Chapter 1433 1433. The Past (2/5)

Chapter 1433 1433. The Past (25)

Holding a cup of cold drink, Li Du followed the giant O'Neal into the second floor.

"This is my showroom. If you like sports, the things you see below may make you feel wonderful." O'Neal pushed open a door and said.

Inside is a large room with an area of ​​more than 50 square meters. There are framed jerseys hanging on the surrounding walls, including basketball players, rugby players, and other types of jerseys.

Among them, the one hanging at the front is the yellow No. 34 of the Lakers. It was the jersey that O'Neal used when he played for the Lakers. The next few jerseys all have O'Neal's name on them.

As a top ten superstar in the history of the NBA, O'Neal has rich team experience that is rare for other superstars, that is to say, he has experienced many teams in his career.

The jerseys framed on one wall are all his own, and the jerseys on the other three walls belong to other sports stars, with athletes’ signatures on them, from Tiger Woods to Federer, Li Du also saw the signature sports of Chinese player Yao Ming and gymnastics prince Li Ning Clothes.

Seeing that Li Du noticed Yao Ming, O'Neill grinned: "Yao, haha, he is my buddy, you must be familiar with him, right? He is one of the most admired guys, he is a guy with great wisdom, he Changed my view of you Chinese Americans."

The story between O'Neal and Yao Ming is not clear. When the latter first landed in the NBA, O'Neal had a lot of opinions on him, because his appearance prevented O'Neal from becoming the starter of the Western Conference All-Star team.

For this reason, every time O'Neal competes, he will give Yao Ming some color. To be honest, Yao Ming is not O'Neal's opponent. Even if the latter enters the twilight of his career, he can fight him equally.

On the basketball court, O'Neal is a super center who can only meet once in fifty years!

Later, with the withering of the traditional center, as Yao Ming became stronger and stronger, O'Neal developed a sympathetic attitude towards Yao Ming. In addition, Yao Ming also won the admiration of O'Neill himself and even his whole family with his philosophy of life.

There are some trophies and medals on the table in the showroom, all of which O'Neal has won since childhood, including NBA championship trophies and Olympic gold medals.

In addition, there are many photos in the room, among the largest ones, there is a group photo of O'Neill and Kobe hugging and laughing together.

"You have read the reports at the time. The news said that Kobe and I were enemies. We wanted each other to die quickly, right? In fact, that was too exaggerated. We just complained to each other, but we are still friends, but not so close."

O'Neal looked at the photo and slowly laughed: "I hated him once, but I never regarded him as an enemy. Otherwise, would I put his photo here? Would you do that?"

Li Du coughed and said, "Maybe I will do this. For example, if I have an enemy, I will hang his picture on the wall and shoot him every day."

As he spoke, he laughed.

O'Neill also laughed. He patted Li Du on the shoulder and said, "Ha, you're as intelligent as Yao. Don't tell Kobe, I just did that. I smashed hundreds of photos of him!"

This is naturally a joke, O'Neill is different from Kobe, he likes to joke very much.

Smiling and laughing, he became serious again: "If I wanted to do that, I wouldn't post our group photo. If I put a photo of us together, of course I wouldn't do that."

Li Du nodded and said, "I understand, you still regard him as a friend."

O'Neill pursed his lips and said slowly: "We used to be as close as brothers, buddy, this is not a joke, our black brothers are not as simple as you think, we fight like brothers, unfortunately, we were all too young at that time to care It's so stupid for face instead of emotion."

He sat down on a sofa and said, "Would you mind listening to some stories? NBA stories, things that the media has never reported."

Li Du said: "I wish I could, but can we take a photo together? I have to tell my friends that Shaq O'Neal is telling me a story."

O'Neill laughed again: "You take a picture yourself, I did that kind of thing."

They left the showroom and went to the stadium, and the mansion had a small basketball arena called the Shaq Center.

O'Neill is very narcissistic, and many things in the house are named after his name or nickname.

In the gymnasium, they drank cold drinks and chatted for a while. O'Neal introduced the story between him and Kobe, and told some past events that Li Du had heard and unheard.

The outside world said that O'Neal and Kobe had a falling out due to their competition for the leadership of the Lakers. In fact, this was not the main reason. O'Neal was already thirty-two years old when he left the Lakers. For a center player, this is the age when the decline begins.

O'Neal was willing to make way for Kobe and help him to the top, but he asked for a big contract. The team owner Bass was unwilling to do this, so he subtly intensified the relationship between him and Kobe, and then asked the media to add fuel to the report.

In the end, what appeared in the eyes of the fans was that Kobe drove away O'Neal in order to get the upper hand.

Kobe is proud and paranoid, he doesn't like to say anything, he likes to hold back his energy and do it.

There was no explanation, and these things were just tacitly accepted at the time.

O'Neal said with regret: "Man, believe me, if both of us are as mature as we are now, then our combination will not fall apart, but will continue to dominate the league and win three or four more championships. We have this strength. !"

What can Li Du say? He affirmed: "That's for sure!"

Compared with Kobe and James, O'Neal prefers to play tricks and is easier to get in touch with. He learned that Godzilla had practiced basketball and had a duel with Godzilla on the court.

Even though O'Neill is over forty years old and has gained weight after retiring, he still crushes Godzilla with technology.

Yes, he didn't rely on his giant body, but he relied on the skills of breaking through with the ball and changing direction with the ball to turn Godzilla around.

Li Du gave the statue to O'Neill, and O'Neill invited him. Kobe's birthday will be less than a month away, and he invited Li Du to attend the birthday party.

"At that time you have to witness what this gift brings," O'Neill said with a smile, "I have to show it to Kobe, he will definitely like this gift, you can help me solve a big problem, I Recently, I have been thinking about what gift to give him."

Li Du smiled, stretched out his hand and said, "If I'm free, I will definitely go."

He's not pretending. He was very busy when he first came to Los Angeles, and he had a lot to deal with.

For example, he had to deal with matters related to Sunshine Jazz Manor, and the Bleeding Gang attacked the manor.