Five Hundred and One: I Can't Back Down This Time

Morey, Rockets and Link, it's a cliché.

Until now, there are still fans who ridicule Link as "the old Rockets". Darrell Morey, the culprit who let Link go away, is often taken out by people for a round.

However, since this is already the third year of Link's career, and the Rockets and the Grizzlies are not direct competitors in the past few years. Therefore, the grievances between the two sides have begun to be brought up less and less.

It wasn't until after the Grizzlies' caring event that Morey's speech made him and Link stand on opposite sides again.

"That sly, disgusting bastard."

This was the first sentence that came out of Link's mouth when he saw Morey's news.

Link has injected a lot of emotion into the Grizzlies' caring action. Whether it's delivering books to the children in the orphanage or fulfilling Little Lawson's dream, he does it with sincerity.

As a result, this kind of sincere caring action was labelled by Morey as hype and promotion of his own value, which greatly hurt Link's heart.

To be honest, Link used to fight with his opponents, mostly for the purpose of basketball. Even if some reporters made disrespectful remarks about Link's skin color in the past two years, they were all discussed with basketball as the starting point.

But this time, Link felt that Morey's rhetoric was completely a personal attack, a personal attack that was completely detached from basketball.

Therefore, when he heard the news, there was only indignation in his heart.

Link can let go of the things that Morey abandoned when he was done using it. You could say he was doing what a businessman should do. But this time, Link really thought that guy was bad.

Maybe it's a backlog of emotions, maybe it's jealousy, maybe it's ulterior motives. Whatever the reason, Link would not forgive such an attack.

"Link, anyway, we want you to take care of this. We've got momentum this year, and we should focus on the game. I don't know what's wrong with Morey, and I don't want to know. My advice is, don't go Just ignore him. If a reporter interviews you, you'd better express your disdain for him. I have a press release here that should be enough for you to deal with any issues."

The chief press officer of the Grizzlies, Ms. Kate Celine, found Link immediately. Her starting point is very simple, considering the team's performance. After all, if both sides start scolding on the Internet, I don’t know how the alliance will react.

To know,

Although David. Stern is close to retirement. But this old guy still won't allow things that damage the image of the alliance to happen.

It would be a huge loss for the Grizzlies if Link gets suspended for his extreme remarks or something.

Link took the press release, glanced at it, and nodded.

Celine let out a sigh of relief. She thought Link would reject it righteously, but she did not expect to accept it without saying a word.

In the afternoon, Link trained as usual. To Stevens' relief, Link doesn't appear to be affected in any way. He's still in great shape, still the same athlete who can score a 40-point triple-double on James.

In the afternoon, according to the usual practice, during the opening hours of the media, reporters entered the venue.

According to Link's performance this morning, there shouldn't be much of a problem with today's interview.

When Link faced the reporters, his expression was no different from usual. He chatted happily about the team's situation and complimented Harris, who recently joined the team, as if nothing had happened.

Link can pretend that nothing happened, but reporters can't.

"Link, what do you think of what Rockets general manager Darrell Morey said? Is what he said true? Or is it just a personal grudge?"

In the end, someone still opened up this well-known "restricted area". But what the reporters want is this result. When this matter is getting a lot of noise, people desperately need the answer from the person concerned.

When Link faced this question, he found that not far away, Ms. Celine was also looking at him and nodded lightly.

Link looked at the speech in his hand and was stunned for a second or two. Then, he clenched the speech in his fist.

Some things cannot be compromised.

"I don't have any personal feud with Darrell Morey, but he insulted my character and the charities of the Grizzlies, which was extremely offensive and disrespectful. Well, I'll fight him to the end. Darrell Rael Arthur has to apologize for this, and if he doesn't, it's not just an offense to me, it's an affront to Memphis and the entire charity, a denial of NBA Cares. That's my view."

After Link finished speaking, he nodded lightly to everyone. Suddenly, the reporters exploded. There is no doubt that Link's remarks indicated that he officially declared war with Morey.

These two guys, who had always been on opposite sides in the dark, have now completely turned into enemies on the bright side.

Ms. Celine rushed to the players' locker room immediately after Link's interview. At that time, Jimmy Butler was about to change his pants when a woman suddenly broke in, scaring him to run to the bathroom.

"Link!"

"I'm sorry, Ms. Celine. Only this time, I really can't compromise." Link waved his hand.

"No, you don't need to apologize. I mean, you answered great. You're smart enough to elevate this to a level of concern throughout the NBA. I'm sure Darrell Morey will stand for what he said. pay the price."

Link thought he was going to be criticized, but he was praised.

"I'm very happy to make that guy pay the price." Link believed that with his current influence, it was enough for Morey to say sorry.

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Morey saw Link's response to the matter that afternoon, and the resistance of the righteous words really made Morey feel ridiculous.

Link, a yellow-skinned guy, actually thought he could challenge himself? He does not believe how many people in the NBA will support a Chinese. And the Houston Rockets are also the home team of Chinese fans in the NBA.

Morey then believed that even the Chinese side would not speak for Link.

To put it bluntly, Link is like an orphan who no one wants, caught in the middle.

Apologize? What are you thinking!

Morey really doesn't like Link, because in his opinion, Link's undrafted selection is entirely because of the popularity of fans and the league. He got an opportunity that didn't belong to him. Of course, he also diverted some of the "meal tickets" that belonged to the Rockets.

Once, the Houston Rockets were the only home team for Chinese fans. But now, Link's emergence has changed this pattern.

Ordinary people will hold back when they encounter this kind of thing. After all, the alliance is so big, and everyone can't see it when they look up.

But Morey is very confident, confident that even if he puts some things on the surface, he will not be punished in any way.

After all, no one will support a Chinese player who has only played in the league for 3 years.

As a result, Morey was woken up the next day by a phone call from his immediate boss, Lelis Alexander. At that time, it was not yet dawn, and it was just past six in the morning.

Generally speaking, it is impossible for Mr. Alexander to call himself so early.

Looking at the constantly noisy mobile phone, Morey, who was still full of confidence yesterday, suddenly felt nervous.

There was only one possibility for a call so early - playing with fire.