One Thousand One Hundred and Ninety-Five: Link Disappears From the World (2/5)

On June 23, Link’s birthday, the 2017 NBA Draft officially opened at the Barclays Center in New York.

However, this year, Link neither participated in the team's trial training like in previous years, nor participated in the draft.

To be precise, Link has "disappeared" from the public since the Grizzlies won the championship on June 12.

No media was able to hear from Link, and aside from a brief appearance at the championship parade, Link was never seen again.

The fan-favorite FVP winner is neither traveling nor busy with team affairs.

While other stars are busy helping their teams determine the draft order, getting involved in rumors in the transfer market, and posting beautiful photos of their vacation travels, Link's whereabouts are blank, and his social media accounts have been closed. No updates for a few days.

Because this summer, Link must put all his focus on his family.

Early in the morning, Link was awakened by the cry of a child.

He looked at the time, it was only half past six.

But Link wasn't bored. He quietly got up and walked to the crib.

"Are you awake again? Little one." Link gently hugged his little daughter who was just ten days old. Because of this little guy, Link had hardly had a good sleep in the past ten days, and he even had dark circles under his eyes. .

But he didn't feel tired, instead he was wrapped in happiness.

The day after the Grizzlies won the championship, Rachel gave birth to a healthy mixed-race girl on her due date.

Link didn't care about gender, he liked both boys and girls.

Link had never thought about giving birth to a boy to inherit his legacy.

Link had no intention of forcing his children to play basketball. In the future, whether his children would play basketball or not would depend on his preference.

Besides, even if a boy is born, he may not be able to inherit his father's legacy on the basketball court.

For example, who can someone like "Magic" Johnson talk to about "having children"?

The mixed-race girl stopped crying and fussing when she saw Link, and stared at Link with her big brown eyes.

Even when Link is sleeping these days,

These big and smart eyes will appear in your mind.

Therefore, he also named his little daughter Lin Ling.

There is no bookishness or elegance, just to make it easy to listen to and remember. Of course, also because the name is unique enough.

Lest you be like Link himself, when the name Link is mentioned, people will always think of a certain game character with a green hat.

After coaxing Lin Ling to sleep again, Link walked to the yard. Sure enough, the mailbox was full again, and express boxes were scattered in the yard.

Ever since Lin Ling was born, people have been sending things to Link's house.

Of course, I don't send you the blade.

Most of the things sent are baby products, small shoes, small clothes, even diapers, everything.

These are the thoughts of Memphis fans. After all, Link's daughter is a well-deserved son of Memphis.

People all over the city loved her.

Therefore, fans sent things to Link's house every three days. Link brought a fourth championship trophy to Memphis, and Memphis fans also wanted to send gifts and blessings to Link's children.

Although Link has not been seen much recently, fans will never forget him.

Link looked at what was in front of him, and his heart instantly warmed up.

In the small city of Memphis, it is indeed very warm.

Link, who had never experienced a strong family atmosphere since he was a child, finally got what he wanted here.

Got a truly warm and complete home.

Whether in the Grizzlies, in Memphis or in this small family of three, he has experienced an atmosphere of happiness that he has never experienced before.

After taking all the gifts sent by the fans home, while Rachel and the child were asleep, Link turned on the TV and watched the sports news.

Although today is draft day, there is still a lot of news about the Grizzlies on TV.

Link and the Grizzlies won their fourth championship, causing uproar throughout the basketball world.

Although this is not the first time Link has won the championship, this victory has greatly enhanced Link's historical status.

Elevated to the point where everyone is discussing the possibility of Link surpassing Jordan.

A post from Bill Simmons that received a lot of likes reflects fans' expectations for Link.

"We don't need him to be as good as Jordan we need him to be better than Jordan! We've already seen Jordan, who wants to rent the same movie twice?"

This post from Bill Simmons speaks to a lot of people. Yes, beyond Jordan, neither Kobe, James nor Wade have done this kind of thing over the years.

But now, a high-profile guy has emerged.

It is generally believed that Link's fourth championship is just the first step towards getting closer to Jordan.

When he defeated James' Cavaliers, when he was able to eliminate the "Galaxy Battleship" Warriors with a total score of 4 to 2. People think that Link is unstoppable!

Kobe was already 32 years old when he won his fifth championship. Even so, people still believed that the Lakers still had the possibility to win.

In fact, if it hadn't been for a series of accidents between Kobe and the Lakers, Kobe would have been very likely to win one or two more championship rings.

And Link is only 29 years old now, why can't people expect more from him?

In the past, only a few people occasionally compared Jordan and Link.

So now, all the people are paying attention to this matter.

Of course, there are also many people who are waiting to see Link's jokes.

Beyond Jordan? This seems to them to be overestimating their abilities.

Jordan is a god-like existence. If he can be surpassed so easily, is he still a god?

The most reputable of the "opposition" is undoubtedly Bulls expert Sam Smith.

This guy has been a reporter for the Bulls since 1984 and has witnessed all the glory of the Jordan era. It can even be said that he himself is part of Jordan's glorious career.

His book "The Jordan Rules" topped the sales list as soon as it was published, and his ruthless reviews made him one of the most famous sports reporters of that era.

Jordan's own strength is one aspect, but people like Sam Smith also played a key role in Jordan's expansion of influence.

Without their hype and admiration, without them attracting attention off the court, in that era when online media was not yet popular, Jordan's influence would not be so terrible.

Because of this, Sam Smith was very mean to other players, often making sarcastic remarks about them.

Having experienced the entire Jordan era, he always has an inexplicable pride. It's as if no other player except Jordan can catch his eye.

Now, when people want to put another player on the throne, of course Sam Smith is going to be the naysayer.

After all, Jordan is his most proud "work" and the most glorious period of his career.

He does not allow anyone to trample on the throne of "God".

"Are you kidding? That guy is still far behind. People who have truly experienced the Jordan era will never say such stupid things as Link can surpass Jordan."

After 2015, Sam Smith has actually gradually become immersed. But this time, thanks to Link's popularity, he once again became the focus of attention.

There is friction between a well-known reporter and a well-known player. There is no doubt that this also whets the appetite of fans.

But Link couldn't be bothered with such things now. After watching the sports news for a while, he turned off the TV.

The fighting in the NBA arena is over. Now, he just wants to enjoy this happy family life without being disturbed by anyone.

That's right, no one will bother you.

Not only did Link not participate in this year's trials and draft, but he also politely declined the NBA's first annual awards ceremony on the 28th.

It is said that Link will be the biggest winner at this awards ceremony. If he does not participate, it will be equivalent to a movie missing the protagonist.

At that point, the Adam joke will be very, very embarrassing. In the first awards ceremony, the biggest superstar in the league will not criticize you. Can you not be embarrassed?

However, Link didn't bother to give face to the joke.

If he's really embarrassed that's even better!

Compared to some useless award ceremony, Link wants to spend more time with his wife and children.

Thinking of this, Link smiled contentedly.

Of course we have to play the role of the villain to the end.

If someone is loved by the league president, can he still be called a villain?

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