Rachel and her classmates left Los Angeles at noon the next day, and for them, the weekend was over. As ordinary students, it was indeed difficult for them to pay for a full weekend in Los Angeles.

Consumption in Los Angeles is already high, not to mention that during the All-Star Weekend, consumption is several times higher than usual.

Link originally wanted them to stay, but at worst he could invite them to play. However, when he thought that he would participate in various business activities from today and had no time to meet them, Link gave up this idea.

Jeff Austin arranged business activities in advance. It would be bad if Link pushed it out just for fun.

Therefore, the remaining two days of the All-Star Weekend were really boring for Link.

First, he didn't have a game. Second, the business activities made Link unable to get excited. Although Link felt it was interesting to interact with fans, the proportion of this matter in the entire business activities is too small.

Every day when facing the camera with a smile, Link felt his face extremely stiff when he returned to the hotel.

But there is no way, according to Jeff Austin: "The All-Star Game is like Hollywood stars walking on the red carpet, which is the best opportunity to increase exposure. What's more, this is still Los Angeles! So, hold on for a few more days. When you go back to Memphis, you can't have such a situation."

Of course, except for participating in business activities and show, Link did not relax his training. There was no trainer in Los Angeles, and Kobe was busy these two days, so Kobe simply helped Link arrange a few trainers.

Kobe has always had a good impression of players who work hard, so he is not stingy.

Every day, there is only training time, which is what Link feels most fulfilling. Seeing the little white strips in front of him gradually being filled and his offensive steps becoming more mature, Link was even a little excited and couldn't help but want to continue to kill all sides in the regular season.

On February 20, 2011, when Kobe beat James' triple-double with 4 points and 14 rebounds and won the All-Star Game VP at home, the 2011 All-Star Weekend ended.

Link applauded Kobe crazy on the court. He didn't want to watch the game on the spot, but he was dragged by Jeff Austin. The reason is very simple, "If you participate in the All-Star Game, you can get a lot of shots even if you just watch the game."

Link has to admire these managers' ability to seize opportunities. In order to make their players show their faces more, every shot is clearly calculated.

On the night after the All-Star Game, Kobe Jorlink went to his house to sit. When Link came, he found out that Kobe had just held a private party at home, all of whom were NBA brands, including James, who just lost to him in the All-Star Game!

Looking at Kobe's mansion and looking at the familiar stars around him, Link felt a little dreamy. Now, it was his first time to come into contact with this top star circle.

Since they had to fly back to their respective teams the next day and prepare for the next regular season, the party did not last too late. Most of the stars present just greeted Link and did not have any in-depth communication.

There is not much time, and old friends can’t finish talking to each other, so who has time to worry about newcomers?

Before leaving, Kobe and his wife said goodbye to the guests one by one outside the door.

When Link left, Kobe came up and hugged Link friendly, "I'm very pleased that you may be the hardest-working player in the All-Star Game in the past two days."

"I'm a undraft pick, Bryant. If I don't work hard, I'll fall behind." Link curled his lips. He had been thinking about being carefree for a long time, but it wouldn't work hard.

"It's great to have such an idea. By the way, you must be careful after you go back."

"Be careful? What should I be careful?"

"As soon as the All-Star Game ends, all teams in the league will start sprinting towards the playoffs wildly. So, your opponents, even some of the opponents that have been defeated before, will become quite difficult. This is my experience, man. The intensity of the game will really become bigger from now on."

"The intensity of the game is starting to increase?" Link didn't know what this is, because in the previous game, he felt that the intensity was already very high.

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On Monday, February 21, the league will be suspended for one day. After all, the All-Star Weekend has just ended, and many stars have returned to their team today. Moreover, the All-Star Game has just passed, and the regular season will start the next day, which will make it more ritual.

Link arrived in Memphis at noon Monday. As soon as he got off the plane, he had time to go home, but before he could get home, Link headed straight to the Federal Express Arena.

He could have woken up again at noon and then took the afternoon flight to fly over slowly. But Link didn't do that, and he didn't want to miss the team's joint practice today.

In the end, Link caught up with the team's afternoon training. When he walked into the training hall, all the Grizzlies players gave him a thumbs-up.

"Look! Our rookie vp is back!"

"Link, God, you actually killed two top picks Griffin and Wall. You're so fucking you!"

"You are our pride, man. The first rookie vp in the history of the Grizzlies, what a resounding name!"

The praise from his teammates filled the entire training hall, and in the end, the big black bear Randolph "appeared the finale".

He took two steps toward Link and hugged him tightly. I have to say that Randolph's hug was really a veritable "bear hug".

"Congratulations, you've become a player that's enough to be recorded in the history of the Grizzlies! By the way, Link, did you see Garnett in the All-Star Game?"

"See, what's wrong?"

"Tell everyone, who is stronger, Garnett or me!"

Link shook his head speechlessly, but Link always felt very at ease to be able to return to this big guy who always pestered him and asked "Who is better, Garnett or me?"

During the afternoon training, Link was still one of the best players in the team. He did not show any fatigue or lower his requirements because he had just participated in the full star weekend.

Link used to be a hard-working player. After going to Los Angeles to train with Kobe this time, Link became more harder than before.

"Who can succeed if that kid doesn't succeed?" Grizzlies assistant coach Elston Turner laughed. When he first saw Link, Turner was wondering if this kid could survive in the Grizzlies. As a result, he has become a rookie vp.

This is naturally inseparable from Link's efforts.

"Yeah, he's been working very hard and learning very quickly. You know? Elston, the team is looking for a backup for Link."

"Looking for a substitute? What does it mean?"

"You know, Rudy's injury has been very bad. He's likely to undergo surgery, so Rudy can only come back next season. Therefore, we have a very shortage of reserves on the No. 3 player. If we make the playoffs this year, that boy Sam Young is not enough. So, the team decided to trade a No. 3 player who can play in the playoffs before the trade deadline."

Hollins smiled mysteriously. This year, the Grizzlies will not sit still and wait for death, but will try their own playoff opportunities.

"So is anyone choosing the team now? Who are we going to trade?" Turner asked curiously.

"There are many candidates, but most of them cannot meet a condition. This condition is considered by Chris Wallace to be the top priority."

“What conditions?”

"Chris Wallace said that in addition to having rich experience and being able to play tough games in the playoffs, this person must also be qualified to teach Link! Many people can meet the previous point, but the second point is that there are not many players who can meet the second point. It seems that Chris Wallace decided to focus on cultivating Link, and he wants to train Link to the next superstar of the Grizzlies."

Hollins' eyes fell on Link, and the guy was still thinking about the offensive steps he learned from Kobe.

From substitute to sixth man to now, the Grizzlies have been regarded as the focus of training.
Chapter completed!