Keep Bluffing

Actually, this was all planned by Li Chen. When he heard the reporter's words, he thought of this point, which is why Li Chen said that the league is very fair and he just wanted the referees to be less blatant. That was enough.

In the afternoon, right after finishing training, Li Chen received a call from Kobe.

Seeing Kobe making a call, Li Chen quickly answered, "Kobe, you scared me to death! I tried calling you so many times last night, but I couldn't get through. I thought something had happened to you."

Upon hearing this, Kobe's lips twitched, and he cursed inwardly, "Wasn't it all because of you, you bastard?"

He cursed Li Chen in his heart, but said aloud, "Come to my house."

Li Chen was slightly taken aback. "What? Are you inviting me to dinner?"

"Practice. I'll be waiting for you," Kobe said simply and clearly.

Li Chen stared blankly at the phone that had been hung up, wondering to himself, "Why is the Little Blacksmith being so proactive? Did he get a shock?"

One hour later.

Kobe was somewhat bewildered as he looked at the reserved chubby James Harden and the silent DeMar DeRozan beside Li Chen.

He didn't know what to say. "I asked you to come practice, what are you doing bringing two kids?"

"Hey Kobe, what's with that look? These two kids are your fans!"

Kobe was a little surprised to hear this. He thought that the people Li Chen brought should be his fans, but he never expected that the two little guys would be his fans.

At that moment, Kobe felt a surge of pride. The people around Li Chen were all his fans, which made him feel incredibly proud.

Kobe then gave Harden and DeRozan a friendly nod.

"Hey, hey, hey! What are you two little rascals thinking! Didn't you always want Kobe's autograph? Hurry up and give me the basketball."

Hearing Li Chen's reminder, the two snapped out of their daze upon seeing Kobe's congratulations and immediately turned and ran away into the distance.

A moment later, the two of them each took out a brand new basketball and a pen.

Kobe didn't refuse. He took the pen and ball from James Harden and quickly wrote his English name on it.

Next up is the basketball in DeMar DeRozan's hands.

The two men were overjoyed to receive Kobe's autograph, their mouths practically agape.

Seeing James Harden and DeMar DeRozan looking happy, Kobe also smiled.

Just then, a basketball appeared in front of Kobe again.

Kobe was taken aback, looking at Li Chen strangely, "What are you doing?"

"What? I want your autograph! Why even ask such a simple question?"

Seeing Li Chen's "Are you crazy?" look, Kobe got angry.

So he said irritably, "I only sign autographs for my fans, you? Get lost."

"Hey! I'm a fan of yours too, okay? Hurry up, I've been waiting for this moment for years!"

Seeing Li Chen's eager expression, Kobe was a little puzzled and felt that Li Chen was acting strangely.

But when Kobe heard Li Chen call himself a fan, Kobe felt particularly relieved.

So he quickly wrote his name on the basketball.

A moment later, Li Chen turned the basketball over and over, admiring it with Kobe interest.

Seeing Li Chen like this made Kobe even happier.

"I'll keep this basketball safe; it'll be proof that I'll beat you someday."

Upon hearing this, Kobe's faint smile froze on his face.

However, Kobe didn't show it because he had his own fans.

However, he had already made up his mind to beat him until he questioned his existence.

A moment later, Harden and DeRozan watched the two men play one-on-one with great interest.

"Hey! You've slowed down." Kobe said in surprise.

Kobe's words left Li Chen feeling helpless. He thought to himself, "Of course it will be slower without skill bonuses."

Actually, it wasn't that Li Chen was slower; rather, without the skill boost, his breakthroughs weren't as effortless as before, which made Kobe feel that he was slower.

"Hey! Don't you have a girlfriend? Why are you going to a nightclub?"

Okay! Kobe thought Li Chen was slow because he went to nightclubs.

Hearing this, Li Chen rolled his eyes, thinking, "Brother, before you lecture others, do you even have the right to say that?"

You bastard, you wanted to have sex even during surgery, and in the end you got scammed, your reputation collapsed, and you lost your son. What right do you have to talk to me?

Wait a minute! I haven't done anything right!

Li Chen was somewhat frustrated, having been led astray by Kobe.

With his mind racing, Li Chen drove to the basket for a layup, using a reverse layup to evade Kobe's defense, but ultimately missed the shot.

An hour later, the two were lying on the floor.

Harden and DeRozan began their physical training for the day.

"Hey! They're still children, don't treat them like you."

"Don't worry, I have a plan," Li Chen said, making a reassuring gesture.

Kobe scoffed, "What makes you so confident? But that chubby kid really needs to work on his basketball skills. How can someone that fat play basketball?"

As his thoughts wandered, Kobe finally came to the purpose of asking Li Chen to come over today.

"Chen, do you think we can win tonight?" Kobe asked casually.

Li Chen was slightly stunned, and looked at Kobe, whose head was turned to the side, with a strange expression.

Kobe doesn't let himself lead him astray! Will he become a superstitious foreigner in the future?

At that moment, an image of Kobe going to China to burn incense and pray to Buddha flashed through Li Chen's mind, making him laugh.

Hearing Li Chen's lewd laughter, Kobe's face darkened. He really wanted to beat this bastard in front of him to a pulp.

After Li Chen's smile faded, he muttered to himself again.

"Heavenly King covers the Earth, Pagoda suppresses the River Demon..." After casually reciting a few lines, Li Chen remained silent for a moment before finally recalling some details of the original match.

The Lakers lost this game by 19 points, and there were two main reasons for this loss.

First, Kobe was too inflexible.

Secondly, Bowen was phenomenal in this game. He played 32 minutes, shooting 10-for-12 for 27 points, including 7-for-8 from three-point range, for a field goal percentage of 83% and a three-point percentage of 88%.

Kobe, on the other hand, also scored 27 points in this game, but he only made 9 of 24 shots. From this point of view, it's clear that Bowen's performance today was far superior to Kobe's.

In a flash, Li Chen had an explanation; the master liar Li was back online.

Li Chen cleared his throat and said with an air of superiority, "The Lakers will lose tonight."

Meanwhile, Kobe was very unhappy to hear Li Chen's words. He just wanted to hear some comforting words from Li Chen, but this guy always managed to upset him.

Just as Kobe was contemplating whether to get rid of Li Chen, this jerk, Li Chen added, "However, I just calculated that you're incompatible with the number 12 today; it's your nemesis. Stay away from anything or anything containing the number 12, otherwise... you'll suffer bad luck at best, and possibly even bloodshed at worst."

Seeing Li Chen's serious expression, Kobe's lips twitched uncontrollably. "Fuck, you'd be a fool to believe you."

Kobe went to the game with the team around 2 or 3 pm.

However, Li Chen didn't leave Kobe's house. He took Harden and DeRozan to Kobe's house for a meal before leaving.