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Chapter 88 McGrady's Template

In his hotel room in Orlando, Lin Bei once again entered "wise man mode."

He leaned against the headboard and quickly figured out what had happened through his phone.

The real reason for the incident wasn't that his battle with Irving for Rookie of the Year really erupted, but rather that it stemmed from off-court gossip.

Didn't he have dinner with the Kardashian sisters tonight?

Kim Kardashian's suggestion was originally intended to generate traffic, and the fact that it would be photographed by paparazzi was entirely within Lin Bei's expectations.

In fact, Lin Bei doesn't mind appearing in those entertainment tabloids; it's a form of publicity in itself.

Even if it's not a headline from an authoritative media outlet, sometimes, these seemingly insignificant little moments of popularity can come together to create a huge stir.

For example, this time.

In this shortened season, the All-Star Weekend has absolutely nothing to do with Lamar Odom.

His career plummeted into an abyss after he left the Lakers.

In the past, even if he couldn't make it into the All-Star Game, he could still make it to the All-Star Weekend thanks to Kobe's fame.

However, no one on the Mavericks wanted to include him, and Odom himself was happy not to waste time during All-Star Weekend.

He happened to be in the off-season, so he went back to Los Angeles and went straight to a nightclub in Hollywood that was frequented by Lakers players.

It was in that store that he bumped into Fisher.

To be honest, the relationship between these former Lakers teammates wasn't exactly harmonious to begin with, especially between Odom and Fisher, two scumbags in their private lives.

Lamar Odom had a history of infidelity in his early career, and Khloé Kardashian was one of the women who came between him and Odom.

As for Fisher, there's no need to say more. He's a womanizer and has been secretly eyeing Odom's wife, Khloe, for the past two years.

However, Odom remained relentlessly defensive, never giving him even the slightest opportunity.

The nature of the relationship between these two is thus self-evident.

The moment Odom encountered Fisher, the words Fisher had taunted him at the beginning of the season immediately came to mind: "You're just a stray dog ​​who got kicked out of the team!"

Right now, Los Angeles is filled with rumors that Fisher might be traded by the Lakers.

He felt he had finally found an opportunity to retaliate fiercely.

"Isn't this Derrick? What's this? I heard you're about to be kicked out of the Lakers too? You still have the leisure to come here and kill time?"

In terms of cunning alone, Fisher is far more shrewd than Odom.

He immediately sneered and retorted, directly hitting Odom's sore spot: "Aren't you the same? Your wife is about to run off with someone else, and you still have the leisure to come all the way from out of town to Los Angeles to have fun."

Odom was immediately stunned. His wife was about to run off with someone else?

Since he left the Lakers, Khloe Kardashian's attitude towards him has indeed become increasingly cold, and she has almost completely ignored him.

Odom was extremely distressed by this and tried his best to save his marriage.

However, some things cannot be accomplished simply by trying.

Odom could sense that Kohler was drifting further and further away from him.

But he refused to believe that Khloé had run off with someone else; he and Khloé Kardashian were still married!

"What nonsense are you spouting? I'm warning you, don't spread rumors and cause trouble here!"

Odom's expression turned extremely serious. He pointed at Fisher and issued a solemn warning.

Little did he know, Fisher wasn't intimidated at all. He simply shrugged and casually remarked, "Haven't you seen Hollywood Entertainment Network? It seems your wife has hooked up with that somewhat unruly rookie in the Bay Area."

Hollywood Entertainment Network is just an online media outlet with limited influence, and it falls under the category of entertainment tabloids.

They were very clever; they knew that simply reporting on Lin Bei's private meeting with Kendall Jenner wouldn't generate much buzz anymore.

So they found another angle and took a photo that captured Lin Bei and Khloé Kardashian separately in the same frame.

Immediately following, a report was fabricated that was mostly speculative—"Orlando All-Star rendezvous: Best Lin suspected of having affairs with both sisters?"

Odom saw the report after Fisher reminded him.

Recalling the time in Los Angeles when Khloé Kardashian had indeed considered taking advantage of Lin Bei, he immediately became convinced of it.

He knew very well that this circle was inherently corrupt.

Speaking of the Lakers alone, Fisher had a thing for married women, Kobe treated cheating as a regular occurrence, and even last year, Shannon Brown, such an insignificant player, cheated on Pau Gasol.

As for Lin Bei's willingness to have affairs with both sisters, he believed it.

In an instant, Odom felt a surge of nameless anger rising from the bottom of his heart: We're not divorced yet!

He immediately logged into Twitter and started editing his tweet—

"@林北Best, did you sleep with my wife?"

The tweet also included a screenshot from Hollywood Entertainment Network, and he immediately clicked send.

Immediately afterwards, public opinion boiled over like a pot of oil.

In the hotel in Orlando, Lin Bei felt a mix of joy and worry.

The good news is that he gained another effective headline as a result.

This is a valid headline, the kind he mentioned before that, even if it doesn't materialize now, it will definitely materialize in the future.

The worry is that with Odom's outburst, he now has no way to explain himself, even though he clearly didn't touch Kohler.

