One Thousand and Seventy-Eight: The Strongest 3-Double in History

The next day, Link's diagnosis result was officially announced.

After examination, Link did suffer from a slight concussion. As a result, he will be forced into the league's concussion protection program.

Link will not be able to play until he passes a concussion test arranged by the league. You can't even participate in training.

However, this news did not cause any shock.

Because after a season, it often happens that players suffer minor concussions.

The most famous one is the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals, when "Big Baby" Glenn Davis was knocked unconscious on the court by Howard's elbow.

Although he staggered up and wanted to join the attack, he almost fell down after taking only two steps as if he was drunk.

Ultimately, the identification results showed that Davis had suffered a severe concussion at the moment he was elbowed.

Davis is considered to have a very serious concussion. In fact, most players' concussions are very mild, far less scary.

The league has established very strict concussion testing in order to ensure the safety of athletes and prevent small matters from turning into big problems.

Kevin Love just completed his second concussion test a few days ago. For most players, mild concussion is not a problem and only requires a few days of rest.

Moreover, the Grizzlies have no important games to play before the Christmas game.

The Grizzlies are now five games away from the Christmas Day game, and their opponents in the five games are two consecutive games against the Kings, Jazz, Celtics and Pistons.

Although the Jazz and Celtics are both playoff-level teams, to be honest, these two games were neither painful nor painful for the Grizzlies.

So even if Link is absent, it doesn't matter.

Therefore, the day after the game, the most talked about was still the Grizzlies' 25-game winning streak to start the game, and Link's miracle of 50+15+15 in a single game!

His terrible data is called "the strongest triple-double in history" by fans!

Even many current or retired big-name stars have expressed their emotions on their social media.

"I can't imagine what kind of data this is. I can only say that what Link did yesterday is as great as 81 points in a single game!" Kobe naturally praised Link loudly.

As a friend, Kobe was happy for Link. As a business partner, Link making history is sure to be good for drink sales as well.

As a father, Kobe was also very pleased that his daughter's idol could do such a good job.

It can be said that after Link played "the strongest triple-double in history", Kobe was perhaps the happiest person in the world besides Grizzlies fans.

In addition to Kobe, "old gangster" Michael Jordan also rarely became serious when attending a press conference. "This is a great record. Link has directly raised the intensity of NBA games!"

It is the ultimate dream of countless people to have the two great gods Kobe and Jordan praise themselves at the same time.

However, Link turned this fantasy into reality.

Besides Link, the second most popular player is not Harden, who scored 46 points in the last game and pushed the Grizzlies into despair.

Draymond Green has become the most discussed player after Link. It can be said that people are sitting at home and the blame comes from the sky.

Of course, most of the attention Green garnered was negative. His social media was completely flooded with saliva from fans. The Internet is full of posts and news mocking him.

Before the game,

Green yelled the loudest. But after the game, when the Grizzlies really broke the Warriors' longest starting winning streak, Green was silent.

Today, Green is unusually quiet.

I don’t know how many media outlets were holding their mobile phones at this time, waiting for the "big mouth" Green to stand up and continue to scold Link.

But from beginning to end, Green did not express any opinions on the Rockets-Grizzlies game.

As Link said, this time, not even Big Mouth had room to interrupt.

Faced with a 25-game winning streak at the start and the strongest triple-double in history, no matter how thick-skinned Green is, he can't stand up anymore.

Until the Warriors meet the Grizzlies next time and complete their revenge, Green can only silently endure the criticism from the fans.

Link is still waiting for Durant to double his reward. Of course, that may also become a double humiliation for Durant and the Warriors!

While fans are discussing Link, the "protagonist" Link rarely has the opportunity to stay at home leisurely.

The league's concussion protection procedures stipulate that players cannot practice until they pass the test, so Link was given a few days off.

However, Link shouldn't be too indulgent these days. If he doesn't get enough rest and fails the test, he will be in big trouble.

Unfortunately, Rachel happened to be busy with work these days. Otherwise, Link would definitely have a more enjoyable time during these unexpected days of vacation.

In the days when Link was absent, the Grizzlies did not suffer a complete defeat.

