No training, no games, no basketball court. For link, it''s almost like depriving him of what he''s doing every day.
Fortunately, Jeff Austen, who had just returned to the United States from Greece, saved link.
"On Christmas Eve, Nike needs you to attend a business event. I was about to call you, but you called first. By the way, I brought you a Christmas present. Don''t forget to thank me
On the phone, Jeff Austen sounded like he was in a good mood. Link didn''t think much about it. After all, it''s going to be a festival. Maybe everyone is in a good mood except himself.
"What kind of business activities? Don''t let me shoot ads with Kevin Durant again. " Link turned his lips and signed the same sports brand with his enemy. It was really distressed.
"Ha ha ha ha ha, don''t worry. First we''ll go to Los Angeles for a fan meeting, and then you''ll shoot an ad for Nike with Kobe and James. What about? Isn''t it interesting that the top three of the all star voting list get together
When Jeff Austin said that, link breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it''s not Durant, link and anyone.
"Well, you''ll be in Los Angeles tomorrow morning. By the way, I can give you Christmas presents. You''ll love it, believe me. "
With that, Austin hung up.
Link wondered why this guy kept talking about Christmas presents? For NBA players, Christmas presents are mostly a gift, after all, we are not very poor money.
For example, when Nate Robinson and O''Neal played with Celtic, O''Neal gave Nate a mink coat at Christmas.
Of course, the size of the coat was bought according to O''Neill''s physique. Under 1.75 meters tall, "little potato" is funny to wear this dress. O''Neill originally sent this dress to make fun of him.
But Nate is also very entertaining, not only happily accepted the gift, but also put on a funny photo on the Internet. Of course, this matter was finally missed by the people of the animal protection organization...
Kobe gave his teammates earphones and computers, and James gave them sunglasses.
Therefore, NBA stars mainly express their wishes for Christmas gifts.
Link estimated that he didn''t have anything he wanted in particular. Why was Jeff Austen so confident in his gift?
In addition, link also remembered that he had not bought gifts for his teammates. It seems that this year''s Christmas shopping, I have to personally participate.
December 24, the day before the Christmas War, Christmas Eve. Early in the morning, link appeared at Los Angeles International Airport.
Link went directly to his hotel under the reception of Nike staff, and today''s business activities are carried out in the conference hall of the hotel.
Link sent a text message to Kobe when he arrived at the hotel. He said that he was in the gym on the 15th floor... Uncle snake, 34, is like a 24-year-old. It''s really hard.
James arrived at the hotel at noon and gave Kobe and link presents as soon as they met.
"Merry Christmas, man. This is the latest customized headset. If you train with it, you can become an MVP!" James kindly appeared at the door of link''s room and delivered the gift to link.
For a moment, link felt like James was selling headphones...
Kobe sent a customized ring to link. According to his words, "I hope one day, you can wear a real championship ring."
Link was a little embarrassed. He didn''t expect that the two superstars of the League had prepared a gift for himself, but he came here empty handed...
so, linktojeff Austin sent for two boxes of high-quality cigars, and link returned the gift.
At noon, link was sandwiched between James and Kobe to participate in Nike''s business activities. The content of the activity is very simple. It can be summarized as a show on the stage.
Answer some of the host''s questions, interact with the fans, the last few shots and dunk performances, etc.
It was because of boredom that link was dedicated to this activity. However, Kobe and James, who are going to fight the Christmas war tomorrow, are fully committed to the activities.
Link can''t help feeling, it seems that if you want to be a superstar like the two of them, you can''t just play basketball well.
In the afternoon, the activity is over. After saying goodbye to Kobe and link, James immediately boarded the plane to Miami. Tomorrow, James will have to fight thunder at home. Sure enough, it''s not so good to be a superstar.
After the event, Kobe will go home to accompany his wife and children. Tomorrow, the United States will rest, but Kobe will have to work overtime. Christmas War, the Lakers can''t run every year. So today is Kobe''s only chance to spend the holidays with his family.
Kobe also invited link to his home for the festival, but link thought it was better not to disturb the family reunion, so he politely refused.In the end, only Jeff Austin was left next to link. However, until the evening, link did not see where Austin had prepared for herself.
"How does it feel to be in business with James and Kobe?" Jeff Austin, eating his tender steak, cast a sympathetic look at link, who can only eat chicken breast in black pepper water.
"It feels like they are so busy that they can''t stop for a moment." Link shrugged his shoulders, behind the bright and beautiful, it was really hard to be known.
"You''ll be like that in the future, believe me. But fortunately you have a manager like me, I will arrange the most reasonable itinerary for you, ha ha ha ha. By the way, don''t you care about the Christmas present I told you? " As soon as Austin, white haired, talks about Christmas presents, she immediately looks proud.
"Let me guess, did you forget to bring it to Greece? Well, I''ll give it to you first. Well, it''s been a hard year for you. Merry Christmas, Jeff Link took a small box out of his pocket.
Austin was a little surprised. He didn''t expect link to bring himself a gift. So Austin opened the gift box directly. In the United States, it is not impolite to open the gift in front of each other.
Then Jeff Austin got a $40000 custom Rolex. On the back of the watch, a few lines of link''s thanks to Austin were engraved.
Although Jeff Austin is always joking, link must admit that as a famous basketball manager in the United States, he is still very reliable. Every summer, he arranged link''s vacation properly. Link only played seriously, and everything else would follow.
It''s all because of Jeff Austin. Even at the beginning, link would not have been able to stay in Memphis without meeting Jeff Austin.
So link has always been grateful to Austin. He did not forget that when he was poor, it was Jeff Austin who paid for link''s expenses so that he could focus on basketball.
Although according to the current economic level of link, the money Austin paid in those years was not money at all. However, people give you ten yuan when you are poor and give you 100 yuan when you are flying high and low.
Although Feiteng huangda''s 100 yuan is more, it is of little significance. Ten yuan in poverty can change a person''s fate.
"Thank you, link. I love your present. Well, I won''t beat around the bush with you. I hope you can enjoy my gift Jeff Austen stopped joking with link. The expression became serious.
"You know, this summer, your contract with Nike is about to expire. As a free agent in the shoe market, Nike has the right to match all the quotations from other brands. But as for my communication with Nike, they said they would not give other brands the opportunity to quote. After I talked to them, they decided to give a price that no other brand could offer. "
"How much is it?" Link asked, forking up a lump of chicken.
"2013 $200 million, signed shoe contract! Your position in Nike will be equal to Kobe, James and Durant! As soon as the summer contract arrives, they will offer you an official offer! What about? Isn''t this a big Christmas present? "
"200 million dollars The chicken breast is back on the plate, and even for link today, 200 million dollars sounds like an exaggeration.
Austin didn''t lie to herself. This Christmas gift is really heavy.
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