The Godfather of Basketball

At the end of the day's training session, the players whistled and all went to the locker room to take a shower. Tang Tian called Westbrook to stop alone.

Westbrook looked a little nervous, and the head coach left the players alone, mostly to give lectures.

Seeing his expression, Tang Tian knew that he had misunderstood himself.

He smiled, then patted Westbrook on the shoulder, waited for him to relax, and then said, "It's your birthday in two days, why, are you planning to have a party or something?"

"I have this plan, but..."

"I'll be free then." Before Westbrook finished speaking, Tang Tian said with a smile.

Westbrook froze for a moment, this was not a hint, but an explicit statement.

"Well, I will definitely invite the coach at that time." Westbrook continued.

Tang Tian nodded, and then motioned for Westbrook to go to the locker room.

Two days later, Tang Tian and Swift appeared at Westbrook's home together.

Westbrook's home is a detached house in the suburbs, with three floors, and each floor is about 200 square meters.

It's just that the house is still messy, which is what Westbrook wanted to say before. They lived in the urban area before. This was bought after he signed a big contract with the team, and the house has not yet been moved.

There is a lawn behind the house where the party takes place.

It was said to be a party, but in fact there were very few people. The Thunder also came to Durant, Harden, and Ibaka. Relatives did not come except his parents and brother Leonard Westbrook. .

It was a party that couldn't be smaller, but everyone had a great time.

It was also at this party that Tang Tian gained a deeper understanding of the character of the Thunder Fourth Young Master.

Harden is completely funny, even with a kebab, he will impromptu perform a coquettish butt-twisting dance. Durant is very coquettish, and from time to time he uses his eyes to prostitute girls at the party. Ibaka is very Gao Leng, basically just sat there and didn't speak the whole time.

As for Westbrook, it looks a bit like a hybrid. In front of Durant and Harden, he kept laughing and joking, but when he left them, he became a little confused and silent again.

Halfway through the party, Tang Tian stood on the balcony on the second floor, waving to Westbrook below.

Westbrook quickly went upstairs after seeing it.

He hadn't planned to invite Tang Tian to this party. Tang Tian took the initiative to come, and he definitely didn't just want to attend his party.

On the second floor, the two sat down on the balcony.

Tang Tian glanced at Westbrook's youthful cheeks. In fact, Westbrook was only 22 years old at this time.

"Russell, I should have talked to you earlier, but I haven't had a chance."

Westbrook didn't speak, he still looked a little nervous.

"I want to know about your previous experience, how was it, can you tell me about it?" Tang Tian continued.

Although he is a time traveler, it is impossible to know everything. To be honest, he only has a rough understanding of Westbrook. He played impulsively when he entered the league. When Durant ran away, he became a paranoid data freak.

Although it is difficult to change a person's personality after it is determined, the personality is often created by the growth experience and the environment. Only by finding the reason can we really prescribe the right medicine.

"My past?" Westbrook said with his brows tightly furrowed, looking a bit unwilling to recall.

"Yes, I want to know you better. Of course, if you want, I can also tell you about my past." Tang Tian said with a smile.

Westbrook froze for a moment, but didn't speak.

Seeing his reaction, Tang Tian sighed, it seems that this way is not going to work, we still have to change the angle.

"Actually, it's nothing..." But at this moment, Westbrook took the initiative to speak.

Tang Tian looked at him curiously.

"In high school, I was a small guy, maybe 5-foot-8, under 140 pounds."

5 feet 8, the general height here is inches and feet, which is about 1.73 meters; 140 pounds is 127 catties.

Glancing at Westbrook in front of him, it was hard to imagine that he was so short and thin back then.

"I averaged 25.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game in my senior year of high school, but in the top 100 in the United States, oh no, I can't find my name on the entire list, because they think I'm too small, they think I couldn't even play college basketball."

Tang Tian nodded, basketball is a very talented sport, especially in the third year of high school, the skeleton can already be seen, although there are some people who will suddenly skyrocket after that, but they are a minority after all.

"Kelsa is a great guy, he's 6-foot-6, 200 pounds at 15 years old, he led us to the quarterfinals of the CIF South Division against Long Beach Poly School, they were No. 1 in the South Division He scored 18 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks. Everyone knows that he will become the next NBA player. UCLA is recruiting him. He is so good.” Westbrook’s eyes were a little excited, and his face was full of happiness smile.

"Kelsa?" Tang Tian didn't know why Westbrook suddenly mentioned such a person, and he had never heard of such a player in the NBA, so he asked curiously, "Where did he go after that?"

"Heaven." When Westbrook said this, his smile suddenly disappeared, and then he pointed to the top of his head, his eyes were a little red.

Heaven.

Tang Tian understood the meaning of his words, the one named Kelsa should have unfortunately passed away early.

"It was an afternoon. We were going to Southwest College to play a game. I remember it very clearly. It was a very ordinary afternoon, but the weather was not very good. It was gloomy like it was going to rain. Fortunately, that game Indoors, I just didn't see Kelsa on the court, I thought that guy overslept, until the game was about to start, they didn't tell, they didn't tell me..." Westbrook said here with a choked voice.

Tang Tian could understand Westbrook's emotional changes. The guy named Kelsa should be his friend. Judging from his reaction to Harden and Durant at the party, he is a person who cares about friendship very much.

"The past is in the past." Tang Tian comforted, he suddenly felt that it was cruel for him to let Westbrook recall these things.

"Yes, the past is in the past." But at this moment, Westbrook suddenly laughed.

"That guy Kelsa is still alive, I am me, and I am him." Westbrook said at this time and looked at his left wrist.

Tang Tian also followed his gaze.

Westbrook's clothes are different from other players. In addition to the fashionable clothes that only he can understand, there is actually another point, that is, he has been wearing two bracelets, one blue and one orange.

At this time, he was wearing a blue bracelet on his left hand, with three words in orange engraved on the bracelet: KB3.