1997 season NBA All-Rookie First Team".
Just kidding, who else besides that man named Tim could compare honors with Su Feng in their rookie season in the future?
Moreover, even if Duncan's honors were similar to Su Feng's, Duncan was a center, would his shoes sell as well as Su Feng's?
Also, had he ever defeated Michael Jordan?
After receiving the birthday gift that Su Feng had "carefully prepared" for him, Kobe didn't say a word all morning.
Until...
His nostrils, which were smoking with anger, smelled a familiar scent...
With his hands behind his back, Kobe walked into the kitchen with a straight face...
Then, more than ten minutes later, he walked out of the kitchen, smiling, and walked up to T-Mac, who was playing with Su Feng's PS game console.
"Su's birthday gift to you is really great."
T-Mac, who wanted to mend his heart that had been broken in Europe, looked up at Kobe and said.
However...
How could T-Mac possibly poke Kobe at this moment?
"Very cool, Su's exclusive brand is so cool, I like it very much, this is the best birthday gift I've ever received." Kobe smiled and patted T-Mac's shoulder.
T-Mac: "..."
In T-Mac's view, Kobe was probably dizzy with anger and had already lost his mind?
Unfortunately, for Su Feng and Kobe's friendship, even if it was overturned, it was just a matter of a pizza.
The young T-Mac, how could he know that Kobe would only show his sky-breaking emotional intelligence when facing Su Feng?
Speaking of which, Su Feng originally planned to have Ben and Iverson come over to celebrate Kobe's birthday together, but after returning to Philadelphia last night, Su Feng realized that during the time he was away from Philadelphia, Philadelphia...
It didn't seem like anything major had happened.
Ben had returned to Alabama with Ratliff this summer, and Stackhouse had gone to Hawaii for a vacation.
And Iverson, who had been hinted at by him before, was now participating in Reebok's summer promotional activities.
As the first player in the 96 Golden Generation to have signature shoes, Iverson's Answer series, like Su Feng remembered, was selling exceptionally well.
Just like how after Curry appeared in the NBA in the future, most ordinary people felt that they had found a sense of substitution from Curry...
Iverson's height also earned him a lot of fans.
It was not an exaggeration to say that Iverson's Answer series, in a sense, did help Reebok continue its life for several years.
Oh right, because Yao Ming in Su Feng's previous life was also one of Reebok's spokespersons, so when Yao Ming participated in the All-Star Game for the first few times, the person who took the most care of him was Iverson.
Anyway, in Su Feng's view, as long as Iverson didn't have that major event that would have originally happened this summer, that was the best news.
After all, the "well-behaved and sensible" AI was the sharpest blade in the King's hand.
"What a crazy summer."
In the kitchen, Su Feng, who was cooking for Kobe, was also sorting out the major and minor events that had happened in the NBA during the time he was away from Philadelphia.
At the NBA Draft, after the 76ers used two rookies to trade for Snow, from a lineup structure perspective, the current 76ers had initially possessed the strength to compete for the championship.
However, Pat Krause ran into a wall in the team's next signing process.
Jim Jackson, who would have been signed by the 76ers as a free agent in Su Feng's previous life, went to Boston without hesitation in this life.
This scorer, one of the "Dallas Three J's," was extremely eager to prove himself, and the current Celtics, in Jackson's view, were a pretty good choice.
Su Feng felt that history had been completely messed up, because after the Celtics traded for Duncan, their revival was obviously only a matter of time.
On the other side, the Bulls' movements also made Su Feng very vigilant.
Because in addition to signing Bowen and Lao Hu, on the day he returned to Philadelphia, the Bulls also signed another player who shouldn't have been on their roster...
Bulls General Manager Jerry Krause officially completed the signing with free agent Bo Outlaw with a two-year contract.
This was a jumping man who was 203 cm tall, with a style similar to the "Great Poet" Sanders in Su Feng's previous life, specializing in blocks and rebounds.
If the Bulls could also complete the renewal with Rodman next, then in Su Feng's view...
Next season's Bulls would be far stronger than the Bulls in his previous life.
Okay... after being swept by the 76ers, the Bulls, for the sake of the championship, had completely gone crazy in Su Feng's view.
In addition, after entering August, Su Feng had been using his three monthly inquiry opportunities to check the ability value of the "Old Rogue".
There was no way... reality was not a game after all. You had to know that in the NBA, these Bosses would also go to practice after being defeated.
Jordan's current state... in Su Feng's view, was outrageous!
Plus, next season, the NBA would change back the three-point line.
At that time, Iverson's threat to the Bulls would be reduced by a notch. Therefore, in Su Feng's view, he had to seize the remaining time to carry out even more crazy training.
