After playing in Brooklyn, the Memphis Grizzlies advanced towards Portland without stopping.

This season, the Grizzlies' back-to-back battle frequency is not higher than in previous years, but they are particularly likely to play away in a row.

Just after playing the Nets in New York, I was about to turn the gun and walk towards Oregon.

Grizzlies vs Trail Blazers, first in the West vs. third in the West. Such a showdown naturally attracted the attention of many fans and media.

Although the Trail Blazers' record of losing no more than double digits has been broken, they are still one of the most powerful teams in the West.

There are not many teams that can cause trouble for the Grizzlies, and the Trail Blazers are considered one of them.

The Portland International Airport was crowded with people, and Grizzlies players would cause a big commotion wherever they went.

After seeing the Grizzlies players, the outside of the airport suddenly became a brilliant masterpiece.

Although the Grizzlies have just finished playing against the Nets, they seem to be in good spirits.

Iguodala, Jimmy Butler, Conley, Gasol Jr., Tobias Harris, Tony Allen, Vince Carter, Delavida and others appeared one by one and boarded the team bus.

The reporters still aimed their cameras at the airport exit, and the Grizzlies still have two heavyweights who have not appeared!

As a result, there was no one behind the head coach Dave Joggel.

After last night's press conference, the reporters were confused again.

Why are there no Link and Randolph!

Forget it if they don’t attend the press conference, can they stop playing the game?

"Wait, Coach Dave, where are Link and Randolph!?"

The reporters immediately surrounded Jogel, and the originally stable order on the scene was completely disrupted.

Jogel seemed to have expected such a scene, so he was very calm when he was surrounded by reporters.

"Link and Zach are going back to Memphis to deal with some private matters, so they didn't come with us. But don't worry, I promise Link and Zach will catch up with tomorrow night's game against the Trail Blazers."

After Jogel answered lightly, nodded, then pushed the crowd away and walked onto the bus.

The reporters stood there, Randolph and Link dealt with private matters?

Combining Randolph's recent poor performance and Link's previous expectations for Randolph, the reporters couldn't help but think a lot.

Could it be that there was a conflict between Link and Randolph?

As we all know, Link is a competitive person, just like Jordan and Kobe. The most unbearable thing for people like them is their teammates who are passive and lazy on the court.

They are not only strict with themselves, but also with teammates.

They both worked very hard on the court and asked their teammates to work as hard as they did.

Randolph's performance that has been half a beat slow in everything he has been doing these days is obviously not satisfying Link.

In this way, just two hours after the Grizzlies arrived in Portland, rumors spread on the Internet.

"Why Zach Randolph is likely to be traded? He has not arrived in Portland with the team!"

"Internal news: Link is forcing management to deal with Zach Randolph, so he will not participate in the game against the Trail Blazers."

"Will the defending champion collapse from the inside? There is a suspected conflict in the Grizzlies' locker room."

"The brotherhood is officially shattered! Link and Randolph are about to part ways!"

It is mid-January, which is the peak period for mid-season trading. And Randolph has always been a frequent visitor in mid-term trading rumors. Almost every year, he is listed by the media on the "suspectedly traded" list.

But this time, the news seemed to be very real. Before a player was traded, he would have various abnormal actions.

In the afternoon, rumors began to get worse.

A Nets told reporters that after Link and Randolph's battle in Brooklyn, they were suspected of having had a fierce quarrel in the bus.

People think it is a bit strange when they both missed the press conference yesterday.

The rumors about NBA are sometimes so "brainless" when they spread.

In the imagination of fans and reporters, Randolph and Link are now waiting for a deal at home.

But in reality, Randolph and Link stood together and stayed in the same room.

At this time, in a hospital in Memphis, the two were talking and laughing, not like the "enemy" mentioned by the media, and naturally there was no disagreement at all.

On the hospital bed in front of Link and Randolph, there was a black woman lying halfway.

Although she was lying in bed, her face was filled with a smile, and she seemed to get along well with the two young people.

