Chapter 967: 316: When You Are Someone Else's Mental Pillar (Vote for Monthly Tickets!) _2

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Chapter 967: 316: When You Are Someone Else’s Mental Pillar (Vote for Monthly Tickets!) _2 The final size of the arena will probably be similar to the Chase Center in the original timeline, and the most modern training center will be integrated beside it, allowing both games and training to take place in the same location. This also means that future activities of the Warriors will no longer involve Oakland. Prokhorov is determined to completely “de-Oaklandize” the Warriors. Look at those houses and malls being built around Mission Bay, almost all of them belong to Prokhorov. He intends to transform this place, once filled with shipyards, canneries, sugar refineries, and various warehouses, into a high-tech affluent community with luxury apartments, hospitals, and biotechnology research. This is a huge investment, and of course, if everything goes well, there will be huge returns too. And the Golden State Warriors are the beginning of his series of plans. He needs to make people from the Bay Area willing to come to Mission Bay, a place once filled with dirt and foul fish smells, in order to proceed to the next step of his plan. And this parade, Roger undoubtedly showed his attraction. A year ago, it would have been impossible for so many people to gather in Mission Bay. But look now, Prokhorov is worried Mission Bay might sink from being trampled. If Roger achieves some victories with the Warriors, then in two years, Mission Bay will become the most popular place in the entire Bay Area! Roger, accompanied by the head coach, general manager, and owner, got out of the car, and each person gave a brief speech. And the final speech by the Russian owner rocked all of Mission Bay: “I said if the Warriors don’t win a championship in five years, I will get married. Now I can also tell everyone, Roger and I will bring not one, not two, not three championships to the Bay Area!” Among the cheering crowd, Roger was utterly perplexed. First it was the Nomadic Dynasty, and now it’s Not1, Not2. The paths left for LeBron are really getting narrower. After settling all this, Roger will also officially begin his new season journey, facing new professional career challenges. However, on the first day of training camp, the team encountered a problem. During the medical examination, the Warriors’ medical team expressed doubts about Marcus Camby’s hip injury recovery, and further evaluation of the severity of his injury would follow. Warriors’ chief medical officer Chelsea Lane told Hubie Brown and Camby: “We are concerned about your actual return time.” Marcus Camby was stunned: “What does this mean? The Knicks said I had already recovered.” “I’m afraid that’s not the case,” Chelsea Lane, a rare female face in the NBA, shook her head, “Your labral tear in the hip joint was treated conservatively with the Knicks, but in our judgment, the recovery is extremely limited, and going directly on the court poses a risk of re-injury. If, after our evaluation, we think you need surgery, then…” “Then what?” Camby asked. “Then your return time may need to be postponed until next season.” Chelsea Lane had to announce this bad news in front of Hubie Brown, Roger, and Camby. Hubie Brown’s expression remained calm, but inside he was already cursing. He felt like the curse from 1986 seemed to have come back to haunt him. Marcus Camby displayed disbelief and anger all over his face. Last season, coinciding with the contract year, he was abandoned by the Knicks because he only played in 29 games. He had harbored a grudge throughout the entire summer, ready to unleash it all. Yet the doctor tells him he has to hold it back for another year? After the anger, Camby let out a bitter laugh. So, what exactly did he gain from fighting so hard for New York? He was simply the biggest fool on Earth! Hubie Brown raised a question: “If Marcus needs another year of rest, he should be on the injury list. Why did the New Yorkers think he was recovered? What is their medical team doing?” Chelsea Lane, with her neat short hair and concise answers: “The Knicks simply made a wrong judgment.” Trading for a player not on the injury list but finding out they’re injured upon arrival, has such things happened in the original timeline? Of course, they have. The most famous case was the trade between Isaiah Thomas and Kyrie Irving in the summer of 2017, where the Cavaliers only found out Thomas wasn’t fully healed after acquiring him. Sometimes you really feel like this world is just a huge, slapdash setup. Even professional NBA medical teams have misdiagnosed more than once or twice. Marcus Camby felt helpless, and Roger could only pat his back: “Take your time to heal, your career still has a long way to go.” Therefore, in the afternoon, when the new Warriors players appeared at the media day press conference with their new jerseys, everyone was smiling, except Marcus Camby, who was dejected. Reporters also asked him: “Did something bad happen, Marcus?” Camby didn’t hide it and told the reporters disappointedly: “Everyone is looking forward to the new season, but my new season is already over.” As soon as the press conference ended, Camby left the training center, leaving his jersey behind. He won’t be seen much here for the next year. Roger looked at the already disheartened Marcus Camby and suddenly understood why he would fall from a defensive stalwart to a stats-padder. This is the trouble Roger needs to resolve in the future, but fortunately, aside from Marcus Camby, all other Warriors players are healthy and went to the training ground after the press conference ended.

Chapter 967: 316: When You Are Someone Else's Mental Pillar (Vote for Monthly Tickets!) _2

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