There was such an old man in the CBA last season.

The very down-to-earth Chinese name of Pan Dafu is written on the jersey. You think he is a local player, but he is an out-and-out black guy.

This man has strong muscles and a fierce expression.

But what is very strange is that he is wearing a pair of very cute combat boots with two plush giant pandas on his feet.

At the beginning of the game, I saw that this player was swaying and his movements were slightly stiff. However, through tank-like breakthroughs, he was still able to push away many domestic players and often scored high scores.

I thought I could start the second spring of his career in Xibei, but unfortunately, due to knee injuries, his condition went up and down.

Sometimes you can easily score high points, and sometimes you can only score four or five points in a game.

Therefore, he was replaced after playing most of the season.

Facts have proved that Lao Ma's success in Xibei is not easy and difficult to replicate.

After being returned by Xibi E in December last year, Artest has been idle at home.

Of course, he has not given up training, and has been working hard to maintain his condition, waiting for the free agent market to open this summer, and finally try his luck.

For veterans like him, there is no retirement ceremony at all, and no one cares whether they retire or not.

If no one signs you, you will automatically retire. Maybe, no one will notice your disappearance at all.

There is no way, not all players' endings are glorious.

Artest is actually already prepared for no team to sign with him. After all, in the past two seasons, he suffered a serious knee injury and it can be said that he has lost almost 60 to 70% of his ability.

Even the defense he was so proud of is no longer a threat because of his slow pace.

In his final season in the NBA, Artest could only average 4.8 points per game and shoot less than 40% from the field.

After the free agent market opened, Artest has indeed been ignored.

Until this morning, he received a phone call.

Then, Artest carried a bag of fruit and flew to Portland.

Well, when other people recruit players, they go to meet them in person.

It's better for Wayne, he always waits for others to come to him.

This is probably the ranking of the number one player in the league.

That night, Wayne took Artest home, who had just gotten off the plane.

Finding that Taizi had been staring at his face made Wayne want to slap him in the face: "What are you worried about?"

"Look at you... No, I just found... you have really aged a lot, Wei, hahahaha."

Wayne:......

Have I asked you to talk trash now? Have I asked you to demonstrate your business capabilities?

"I am getting old too, we are all getting old... Thinking back on it, it seems like it was not long ago when we won the championship together for the first time. In the blink of an eye, we became two old men."

Taizi said, shaking his head.

He went from being in the top five of the MVP rankings to being ignored in just a blink of an eye.

"What are you doing? You suddenly feel so affectionate. Come into the house quickly."

After speaking, Wayne opened the door to the house, and the two children immediately threw themselves into Wayne's arms to greet their father.

At the same time, they all looked at Artest curiously.

This uncle looks like a not very smart guy.

Sharapova: Haha, are any of the uncles your father brought home smart?

Others are afraid that their husbands will bring women home, but Wayne brings men home every three days.

"Hurry up, uh... call Uncle Panda!"

"Hello, Uncle Panda~"

Artest looked at Wayne's two children and touched their heads.

Then, he pulled out two panda dolls from the suitcase: "For you."

When Artest handed the doll to Wayne's youngest son, he noticed that the child's hands were shining with gold.

Take a closer look, this damn thing... isn't this damn championship ring!?

When I looked again, my daughter actually had two of them on her hand.

After the children ran away happily holding the panda doll, Artest put his mouth next to Wayne's ear.

"Wei, I have two good leather belts, you can choose them yourself."

"Belt? What do I need that thing for?"

"Slap people! They actually messed with your championship ring! When I was a kid, I touched my dad's ring. Guess what?

Hey, he chased me from my house to Odom's house!"

Artest thought Wayne would have a huge reaction and become completely furious.

Unexpectedly, Wayne just shrugged indifferently: "Oh, I know, they usually like to go to my showroom to play with things. They are obedient, and they won't touch the things I don't let them touch.

As for the championship rings... I allowed them to play with them. It doesn't matter, there are plenty of championship rings anyway, so you can play with them as you like."

"Ah this..." Artest's mouth twitched, as if he was touched by Versailles.

In fact, Wayne is no longer talking about Versailles. If he really wants to talk about Versailles, it has to be Haslem.

In Wayne's previous life, he had his championship ring mounted on the seat back of his car.

Does a championship ring count? It’s only worthy of being used as a backrest!

Of course, Haslem in this history would not dare to do this again.

After all, he now only has one championship ring instead of the previous three.

"You said they won't touch the things you don't allow them to touch? Now that the championship ring can be played with, what else in your house can't they touch?"

"Of course it's the number one ruthless belt! You can play with the championship ring as you like, but you can't touch the belt. After all, I only have one of those things!"

Artest:......

As expected of a professional mixed martial arts athlete, he just plays basketball for fun.

A ring that others may not be able to obtain in their lifetime is just a child's plaything in Wayne's family.

After the two sat down, they started talking about business.

Artest was very surprised because he knew very well that with his current ability, he would not be able to survive on a championship team.

But Wayne smiled slightly: "Who asked you to come to Portland to play."

"If I don't play ball, what will I do?"

"Come and protect me, protect all my teammates. If anyone dares to be arrogant with us in the future, go up and let him know what social evil is.

Let me remind you, in the Trail Blazers, fines have always been reimbursed by the team.

So, you just need to be bold and work hard to achieve success."

When Artest heard...he was so happy!

This damn thing just hits my professional field!

Although Yasuko was knocked down before she knew what happened in the battle at the Palace of Auburn Hills, she still holds the record for the fastest knockout.

But one thing is true: only Ben and Wayne dare to stand up to Artest in this league.

Others, who shouldn't be in awe of Artest?

Harden: I can stand in awe for 30 minutes. When I meet Artest, I will retreat thousands of miles away.

To be honest, it's not that Artest looks down on current players.

Can someone like Green be called a villain now?

What a joke!

When I was beaten...when I was fighting, he was still wearing crotchless pants.

I'm the man who broke Jordan's ribs at the elbow!

Seeing Artest's face beaming with smiles, Wayne knew this guy was onto something.

"Don't worry, next season, you can compete for the championship with peace of mind, and I will protect you! If any kid dares to jump out and make all-out moves, I will help you settle it. You just need to play with peace of mind."

"Good brother, welcome." Wayne opened his arms and hugged Artest.

That summer 11 years ago, Wayne received a text message in New York and was invited by Artest to watch... and listen to a tennis match.

That was their first meeting.

Artest never imagined that a few months later, that Chinese boy who looked extremely thin would elbow him so carefully.

Wayne could never have imagined that the soothing sound on the tennis court back then would now be heard by his pillow every day.
To be continued...