i am legend

Chapter 696 The Tough Guy's Farewell

Chapter 696 The Tough Guy's Farewell

Standing in the leisure area of ​​the restaurant with a frown, Bruce subconsciously glanced at the phone that he had just hung up. Even though he had already learned about some problems about Malone before, but now he suddenly received a call from him in person, which made him feel uncomfortable. He was caught off guard and very sorry!

"Hey, you still can't escape the fetters of history?"

Bruce smiled wryly and put the phone in his pocket. Thinking of the tone of Malone's words just now, he couldn't help but deeply feel the veteran's helplessness!

Now, Malone has finally made his final decision. Even though he can still hear great regret and resignation from his tone, compared to his lonely retirement from the Jazz in his previous life, Malone’s mood is unknown now. How much better!

Of course, as a superstar destined to enter the Hall of Fame, since Malone has made a decision, Bruce and the Warriors must give him a perfect retirement ceremony!

"Hehe, good luck!"

Bruce turned his head and glanced at Yao Ming and McGrady who were sitting in the restaurant, and he couldn't help praying for Ma Long!

Back at the dining table, Bruce nodded apologetically to the two, and then said, "Sorry, a phone call interrupted our meal!"

"It's nothing, I really like the deliciousness of Chinese food!"

McGrady looked at the plate on the table that had already bottomed out, and said to Bruce with satisfaction.

As a fellow of Bruce, Yao Ming obviously enjoyed this delicacy even more. He licked the corners of his mouth unsatisfied, poured two cups of tea for the two of them, and said with a smile on his face: "Bruce, the Warriors will definitely become the best team this year." One of the most exciting teams in the league!"

In order to be considerate of McGrady's lack of Chinese, Yao Ming and Bruce chose to communicate in English at the beginning, so as not to appear to be a bit of a bully!

"Yeah, you have a very strong lineup and great players, I think you will be our biggest enemy this season!"

McGrady agreed very much, and then carefully picked up the tea in front of him, first sniffed it a little strangely, and then took a sip!

Seeing Maddy tasting tea like a Chinese, Bruce and Yao Ming looked at each other and saw smiles in each other's eyes!

"Of course, our ultimate goal, I don't know anyone in this alliance!"

Bruce put down the teacup in his hand, called the waiter to clear away the plates, and said to McGrady confidently.

"Aha, I really envy you!"

McGrady replied with yearning, and then looked at Yao Ming with high fighting spirit, with strong fighting intent in his eyes, and said with incomparable confidence: "Of course, now we will do our best to prevent you from reaching your goal, and this The team that competes for the championship in the league will have a place for us!"

And after hearing what McGrady said, as an orthodox Chinese, even though Yao Ming was like him in his heart, he still smiled a little reservedly.

Afterwards, when the three of them returned to their residences one after another satisfied, a piece of news spread throughout the entire sports world at an extremely fast speed under Bruce's instruction!

The next day, when a large number of media poured into the media hall in the Warriors Arena, the Warriors personnel headed by Bruce and West finally entered the hall within their stipulated time!

"Kacha!! Kacha!!"

There was a burst of photo-taking switches, and under the illumination of a large spotlight, Bruce, West, Karl Malone and his wife, as well as Duncan and Payton as player representatives, sat down one after another. own position.

After the media finished their initial photoshoots, Bruce and the others were finally less illuminated by the spotlight, and they were able to squint their eyes slightly to see the surrounding situation little by little.

"First of all, thank you very much for coming!"

After seeing Bruce and others recovering gradually, as the press officer of the Warriors, Mitchell spoke very ably and directly.

After hearing Mitchell's speech, Bruce immediately took over his words, and said with a tone of reluctance: "Today, everyone must have learned about our press conference in the invitation letter!"

"Kacha!! Kacha!!"

A burst of shutter sounded again, and this time a large number of reporters pointed their cameras at Malone, who looked a little lonely. This has proved to Bruce that they already knew the main content of this press conference!

"Today, we are very sorry to announce that one of the greatest players in the history of the league, Mr. Karl Malone, will officially announce his retirement here due to personal reasons!!"

