O'Neill stretched and sat up from the big hotel bed.

He rubbed his eyes drowsily, then looked at the time.

"Geez, it's still so early." After saying that, Shaq fell down again.

The bed has taken on more pressure than it should have at its age.

But when he lay down again, Shaq found that he was no longer sleepy.

A fact that even Shaq couldn't believe is that after coming to Miami, he actually became more diligent than before in Los Angeles.

Of course, even the current Shaq cannot compare with those truly hard-working players.

If you ask Pat Riley: "Did Shaq start training seriously in Miami?"

Training maniac Riley will definitely shake his head and tell you through gritted teeth: "He has trained Jimmy Butler well!"

Shaq and Riley often had conflicts over training matters.

But compared to his previous self, Shaq is indeed more diligent. When he was with the Lakers, Shaq's reasons for not training could be found in a book called "The Encyclopedia of Escape Training."

But in the Heat, at least Shaq was rarely late or absent. And the most surprising thing is that he would occasionally bring Wade to practice shooting together.

But how is the training going specifically... Ahem, I have an attitude anyway!

No, now Shaq actually has the "bad habit" of getting up early.

If Phil Jackson knew that Shaq was never late for practice and rarely missed training, he would be so surprised that he stood up and called a timeout.

By the way, Phil Jackson once said that if Shaq trains hard, he can win 10 MVPs.

And this year, Shaq, who is 33 years old and has started training a little more seriously, ranks second in the MVP rankings, second only to the one who ran the 7-second offense in Phoenix!

The KFC spokesperson did not lie.

In 1995, Shaq was a strong contender for MVP.

In 2000, Shaq won the MVP.

Now in 2005, ten years later, Shaq can still remain competitive in the MVP rankings.

Throughout NBA history, such players are extremely rare.

The introduction is a Shaq who has started to train seriously for a while, and what is terrifying about him.

Since he couldn't sleep anyway, Shaq simply stood up and prepared to wash up and then go down to have breakfast and take part in Pat Riley's boring, tragic and meaningless pre-game training.

Well, Pat Riley especially likes to give players extra training before games. He feels that this can keep the players in their best competitive condition.

What? You said the Heat's head coach is Stan Van Gundy? He has the final say on training matters?

Innocent!

Some people are still head coaches on the surface, but in fact they can only be subservient tools.

Stan Van Gundy is really sad this year. On the one hand, he has to be restrained by Riley and cannot coach the team according to his own ideas.

On the other hand, you have to face Shaq, a player who is not big or small, and publicly said that the head coach looks like a movie actor in the city, but you can't lose your temper with him.

Simply the worst tool man.

When Shaq arrived at the hotel restaurant, he found that Wade had already picked up the morning meal for him - for two.

Isn’t this little guy more discerning and valuable than No. 8 in Los Angeles?

Why did Shaq suddenly become more diligent after coming to Miami? Wasn't it just to make No. 8 pay the price?

He must win the championship earlier than that guy!

"By the way, did you say something to me on the plane last night?" Shaq chatted with Wade while eating his breakfast.

"Nothing, I just really want to win the Pacers."

"Oh, isn't it natural that the No. 1 player in the Eastern Conference will defeat the No. 2 player in the Eastern Conference?"

"Hey, I think so too!" Wade is gearing up. As long as Shaq is motivated, you don't have to worry about his condition!

In the afternoon, while adapting to the court in Bankers Life Arena, O'Neal was pursued by many reporters: "Shaq, you just returned from the All-Star Game, do you feel tired?"

"I'm so exhausted! But it's not because of the All-Star Game, it's because of the boring pre-game training some people did." Shaq spread his hands and insulted Riley without hesitation.

"Um...so do you think your physical condition will affect your competitive status?"

"Even if it does, someone should be responsible!"

"The person you're talking about is Pat Riley?"

Hearing this question, Shaq smiled: "This is what you said, not me. When you write the news in the newspaper tomorrow, remember to add, 'According to my guess, the object of Shaq's dissatisfaction is Riley.'"

This is professional.”

The tense game was finally hyped up, but the conflicting point was shifted away by Shaq.

As a result, reporters no longer surrounded Shaq, but ran to Wade.

"Although the All-Star Game has just ended, we are still in good shape. We will try our best to continue the winning streak. Shaq will do what he says."

It can be seen that Wade really wants to win.

Nonsense, I sent all the text messages to Guagua. It would be very shameless if we don’t win, okay!

Two hours later, the Bankers Life Arena was filled with people.

This is the first major game after the All-Star Game. Fans have been waiting for it for a long time.

Before the game, his younger brother Wei looked at Wayne and muttered something to Shaq, as if he was saying to Shaq: "Brother, that's the kid!"

However, Wayne ignored Shaq and Dwayne and went straight to the Heat's bench and hugged a player that most people didn't care about.

"Brother Wang, hello, hello, we finally meet."

Wang Zhizhi smiled and hugged Wayne, but his smile was obviously very forced.

First it was Yao Ming, then Wayne.

Seeing that they have achieved greater success in the NBA, Wang Zhizhi's heart is somewhat complicated.

Since Wang Zhizhi was not on the roster the last time the Pacers met the Heat, today is the first time Wayne and Wang Zhizhi have met.

But this time Wayne and Wang Zhizhi hugged, unlike the last time they faced Yao Ming, with hundreds of millions of eyes staring at them and a circle of cameras surrounding them.

For well-known reasons, the encounter between Wang Zhizhi and Wayne in the NBA was not taken seriously in China.

Even CCTV deliberately avoided broadcasting this game.

"Play hard and work hard. If you can do it, everyone is optimistic about you." After the hug, Wang Zhizhi patted Wayne's arm, then turned and walked back to the bench.

Compared to Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi is more reserved, doesn't talk much, and doesn't like to joke.

Moreover, it can be seen that he is not in a high mood, and he really cannot make jokes now.

This season in Miami, Wang Zhizhi averaged less than 5 minutes per game. He sat on the bench in most games and did not play smoothly in the NBA.

And in China...it's even worse.

Can the mood be lifted?

Wayne did not continue to say anything more to Wang Zhizhi. Some problems could only be solved at a specific point in time and specific events.

For example, 2008 and the Beijing Olympics...

After a brief interaction with Wang Zhizhi, Wayne also returned to the bench.

Well, the bench.

Today, the King of Cornfield Comedy decided to let Wayne play the sixth man and use Foster to carry the shark traveling eastward.

When you need to score points, let Wayne play as the third position!

Seeing that Wayne did not start the game, Wei's enthusiasm was instantly cut in half.

Damn it, my enemies are no longer here, so what kind of revenge can I take?

In this case, don't blame me for forcing you out with an explosive scoring performance!

Both sides are ready to start. The Heat's starting five are Wade, Damon Jones, Eddie Jones, Haslem and Shaq.

Wade is considered the No. 1 player, so the ball is in his hands most of the time.

"Hey, don't get beaten up again today." Before jumping the ball, Yin Yang Tai said something to Xiao Ao that almost pissed him off.

Xiao Ao did not respond, but focused on the game.

As everyone knows, after the opening scene, the first person to be educated was the coward who took pleasure in others' misfortune.

Today, Carlisle deliberately used Tai Tai to defend Wade, hoping to contain this second-year breakthrough.

Wade faced last season's best defensive player without any fear. He slowly controlled the ball to outside the three-point line, and then suddenly changed hands to accelerate.

It was such a seemingly simple change of direction, but it almost broke Zitai's ankle.

As expected, Artest said the harshest words and received the harshest beatings.

Wade's first step was so fast and his change of direction was so large that Artest didn't have a chance to fight.
To be continued...