NBA: Goat is actually me

Chapter 72: Slap Bill Laimbeer and knock him out in less than a minute

"Never-gonna-make-you-cry."

"never-gonna-say-goodbye."

"Never-gonna-tell-a-lie-and-hurt-you."

Meng Jin, with a slicked-back hair and wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, strode into the stadium carrying a tape recorder.

The speaker was playing Rick Astley's new song: "Never Gonna Give You Up."

Meng Jin hummed as he listened. He was in a good mood today because the league did not punish him for yesterday's conflict. This surprised Meng Jin greatly. Meng Jin thought it was due to the times, but he did not know that a mysterious force from New York was secretly helping him.
Meng Jin has been addicted to this song recently. Although it is said to be a new song, in fact, in Meng Jin's eyes, this song is an old song from more than 30 years ago.

Not only music, in Meng Jin's eyes, everything in this era is old stuff, including the braised eggs coming towards him.

Jordan looked at him and said, "What the hell is this?"

Meng Jin also glanced at Jordan: "What the hell is your style?"

Yesterday was another day that Danzi was fucked. His nose was hit hard again. Not only did he put on the mask again, but he also wrapped his nose with gauze.

"The doctor said it won't affect my shooting. If I find it interferes with my game, I will definitely remove it immediately!"

After Jordan finished speaking, he lifted his mask and touched the gauze inside.

“Come on, Michael. If you really can’t hold on, don’t force yourself. Just give me to you. I will lead you to victory.”

"Fuck!" Jordan raised his middle finger and turned away.

Meng Jin smiled and continued walking forward carrying the tape recorder.

At the corner, a group of reporters stopped Meng Jin. They came here specifically to stop Meng Jin.

"Meng, the look is great, can you spare a few minutes?"

"Meng, what do you think of Larry Bird?"

"Meng, did you communicate with Larry Bird after the game?"

"Meng! Do you still have the confidence to score 30+10 against the Pistons tonight?"

"Meng, what do you have to say about a Boston fan who had his wife wear your jersey to vent his anger?"

Meng Jin became one of the most talked-about players in the league overnight. These reporters swarmed around him like mosquitoes smelling blood, each trying to dig out some information from him.

"Sorry, Meng still needs to warm up, please make way, please make way!"

At the critical moment, assistant coach Bach came to the rescue and pulled Meng Jin out from the crowd.

As soon as Meng Jin arrived in the locker room, his teammates started teasing him.

"Wow, look who's here? It turns out our big star is back from an interview!"

"Haha, this guy must be getting cocky. Being surrounded by so many reporters, he must feel like a movie star, right?"

"Meng! Now the girls are lining up for you, go enjoy yourself!"

Hearing Oakley's words, Meng Jin was unhappy: "Before playing the Celtics, the girls who came to me were lining up!"

Oakley smiled and said, "I'm talking about those Hollywood chicks!"

Before the game, the Bulls locker room was full of joy, and this was the team atmosphere after the win.

The Pistons also won their last game, albeit a big win, but the atmosphere within the team was not joyful.

It all started when John Salley came into the locker room and said, "You should really go outside and see the Bulls' rookie with a slicked-back hair, gold-rimmed glasses, and a broken speaker surrounded by a group of reporters."

"Damn, is this guy here to put on a show? Does he think he's Elvis or Alain Delon? And he even has a slicked-back hair?"

Rick Mahorn was the first to express his dissatisfaction.

Bill Laimbeer said as he tied his shoelaces: "Larry Bird is a wimp. He was bullied by this guy."

"Let him experience what the real NBA is later." Isaiah Thomas rubbed his hands together.

The Pistons players quickly discussed in the locker room and decided to give Meng Jin a lesson on the court later. Isaiah Thomas felt that if every rookie followed Meng Jin's example and used violence against veteran players, the league's rules would be disrupted.

Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn simply disliked him and wanted to get rid of him.

Rodman didn't say a word during the conversation. At that time, he was still an honest boy, not the hippie image that people knew later.

During the warm-up phase, Meng Jin glanced around the stadium and found that many fans were wearing the Bulls No. 1 jersey.

Yesterday, agent Falk called Meng Jin and told him that he is very popular now. Meng Jin didn't feel anything at that time, but when he walked into the stadium, he saw that there were indeed some differences.

More fans are wearing Bulls No. 1 jerseys!
Meng Jin looked around and found a strange No. 1 battle jersey. He walked closer to take a look and found that it was a DIY one he made himself.

Meng Jin thought it was interesting: "Brother, your jersey is quite unique."

The fan smiled bitterly and said, "The Bulls No. 1 jersey is out of stock. I went to several stores but couldn't find any. I had to do it myself."

After the entrance ceremony, Johnny Cole introduced the starting lineups of both teams.

"The starting five of the Detroit Pistons are Isaiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Adrian Dantley, Rick Mahorn and Bill Laimbeer."

"The starting five for the Bulls were John Paxson, Michael Jordan, Meng Jin, Charles Oakley and Dave Korsin. Gilmore had some ankle discomfort before the game, so Coach Collins moved Dave Korsin into the starting lineup. Meng Jin still started at small forward. In the last game, players usually need time to adapt to a new position, but Meng Jin didn't seem to have that process. He scored 30+10 in the first game, and his opponent was Larry Bird."

