Bishop of the Devil

Richard didn't expect that Kobe came to see him this early in the morning...

He thought Kobe was still sleeping after crying all night last night.

After being killed by the Trail Blazers for two consecutive years, you can imagine how the Lakers players feel now...

"Boy, you're not here to denounce me, are you?"

"I was really sleepy yesterday. You should be well aware of the power of Ben's snoring..." Richard said with a wry smile.

He is also very helpless...

He doesn’t want to sleep on the field either…

However, there is no way, the body cannot be controlled by itself.

"No, coach, I'm getting married..." Kobe showed a rare shyness, with a slight blush on his face.

Richard was stunned for a moment, getting married? !

Didn’t Vanessa just turn 18 now? You old boy, how much do you love Vanessa...

"When will you prepare?" Richard asked.

"July 15th, you all must come over then..." At this point, Kobe felt a little embarrassed.

No one's parents, relatives or friends came, nor did his teammates or coaches, which made Kobe feel quite uncomfortable.

But he knew that Richard would definitely come, and so would his gang of West Lafayette brothers.

It's enough for them to come...

Richard blinked, not because Kobe asked them to go, Richard must have known Kobe's current embarrassment.

As a groom, there is not a single guest...

That's not right. In fact, Kobe brought people there, including a few bodyguards...

Quite embarrassing!

No matter what the woman thinks, where should Kobe put his face...

It's no wonder that Kobe asked Richard and the others to go. This is a matter of a man's face.

What really makes Richard's balls hurt is that Kobe Bryant chose this wedding day.

It’s so damn unlucky, July and a half is the Ghost Festival in China!

Although the Chinese calendar is based on the lunar calendar and the United States is based on the solar calendar, this is also quite unlucky...

"Ahem, kid, listen to my advice and change the day. This day is quite bad!"

"Why don't you choose July 16th?" Richard said with a wry smile.

Kobe was startled, "Huh? Why do you want to change the time? Do you have anything to do on July 15th?"

"Just think that we all have something to do and go back to discuss it with Vanessa. Anyway, that day is not a good day to get married!"

Richard said to Kobe with a wry smile.

There are some things that it is better to believe that they exist...

Although Richard is an atheist, many strange things happened around him in his previous life.

"Okay, coach, then I'll go back and discuss it with Vanessa..."

"However, whether it is the 15th or the 16th, you all have to come over..." Kobe said eagerly.

Richard nodded, he definitely had to go, and he also had to call in more people to support Kobe.

"Don't worry, kid, I will definitely give you an unforgettable memory when the time comes!"

…

After Kobe left, Ben asked Richard with a puzzled look.

Because Kobe is really weird, he almost begged Richard to attend the wedding. This is not like Kobe's style.

Especially after being eliminated by the Trail Blazers just last night...

It is quite strange for Kobe Bryant to appear here today.

In Big Ben's opinion, Kobe is more likely to be sulking.

Richard waved his hand, "You will know when the time comes..."

…

What happened to Kobe actually made Richard feel a little distressed. In his opinion, there was nothing wrong with Kobe's pursuit of love.

But Kobe’s parents look down on Vanessa…

The first is the religious issue between the two families. This kind of thing rarely happens in China, but it is relatively normal in the United States.

The second is that Kobe’s parents feel that Vanessa is not worthy of their son.

His son is already the top star in the league, with an annual salary of tens of millions, and Vanessa? A little girl who has not graduated from high school does not even have a complete family...

In the eyes of Kobe's parents, the person who is truly worthy of Kobe is Kobe's ex-girlfriend Brandi Norwood.

Brandi is a well-known female R\u0026B singer in the United States and may be Kobe's first love.

At Kobe's high school graduation prom, he took Brandi to it...

In the eyes of Kobe's parents, this is a real match. Brandy has her own career, is about the same age as Kobe, and is only one year younger than Kobe.

And it seems that Brandi also has true feelings for Kobe. She even wrote a song specifically for Kobe, "That Boy Belongs to Me." This song was also nominated for a Grammy.

Of course, these reasons are secondary...

The main reason is that Kobe's parents don't want Kobe to get married so soon.

Once they get married, Kobe and Vanessa will be a separate family. If they want to get money from Kobe, it will not be so easy...

…

So they will not go to Kobe's wedding under any circumstances.

Richard is now very aware of the nonsense that happened to Kobe, so he feels some sympathy for Kobe.

Even if Kobe doesn't say anything, Richard will definitely take someone there as soon as he learns that Kobe is getting married.

To Richard, these West Lafayette players are like his sons.

My son is getting married, can I, as a father, not go...

If the West Lafayette players knew what Richard was thinking, they would probably complain like crazy.

We treat you as our coach, but you want to be our father...

…

Originally, Richard was planning to take the Blazers back to Portland at noon today.

But the plan did not change quickly. At ten o'clock in the morning, Richard received a notice from the alliance.

Richard was fined US$10,000 for missing the official press conference...

There is a difference between official and unofficial press conferences. The league needs the media to help them create news topics, so it is naturally impossible to offend the media, such as coaches and players. In fact, their contracts have clauses that require them to cooperate with the league's publicity.

