Eighty-Six: This Is Going to Start Again

When Link arrived at the FedEx Arena, a large number of reporters had already gathered at the entrance of the arena.

In the past two days, the Grizzlies are really eye-catching. As a relatively unpopular team, their popularity in the past two days is estimated to be catching up with the Los Angeles Lakers. However, the Grizzlies management certainly did not want the team to attract attention in this way.

It is clear that the fight between Mayo and Tony Allen on the plane has not subsided, and now Mayo has been exposed to taking banned drugs. Reporters are most interested in these things, and the Grizzlies can't even think about it.

When I came to the training hall, the security guards outside the training hall were trying their best to stop the reporters who came to interview. Link passed through the reporters, and naturally many reporters asked him questions.

"Excuse me, how much do you know about Mayo's use of banned drugs?"

"Link, do you think this matter has something to do with his conflict with Tony Allen?"

"How do you think Mayo will be punished? Will he be suspended?"

A bunch of questions floated past Link's ears, but he really wanted to know the answers to these questions.

After Link entered the training hall, the atmosphere in the training hall was very calm. Everyone was methodically warming up and preparing for training, as if they were the same as usual.

The only difference is that Mayo and coach Lionel Hollins are not on the training ground. Through the window of the head coach's office, three figures could be vaguely seen. In other words, the team's general manager Chris Wallace may also be discussing this matter with Mayo.

"Are there many people outside?" Randolph came up and greeted Link.

"Never so much." Link tilted his head.

"I only found out about it this morning. Coach Hollins told me to tell everyone to gather at the training hall first, so as not to be entangled by the reporters. Mayo boy, really..." Randolph shook Shaking his head, as a big brother who has been with Mayo for a long time, Randolph can actually see that Mayo is very talented.

His downside is that he hasn't grown much since the age of 14, so his dominance has gradually diminished. Also, after entering the league, his mind was not entirely on basketball, and the training was not hard.

Now that so many things are happening in a row, Randolph feels distressed when he sees it. After all, he had gone down these crooked roads before.

"How did the league know that Mayo was taking banned drugs?" Link didn't think so much. He knew that he was still very curious about the whole thing.

"The league routinely checks some players for urine tests at regular intervals, and Mayo just happened to be found out. He took dehydroepiandrosterone, and he overdose. The league is very strict about drug control, uh... say To be honest, I haven’t suffered less in this regard before.”

"Dehydroepiandrosterone?" Link looked bewildered, "What the hell!?"

"It's... how do you say it? An ordinary stimulant, but not for competition, but directly related to human sexuality. To put it bluntly, that guy should have eaten spring yao. "

"..." Link was speechless, co-authoring Mayo this guy was taking medicine for this matter. There's a reason black people are so capable.

"Wait?" Link suddenly realized that something was wrong. "Zach, why are you so good at this?"

When Link looked up and asked Randolph, the big black bear had already whistled and left without hearing it. Link shook his head, this guy is indeed the backbone of Portland's "prison team" in the past. No one understands the dark side of the NBA better than Randolph.

But Link was really curious. How could Randolph, who was almost destroyed before, be so obedient when he arrived at the Grizzlies? Despite being teammates with Randolph for so long, it's still an unsolved mystery.

Link also asked Randolph this question, and Randolph replied to Link: "Continue to stay in the Grizzlies,

You will naturally find the reason. "

Watching Randolph pick up the basketball and start warming up, Link stopped wasting time. The Grizzlies are in big trouble, and at this time, it is even more necessary for the rest of the team to remain calm and in shape.

In the afternoon, the league officially issued an announcement saying that Mayo was banned for 10 games according to league regulations.

Don't think that the 10-game suspension is not painful for the players, but the wages for these 10 games will all be deducted. According to calculations, Mayo will lose at least more than $400,000 during his 10-game suspension.

For Mayo, this is undoubtedly a major blow. Mingming's fight with Tony Allen was only suspended for 5 games. Now, 5 games have become 10 games, and everyone knows it.

Link was watching closely what it means to die if you don't die. If you don't use your good talent, you can buy something to eat... What kind of brain circuits are these old blacks?

After the league announced the penalty decision, the Grizzlies officials also held a press conference for Mayo. Needless to say, the content of the press conference is naturally some of Mayo's explanation.

At the press conference, Mayo said that he was taking an over-the-counter supplement that led to the positive test, which he did not know was strictly prohibited by the league.

"It was a mistake, but I will take responsibility for my actions. I would like to apologize to my fans, but also to my teammates and the Grizzlies executives for not being careful with drugs like that before. Research eats up. I'm extremely disappointed to get a 10-game suspension."

Mayo at the press conference was quite sincere, but think about it, how can a professional athlete eat these things indiscriminately. If you don't know if you can eat it, can you ask the team doctor?

So far, the image of the Grizzlies has once again become extremely degenerate. Memphis is already the city with the highest crime rate in the United States. Well, the Grizzlies seem to have become synonymous with "criminal" and "difficult to discipline."

If the NBA is a class, then the Memphis Grizzlies are undoubtedly the bad boys in this class, the negative teaching material in everyone's eyes. Especially after Mayo had two consecutive things, the image of the Grizzlies plummeted.

In this regard, the Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace is also very headache. He didn't make much of a statement about the recent events, just understatement that the Grizzlies would be strictly controlled. After all, this kind of thing is usually more and more black.

And these days, the Grizzlies' participation in community activities has increased a lot. Things like visiting orphanage children, cleaning the streets, etc., were all put on the agenda. There is no doubt that the Grizzlies are trying to save face and image as much as possible.

But these are not the most troublesome, the most troublesome is, after O.J. Mayo was suspended for 10 games, who should replace him in the starting position?

Lionel Hollins thought for a long time in the office. He had two candidates, Tony Allen and Link.

If Tony Allen starts, the defense will definitely be better, but the offense will be a lot more anxious. Mayo has a range anyway. If Tony Allen starts, who will make room for the black and white bears?

As for Link, his shooting is more stable than Mayo's. Although his athletic ability is not good at the second position, it just fits the Grizzlies' slow-paced game style. The defense isn't as good as Tony Allen's, but it's above average. As for Link's ability to play multiple positions, Hollins believes that it must be cultivated as early as possible.

After such a consideration, Hollins made a decision. The last time Link started, Guy was so frightened that he was chasing him to come back. Until now, Guy is playing games with protective gear on his shoulders. Hopefully this time, Link can continue his excellent performance.

So that afternoon, before the confrontational training began, Hollins announced the team's starting No. 2 candidate for the next few games in front of the entire team, including Mayo.

"Anyway, I need you to try, Link." These are the words of Hollins, he needs Link.

Finally, Mayo's precarious starting position was snatched away. Thinking of that night I worked like crazy, I was ecstatic at that time, but in the end it was not worth the loss.

This starting position is completely his own.

Link smiled and nodded at his head coach, "I'll try my best."

Another chance to play the starting lineup, and this time Mayo is not allowed to come back to the league.

If that's the case, Brother Mayo, then I'm welcome.