Fat Tiger has been stuck at home by the team for a long time! The reason is very strange, because it is too fat to cause injury. When we saw the fat and slightly embarrassed smiles at the pre-season press conference, everything that worried the team and the fans had already happened! In this issue, we will take you through the embarrassing moments of the NBA fat superstars, Are you ready?
The first and second 囧: Zion and Buckley's fat heritage
In the highly competitive NBA, in addition to the proud talent, the control of body fat is very important. Even if you are gifted, you can't stand the fat meat rubbing up! TNT's two big living treasures, O'Neill and Barkley, have a say: "Zion is like the baby I had with O'Neill." The big shark on the side laughed and leaned forward and backward.
刚进联盟的锡安被称为詹姆斯的接班人，但是现在看来他的模板更像是绰号“飞猪”和“篮板圆球”的巴克利。 两人身高相仿、都是大体重的球员，而且弹跳都十分出色。 Buckley weighed 295 pounds in college, and 76ers wanted him to lose to 285 pounds before choosing him. Barkley accepted everything for the big contract, but then the team was only willing to offer him a 75,000-year rookie contract because of the salary cap problem! An angry Barkley ignored his agent's advice and overeating, rising to 305 pounds (and Zion now weighs half a pound and eight two pounds), and it took him almost three months to lose weight after receiving a new 4-year, 2-million contract from the 76ers, and then three years to find the most suitable body type for himself.
Compared with Barkley's troubles for rookie contracts, the Fat Tiger was already the proud son of the team before entering the NBA, and the limelight was directly approaching the little emperor James. Nike has provided more than 100 million sneaker contracts early, and its first contract after entering the NBA league has reached 44.27 million US dollars for 4 years, which is definitely a sky-high contract for rookies. You should know that James, who is also a champion, signed a rookie contract that year was only three years and 12.96 million US dollars. It can be said that the predecessor planted the tree, and the posterity was cool, which shows how high the New Orleans Pelicans hope for him.
As much hope as there is, so much harm. The Pelicans' money is in place, and it is embarrassing that the performance of the flamboyant Fat Tiger every time he appears is really amazing. But looking at the number of appearances he has, he is actually not as good as Zhan Huang, who is nearly 36 years old. For more than two years, Zion's troubles with the team because of weight problems have snowballed like snowballs. Without absolute certainty, the team would never dare to let him play. Interestingly, Perkins, who is also a fat player, once gave the Pelicans such a suggestion: the Pelicans should cancel the year-end comeback of Zion this season, and the team should find him a nutritionist and not play until his weight is controlled, because his injury problems will occur frequently before weight loss.
After a glimpse at the press conference at the beginning of the season, Fat Tiger finally appeared in the media and fans' vision. Recently (Dec. 4), Pelicans reporter Marika Andrews posted a video of Zion Williamson playing a pre-game warm-up shot. In the video, Zion's figure doesn't look much different from before. 不过在休赛期时，有消息称他的体重已经超过了300磅（272斤），超过了独行侠的博班成为目前NBA最重的球星！ Netizens also gave different views on Zion's figure - some people said: "Zion just looks fat, but is actually lean, just like LeBron.". "His figure seems to be less exaggerated than it was reported in the previous offseason." "Hurry up and lose weight, it's too fat."
Third 囧: Pork belly sale? The MVP of Yo Teacher is not a vegetarian
Like Yan Rujing, Coke and fried chicken are Teacher Yo's favorites
Speaking of Jokic, we would kindly call out to Jokic. In the NBA, as strong as O'Neal. When his competitive state declined, people told him to lose weight quickly. And only about the teacher, the Nuggets begged Grandpa and Grandma to hope that he could always keep this fat body to carry all the dirty and tiring work of the team's internal line.
Interestingly, Jokic was selected by the Nuggets with the 11th pick in the second round in 2014, and as a result, he stayed in Europe and lost weight for a year, and finally officially landed in the NBA in 2015. In order to adapt to the NBA's high-intensity competition rhythm, Mr. Yo did self-discipline a lot, although the weight of 129 kilograms does not look as exaggerated as Zion, but everyone knows the reason for wearing black clothes to look thin. If the fat of black people can be described as "strong", then the word "greasy" is really appropriate for Teacher Yo.
The 2020 NBA epidemic struck, and during the suspension period, the players had no games to play, and the training hall was closed for a while. Journalist Jay King once interacted with fans on social media, asking which player would gain weight during the epidemic, and the answer was surprisingly consistent: Jokic. What made the reporter slap his face was that according to Nuggets head coach Malone, Mr. Yo not only did not gain weight during the epidemic, but also lost 25-30 pounds (11-13 kg) before the suspension. Of course, the fans will not believe that there is no basis for the words, and if there is no evidence, the fans will be killed and will not believe it. As a result, as soon as the picture on the Internet came out, everyone could not believe it: "Pol Jokis", "Deception, the picture is obviously Porzingis", "Skinny and painful", "About teacher, is no longer about teacher!!!! "Pork belly is thin, my youth is over."