On December 15, in the first game after Link's absence, the Grizzlies defeated the Sacramento Kings 96-92 on the road, extending their winning streak to 26 games!

In this game, Wade took up the banner of being the core of the offense. He scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, turning the Kings' perimeter upside down.

This is the role of a veteran like Wade. Link is very relieved to leave the game to players like him.

Although the Grizzlies finally lost in back-to-back home games against the Kings the next day, their unbeaten streak since the start of the season was broken.

But no one is upset about this. Fans are very satisfied with the Grizzlies' current record.

A record of 26 wins and 1 loss is still unmatched in the league.

You know, the defending champion Warriors' current record is "only" 23 wins and 4 losses. As for other teams, there is no comparison.

After two games, Link also experienced two good things.

The first thing is that Rachel is finally back home, and they can start making babies again without shame... No, they can start a sweet life.

The second good thing came from chief team physician Moon, who officially notified Link to participate in the league's concussion test.

If the test passes, Link will be back in action immediately!

Although he only missed two games, Link felt that his body was almost rusty.

On December 17, under the leadership of Moon, Link officially arrived at the concussion test site.

At first, Link thought the concussion test was just some simple computer tests. When he walked into the training hall, Link was dumbfounded.

"Is this a physical fitness test or a concussion test..."

Looking at the pile of equipment and trainers in front of him, Link couldn't help but complain.

"Yes, I forgot that you have no experience in this area. Let me give you a brief explanation. There are seven official concussion tests. In addition to the computer test, the other six are physical tests."

"What!?" Link swallowed, he was completely unprepared!

"From stationary cycling exercises, to jogging, to agility tests to non-confrontational team training... after each of these procedures is completed, it is necessary to ensure that the symptoms of concussion will not reoccur. Finally, the NBA will also ask the neurological medical experts they hired to evaluate concussions. After getting professional opinions, they will decide whether you can play. Don't be nervous. If you are really fine, the test will be done. Nothing will go wrong.”

Moon patted Link's single shoulder to express comfort. Link curled his lips. Fortunately, Rachel asked him to rest early yesterday, otherwise he might have stretched his crotch today.

Soon, Link realized the power of the league's concussion test. The requirements for the test are not generally strict, and they are also very grueling.

After the warm-up, it’s time to cycle for 30 minutes and run for 30 minutes, without stopping in between! The heartbeat must accelerate to more than 160 beats per minute. It is said that this can truly simulate the situation of athletes in the game.

After Link was so exhausted that he was almost dead, he had to participate in 30 minutes of one-on-one training without stopping, and he still couldn't stop.

After passing, there will be another 30-minute team training, which cannot be stopped.

And this is only the first round, this test will be repeated for three rounds in total! After three times, Link didn't show signs of concussion, so that was the end!

After three rounds of testing, Link, who is known for his physical fitness, was exhausted.

If the league allows wearing helmets on the court in the future, Link will definitely be the first to support it.

It’s not that I’m afraid of concussions, it’s that I’m afraid of this concussion test!

Fortunately, after a lot of hard work, the experts finally unanimously determined that Link's current condition can be played and continue the game.

He is finally out of the concussion protection program!

Seeing Link lying panting on the wooden floor of the training ground, Moon couldn't help but laugh.

This time, there was finally an injury that frightened Link. From now on, that kid should be more restrained.

That afternoon, the Grizzlies officially announced that Link would return in the next day's game against the Jazz.

So people immediately began to discuss whether the truce in the past few days would affect Link's condition.

As a result, in the game against the Jazz on December 18, Link scored 34 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists as soon as he returned, and limited the shooting percentage of Jazz top player Gordon Hayward to a pitiful 38.5%. .

Hubie Brown, who was commentating on the game, couldn't help but joke, "If Hayward knew he had to face such a powerful opponent, he might have chosen to play e-sports instead of basketball."

Under Link's strong performance, the Grizzlies easily defeated the Jazz, currently sixth in the Western Conference, 103-82.

Facts have proved that Link has no problem at all, and his condition has not declined at all compared to before!

Link's return has made the Memphis Grizzlies fully armed again.

At this time, all Memphis fans are looking forward to Christmas Eve.

They couldn't wait to see Link trample another monster under his feet.