ATPnovel Chapter 972
Chapter 972
Chapter 972
The fact that Cousins stood up for Kobe but was accused by the latter has spread on a large scale.
This is where the magic of the social media age lies.
Any little thing will be magnified, let alone such a big event that attracts everyone's attention.
As the matter has been fermenting, the media is taking the rhythm again, and various reporters have released irresponsible sources of news. Almost half of the fans believe that Kobe and Cousins have broken.
Cousins doesn't pay attention to social networks, and even his Twitter account is set to be uncommentable.
Although the team behind Kobe can do some work, they can't stop the people from all over the world.
Wei Xia was worried that the incident would further expand and affect the team. Therefore, three days after the incident, on February 2, on the way to Brooklyn to play the Nets, they insisted that Mba Moute, who was next to Cousins, adjust his seat and let Kobe sit next to him.
"Is this necessary?" Kobe's reluctance seems to be forcing him to do things that break the bottom line.
Cousins couldn't figure out the situation: "What's the matter? Is Luke injured? Why did you ask him to change seats, and" he glanced cautiously at Kobe next to him, "why does the old man sit next to me? I don't have so much in common with him!"
If someone dared to call Kobe "old man" on the court, Kobe would be lucky if he didn't show him what he had learned all his life to teach him how to behave.
With Cousins, he's used to it.
This disrespectful bastard is really beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Hearing his remarks, Kobe just said eccentrically: "Hey, I can't see that you and Luke get along very well."
"Except for some indiscriminate old man, the vast majority of people in this world get on well with me"
It is hard for everyone who has been teammates with Wei Xia for a long time not to be affected by his yin and yang style of dialogue.
Wei Xia took out his mobile phone and turned on the camera: "Please look at my camera."
They do.
"Smile."
"Kobe, please be more sincere in your smile."
"Boge, don't deal with it with a sad face, take pictures with a smile."
Cousins frowned, "Why? It's not necessary at all!"
"I think so too, but it's unnecessary to let gossip outside. If you don't want me to continue sitting next to you, then fucking cooperate with me, you bastard!" It was the first time Wei Xia saw someone baring his teeth with a smile on his face.
"Boge, why is your mouth trembling?"
"Fine, that's it, hold on for a few seconds."
After taking a set of "photographs" for Kobe and Cousins, Wei Xia switched to photography mode again, "Please say a few words to the camera with affection."
"What?"
"Let people believe that the friendship between the two of you will last forever."
"Friendship?" Cousins said guiltily. "Is there such a thing?"
For this kind of thing, ten years ago, Kobe would not only reject Wei Xia, but also scold him head and face.
But now, a decade later, Bryant has learned through his team that his on-court exchange with Cousins, which couldn't be more normal, was misinterpreted by the media.
If they don't explain the misunderstanding clearly, more people will misunderstand it. At that time, it will be like the countless scapegoats he has carried in Los Angeles. It will become a "black history" that does not exist but is catchy if fans want to black him.
What was he giving up his 20-year roots in Los Angeles to come to Philly?champion?certainly!Fight for home?A little bit.Then what?Of course, he wants to leave his blame position. If he occupies the blame position in Los Angeles and still occupies the blame position when he comes to Philadelphia, then why is he here?
Therefore, when Cousins was awkward and embarrassing, and couldn't hold a fart in silence for a long time, Kobe showed the qualities that a future comedian should have: "Hello, this is Kobe."
"Stop talking nonsense, Kobe."
"Damn it, record well and don't interrupt!"
"You said another useless piece of nonsense."
"Jesus Christ!" Bryant growled, "Let me be free!"
"Let me remind you one last time." Wei Xia said, "Whether you are shooting a video or taking a photo, you must take it with a smile."
Kobe resisted the urge to stuff Wesha's phone into Cousins' ass, collected his mood, and gave the camera a bright smile: "Here is Kobe, I am with my big brother DeMarcus, I know what you are talking about recently, but I also hope you know that if what you are talking about is true, DeMarcus and I will not sit together to see how close we are. People in the team call us the CK combination!"
"CK" Cousins muttered, "Isn't that underwear?"
Kobe is going to blow up again, because Cousins' complaints may be recorded.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it." In fact, Wei Xia didn't want to deal with it at all, and he would release the video exactly when the time came. "Boge, come on, it's your turn!"
"It's fucking annoying every day!"
Cousins barely controlled his expression in front of Weixia's screen with a big face: "Here is the best center in the league, DeMarcus!"
"I haven't seen a No. [-] center who can't even get the best defensive team."
Kobe's complaints were much louder. Wei Xia felt that even if he edited the video intentionally, it would be difficult to edit it perfectly. There are too many messy things, so it's better to be more realistic.
Cousins glared at Kobe, then smiled at the camera like a chameleon, "Kobe is right, he pushes me like this every day, and the same on the court, so you will see that scene, we really have no conflicts, look——" He grabbed Kobe's shoulders, "Although Kobe is old, paranoid, aggressive and doesn't like to unite his teammates, I really respect him from the bottom of my heart. He is the top three guards in history in my mind."
