The next day.
The game between the Lakers-Bulls had yet to start, but the game had already started to be publicized on the Internet. The popularity of the game continued to rise, and more and more people paid attention to it.
One had to know.
Even if the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Suns and ended their losing streak, they would still be in 14th place in the Western Conference. The Bulls, on the other hand, weren't as good as they were in 13th place.
Logically speaking.
The showdown between these two mediocre teams was not enough to cause much commotion.
There was only one reason why it was so popular now, and that was because of Meng Chen.
Yes, it was.
Meng Chen's superb performance in the last game made countless fans, players, and even team coaches gradually notice this rookie who suddenly appeared in the league without any warning.
Four minutes, 20 points, four rebounded, one assist, two steals, one block, 90% field goal percentage, and a crazy kill.
For a rookie rookie to get such numbers was enough to shock everyone.
However, it was precisely because of this, because Meng Chen was a rookie, that many fans suspected that Meng Chen's data was just a coincidence.
Such a situation was not unheard of.
The rookie of 2013, Michael Caate Williams, would be crowned champion in his debut in Philadelphia and would defeat the Heat, which had the " Big Three ".
In that game, McCaway scored an incredible 22 points, 7 rebounding, 12 assists, and 9 steals. He miraculously achieved a " quasi-double-double " score.
but now
McCavey had long since disappeared, only holding a 2.7 million base salary contract with the Hornets.
His NBA debut also became his top point.
McCaway was just a clear example, and there were many such examples in the league. Therefore, the fans were also afraid that Meng Chen was such a player, so they wanted to see Meng Chen's next performance.
That was why the originally ordinary match between the Los Angeles and the Bulls became the focus of attention.
The Chinese player, Meng Chenneng, continued his fiery touch and efficient offense. Let's wait and see tonight.
Meng Chen was born out of nowhere. Could his appearance help the Los Angeles team get out of trouble and become a playoffs team again?!
If the Bulls were challenged, could they stop the bombardment of the Laker rookie, Meng Chen?!
There were many reports on the Internet about this match and Meng Chen. The netizens and fans also participated in the heated discussion and participated in the comments and interactions.
however
Just as everyone was discussing Meng Chen, a post on Twitter caught the attention of many fans. The content was as follows:
Rookie Meng Chen was completely playing randomly. He was just lucky to score. Compared to the talented Bauer, he was far from being able to match up. The Los Angeles Clippers were facing the Bulls in an away game. If Meng Chen continued to play randomly, the game would be very difficult. Of course, he might not even be able to play. After all, he was just a rookie sitting on the water dispenser. Bauer is going to be the player who defeats Curry. If some people let him sit on the bench, I think you might not be worthy of coaching.
The person who posted this was Laval Bauer, nicknamed "Ball Dad."
He was also Lonzo Bauer's father.
The intention of " Ball Dad " was obvious. He was bragging about Bauer, slandering Meng Chen, and mocking Coach Luke Warton. When he posted this, it attracted a lot of attention and heated discussion among the people.
however
These discussions didn't seem friendly.
"What are you talking about? Was Meng Chen messing around? Why don't you let Bauer mess around and try to score 20 points in four minutes?!”
"Yes, yes, yes. Everything that Ball Dad says is right. You can beat up Boss Qiao, your son can beat up Curry, and the entire NBA is controlled by your mouth.”
"My Meng Chen got shot for no reason. Ball Dad is also ruthless. He won't even let go of a rookie who just entered the league and only played one game. No one is convinced, but Ball Dad's mouth.”
"Your son's teammate is so awesome. It's fine if you don't praise him, but you're even mocking him like this.”
"Hehe, to put it bluntly, he's just jealous that my Chen Ge is too strong. Qiu's father can't stand to see anyone compare to his son. He's jealous of everyone he sees.”
" Yeah, the ball dad was worried sick for his three sons, but he didn't know that this would only put more pressure on Lonzo Bauer. After all, he was labeled as " Defeat Curry," but he couldn't play as well as he should. It was really embarrassing.”
"That's right. This will only make me feel that Bauer's level is very low.”
"Sigh, his dad can boast, flatter, and slander my Meng Chen. What can you do? It's not like you can shut him up.”
"I'm crying for Coach Warton!”
“......”
The netizens 'attacks were like rain, instantly drowning " Ball Dad " in comments, but " Ball Dad " was fearless. He withstood all the pressure and continued to praise Bauer and support his son.
however
Not only did the " ball dad "'s Weibo post fail to hack Meng Chen, but it also increased Meng Chen's fans. At the same time, it gradually solidified Meng Chen's increasing fans and helped Meng Chen resist the fishing wheel of the outside world.
"Ball Dad" indirectly helped Meng Chen gain a wave of popularity for free.
......
8 PM.
Meng Chen and the entire team arrived at the United Center, which was also the home stadium of the Bulls. The game between the Los Angeles and the Bulls would start in half an hour.
Regarding the news on the Internet and the comments about the " ball dad," the Laker players were also aware of it. However, they were already used to the brainless " praise " comments of the " ball dad " as usual.
He would not care about it, nor would he put his dissatisfaction on Bauer.
It was as if nothing had happened.
The players on both sides were warming up before the game, and the home fans were also entering the stadium one after another, sitting in their own seats, waiting for the game to start.
Before the match.
Meng Chen was also doing warm-up training. He would not be in the starting lineup for this game.
Wharton thought that although Meng Chen's performance was worthy of being a starter, he had only been on the team for a day and was still far from being able to adapt to the team. If he was forced to be a starter, it was very likely to affect the team's offensive rhythm.
In addition.
After all, Meng Chen was just a rookie who had just entered the Alliance. Even if he had performed well in the first game, he couldn't be removed from the starting lineup so quickly. Otherwise, the other starting lineups would definitely feel uncomfortable.
If the atmosphere in the team's locker room worsened because of a starting position, that was obviously not what Warton wanted to see.
Although the above was not necessarily the players 'true thoughts, Coach Warton still carefully considered the feelings of every player and tried to avoid bad things.
The current team couldn't afford to be injured.
Meng Chen also agreed with the coach's arrangement. When he was warming up normally, Wade, one of the Bulls players, walked toward him.
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