No training, no games, no need to go to the basketball court, for Link, this is almost like depriving him of what he is mainly doing every day.

Fortunately, Jeff Austin, who had just rushed back to the United States from Greece, "save" Link.

"On Christmas Eve, Nike needs you to participate in a commercial event. I was about to call you, but I didn't expect you to call first. By the way, I brought you a Christmas gift, don't forget to thank me."

On the phone, Jeff Austin sounded like he was in a good mood. Link didn't think much about it. After all, it was about to celebrate the holiday. Maybe everyone except himself was in a very good mood.

"What kind of business activity? Don't let Kevin Durant and I shoot commercials together." Link curled his lips and signed the same sports brand with his enemies, which was really distressing.

"Hahahahaha, don't worry. We will first go to Los Angeles to attend a fan meeting, and then you will shoot an advertisement for Nike with Kobe and James. How about it? The top three people in the All-Star voting list are quite interesting, right?"

Listening to Jeff Austin saying this, Link let out a big sigh. As long as he is not with Durant, Link and anyone else will be willing.

"Then, you'll go to Los Angeles tomorrow morning. By the way, I can give you Christmas gifts. You will definitely like it, trust me."

After saying that, Austin hung up the phone.

Link felt strange, why did this guy always mention Christmas gifts? For NBA players, most of the Christmas gifts are given, after all, everyone is not very short of money.

For example, when Nate Robinson and O'Neal played with the Celtics, O'Neal gave Nate a mink coat on Christmas.

Of course, the size of this coat was bought according to O'Neal's physique. "Little Potato" who is less than 1.75 meters tall is so funny to wear this dress. O'Neal gave him the dress to spoof him.

However, Nate was also very entertaining. Not only did he accept the gift happily, he also put on a funny photo and posted a funny photo online. Of course, this matter was finally remembered by the people from the animal protection organization.

Kobe has given her teammates their own products such as headphones and computers, and James has given her teammates sunglasses.

So, NBA stars mainly express their feelings about Christmas gifts.

Link guessed that he didn't have anything he wanted, why was Jeff Austin so confident about his gift?

In addition, Link also remembered that he had not bought gifts for his teammates. It seems that he had to participate in this year's Christmas purchase.

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On December 24, the day before the Christmas war began, on Christmas Eve, Link appeared at Los Angeles International Airport early in the morning.

Link went directly to the hotel under the reception of Nike staff, and today's commercial activity was held in the hotel's conference hall.

When Link arrived at the hotel, he sent a text message to Kobe. Kobe said that he was in the 15th floor gym, 34-year-old Uncle Snake, who was still like a 24-year-old, was really hard-working.

James arrived at the hotel at noon and gave gifts to Kobe and Link as soon as he met.

"Merry Christmas guy, this is the latest custom headphones. If you train with it, you can become an MVP!" James appeared kindly at the door of Link's room and delivered the gift to Link.

For a moment, Link felt like James was selling headphones

Kobe gave Link a custom ring, and according to his words, "I hope one day you can wear a real championship ring on your hand."

Link felt a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that the two superstars of the alliance actually prepared gifts for him, and he came completely empty-handed.

So Linkeve Austin asked someone to get two boxes of good cigars, and then Link returned the gift.

At noon, Link participated in Nike's commercial activity between James and Kobe. The content of the activity was very simple, and it was to summarize it as a show on stage.

Answer some host questions, interact with fans, and have a few shots and slam dunks in the end.

Link was bored, so he was dedicated to this event. But Kobe and James, two people who will have a Christmas battle tomorrow, were also fully committed to the event.

Link couldn't help but sigh. It seems that if you want to become a superstar like the two of them, it's not just about playing basketball well.

In the afternoon, the event ended. After saying goodbye to Kobe and Link, James immediately boarded the plane to Miami. Tomorrow, James will have to fight the Thunder at home. Sure enough, superstars are not that easy to be.

After the event, Kobe went home to accompany his wife and children. He would rest in the United States tomorrow, but Kobe had to work overtime. As for the Christmas battle, the Lakers couldn't escape every year. So today is Kobe's only chance to spend the holiday with his family.

Kobe also invited Link to celebrate the festival at home, but Link thought that it would be better not to disturb the family reunion, so he politely refused.

In the end, only Jeff Austin was left beside Link. However, until the evening, Link didn't see where the gift Austin prepared for him.

"How do you feel when you participate in a business event with James and Kobe?" Jeff Austin ate the tender steak while sucking Link, who could only boiled chicken breasts with black pepper, looked sympathetic.

"I feel that they are so busy, as if they can't stop for a moment." Link shrugged. Behind his glamorousness, there were indeed unknown hard work.

"You will become like this in the future, believe me. Fortunately, you have a manager like me, so I will arrange the most reasonable itinerary for you, hahahaha. By the way, don't you care about the Christmas gift I told you?" Austin, with a white-haired head, immediately showed a proud look when he talked about Christmas gifts.

"Let me guess, have you forgotten in Greece and didn't bring it here? Then I'll give it to you first. Here, thank you for your hard work this year, Merry Christmas, Jeff." Link took out a small box with exquisite packaging from his pocket.

Austin was a little surprised. He didn't expect Link to bring him a gift. So Austin opened the gift box directly and in the United States, it was not rude to open the gift in front of the other party.

Then, Jeff Austin got a custom Rolex worth $40,000. On the back of the watch, there were a few words of Link's thanks to Austin.

Although Jeff Austin always likes to joke, Link must admit that as a well-known basketball manager in the United States, he is still very reliable in his work. Every summer, he arranges Link's holidays properly. Link only needs to play seriously, and other things will follow.

All of these are the credits of Jeff Austin. Even at the beginning, if it weren't for meeting Jeff Austin, Link wouldn't have stayed in Memphis so smoothly.

Therefore, Link has always been grateful to Austin. He has not forgotten that when he was poor, it was Jeff Austin who paid all the expenses of Link so that he could focus on basketball.

Although judging from Link's current economic level, the money that Austin paid in advance back then was not money at all. But giving you ten dollars when you were poor and one hundred dollars when you were flying.

Although the 100 yuan in Feiteng Huangda was more than, it was not very meaningful. Although the 10 yuan in poverty was less, it could change a person's destiny.

"Thank you, Link, I like your gift very much. Then, I won't go around with you anymore. I hope you can like my gift too." Jeff Austin stopped joking with Link again, and his expression became serious.

"You know, your contract with Nike is about to expire this summer. As a free agent in the sneaker market, Nike has the right to match the quotes given to you by all other brands. But when I communicated with Nike, they said they would not give other brands a chance to quote. After I talked with them, they decided to give a price that other brands would definitely not be able to offer."

"How much?" Link asked, as he forked up a piece of chicken.

"200 million USD in 2013, signed shoe contract! Your status in Nike will be equivalent to Kobe, James and Durant! Once the summer contract arrives, they will make an official offer to you! How about it? This Christmas gift is so exciting, right?"

"200 million, USD!?" The chicken breast fell back on the plate. Even for Link now, USD 200 million sounded too exaggerated.
Chapter completed!