"...Okay, mom, stop venting my childhood embarrassment. Link, you have to be right that you haven't heard anything you heard tonight after leaving this door. Do you understand?" Randolph widened his eyes.

The woman half lying on the hospital bed in front of her was Zach Randolph's mother, Mey Randolph. She was admitted to the hospital a few days ago due to a heart attack.

And this is precisely why Randolph has been absent-minded recently.

Like most black kids in slums, Randolph has been dependent on his mother since childhood.

Without a father, Meai raised four children alone with government relief funds and hardworking hands.

Although Randolph has also taken many detours, Meyer still has many positive effects on Randolph.

The summer before yesterday he chose to marry his girlfriend, hoping that his women and children would not have to repeat the old path he had back then.

He knows better than anyone how difficult it is for a woman to raise a child alone, and he doesn't want his child to have no father since childhood.

Randolph's relationship with his mother was very good. He knew very well that without the efforts of this woman, he might have been on the street when he was in high school.

For Randolph, Meai was undoubtedly one of the most important people in his heart.

Therefore, after Meyer was hospitalized for heart disease, Randolph was very anxious. Because the sudden heart disease was very serious, he almost killed Meyer.

After learning about this on the bus yesterday, Link decided to go back to Memphis with Randolph to visit Meyer.

So, neither he nor Randolph appeared in Portland today.

While chatting, Meyer shook a lot of the embarrassing things about Randolph when he was a child.

Generally speaking, when a mother is with a child she hasn’t seen for a long time, she likes to talk about what her child was doing when she was a child.

Even if her child has become a mature man, she will always be the naughty little guy who makes trouble.

"Hahahaha, Link, don't be afraid of him. After I'm discharged from the hospital, you will come to our house often as a guest. I still have a lot of things he hasn't told you about before. The blueberry pie I made is very delicious, and Zach liked the most before. We can eat and chat at the same time." Meyer ignored Randolph's "threat". With Link as an audience member, she enjoyed it.

"Okay, Meai. But you have to have a good rest. The doctor said you have to go to bed early now. You recover as soon as possible, and I can also eat the blueberry pie you made with your own hands as soon as possible." Link pointed to the clock on the wall. It was already ten o'clock in the evening.

"Okay, Zach, go and ask the nurse to help me measure my blood pressure. I should take a rest after the test." Meyer nodded and said to Randolph.

"Isn't it enough to just click the bell at the head of the bed?" Randolph said, and was about to get up and ring the bell, but Meyer stopped it in time.

"This bell doesn't work sometimes, so you'd better go to the nurse's station and shout it's safer."

Seeing that his mother was so persistent, Randolph could only be obedient.

After the "Big Black Bear" turned around and walked out of the ward, Meai turned his eyes to Link.

Link understood instantly that Meyer had just deliberately spent Randolph.

"Link, thank you very much for accompanying Zach to see me. Recently, he has caused you a lot of trouble..."

"How could it be? Zach is no longer in trouble."

"Don't lie to me, I watch sports news every day. Don't think I'm an old lady who knows nothing. Zach is a good kid. He may have done something wrong, but that's the past. I don't want to...I don't want to see the media say that he is like that. You are the team leader, Link. Tell Zach, don't worry about me and play well. Although those reporters attacked him, every word seemed to be a sharp knife that pierced my heart. Please, Link, cheer up Zach."

Link nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, Meyer, Zach is very strong. He will recover soon, and you must actively cooperate with the treatment and recover as soon as possible. I promise that Zach will be able to eliminate the misunderstandings soon."

When the two said this, Randolph took the nurse into the ward.

After taking the blood pressure, Meyer was about to start resting, and Link and Randolph left the hospital.

The next morning, they had to rush to Portland.

The two walked downstairs of the hospital and stood for a while in the cold wind in January.

Several taxis passed by, but neither Link nor Randolph stopped them. They were like two human statues, but they were not from all fruits.

"Otherwise... let's go? It's so cold." Link rubbed his hands and sighed inside.

Randolph hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded slightly.

The nights in Memphis are very quiet, terrible, and always feel unsafe.
Chapter completed!