Chapter 1318 No One Has the Right to Force You to Recognize the Boss

Parsons got excited when he thought of this, because he was the only one among the remaining players who could play power forward.

Drummond looked at Payton eagerly, hoping for a miracle.

Payton glanced at everyone and read out the last name: "Andre Drummond."

"..."

Parsons couldn't help but feel disappointed when he heard this name.

"Oh!"

Drummond jumped up excitedly.

"Andre, you guard the basket this time, keep an eye on Chandler. His height and wingspan are no advantage in front of you, his tonnage is far inferior to yours, and he is not your opponent in confrontation. Make good use of your advantages." Li Ba urged.

It was he and Payton who agreed to put Drummond in the starting lineup.

The reasons are multifaceted, one of which is to train rookies, and the other is that in this game, Li Ba is responsible for the outside defense.

"I know, boss, I won't shoot randomly anymore." Drummond promised excitedly.

"Little rookie, if you can grab 20 rebounds per game, you can still get the maximum salary." Li Ba patted Drummond on the shoulder.

"I will, boss."

Thinking of the maximum salary, that is the treatment of a superstar, Zhuang Shen was excited.

"I will practice defense well, and I can start in the future."

Jimmy Butler next to him clenched his fist and encouraged himself.

He is not a fool. The team's No. 3 position is weak. The starting Caron Butler is old, and there are only two substitutes, him and Chandler Parsons.

With the Suns' habit of cultivating rookies, as long as the team does not trade another small forward, his actual competitor is only Parsons.

Before the game, the starting lineups of both sides were announced.

Suns: Drummond, Li Ba, Caron Butler, George Hill, Harden.

Knicks: Chandler, Stoudemire, Anthony, Ronnie Brewer, Felton.

"The Suns will definitely win this game, there is no suspense, the only question is how much they win." Kenny Smith said on the TNT live broadcast.

Barkley shook his head and smiled, "No, no, winning or losing is not the focus of everyone's attention. What we want to see is the meeting between the Hammer and Anthony.

The Suns and the Knicks are actually an old enemy, because of Stoudemire and the Hammer, because of the competition between running and gunning and traditional positional warfare.

However, these have become the past with the success of the Suns and the Hammer, and the failure of the Knicks. But..."

At this point, Barkley laughed strangely, and then said excitedly:

"They have a new conflict. Anthony took over from Stoudemire and became the opponent of the Hammer.

Well, to make a long story short, everyone knows that this is their first meeting at the Olympics, or to be more precise, it is the first meeting after Anthony was knocked unconscious and disfigured by a block by the Hammer."

Barkley said with a smile.

"I saw their agent Bill Duffy. I wonder how he feels now?" Kenny Smith said with interest.

Bill Duffy's mood is average, nothing special.

Although he was somewhat marginalized in Li Ba's team, Li Ba did not treat him unfairly. He and Gao Yuanyuan shared the NBA and American sponsors' share equally, and he still made a lot of money. It can be said that most of his income came from Li Ba.

Moreover, he also participated in some of Li Ba's investments, earning a lot of money, and was completely tied to Li Ba.

So between Li Ba and Anthony, he certainly stood on Li Ba's side.

He had long advised Anthony to have a good relationship with Li Ba, but it was useless. Anthony was also stubborn.

He had just talked to Anthony once. This time, he must not cause trouble when playing against Li Ba. Before leaving, he added: "Anthony, don't go against a billionaire with a net worth of more than 10 billion US dollars. There is no benefit."

At this time, both sides started.

"Asshole!"

When Anthony saw Li Ba, his eyes were like arrows, piercing Li Ba.

It was this bastard who smashed his nose bridge with a block, covered his face with blood, and caused a mild concussion, making him the object of media ridicule.

This holiday, he didn't want to get back at Li Ba every day.

"Hey, boss!"

Seeing Li Ba, Chandler shouted happily.

Hearing his teammates call Li Ba the boss, Anthony felt like a thorn in his heart.

He is not a timid person. He once forced Garnett and the entire Timberwolves to lose face and couldn't get off the stage. He immediately exploded and shouted at Chandler with great dissatisfaction:

"Tyson Chandler, you are a player of the New York Knicks, not a player of the Suns. This is Madison Square Garden, not the America West Arena. Do you understand your position? Do you know who your boss is?"

Chandler was stunned and looked back at the excited Anthony. It was ridiculous. What the hell does this have to do with you?

"Anthony, who do you think I should call the boss?" he asked.

"Who do you think is the boss of the Knicks?" Anthony stepped forward and raised his head to question.

Chandler laughed and said disdainfully: "So, do you think you are my boss? When did I admit that you are my boss? You can't even make it to the Western Conference Finals, and I have a ring in my hand, and you have the nerve to be my boss?"

"You..."

Anthony's face was red, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak.

The two of them were fighting, and the other three Knicks couldn't intervene. They looked at each other in confusion, and a staff member immediately reported to the higher-ups.

As Li Ba's old rival, Stoudemire had no intention of intervening. He didn't say anything good about Anthony because he was not respected here.

It's very simple. After returning to the Knicks this season, his shooting rights have been greatly reduced. For example, he only took 9 shots in the last game, while Anthony had 11 shots in the first quarter.

With such treatment, how can he obey Anthony?

Li Ba crossed his arms in front of his chest, looking like a melon-eating person, and the teammates behind him looked the same.

"Mr. Mills, it's bad..."

"What?"

Steve Mills, the new general manager of the Knicks, received the report and hurried over from the locker room.

"Hey, don't quarrel, you are teammates, not opponents, you must respect each other..." Before he arrived, he shouted at Anthony and Chandler.

After arriving, he signaled the security personnel to separate the two, and then said to Chandler: "Tyson, Anthony is the core of the team and the leader of the locker room. You should respect him."

This time the visiting team came out. Li Ba patted Chandler on the shoulder and said: "Tyson, no one can bully us in the NBA. As long as you don't want to, no one has the right to force you to recognize the boss. As for the locker room leader, Mr. James Dolan is not qualified to designate the locker room leader of the Knicks."

Mills' face twitched wildly, but he couldn't refute it. The NBA is like this. The team can establish the core on the field and the tactical core, but it can't designate the locker room leader. That is the world of the players, a place where teammates must be convinced.