145. Key people
Although LeBron James quickly left the basketball court and entered the locker room, he could not escape the first grade of junior high school, because after the semi-finals of the Olympics, the head coach of the American men's basketball team, "Old K" Shashevsky, still took LeBron James and Kobe Bryant to attend the post-match press conference.
This was designated by the organizing committee to better promote the influence of basketball around the world. So sending James and Kobe would obviously be much better than sending Deron Williams and others.
Because even in the basketball desert UK, Kobe's influence cannot be underestimated!
Even though Shashevsky didn't really want to follow the decision of the organizing committee, it was just a press conference, so the coach of the US team didn't care too much about anything.
Every post-match press conference of the US men's basketball team is very attractive to media reporters, not to mention this time. They eliminated the Argentine men's basketball team at 102:88 in the semi-finals and entered the final stage of the Olympics again. Of course, the reporters have many questions and want to ask the team's head coach Shasevsky and the team's superstars.
When the press conference began, although the reporters initially asked the team's head coach, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and others about their thoughts and opinions on defeating Argentina tonight.
Shortly after LeBron James and Kobe Bryant told their thoughts, the atmosphere of the entire press conference began to change.
Soon, the topic began to shift from the Olympic semi-finals between the US and Argentina to the Olympic finals between the US and the Chinese team that will be played in the future!
As the biggest dark horse in this Olympics, there is no doubt that Wu Dawei and his Chinese men's basketball team will be the hottest topics in the basketball world at this stage. Any topic about basketball will always be inseparable from them.
So soon, a reporter asked Shashevsky, the head coach of the American men's basketball team, who was sitting on the stage: "Mr. Coach. What do you think about the opponent the American men's basketball team will face in the Olympic final?"
Shashevsky had obviously expected that there would definitely be a reporter asking him about this question about the Chinese team and Wu Dawei, so when he heard this question, he was still prepared.
"The opponents are very strong, and we cannot judge them now because of their past performance. I also watched the previous game of the Chinese team. They are a very outstanding team and they have a tenacious spirit, which is particularly important for winning. They also have an excellent coach and a player with very strong personal abilities. Although we are all saying that basketball is a team sport, sometimes there are examples of a person deciding on a game. So we cannot take it lightly! For the upcoming Olympic final, we must do our best to have a chance to win the gold medal!"
"Then what do you think the result of this game will be? How much will the Chinese team win?"
A reporter immediately started asking questions, and Shashevsky laughed. It can be seen that the US team easily defeated the Argentine men's basketball team, which made the old coach feel very good.
So when faced with the reporter's "unreasonable" questioning request, the old coach was not angry, but said to him with interest: "I have never been a prophet. So you asked the wrong person. But what I can tell you is that no matter what, the American team will fight for the final victory! This is our only goal here! For this goal, the entire American men's basketball team will do its best for it!"
"That coach, we all know that Wu Dawei's performance in this Olympics is very outstanding. I would like to ask you, what methods will you use to limit Wu Dawei's performance at that time?"
As soon as the reporter said this question, Shashevsky, who was sitting on the stage, was not as good as that. LeBron James, who was sitting next to him, immediately became unnatural...
Obviously, whenever he talks about Wu Dawei, LeBron James always feels very uncomfortable. Especially in this Olympics, Wu Dawei performed so well that he had 50+ performances in two consecutive games in the knockout stages. LeBron James was always uncomfortable to hear his name at this time.
Because when people mention Wu Dawei's name, they will mention LeBron James, who has been entangled with Wu Dawei. When Wu Dawei performs so well, if he compares himself with Wu Dawei at this time, then LeBron James will definitely be extremely embarrassed.
Because James' data at this Olympic Games cannot be compared with Wu Dawei, it is not that LeBron James' performance is not good, but the overall strength of the US team is too strong, so there is no need for LeBron at all. James is doing his best to be both a father and a mother like Wu Dawei in the Chinese team.
So naturally, LeBron James is definitely not comparable to Wu Dawei in terms of data. Moreover, since the US team passed the knockout stage with relatively easy time, LeBron James' data is even more impossible to compare with Wu Dawei.
LeBron James was once very tired of the responsibility of being both a father and a mother, so he came to Miami to form a team with his gay friend Wade and Bosh; but now, LeBron James is somewhat hopeful and envious of Wu Dawei's situation. James believes that if he and Wu Dawei change positions, he can also play such excellent data!
"Wow~ You've stumped me in this question!"
Upon hearing this, Shashevsky, the head coach of the American men's basketball team, scratched his head and said with a smile: "Wu Dawei is a very outstanding player. We know very well, but I only know that no matter how outstanding he is, we will do our best to defeat him! No matter what price we have to pay, we will do our best!"
Shashevsky did not say what method to use to restrict Wu Dawei, and to be honest, this university coach really couldn't think of too many good methods for a while now.
