Los Angeles Café is located on Santa Monica Beach. Sitting by the window, turning to look at the endless coast.

The most suitable time to enjoy the sea view is in summer. At that time, in addition to the beautiful scenery of the sea and sky, there are also seagulls swimming in the air. Of course, the most important thing is that you can also see a beautiful bikini beach.

But not many people choose to drink coffee here in winter, it’s just for the purity of the beach.

On this day, Shuai Tang and Westbrook made an appointment with Cousins ​​and began their first private meeting of the three giants in this pleasant cafe.

It has been nearly a month since Cousins ​​joined.

"Dang, you should change the location where we met in a bar. The cafe is so boring." Cousins ​​took a sip of coffee and said unhappy.

"The noisy place like a bar is not suitable for us to chat. Today, I came here mainly because there are some problems that need to be moved to the counter to talk about." Tang Shuai waved his hand with a smile.

"About me?" Although Cousins ​​was rough, he was not stupid, and he could hear it in a while.

"Well, about emotional control on the court." Tang Shuai nodded, then turned to look at Westbrook and said, "Russell should be very experienced in this regard."

"That's useless. Actually, I can control it very well now, but when I got on the court, I couldn't listen to what others said." Cousins ​​shook his head helplessly.

"No, Russell's situation at the beginning was even worse than you, but he is in control now." Tang Shuai said with a wave of his hand.

"Really?" Cousins ​​then turned to look at Westbrook.

"What are you playing basketball?" Tang Shuai had already explained the purpose of this meeting with Westbrook on the phone, so he said straight to the point.

"Money, of course, is because of money, and this is also the purpose of everyone playing basketball." Cousins ​​said bluntly.

"It's straightforward enough..." Tang Shuai smiled bitterly.

"Okay, next year is your contract year. This should be the second major contract in your career. He may decide whether you will go up or down." Westbrook continued.

After saying this, Cousins ​​suddenly became silent. This matter would definitely happen, but he actually didn't think about it.

"If, I mean, if, if, if you can't help the team win or achieve the results you want, what price do you think the team will spend to renew you?" Westbrook said and looked at Cousins. "You know Mickey spent a lot of chips to get you, and there are many teams outside who want to sign you, but if you don't get a five-year maximum salary contract, how much money will you lose?"

Cousins ​​continued to remain silent. Everyone could see a bitter face. He really cared about money.

"So, if you want to get the contract you want, you have to help the team win, you have to help the team go further in the playoffs, and even win the championship, and the premise of doing all this is that you have to force yourself to control your anger and just leak it into the game, to the basketball and the basket, not to your opponent," Westbrook continued.

"I think Russell is right. If you want to get it, you must learn to give. When you were in Sacramento, the top leaders of the Kings gave you enough freedom, but this is Los Angeles. Even the Kings, they finally chose to abandon you. There is a saying in China that is called "Iron-playing silver plates and flowing waters". If you want to get more, you must improve your weaknesses. This is a relationship of equal value."

"I know what you are saying, but I... really can't control my emotions." Cousins ​​said helplessly.

Shuai Tang and Westbrook looked at each other, and sure enough, this problem was not so easy to solve.

"Hey, sorry, I'm late, how are you talking?" At this moment, Duffy came late, and he was dealing with something urgent to do just now.

"No, I'm talking." Tang Shuai said helplessly.

When Dafei sat down, Tang Shuai said everything they had talked about.

"DeMarcus's situation is worse than mine. I knew what I wanted at the beginning, so I forced myself to go to the court to make changes. But DeMarcus also knew what he wanted, but he couldn't control it. I think we should find him a doctor." Westbrook said helplessly.

"It's useless. Actually, I've already looked for several psychiatrists when I was in Sacramento. They said that unless I don't play basketball, this situation will continue." Cousins ​​said with a wry smile.

At this point, Tang Shuai also seemed helpless. It seems that this is really not a problem for Gemini not a Gemini, it is really a disease!

Several people couldn't help but fall into silence.

"Actually..." Just as everyone was not talking, Duffy suddenly spoke.

The other three looked at him.

"Actually, you said that DeMarcus played to make money, so this question should not be too simple."

"Simple?" Tang Shuai and Westbrook said in unison.

"Of course, you see, DeMarcus and his sponsors or teams can sign a written agreement. If he is judged as a technical foul in the game, he will be fined $50,000 to donate to those poor children." Duffy said lightly.

