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Chapter 28 Provocation and Criticism

Zhang Weiping first introduced himself in English: "Hello, Mr. Joni Li, I am a reporter from the Tsinghua News Agency of the Celestial Dynasty. My name is Zhang Weiping."

Although Zhang Weiping and Joni thought this name was very familiar, as a pseudo-fan, Joni really didn't know who Zhang Weiping was, so Joni didn't think deeply about it and just regarded it as a young reporter from the Celestial Empire.

"Hello."

And Wonarovsky naturally introduced himself. He is a reporter from Yahoo Sports Basketball Division, but he is just a young reporter.

"First of all, I would like to ask about your family situation and how did you come to the United States?" Zhang Weiping first asked about Joni's family background. After all, this is the best way to investigate Joni and the best way to prove that Joni is a native of the Celestial Empire.

"I am an orphan. After I was born, my parents died. I have lived in a small town in Tennessee since I was a child. I don't know how I came to the United States back then. I was not born at that time." Joni answered this question lightly, but Zhang Weiping was not very satisfied. After all, he wanted to know how Joni came to the United States, but Joni did not give an answer because Joni didn't know at all.

But Zhang Weiping had no choice but to do anything. People don’t know what to do? But Zhang Weiping was glad that he brought a recorder, which is the best evidence to prove that Joni was a native of the Celestial Empire. After all, they can speak Chinese.

"So where did you play before, and how did you get selected by the Magic?" Zhang Weiping asked the second question immediately.

"I played in Indiana's high school league before, and then participated in the NBA draft and was selected by the Magic." Joni's answer to this question is also very simple, after all, there is really nothing to say.

"So what are your goals this season?"

"Get everything you can get." Joni's answer shocked Wonarovsky, and Zhang Weiping was also very surprised. He was just asking questions on a routine basis, but he didn't expect Joni to give such an answer. Wonarovsky was even more surprised. He knew that if Joni's words were reported by him, they would cause something, so he quickly remembered them, and his perfunctory attitude was gone.

And he finally asked a question: "Do you get everything you can get, including the best rookie?" This question obviously has a certain degree of malicious intention, which is a malicious guide.

"Of course!" Joni's answer seemed very arrogant, and Wonarovsky became excited.

"Then who do you think is your biggest opponent among this rookie?" Wonarovsky directly snatched Zhang Weiping's right to raise questions.

"Well...Allen Iverson? And Kobe Bryant is one, I don't know the others." Joni thought for a while, and he only thought of these two.

"What about Stephen Marbury, Ray Allen, Anthony Walker? And Marcus Cambi." Wonarovsky was maliciously guiding again.

But Joni will not be fooled again at this time. His answer this time was quite cautious, but it still made Wonarovsky very excited: "Stephen Marbury, Ray Allen, Marcus Cambi, I don't know, I haven't fought with them, but Anthony Walker, I can be sure that he is not my opponent."

Anthony Walker! This is another place to hype! Warnalowski was excited.

However, Zhang Weiping couldn't stand it anymore. He did an exclusive interview with Joni but was not sowed by Wonarovsky here, so he decisively snatched the right to ask questions.

"So Joni Lee, what are your usual hobbies?" Seeing Zhang Weiping ask this question, Wonarovsky was very anxious. In his opinion, Zhang Weiping was very unsatisfied and actually asked this question.

"Host? I like watching games, basketball games, football games, and in addition, I also like playing games." Joni thought silently in his heart, how great it would be if there was League of Legends in this era.

Then, Wonarovsky wanted to continue provoking, but Zhang Weiping did not give him a chance. He continued to ask questions.

"So, who do you like the most among the current NBA stars?"

"I don't know, I don't know any of them." Joni told the truth, but this made Wonarovsky's eyes brighter, so he forgot to ask questions. The interview was soon over. Zhang Weiping gained a lot, and he knew that Joni was from the Celestial Empire. And Wonarovsky also gained a lot, and he got a lot of "big talk" from Joni's mouth, which was enough for him to hype.

The next day, the "big talk" that Joni said appeared in the media, and these "big talks" made Henry Abbott, who had originally looked down on Joni, even more "angry". He said in his column: "The Magic's rookie Joni said that his goal is the best rookie this season, which is ridiculous. A young player who is ignorant of the world may not be able to gain a foothold in the NBA at all, his goal is the best rookie! And more importantly, he actually looked down on Anthony Walker, the No. 6 pick chosen by the Celtics. In fact, in my opinion, the gap between him and Anthony Walker is simply one sky and one earth!"

In addition to Henry Abbott, there are endless words to criticize Joni. For example, the Boston Globe criticized Joni without hesitation in its sports column. Naturally, there were a large number of words like "Anthony Walker will let Joni Lee know the strength of the NBA All-Star" in the article! In addition to these media, even the local media in Orlando have criticized Joni "inhumanely" and they believe that Joni should learn how to keep a low profile.

This made Joni shocked: Is it impossible to even tell the truth in my heart these days?

Joni didn't care about the outside world's criticism, and on this day when criticism was endless, Joni chose to go to Long Beach to take a walk. At this time, the Magic was playing against the Lakers. Joni was suspended and he was unable to participate in the game, so he didn't go to the game to make himself bored. After all, he just said those "big talks", and it was estimated that a large number of reporters would be waiting for him at the Long Beach Arena.

Joni is walking on the streets of Long Beach. This small town belonging to the Los Angeles region is a very large port and even a naval military base. There are many Long Beach NBA stars that appear in NBA history. Of course, Joni doesn't understand it, after all, he is a pseudo-fan.

The beaches in Long Beach in Los Angeles are also very beautiful, but Joni came out alone not to show off his muscles on the beach. He chose to find a street court, find a weak chicken on the street to abuse it, and vent his dissatisfaction because he couldn't play against the Lakers. This is what Joni wants to do most now.

There are not many street courts in Long Beach. Perhaps because this city is a famous naval base in the United States, it has strict management and cannot see many idle black people on the street. So it became very difficult for Joni to find a street court.

After walking for several hours, Joni finally found a street court near Long Beach State University, and the street court was very attractive to him because there was a guy who was obviously the boss standing in the field, which was actually a white man. There were several black children standing beside him, almost all looking at him with admiration.

White people? Can white people become the boss of a street court? Joni was attracted all of a sudden, and he slowly walked into the street court, and a group of black people and several white people in the court also looked at him.
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