Jordan: I thought he was there to help me!

Chapter 1107 This is shameless moral blackmail!

After the Lakers and Lin Tian won the championship, everything slowed down.

On the night after winning the championship, the entire Lakers team went wild all night long. The joyful party, which included Jackson, Buss, and various team legends, lasted for almost the entire night.

Then came night after night of celebrations.

Almost everyone on the team extended at least one invitation to a party, and at this time, everyone accepted and everyone was immersed in the happiest moment.

Even Kobe Bryant invited people to his home several times.

In the past, Kobe's home was a forbidden place for all players.

It wasn't that Kobe was unhospitable and didn't invite people; it was just that every time he invited people to his house, he would either organize a video session or have them play basketball in his backyard.

This guy is insane.

This time, Kobe genuinely invited everyone to a party.

Well, of course, it would have been perfect if this guy hadn't gotten drunk and started dragging everyone into a bullfight.

In short, everyone was celebrating.

The frenzied celebrations lasted from early June to the end of June, until the Lakers' championship parade ended, at which point everyone finally calmed down and the players left Los Angeles one by one.

Some people went back to their hometowns to rest, while others took their families on vacation.

Lin Tian originally wanted to go on vacation, but Theron still had a movie to finish filming. She wouldn't be able to finish her work until July, and only then could she go on vacation with Lin Tian.

So in the end, Lin Tian became the last member of the team to remain in Los Angeles.

On July 2nd, Lin Tian received a call from Theron the night before. She said she would finish work the next day and return to Los Angeles, where she and Lin Tian could find a place to go and enjoy their rare vacation.

So Lin Tian was still very happy that day.

Until someone knocked on his door.

When Lin Tian opened the door and saw a burly man almost taller than the door, he had a bad feeling.

Then an old man behind the giant poked his head out with a mischievous yet lewd smile and said to Lin Tian, ​​"Surprised? Unexpected?"

"Bang!"

Without thinking, Lin Tian slammed the door shut.

unlucky!

I saw demons and monsters first thing this morning.

Giant Spirit God paired with Earth Spirit Sun, what a monster combination!

Too bad.

Lin Tian decided to ignore the knocking and go back to sleep.

Unfortunately, neither the Giant Spirit God nor Tu Xingsun was willing to give him this chance. The two kept knocking on the door, and Lin Tian had no choice but to open the door and say, "You two coming here is definitely not for anything good."

Yao Ming laughed and said, "How could there not be good news? This is fantastic news! Can I come in and sit down? My feet hurt a lot."

As Yao Ming spoke, he showed his foot, which was still in a cast.

What else could Lin Tian say?

Lin Da Guanren doesn't have many merits, but he is sentimental, which is one of them. He could only turn sideways to let Da Yao in.

"You didn't even greet me." Tu Xingsun looked aggrieved.

"Director Li, you're 70 years old, can you stop being so annoying?" Lin Tian rolled his eyes. He showed no respect whatsoever to the head of the Chinese men's basketball team and the highest-ranking official in the administration, and he had no intention of treating the old man like a leader.

But Director Li and Lin Tian were old acquaintances, so he didn't take it to heart. He smiled and walked into Lin Tian's room with Da Yao, and sat down in the living room.

"Speak, what is it?" Lin Tian leaned back on the sofa. When he saw the two people come, he already guessed why they had come.

But the necessary procedures still need to be followed, right?

"My foot may never recover." Yao Ming's smile vanished, replaced by a bitter expression. "The doctor said it's time for me to make a decision: spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair or continue playing basketball. I have to choose one."

"Oh." Lin Tian snorted, waiting for Da Yao to continue. He didn't believe that these two were here specifically to play the victim.

"But you know the Olympics are coming soon..." Yao Ming said, "Without me, the Chinese team will have a tough time!"

"You need to learn to let go, Yao. You're getting old, it's time to pass the torch to the next generation, just like I passed it to you back then!" Lin Tian interrupted directly, "Xu is a good kid, he's been selected for the All-Star team and is the leader of the playoff team, let's hand over the Chinese team to him."