As for Larry Brown?
Wake up, in Su Feng's view, this guy was not that important.
Because no matter how cunning Brown was, he would have to drink Su Feng's foot-washing water next.
Su Feng, who chose to gain weight this summer in order to deal with Brown's situation of coming to pick the peaches.
In short, with the new season approaching, Su Feng currently had about a month to continue improving.
In any case, whether it was "wandering and shooting bricks" or the championship...
Don't think that "my life is up to me, not up to heaven" is just a drama in novels, but in reality, in many cases, as long as your own strength is strong enough, then what would Su Feng fear about the future storm?
...
On the 23rd, after helping Kobe celebrate his 19th birthday in Philadelphia, the "happy" holiday training of the iron-forging trio began again.
Well...
In fact, the only ones who felt happy in the training were Su Feng and Kobe.
Because T-Mac, who had been constantly beaten, had been "cured" by these two together.
And what made T-Mac the most uncomfortable was that his cousin Carter suddenly couldn't come because something had happened at home...
This made T-Mac very heartbroken.
Because...
It seemed that he was the loneliest one among these people.
Fortunately...
Bad friends are still friends.
Su Feng, who saw that T-Mac had not been very happy lately, happened to be going to Florida to see an old friend, so on the 26th, Su Feng took the initiative to suggest that he would treat the iron-forging trio to a week-long vacation in Florida.
"Well... it just so happens that the training has been a bit boring recently, it's time to relax."
Kobe agreed to Su Feng's suggestion without even thinking about it.
And T-Mac's about-to-be-broken heart was also temporarily glued together by Su Feng.
Just like that, on the 27th, the Iron Trio arrived in Miami.
Sun, beach, bikini...
Kobe and T-Mac quickly immersed themselves in the holiday life in Florida.
And Su Feng...
Seriously, when he saw Barkley, Su Feng really almost thought he had recognized the wrong person.
You're telling me... the fat guy eating donuts in front of me was the "Flying Pig"?
Was he one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players?
There was no way. Among the low-post offense experts that Su Feng knew, the one who had the best relationship with him and could be called upon was this "Flying Pig" who was vacationing in Florida.
So, Su Feng probably forgot that when he entered the NBA, he had made a flag that he would never learn from Barkley in the future...
The facts proved that the essence of human beings was the true fragrance monster.
"When I heard on the phone that you wanted to ask me for advice, I thought I had misheard.
After all, in my memory, Su has always been a slender vanilla popsicle."
Obviously, because he had used his big butt to bully Su Feng during his tryout, Barkley also had an impression.
You had to know that last season, Su Feng's figure was already considered strong among the current NBA light-weight wing players.
And now, Su Feng, whose weight had reached 99 kilograms, in Barkley's words, was:
"Well, you've trained your butt pretty well..."
Barkley said admiringly, patting Su Feng's Chinese-style upturned butt.
"Okay, there's only a little more than a month left before the start of the new season, great Charles, has your championship heart been elbowed away by Karl Malone?"
Su Feng said speechlessly, pointing at Barkley's beer belly.
Seriously, for a player like Barkley who had to get on the treadmill at the beginning of every season, it was only because he was so talented. If it were an ordinary person, how could he possibly get rid of this fat in a short period of time?
And was it necessary to torture himself like this repeatedly?
Look at Su Feng, how well he usually managed himself...
Hiss, actually, thinking about it carefully, Su Feng realized that he didn't seem to manage himself much at all usually.
Ah, there was no way, the most Bug setting of the nutrient solution, in Su Feng's view, was probably that it allowed him to enjoy various delicacies happily.
And originally, Barkley was still eating his donuts, but when he heard Su Feng mention Karl Malone's name, Barkley immediately became uneasy.
Because in that recent Western Conference Finals, it was precisely because of his and Malone's irrationality that a miracle belonging to Atlanta was created.
"If you still want me to teach you, you better not mention that person's name."
Barkley, whose expression suddenly became serious, threatened Su Feng while waving his elbow.
"Okay." Su Feng nodded obediently and sensibly.
...
About half an hour later...
At a street basketball court in Miami, Barkley pointed at Su Feng and said, "Now, you try to post me up."
On the court, after taking the ball that Barkley passed to him, Su Feng quickly switched to low-post back-to-basket mode, preparing to display his skilled low-post offensive skills.
However...
"Su, do you think I'm a bunch of kindergarten kids in Asia?"
Barkley, who had followed the news of Su Feng's recent crowning in Asia, said jokingly, looking at Su Feng.
"Your post-up is like a chocolate-flavored donut, soft and stupid."
