1354: Before the final battle
NBA history, there has never been a year of finals as special as this year.
Putting the retirement battle and the championship battle together is something that has never happened before.
Michael Jordan's first two retirements were all retiring after winning the championship.
But in fact, Jordan had no plans to retire before the end of the season.
Jordan suddenly announced his withdrawal before the start of the pre-season training camp in the new season.
The second time, Jordan stopped the league and announced his withdrawal because the labor-management negotiations were delayed.
Therefore, there is no concept of a farewell battle when Jordan played in the finals.
This shows how special the fourth game of this year's finals is.
Although Link said last October that this would be his final season, although Link said long before the finals began that he only wanted to play four more games before retiring.
But this still did not make everyone mentally prepared for this, and there was no way to prepare for such things.
The day before the fourth game of the finals began, Milwaukee's visitor volume once again ushered in a blowout.
And this time, it is not only ordinary fans who come to Milwaukee.
Many big-name superstars also attended. Obviously, everyone regarded this fourth battle as Link's last battle.
Although theoretically, the series may continue. Even if it is impossible to lose the series by leading 3-0, no one can guarantee that the other party will definitely not win a game.
But everyone trusted Link very much, and they all knew Link's style.
In the fourth game of the finals, Link will never leave any chance for the Bucks!
Moreover, the Bucks have obviously lost their fighting spirit after the third game.
Now, the whole world is discussing Link and discussing the Grizzlies' four consecutive championships.
The stag seemed to have disappeared on the spot, and no one cared about it.
If they still have fighting spirit in this situation, they will not fall into the current situation.
Therefore, the fourth battle was Link's farewell battle in his career, which almost became a consensus among everyone.
Kobe flew to Milwaukee with his family. He had bought the front-row tickets for the game long ago because he had expected the game to end up like this.
He had known for a long time that this would be Link's retirement battle.
Kobe will never miss such a game.
Randolph, Tony Allen and others were a little pitiful. Since they did not buy tickets in advance, they were not even qualified to enter.
Fortunately, Wade grabbed a luxurious private room at the last moment, and he enthusiastically invited his two former teammates to the private room to watch the last game of Link's career with him.
Jimmy Butler said after hearing this: "I'll call a Didi plane to come over immediately."
On the Internet, many current or retired NBA stars have posted their flight tickets to Milwaukee, as if you can't go to Milwaukee and you will be out of date.
In addition to these people, Lillard, Cousins, Whiteside, Harrell, George, Richardson, Dinwiddie and other stars who have good personal relationships with Link also gathered here.
No one wants to miss the end of this great career.
Most people cannot participate in Jordan's legend. But everyone wants to join in and become a part of Link's legend.
Milwaukee fans were so depressed that they watched the Bucks lose the championship, but facing the formation of these stars...
Why are they so excited? So shameful!
However, at 8 pm the day before the final battle, when Michael Jordan also posted his flight to Milwaukee, those people were all over the place.
On his social media, Jordan posted a photo of a Milwaukee ticket, and then accompanied it with a simple sentence: "I will keep my promise and pay tribute to the legend!"
Suddenly, the comment section exploded.
Michael Jordan is really going to present the award to Link!?
Just one minute after Jordan posted his social media updates, the NBA official also announced: "If the Grizzlies win the championship, then this year's O'Brien Cup will be presented by Michael Jordan's president of the League."
Now, the matter has been completely confirmed! Fans all over the world are in a state of madness.
Jordan probably didn't expect that his joking bet would become a reality last summer.
This old gambling stick who has won all his life has fallen into Link's hands for the last few times he failed to make bets in the last few times.
No one dares to imagine what this would be like, because the league president has always given trophys to the championship team.
This is a tradition that NBA has never changed in so many years.
But this time for Link, the alliance actually broke this tradition!
Can it not be broken? Adam. The joke is now taught by Link to be obedient.
He may not like Link, but he likes money!
Link is now the father of the financial backer. Without him, the ratings and income of the NBA will be impacted. This is the result that many analysts have analyzed and believe that it is almost impossible to change.
Just look at how different the annual awards ceremony with Link and the annual awards ceremony without Link, you will know his influence.
Or just look at the impact Jordan had on the league after his retirement, and it is not difficult to imagine the consequences of Link's retirement.
So, this last time Link contributes to the league's chance to add bricks and tiles, the joke will be destroyed unless you are stupid.
As long as Link wants, then do it as he wishes.
Now, the fourth game of the finals is even more lively.
The two generations of legends appeared on the podium at the same time, which is simply too dreamy for the fans!
Although the retirement battle between Kobe, Wade, Dirk and others has just passed, fans can still clearly feel that this is the biggest retirement battle!
Neither Kobe, Wade or Dirk, the scale of their last battle cannot be compared with Link's.
The fans' expectations, the gathering of friends and the arrival of Michael Jordan all made this last game unique.
Link couldn't help laughing as he looked at the discussion about the Fourth World War on the Internet.
When I first entered the league, I didn't dare to think that my last battle would be such a big scene.
In fact, most of the final battles of their undraft careers are spent without anyone knowing it.
If there is no next 10-day contract, isn’t that the final battle?
And, no one will remember a undraft that disappeared from the team's roster the next day.
Last season, a Lakers undrafted Jonathan Williams attracted Link's attention.
This guy is indeed limited in talent, and his physical and technical skills are mediocre. He has no range when playing the third position, and is too thin when playing the fourth position.
But he dared to play and fight on the court, and once scored 18 points in a single game in the regular season. He can always use his enthusiasm to win opportunities for the Lakers and is a very likable player.
During that time, many Lakers fans yelled that they had found Bao in the undraft. Link also kept paying attention to him, believing that he could become the next undraft.
What happened? Later, he disappeared after being cut by the Lakers. Now, Link probably not many Lakers fans still remember the unknown undraft.
Who still remembers his last battle?
This is the true fate of most unsuccessful draft picks.
Everyone hopes that their last performance will attract the attention of the whole world.
Luckily, Link did it.
It’s worth it for me to be in NBA this decade!
Thinking of this, Link put down his cell phone, turned off the lights, and went to bed early.
Tomorrow will be one of the most important games of his career.
Tomorrow, he will start from the first second and slowly enjoy his last day as a professional player.
Tomorrow...the terminal will arrive.
Speaking of it... I really want to see what expression Jordan would look like when he presented himself with awards!
Link thought he would toss and turns and couldn't sleep, but he fell asleep within ten minutes after lying down.
The accumulated fatigue over the past ten years has been poured into Link's body at this time.
Chapter completed!