The preseason games between the Lakers and the Clippers not only attracted more than 10,000 fans from both sides to the Staples Arena, but many major TV stations including AB, ESPN and China Television Sports Channel were broadcast live.

In addition to TV media, hundreds of reporters including traditional newspapers, online media and mobile Internet media have also submitted interview applications to the Lakers.

Two hours before the game started, media from all over the world came to Staples Arena and began interviewing the audience, which made people feel that this was the playoffs.

After all, in the context of the fact that many teams interviewed preseasons without exceeding 10, there is a huge difference between the hundreds of international journalists interviewing the Lakers.

It can be seen that although Xiao Feng and Kobe are not available, the Lakers are still the most popular team in the NBA league. Even in the preseason, they still attract people's attention.

Of course, most of these reporters are still black-haired Chinese. Although Xiao Feng retired, there are three main players in the Lakers who are Chinese, and it is reasonable for the Chinese media to pay attention.

Xiao Feng and his family did not appear in Staples' stands. After all, after retirement, he hopes to downplay his influence in the team and let the media and fans focus on the team.

Since he chose to retire, Xiao Feng did not want to appear in the Staples Stadium often, which would put unnecessary pressure on the team. If the team quickly got on track and got rid of the influence brought by Kobe and Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng would be happy to sit in the stands to watch the team's performance.

However, Xiao Feng, who cared about the team, watched the whole game on TV at home and was quite satisfied with the team's easy defeat of the Clippers at 109:97.

In the game, the five main players, Gasol, Towns, Jeremy Lin, Albert and Zhou Qi, all scored in double digits, and the multi-point offensive allowed the team to establish the victory in the third quarter.

Although there are no superstars in the team that can be finalized, the five are all first-class stars, and their deep bench strength allows the Lakers to still have enough competitiveness in this league.

After watching one preseason game, Xiao Feng has already had more expectations for the team's performance in the new season. Perhaps they can bring enough surprises to everyone.

Xiao Feng is satisfied with the team's performance, and the media and fans will not sing a counter-topic. After all, the team has not exposed too many problems in the first preseason game.

Winning is always good news!

The team had a good start in the preseason. Even if it was not as relaxed and comfortable as when Xiao Feng was there, this was a good thing after all.

Everyone has reason to believe that as time goes by, the team will run in better and perform better.

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The victory in the first game also made the pressure on the Lakers suddenly decrease, and the atmosphere in the team became relaxed.

After all, the team has been invincible in the league in the past three years and has won three consecutive championships. If they are beaten to pieces this season, everyone's face will probably be thrown into the Pacific.

During normal training, the team cannot sense the huge impact after losing Xiao Feng. Now the preseason is a good training opportunity.

With a happy mood, the Lakers continued to prepare for the second game of the preseason, and still played against the Western Conference neighbors, the Phoenix Suns at home.

The choice of opponents in the preseason is still very particular. Although most games are arranged by the league, teams like the Lakers can still have more conveniences.

For example, all preseason games in the United States were arranged in Staples Stadium, reducing the team's busy journey.

After these two preseason games in the United States, the Lakers will travel across the ocean to Peiping, Haizhou, Xiangjiang and Ginkgo to participate in four overseas preseason games, which is also an important part of the NBA League's China marketing promotion.

In fact, since Xiao Feng joined the Lakers and took the field to compete in person, the Chinese market has become the most important overseas market in the NBA League. The huge audience and the ever-increasing economic strength have made the NBA League a lot of money.

In the past two seasons, the NBA League has held a total of 26 preseason games in China, and has set off a fanatical basketball craze wherever it goes, attracting millions of live fans and hundreds of millions of TV viewers.

Although the average ticket price for the pre-season game in China is only $100, the advertising revenue brought before and after the pre-season game exceeded the average ticket revenue of $1.2 million, and anyone can calculate this economic account.

The NBA League, which tastes the sweetness, naturally won’t miss such a good opportunity. This year, the league has arranged a total of 15 preseason games to be held in 7 cities in China. Tickets were sold out half a month ago.

The hot ticket sales also made the NBA league regret it. We should arrange a few more games. After all, the attendance rate of preseason in the United States will not exceed 80%. How can we be as full as China?

The 18 million US dollars tickets for 15 games, coupled with TV broadcasting fees, advertising fees and various sponsorship fees, allows the NBA League to earn about US$40 million from the Chinese market this summer.

Even if the cost and dividends to partners are excluded, the NBA league's profit will not be less than 10 million, so that most of the playoff bonus will be released!

In order to attract more Chinese fans to watch the game and to attract more advertisers, teams going to China to hold preseason games must be carefully selected.

For example, the Bulls and Rockets, which have extensive influence in China, and the Cavaliers, Warriors and Heat, who have superstars, are all the key considerations in the league. After all, if you set up a team like the Memphis Grizzlies, many Chinese fans may not buy it.

As the Lakers, which has the most Chinese elements, naturally became the most popular team. They will hold a preseason game with the Knicks, Rockets, Cavaliers and Bulls to satisfy Chinese fans.

From the beginning of the preseason, NBA will become an indispensable part of the lives of Chinese fans in the next nine months!

In fact, for Chinese fans, autumn every year is the beginning of their visual feast. Whether it is the NBA or the European League, it makes people enjoy it.

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On October 8, the Lakers defeated the visiting Suns at home, and the starting five tigers still scored in double digits, while Jeremy Lin's 12 assists, Albert and Mark's 10 rebounds also made great contributions.

In the absence of superstars, the Lakers played a beautiful overall offense, dazzling cooperation and wonderful performances of each player immediately won the favor of fans and media.

