The God-level Steal in Sports Chapter 187

After five consecutive victories, the Lakers had a short break. It wasn’t long, but it was just enough time to adjust to the recent tension.

After all, these were the first five games since Zhou Feng joined the Lakers, and the players were still a bit reserved with each other. However, as the games progressed and victories piled up, the sense of unfamiliarity gradually disappeared, and their chemistry rapidly improved.

The Lakers players still performed some simple training in the arena every day.

Ever since Zhou Feng’s complete victory over Kobe in their head-to-head PK yesterday, the Lakers players looked at him with even greater admiration.

This was someone who had defeated a legend of the previous generation, showing just how powerful Zhou Feng was. This also filled the Lakers players with confidence for the upcoming games, believing that under Zhou Feng’s leadership, they would go further, perhaps even making it to the playoffs.

The Lakers players still didn’t dare to have too high expectations, because in recent seasons, they had always been at the bottom of the league. Making the playoffs was already their biggest dream at the moment.

Lakers General Manager Kevin Kubalik took a sip of coffee. He had been smiling broadly these past two days. His story of going alone to the Olympic Village to sign Zhou Feng was circulating throughout the league, showing how unique his vision was.

Especially Zhou Feng’s first five-game winning streak made Kevin Kubalik even more proud. Although he spent a lot of money on the signing, it was well worth it. Some general managers of teams who failed to sign Zhou Feng were now filled with regret.

Among them, the Rockets’ general manager was the most annoyed. Back when Yao Ming was with the Rockets, they were also thriving, and there was the huge Chinese market. Now that Yao Ming had retired, the best successor should have been Zhou Feng. In fact, Zhou Feng was even more formidable than Yao Ming. Under his leadership, combined with Harden, it wouldn’t be impossible to contend for the league championship.

They had been scared off by the price back then and hadn’t deeply considered why the Lakers offered such a high price.

Since the Lakers offered the league’s highest salary, it proved that Zhou Feng was worth that price.

Now, it was too late for anything.

Although Zhou Feng had only played five games in the NBA, it was still impossible to fully estimate his true strength. However, through these five games, Zhou Feng’s playing style and future potential could already be seen, which was the main reason why many team general managers regretted it.

The greater a player’s potential, the greater their future achievements. Zhou Feng had already shown the potential to become a legendary superstar.

It was believed that in the near future, Zhou Feng would become the most accomplished basketball superstar in the NBA, definitely surpassing the current mythical basketball player, Michael Jordan.

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As Kevin Kubalik set down his coffee cup, a pleasant ringing sound interrupted his thoughts.

“Boss, what are your instructions?”

“The Lakers have been dormant for too long. Now, under Zhou Feng’s leadership, we have our first five-game winning streak. We can use this opportunity to participate in a talk show, allowing the Lakers to reappear before the public. My old friend also intends to invite us, so let Zhou Feng go!”

Kevin Kubalik hung up the phone and headed straight for Zhou Feng.

This call really surprised Kevin Kubalik. In the past, the Lakers’ owner would never interfere with any of the team’s operations or management, let alone promote the Lakers.

It seemed that the Lakers’ owner also had great faith in Zhou Feng’s basketball abilities, believing that under Zhou Feng’s leadership, the Lakers would achieve even more brilliant results. Otherwise, if the results were not ideal after the promotion, it would be a slap in the face for the Lakers, which would be equivalent to a slap in the face for the owner.

“Zhou Feng… Zhou Feng…”

Kevin Kubalik shouted loudly from the sidelines, his face beaming with joy. After all, promoting the Lakers was very beneficial to everyone in the team.

Zhou Feng put down the basketball, picked up a towel to wipe his sweat, and walked over.

“General Manager, is there something you need?”

Kevin Kubalik told Zhou Feng about participating in a talk show.

Zhou Feng frowned. He didn’t like these messy things and just wanted to focus on playing basketball well.

Before he could refuse, Kevin Kubalik had already seen Zhou Feng’s expression. As someone who had been the Lakers’ general manager for decades, he could easily read Zhou Feng’s face.

“Zhou Feng, don’t refuse yet. Although you don’t like participating in activities unrelated to basketball, this interview is very relevant!”

This sentence piqued Zhou Feng’s interest.

“How is it relevant?”

“Since you joined the Lakers, you’ve only appeared on the court. Besides games, you haven’t participated in any programs. Even the last time, when you signed the highest-paying contract in the entire league, a major event that shocked all of America, many variety shows invited you, but you refused. Besides the court, there’s no trace of you in other programs, commercial endorsements… This is very detrimental to your development!”

“Lakers fans want to see you, especially Chinese fans… This talk show is not only to promote the Lakers but also to boost your image, letting all the fans in front of their TVs see that the once glorious Lakers are back.”

“Besides, this talk show won’t delay your training. It’s just in your spare time. You’re idle anyway, so just treat it as fun.”

Zhou Feng listened quietly to Kevin Kubalik’s explanation, knowing that he had a point.

After thinking for a while, he asked, “When?”

“Tonight?”

“Okay, I agree!” After saying that, Zhou Feng picked up the basketball and returned to the court, continuing his training.

Kevin Kubalik shook his head helplessly. He knew what kind of person Zhou Feng was—a very pure basketball player. Such people were very rare in this world.

In his heart, Kevin Kubalik greatly admired Zhou Feng. If Zhou Feng wanted to participate in shows or commercial endorsements… China alone could make him a fortune, not to mention that the United States also favored Zhou Feng.

Currently, Zhou Feng was already a world-class basketball player, just lacking some honors.

Truly, people couldn’t be compared. Zhou Feng’s realm was much higher than theirs.