Wei Xia finally turned the camera on himself: "There is no conflict, no anger. I don't want you to see a harmonious team. What I want you to see is a team that speaks the truth, never beats around the bush, and keeps secrets from each other—"
Wei Xia was talking about the purpose of making this broken video, and Cousins' voice of dissatisfaction with Kobe flew over: "Shaq O'Neal has never been selected for a while, isn't he the number one center in the league? Why are you picky about me, old man!"
"Shaq has four championships, what do you have?"
"No, Kobe? You can't do the 4-3 math problem, can you? I'm still young, who knows how many championships I will have in the future?"
Wei Xia's face was very stiff, he didn't know what reaction this video would cause.
But what should be sent must be sent.
The "whitewashing" video he shot specifically for Kobe and Cousins appeared on the Internet a few hours later.
Although Kobe and Cousins are very polite when facing the camera, they will reveal their true colors as long as they leave the camera.
No one of any cognitive ability would think they were good friends.
But I don't think they quarreled because of conflicts.
This is real video, not an edited "production".
This is why Wei Xia insists on not editing the video. What he wants to show people is not Kobe and Cousins who live in harmony and love each other. He just wants everyone to see how these two people get along on weekdays.
Those who are willing to understand will always understand their relationship.
And if you still feel that Cousins and Kobe have irreconcilable conflicts after watching this video, you don't need to deal with it.
Because, you really can't lower your IQ by yourself and communicate with fools at the same level. The other party has more experience than you, and you will be at a disadvantage from the beginning of this battle.
It's not worth it! It's not worth it!
As soon as Wei Xia's video was released, it received millions of hits within a day.
Countless people want him to make a second episode, which is truer than many documentaries.
Wei Xia himself also named the title of the video as "The Real 76ers".
His video exposed a few points, Cousins and Kobe are used to finding each other's stabbing relationship.Kobe picks on all the shortcomings of Cousins, and Cousins is like a naughty fool who likes to make a fuss about Kobe's pain points of "oldness", and then makes all kinds of willful speeches that make people laugh and cry.
"Every second of this video made me laugh, I never thought the life of an NBA player could be so ridiculous, thank you Wish, you made Kobe and Boge more alive in my eyes, I love you guys!"
Fans' messages made Weixia decide to continue shooting this kind of video.
The theme of the day is actually competition.
But the Nets are too weak and shouldn't be valued by the 76ers.
Their difficult years began in the 2015-16 season. For three consecutive years, they were the bottom team in the Eastern Conference, but their first-round pick was in the hands of the Celtics.
This year is the last year they work for the Celtics, and it is also the year with the best relative record.
Cousins has his own set of standards for the regular season.
If the opponent is weaker, he will try his best to brush the data, regardless of his teammates, anyway, they have a high probability of winning.
Usually when he does this, Wei Xia will reduce his shots and let him have fun.
If he's efficient, Kobe won't say anything.
Today, Cousins is in excellent form, with 20 points in a single quarter and 29 points and 9 rebounds in the half.
Facing the reporter, he said arrogantly: "I don't know how to lose."
Although the Nets are not sure of winning, they have the ambition and ideas to defend their home court. Cousins' attitude seems to have angered them.
In the second half, they sent general Bargnani to shoot a three-pointer from the outside to divert Cousins' attention, and the defensive end continued to use heavy hands to disrupt his offense.
Cousins endured it at first, but when his opponent knocked him down from the air, he couldn't restrain his anger when he was almost injured. He jumped up from the ground and wanted to settle the score with Lopez, but he saw Kobe grabbing the clothes of Thomas Robinson, the real murderer, and said, "If you f*ckingly mess with your pig's trotters, I'll stuff it into your rectum to soak it!"
Thomas was mentally prepared to do something if he dared to do something. When he saw Kobe coming to find trouble, he didn't respect the old man at all and pushed Kobe away.
Kobe was furious immediately, just like the ultra-low-gold fight with Reggie Miller back then, and hit his opponent with a punch-at least this time, his fist didn't fail.
When Thomas wanted to fight back, Wei Xia ran over enthusiastically and hugged him from behind: "Don't be impulsive, young man, Kobe didn't do it on purpose."
Then Kobe's second punch came down.
"Hey, don't get excited, we should use basketball to solve the problem!"
The reason why Kobe didn't hit the third punch was because Cousins was nosy and stopped Kobe.
No matter who Kobe was, he literally punched his opponent twice and was sent off by the referee with righteous words.
Before leaving the court, Kobe poked Cousins' chest muscles with his fingers and warned: "For God's sake, don't just stare at the fucking basket when you get the ball!"
Cousins shrank his head and replied, "Okay."
What else can he say for God's sake?The sky is big and the earth is big, God is the biggest.
Oh, he's not religious, that's fine.
(End of this chapter)