Chapter 107: The storm begins

Howard, who fell to the ground, covered his ankles in pain.

The fans all stood up and looked at Howard.

In the Magic's coaching seat, Stan Van Gundy suddenly stood up the moment Howard fell, and then quickly called the medical staff to the field.

The scene just now was played on the big screen above the center of the court. Howard threw himself into the air and twisted the scene of the basketball in his hand. Everyone could see through the big screen that when Howard landed, his ankle twisted a terrifying arc.

Even if you look scary.

The doctor examined it carefully, looked at the swollen ankles that looked like steamed buns, and couldn't help but shake his head and signaled to the stretcher to come on stage.

Zhang Kong looked at Howard like this, standing next to the stretcher, staring at the big screen in the sky, staring at the pictures on it, and then showed an almost invisible smile. Zhang Kong couldn't help but look up and look at the scenes.

The basketball actually turned around the basket twice after stuttering and finally fell into the basket. This seemed to be a certainty, and Howard seemed to hear the voice of God. Zhang Kong did not notice whether the basketball just now entered the basket. In fact, his attention was attracted by Howard at that time.

When he saw Howard lying on the ground, to be honest, Zhang Kong felt relieved... But now, he was more angry.

Howard was carried off the court, and the Speed ​​Loan Stadium was surprisingly quiet, without applause or booing, and even because of the sound of chewing potato chips, only breathing echoed throughout the Stadium.

Howard's performance today was simply terrible, but it was extremely fierce. His crazy performance completely inspired his teammates. The Magic did not perform badly when Howard was on the court. Although Howard himself deserved two points, his defense in the penalty area was rigged wildly on the offensive end, and he did not give up even a slight chance to compete for a ball that might not be able to get.

His life-threatening style of playing has earned a little chance for his team and also earned dignity for him.

In the car heading to the nearest hospital, Howard lay on the stretcher with a calm expression on his face, while his personal trainer Patrick Ewing sat next to him.

"Your game this year is over." After a strange silence, Ewing spoke: "Did you see the gap?"

"See." Howard spoke, his voice full of bitterness. He fought for everything, but finally came to such an ending.

Ewing took a deep breath.

"Dwight, I can teach you everything I can teach you, mid-range shots, blocks, low-post offenses, and even hooks. But I can't guarantee that you can fight him after learning all of this from me. Maybe after you learn everything from me, you still can't catch up with him. After I watched this game, I want to say that the gap between you is too big. In this game, you fought for your own life and your career. And he was just a little serious, and you couldn't shake him in the end." Ewing looked at Dwight Howard and said, "Even if that's the case, do you want to learn from me?"

"I want to learn!" Howard was extremely determined: "Even if I only have one chance, I want to learn."

"Okay, then you have to be ready. From now on, I will kick you to hell. In the quagmire of despair, it depends on your own whether you can climb up. First of all..." Patrick Ewing paused and said: "Quit out of the national team, you don't have such free time this summer."

The game against the Magic was declared over after Dwight Howard left the field with injury. Although it was not formal.

Howard's sudden departure disrupted the Magic's tactical deployment and even more disrupted the momentum of the Magic's generals. Their aura that soared because of Howard's life-threatening breath collapsed with Howard's fall. The Magic's game became a complete random game. No matter how Stan Van Gundy roared or how he arranged the tactics, the Magic players on the court always seemed to have lost their souls, and once they came on the court, they were at a loss. In this case, the Cavaliers played very easily.

Without Howard, Zhang Kong returned to his previous state again. He scored when it was time to score, defended when it was time to defend, and did not compete for the ball that was too hard to do.

In the end, the game ended with a huge difference of 84:128, 44 points.

However, after the game, the media's focus was no longer on this game.

Three news that followed after the game shocked the entire NBA.

The first news is the injury of Howard, the ankle sprain seems to be very serious, but it is not actually a serious injury. However, because his ankle has some other injuries, it is conservatively estimated that he will need to rest for a month after the surgery. This news is nothing, it just makes Magic fans feel a little relieved. Although I can't count this season, I still have a chance next season. At least I can catch up with the Olympics.

The second piece of news still comes from Howard, who was interviewed by the media in the hospital, directly stated that he would withdraw from this Olympics.

This incident caused shock to the media, and even the entire American basketball circle. In the United States, players do have the right to refuse and withdraw from the national team's call.

However, this session of the 2008 Olympics is a bit special. The US national men's basketball team is commonly known as the Dream Team internationally. This session is the seventh time the Dream Team has formed a military force, so it is called the "Dream Seven".

The members of this Dream Team include the most powerful NBA players in the league today. They include Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Cameron Anthony, Elton Brand, Dwyane Wade, Jason Kidd, Chris Paul and other series of NBA superstars. Among them, Dwight Howard is the first choice for the "Dream Eight Team" in the center position.

The reason why these big-name stars were able to give up the opportunity to rest in the summer and form a team to compete in the Olympics is not because they attach much importance to the honor of the national team, many of them have won gold medals in the national team long ago.

It is because of the inaction of American basketball in international competitions over the past few years that has seriously affected the dominant position of American basketball within the influence of world basketball.

Mengwu and Meng6, both teams were forced to select second-rate players to form teams because big-name stars repeatedly resisted the national team recruitment, which led to the US Basketball Association having to select second-rate players to form teams. These two second-rate teams were ultimately unable to bring back results that satisfies Americans who have always been accustomed to being proud of themselves.

Both Dream Teams suffered a crushing defeat at the World Championships held in Apolis, Indiana in 2002 and at the Athens Olympics held in 2006.

Two crushing defeats hurt the fragile nerves of American basketball, and this led to the birth of the Dream Seven team, which is beyond the specifications. In this Dream Team, even big names such as Kobe Bryant, cannot refuse the call from the national team again. And now, Howard actually said he would withdraw?

This incident will probably make the American Basketball Association feel a headache. But Howard does have a good reason. He is injured and needs cultivation.

The third news that really caused the earthquake was the third one.

This news was first revealed by the New York Daily News.

Trading rumors about Zhang Kong...
Chapter completed!