Jim Durham joked: "I've already bought some popcorn and I'm going to watch him perform tonight."

When the game started, Bill Laimbeer did something fierce right from the start.

Dave Korsin made a jump ball, and Jordan rushed to the penalty area to try to launch a blitzkrieg. Bill Laimbeer slapped Jordan in the face in the air.

"pia~"

Crisp and loud!

This scared the referee Bernie Foye. He thought the Pistons would play dirty, but he didn't expect them to start playing less than 5 seconds after the start of the game!
Bernie Foye blew his whistle and ran to Bill Laimbeer and Jordan.

Fortunately, Jordan had no intention of taking action.

"Michael, are you okay?" Meng Jin reached out and pulled Jordan up from the ground.

Jordan shook his head: "Ignore him, this is how he provokes us."

Meng Jin was shocked. He was really patient. Just now, Jordan's head was almost taken off by Bill Laimbeer.

Isaiah Thomas walked up to Bill Laimbeer and said, "You hit the wrong guy. Our target tonight is the rookie."

Ranbir shrugged: "Nothing wrong, I hit whoever I don't like."

"Shh!"

"Bang!"

0:1.

Jordan made one of two free throws. Bill Laimbeer's shot was very heavy, and Jordan now has stars in front of his eyes.

During the Pistons' offensive round, Isaiah Thomas stopped the ball at the top of the arc and observed his teammates' positions.

Bill Laimbeer made a hand gesture, Dantley saw it and ran to the baseline, Meng Jin quickly followed, not knowing that this was a trap designed by the Detroit Pistons.

"boom!"

Bill Laimbeer, who was setting a screen without the ball, suddenly raised his shoulder and exerted his hidden strength, causing Meng Jin to stagger.

This is one of the hundreds of dirty tricks that Lambiete is used to. Normally, the referee would not blow the whistle, but tonight's referee Bernie Foye had a keen eye and blew the whistle decisively!

Bill Laimbeer received two fouls in less than a minute after coming on.

Pistons coach Chuck Daly was cursing on the sidelines, and Laimbeer raised his hand to complain to the referee, only to receive a warning from referee Bernie Foye.

Bernie Foye told Laimbeer not to make trouble, and he would keep an eye on him tonight. This foul can be called or not in this era. The reason why he called it was very simple.
He wanted to remind the Pistons that his penalty standards were very strict tonight and they should stop messing around!

"Kid, don't be so complacent. I still have four chances to foul. Even if I get penalized tonight, I will kill you." Bill Laimbeer said to Meng Jin.

Meng Jin didn't respond because the Bulls sent a sideline ball.

Meng Jin pretended to go out to receive the ball, then quickly ran back into the inside.

Oakley and Meng Jin made eye contact and passed the ball in ahead of time.

Meng Jin gets the ball!

Take off!

gliding!

Bill Laimbeer raised his hands high and jumped to block!

The home fans stood up collectively, it was a conditioned reflex!
Just when everyone thought Meng was going to dunk, he actually missed the ball.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound echoed in the Chicago Stadium again.

Bernie Foye didn't hesitate at all and called a foul on Bill Laimbeer.

3 fouls in the first minute!
Bill Laimbeer went crazy instantly.

But what drives him crazy the most is not the number of fouls!
Bill Laimbeer rushed to the referee with his hair flying, and yelled at Bernie Foye: "I fouled? This guy just slapped me in the face, and you said I fouled."

Bernie Foye originally thought that Bill Laimbeer was talking nonsense and that this guy was up to some conspiracy, but when he turned around, he saw a bright red slap on his cheek.

At this time, Meng Jin rushed over: "Bill, you are so despicable! You actually hit my hand with your face?"

Referee Bernie Foye fell silent. He was not a fool and knew he had made a misjudgment.

However, Bernie Foye did not change the call. He wanted to maintain his authority as a referee on the court.

Bernie Foye pointed to the free throw line and signaled Meng Jin to hurry up.

Chuck Daly was forced to replace his main center one minute into the game.

Meng Jin gestured goodbye to Lanbir. He had intended to slap him in the face because the only way to deal with evil people is to fight violence with violence.

Meng Jin is not as patient as Jordan. He took revenge on the spot. He knew very well what Jordan was thinking. Jordan did not want to be fooled by the Pistons. He just wanted to focus on the game and play well. But will others let you play comfortably?
The Pistons are a team that survives by playing dirty and borderline tricks; this is their way to win.

If you keep giving in, your opponent will only become more aggressive.

The reason why Jordan was able to play in every game last season was not because his opponents played less, but because he was too durable.

The most correct way, and the only way, to deal with evil people is to fight violence with violence!

When Meng Jin was shooting free throws, the TV broadcast showed a replay of Meng Jin's layup.

After watching the slow-motion replay, the fans in front of the TV all laughed out loud. Meng Jin was slapped in the face by others, but the key point was that he even managed to get two free throws after that. He is truly a talent among talents.

There will be two more updates in the evening, maybe they will be combined into one, depending on the situation!
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(End of this chapter)