After the game, major media believed that the Lakers were working hard to get rid of the superstar shadows of the past three years, and that they did not do badly!

Although it is only two preseason games, the Lakers' technical and tactical skills and player strength are enough to ensure that they are still the most powerful contenders for the championship in the new season.

Compared with the crowds of superstars from various teams, the Lakers only used five powerful players to put them together, which undoubtedly makes it easier to win the recognition of fans and media reporters.

Invisibly, the Lakers won more praise before the start of the season, which is undoubtedly the best relaxation for this defending champion.

When the game against the Suns ended, Lakers players, coaches and club managers took the "Mengyao" together and prepared to go to China to hold a preseason.

Of course, the players' families are also on the run with the team, which is also one of the benefits of the club, allowing players to enjoy more family happiness.

After all, the outcome of the preseason is irrelevant. The key is to train the team. Therefore, having family members accompany you will not have much impact on the team's preparations.

Compared with the Lakers' luxurious private jets, although other teams also travel in chartered flights, they are definitely not comparable to the "Mengyao".

Lakers players posted various photos inside the "Mengyao" on their tweets, which not only made fans envious, but even the NBA superstars were quite envious.

After 13 hours of long-distance flight, the "Mengyao" finally landed safely at Peking International Airport. More than 3,000 fans and 200 media reporters picked up the plane, which was unprecedented!

Although Xiao Feng retired, he is still the owner of the Lakers. In addition, there are three Chinese in the Lakers as the main players, and Chinese fans are still enthusiastic about the Lakers.

Under the desperate escort of security personnel on the scene, the Lakers star finally escaped from the crowd and boarded the bus and left the airport. Everyone felt the fanaticism of Chinese fans.

The day after tomorrow, the Lakers will face the Chicago Bulls, which has a wide influence in China at the Wukebai Basketball Arena, thus opening the prelude to the China premature game.

This will be a highly anticipated game!

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The Lakers and other NBA teams are preparing for the preseason and even the regular season. European football has already risen again and is in full swing!

As the defending champion of various competitions, Newcastle United has become the most concerned focus of sports media and football fans around the world, and their performance has lived up to expectations.

In the English Charity Shield Cup and the European Super Cup before the start of the season, Li Yan led the team to win two championships, continuing his good form last season.

Li Yan himself won the Champions League Best Midfielder and Best Player award in UEFA's last season's selection, and was in the limelight.

In the just-concluded World Cup, the Belgian team, which had no superstars, unexpectedly won the championship, which also made this year's Golden Globe Awards more variables.

According to previous practice, any team that wins the European Championships and World Cup will generally have players who win the Golden Ball Award or the World Footballer.

However, Li Yan's performance on various fronts since last season can only be described perfectly. He not only led Newcastle United to win all the championships, but also led the Chinese men's football team to the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

Now there are still the last two months left before the year-end selection, and it is still unknown who will win!

In the first eight rounds of the English Premier League, Li Yan and his Newcastle United won eight consecutive victories, scoring 28 goals and conceding only 5 goals, which was shocking!

Now, major media have put up the title "Who can defeat them?", believing that Newcastle United has entered its heyday and it is hard to lose!

Now, the "double backcourt gate" composed of Li Yan and Brooklyn is entering a good situation. Newcastle United conceded a large number of goals in the new season, thanks to the two's competitive state, which has gradually entered its peak stage.

In addition to these two outstanding stars, Newcastle United has also had a new highlight this season, that is, Xiao Dayi, who serves as the team's forward!

Xiao Dayi, born in September 2000, is a member of the fourth generation of the Xiao family. He has inherited assets of more than $1 billion. Since he joined the Newcastle United youth team, he has become the focus of many media attention.

Over the past three years, as the main striker of the youth team, he has broken the goal record of the youth team and the entire English Youth League, and is regarded by many media and football players as a new generation of goal-scoring machines!

This season, ********** Xiao Dayi was transferred to the first team by Alan Shearer, and his debut match was a big scene like the European Super Cup.

Perhaps it was because of his natural big heart, or perhaps he was used to seeing the world, Xiao Dayi did not show any awkwardness at the Bernabeu, scored two goals on his head and kicked the team to defeat the UEFA Cup winner Roma 3-0, which was a shocking hit.

In the first eight rounds of the Premier League, Xiao Dayi scored a total of 6 goals, including headers, long shots, grabbing points, and pushing shots from the empty goal after passing the goalkeeper, showing unparalleled comprehensive skills.

Although Xiao Dayi is only 18 years old, he is tall and weighs 90 kilograms and is a heavyweight figure on the football field. Even if he is fighting against the extremely fierce Premier League, his body will not suffer any loss.

In addition, Xiao Dayi also has a good start speed, and can often shake off his opponents in an atmosphere of 5-10 meters, creating favorable conditions for the team's offense; Xiao Dayi, who has excellent physical fitness, is not a rough brother. His delicate foot skills and his equally powerful shooting skills make him almost helpless.

Some people say that Xiao Dayi’s template is ‘Van Basten’, but his right arm Basten is stronger and may not become a glass man!

With the perfect central axis composed of Xiao Dayi, Alonso, Li Yan and Brooklyn, although Newcastle United faces strong resistance from more opponents in the new season, it still maintains a rapid trend.

And among the youth team of Newcastle United, there are still a large number of talented young men who are ready to enter the first team and enter the European arena!

With the sufficient financial support of "Mirror Lake Group" and the huge role of "Space Spirit Spring", Newcastle United has entered a stage of a virtuous cycle. Although the competition in modern football has become increasingly fierce, Newcastle United can stand firm in the competition!
Chapter completed!