Therefore, pork belly can have, as long as it is properly controlled, it can become its own advantageous weapon. Last season, after losing weight, Jokic became the first center after shark O'Neal to win the regular season MVP with his excellent performance. In 2000, O'Neal won the regular season MVP honor with the Lakers, and 21 years have passed. O'Neill said in a wired interview, "First of all, thank you! Because of you, the big man is back. A long time later, once again, Big Man got the MVP. I thank you so much"! Jokic won the MVP, and the most wonderful thing in the comment area was the message of the netizen: "Jokic: I used to be with Wave... No, it is a center of a men's basketball team in a big country in the East, who was blown up by him, and once suspected that life wanted to give up playing basketball, you asked his name? Oh, I don't remember, I just heard the audience in the stands chanting da-mo-wang" "I found that the names with Qi are very powerful, Jokic, Doncic, Dragic, Vucevic, Bogdanovic, Zhou Qi."
Fourth and fifth 囧: Which one is stronger, Harden and O'Fat? Referee Owen became a key factor
There are two fat players in NBA history who have made others aware of themselves through free throws. One is that the referee has been afraid of sending himself to the free throw line throughout his career, and the other is desperate to send himself to the free throw line. This season, Harden's foul-making magic skills were sealed by the referee, coupled with the decline in athleticism after injury, forced to switch to more passes. In the Nets' home defeat to the Suns, when Harden made his seventh personal mistake, barclays center roared with boos, and Deng's face was embarrassed at this time. 赛后哈登解释道：“老实说，我现在正在努力搞清楚这之间的平衡。 I'm still trying to figure out, when to score, when to create opportunities for teammates to pass? Especially since (owen's that), you know, anyway. It's a little difficult, but I'm still finding the balance. ”
In this regard, netizens have said, "More than 20 games, these have not been clear? "Passing the ball is stupid, and the rhythm of his previous time in order to pass the ball is all gone!" And there is no threat on the field at all! "As James grows old, Harden is lost, Doncic can't play results for a long time, and the big core play is estimated to be in decline."
Harden was pressed to the ground by the referee early in the season and rubbed, and the score dropped sharply. Do you think it's just because you're restricted by the rules? Have you ever thought of other reasons?
Because he's fat and lazy! Harden has never been a player known for his speed. When you are in the Rockets, you can often see Deng Ge slowly dribbling through the half, this time he will have three choices, the first active offense or three-point shooting or fouls, and finally choose to pass when neither is true! During that time, Harden's scoring ability was vividly demonstrated, but there was a problem, that is, he made a lot of free throws, some of which were won by deliberately creating opponent fouls (commonly known as "touching porcelain") to win! The loophole of making good use of the penalty rule has made Harden ridiculed by the majority of netizens! Chinese fans cordially sent the title of Son of Jingdezhen.
Because the NBA league encourages offense, referees have reached the level of nitpicking, commonly known as "body hair fouls." Outside offensive players, led by Harden and Doncic, used the rules to create a lot of fouls to win free throws! Until then, only interior giants like O'Neal can get a lot of fouls when dominating the basket. In the fourth quarter of game 1 of the 2000 Western Conference Finals, the Portland Trail Blazers resorted to unconventional tactics, sending shark O'Neal to the free throw line 25 times. In Game 3 of the Finals of the same year, the Indiana Pacers continued to practice the Blazers' tactics with 39 fouls. These two records even Harden can only sigh!
In the 2008-2009 season, O'Neal at the end of his career has moved to the Suns, and the spurs home game against the Suns has just started 5 seconds later, and Popovich coach has sacrificed O'Neal's tried-and-true "shark cutting tactics" in the playoffs last season, and gave a bad smile and a thumbs up in the coach's bench! This move is undoubtedly a "compliment" and tribute to the shark's former dominance, and the two laugh and hate at this moment! (See my other article, "The Death of the Free Throw Line: Harden's Biggest Beneficiary?") O'Neill and Kawaii's Eternal Pain")
If the most dominant fat guys in NBA history were to form a team, we could probably see the following luxurious lineup:
(1) Point Guard: Deron Williams/Kyle Lowry;
(2) Quarterback: James Harden/Doncic
(3) Center: Shark O'Neal/Nikola Jokic;
(4) Small forwards: Cameron Anthony/ Anthony Walker / Bunch Wells
(5) Big Forwards: Barkley/Rainman Camp/Zion Williams
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