Chapter 192: A Tavern

After attending the press conference, Chamberlain took Yao Ming to the Oracle Training Hall, Thurmond and Curry were waiting for him inside, but they didn't let him train, as soon as a few people met, Thurmond came over with his arms and said with a big grin: "Good job lately, boy, I finally didn't embarrass my master." ”

Chamberlain laughed and said lightly: "The recent opponents are too rubbish, and I haven't done my best." It's a pity that there is no center like you now, and the game is not fun at all. ”

In fact, this is all pretending to be forced, what does it mean that a master is as lonely as snow? Anyway, Chamberlain didn't feel it, he wished that he was the only one in the league who was seven feet tall, so that the game would be easy to play and the money would be simple.

Hearing this, a tough smile erupted from Thurmond's mouth, and he patted his chest and said proudly: "You don't have this opportunity, a person like Uncle Thurmond is a center forward who comes out once in twenty years......"

Curry interrupted his boasting and said impatiently, "Okay man, are you a once-in-a-century center?" Let's go, don't you want to take Z to the 'Warriors' bar today? ”

"Warrior Bar?" Chamberlain's eyes widened, he was an old Warriors fan, and he was still the core of the team, how could he not have heard of such a bar? Of course, he knew that there were several bars in San Francisco and Oakland that were known as 'Warriors', but he didn't believe that people like Thurmond and Curry would be interested in that kind of low-grade striptease KTV.

In particular, Winnie also said to him: "Let's go and see, you have this qualification." ”

Chamberlain kept muttering in his heart, these people said so noble and cold, as if the bar was a club of fifty superstars.

Driving to the outskirts of Auckland, farms appear outside the car window, there are very few bars and nightclubs here, there is not much demand for this kind of simple town, bars and the like, and because of the mild climate in California, the farmers of these farms are more or less growing some grapes and will make their own wine, most of these people are extremely proud, and they are very disdainful of the chemical processing of the bars.

The car eventually stopped at a farm, which is small compared to other farms, but has a very stylish shape and is very African. And instead of rice, barley, corn and other agricultural products, the farm grows some African vegetation that is rare in the Americas.

Thorny bushes, cactus bushes, and skinny grassy bushes dominate the farm, as well as domesticated trees such as cashew trees, mango trees, and lilac trees, as well as a few tall coconut trees in the middle of the yard, which are obviously not well adapted to the California climate, but it is clear that the farm's owners have put a lot of effort into keeping them alive in this unsuitable land.

Seeing the car drive in, a thin black old man who knelt in the bushes and carefully planted small shrubs stood up, although he was thin, but this person was very entertaining, and when he saw the car drive in, he began to twist his body, and when Chamberlain and others got out of the car, he also took out a small drum and beat it 'crackling', full of rhythm, full of the flavor of the African savannah.

"Mo Bodhi, my fellow, how are you doing?" Thurmond and the thin black man embraced, the old man was not short, he had to be about 1.9 meters, but standing with the tall and sturdy Thurmond, he was like a small shrub next to the poplar tree, the two hugged each other, and Chamberlain was really worried that Thurmond would accidentally pinch him into a bone slag.

The black thin old man had a very loud voice, and he said with a smile: "My life has always been so full and comfortable, look at my yard, have you smelled the breath of Africa?" And Nate, good news for you, I found two tapes on E-BABY the other day, and you can't imagine whose game it is......"

He turned his head to see Chamberlain, then pushed Thurmond away, and waved enthusiastically, "WOW, SUPER-Z, MAN, IT'S SO SURPRISING TO SEE YOU HERE, I GUESS, Winnie must have asked you to come to me, didn't you?" Haluha, that little girl! ”

Thurmond chased after the old man and asked, "Mo Bodhi, whose match did you find?" Let me guess, it's Wilt Chamberlain vs. Russell's match, right? ”

The old man strode towards Chamberlain, and at the same time said nonchalantly: "No, I have a lot of that kind of match, this time it is a match that was held on October 27, 1964, do you have any impression of that match?" Just a reminder, a certain gentleman grabbed 37 rebounds in that game, who were they up against? ”

Thurmond didn't say anything, but Chamberlain shouted: "It's not going to be that Warriors vs. Valtimo Bullets, right?" Coach Nate, that's your show! ”

Thurmond laughed, looking very happy, indeed, it was his representative game, he scored 37 rebounds in that game, although not as shocking as Chamberlain's 55 rebounds in a single game, but it was also a benchmark record.