"What happened, Brother Best?"

Kendall sensed something was off and snuggled into Lin Bei's arms. Then, she saw the tweet Odom had posted.

Immediately, her expression changed: "How could Lamar say such a thing? Nothing clearly happened between you and Third Sister. Do you really believe those sensationalist Hollywood media outlets?"

Lin Bei shrugged: "He's obviously drunk too much and his brain is completely out of control, which is why he believes this nonsense from Hollywood tabloids."

Lin Bei wasn't surprised at all that Odom did something stupid, since the guy was a complete drug addict and a drug addict.

In his past life memories, this guy had twice been on the verge of death due to smoking leaves or overdosing on Viagra.

The problem with these Hollywood tabloids isn't so great; the key issue is that major North American media outlets are already following up with reports on them.

Lin Bei casually swiped through the homepages of authoritative North American online media such as ESPN, BR, and Yahoo Sports, and soon saw that he was being pushed to the top of the headlines by this huge wave of popularity.

"Why is everyone reporting this completely fabricated story? How could they do this? This is clearly blatant slander—"

Kendall was furious, but after reading through the reports from these authoritative media outlets, Lin Bei gradually calmed down.

No matter how much he cares, he can't change the current situation where rumors are rampant.

The saying goes that spreading rumors takes only a few words, but debunking them requires a lot of legwork, and Lin Bei has experienced this firsthand.

Seeing Kendall's anger, Lin Bei couldn't resist gently rubbing Kendall's little A a couple of times before suggesting, "Shall we clarify this rumor?"

Kendall Jenner had already pulled out her phone and was frantically typing away: "Of course I have to dispel the rumors! I want to tell everyone that you belong to me alone!"

Debunking rumors is ultimately just going through the motions.

Lin Bei knew very well that denying the rumors wouldn't have any real effect. People outside would still question: "Even if you really did it, you'll just say you didn't, since we can't provide any evidence to prove you actually did it."

Similarly, Lin Bei could not provide any evidence to prove that he had not done it.

Lin Bei simply gave up completely, since it was just a bit of gossip anyway.

After posting the refutation tweet, he made an excuse that he was sleepy, lay back in bed, and his consciousness entered the system space.

Let's have a lucky draw!

Fortunately, he did manage to earn some valuable headlines. Lin Bei felt that although his reputation had been tarnished, it wasn't a major problem.

As long as he can get one valid headline, he won't lose out.

He planned to draw a lottery ticket, hoping to win an ability or talent that could help him completely defeat Irving tomorrow.

Option 1: Shaun Livingston's mid-range shot.

[Option 2, Talent: Fastest First Step.]

Option 3: Tracy McGrady's body template.

"Another mid-range shot. If you don't have the ability to handle the ball, you're out of the running."

He definitely wouldn't choose a mid-range shot without the corresponding ball-handling skills to support it.

Choosing this option is less desirable than getting another pack of ability-boosting modifiers.

"But this time, no ability-boosting modifier packs appeared?"

Lin Bei's gaze then fell on option two. This time, the talent item was no longer the "Innate Fitness Holy Body" or anything like that, but instead, a talent called "Fastest First Step" appeared.

"This thing also requires ball-handling skills to be effective."

If the system could grant him another skill related to movement control, he could probably call himself the next generation of Tracy McGrady or Grant Hill with this talent.

"Wait a minute, McGrady's body template???"

Option three, which failed to produce the keyword pack, actually produced a McGrady this time.

[Tracy McGrady's body template: The system will provide options one by one. The host can choose whether to overwrite their original body template, but remember, the combinations should not be too unbalanced. (After overwriting, the system will gradually adjust the host's body template to the overwritten state over a period of six months.)]

Lin Bei pondered for a while, then suddenly realized something: "Wait, doesn't McGrady's physical template already include the [Talent: Fastest First Step]?"

He felt that the system's actions were somewhat contradictory.

However, this is normal; a lottery is bound to produce either extremely lucky or extremely unlucky outcomes.

The system did not provide a clear explanation as to whether McGrady's physical template already fully includes the "fastest first step" talent, which means that Lin Bei might suffer a loss if he chooses option three.

After all, his physical attributes were not much different from McGrady's original state.

In terms of wingspan alone, McGrady's is 2.18 meters, while Lin Bei's is 2.20 meters, with Lin Bei being slightly better.

But Lin Bei vaguely remembered that McGrady seemed to have a pair of extremely impressively large hands.

"Forget it, let's just go all in and take a gamble. If it doesn't work out, we can just consider this option as getting a [Talent: Giant Hand], then it won't be a loss."

After selecting option three, Lin Bei immediately received a series of prompts.

[Barefoot height 199.4cm, is it covered?]

Lin Bei was genuinely surprised by this height data. McGrady was only 1.99 meters tall? Wasn't it always said that he was 2.06 meters tall with shoes on?

However, NBA height data has never been very accurate, so Lin Bei wasn't surprised. He shook his head and chose no.

