NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 161 The new season has evolved again

In mid-September, Meng Jin's two twin sons were born, one weighing 9 kilograms and the other 8 and a half kilograms. These are considered big twins, and even the doctors who attended the birth were surprised, saying that these two guys will definitely be able to play center in the future.

Meng Jin obtained a new identity in such a confused manner. He was obviously not ready to be a father. He couldn't even hold a child. His helpless look made Madonna on the bed laugh.

Madonna laughed first and then cried. Only a mother knows the pain of pregnancy for ten months. She hugged her two children and choked up and said, "Oh, my little baby, my little Bruce and little Philip."

The two children are named Bruce Meng and Philip Meng, which were names Madonna had thought of before.

A month later, Meng Jin held a party. He invited Reggie Miller, Pippen, Gilmore, Bulls teammates, and some NCAA teammates and coaches. He wanted to share this joy with his friends.

Jack McCollum, a columnist for Sports Illustrated, received the tip-off and asked Meng Jin if he could attend the party. Meng Jin directly refused. In Meng Jin's eyes, Jack McCollum was a traitor. Last year, Michael Jordan invited him to his party. At the party, Jack McCollum saw Jordan's son, but he reported it the next day.

Meng Jin did not invite any media reporters to the party, not even Lao Zhang. People in this line of work have an occupational disease and can't help but want to reveal some exclusive news, which is sometimes beyond their control.

"Two adorable babies." Jordan smiled as he picked up the two babies and rocked them. Although his eldest son had been born for almost a year, Jordan's technique in holding a child was not much more skilled than Meng Jin's. This showed that he was not a competent father and probably seldom held children at home.

After putting the child down, Jordan immediately changed his expression and said to Meng Jin: "I want to have another boy next year, no, a pair of twins."

Meng Jin was speechless after hearing this. Does Jordan even want to compete with this?

In November, the Bulls opened training camp for the new season.

Meng Jin saw several new faces, including rookie guard BJ Armstrong from the University of Iowa, forward Jeff Saunders, and veteran Ed Neely who was traded from the Phoenix Suns.

Meng Jin walked up to the three of them and looked them up and down without saying a word, acting like a big boss.

BJ Armstrong spoke tremblingly: "Hi, Meng, nice to meet you, I'm your fan."

Meng Jin nodded and said, "Nice to meet you, but what I need in this team is not fans, but teammates I can trust."

This sentence made BJ Armstrong feel like Alexander, but he soon discovered that Meng Jin was too gentle compared to Jordan.

In a later team competition, BJ Armstrong was scolded badly by Jordan. Meng Jin felt that he was a little out of his mind and passed the ball out of bounds twice in a row.

After the first training game, head coach Collins started to make things happen. Collins asked Meng Jin to lead a weak team composed of rookies and veterans, and asked Jordan to lead a team composed of main players.

This made Jordan very unhappy. In the past, he always led the weaker team. Collins' move seemed to tell everyone that the leader of this season is Meng Jin, not Jordan.

Collins didn't mean that. He just wanted to make the game more intense and let the players get back into the game as soon as possible.

But it was obvious that he went too far this time. Jordan started with full firepower, not only using his hands but also using his mouth to do the same.

At first, Meng Jin was smiling, but after being hit by an elbow from Jordan, Meng Jin quickly entered a fighting state.

Many years later, BJ Armstrong recalled the training match that day with an incredible look on his face. He said: I have never seen such an intense training match. The two MJs took turns flying in the sky and responded to each other with dunks. However, they were not satisfied with the score competition soon. The two sides started to spray each other, and finally it even turned into body language. I was still a rookie at the time. How could I have seen such a scene? The gunpowder smell almost choked me. I hid beside and trembled the whole time until Coach Collins stopped the training match.

Collins' goal is to let the two people engage in healthy competition, so as to boost the atmosphere of the entire team. The idea is good, but he cannot control the degree well, and he cannot adjust the relationship between the players well. This has always been his weakness. Compared with adjusting the relationship between the players, Coach Collins is better at building good relations with the media.

After the training, he made a high-profile speech in front of the media: "The Bulls have only one goal this season, and that is to defend the title. If we don't win the championship, then this season will undoubtedly be a failure."

Meng Jin also said something similar when he was interviewed, but his way of expression was much more humorous.

"You asked me about my outlook for the new season? I'm a person without any ambitions. I just want to maintain the results of last season."

The reporters all laughed after hearing this. What a lack of ambition. What a person who just wants to maintain last season's performance. It was the first time they saw someone talk about winning the championship so modestly. "This is David Robinson's first season in the NBA. How do you think he will perform?"

Meng Jin pretended to be confused: "He just entered the NBA this year?"

Meng Jin's tone was so exaggerated that it made the reporters around him laugh. Meng Jin and David Robinson were selected in the same year. This is Meng Jin's third year in the NBA.

Meng Jin thought for a moment and said, "I wish him good luck."

Meng Jin didn’t know what else to say. I’m the FMVP, and you’re still a rookie!

The Chicago Bulls have won all eight of their preseason games. The team is full of confidence and everyone is eager for the new season to begin.

The Bulls' opening opponent is the Cleveland Cavaliers, a strong team in the Eastern Conference.

When Meng Jin appeared on the court, everyone was shocked. He had a very short haircut so that your scalp could be seen.

During the pre-match interview, Lao Zhang asked tentatively: "Xiao Meng, is there something wrong with your hair?"

Lao Zhang almost asked you directly if you were bald.

Meng Jin explained, "I cut my hair this way because of a little boy who likes to watch me play basketball. His name is Charlie. He has a bald head due to treatment in the past year. I did this to tell him that I am with him. He is here today too."

After saying that, Meng Jin walked to the stands and lifted up little Charlie. Little Charlie began to giggle. Some sentimental female fans were moved to tears by this scene. They felt that Meng Jin was a warm person.

Soon, the Cleveland Cavaliers players also cried, but they were not crying because they were moved, but because they were beaten by Meng Jin.

Meng Jin came up with a turnaround dunk. Larry Nance, who was responsible for defending him, looked at Meng Jin with surprise. Meng Jin almost turned out of the paint area. He didn't know how he dunked the ball. He had to go back and study the video of this ball carefully.

Meng Jin then stole the ball and slammed it with one hand from the free throw line.

He started with two dunks and showed great energy in the opening game. He wanted to give little Charlie a performance he would never forget.

In the next two minutes, Meng Jin made two mid-range shots. In the first quarter of the first game of the new season, he showed his perfect ability to combine breakthroughs and shots.

Before the second mid-range shot, Meng Jin directly shook off Larry Nance.

In this attack, Meng Jin first held the ball with his right hand, then made a drastic CROSSOVER change of direction and switched the ball to his left hand!
Larry Nance took a step back and followed, and Meng Jin immediately pulled back with a drag step!

Larry Nance was shaken so hard that he fell to the ground.

After Meng Jin pulled back, he directly passed the ball and shot without hesitation.

"Shh!"

The next second, the crispest sound in the world reached the ears of the fans at the scene, and then the fans burst into carnival cheers.

"Larry, why did you fall down? This is not a bed!" After the ball went in, Meng Jin did not forget to talk some trash.

After watching this ball, the entire Cavaliers team shook their heads and sighed, "Oh no, this guy has evolved again!"

(End of this chapter)