However, even his team could not defend Wu Dawei, but Shashevsky still believed that if the US team and the Chinese team met in the final, then the winner would definitely be his team!
Because the overall strength of the US men's basketball team is much better than the Chinese men's basketball team, Shashevsky also watched the Olympic semi-finals between the Spanish men's basketball team and the Chinese men's basketball team.
So he also clearly saw that the performance of other players in the Chinese men's basketball team except Wu Dawei is really not worth mentioning. He did not say it, but he felt in his heart that the performance of other Chinese players may not even be as good as that of his students at Duke University...
So Shashevsky was quite surprised that this Chinese men's basketball team was able to enter the Olympic finals. He did not expect that a team with such low tactical qualities could defeat the Spanish favorites to win the championship.
However, this also shows from the side how outstanding Wu Dawei is now. Thinking of this, although Shashevsky is very confident that the team will win the future Olympic finals, he has to make some preparations.
Wu Dawei is indeed not an ordinary person, nor is he an opponent who can easily kill. Moreover, Shashevsky has also heard of Wu Dawei's performance in the past NBA season. The five-double data that shocked the world also enlightened Shashevsky!
After answering the questions raised by the reporter, Shashevsky quickly fell into deep thought, and the reporters did not disturb the head coach of the US men's basketball team at this time; because everyone immediately turned their attention to LeBron James sitting next to Shashevsky.
After all, Wu Dawei and LeBron James are old enemies, so everyone still wants to listen to how LeBron James evaluates Wu Dawei now. Everyone wants to know. What James thinks about Wu Dawei now?
James ran away without answering this question on the basketball court before, but now the press conference is not over yet, so naturally everyone just wants to catch him and ask carefully.
Kobe Bryant, who was left aside, didn't care about this at all, because he also understood the relationship between Wu Dawei and LeBron James very well. So he knew very well that James would definitely feel a headache in this matter, but he had no intention of rescuing James.
"He is a very outstanding player, we all know this!" When the reporter formally asked LeBron James again, although LeBron James was helpless, he still couldn't help answering this question. So James, who was sitting on the stage, said: "He has performed extraordinaryly in this Olympics! I don't know how to describe my feelings for him now, but I understand very well that in the upcoming Olympic finals, we will encounter a very strong opponent. Wu Dawei made Espanyol and the French feel a headache. I believe that he will cause us a lot of trouble at that time, and we must be prepared to deal with difficulties!"
"LeBron, you were at a disadvantage in the NBA and Wu Dawei's duel. So do you think you will still be at a disadvantage this time?"
Sure enough, this question made Kobe Bryant on the side laugh. Obviously, the reporters would not miss the opportunity to ask James so easily. As soon as this question was answered, James's already unnatural expression immediately became even more unsightly.
James thought about this and said, "I don't agree with you. Because I think Wu and I still win each other. He is indeed very outstanding, but I am not a person with no power. Although he won the NBA championship in the past season, I think this time, he will not be the one who wins!"
Faced with such almost provocative questions, James certainly felt very unhappy in his heart. So his answer would naturally not be as modest as before, but he said nothing wrong.
Even though Wu Dawei performed like a rampant performance in two consecutive games, the US team will obviously become the more optimistic side for this upcoming Olympic finals!
Because their overall strength will undoubtedly be the best in this Olympics, no matter who meets them, they will definitely be at a disadvantage. Moreover, the Chinese men's basketball team itself is not a team with very outstanding strength. If Wu Dawei had not performed well, they would have been no longer on this stage. Therefore, it is understandable that everyone is more optimistic about the US team.
However, for this upcoming Olympic final, people will not be optimistic about the US team like the previous matches of the US men's basketball team. Because when the Chinese men's basketball team met the French and Spanish teams in the knockout round, people also saw this, but the final result was beyond everyone's expectations.
So everyone will also be worried and afraid that this time, Wu Dawei will perform another performance that makes people feel terrifying!
In general, Wu Dawei is still the most critical figure for the upcoming Olympic final. Now, this key figure is St. Mary's Hospital in London for examination.
Moreover, the results of the inspection were also very unoptimistic, at least for the Chinese men's basketball team and Wu Dawei, they were very unoptimistic. Tonight they won the entry paper for the Olympic finals, but now they are facing a brand new problem!
This problem is very likely to cause the Chinese men's basketball team to stop their ever-gorgeous steps!
No matter which aspect, basically the doctors who have observed Wu Dawei's injuries think that Wu Dawei must undergo surgery. Wu Dawei had just dragged it without surgery, but now the situation has become worse, and this seems to become a situation that cannot be reversed.
There is no doubt that what came out of the hospital was not good news. At least after the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team, Bob Deng Huade, came to the hospital, faced with such a situation, his brows immediately locked up.
Not only him, the entire management of the Chinese men's basketball team is shrouded in a dark cloud! (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!