Chapter 814: Old Friend
"It's a shame to announce the departure of this great team at this time, it's a tough choice, like a lot of people guessed not so long ago, when they saw a lot of Boston Celtics management change positions yesterday, I think a lot of people guessed that, actually, I think all Boston Celtics fans should know why, and I can understand their anger at the team right now, because I have the same anger as them. It was a year that changed the history of the Boston Celtics, this year we won the 18th championship in the history of the Boston Celtics, and it was the first time in 34 years that we successfully defended the title, which is a great achievement, as I said when I left the Timberwolves, I was here to conquer the world, and now I have done it, and again, the three years I have been here have been very special in my life, three years ago, I can imagine that I will leave my own shadow with the Boston Celtics. I also think that the Boston Celtics will leave an indelible shadow in my heart, but, what I don't know, and what I didn't think about is that this imprint is too deep, for me personally, for the fans, my bond with the Celtics is so deep that we can't believe it, Reed, Beal, Danny, Michael, Vic, these are my best friends here, they have given me a lot of support in the past three years, maybe now we have all left the Boston Celtics, But I think one day we may come back again."
On June 24, 2004, the TV set in everyone's home in Boston was playing the live broadcast of the press conference of their favorite Chinese now, and at this time, these Boston Celtics fans saw Zhuang Fei almost red eyes saying these words, these people did not speak, all their eyes were looking at the Chinese who brought them endless glory, This scene when they had no way to change the fact that Adelson became the owner of the Celtics, they had thought that such a thing would happen, especially when Adelson purged Danny Angie and Michael Carr and other former Boston Celtics veterans and management from management positions yesterday, which made them think that it might not be too late for such a thing, but what these people didn't expect was that this matter came so quickly, and what they didn't expect was that Even if they had been able to predict Zhuang Fei's departure in advance, it was still difficult for them to express the sadness in their hearts at this time.
Unlike many Bostonians watching TV at home, some Bostonians on the street are looking up at the TV images coming from the huge screen of the skyscraper at this evil time, and many people in Boston and Massachusetts are watching the live broadcast of Zhuang Fei's press conference on this Boston TV station, at this time. Many cars on the street stopped their steps, drivers all opened their windows to look high, and pedestrians also stopped their steps.
For a while, the whole of Boston fell into silence, and the only voice in this silence was Zhuang Fei's slightly hoarse but extremely powerful voice. Perhaps in the entire history of Boston, it is difficult to find a day that belongs like this. In fact, in the history of Boston, perhaps Zhuang Fei belongs to a special person.
"When I made this decision I knew what I was up against, I was going to face the fans who have always loved me, and I knew that I was leaving my favorite players, Tracy, Jermaine, Yao Ming, Dwyane, James. They're the greatest players on the planet and it's a great pleasure to work with them, and I even thought we'd go on like this, but now, I'm finally leaving. I've called them and they're shocked, in fact, I'm shocked too. But I still hope that they can have this beautiful holiday this year, which is a golden holiday for these champions of their country, if there is a fate. We will also have the opportunity to work together."
When mentioning the Boston Celtics players and fans, Zhuang Fei on the TV showed a smile, but at this time, his smile did not make the rest of Boston laugh with him, and the Boston Celtics fans could only feel more sad in the face of Zhuang Fei's smile at this time, they didn't want such a thing to happen, but such a thing still appeared.
"Mr. Adelson is a very capable person, and as an opponent at this point I have to admit it, I think everyone knows that we are enemies, we Boston Celtics and he is mortal enemies, he is now hated by 90% of Boston, and in fact, before he bought him, he was also the most hated object of 75% of Bostonians, I know that he bought the Boston Celtics to complete his redemption in Boston, and he wants to be able to get your respect in his own way, He's choosing his own way, maybe it's a bit extreme, but I think we still need to give him a chance to show what he's capable of, and that's actually the main reason why I quit, I can choose to stay here because I still have five years on my contract here, but I know that when I stay here, I'm going to face a lot of infighting with him, and I don't want the Boston Celtics to be like the Lakers, actually. I think that's why Mr. Adelson fired a lot of former Celtic veterans, and he wanted this team to reach the top of the pack under his full command, which was a great thing, so I gave him this opportunity and I wanted to see if he could do it all."
"I also believe that his original intention is not to hurt this team and the fans here, he is a Bostonist, he just doesn't want to be hated by the people here, so I hope that everyone can be like me, give him a chance to prove himself, you can hate him, you can continue to be angry with him, but I hope you don't bring this hatred and anger to the game, I hope that if the next time I bring another team to Boston, You can give me a round of applause and welcome when you can boo me in the game, you know, Minnesota fans have never been like this, so their boss has been under a lot of pressure" and Zhuang Fei still smiled when he finally said this, and the Celtics fans in front of the TV at this time also had a lot of stretch on their faces.
"Last word, goodbye, my Celtics, goodbye, my Boston, thank you"
When Zhuang Fei's press conference ended, Boston's silence continued, and for current Celtics fans, all they could do was silence.
NBA fans are very sad at times, because they have no control over their own team, they always have to pin all their opportunities on other people, they can't really change much, they can't decide who their team owner is, they can't decide who their team's chairman is, they can't decide who their head coach is, and that's why they have to take on all of this. It's just that for Zhuang Fei's departure, the whole city of Boston is silent, because they don't know what to express at this time, in fact, they can't express anything, these days for them, the amount of information is too much, the team won the championship, the team changed the owner, the team changed the management, the team head coach left, all of this happened in the past few days, everyone needs a time to adjust.
Of course, for Boston fans, now they are silent, and when the news of Zhuang Fei's departure spreads to the whole of the United States, all the NBA, the whole of the United States, the whole world is crazy, because now Zhuang Fei is single again. Everyone will once again see a chance to change the fortunes of the team.
In the past six years, Zhuang Fei has coached 2 teams, including 4 championships, such an achievement is absolutely unprecedented, and in fact, to get Zhuang Fei can get championships and superstars and even huge financial benefits This is something that everyone knows, in this case, no team will let go of such an opportunity, and in fact, when Zhuang Fei left the press conference and went home, his home phone had been blown up.
Jordan, Larry Bird, Pat Riley and a large number of people are hoping to get in touch with Zhuang Fei as soon as possible at this time. For them, they know very well that Zhuang Fei at this time is already thinking about the next stop, this Chinese will never allow himself to rest in such a situation, just like the last time he left the Timberwolves, this Chinese hopes to find a new team as soon as possible, because only in this way can work as quickly as possible, you know, the draft is about to begin, and for all NBA teams this is the most important opportunity of the year to change the fate of the team.
Of course, at this time, the owners and general managers of all NBA teams are busy, and in fact, reporters all over the world are ready to come to Boston or the United States.
"Zhuang, are you alright?"
Zhuang Fei has been in a heavy mood as soon as he goes home, and Chris is also a little worried, because if this happens to him, it will be the same, no one is a cold-blooded animal, when he left the Timberwolves, the situation is similar to now, and his feelings for this team are no less than those of the Timberwolves.
'It's okay, it's not the first time' Zhuang Feiqiang said with a smile, and at this time Chris also sighed, this Chinese is too strong.
And when the two were talking in Zhuang Fei's villa, the doorbell of Zhuang Fei's house rang, and when Chris opened them, Zhuang Fei saw a familiar old friend. (To be continued.) )