On Feb. 20, after a lengthy All-Star break, the Pelicans returned to the arena one after another.

They will face their first opponent after the All-Star break tomorrow night, the Knicks.

Tang Tian was the first to arrive at the arena, and as soon as he changed his clothes, he saw Cole coming in with a bag on his back.

The deal was made yesterday, and he should have come over to pick up the contents of his closet.

The relationship between the two was good, and Tang Tian got up and chatted with him for a long time.

This is Kerr's second trade in four years, and this time his mentality looks a lot better than the last time.

In the NBA, these are all things to get used to.

"Go to the Lakers and do well, I'll wait for you in the playoffs."

Before Cole left, Tang Tian opened his mouth and said to him.

Cole nodded vigorously when he heard it.

Last time, Tang Tian said that he would have the opportunity to be teammates in the future, and they really became teammates, and this time, it will be done.

Before the start of training, the players arrived one after another.

Head coach Williams and assistant coaches have also arrived.

Training was about to begin, but there was still no one to come.

Whiteside.

Tang Tian only found out when he heard Williams shouting Whiteside.

This guy, why is he late for training again?

Because of the distance from the stadium, Whiteside has been late more than once.

Tang Tian also suggested that he buy a car, but the latter has not moved.

Williams was also aware of the situation, and after asking Borrego to try to contact Whiteside, he then announced the start of training.

The All-Star Weekend players rested long enough, and most of the training content was based on basic training such as shooting and dribbling.

According to the team's arrangement, the whole court will be arranged for confrontation training in the afternoon.

Training is going well and it looks like everyone is having a good weekend.

However, it was not until the end of the training session, Whiteside did not come, and Borrego was not contacted.

This is not only a lack of training, but also a loss of contact!

Just when Williams was worried that something had happened to Whiteside and wanted someone to visit his house, Whiteside finally showed up at the door of the arena.

He looked preoccupied.

The players had already gone back to the locker room to take a shower, and Tang Tian stayed because he was chatting with Williams.

When they saw Whiteside appear, both of them were stunned for a moment.

They used to ask with concern.

However, this question, Williams's face was ugly, and Tang Tian was speechless for a while.

Whiteside, after taking a taxi to the stadium, found that the phone was missing, this guy took a taxi back, and then tried to find the phone back and forth.

That's why he missed the team for a whole morning of training!

Tang Tian stretched out his hand and patted his head.

Shouldn't a normal person's approach be found after training?

Whiteside's brain is really different from the average person!

Williams listened and left with a black face.

"Did you know that if you do this, you will probably be banned from the team?"

Waiting until Williams left, Tang Tian spoke.

"Will it?"

Whiteside clearly didn't realize the magnitude of the problem.

And he definitely didn't look carefully at the team rules issued by the team.

"Why can't you just go find it after you've trained?"

Tang Tian couldn't help but ask.

"I bought the phone not long ago, and it's worth $300."

Whiteside said immediately.

After hearing this, Tang Tian couldn't help but reach out and pat his head again, this guy was hopeless.

If he were to be banned, it would have cost him not just $300, but thousands.

But he was soon relieved.

After all, it's Whiteside, and it's impossible to think about that much.

At the end of the afternoon training session, Williams announced that Whiteside would be suspended for one game for missing training.

It was understandable that Williams was late to training and was at Whiteside, but he was still in accordance with the team's rules in his absence.

On the second day of the game, the team only arranged a simple shooting drill.

At the end of the training session, the players rested in the locker room.

While chatting, Borrego pushed the door in, and he arrived with his new teammates.

Biyombo, 2.06 meters tall is not tall, but he looks very strong, he is a short rebounder in the professional arena.

Borrego led him to Cole's closet.

"Cole only left in the morning, and this brand hasn't had time to be changed, and it will be changed in a few days."

Borrego explained to Biyombo.

Biyombo smiled and nodded, looking a little shy.

There are several types of blacks, and there are two more representative ones, one is born and raised in the United States, hip-hop hip-hop rap;

The other is black Africans, lazy, shy and simple.

Biyombo looked like the people Tang Tian had seen when he went to Nigeria before.

The difference is that he has less of a laid-back atmosphere.

As soon as Biyombo sat down, Aminu went over and started talking.

Although the two people are not from the same country, they are both from Africa and have no shortage of common languages.

"Welcome."

When Aminu finished talking, Tang Tian was the last to go over to say hello.

"Thank you, thank you."

Although Biyombo is a newcomer, he also knows who the boss of the Pelicans is, Tang Tian took the initiative to come up to say hello, and he was a little flattered.

"Mutombo mentioned you to me, and he said you resembled him."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

"Really?"

Biyombo looked excited.

Mutombo, a Congolese national, is dedicated to promoting basketball in Africa and has also established a basketball school in the Congo.

Like Ibaka, and Biyombo in front of him, they all entered the NBA because of his enlightenment.

Mutombo is synonymous with African basketball for them, just as Yao Ming has been to Asia before.

Biyombo was naturally excited to hear that Mutombo had such a high opinion of him.

Tang Tian smiled and nodded, this is indeed what Mutombo told him at Maddie's retirement party before.

Because of Mutombo, the distance between the two people has been reduced a lot, and they have talked a lot.

"Always be prepared, opportunities may come at any time."

At the end of the conversation, Tang Tian patted Biyombo on the shoulder and said.

Whiteside is suspended today, Jokic should be mentioned as a starter, and Biyombo has a good chance of being sent on by Williams.

Biyombo nodded.

He didn't have many opportunities in the Bobcats, and he had to take every opportunity when he got to the Pelicans.

Otherwise, by the end of the season, he would have been eliminated from the NBA.

That night, the Pelicans-Knicks game kicked off at New Orleans Arena.

The Eastern and Western teams have only met twice in a season, which is the second and last time for both sides.

The last time the two teams met, Tang Tian cut 40+ and led the team to win easily, and now that the Knicks have finished running-in, revenge is bound to win.

Whiteside was banned from the team, and there was no news before the game.

It wasn't until the opening ceremony that everyone found out that Whiteside didn't start.

Most of the people had curiosity on their faces, and only then did they notice Whiteside sitting on the sidelines in a suit and leather shoes.

After all, there was no injury news before the game.

Whiteside didn't play, replacing Jokic, who started in his first Pelicans career.