Chapter 17 Damn, My Chest Is About to Break
"Hans, are you still in Orlando?"
"Yes, I'm here."
"OK, let's go to the Magic's home court right now and find that perverted laborer. Don't delay, get going right away ."
"Rose, I'm right there."
"Great! Listen, Hans, Mr. Claus wants that rookie, and the starting salary he offers is $800,000..."
"so tall?"
After talking for a minute, Hans hurriedly hung up the phone and returned to the scene. Instead of returning to his seat, he went around to the player's tunnel, where he waited for an opportunity to contact Wang Tiejun.
At this time, the second quarter begins.
The game continued. In the 7th minute of the second quarter, the score was 39:33 and the Suns were leading by 6 points. Both sides began to deploy their troops and some main players came on the court.
The Magic sent out rookie O'Neal again, and the Suns also sent out Wang Tiejun, and the two once again started a muscle collision in the low post.
The Magic attacked, with O'Neal positioning himself in the low post on the left wing and backing down Wang Tiejun.
While dribbling the ball, he pushed twice without moving the ball too hard. However, O'Neal suddenly turned around and did a swift shark turn, easily breaking through Wang Tiejun and entering the paint area.
"boom!"
Barkley came from the weak side to defend the basket, but was dunked over by O'Neal, who completely overwhelmed him in height.
O'Neal played Wang Tiejun in the same way in the first quarter, and Ewing also played him in the same way in the last game. This is a reflection of his biggest weakness on the defensive end. He is not fast enough and not flexible enough. When he encounters an opponent who is fast and flexible, he will suffer a great loss and be blown away cleanly, without even a chance to chase and defend.
Colangelo was also very clear about Wang Tiejun's weaknesses, but he also knew the level of Wang Tiejun's opponents in these two games. Ewing was a super center, and O'Neal was also a No. 1 center who reached his peak as soon as he debuted. His flexibility was comparable to that of a guard. It was normal for Wang Tiejun to suffer in front of them.
So even after seeing O'Neal beat Wang Tiejun on the offensive end, he still decided to give him a good contract.
It's the Suns' turn to attack.
Wang Tiejun played very aggressively in the low post, greatly constraining O'Neal's defensive strength and creating opportunities for Barkley on the weak side. Finally, he took the opportunity to break into the paint area, and when O'Neal returned to defend the basket, he made a quick stop jump shot and hit a goal.
Back on the offensive end, O'Neal used his shark turn again to break through Wang Tiejun, but encountered Barkley's backup defense under the basket, his hook shot missed, and the rebound was grabbed by Wang Tiejun.
When the offense and defense switched, the Suns launched an attack. Swingman Dan Maallee quickly ran down the court. Wang Tiejun, who had a broad vision, saw the opportunity and immediately launched a fast break, sending a long pass and assisting the former to complete a slam dunk.
As the game progressed, Suns head coach Paul Westphal saw an opportunity to guard O'Neal.
Because it was difficult for O'Neal to get close to the basket by back-to-the-basket under Wang Tiejun's defense, he could only turn around quickly to get rid of the defense and get to the basket, or he could only shoot from close range, but that would not be very efficient, so he strengthened his assist and backup defense for O'Neal on the defensive end.
Barkley strengthened his weak-side defense on O'Neal to prevent him from turning around and slipping to the bottom.
Strengthen the defense of O'Neal from the outside to prevent his close-range shots.
Coupled with Wang Tiejun's fierce defense, the three factors combined greatly reduced O'Neal's offensive efficiency, causing O'Neal to make a turnover and a missed shot in a short period of time.
After a few more rounds, Wang Tiejun again received a pass from Barkley in the low post, and he had another violent muscle collision with O'Neal.
In this era, one-on-one play is the norm, and Wang Tiejun is a rookie, so it is impossible for anyone to double-team him. Everyone is watching two giants duel one-on-one in the low post.
"Bang bang..."
With two extremely ferocious attacks in a row, he once again shifted O'Neal's center of gravity. O'Neal couldn't even withstand the elbow from behind and got close to the basket to the surprise of countless people.
"Snapped!"
Just as he turned around, stepped into the basket, and stood up to dunk, O'Neal, who had lost his defensive position, was forced to adopt a foul tactic. He waved his hand and pulled him down directly from the side.
"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle.
"Old K, good job!"
Seeing that he caused O'Neal to foul, Barkley ran over and shouted happily.
"This kid doesn't have much strength, it's very easy."
Wang Tiejun was bragging , but actually he had tried his best. In this back-to-back attack, he was hit by two elbows from O'Neal, and his back and waist were sore. This pervert is not a good guy.
"You damn perverted laborer, what's the use of being strong? Can you score against me? You offensive idiot, I'll beat you after I gain weight!"
O'Neill roared unconvinced.
Wang Tiejun took a half step forward, butted O'Neal with his chest, and yelled, "I can't score over you? Then who dunked over you just now?"
"You?" O'Neal was furious.
"Haha..." Barkley and others laughed.
Next, Wang Tiejun made one of two free throws.
After the second quarter, the Suns led by 7 points, 52:45.
Wang Tiejun played a total of 6 minutes in the first and second quarters, made 1 of 1 shots and 1 of 2 free throws, and scored a total of 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 fouls and 1 turnover.
O'Neal played for 13 minutes, made 7 of 10 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, and scored 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 2 fouls and 2 turnovers.
The player left the field and entered the tunnel.
"Hey, hello, I'm your fan." Hans, who had been waiting for a long time, pretended to be a fan and walked up to Wang Tiejun to say hello.
"Ha, I actually have fans?"
Lao Wang feels his mentality is swelling. If they continue playing like this for a few years, there will be hundreds of millions of fans, right?
"Can you sign an autograph for me?" Hans handed over the prepared paper and pen.
"certainly."
Lao Wang happily began to sign.
The rest of the Suns team walked over and he stayed behind.
"Wang, I'm Hans, the scout for the Bulls. Hello." Hans suddenly said in a low voice.
"ah?"
Lao Wang opened his mouth wide and stared at Hans in amazement. Are you doing underground work?
"Our general manager..."
Hans was very eloquent and explained the matter clearly in just a few words. Finally, he said, "I hope you will think about it carefully. Mr. Kraus will be waiting for you in Philadelphia tomorrow with the contract."
"A starting salary of $800,000?"
Watching Hans leave, Lao Wang hadn't reacted yet, and this number was the only thing flying around in his mind.
"But Mr. Colangelo was very kind to me. He was the one who brought me out of Chinatown. We martial artists should uphold morality and not forget our principles when we see profit."
Although he was desperate to make money, he was a little hesitant.
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"Damn it, my chest is about to break. I need to rest in the second half. I can't play anymore. That guy is not a human being. He is just an ass who only knows how to bump into other people. He is a lunatic."
Back in the locker room, O'Neal lay directly on the massage bed, a look of pain , and his hands constantly rubbing his chest.
He stood up again, pulled up his jersey and took a look. His chest was covered in blue and purple bruises from multiple strong collisions. He immediately shouted:
"Oh, damn, doctor, doctor, come and help me, I think my lung function is almost gone, and I may have internal bleeding."
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Looking at O'Neal's chest, the other members of the Magic team looked at each other in confusion. It was only the first half, what should they do in the second half?
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