NBA's Super Troublemaker

Chapter 29, A Group of Amazing Teammates

Soon, the team's punishment came down: Li He would face a suspension, which meant his summer league season was over.

The NBA is, after all, a commercial league with a global audience. If a player gets into a verbal or physical altercation with a teammate during a game, even if there's a reason, the team has to take disciplinary action to maintain discipline and also to give the league an explanation.

Of course, Quintel Woods, who deliberately provoked the opponent, also faces a suspension.

The Trail Blazers completely tanked in the Summer League.

Li He's fierce demeanor at the time made Quintel Woods very scared. Fortunately, he had been with the team for a year and was familiar with the other players.

He will definitely seek revenge.

Otherwise, how could they survive in the team?

However, considering the strength of the two, Quintel Woods chickened out and dared not face Li He head-on.

But it's okay, he still has teammates.

As soon as the penalty was announced, Quintel Woods contacted his teammates to prepare a unique welcome ceremony for the rookie.

At the same time, curb his arrogance!

……

After the Summer League ends, rookie players can enjoy a relatively relaxed period.

Until the end of September, this period can be freely allocated.

Rookie stars like LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony often attend commercial events and shoot commercials while training.

Li He has not received any collaborations from GG yet, and even sponsors from China are still taking a wait-and-see approach.

During this period, Li He immersed himself in the training hall, training consistently every day to improve himself in preparation for the arrival of the regular season.

In addition to the league's necessary rookie adaptation courses, the Trail Blazers also hired a psychological counselor to help Li He "get back on track."

But Li He felt that he had no psychological problems at all.

Quintel Woods isn’t exactly infamous, but he’s not a good guy either. Isn’t beating up this kind of villain a righteous act?

Fortunately, after more than a month of training...

The system's progress has been steadily improving.

It has now reached 82%.

If I stick to the training, preseason games, and regular season games, I'll definitely be able to unlock my third template quickly.

And over this period of time...

Li He also has a very good relationship with Portland Trail Blazers head coach Maurice Cheeks. The two often dine together and talk about games and the league's landscape.

Maurice Cheeks admired the hardworking young man, and after spending time with him, he discovered that Li He was not at all as vicious and terrible as the rumors suggested.

Compared to the team's notorious players, Hansen Lee's emotions were remarkably stable.

That day, after Li He finished training, Maurice Cheeks came over specifically to remind him:

"Hansen, tomorrow is the team's assembly and reporting date. I hope you can get along well with your teammates."

Maurice Cheeks's words were quite clear: those people were not to be trifled with, and it was best to get along with them if possible.

Li He readily agreed: "No problem, boss."

He adheres to the principle of "I will not offend others unless they offend me; if they offend me, I will destroy their ancestral graves."

……

The date is May 29th.

Li He got up early and headed to the team's assembly point, only to run into Maurice Cheeks by the roadside.

With the new season coming, Maurice Cheeks even bought a new BMW 7 Series and drove it to the arena on the day the team assembled to welcome the new season.

"Boss, this car is really cool!" Li He exclaimed.

"Hansen, as long as you play well in the NBA, you can buy not only a BMW, but even a Ferrari."

"I will, Coach, don't worry!"

"Why don't you give this car a try?"

Li He had learned to drive during his university years and gladly accepted Maurice Cheeks' invitation.

Li He drove all the way to the training facility and had just gotten out of the car in the parking lot when he caught a glimpse of Quintel Woods.

The two were like enemies meeting, their eyes blazing with hatred, and they went inside without paying any attention to each other.

Quintel Woods turned a corner and greeted another player:

Hi, Ruben, good morning.

Ruben Paterson raised an eyelid: "Quintel, you're still alive?"

"I originally thought that after you got beaten up by the rookie, you would just go and kill yourself."

Quintel Woods didn't refute the joke because he knew he couldn't beat the man in front of him even if he fought.

"Ruben, you have to help me get revenge! How about I treat you to a strip club after it's done!"

"OK!" Ruben Patterson readily agreed. "Even if you hadn't said anything, I would have welcomed the rookie properly; it's a team tradition!"

NBA teams have a long tradition of pranking rookies; the more civilized ones will have the rookie treat them to a meal.

As for the more egregious cases, there are absolutely no limits; they can escalate to the level of bullying and oppression.

Quintel Woods leaned in and said:

"I just saw Hansen Lee drive up in a new BMW 7 Series. Maybe we can tamper with the car and give him a little something to show our appreciation."

"Well, I've already prepared the gift, but having an extra one wouldn't be bad either," Ruben Paterson sneered.

Here, Li He arrived at the locker room and successfully met the other members of the "Trail Blazers Prison Team".

Bonzi Wells, the team's current core player, averages 15.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game. In an era where the average is only 7.80 points per game, these numbers are quite respectable.

However, Bonzi Wells' off-field behavior is far more vulgar and wild than his on-field persona.

He was arrested during his university years for a failed attempt to storm the police station. He was also a frequent visitor to the police station for street fights and verbally abusing officers.

Damon Stoudemire, who just performed the "flour hat trick" a couple of days ago, was sitting in the corner and turned his head away when he saw Li He.

Although college coach Lute Olsen had told him to look after his juniors, Little Mouse knew that it was impossible for a rookie not to be pranked on his first day with the team; at most, he could only refrain from doing anything funny.

Eric Barkley seemed quite well-behaved among these people; at most, he got into fights and verbally abused others in nightclubs, which was insignificant compared to what the rest of the prison squad did.

Young Randolph was fiddling with his phone.

This guy is no saint either. He stole things when he was a kid, got into a fight with his teammates during training, cracked one of their eye sockets, and lied to his coach that his aunt had passed away so he could take leave. But then he went to a strip club.

The last one was Ruben Patterson, who had a famous nickname, "Kobe Terminator".

This guy is a complete violent maniac. He abused his wife, raped his nanny, and was imprisoned for a year. He's a typical piece of trash.

As for the team's leading scorer, Rasheed Wallace, who received technical fouls on the court, went to confront the referees after the game, criticized the media and fans, and was repeatedly charged with assault.

Sorry, he was late.

Looking at his teammates in the locker room, Li He couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed.

The local Trail Blazers fans' united boycott, with signs reading "Disband the team" posted on the streets, was indeed justified.

Because looking at the Trail Blazers as a whole, the longest consecutive season without any player on the team spending time in jail is:

17 days.