"A lot of my good friends have betrayed me, and I hate that, I hate being betrayed."
"When I think about it, I always feel that it's very unfair, we come together from a professional league of 450 top basketball players, and I thought we would take care of each other."
The above is a passage mentioned when Loaf was invited to participate in a TV show recently.
Speaking of this paragraph, Lefour's tone was resolute and dignified, and his eyes were fixed on the host across from him, and it felt like he was seeking an answer: Tell me, why did they betray me?
It all started with last summer's Tokyo Olympics.
At that time, the situation was relatively special, due to the epidemic situation, the previous season's NBA teams all started in the bubble park,
The tight schedule + long-term inability to go out has created a huge pressure on the player's body and mind.
Coupled with the suspension-recovery process of the 19-20 season, the days were delayed a lot, resulting in only half of the usual offseason.
For players who have just experienced the bubble park, the body has not yet recovered, and it will have to prepare for the 2020-21 season.
After two consecutive seasons of high-intensity combat, many players are eager to look forward to the offseason, accompanying their families and recuperating their bodies.
Coupled with the epidemic problem, most of the superstars are reluctant to go abroad, so they directly rejected the invitation of the US national team.
In recent years, the U.S. men's basketball team has a weak inside line, and there are not many candidates who can play. So that in the end, the outer line chose a basket, and the inside line was counted.
Fortunately, Luck took the initiative to join the U.S. national team.
In terms of physical condition and athletic ability, Lefu is not the peak. However, in the case of no one available, it is already fortunate to be able to get such a star-level inside line.
Unfortunately, in the warm-up match, Love was forced to withdraw from the national team due to the recurrence of a right calf injury, and the team suffered a shortage of interior lines.
If the story ends here, it is just a story of an athlete who wants to fight for his country and quit due to injury.
But then the words of the general manager of the US men's basketball team, Colangelo, made everyone a little confused:
"I didn't think Luck could play at the beginning, I didn't even think he could play. He approached me and told me he was in good health and it just so happened that the team wanted to find an interior player who had experienced international competitions, so I let him try. The results were not ideal, and it turned out that not only was he in poor physical condition, but he was still a long way from playing. Choosing him was a mistake in our build-up squad and then we need to find other players. ”
From Colangelo's point of view, the addition of Lefour delayed him in forming the team.
From Lefour's point of view, he thinks that he is in good physical condition, hopes to help the team, and no one wants to see the recurrence of old injuries, but you openly spray me "incapable of playing", which is your fault.
It is interesting to note that In his recent speech, Love claimed that "he was betrayed", which means being betrayed by Colangelo? Or is it betrayal by fellow NBA players?
As for the incident itself, did it refer to Colangelo's public statements, or to other acts? We don't know, only one thing we can know.
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