Chapter 1276 The Twins Take Action
On March 10, Gao Yuanyuan held a press conference in Beijing to announce that Li Ba had returned from injury and had begun training to prepare for the 2012 London Olympics.
This news shocked the sports world around the world.
Especially for the NBA, this season without Li Ba, the ratings fell by half. The market of each team has shrunk to varying degrees, and the operating income has dropped sharply. This is a cliff-diving decline.
So after the news of the comeback was announced, the entire NBA immediately felt like a boulder had been hit in the stagnant water, causing a big splash.
Li Ba's contract with the Suns has ended and he is a completely free man. After this news, all the team general managers immediately called Gao Yuanyuan.
At the same time, in addition to the Suns, other teams also immediately sent scouts to China. They hoped to get first-hand information about Li Ba as soon as possible.
Although the media looked down on Li Ba's condition after his comeback and believed that Li Ba would suffer a cliff-like decline, the attitudes of these teams were still very positive. After all, according to the news announced by the Suns, Li Ba only had a ruptured meniscus in his left knee, and If he chooses conservative treatment, the injury should be controllable. Even if his condition declines and his statistics are doubled, he will still be the most powerful center in the league.
Li Ba's training place is in the city. It was prepared at the end of last year and many high-tech training facilities were installed.
These scouts rushed to the place where Li Ba trained, but were not allowed to enter because Li Ba thought it was not necessary. There were still the Olympics and he wanted to see my condition. Let's wait until the Olympics.
Dozens of scouts were blocked and had no choice but to return to the United States without any hope.
The Suns still have not contacted Li Ba, and it seems that Sarver still has not made up his mind.
Li Ba also understands that if they sign him, the Suns will definitely need to pay the same salary as the salary cap, which is 58 million U.S. dollars, plus a one-to-one luxury tax, which is 116 million U.S. dollars.
Because if the Suns can't offer such a high salary, then there must be other teams willing to give it.
However, Li Ba didn't actually intend to ask for such a high salary, and he was not short of money. The stocks of Penguin and Apple had skyrocketed, and his and the girl's net worth had also skyrocketed.
But he needs recognition. Jordan could get a high salary of US$30 million in 1996, so why can't he get US$58 million now, 16 years later? Taking into account the depreciation of the US dollar, 58 million is not necessarily more than the 30 million of the year.
He is also the god of basketball. Since the league has formulated this clause, he must be recognized on it, otherwise he will lose his own price.
After Li Ba announced his comeback, Director Lin of the Tennis Management Center couldn't sit still. He thought about it for three days, hesitated again and again, and finally went to the Sports Administration to find Director Liu Peng.
"Rantanqin! The men's basketball team is the most important gold medal. The whole country is watching the men's basketball team. If you ask Hammer to play tennis at the same time, does he have the ability to double up?"
But Liu Peng poured a basin of cold water on Director Lin's head, causing him to return in frustration.
Time has entered the end of April, and the NBA regular season is almost over.
On April 28, Gao Yuanyuan called and told Li Ba with some frustration that Derrick Rose had torn his knee cruciate ligament and would be reimbursed not only for this season but also for next season.
"I remember that he has been injured many times this season. The extent of the injuries is far higher than in previous seasons, and he has missed more games. These are all warnings from his body. Unfortunately, he insists on going his own way." Li Ba shook his head and sighed.
"In the past few seasons, he was injured for only six games in total. This season, he was injured several times in the past and has been injured for more than 20 games. I didn't expect it to be more serious this time. Alas!" Gao Yuanyuan sighed.
"He is already disabled. Even if the operation is successful, his condition will be very different. The rose of Fengcheng has withered." Li Ba said.
"..."
Gao Yuanyuan also had nothing to say. She had tried her best after persuading her so many times.
On the 29th, the playoffs started, a few days later than in previous seasons.
The defending champion Suns ultimately failed to make the playoffs and ended the 2011-2012 season ranked tenth in the Western Conference.
Without Li Ba, no one in the league can produce explosive statistics, and the ratings in the playoffs are still sluggish.
Before the first round of the playoffs was over, Li Ba was not in the mood to watch because the girl was about to give birth.
On May 10th, the girl was admitted to the Municipal Maternity and Children's Hospital, waiting for delivery.
Because the fetus was in good condition, we decided to give birth naturally.
On the night of the 12th, when Li Ba and Zhou Yuehe were not in the room, Liu Xiaoli wanted to say something to the girl, but was hesitant. The girl saw it and asked, "Mom, can you tell me something?"
Liu Xiaoli smiled. She did have something that she had been hesitating about for a long time, and she had never been embarrassed to mention it in front of her daughter. Then she said to the girl: "Sissi, you two boys, tell Hammer, look... Can you name someone Liu?"
"this?"
The girl thought about Li Ba for a while. She had never discussed this issue before, and she didn't know if he would agree, so she said, "I don't know what he thinks. I'll mention it to him later."
Liu Xiaoli nodded. Seeing that the girl didn't care at all, she didn't have much hope.
Not long after, Zhou Yuehe came back, and then Li Ba came back too. The girl couldn't say anything in front of her mother-in-law, so she got in the way.
At 10 o'clock in the evening, the girl started to have a seizure and entered the delivery room at 1 o'clock in the morning.
Li Ba also followed in, as well as Liu Xiaoli.
This was the second child, and the delivery went smoothly. In less than an hour, both fetuses were delivered successfully. The second baby weighed five and a half pounds, and the third baby weighed two and a half pounds. They were both healthy and cried loudly.
Liu Xiaoli deliberately collected the placenta, which is called Zihe Che in traditional Chinese medicine. If she didn't take it away, the hospital might sell it to the hospital.
Li Ba took the girl back to the ward and carefully placed her on the bed.
"Sissi, are you tired? Drink a few sips of chicken soup before going to bed." Zhou Yuehe opened the thermos.
"Um."
Liu Yifei was indeed exhausted. She had given birth to two children and had no energy to speak. After drinking half a bowl of soup, she fell into a deep sleep.
"Where is the child?" Zhou Yuehe asked Li Ba with a smile.
"I'm still cleaning up in the delivery room. There's a lot of fetal oil on my body. Grandma Guoguo is watching." Li Ba said with a smile.
"Call your dad. Go out and make a call. Don't disturb Qianqian's rest." Zhou Yuehe said with a smile.
Li Dacheng took care of Guoguo at home. He didn't sleep all night after knowing what was going to happen tonight. He was so happy when he received the call.
After a while, two nurses came over with two babies in their arms, followed by Liu Xiaoli.
"Oh, Sissi has done a great job. She helped our Li family give birth to two great grandchildren. They are much prettier than Bazi..."
Zhou Yuehe became excited after seeing a pair of grandchildren.
"Sister Yue He, congratulations!" Liu Xiaoli smiled.
"We rejoice together, and our grandsons are also grandsons, just the same. If these two little things don't be filial to you in the future, I will whip them for you."
Zhou Yuehe smiled.
"Uh-huh!"
Liu Xiaoli also nodded with a smile.