plumnovel Chapter 121 121. Know Me (3000 words)
Chapter 121 121. Know Me (3000 words)
Chapter 121 121. Know Me (3000 words)
On December 2011, 12, the Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets and Houston Rockets reached a three-way deal.
In this deal, the Lakers got Paul and sent Paul Gasol and Odom.
The Rockets got Gasol, and the Hornets got the Rockets' Martin, Dragic, Scola and Odom.
In addition, the Rockets also sent a 2012 first-round pick to the Hornets.
At that time, the deal shocked the league as soon as it came out, but when the deal was almost completed, David Stern, then NBA president, suddenly announced that the deal was called off due to basketball reasons.
That is because of the sudden suspension of the deal, it also intermittently rewritten the subsequent fate of Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, and the New Orleans Hornets.
As for why the league suddenly stopped the deal.
Because when the deal happened, David Stern actually didn't interfere with anything, but then more than half of the team owners called Stern to oppose the deal.
They shared the view that the deal would change the landscape of the league and hurt their market.
Prior to this, the Lakers have won 16 NBA championships, and they are still in a big city like Los Angeles. The ball market has never been something they need to consider.
At that time, the owners of many teams were still working hard for the profit and loss of the football market, which was obviously not fair to them.
Popovich even said bluntly: "This is a robbery."
Of course, Su Jiu always felt that this old man was really talking too much.
The Celtics even directly sued the league at the time.
Because at that time, if the Lakers won another championship, they would surpass the Celtics and become the team with the most championships in NBA history.
Mark Cuban is even more talkative about being at odds with the league.
It was under such circumstances that Stern, under heavy pressure, finally had to stop the deal for basketball reasons.
And the cradle of this transaction was strangled, and many people in later generations have expressed it many times. If this transaction really happened at that time, then how many championship trophies can Kobe and Paul join forces...
In fact, the reason why this deal was stopped by the league at the time was precisely because the abilities of Peak Kobe and Peak Paul were too outstanding.
So far this season, Chris Paul has temporarily led the league with 10.3 assists per game.
And currently leading the Hornets is also ranked sixth in the West with a record of seven wins and four losses.
So the next game will be the most direct confrontation with Chris Paul, which also makes Su Jiu very excited.
During this rare rest time of the day, when everyone was relaxing to the fullest, a battle between heaven and man was indeed happening in Su Jiu's mind.
I have already fantasized about how I will fight Chris Paul for 300 rounds in the next game.
But before that, I still have to try my best to fill my stomach first. After all, people are like iron rice and steel. If you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry.
After the three of them left the hotel, their opinions were also very consistent. This time, there was really no difference in food.
This kind of scene is definitely very rare when Courtney Lee and Su Jiu are present at the same time.
Because Courtney Li is an amateur gourmet lover, he never bothers to eat what Su Jiu likes to eat.
But the things that Courtney Lee likes to taste are not interesting to Su Jiu.
One of the two wants to eat affordable food, and the other wants to eat in style. It can be said that the two of them will never reach an agreement in terms of food.
But this time, the two reached an agreement without any differences, and that's precisely because there is a special food in New Orleans that is too famous! !
So famous that if you come to New Orleans and don't try it, you're sure to be looked down upon.
This delicacy is also the famous New Orleans seafood porridge.
New Orleans seafood porridge is heavily influenced by African and Indian cooking styles.
The main ingredients of this delicacy are shrimp and crab legs, and chicken legs.
Vegetables must be put in okra. The shape and color of okra are like green peppers, but the taste is relatively flat, but the taste is particularly smooth, and the juice is a bit sticky. It feels similar to thickening in Chinese food.
The reason why Su Jiu knew about this delicacy was because in his previous life he liked to watch that delicacy program very much, and in that delicacy program, this New Orleans Seafood Porridge was on the delicacy list at that time.
It's just a pity that Su Jiu in his previous life could only watch it in front of the TV, and it was difficult to taste the so-called New Orleans porridge.
However, I already have the ability and I am still in the city of New Orleans. It would be a pity if I didn't try it.
