stonecrandall Chapter 33 Bar Fight
Chapter 33 Bar Fight
In fact, throughout the game, Du Xiaoshuai scored between 14 and 18 points in each quarter.
To say the scores are explosive wouldn't be an exaggeration; it only has one characteristic: stability!
He was steady with the ball, dribbled steadily, shot consistently, scored with ease, and maintained a steady rhythm. Everything seemed effortless and effortless, but his opponents were becoming increasingly flustered and scrambling to get to their feet.
He played all four quarters, and before you knew it, his score had reached a level that was awe-inspiring!
Durant's 63 points in this game broke Chamberlain's rookie season high of 58 points once again, not only improving the record by 5 points, but also raising the rookie scoring record to the 60+ threshold!
That's terrifying! Some goats will never reach that score in their entire lives!
Furthermore, the team has achieved a 7-game winning streak to start the season! They are first in the West, tied for first in the league with the Eastern Conference's Big Three, the Celtics!
The head coach must be crying his eyes out in the bathroom.
After the game, during the handshake and reconciliation session between the two teams, Du Xiaoshuai had a special chat with Lu Yu and they even exchanged phone numbers, which made Lu Yu feel flattered.
This guy has always been a role player in the league and is now nearing the end of his playing career. He will probably be traded or cut this season. After retiring, he will use the connections he made during his playing days to go to the Celtics and become an assistant coach.
Unlike coaches like Fisher, who developed an aversion to officialdom after becoming president of the players' union, Coach Lue has high emotional intelligence, is willing to flatter, is flexible and adaptable, and doesn't cause trouble. In short, Coach Du admires him.
At the post-match press conference, reporters showered Durant with praise, citing statistics. As for the so-called waste of talent?
who said it?
Those are all rumors; do you think authoritative media outlets would believe such things?
The press conference had only been going on for half an hour when Coach PJ ended the interview early, citing physical discomfort. Du Xiaoshuai responded to the script supervisor's flattery with a few words, and also excused himself by saying that he was too tired and exhausted, before leaving with the press officer.
Cassie Blair and Jeff Green were left to enjoy the spotlight.
The next game is on the 16th at the Charlotte Bobcats' home arena. Traveling back to Seattle would be tiring and time-consuming, so the team decided to rest well in Atlanta for one night and then take a flight directly to Charlotte the following afternoon.
Team training? It's an away game, and we have back-to-back games coming up, there's no need to be so proactive!
Taking advantage of P.J.'s bad mood, he returned to his room early, and the players in the locker room prepared to go out and have some fun.
NBA games are frequent and the pressure is immense. Most of the players are Black, so they have very poor self-discipline. They also have wives and mothers to keep them in check at home, so they tend to let loose when they're away from home.
This is just like any ordinary man going on a business trip. As long as the time and place allow, who wouldn't go out to explore shops and flowers?
Why do we all work so hard playing sports and earn so much money? Isn't it all for the sake of squandering it?
Wealth and status cannot corrupt me; what use is wealth and status to me?
Du Xiaoshuai readily agreed, and with a wave of his hand, announced that he, Young Master Du, would be paying for the bar dinner that night!
The teammates immediately cheered with joy!
Brother Ni loves this kind of generous boss the most!
We'll forgive you for eating alone with Du Chen!
Atlanta, also known as Atlanta, is hailed as the capital of the New South and is the ninth largest city in the United States. It has a diversified economy and is home to the headquarters of hundreds of large companies, most notably Coca-Cola, Home Depot, Delta Air Lines, UPS, Holiday Inn, CNN, TBS, and many more.
In addition, the city hosted the 96 Olympics and the Super Bowl, has a high concentration of universities, and is home to elites and the wealthy, making it a very livable city overall.
The only problem with this city is that the proportion of blacks in the metropolitan area is very high, exceeding 50%! It can even be said to be the city with the highest proportion of blacks in the United States. The black leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born in this city, but the crime rate among blacks here is not high, and the public security is relatively controllable.
Since it was an away game, none of the team members had played for the Hawks before, and none of them were very familiar with Atlanta. Durant didn't hesitate to call Tyronn Lue and ask him to make arrangements.
Around 11 p.m., The Varsity Lounge, a sports bar in the Atlanta skyline neighborhood.
This bar is luxuriously decorated, but it doesn't have any private rooms; it's designed for people to gather together, drink, and have fun!
The main theme is to share joy with the people!
A group of burly men stepped off the bus with an imposing air, passed through security, and entered the bustling bar lobby. Listening to the energetic music, they instantly revealed their true colors, twisting their bodies and blending into the crowd.
Du Xiaoshuai and his group were tall and burly, making them quite conspicuous in the crowd and attracting the attention of many people in the hall.
The teammates weren't intimidated by tens of thousands of spectators, let alone these few hundred drinking buddies. They raised their glasses to toast everyone and chugged the bottles.
It highlights a dissolute and unrestrained lifestyle!
The bartenders and female escorts in the bar had such bright eyes that they knew a bunch of rich, gullible suckers had come! They all crowded around, ready to fish for them.
However, most of these hostesses are Black women!
Although the girls are quite young, have amazing figures, and are pretty even with makeup, which fits the aesthetic of the black guy, Du Xiaoshuai is racist!
Oh well, with so many people, I don't want to spoil the fun. I'll just take the loss and let them join in.
......