"He still has Yi Jianlian and Dazhi by his side, right? I heard that Dazhi rebuilt the Bayi dynasty after he went back? Let the old comrade contribute his remaining energy! By the way, is Yi Jianlian also preparing to return to China next season? Before he leads the Guangdong team to the final battle against the Bayi team, let him find his rhythm with the old comrade first!"

"You're just too responsible; you should let go. Director Li, you should also advise him to let go of what he should let go of. At his age, why is he still working so hard? What does he want? To become the chairman of the basketball association? Director Li, he's trying to steal your job! You have to be careful!"

"I haven't said a word yet," Director Li said with a wry smile. "I knew I couldn't beat around the bush when talking to you. I could at most run around your house twice, but you could run around the earth."

Yao Ming also said, "Actually, I only said one sentence."

"No," Lin Tian suddenly said.

"What?" Da Yao and Director Li looked at him.

"I said no way. I don't agree to you two coming here. I'm not interested, I don't have time, I'm too busy. I have a lot of things to do. I don't care about the benefits you promised me at all."

"So, it won't work."

"We haven't said anything yet." Director Li's face became even more bitter.

"So there's no need to say anything, it's pointless." Lin Tian spread his hands, looking like he was saying, "As long as I'm shameless, you can't do anything to me."

"But the team's performance..."

Lin Tiandao: "Every team has its ups and downs. There's no such thing as an invincible team. The US team lost from 98 all the way to 08, a full 10 years!"

As Lin Tian finished speaking, Da Yao and Director Li exchanged a glance and then sighed simultaneously.

Both of them simultaneously revealed resolute expressions.

If this were a comic book, the unspoken message between the two of them at this moment would definitely be that they're about to unleash some kind of ultimate move that can only be used once in a lifetime, and will kill them afterward.

I reckon they'll have to shout something about 'bonds,' 'friendship,' and 'dreams' before unleashing their ultimate attack on Lin Tian.

Then, Yao Ming really unleashed his ultimate move, which startled Lin Tian so much that he almost jumped up.

This guy just took the cast off his leg.

"I told you, this is the only way we can do it," Yao Ming said helplessly. "My foot is actually almost fully healed."

"and then?"

"But what I said at the beginning was true. The doctor said I shouldn't play anymore. Even after my injury is fully healed, he doesn't recommend that I participate in any high-intensity sports competitions. If I don't want to be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life, my career will most likely be over."

"Michael will cry." Lin Tian shrugged, indicating that it was fortunate he wasn't the one paying your salary.

"But if I really want to play in the Olympics, it's not impossible," Yao Ming said with a smile. "One injection per game is enough. It's not a big problem. At most, I'll just avoid or play less against weaker teams and in the group stage."

"When it's my turn to fight and when it's my turn to go up, I'll get a few injections and go up for a while. It won't be a big problem."

"Not a big problem?" Lin Tian stared at Yao Ming and said, "I think you don't want to be in a wheelchair, you want an amputation."

Then Lin Tian looked at Director Li and said, "Are you just going to watch him do this?"

"I can't persuade him!" The boomerang came, and Director Li spread his hands, looking like he could do nothing to Lin Tian as long as he was shameless.

"You two, really," Lin Tian shook his head, looking at the two of them, "moral blackmail! Blatant moral blackmail! You two have no shame whatsoever! Absolutely no shame! Moral blackmail! You're shameless!"

"Actually, I was just trying to scare you. I don't want to be in a wheelchair," Yao Ming said at this point. "Getting injections hurts a lot."

"Go to hell." Lin Tian waved his hand; he knew Yao Ming's character all too well.

This guy looks a bit silly, but he's actually incredibly passionate. If necessary, he might even go so far as to have an amputation and then play wheelchair basketball.

And if the team needs him, he will definitely play; no one can stop him.

Unless the team can win the championship even without Yao Ming.

Director Li looked at Lin Tian, ​​sighed, and said, "Actually, you guessed it, didn't you? It's not me who's trying to morally blackmail you; it's me who's being morally blackmailed by Yao Ming."

