Thirty: Slaughtering the Snake (1)

As always, Link wakes up before the alarm goes off.

In the small rental house, he took a brief shower, picked up two slices of toast, and sat at home listening carefully.

But Link suddenly realized that it was impossible for him to hear Upshaw honking the horn downstairs today, and he would not be able to hear it again after that.

With a wry smile, Link picked up the gear he needed to wear today and prepared to leave.

Upshaw's next chapter in his life will be written by him.

Link was the first to arrive at the arena, a habit he picked up during his brief 10-day trip to Houston.

After such a long period of hard work and the baptism of three NBA games, the progress bar in front of Link's eyes is about to be filled. That is to say, playing different levels of the game, the progress bonus obtained is also different.

Link took out his basketball shoes, and Te suddenly remembered that Upshaw had said that if he entered the NBA, he would give himself a pair of basketball shoes.

Now, Link has written two words on his basketball shoes.

"R.I.P. Zeke."

From now on, Zeke Upshaw will fight with Link.

After Link had practiced for more than 40 minutes, his teammates arrived one after another. It can be seen that everyone has a lot of energy today, and no one wants to lose in the context of Upshaw's death.

Of course, everyone also wanted to help Link out of his anger and let the Rockets see the character of the G League players.

Before the game, the players returned to the locker room to change their jerseys. Link did not go to his locker, but sat in front of Upshaw's locker and put on Upshaw's No. 0 jersey.

"Link?" Conor looked at Link in amazement. He thought that Link was so tired that he was in a trance and wore the wrong jersey.

"Coach, I want to wear the No. 0 jersey in the future. I can't prepare a new jersey now, can I just wear Zeke's?"

Link looked at the number on his chest and smiled. In the past, his No. 5 jersey actually had no meaning, just because the team immediately assigned No. 5 to him when he was playing in junior high school, so he has been wearing No. 5 until now.

Now, however, Link has really found his own jersey number.

No. 0, start from 0 and move forward bravely. No. 0, with Upshaw's expectations, forge ahead.

The entire locker room looked at Link, and there was no one more qualified to wear Upshaw's jersey than Link.

After listening to Link's explanation, Conor nodded as well and did not stop him, "I will discuss it with the referees. Today, number 0 is yours."

Link stood up, Upshaw's jersey a little too short for him, but innocuous. He looked at his teammates in the locker room and raised his right fist.

"Today, let's get a win for Zeke!"

"Roar!"

Everyone in the locker room yelled at the load. At that moment, the Chinese wearing the No. 0 jersey seemed like a heroic army commander.

At that moment, Conor believed it too. That kid is sure to succeed.

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The Rio Grande Valley Vipers may be the most familiar G League team to Chinese fans. After all, Chinese player Zhou Qi will play for the Vipers in the future.

The Vipers were luckier than the Blues, and they've always had the backing of an NBA team. In the 07-08 season, the Vipers were affiliated with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In the 08-09 season, the Vipers were acquired by the New Orleans Hornets.

From the 09-10 season so far, the Vipers have been affiliated with the Houston Rockets. Compared with the blue team, the Vipers at least don't have to worry about their livelihood, and don't have to worry about the team being disbanded one day.

So, compared to the blue team players, the Vipers players seemed very relaxed today.

Among them, DeMarre Carroll is the most relaxed one.

Carroll was selected by the Grizzlies with the 27th overall pick in the first round in 2009 and played in 71 games for the Grizzlies, averaging only 2.9 points per game.

This season, he was traded to the Rockets. But because there was no chance in the Rockets, he was sent to the Development League for training.

Carroll plays very aggressively and dares to fight. Although he was unhappy in the NBA, he was a leader in the G League.

Today, the Vipers had long known that Link would be on vacation, and Carroll also believed that there would be no more opponents besides Link. Therefore, he was very relaxed at this time. Today's game is destined to be dominated by him.

However, ten minutes later, when DeMarre Carroll saw Link warm up with the team, he couldn't help swallowing.

Carroll knew very well about Link. Some time ago, when the Rockets chose to give Link a short 10-day contract instead of recalling him, he was a little angry. An undrafted, why can he enter the Rockets before himself.

So during that time, Carroll checked a lot of information about Link. Of course, I also saw that he scored a triple-double on Luke Babbitt and a double-double on Stephenson.

After that, Link played fairly well in the Rockets' three games, which made Carroll recognize Link's strength. He knew very well that the Chinese was indeed stronger than himself.

Therefore, seeing that Link seemed to be going out today, Carroll's relaxed attitude was instantly swept away.

Link, who was warming up, seemed to notice that someone was staring at him, so he turned his head and looked at Carol.

The two looked at each other, and Link's hideous eyes made Carol drop his head in fright.

Even so, Link still stared at his counterpoint. An ordinary victory could not satisfy Link's appetite. What he needs is a great victory, a slaughter! Grant Hill wouldn't be afraid of a fringe NBA player, neither would Link!

DeMarre Carroll Link actually knows it. Starting with the Atlanta Hawks in the 2013-14 season, Carroll has established a firm foothold in the NBA. Although he is not a star, he is also a quasi "3D" player who can average ten points per game.

As of 2019, when Link passed through, Carroll's peak was also a qualified starter. While Grant Hill was at his loneliest, he was able to do what Carroll could only do at his peak.

Thinking of this, Link's confidence greatly increased. Carl Jones, Morey and Upshaw, watch. The real struggle starts today!

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"Hello, viewers, welcome to watch the live broadcast of the G League game. I believe everyone has been looking forward to today's game for a long time. The Vipers have come to Oklahoma City and are about to face Link, who was just abandoned by the Rockets!"

The game has not yet started, but on the commentary stage, the local Oklahoma commentator is already dancing with excitement.

"The Rockets gave up on renewing Link, which was an absolutely stupid decision! I believe that lad will prove it today. The departure of Zeke Upshaw has dealt a huge blow to all of us, including Link. But the strong blue team will not fall down, and Link will definitely turn grief into strength, and let the Houstonians who come to come home empty-handed!"

Before the game, the Blues held a moment of silence for Upshaw. At that moment, the audience was silent, and even the fans all stood up in silence.

After the silence ended, Link jumped and moved his body. It can be seen that he is very excited today.

It was also at this time that both the commentators and fans discovered that Link was different today.

"Wait, Link isn't wearing his No. 5 jersey today, but Zeke Upshaw's No. 0! He's going to wear Zeke's player instead of his friend!"

At this moment, more than 3,000 fans throughout the arena cheered Link's move. However, Link was unmoved, and his eyes never took his eyes off Carroll.

Carol was stared furiously by Link, that guy didn't come to the game at all, he came to work hard!

During the jump ball, Carroll was forced to stand beside Link. As a small forward, he has to stand around the midfield line.

"Man, help me with a word to Morey."

As soon as Carol approached, Link spoke to him.

"Tell him that this is a great gift from me."

After that, the referee threw the basketball, and the blue team won the first ball.

Link immediately plugged in to the front court, and Carroll, who was frightened and stunned, couldn't keep up immediately.

Taking advantage of this gap, the blue team's point guard directly and quickly put the ball into Link's hands, and the blue team will play a quick attack as soon as they come up!

Link received the basketball, and with all his strength, he jumped up in the paint area and hung the frame with both hands!

At the beginning of the game, Link used a "hammer attack", which frightened Carol to a shiver.

Link landed and patted the number 0 on his chest. A massacre against the Viper team officially kicked off!