Chapter 1000 04 Senbei Boutique
Popovich glared at Li Ba next to him, grabbed the microphone in front of him and said loudly: "We Spurs have the most tenacious will, we will definitely rise again, definitely!"
"Mr. Popovich, why didn't Oden attend the press conference?" a reporter asked.
Popovich's eyes darkened and said, "He is tired, I'm sorry."
The reporter asked loudly: "But I have heard that his knee is injured again. Is this the reason?"
"It's just a little discomfort, the injury has not recurred." Popovich explained hurriedly.
Li Ba shook his head. The injury was too terrible. It took a year to recover. This shows that Oden's body is no longer good. The reconstruction of the Spurs has encountered the biggest obstacle.
"Hammer, what do you think of Oden's strength? Is he worthy of a No. 1 pick?" a reporter asked.
Li Ba said: "In terms of his athleticism and physical condition, he is certainly worthy of a No. 1 pick. But he needs to change his playing style. Some of his physical qualities are not suitable for low-post play, which will increase his physical consumption and make him more prone to injury. For example, Tim Duncan is now leaning more and more to the outside, which is because his body can't bear it. If Oden wants to develop further, he must develop outward. Of course, he has not yet adapted to the rhythm of the NBA."
After the press conference, Li Ba and his family left the stadium and returned home.
To celebrate the five-double, Li Ba ate a large plate of dumplings and drank a glass of the top wine in his own cellar.
"Big Hammer, do you still want to drink?"
The girl also drank a glass with him, and then asked again.
"You drink, one glass is enough for me." Li Ba shook his head repeatedly.
Speaking of this drinking capacity, there is talent, and Li Ba is not bragging. Five of them together are not the opponent of the girl. The girl has a constant drinking capacity, and he will be drunk by the girl if he drinks more.
"Xixi, stop drinking. Why are you drinking so much so late?"
Liu Xiaoli had just settled Guoguo who had fallen asleep. When she came out, she saw the girl drinking too much and shouted.
"How could that be? Mom, this is a drink. Drink it at night for beauty." The girl said with a smile.
Liu Xiaoli glared at the girl, came over to take the bottle, looked at it, and asked, "How much is this wine?"
"Mom, this is the best boutique wine of the winery, from 2004, with a total of only 3,000 boxes. At that time, the Napa score was a full 100. It went on sale in March this year. Originally, Sister Yuanyuan wanted to take it back to China, but before the cellaring period was up, some American wine merchants blocked it in the Senbei Castle. Sister Yuanyuan said that she couldn't refuse. Our other wines still need the sales channels of these wine merchants. But we kept 500 boxes for ourselves to continue cellaring, waiting for appreciation in the future."
The girl said with a smile.
"How much is it?"
Liu Xiaoli smelled it, and the smell alone was really good.
"The average price is 2,300 US dollars." The girl said.
"So expensive?" Liu Xiaoli was very surprised.
"Mom, I heard from my cousin that our empty bottles are now worth hundreds of dollars." The girl whispered.
"What are these empty bottles for?" Liu Xiaoli said in surprise.
"It is said that they are used to make fake wine. The 2004 Senbei boutique wine is now very famous. Now this wine is available in China." The girl said.
"Fake?" Liu Xiaoli said in surprise.
The girl nodded and said helplessly: "Most people can't tell the real from the fake."
Zhou Yuehe next to her shouted: "I see there are still many empty bottles in the castle, which can be worth a lot of money. I will sell them when I go back."
"Haha..." The girl and others laughed.
Li Ba said: "When will our winery make a famous wine like the 1982 Lafite? That is the world's number one wine. It has appreciated more than a hundred times now than before."
"Son, then you should drink less." Zhou Yuehe said quickly.
"Iron Hammer can't drink much, but this girl drinks a lot." Liu Xiaoli pointed at the girl with her finger.
Zhou Yuehe smiled and said, "Xixi drinks for beauty, but Ba Zi drinks for waste, they are not the same thing."
"Puchi!"
The girl laughed, hugged Zhou Yuehe's arm affectionately, and rubbed her face against it.
Liu Xiaoli also laughed when she saw that her daughter and her mother-in-law had such a good relationship.
Only Li Ba was a little confused. The girl drank it as a beverage, but I was wasting it if I drank a little. Is she still my biological mother?
The next day, the media around the world began to hype the fourth five-double.
One year after retiring, Li Ba's popularity returned to the peak with the Olympic champion and this five-double, and even went to a higher level.
In the evening, the second game of the Suns began.
When the two teams were waiting to play at the exit, Paul jumped in front of Li Ba and shouted, "Boss Iron Hammer, Tyson is injured, he can't do it anymore, and now I am the boss of the team."
"Oh, you succeeded in usurping the throne?" Li Ba said in surprise.
"What do you mean by usurping the throne? I am the successor, I don't see the sword, I am fair and square, I am much smarter than you." Paul said dissatisfiedly.
"It seems that Tyson can't stay with you for a few days. This guy is too easy to get injured, and his physique is too poor to be helped." Li Ba said.
"Boss Hammer, don't target me tonight. You can't get a five-double. At most, you can get a four-double." Paul said.
"Are you the boss or am I the boss?" Li Ba asked in surprise.
"You are, you are. If you don't get a five-double on us, you are the boss." Paul said with a smile.
Li Ba smiled and said: "Paul, you can't do this. You should think of a way to win this game with the spirit of letting me get a five-double..."
"Don't try to fool me. It's just a regular season game. I don't want to be the background of a five-double." Paul was not fooled.
That night, the Suns beat the Hornets. Li Ba did as Paul said, and played a 4-double + 5*5. Only the Hornets had no one in the interior. His blocks did not reach double digits, and he only sent six.
The ratings of this game were certainly not as high as the first game, but they also reached 60 million.
The Suns started with two consecutive wins, especially Li Ba's strong performance, plus the super high ratings. Even if the media was not optimistic about the Suns, the Suns became the hottest and most watched team in the league.
The only team that can compete with the Suns is the Lakers. Even the Cavaliers, although they have a strong lineup, are less popular because the city is too small.
On November 1, the Suns beat the Trail Blazers again at home, and Li Ba played a quadruple-double again.
In three home games, Li Ba played two quadruple-doubles and a peerless five-double in a row, shocking the world.
No matter how much the media in the United States targeted him, Li Ba still dominated their headlines.
However, when reporting on Li Ba, these media outlets continued to hype up his negative information, not letting go of any negative information.
Outside Li Ba's villa, there were a large number of reporters and paparazzi 24 hours a day.
The Li family had to be very careful even when throwing away the garbage, and had to drive out and throw it far away.
Many domestic media outlets followed suit, targeting Li Ba every day, and cooperated very well with this side.