His height with shoes on is 2.05 meters, which is just right and there is absolutely no need to change it.

[Wingspan 218.6cm, is it covered?]

Another reverse upgrade, Lin Bei, with a wingspan of 2.20 meters, chose no again.

Next, Lin Bei also chose no for the weight data, because the two people's weights were not much different, and choosing to cover it would only add variables and make things worse.

[24cm large hand, will it be covered?]

When it came to this point, Lin Bei no longer hesitated at all. His own hand was about 22 centimeters long, which was not short.

But compared to McGrady's hands, which were comparable to Jordan's, they ultimately paled in comparison.

After the coverage was applied, Lin Bei discovered that his arm span data on the system interface had increased by another 2 centimeters.

"That makes sense. If your hands get longer, your arm span will naturally increase as well, right?"

Logically speaking, since the hands were lengthened by a total of four centimeters, the arm span should also have increased by four centimeters.

However, the system probably reduced the length of Lin Bei's arms a little to make his overall body proportions more reasonable, so that his big hands wouldn't look too out of place.

So after the hand length increased, his arm span only increased by 2 centimeters, reaching 2.22 meters.

[Shoulder width and frame, is it covered?]

Lin Bei's own physique was also quite good, and he also chose no.

[Is the 30.1cm Achilles tendon covered?]

Lin Bei couldn't help but ask, "What's this?"

The system then provided an explanation, and he quickly learned that McGrady's Achilles tendon length ranked second in the entire recorded history of the NBA, second only to Giannis Antetokounmpo's 34.3cm Achilles tendon.

The advantage of having an extra-long Achilles tendon is that it can significantly enhance the owner's speed, explosiveness, and jumping ability.

McGrady's world-famous "fastest first step" is actually due to his exceptionally long Achilles tendon.

"cover!"

This naturally had to be covered, and Lin Bei didn't hesitate for a moment.

Although the system had already indicated that it would take a full six months to slowly adjust Lin Bei's body template.

But in that instant of coverage, Lin Bei still genuinely felt a subtle, gradual change.

Then, the system indicated that the combination of extremely low body fat and fast-twitch muscle fibers was a major source of McGrady's superb waist and abdominal control.

Slender calves are also a key factor affecting McGrady's speed, explosiveness, and jumping ability.

Lin Bei didn't hesitate to cover both of these points.

[Is the scoliosis covered?]

The last message that popped up left Lin Bei speechless.

"no!"

Fortunately, this option was available; otherwise, the back injury that plagued McGrady throughout his career would likely have started to plague Lin Bei as well.

"This improvement is truly significant!"

"It's amazing! It's amazing! This is really amazing!"

If you think about it carefully, Lin Bei has actually had quite a few lucky streaks in the lottery since he got this system.

In summary, this system, aside from its tendency to randomly generate talents and blue-collar abilities, is absolutely flawless in terms of drop rates and other aspects.

"If I had to point out anything regrettable about this boost—it doesn't seem to directly help us crush Kyrie Irving tomorrow, does it?"

When I woke up, it was already the day of the official opening of All-Star Weekend.

In the morning, under the arrangement of the alliance, Lin Bei carried out some community care service work, which was nothing more than a show.

While putting on a show, he also came across the follow-up report to yesterday's tabloid news where Odom angrily accused him of having an affair with Khloe.

At the same time, Nike's influence is quietly growing again.

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"With so many off-court scandals, Best Lin's future development may not be very promising in the long run."

"With two beautiful sisters on either side of him, can he really concentrate on playing basketball?"

"Kelly Irving is hardworking, but Best Lin only knows how to have fun!"

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Lin Bei simply quoted one of the reports that included a tweet and bluntly replied, "Bullshit!"

At noon, after having lunch, he appeared at the new Amway Center in Orlando to prepare for the All-Star Rising Stars Challenge that was about to begin in the evening.

The rules for the 2012 All-Star Rising Stars Challenge were as follows: Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley, two famous commentators from TNT, would serve as managers to select the members of their respective teams.

Even before the All-Star Weekend began, the two had already chosen their respective teams during a nationally televised broadcast.

Shaq's first pick was Blake Griffin, a player who is considered a bug in this year's Rising Stars Challenge. Why do we say he is a bug?

Because this guy was actually the number one pick in the 2009 NBA draft, but because he suffered an injury that sidelined him for the rest of his rookie season, he still managed to qualify for the 2012 Rookie Challenge. If that's not a bug, then what is it?

Barkley's first choice was to add Irving to his roster.

Then it was Shark's turn. His second choice was Lin Bei. It has to be admitted that this guy's eye for talent is more or less decent.

Barkley's second choice was DeMarcus Cousins, which can be seen as a matchup against Lin Bei.

Later, the Sharks successively selected John Wall, Ricky Rubio, Paul George, Markieff Morris, and others.

Meanwhile, Barkley's team successively recruited players such as Jeremy Lin, Gordon Hayward, Kawhi Leonard, and Landry Fields.

In short, this time, Lin Bei, Irving, and Jeremy Lin will all be opponents on opposite sides!

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