svetikya Chapter 64 A Chaotic Era Without a King!
Chapter 64 A Chaotic Era Without a King!
"Get lost, fatso! A defeated opponent like you dares to talk to me?" Malone snorted. "My rule is, you have to win at least two playoff games against me before you're qualified to speak to me!"
"My rule is this: only those who have beaten me at least once are qualified to speak to me!" Since O'Neal had stood up for him, Lin Ze immediately stood up and stared at Malone next to O'Neal: "Let me guess how many times you've beaten me?"
"What does our loss to the Bulls have to do with you?" Stockton glared at Lin Ze, his voice venomous. "You were on the court?"
"Maybe it has nothing to do with me, but it definitely has to do with you!" Lin Ze mocked. "Seriously, if Karl had a decent partner, like my grandma, he would have won the women's basketball league championship long ago!"
"You're the one who held him back! You're the reason he can't dominate the women's basketball league!"
"Am I coming at the wrong time?" At this moment, the car door behind Malone and Stockton opened again, and a young man with blond hair who looked quite immature was obviously quite frightened by the situation in front of him.
He had already gotten on the bus, but after getting on, he heard several people arguing, and involuntarily took a step back.
He wondered if he had come to the wrong place.
"I thought only All-Stars could come here." Malone glanced back at the people behind him and said disdainfully, "How come even a rookie like this can participate?"
Lin Ze showed no respect for Malone, stating directly, "We decide who comes to our gathering. If someone like you can come, why can't Dirk?"
"Come on up, Dirk," Lin Ze said. "Don't pay any attention to him. Just treat him like a dog barking. This guy just looks scary; he's actually a neutered husky."
"Shaq, this is my little brother. We used to hang out a lot in Dallas." Lin Ze bumped fists with Nowitzki and pressed him down next to him, completely ignoring Malone, who was clenching his fist and wanting to punch Lin Ze.
"Alright guys, alright, stop it! We're here to have fun!" Just when the situation was about to get worse and the argument was about to go on and on, Kidd's voice came through the car's speakers to everyone's ears.
This flamboyant guy, holding a microphone, was grinning and saying, "Everyone's here! Let's head out and experience the beautiful Bay Area scenery!"
"I don't want to hear anyone arguing along the way. If there are any grudges, let's wait until after the All-Star game. Tonight, we only have one goal: to have fun, to have some fucking fun!"
"Now, forget all that nonsense, forget all that hatred, let's get going!"
As he spoke, Kidd picked up a walkie-talkie and said, "Decoy One, Decoy One, operation begins! Exit through the east gate immediately. Decoy Two, go through the west gate, and then just wander around aimlessly!"
No sooner had Kidd finished speaking than two much more discreet-looking buses, more like those used by star players for illicit affairs, drove away from their parking spaces not far away. They were clearly bait set up by Kidd.
"Safe!" After waiting a few minutes, Kidd said happily, "Well then, show time! Cheer up, guys!"
With Kidd's words, the atmosphere finally calmed down temporarily. Malone and Stockton quickly found a place to sit down, while Garnett immediately moved closer to them, talking about something.
As the car finally started moving, Lin Ze began to observe his surroundings. He then discovered that the tense relationship among the players in the car wasn't limited to himself, Malone, and Garnett. There were many other star players in the car with terrible relationships!
For example, Jones was sitting between Houston and Mourning. Judging from the way the group looked, if Jones hadn't been sitting there, the two of them would have already started fighting.
Meanwhile, Iverson and Ray Allen were exchanging trash talk and middle fingers across the aisle, clearly disliking each other.
Stockton had barely sat down when Payton's trash talk began to pour out, while Miller's persistent swearing continued to drift in from the side.
不过这三个人之间不是2V1，而是1V1V1！
The three of them were exchanging insults, each acting as an enemy to the other.
Is this what a real All-Star game is like?
Stimulate!
Lin Ze found it extremely exciting!
This is the All-Star Game he's always dreamed of.
In the past, he had seen on television scenes of brotherhood and harmony, of everyone having fun together, full of love and peace...
Well, it's not necessarily all fake, after all, the league 20 years from now is completely different from today.
Twenty years later, the main theme is that anyone can team up with anyone else, and everyone is a brother to everyone else, so there will be very few situations where people completely fall out.
That era had completely different values from today's era.
Lin Ze did not want to comment on which era was better.
What Lin Ze wanted to say was: This era is obviously more exciting!
Moreover, Lin Ze was quite certain that such an exciting era had only lasted a few years, and looking back or forward, it would never be this exaggerated!
In the 80s, with magicians and big birds in charge, everyone had to give them some face and wouldn't openly tear each other apart.
In the 90s, with players like Jordan and Olajuwon who could dominate others and command respect, people had to be more restrained and refrain from going too far.
And what about now?
With Jordan retired and three of the four great centers showing significant decline, there is no one in the entire league who can truly dominate and command respect.
Those with sufficient qualifications, like David Robinson, are known to be cowards, and very few people respect him.
Malone and Stockton? They're both qualified, but they play in Salt Lake City, a place known for its unpopular people.
Not to mention that these two, one with a dirty elbow and the other with a dirty foot, are considered the two dirtiest guys in the league, making it even harder for them to convince the public.
The rest...
That would be even further from the mark.
Perhaps in two years, when O'Neal builds the Lakers dynasty, he will have the confidence and status to keep everyone calm and collected.
However, the league is currently in a power vacuum. Of the 24 All-Stars in the East and West, apart from the quiet and reserved Duncan, no one has ever won a championship as the primary star.
This is a chaotic era without a king.
After quickly sorting out this exciting and complicated situation, Lin Ze was even more looking forward to and excited about the party tonight.
With this bunch of people all together, if you don't respect me, I'll kill you, and there's no one to back you up, tonight is going to be pretty exciting!
And I will almost certainly be the center of the storm!
Filled with anticipation, Lin Ze closed his eyes!
He needs to conserve his energy; who knows, he might just unleash a barrage of attacks on several people later! He might even have a chance to make a move!
Stimulate!
Seeing Pippen reminded Lin Ze, who had been resting with his eyes closed, of the main quest that the system had released a few days ago.