Chapter 615
Chapter 615
The University of California, Berkeley is located in Berkeley, north of Oakland. It is about 40 minutes by car from here to San Francisco, which is very convenient.
The entire university campus has a strong academic atmosphere, and young people exploring knowledge can be seen everywhere. They race against time, wanting to pursue truth and create achievements beyond their predecessors in the ocean of knowledge.
It's just that Kidd didn't have the idea of joining them at all at this time. He hurried out of the arena and trot all the way towards the parking lot.
After graduating from St. Joseph Santa Maria High School this year, he came to the University of California and served as a point guard on the school team. Although he is young, he has already begun to show his talents at this time. It seems that a new basketball star has begun to rise.
I got into the car, lit the engine, and quickly drove out of the campus, onto the highway, and drove all the way to San Francisco.
40 minutes later, Kidd's car had already appeared in downtown San Francisco, and the roof of the Warriors' new Oracle Arena could already be seen from a distance.
I have to say that the construction of this new venue is really beautiful. The tempered glass on the outside glistens under the reflection of the sunlight, revealing a sense of technology.
Although there is still some time before the start of the game, the roads near the arena are already congested. Even though traffic factors have been considered when designing the arena, it is still unavoidable. Perhaps only when flying cars appear can we Avoid congestion?
He lined up, followed a Chevrolet, and slowly drove into the parking lot outside the arena. After finding a place to park the car, he came to the square in front of the arena gate.
Standing here, you can see the giant full-body poster of Li Weisi hanging above the arena at a glance. In the poster, Li Weisi holds a basketball and puts it on his chest. His eyes are sharp, and his young and handsome face looks a little bit out of his age. perseverance.
Seeing Kidd fascinated, I couldn't help but think again, when I can hang posters on the arena like him.
Of course, he just thought about such an idea, and then put it behind him. He is from San Francisco, so he naturally hopes to join the Warriors, but the Warriors already have Li Weisi on the point guard, so he must go to other balls The team, wanting to wear the Warriors jersey, seems hopeless.
After taking a look at the square, he immediately came to a public phone booth. After queuing for more than ten minutes, it was finally his turn to use it.
After putting the coins that had been prepared into the coin slot, he dialed the number. After a few "beep" waiting tones, he finally dialed.
"Hello, is this Gary?"
"I'm his assistant."
"Oh, hello, I'm Jason Kidd, I have an appointment with Gary."
"I know, he already told me..."
After the phone call, within 10 minutes, a black man wearing a supersonic sports suit and a work pass appeared in the square.
"Hello, are you Jason? I'm Jin, Gary's assistant. Gary is currently in a meeting and can't come out."
"Hello, it's okay, I know, and Gary told me, I know you are his cousin."
As the saying goes, one person rises to heaven, and this is especially true for black players. Once one person develops, the friends around him will have no worries about food and clothing, and they are confident big eaters.
Although Payton's background is much better than that of slum players, relatives in the family can still get a lot of benefits from him.
"Hehe, yes!" Jin grinned, then took out a ticket from his pocket and handed it to Kidd.
"Thank you, please send me a trip."
"You're welcome, then I'll go to work first, we'll talk after entering the arena later, you and I should not be far away."
After watching Jin leave, Kidd looked down at the ticket, looking forward to the game that will start in a while.
Unlike Kidd's expected duel between his big brother and his idol, most fans on the scene are more looking forward to how the Warriors beat the Sonics.
In terms of the strength of the two teams, there is no doubt that the Warriors have the upper hand.
They didn't even make the playoffs last season, and the core of the team, Dale Ellis, was absent due to injury tonight. No matter how you look at it, the Sonics have no chance of winning.
Just considering that the Warriors have not been in a good state recently, it seems that the Supersonic players should have good data.
Tonight's Sonics starters are: Saidal Sritter, Gary Payton, Xavier McDaniel, Derek McKay and Michael Cage.
Since Streiter is only 185cm and can only play point guard, Payton was pushed to the position of shooting guard.
However, even so, Kidd, who was sitting off the court, was already very excited, and even had an inexplicable idea in his heart that he could replace him.
After getting rid of all the messy thoughts in his head, he quickly focused on the game. As the basketball was thrown high by the referee, the game officially started.
The Warriors' starting center tonight is still Divac. Although his defense has been criticized by Warriors fans, but at present, the team has no more suitable center.
Fortunately, Divac is also growing rapidly, and now the combination of internal and external pressure has long since come down, forcing him to improve.
Michael Cage is only 208cm tall, so the jump ball was easily succeeded by the taller Divac.
After the Warriors got the first wave of possession, they quickly launched an offense.
Payton was assigned to defend Richmond, while Li Weisi was in charge of Streiter, who was also a point guard.
In this regard, Payton was a little dissatisfied with the arrangement of head coach KC Jones, because he wanted to face Li Weisi on the court.
In the summer training camp, Payton's proud defense was vulnerable to Li Weisi, who always had a way to put the ball into the basket.
However, Payton is not someone who will easily admit defeat. Such setbacks made him more frustrated and braver, and he wanted to beat Li Weisi even more in the game.
But coach Jones also has his own considerations. Although it is almost difficult for Streiter to defend Li Weisi, it is also difficult to defend the taller Richmond. After all, Richmond, who is only in the third grade, has grown into an outstanding player A single player, the coach of any team will not let such a scorer score.
Therefore, Jones can only use Straiter to defend Li Weisi. After all, the height difference between the two can be relatively small. It is not necessary for Straighter to completely prevent Li Weisi, as long as it can bring him some interference, that is enough.
Facing Straiter's defense, Li Weisi easily broke through Straiter's defense by changing direction in front of him continuously, and hit a throw while moving, scoring the first score for the Warriors.
However, from this point of view, it seems that Streiter can't even interfere with Li Weisi...
(End of this chapter)