Chapter 1830 The Inevitable Storm

The Zen master walked outside and faced the night. The moon was particularly round tonight, but he had no intention of admiring it. He touched his pockets and found no cigarette case. Then he remembered that not smoking in the playoffs was a small habit of his because he He wanted to save his victory cigar until after he won the championship, but tonight, he suddenly wanted to get one.

"Pa~!"

The sound of a lighter lighting up.

The Zen master turned his head, and Cooper had arrived at his side without knowing it, and he had just lit a cigarette.

"Give me one," said the Zen Master.

"Farewell, I can't break your tradition. What's yours, I'll keep it until the day I win the championship and then give it to you." Cooper refused, but he still took out a well-packaged cigarette box from his pocket and waved it at the Zen Master. He shook it, then put it back in his pocket.

This is the championship gift he bought for Zen Master in advance - Cohiba. Cuban products, the highest-end cigars produced in Pinar del Rio. There are only 8 cigars in such a large box, but the price is US$10,000. It can be regarded as the Hermès of cigars.

"Okay, buddy, it's up to you." The Zen master shrugged and turned his head with a smile. After Cooper said this, his craving for cigarettes had subsided a little, and his chest was no longer upset.

"Basketball is round, isn't it? We can always encounter surprises on the next flip. Ji Feng's illness is not a trivial matter. He is very important to us." The Zen Master looked at the empty space in front of him, as if talking to himself. talking.

Ji Feng's sudden illness undoubtedly made Zen Master a little flustered. This disrupted all his plans before coming here. Without the core of the Lakers, how will they play? Should Ji Feng take a rest? What impact will the rest have on the team? , will it give the Heat an opportunity...

Suddenly, so many questions popped up in his mind. Even the Zen master couldn't straighten out his thoughts quickly. He even felt old for the first time.

Jackson rarely panics in his career, except before that game, which was against the Utah Jazz in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. The tenacious Jazz chased the total score to 2-2, and the Bulls' prospects for defending the title are not optimistic. At this time, extremely bad news came. Michael Jordan suffered from severe gastroenteritis. Such a physical condition made it almost impossible to participate in the crucial Game 5.

At that time, Jackson even wanted to resign at that time, because no one knew the consequences of Jordan's absence, but in the end they won, relying on the incredible Jordan.

But this time, the situation was even more critical, because Ji Feng was diagnosed with a very serious cold. After arriving at the hospital, his fever reached about 40 degrees, and his consciousness was in a daze. It was impossible for him to fight while sick. The doctor's advice was: He was hospitalized for observation to see the effect of the infusion before making a decision, but Master Zen had already excluded Ji Feng from the squad. He could not let Ji Feng take risks and force himself to play.

But the impact of losing Ji Feng was really too great.

Although they have a 2-0 advantage, the next three games are all away games. Ji Feng is confident that he will quickly solve the Heat, but if Ji Feng is not there, it is really hard to say whether the outcome will be better. The most important thing is that the Lakers The easy win was all because of James' slump, but if James suddenly shows off his power and Ji Feng happens to be absent, it's hard to say whether the Lakers can withstand the offensive of the Heat's Big Three.

If they lose the next game, the entire situation will change. If it takes a week for Ji Feng to recover, it will definitely be a disastrous consequence for the Lakers.

Just like what Zen Master said at the end of the second game, a team like the Heat must be beaten to death with one stick. If you give him a chance to come back to his senses, it will be difficult to handle.

"Of course, Ji Feng is our ACE. With him, we will feel extra relieved. He is a legend. Although he is only 22 years old, he is still a legend. I have never seen a more talented and harder-working player than him. , He seems to be born for basketball. If other people are strong on earth, then Ji Feng must be from an alien planet." Cooper said.

"So, believe him, he will wake up soon, it's just a cold, and we still have a 2-0 advantage!" Cooper said: "Now, you should go back to the hotel, comfort the players, and do your best. It’s a coaching job, isn’t it?”

Zen Master breathed out heavily: "You are right, man, without Ji Feng, we are still the Lakers. We still have Kobe, Bynum, and Gasol. We will not fail easily. Let's fight here." Here you go!”

Zen Master understood that Cooper was right. Since Ji Feng's absence is almost inevitable, what he has to do is to do other things well and not let the Heat win easily!

More importantly, he needs to maintain the team's morale. If nothing goes wrong, the news of Ji Feng's illness will spread throughout the world in a few hours, and the storm will never be small.

Zen Master's prediction was good. There were 24-hour reporters outside the Lakers Hotel. Although Ji Feng rushed to the hospital in the early morning, he was still photographed by reporters. So only an hour later, the whole of North America learned about this. The news didn't explode just because of the time, but when dawn came, it would definitely be an explosive trend.

On the mainland, because it is daytime, the impact is even greater!

Lin Zhong was eating in his dormitory while watching the news about tomorrow's game. After seeing the news, a mouthful of rice squirted onto the monitor. Because he didn't know what was wrong with Ji Feng, the domestic news had headlines like this: "Surprise!!! At 1 a.m. on the 7th, US time, Ji Feng was taken to the hospital by an ambulance!"

Paired with the pictures of the hospital, it will definitely scare Ji Feng fans half to death.

Lin Zhong was obviously not the only one who saw such news. Soon, domestic forums and Weibo exploded. Millions of fans flooded into Ji Feng's Weibo, asking what happened.

Even JY Entertainment knew about it. People who knew Ji Feng called and sent text messages to Ji Feng. Ji Ran and Xia Yanran also contacted James to ask what happened.

Poor James, an old man who is almost 50 years old. He was woken up by a phone call in the middle of the night. He was scared to death when he learned that Ji Feng was hospitalized with a cold and high fever. Now he is still being bombarded with countless phone calls. He doesn't dare to shut him down. He just asks for help. The plane takes off quickly and he can fly to Miami sooner.

When James rushed to Miami desperately, the Lakers players also learned the news. Kobe immediately expressed that he was going to the hospital to visit Ji Feng, and others also expressed the same wish.

However, he was stopped by the Zen Master: "It's already late at night. We'll go back tomorrow morning. Now you need to rest! We still have a game to play tomorrow night!"

Kobe then returned to the room, but he didn't expect to sleep well tonight.

The Lakers also knew they couldn't hide it anymore, so they simply took advantage of the darkness to issue an announcement, saying that Ji Feng was admitted to the hospital for treatment late at night because of a cold, and that there was nothing serious at the moment, so that fans could rest assured.

This announcement is still effective, at least those rumors that have been making random speculations are self-defeating.

Lakers fans also let go of some of their worries. If it's a cold, it shouldn't be too serious...