"What I meant was to tell him not to play and to let him rest, but he said he had to play, and he would definitely play as long as he didn't have his leg amputated. This is his last Olympics, and he doesn't want to miss it."

"I asked him, 'How can you avoid playing in the Olympics?' He replied, 'Unless Lin plays for my brother.'"

Director Li then spread his hands again, saying, "I have no choice. I just feel sorry for Yao Ming and don't want him to have such a hard time, that's why I came."

"Brother Lin, please help me out, you don't want me to have my leg amputated, do you?"

"I want to throw you into the crematorium!" Lin Tian looked at the two of them, who were singing in unison, and wished he could knock them out of the house with one punch each.

They really think I, Lord Lin, am too soft-hearted and easy to bully!

They really came to my door to bully me!

But Lin Tian looked at Yao Ming and knew very well that this guy wasn't joking; he was serious. If he didn't play, Yao Ming would definitely play with injections to help him.

That's the kind of person he is.

Regardless of their actual skill level and ability, a basketball player's diligence, hard work, and passion are beyond question.

He's at least much more capable than when he was chairman.

My moral standards are still too high, Mr. Lin.

Lin Tian sat on his sofa and sighed, then looked up at the two of them and said, "My vacation plans are already set, I won't be going to the training camp."

Upon hearing this, the two immediately knew that Lin Tian had agreed!

Director Li immediately broke into a big smile: "No problem, no training camp, you can rest well before you join the others."

"I won't play in the warm-up matches. I want to spend more time with my daughter. I had promised to spend the whole summer vacation with her."

"Okay, no warm-up matches!" Director Li nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"Not playing a single game!"

"No playing! We're not playing anything! You don't have to play in the team scrims if you don't want to!"

"I'll go to London to meet up with the team directly."

"See you in London! Where are you flying from? Should I book your ticket for which date?"

"Have you no shame? Where is your bottom line?" Lin Tian couldn't help but complain as he looked at Director Li, who had lost all the air of a basketball association leader and was now fawning over him, saying that he could talk about anything.

"We're about to win the gold medal, what face do I need to save? We lost terribly 10 years ago! You have no idea how badly they beat us, the kids were having nightmares, it broke my heart! I..."

"Stop!" Lin Tian waved his hand to stop Director Li and continued, "You're not allowed to use my name to book warm-up matches, because I'm serious about not playing. I don't want fans to buy tickets to see me only to find out I'm not there. I'm not going to be a fraudster."

"certainly!"

"Alright, that's settled." Lin Tian thought for a moment, nodded, indicating that these were his conditions, and then looked at Director Li and said, "Tell me your conditions."

"Conditions?" Director Li was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding.

We've come to beg you, what conditions can we offer?

We are very devout, okay!

"No way, you two bastards, this is pure moral blackmail! You won't give us any benefits!" Lin Tian couldn't hold back anymore and cursed, "Can't you have a little shame? You're the number one center and the head of the Basketball Association, for goodness' sake."

"Oh, that?" Director Li quickly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, there are some endorsements, all of them are high-end business deals, the kind of good things that pay a lot, require little effort, have high returns, and are risk-free."

"Then for the past few years, the national team, regardless of whether it's the men's or women's team, all the teams at all levels, have been using your brand of basketball equipment, and we'll continue to use it! We guarantee we won't consider any other brands."

"No way, that's shameless!" Lin Tian cursed again. "I practically doubled the money I spent on sponsoring the U-series youth team's equipment. They gave me 10 yuan, I gave them 20. Nobody sponsored the women's basketball team, so I gave them an astronomical price."

"Is this all? You call this a benefit you're giving me? You're giving me benefits so I'll spend more money, huh?"

"Lower the price, lower the price, we'll lower the price for everyone this year." Director Li raised his hands in surrender and said, "We can also take this opportunity to publicize how you selflessly sponsored the training program out of your own pocket, so that everyone knows how great you are."

"Then forget it." Lin Tian waved his hand, indicating that it was all just empty talk and fame, and he wasn't interested.

