Chapter 872 I’ll Punish You if You Dare to Jump

Li Ba ignored the reporter and took out his cell phone to call Kupchak.

Kupchak also put a lot of thought into Artest's matter and came up with some bad ideas.

He found Jermaine and persuaded him to plead with Li Ba for Artest.

He didn't find Li Ba's friends like Kobe and Yao because he didn't want to damage the relationship between the Lakers and Li Ba.

Then I contacted reporters to test Li Ba's attitude, and now I'm waiting for the results.

At this time, the cell phone rang. When he looked at Tie Hammer's phone, a puzzled expression appeared on his face.

He was originally waiting for the reporter's call, but now Li Ba called himself. What did he want to say?

"Hey Hammer, how are you? Great to get your call."

"Mitch, tell me, don't think I'm a fool. You've done it once with Pat Riley and the others, don't do it a second time."

Kupchak suddenly became embarrassed and hesitated: "Hammer, this is real, Hammer, we..."

He couldn't go on because he wanted to keep Artest, didn't he just want to deal with Li Ba?

Li Ba said impatiently: "Now your people are in front of me. Let me tell you this, I don't care if you have Artest or not. If you want to keep him, you can. But don't let anyone say anything outside. Without my nod, no team would dare to accept his silly words. Would anyone believe it? Anyway, I wouldn’t believe it.”

"Hammer, what do you want?" Kupusk was overjoyed and asked quickly.

Li Ba said coldly: "He's just Artest. Is he worthy of my request? That's it. If you have something similar in the future, don't look for anyone else and call me yourself."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Kupchak was embarrassed again, but he was able to resolve the matter and keep Artest, which was considered satisfactory.

The Lakers don't have to keep this guy, but they really can't find anyone better than him.

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

Bucks: Bogut, Ruben Patterson, Charlie Bell, Michael Redd, Maurice Williams.

Li Ba: Li Ba, Marion, Tony Allen, Ginobili, Rondo.

Rondo's performance is not bad. Frank and the management have decided to train him to become the Suns' main point guard, so they have officially made him a starter and will use the regular season to hone him.

At the same time, Battier also removed his neck circumference and sat on the bench, but he has not yet officially returned. According to the doctor's orders, he still needs to wait for a week.

In the TNT live broadcast booth, after receiving the list, Barkley smiled: "The Bucks' starting lineup is very interesting. Except for Bogut, they are all small, two guards, two forwards and swingmen, and the second height is only 196 centimeters. , one big and four small, one inside and four outside, they don’t want to enter the paint area, they all play outside.”

"You can't get in even if you want to. It's better to fight for touch outside. Shoot stars everywhere, feel better, and throw yourself into the sun."

Kenshi Smith laughed.

Barkley smiled and said, "Okay, just kidding, the Bucks still arranged for a guy to attack the paint area. He is a guy who dares to compete with Kobe."

Kenny Smith said: "Ruben Patterson, No. 2 pick in the second round of 1998, swingman, 196 cm, 105 kg, former Lakers player, self-proclaimed Kobe Terminator, 90% of his offense occurs in In the paint, his career overall shooting percentage is over 50%.”

Starting the game, Li Ba led the team to the exit and met the Bucks.

"Hey, Hammer." Reed greeted him proactively.

"Michael, welcome to Phoenix." Li Ba smiled and extended his fist.

"Thank you!" Reed reached out and bumped his fist.

Li Ba looked at the opponent's lineup and asked with a smile: "How do you want to fight, do you want to kill us?"

Reed laughed when he heard this and said, "If it's possible, that's it."

"snort!"

Someone snorted dissatisfiedly.

Li Ba took a look and didn't recognize him, but judging from his height, he should be the Patterson on the list.

But he ignored them, they were just minor characters. In this league now, only these guys would find a sense of presence in front of him.

At the beginning of the game, Li Ba and Bogut jumped the ball and the two stood together.

"If you dare to jump, I'll punish you."

Before the referee tossed the ball, Li Ba spat a trash talk at Bogut.

These words made Bogut's heart tremble, and his mind suddenly recalled the experience of last season, and the blood caps made him scared.

At this time the ball was thrown up, Li Ba jumped up and pushed the ball away.

Bogut didn't move at all and didn't react at all.

"Hahaha..." Zhang Lili covered his face with laughter.

"What is this? Is the No. 1 pick sleepwalking?" Yu Jia complained after laughing.

Li Ba was not polite and rushed past Bogut after landing.

Reuben Patterson was quite active in the defense and rushed to Li Ba's side.

He wants to make a splash today, just like he did when he defended Kobe Bryant. If he can get a reputation as a hammer terminator, he will be a big success.

Li Ba easily carried Patterson to the basket.

Rondo had been playing in the Suns for a month and was more experienced in passing the ball to Li Ba. He had been paying attention to Li Ba's position and passed the ball in at this time.

He still doesn't have much experience. The ball was passed a little obviously, and the ball speed was a bit slow, and there was no straight ball.

As soon as he passed the ball, the rest of the Bucks returned to defend the basket and double-teamed Li Ba.

"Lie down!"

Seeing this scene, Yu Jia cursed directly.

Including Bogut, all five Bucks players rushed around Li Ba and began to surround him.

The obvious purpose of passing the ball and passing the ball too slowly gave them the time and opportunity to double-team.

Li Ba didn't expect that the Bucks would turn into super Pistons today. Even the Pistons didn't guard him like this.

Now his back is facing the basket, one meter away from the basket. Without hesitation, his body suddenly rises.

At this moment, except for Bogut, the other four people's little hands were underneath and grabbed his jersey.

But even so, it couldn't stop him from getting up.

"boom!"

The moment he hit the basket, the ball bounced off the basket and he missed.

"What the hell!"

After landing, Li Ba "saw" the ball fall, but he didn't dare to jump again. His pants were pulled by some bastard just now, and they were about to fall off. If he pulled them again, he would be at home today. Embarrassed in front of fans.

The referee did not blow the whistle. The four players quietly pulled their jerseys close to their bodies. Their eyes could not pass through, and Li Ba was not obviously fouled.

Bogut took the opportunity to grab the rebound and gave the ball to Michael Reid next to him.

But at this moment, Li Ba's big hand came over and slapped the ball on the floor, causing chaos in the scene.

The Suns players outside also rushed forward, and the two sides immediately got into a fight.

There were too many people and Li Ba couldn't get in, so he moved directly upwards, preparing to return to defense.

Sure enough, his preparation was right, and the ball was picked up by Reid.

Seeing this, Li Ba immediately turned around.