What Bruce said immediately made the surrounding reporters pick up their cameras and video cameras again. Everyone was in disbelief, and at the same time couldn't help but press the shutter to today's protagonist. They wanted to use their own way to This moment stays in my heart, in the hearts of those fans who love Malone.

After a while, after the reporters had finished taking pictures, under the appeasement of the spokesperson, the press conference finally ushered in the reporter's question time!

"Carl, can you tell me why you chose to retire?"

Following a reporter's question, Ma Long, who was originally in a fairly stable mood, suddenly had a violent emotional fluctuation on his face!

"Huff. Huff."

A heavy gasp came from the microphone in front of Ma Long. His right hand was tightly holding his wife's hand. The wife said in a tone full of apology: "I haven't spent too much time with my family. In my career, although I have won all the honors I can get, the biggest regret in my heart is It’s because I couldn’t be with my family, so…”

Ma Long stared at the crowd of reporters watching him with difficulty, and turned his head to glance at Bruce and others sitting on the other side of him. He finally gritted his teeth and said with great reluctance: "So... so I It is officially announced here, because of my family, I will officially announce my retirement!!"

"Wow!!"

Even though some information has been obtained from the previous invitation letter, after Ma Long said such words, the reporters in the audience started to make a noise. In order to keep him!

"Hehe, I am very satisfied with the glory I have won. In the past 20 years, I have won the love of a large number of fans and everything I want!"

Ma Long spoke slowly with a trembling tone, then he turned his head and looked at his wife apologetically, and said with love in his eyes: "It's time for me to leave, this place belongs to those hard-working young people Man, I should go home!"

Bruce, Peyton and others stared at Ma Long with moved faces. Such words were said from the other party's mouth, which really shocked them a little!

As one of the most powerful and greatest players in the league, Ma Long has been in the league for many years, and he has never had a big emotional fluctuation like today!

Before, even when some Jazz fans did something irrational when he joined the Warriors, Malone was still able to maintain his attitude and emotions!

However, now that he is about to announce his retirement here, this tough guy has finally returned to normal, and every bit of his words are full of reluctance and determination!

Ma Long pinched his wife's right hand hard, his face instantly returned to his usual tough look, his tone was decisive, his volume increased slightly, through the cameras and the witnesses of the reporters present, he announced loudly to everyone: "Yes, Today, I will officially announce my departure from this league, yes, I am retiring, family is what I need to care about!!"

"Wow!!"

The reporters in the audience couldn't help shouting loudly anymore, and it seemed that in their minds, all kinds of highlights about Ma Long for so many years gradually froze there for a while!

"Here, I am very grateful to all the players and coaching staff of the Warriors who brought me a championship ring. If they hadn't worked hard and moved forward full of fighting spirit, in the end, I think I will definitely leave with regret. Here, I don't want to be like John (Stockton) and leave with loneliness and frustration!"

Ma Long said loudly with a smile on his face. For a while, he seemed to have returned to the scene when Stockton announced his retirement. broke his heart!

Fortunately, Malone made one of the most important decisions in his life. He chose to bear the infamy and pressure, and finally joined the Warriors without hesitation.

"Secondly, I am also very grateful to the team owners who gave me a sense of sincerity at that time, Mr. Bruce Young and the great Mr. Jerry West!"

Malone pointed his grateful right hand at Bruce and West, and nodded vigorously to them. Then he suddenly changed his subject and continued excitedly: "Also, this is the best city I have ever stayed in. Thank you to all the fans here who love me and the Warriors. Without your support, we would not have played one exciting and exciting game after another. Thank you for your company over the past year. I will remember all this in my heart It will stay in my mind for the rest of my life, and I believe that I will never forget the excitement of this year and the exciting fans here!"

"Clap clap clap!!"

A burst of applause instantly resounded throughout the media hall, and everyone was applauding this tough guy, especially the local fans who were invited, some of them even couldn't help but burst into tears!

"Damn, shouldn't you say something happy?"

Peyton complained to Ma Long, if it weren't for the imperceptible water stains in the corners of his eyes, I'm afraid everyone would think he did it on purpose!

(End of this chapter)