"Bang! Crash—"
Just as everyone was relaxing, a cacophony of tables being overturned and slang and insults erupted from not far away.
Then someone pushed and shoved, knocking down a large part of the crowd, and screams and roars instantly drowned out the DJ music.
Du Xiaoshuai turned his head and saw—hey—wasn't that his teammate Delonte West down there?
The drunken West was being brutally beaten by several muscular men, pinning him to the ground. He looked rather pitiful.
Several young women with full-sleeve tattoos nearby excitedly held up bottles of alcohol and cheered loudly.
How can you tolerate your teammate getting beaten up?
Fueled by alcohol, the SuperSonics players swarmed in to join the fray and support West.
What started as a localized disturbance quickly escalated into a widespread riot that swept through the entire bar.
Fortunately, everyone had gone through security checks and disarmed themselves before entering the venue, so no one inside was carrying a gun; fighting still had to rely on physical strength.
Du Xiaoshuai stood at the very back, casting [Defense Card], [Bark Card], [Iron Fist Card], [Sweep Kick Card], [Dodge Card], [Fighting Card]...
They then used [Weakness Card], [Brain Depression Card], [Pain Card], [Depression Card], [Misfortune Card], [Nightmare Card] on seven or eight opponents respectively...
Then Du Xiaoshuai stepped onto the stage and transformed into a bar warrior, taking down all his opponents who were grappling with him with a punch and a kick, knocking them all to the ground in no time, making them howl in pain.
Pshaw! That's it?
I want to fight 10 more!
Seeing that Du Xiaoshuai had resolved the fight so cleanly and efficiently, the bar patrons who were watching the excitement applauded and whistled, and many of them recorded the scene with bricks and their phones.
Du Xiaoshuai stopped punching and kicking, and made a fist-and-palm salute. Someone shouted, "Damn you, you dead airman!"
His teammates helped West, who was stunned by the beating, to his feet. He had a bruised and swollen face and looked rather pathetic.
The security guards came in to maintain order and asked what happened. West stammered that he had just molested the white female companion that the group of big men had brought, and that's how the fight started.
The Emperor Emeritus seems to lose control when he drinks! His alcohol tolerance is incredibly low!
Du Xiaoshuai frowned slightly. No wonder this guy later became the league's Lao Ai, and then became a homeless person after the pandemic.
The burly men lying on the ground were no pushovers either; they were all professional athletes, mostly white. They were from the Atlanta NFL's Falcons, a very well-known team.
These guys might not be as tall as the supersonics, but they're stronger and more physically imposing. If Durant hadn't intervened, his teammates might have been the ones lying on the ground later!
The bar manager quickly invited these troublemakers to the adjacent lounge for some reassurance.
The Falcons players only got a beating from Durant and weren't seriously injured.
It's not a pleasant story to say that a rugby player lost a fight to a basketball player. Since everyone involved is a respectable person and no one intended to make a big deal out of it, Du Xiaoshuai settled the bill for them, and that was the end of it.
Although it was still early, after this incident, no one was in the mood to continue having fun. Tyronn Lue called a bus and arranged to go back to the hotel.
When I left the bar, several reporters had already arrived after hearing the commotion.
Someone was holding a microphone, ready to let the players from both sides say a few words, but Coach Lu quickly blocked the reporters from interviewing and helped everyone get into the car.
Du Xiaoshuai spotted a white tank top in the crowd—wasn't that Erin Andrews, who had interviewed him before the game?
Refusing interviews is wrong; ESPN is the biggest sponsor of the NBA!
Durant had Tyronn Lue put Erin Andrews on the bus, ready for an interview with ESPN.
As the bus drove away, the cameraman, carrying his heavy video camera, shouted desperately from the roadside, "I haven't gotten on the bus yet!"
The teammates, who had been disappointed and were feeling dejected on the bus, suddenly perked up when they saw a beautiful white woman board the bus.
Without cameras, everyone was more relaxed. Erin Andrews, who had been a sports reporter for many years, was not shy at all and soon got the details of the bar incident out of the enthusiastic players.
The team bus drove back to the Holiday Inn where the team was staying, and the unsatisfied teammates went back to their rooms to make calls for special services.
Du Xiaoshuai stayed behind and very gentlemanly offered to take Erin Andrews back.
Feeling satisfied with what she had just written, Erin Andrews sent the press release back via her phone, then stretched and seemed to relax completely.
Being a reporter isn't easy either!
"Aren't you going to invite me up for a seat?" Eileen Andrews lazily tossed her long, golden waves as she looked at Du Xiaoshuai.
Have the [Favorability Card], [Lust at First Sight Card], and [Admiration Card] started working?
Du Xiaoshuai quickly put on a sanctimonious expression: "Sure! I bought some Blue Mountain coffee, you can try some."
It's worth mentioning that NBA player benefits are excellent. Visiting teams are required to stay in five-star hotels contracted with the NBA headquarters, and each player must have their own room. In addition, they receive daily meal and travel allowances for away games, and must fly first class. If first class isn't available, the team must reimburse the player for the full difference in fare...
The Holiday Inn was engulfed in gunfire that night. Du Xiaoshuai had originally just been having coffee with Erin Andrews in their room, talking about life and ideals.
The atmosphere has been built up to this point, what can Du Xiaoshuai do? Can he let his teammates outdo him?
Throughout my life, I, Du, have never been inferior to anyone!
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