You must attend some official press conferences, otherwise you will be fined.

As for the post-game press conference last night, it was the press conference after the Western Conference Finals. It was definitely an official press conference. The league directly issued a ticket to Richard for missing the press conference.

And asked the Blazers to hold a post-game press conference at two o'clock in the afternoon.

Richard was quite speechless. He knew very well that the Los Angeles media must have complained to the league...

This kind of thing is usually done by the people and not by the officials, and it is impossible for the alliance to earn this ten thousand US dollars on a full meal.

Last night, countless reporters in Los Angeles were waiting to interview Richard, but in the end they were waiting for Zhang Weiping.

How could Zhang Weiping, with his smooth personality, provide reporters with any news material? He didn't know all the reporters' questions.

This made the Los Angeles reporter crazy, and in anger, he directly complained to the NBA Management Committee.

Of course, the league attaches great importance to the Los Angeles market. One Lakers and one Clippers. These two teams create about one-sixth of the league's market value. How could they not attach great importance to it.

…

"Coach Richard, during last night's game, did you... fall asleep?" A Los Angeles reporter definitely asked knowingly. Even a blind person could tell that Richard fell asleep last night...

"No! It doesn't exist! I wasn't asleep..." Richard denied it three times in a row.

The reporters in the audience all rolled their eyes. At this moment, you still want to deny it?

Richard, can you please have some face...

Seeing the reporters rolling their eyes, Richard said nonchalantly: "Well, I did fall asleep..."

"Coach Richard, are you doing this to show your contempt for the Lakers?"

"As far as I know, in the entire history of the NBA, there has never been a case where a coach slept on the sidelines!"

"You are the first!"

"This is an unsportsmanlike behavior and you despise the essence of competitive sports!"

The reporter who asked the question was at least 80% likely to be a Lakers fan. He was getting angrier and angrier now, with anger in his tone.

Being scolded by this reporter, Richard was not only not angry, but actually became happy.

"Then what?"

Richard said with a grin.

"Then what can you do to me?"

"Does the league have regulations that prohibit coaches from sleeping on the sidelines? No, right? Don't say that a coach like me sleeps on the sidelines. Even if the players sleep on the sidelines, it doesn't violate league regulations, right?"

The more Richard talked, the bigger the smile on his face became, teasing this die-hard Lakers fan with great interest.

"There is a first for everything. I, Richard, have been the first to do many things. What's all the fuss about!"

"The only undefeated season in the entire NBA history was played by me, Richard. This is the first undefeated season!"

"The first dynasty head coach under the age of 40, what did I say? Am I proud?"

The reporters in the audience were already about to collapse. Good guy, the Western Conference Finals have just ended. Are you so sure that you can dominate the dynasty?

Well, it is indeed a dynasty with almost 100% probability, but you can’t say it now...

The reporter who asked the question was so choked by Richard that he didn't know what to say and couldn't find anything to refute Richard.

Are you saying that Richard is not the head coach of the Dynasty yet? It makes absolutely no sense to say this...

"As for what you said about sportsmanship, this really makes me laugh to death!"

"It's not like I'm playing in a game, so what's wrong with me sleeping on the sidelines? I'm a head coach, and I'm going to talk to you about bullshit ethics!"

"And you said the essence of competitive sports, could it be that the essence in your perception is friendship first, winning and losing second?"

"Why don't you go talk to the Lakers and see if they are willing to admit defeat and win the other party's friendship when they enter the finals!"

"The essence of competitive sports is to win the game. Sorry, what we Blazers do is the essence of competitive sports!"

The more Richard talked, the happier he became. This feeling of choking others completely speechless was quite good.

…

The reporters in the audience, including many Los Angeles Lakers fans, were all blushing with anger at Richard.

Richard has an attitude of "what can you do to me"...

sleep? ! That's right, I just went to sleep...

What can you do to me?

Reporters really can't do anything to Richard, let alone this bunch of reporters, the Lakers and the league management committee can't do anything to Richard either, mainly because the league doesn't have any regulations in this regard.

Who said coaches are not allowed to sleep on the sidelines?

There is no such rule at all...

So no one can do anything to Richard. No matter how arrogant Richard's attitude is, they can only endure it.

…

After the press conference, Richard led the team back to Portland to prepare for the next finals.

In fact, there is nothing to prepare for. The Blazers are like wolves and tigers at the moment, waiting for the finals to start. They will complete the great cause of the dynasty in less than half a month!

Although the 76ers are the brother team of the Trail Blazers, in terms of strength, the gap between the 76ers and the Trail Blazers is really not small.

The chance of being swept by the Trail Blazers is quite high...

This is something everyone knows, even the 76ers are quite clear about it.

…

What Richard is more melancholy about now is that he is about to win the championship. How will he explain to his players that he is leaving the team?

We have already made an agreement with Paul Allen, so Richard doesn't need to explain to Paul Allen.

Only for this group of players, Richard is really a bit hard to talk about.

Da Ben has been following him for seven years, and Xiao Ao has been following him for five years...