Since New Orleans seafood porridge is very famous in the local area, there are also various stores of different sizes and shapes here.
Just like in Chengdu, China, you can find all kinds of Chengdu hot pot in this city, and the prices are very different.
It is hard for you to tell which is real and which is fake, because they are all in Chengdu, and they really only cook hot pot...
However, to be conservative, the three of them came to a store that seemed to have a relatively high-end store. In this kind of place, there is a high probability that it will be true.
After the three of them came in, they also told the waiter the ingredients they needed, and then sat at the dining table and waited for the food to be served.
However, while waiting for the New Orleans seafood porridge, the waiter brought a plate to the three of them, and the plate was also full of various things.
This made the three of them a little confused, because the three of them were very sure that they had never ordered these things.
"Hey buddy, I think you're at the wrong table, we didn't seem to order any of these things."
Seeing the waiter put the things here and turned around to leave, Su Jiu also snapped his fingers, and then said to the waiter.
From Su Jiu's point of view, this guy probably went to the wrong table, otherwise it would be impossible to buy and sell by force, right? !
Thinking of buying and selling by force, Su Jiu also lowered his head and glanced at his body. It shouldn't be a problem for ordinary people to hit three or four.
Then he looked up at Tony Batty on the opposite side, that's it! !This can hit 10! !
"Aw, I guess you're not from here, are you?"
"Huh? What do you mean?!"
"Uh, hug..., sorry sir, I..., I mean, there is a custom in our city, that is, everyone has to eat a serving of red beans and rice every Monday."
"And today is Monday, so every customer who comes to our restaurant will get a free red bean and rice. This rice will not be included in your consumption receipts, so you can use it with confidence."
Seeing Tony Batty raise his eyebrows, he obviously misunderstood what he meant, and the waiter hurriedly explained to Batty.
After all, this guy has such a strong body, his face is so fleshy, and half of his front teeth seem to have been knocked out by someone, so he doesn't look like a good stubble at first glance.
"Haha, I'm sorry, it's our first time here, so I don't know these customs, but I still want to thank you for this delicious food."
"And he's not a bad guy, so don't be afraid of the little girl, hahaha."
Seeing that there was obviously some misunderstanding, Su Jiu hurriedly said to the waiter, for fear that the fierce look on Tony Batty's face would frighten this little girl who was obviously not very old at first glance.
Because the way of raising children in the United States is very different from that in China, you can see those men and women who don't look too old doing part-time jobs in many positions.
The girl in front of me who was visually estimated to be less than 20 years old was obviously one of them.
Because he was frightened by Tony Batty's raised eyebrows and stuttered.
"It's okay, it's okay, today is my second day at work here, so it's probably because I didn't make it clear, I'm really sorry."
In Su Jiu's impression, women in the United States should be protruding, with big buttocks, sexy and enchanting stunners.
Well... like the Kardashians.
So Su Jiu also felt a little funny when he saw the girl's slightly reserved expression.
"Don't worry, we are not bad people. In order to express my apology to you, my friend, I will give you this thing. Believe me, this thing will be very valuable in the future."
While speaking, Su Jiu also took out a signed photo with his own autograph from his pocket.
"By the way, don't you know me?"
At the moment when she accepted Su Jiu's autographed photo, the girl was obviously in a daze for a moment. Obviously, from his expression, it could be seen that he didn't know Su Jiu at all...
Courtney Lee: "I'll go, I said Xiao Suzi, you are not a star, why do you carry your autographed photo with you?"
"Ahem..., what do you know, are you teaching me how to do things?"
Seeing Su Jiu's embarrassing face, Tony Batty, who usually has a few brains, did not know why he suddenly became so smart this time, and he immediately reacted, and the whole person laughed.
"Hahaha, I'm so happy, Su feels that he is a big celebrity now, but the little girl doesn't know him at all!!"
"Haha, I'm so happy to die!!"
Su Jiu: "???"
Ask for a recommendation ticket! !
(End of this chapter)