On the court, after Su Feng pushed for a few rounds, Barkley continued to complain.
Su Feng: "..."
Seriously...
Wasn't this fat guy's agility just out of this world?
"Charles... can you point out the key problems to me?"
Unlike what Frazier had taught him, Su Feng knew that some skills could only be completed in actual combat.
Don't look at Barkley as if he didn't have as much patience as Frazier, but after he pointed out some problems to him, Su Feng quickly reacted.
"The purpose of our bumping is to gain space to turn around or fadeaway.
When your opponent has set up a defensive stance, do you think NBA players will be easily moved by you?
Therefore, you must trick your opponent, and launch a fatal blow when he relaxes!"
On the court, after switching to Barkley to attack, Su Feng felt that he seemed to have grasped a little...
The secret of bumping with his butt.
But then again, this fat guy Barkley was flexible, but...
Because of that seriously excessive amount of fat, on the court, just as he smeared past Su Feng and prepared to dunk, this guy...
Was blocked by the rim.
Pfft—!
Su Feng vowed that he definitely didn't laugh for Barkley's sake.
"Damn it! Tell me, Su, you definitely won't tell anyone about this, right?"
After patting the dust off his butt, Barkley sternly warned Su Feng.
"No, I swear!" Su Feng looked at Barkley obediently.
However, just as Barkley nodded, Su Feng quietly added two words in Chinese:
Like hell.
In Su Feng's view, this kind of embarrassing thing must be written into his autobiography in the future to share with the world.
Don't ask, ask and it's because Su Feng is a good king who shares happiness with the people.
...
On the other side, just as Barkley was teaching Su Feng, on the beach in Miami...
"Kobe, I always feel like we've been tricked by Su." T-Mac said, looking at Kobe who was whistling at a blonde beauty.
"Hmm?" Kobe, whose mind had been hooked away, nodded absentmindedly.
"Kobe... do you know, I have a high school classmate whose grades are very good.
Because my grades are not good, I often ask him for advice.
And I still can't forget what he said to me before an exam once:
'Hey, Tracy, don't be so serious, trust me, I didn't review either, maybe we'll both fail this time'." T-Mac said, patting Kobe's shoulder.
"And then?" Kobe asked curiously, his attention temporarily hooked back by T-Mac.
"And then?
Then he was still first, and I was still last." T-Mac looked at Kobe with a serious face and said.
Hmm?
Hmm...
"You mean... Su letting us come on vacation is fake, actually... he secretly ran off to train himself?" Kobe said, touching his chin.
"Haven't you noticed? Two hours ago, Su left after receiving a phone call. If he wanted to come back, he would have been back long ago, right?" T-Mac asked.
Pa—!
After throwing his embarrassing Donald Duck swimming cap on the beach, Kobe got "angry".
Okay...
Actually, T-Mac and Kobe had really wronged Su Feng this time.
After all... not everyone has the right to be exempted from injuries and can be an energizer bunny like Su Feng.
However, who told Su Feng to be in the leading position among the current Iron-Forging Trio?
In the evening, when Su Feng returned to the hotel full of joy, he was "severely interrogated" by Kobe and T-Mac.
"What? You had a 'special training' with Charles Barkley all afternoon?"
Kobe was stunned, because he never expected that Su Feng, who was perfect in his heart, was actually this kind of person!
And T-Mac, on the other hand, took off the belt of his jeans and handed it to Kobe.
Su Feng felt extremely wronged...
Because in terms of training intensity, his training with Barkley could at most be regarded as teaching, how could it be regarded as special training?
He had agreed with Barkley that he would only ask Barkley for advice for three days this time in Florida, and after that, Su Feng also wanted to enjoy the sun and the beach...
"Su, I'm very disappointed in you." Kobe said, looking at Su Feng seriously.
Su Feng: "..."
"How about this, I want to eat seafood pizza tomorrow, you can handle it yourself."
After violently whipping the chair next to him with the belt that T-Mac handed him, Kobe smiled and touched Su Feng's head.
T-Mac: "..."
Toxic!
T-Mac felt that Kobe was simply toxic!
Because in T-Mac's view, shouldn't the focus be on condemning Su Feng's behavior of secretly sneaking away to train?
How did it turn into seafood pizza?
OMG...
In T-Mac's view, he and Su Feng, Kobe, were indeed not people from the same world...
...
PS: 3/4 updates! 3 updates are already 18,000 words! There is still one last update!
A Qiao strives to get it out as soon as possible, and then write today's two updates!
Whew, another 7 hours have passed, I'm getting more and more sleepy, but A Qiao will definitely finish it!
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