Chapter 372: Media Day

?? The so-called media day is a public appearance of the team for the new season.

The players showed off their new jerseys, signed autographs, took photos and gave interviews to reporters about their outlook for the new season.

Li Liang's first media day was at the Lakers a year ago, when he was ignored almost the entire time.

At that time, all the reporters' cameras were aimed at Kobe, Gasol, Howard and others, five-star Lakers.

Li Liang was wearing 28 back then, standing aside like a minion.

Only a year has passed, and Li Liang is no longer a minion, but a big star of the Clippers!

The Clippers' core roster hasn't changed much from last season.

Paul, Griffin, Jordan Jr., Green, Butler, the biggest change is, of course, Li Liang.

Therefore, Li Liang naturally became the focus.

The beautiful reporter Burke revolved around Li Liang from the beginning, and kept greeting, chatting, and getting close to Li Liang.

Burke is indeed sweet-looking, tall and slender, very attractive.

Li Liang is also a man, although he has a system, he is still willing to have more contact with beautiful women.

It's a pity that not far from the training hall, in the corner, Zhu Shu sat on a chair and watched silently.

Li Liang always felt that there were always arrows behind him against him, and if he was not careful, he would have ten thousand arrows through his heart.

So, he always kept his distance from Burke, then went to the locker room to change into a new jersey and came out for a makeup shoot.

The Clippers have adopted the latest T-shirt jersey for the new season, and the color is sky blue.

After Li Liang put on this jersey, he felt a little weird.

Because the previous NBA jerseys were sleeveless, because the arms had to shoot, the sleeves would affect the movement of the arms.

However, since the second half of last season, the Golden State Warriors have taken the lead in experimenting with sleeved jerseys.

By the end of the season, the league began to promote sleeved jerseys across teams, and the Clippers were one of them.

The reason for this design is mainly due to economic considerations.

Because of the sleeveless design of the NBA jersey, the jersey is not only used for sports, but it will look strange to wear it at ordinary times.

With a sleeved design, it can be worn as casual wear as well as casual wear, except when playing ball.

This will increase the willingness of fans to buy NBA jerseys, after all, many people are reluctant to buy an outfit that cannot be worn on most occasions.

The new jersey not only has sleeves, but also a tight-fitting design, which shows off the figure when worn on the body.

Li Liang has not appeared in the public eye much for two months, and his body is a little stronger.

Madeleine Burke saw Li Liang coming out in a tight jersey, and stepped forward to praise Li Liang's figure so good, she even wanted to go up and touch it.

Li Liang hurriedly peeked at Zhu Shu sitting in the corner and was staring!

"Oh, I'm going to take pictures, see Ms. Burke later." Li Liang immediately walked away and went to the shooting area to take makeup photos.

The entire training arena was very busy, with the media, the team's staff, agents, management, coaches, players and of course the team's new owner, Ballmer.

When Li Liang was taking pictures, the team's new owner Ballmer and new head coach Rivers were watching from the side, quietly admiring.

What is it? It's a gift from the sky!

Because of the arrival of Li Liang, after Ballmer took over the Clippers for $2 billion, the valuation of the Clippers immediately rose.

Although Ballmer doesn't care about this, his tens of billions of assets, it doesn't matter how much it's worth to buy a team.

It's just that Ballmer, as a basketball fan, really likes to watch Li Liang play.

In particular, the 60-point battle in the Finals confirmed Ballmer's determination to buy an NBA team.

His first target is, of course, the Lakers, but the Lakers can't sell it.

But soon Li Liang made a decision and went to the Clippers, so Ballmer was not welcome.

It just so happened that Sterling intended to take advantage of the highest value to shoot the team after Li Liang arrived and Paul signed, so the two hit it off and the team changed hands.

After getting the Clippers, Ballmer handed over all the power of the team to new head coach Doc Rivers.

From now on, Rivers will not only be the head coach of the team, but also the manager of the team, the head of the players, responsible for everything related to the players.

It can be said that the Clippers are powerful.

Even so, Rivers still wants to supply Li Liang.

For a period of time after signing the contract, Li Liang has always gone his own way, Shenlong has not seen the beginning but not the end, and he has not participated in various activities of the Clippers.

It was easy to get to the training camp, and after Li Liang came, he cordially met with the players, coaches and owners of the Clippers.

He is now posing for a photo, all the cameras are pointed at him, and the boss is even more bright when he looks at Li Liang.

Rivers knows that as a head coach, he has to serve the top names on the team.

The Clippers' nominal number one is of course Chris Paul, but Ballmer has said more than once since taking over the Clippers that Li Liang is his favorite NBA player.

"Although he was just a rookie, his presence changed my perception of the NBA and even strengthened my determination to leave Microsoft and start a new career."

After taking the Clippers, Ballmer resigned from Microsoft to focus on being the team's owner.

Like Cuban, he is determined to treat the team as his new career and to advance and retreat with the team.

This is still very different from those owners who run a team purely as a business.

Those owners don't usually even attend the team's press day for the new season, let alone stand by and watch the stars take pictures like fans.

After Li Liang finished taking the photo, he took the initiative to shake hands and hug Ballmer.

In any case, this is his own boss, and Ballmer has said in public more than once that he is a fan of Li Liang, which is really very face-saving for Li Liang.

Therefore, of course, Li Liang also has to give Ballmer face.

"You're really good in a Clippers jersey, great, better than the Lakers."

Ballmer did not hesitate to praise Li Liang.

Li Liang wore a lot of jerseys, small shorts and small vests in the 50s, high socks in the 60s and 70s, and bells and whistles jerseys in the 90s.

To be honest, the tight-fitting sleeved jersey on my body was really uncomfortable when I first put it on, after all, there was something wrapped around my shoulder.

But after wearing it for a while, I feel pretty good, after all, it's the latest technology, and all aspects must have been taken into account.

The reporters gathered around and asked Li Liang all kinds of interviews and questions.

This can be said to ignore Chris Paul, Griffin, Jordan Jr. and others.

There's no way, there are a lot of topics on Li Liang.

Paul was silently taking makeup photos, but no one was looking.

Griffin holds a pen and signs basketballs for community fans.

Little Jordan and the others sat there resting.

Only Li Liang stood in the center, the head coach on the left, the new boss on the right, and a bunch of people around him, all revolving around him.

In this case, it is impossible to say that the Clippers players have no opinion in their hearts.

Li Liang is indeed awesome, and 60 points in the finals made history, which can be said to shock the league.

After that game, players across the league tweeted almost all of their shock.

But the past is gone, and in the NBA you won't always be treated with special treatment because of your past glory.

Therefore, the superstar who was once in the limelight, after falling in his twilight years, has to sit on the bench and be a substitute.

Are you not convinced? If you don't accept it, sweep the floor and go out, don't mix in the alliance.

Iverson is a good example.

Of course, Li Liang didn't get to that point, he was on the rise.

But after all, he came to the Clippers in his first year, and he was still a sophomore, and he came from the Lakers.

The momentum is so strong, it is inevitable that everyone will not be convinced.

After the morning media day, the team will move to the University of San Diego for a team practice.

The team's afternoon training will be completely closed, and there will be no outside attention.

The relationship between the players will be reflected on the training ground.

At that time, Li Liang, an outsider, will inevitably have a head-to-head confrontation with the local snakes.

But Li Liang will be afraid?

I'm afraid of you, I'm afraid you don't know that Lao Tzu dared to argue with the head coach and the small boss in the Lakers' rookie season in the Lakers' training camp.

Now I'm still afraid of your men's defeat?

Did you go to the West before I came?