"There's another thing, our WCBA league sponsorship is expiring, you see..." Director Li rubbed his hands together, looking at Lin Tian with anticipation.

"No, you've come here begging for alms? Who's giving whom the benefit?"

"We really can't hold on any longer. There's simply no market for women's basketball. We can't just watch the brand we've worked so hard to build collapse like this," Director Li said with a bitter face. "It hasn't been easy getting to where we are today! We've been doing everything we can, subsidizing it with money from the men's basketball team."

"It's tough being a girl! Usually..."

"Fine, fine, go talk to my agent. Don't bother me." Lin Tian said helplessly.

He thought he was shameless enough.

But I never expected to encounter two shameless people trying to morally blackmail me today.

They pinned him to the ground and beat him up.

I, Lord Lin, have never suffered such a great loss in my life!

I can't stand it, I absolutely can't stand it.

We can only wait until this year's Olympics to take our anger out on other national teams and teach them a lesson.

I'm so angry!

Director Li and Da Yao didn't stay with Lin Tian for too long. After they basically reached an agreement, they quickly left Lin Tian's house, ostensibly to let Lin Tian get some rest.

But everyone knows that Director Li was at least eager to contact Pelinka.

Da Yao just secretly told Lin Tian: Director Li has brought a lawyer and an investment promotion team with him this time.

They're really here to beg for alms!

I've been completely fooled!

However, Lin Tian did not expect that as soon as he saw Da Yao and the others off, other people arrived.

The sprint team said that the team has a wildcard spot this year; if they pass the finish line in one race, they can participate in the Olympics.

The boxing team stated that they have relaxed the rules this year, allowing even someone like Lin Tian, ​​who has never seriously competed professionally, to participate as an amateur boxer.

Oh no, they're all coming for me!

Lin Tian was at his wit's end, but thankfully Theron's filming was finally finished. Lin Tian took Theron and their daughter from Los Angeles almost overnight for a happy vacation.

If we stay any longer, who knows what else might happen?

……

A month and a half later, Lin Tian, ​​who had spent a whole month in Kenya taking Theron to see the Great Migration and had gotten a tan all over his body, appeared at London Airport.

He was alone, very low-key, wearing a hat and mask, quietly walking towards the airport exit.

With the Olympics approaching, London was filled with athletes and sports fans from all over the world, so even though Lin Tian was tall and imposing, he didn't cause any disturbance because he was covered up.

I walked quietly to the airport entrance, got into a black sedan, and with a roar of the engine, the car disappeared from the roadside in the blink of an eye.

"The team moved into the Olympic Village three days ago. Everyone has been in pretty good form during this period. We played a total of nine warm-up matches against strong teams from Europe and the Americas, with a record of five wins and four losses. The losses were not by much."

"Everyone is confident that even without the two of us, we can definitely make it to the top eight, or even the top four."

"By the way, last Sunday, we played against the British team in London. You have no idea how impressive Xiao Xu was. He single-handedly crushed the British team, and Luol Deng was completely helpless."

"We beat the host by more than 40 points! That's satisfying."

"Do you have a grudge against the British?" Lin Tian asked, looking at Yao Ming, who had been chattering incessantly since getting on the bus. "Why are you so excited?"

"I can't play basketball anyway," Yao Ming shrugged. "So you won't even let me talk about basketball?"

"By the way, I'm a special commentator for C5 this time. See you in the commentary booth!"

"You should just retire already." Lin Tian was too lazy to pay attention to him. At this moment, Lin Tian was also feeling extremely sleepy. After all, he had flown from Africa to Los Angeles to send Theron and her daughter back, and then flew back to Europe. He had practically circled the earth. Even though he was an iron man, he was now really exhausted.

However, there is no doubt about Lin Tian's recovery ability.

That night, after arriving at the Olympic Village, he went straight to sleep. When he woke up, he felt refreshed and completely rejuvenated.

Then, guided by the staff, Lin Tian arrived at the men's basketball team's training ground. (End of Chapter)