Face to face with Chamberlain, Winnie was just about to help him introduce, the old man waved his hand, and took the initiative to introduce: "Hello, Z, my name is Mo Bodhi-Pride-Wine-Captain-Bar-Bablu, you can call me Mo Bodhi, that is a place name on our African savannah, the place where I was born, have you heard of it?" ”

Chamberlain blinked, hesitated, and whispered, "I'm sorry sir, I know it's rude to say this, but can you say your name again?" I don't remember very well, I can't remember much. ”

"It's a good name." Winnie preemptively said, her pretty face no longer tense, but showing a happy smile, "Mobodhi-Pride-Wine-Captain-Bar-Babura, this is much simpler than Mutombo's name." ”

As she spoke, Winnie looked back at Yao Ming, a playful smile on the corner of her mouth, and asked, "Hey, Yao, do you know Mutombo's full name?" Can you tell us about that? I've heard that his name has fifty-five words. ”

Mutombo is now on the bench for Yao Ming in the Rockets, because of personality reasons, the relationship between the two is not bad, recently Mutombo has been helping Yao Ming train defense, the last time Chamberlain played against him, this old guy does have a set of defense, and his position judgment is very accurate, not the kind of player who relies solely on physical fitness on the defensive end.

Yao Ming, who had been laughing and groaning, suddenly turned a little pale after hearing this, he laughed dryly and muttered: "Deken Bay Mutombo Moplando Mukamba Jane Jacques Vaughan Toby, it should be like this, I can't remember the full name, Uncle Mu himself can remember it." ”

Hearing Yao Ming say this, Chamberlain's heart felt a lot better, although Mo Bodhi's name is also quite long, but it has a specific meaning, and it is all in English, Mutombo is different, his name is an English translation, that is, the English translation of his tribe's native language, it is really meaningless, can only be memorized.

In the midst of discussion and jokes, Mo Bodhi led a few people to the small wooden building, and on the way he happily explained his name to Chamberlain: "It's very simple, Z, my name means very simple, "Mopti" is my birthplace, "pride" is personality, "winemaking" is a specialty, "bar" means wealth, "captain" is the highest rank he has obtained, as for Baburu, that is my father's name, remember?" ”

Walked to the door of the small wooden building, Chamberlain understood why Thurmond said to bring him to the Warrior Bar, the sign hanging in front of the door of the small wooden building said 'Warrior Bar', and after opening the door, a rich aroma of wine came to the nose, the small wooden building looked antique from the outside, in fact, the inside is very modern, it is really a bar, counters, high chairs, lanterns and so on.

In addition, there were a few people drinking in the bar, who were obviously acquaintances with Thurmond, and raised their glasses when they saw a few people entering, but Chamberlain did not pay attention to a few people, his attention was attracted by the decoration on the walls around the bar.

The bar is divided into different sections, some of which are hung with large photographs, ranging from black and white to color, full of players and NBA games, or rather, some of the Warriors' players and Warriors' history:

Each area has a title, which is made up of time and some of the Warriors' biggest events of the season, followed by countless photos, all black and white before the 80s, and explanations underneath each photo, such as:

"In the 1946-47 season, the Philadelphia Warriors were formed and joined the BAA. That season, the Warriors selected 6-foot-5 rookie forward Joe Fox from the University of Kentucky — a white photo appeared next to it — and Fox finished with 23 that season. With a 2-point average per game, he won the scoring title and six more than the league's No. 2 scorer, Bob Ferick. As many as 4 out of 4 - a picture of another white man was posted next to it, and a clown was drawn.

The Warriors won the Eastern Conference in 1947-48 with a regular record of 27-21, but lost to the Baltimore Bullets in the Finals. Faulkes with 22. 1 leads the league again in points per game, but the title of scoring champion goes to Chicago's Max Zaslowski. But we have another talent, Howe Daladad, who is averaging 12 points per game. 2 points (2nd on the team) and 2. 5 assists (first in the league).

In 1948-49, Fox continued to dominate the league, averaging 26 per game. 0 points, including 63 points in a single game against Indianapolis. However, with four National Basketball League (NBL) teams jumping ship to the BAA before the season, a number of new talents have landed – including George McCan, the Minneapolis Lakers' Energy Tower who stormed the BAA with a total of 1,698 points (28 per game). 3 points) snatched away the title of scoring champion that year. Warriors' Ed Sadowski, at 15. He ranks fifth in the league in points per game with 3 points per game. Despite boasting two top shooters, the Philadelphia Warriors still have a 28-32 record and lost to the Washington Capitol in the first round of the playoffs......

Although Chamberlain was a fan of the Warriors, and his old man was even more of a die-hard fan, he had never studied the history of the Warriors so face-to-face, and he was very interested in the photos and explanations, so he walked between the walls and kept looking at the contents.

Each season is summed up with catchy headlines such as "1961-62: Centimous Nights for Chamberlain," "1965-66: Warriors Nightmare Trade Chamberlain," "1966-67: A New Opportunity for the Warriors: Signing Barry," "1971-72: Warriors Leave San Francisco"......

"1974-75: Amazing Transformation, Warriors Champion"

"1975-76: Warriors Defend Their Title"

Chamberlain looked all the way, and the photos were posted until this season, and the title of this season was: "2007-08: God descends to earth, and the salvation advocates the arrival of Chamberlain"!