The other three were stunned at first, and then suddenly felt that their IQ was hit critically.

What a simple, very direct solution.

50,000 US dollars is not a small amount. Although it seems that it is not much for a player like Cousins ​​who earns more than 10 million a year, it is just a technical foul. If he gets ten in a season, it will be 50,000 and 20, it will be 10 million!

When Cousins ​​thought of this, his mouth couldn't help but twitch. Before he could punish him, he felt a pain in his heart.

"I think this is a good idea. I think even if it is me, it is almost impossible for me to conflict with my opponent again. This is not a small amount of money, and it is really donated to poor children. This is a matter of killing two birds with one stone." Westbrook said.

"I raise my hands to agree." Tang Shuai smiled and raised his hands.

Cousins ​​rubbed his hands back and forth above the table. Obviously, it took a lot of determination and courage to make this decision.

"DeMarcus, this is an investment, and it is paid, just to get more, just like what Tang said just now." Duffy said at this time.

"I think you should do this. Doing this is what a man should do, and it is also truly tough." Tang Shuai said.

"Okay!" Finally, Cousins ​​seemed to have made a ruthless decision, and he said gritting his teeth.

"Okay, then we will wait to hear from you tomorrow." Tang Shuai said.

"Well, since I have made a decision, I will do what I say." Cousins ​​said, picking up the coffee and taking a big sip.

Perhaps because he drank too quickly, he couldn't help but curse after letting it go: "Damn it, it's so hard to play like this!"

His words immediately caused others to burst into laughter.

Although this is a very difficult decision, Cousins ​​is indeed a man who says what he says. He signed a contract with the Lakers. After the contract takes effect, every game he plays with the Lakers, he will donate $50,000 to the Children's Relief Association for every technical foul.

As soon as this news came out, it caused an uproar on the Internet. You should know that Cousins ​​has 3 seasons and has 16 technical fouls in 6 seasons. Not to mention the other things, just the fines brought to him by these fines, it has exceeded 10,000 US dollars. This is definitely one of the most irritating inside beasts in history.

But now, he actually signed such a contract with the home team, and he had a technical foul of $50,000!

In other words, as long as he does the technology twice, the money he has to donate will be the sum of his career fines.

This is not just a rich and willful explanation, it is really a life-threatening explanation!

In fact, this decision has caused widespread heated discussion not only among the media and fans, but also among the players. Those who have conflicted with Cousins ​​and are even about to fight him are laughing.

This is really the most eye-catching thing in the league in the second half of the NBA season. In addition to the duel between Tang Shuai and Anxi.

Of course, many media said that Cousins ​​was hype and preparing for next year's contract renewal, but this was quickly drowned out by other voices. After all, the contract was placed there, and it was impossible for the money to be donated again.

The matter has been decided, but fans are particularly concerned about how much Cousins ​​can do.

On this day, the Lakers played against the Grizzlies at home. Whether the gray and white heroes who are known for their toughness has been able to control their temper has become the biggest highlight of the game.

Cousins ​​also seemed very nervous on this day. After the warm-up training, he kept saying something to himself on the sidelines, as if reminding himself not to be impulsive.

With only three minutes left before the start of the game, the lineups of both sides were given on the large screen on the scene.

On the Grizzlies, Conley and Tony Allen led the backcourt, Parsons and Randolph on the front line, Gasol Jr., and two veterans Allen and Randolph were in charge. Fitzdale obviously hopes that the team can gain a certain advantage in positional battles.

At the beginning of the game, Randolph stuck with Cousins, and the Grizzlies also continued to create opportunities for Gasol Jr. to play singles at low posts.

Facing Gasol, who is tall, arm length, and experience better than himself, Yi Jianlian defended very passively at the beginning. One foul and the other was beaten, Gasol scored 4 points in a row in the inside line, which seemed to be a plea.

On the Lakers, relying on the double swing of Tang Shuai and Westbrook on the outside, they were in a stalemate with the Grizzlies.

However, this situation was quickly broken because after being entangled for two rounds, Cousins ​​finally got rid of the old Randolph and gave him a big shot when Gasol tried to attack the basket for the third time.

"Bang!"

With a dull sound, I felt so full of energy. I flew the ball out of the field like playing volleyball. (To be continued.)8
Chapter completed!