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Chapter 877: 291: You must take the initiative and spare no effort to serve the King in order to receive rewards (please vote for the monthly ticket).

Chapter 877: 291: You must take the initiative and spare no effort to serve the King in order to receive rewards (please vote for the monthly ticket).

Jerry Stackhouse is definitely the most embarrassed player this summer.

When the trade rumors first appeared, he scoffed. Sure, that talent from the University of Connecticut was really exceptional, playing as a starter for half a season with the Wizards and averaging 18 points.

But what about me? I’m a superstar averaging 29 points per game!

Alright, although Jerry Stackhouse is the first player in NBA history to average 29 points yet not make the All-NBA team. Yes, he didn’t even make the Third Team.

But he just thinks the voters have no taste.

Jerry Stackhouse believes that, no matter how bad things get, he couldn’t possibly be traded for someone like Richard Hamilton.

So he confidently told the reporters, “Hey, nobody would trade a general for a soldier!”

Then the next day he got traded.

This incident made the presumptuous Jerry Stackhouse a total joke, and no one knew how he went from being Jordan’s Successor to the biggest clown in the league.

But fortunately, another embarrassed person appeared to shift people’s focus and also saved Stackhouse’s life.

And this awkward player is still related to the Detroit Pistons.

“There’s no problem between me and Ben Wallace, you know, we’re both men, it’s normal to have some bumps on the court. Although maybe I hit him a bit hard, I hope Ben won’t get mad.”

Ron Artest, sporting a black eye, appeared at the press conference, while Big Ben was completely unharmed.

The reporters wondered if Artest misunderstood the meaning of “bumps” and “hit a bit hard.”

Big Ben didn’t even have his hairstyle messed up!

This is definitely called getting punched!

This afternoon, Detroit Pistons released sensational news—two new additions, Big Ben and Ron Artest, got into a big fight during training.

But everything quickly settled down, and now Big Ben and Artest are willing to sit together at the conference, showing that the team doesn’t have major issues.

In fact, reporters had already learned the story from other players; simply put, Ron went crazy on the court as usual, but Big Ben easily subdued him with a single isolation play.

So at this press conference, reporters were basically asking questions knowingly, wanting to hear how the witnesses would describe the incident.

The result was Artest getting beaten up the entire time, yet trying hard to pretend he matched Big Ben evenly made people instantly forget about Jerry Stackhouse.

From now on, he’s the league’s new clown.

The reporters quickly shifted their focus, asking Pistons’ new head coach Rick Carlisle, “Coach, how was the conflict resolved?”

Rick Carlisle found it difficult; how could he tell the reporters that originally swaggering Artest got punched by Big Ben and pushed several meters away, then lay on the court floor without getting up?

All along, everyone thought Ron Artest was tough. Since he was famous for being a court bully from middle school, at 13 during AAU, he had a fight with teammate Elton Brand over a verbal spat during a warm-up layup.

During his Bulls time, he was also famously fierce, often clashing with teammates on the training ground.

Rick Carlisle hesitated for a long time about introducing Artest because the medical records showed this Queens native had bipolar disorder and often had uncontrollable emotions.

But today, Carlisle thinks Ron Artest is practically one of the best in the league at emotional control!

Carlisle could only laugh and answer the reporters, “Ron is an incredibly fierce player, but he knows how to avoid conflict.”

The reporters laughed, thinking of another fierce player, Kevin Garnett.

The conflict between Big Ben and Artest didn’t affect the Pistons’ locker room, but it did affect Atlanta 1,150 kilometers away.

Scottie Pippen, who was entering his 15th professional season, stood in front of Roger and Pierce with a grin, using his veteran status to “bully” them.

“Hurry up and pay up, not even a dime less!”

A few days ago, hearing Roger and Pierce betting on “whose ribs would break first, Big Ben or Ron,” Pippen decided to join the wager.

But he didn’t bet on Big Ben or Artest. With 15 years of veteran experience, he chose: Rest assured, throughout the training camp, the Pistons would be fine.

So he won, happily counting the Franklins in his hands, spiritually fulfilled.

Pierce was dissatisfied, “Why? Both Big Ben and Ron are not easy targets, why did you know they wouldn’t fight?”

Pippen glanced at Pierce, put the money in the locker, and then glanced at Roger, “Why? Because not everyone is as nasty as Roger, who actually beats his teammates!”

The whole locker room burst into laughter, and Roger remembered that summer eight years ago, waving his hand, “Alright Scott, let’s not talk about it.”

“Damn, I’m the one who got beaten, Roger, why are you feeling embarrassed.”

In the laughter, Olajuwon sighed about the flow of time.

In 1993, as Michael Jordan just retired, Chicago welcomed a uniquely colored fourth pick. He had just dominated the talented high school basketball world over the past year, setting the stage for the high school draft wave.

Then this high school rookie made a big news not long after the preseason training camp started by beating up Scottie Pippen.