If these two people knew that Richard was about to leave the team, would they have any objections in their hearts?

Ben, Ou, Nowitzki, Kirilenko, Ginobili, Artest, Baron Davis, Ricky Davis, Robinson, Curry Sr., Lewis and Michael- Reed.

Among the twelve people, Ben and Ou have been following him for a long time. Of course, Robinson and Curry have been following Richard for a long time, but these two veterans are not Silas. Faye players.

After this season, Robinson's contract with Curry Sr. has also expired, and it should be difficult for them to get a contract extension from the Trail Blazers.

There is no way, business is business, these two people are really not young. There are so many newcomers in the Trail Blazers team, and there is basically no place for these two people.

Robinson is okay. Even if the Trail Blazers don't renew his contract, he is still quite good now and can get the last big contract if he goes to other teams.

As for old Curry, he is probably retiring.

It just so happens that Richard can take the old Curry away and let the old Curry be his assistant coach.

Among the West Lafayette players, Ben and O'Brien are undoubtedly the players with the most honors at the moment.

Both of them have a Finals MVP trophy each. Xiao O's trophy has not been obtained yet, but it has been reserved by Richard. He also has three championship rings on hand, and Ben has two more. DPOY's honor.

Even the double MVP Kobe is actually not necessarily better than the two Auburn players.

As for the others, except for Rickey, although they are all West Lafayette players, they have not been with Richard for a long time. In terms of relationships, they are definitely not as deep as the Auburn two.

Before the finals, Ricky Davis licked his face to please Richard...

Richard naturally knows the reason.

This idiot probably wants to get more playing time in the finals and see if he can win the finals MVP.

Not to mention, if Richard gave him enough playing time, this idiot would really be able to win the FMVP!

But it is obviously impossible for Richard to let Ricky Davis get his wish...

This guy has been sentenced to death by Richard, and there is no possibility of saving him!

Even if Richard now has a good impression of Ricky Davis, there is no way to change Ricky's fate.

The good luck of the big horse monkey has been tied to Ricky.

The good luck of the big horse monkey is not the same as that of the mad dog's lingering. The mad dog's lingering effect is only during the binding period, while the big horse monkey's effect is continuous. After it is used on it, the effect will always exist...

So, in Richard's eyes, Ricky Davis was completely finished.

…

Soon, the first game of the finals began.

After Iverson and others came to Portland, they first met with Richard.

The 76ers twin stars were obviously a little dissatisfied with what Richard said at the Los Angeles press conference before. Both of them were angry...

Iverson shouted that Richard must treat him to dinner and give Richard a good meal.

Although they were dissatisfied, they also knew that Richard made those remarks deliberately to anger the Los Angeles reporter.

Naturally, Richard hurriedly agreed. After all, Kobe was getting married in more than a month. Then he would take the two boys to have a good meal. Anyway, he didn’t have to spend any money himself...

After the first game, O'Brien scored 32 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks. He almost single-handedly destroyed the 76ers' inside line!

As for Ricky Davis, he was put on the bench by Richard and didn't even get a second of playing time.

In the next two games, Ricky Davis turned into a water cooler keeper and didn't get any playing time. As for O'Brien, he broke out in every game and scored quite terrifying statistics!

Before, there were still people who were not convinced by the title of the second center in the Little Olympic League, but now they have to be convinced!

After three games, he averaged 30 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks per game. Is such terrifying data not enough to qualify as the second center in the league? !

Even the number one center, O'Neal, may only be able to get such data in the finals, right?

O'Neal is quite miserable right now. He has only played in the finals once in his entire career, and he was still swept.

He averaged 28 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, which is really not better than Ou’s numbers in this series...

…

In the blink of an eye, the Trail Blazers were already leading the Philadelphia 76ers with a big score of 3:0.

Just when everyone thought Richard would lead his team to sweep the 76ers cleanly, what made them collapse was that the Trail Blazers actually lost the fourth game...

If you want to say that the Trail Blazers didn't let the water go, I won't believe it even if I beat them to death!

In this game, the Trail Blazers were almost indiscriminately fighting, especially the two Auburn players basically gave up their defense in the penalty area, allowing Iverson to score a super-high 42 points in the Trail Blazers' penalty area, and directly led the team to win the game.

But when someone asked Richard if he was cheating on G4 tonight, he refused to admit it even to death...

Of course, everyone knows that in this G4 game, the Trail Blazers definitely did not use their full strength.

Richard thought it was too ugly to always sweep the 76ers, which made the 76ers twin stars very embarrassed.

Mainly because I want to save some face for Gemini...

Of course, the more important reason is that Richard wants to win the championship at his home court!

The first two championships were won on the road, and they both swept their opponents 4:0.

This time, Richard wants to try what it feels like to win the championship at home...

If we say this letdown, it really led to the 76ers' desperate counterattack and counterattack against the Trail Blazers after falling behind by a big score of 3:0.

Then Richard really has no complaints at all, the 76ers are considered capable.

In Richard's opinion, the chance of this happening is less than one in a thousand...

…

Richard wanted to take advantage of this championship to announce something.