New Season

"Chen, please help Britney!" Avril pleaded.

"I understand." Li Chen paused slightly, then continued, "Avril, I'm sorry, I..."

"Stop talking, I understand," Avril interrupted.

A moment later, Li Chen hung up the phone, clearly still somewhat incredulous.

At the same time, he was also extremely angry. He never imagined that Britney could be in such a miserable state, with her two children being controlled by her own parents, used as tools to threaten and manipulate her to make money for them. He really couldn't believe that there were such parents on the street.

Britney, so pitiful. For a moment, he felt a pang of sympathy for this wretched woman. But then he shook his head vigorously, banishing the thought.

This isn't the time to think about such trivial things. That's his child. Li Chen was known for being petty and protective of his own when he was playing basketball.

Therefore, he was determined to make them pay the price. Although the United States does not have the death penalty, he wanted to make them suffer a fate worse than death.

Then...

He first called Li Ruping, "Sister Ping, prepare my plane ticket immediately."

Hearing Li Chen's calm, almost emotionless words, Li Ruping was startled. She had followed Li Chen for so many years and this was the first time she had ever seen Li Chen speak like this. She knew something serious had happened.

"Okay, I'll get started right away."

Li Chen gave a soft "hmm" and hung up the phone. Then, after thinking for a moment, he made a call to Michael Jackson.

"Oh, dear Chen, it's impolite to call so late." Although Michael Jackson said this, he didn't seem angry at all.

Since recovering from his insomnia, Michael Jackson has enjoyed his sleep time, so he goes to bed early when he doesn't have any nighttime activities.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Jack, it's urgent, so I had to call you. I've given you a brief account of what happened to Britney."

Jack was equally shocked after hearing this, as was Li Chen, by such parents. "Sigh! Britney is too kind," he said, then promised, "I will use my connections to get justice for Britney."

"Thank you, Mr. MJ," Li Chen said sincerely.

"Putting aside the fact that you almost saved my life, given my relationship with Britney, I couldn't possibly stand idly by."

After chatting with Jack for a while and hanging up, he continued to call people, including NBA owners like Dolan and Cuban, who all held positions of influence in the United States.

So, as Li Chen boarded the private jet, the Britney incident became a trending topic.

Britney has countless fans in the United States, leading to widespread condemnation of her parents.

The next day, the two little guys who started it all walked out of the slum and were then encountered by the police who were looking for them.

Britney cried her eyes out when she saw her beloved children.

When Li Chen met the eyes of the two little ones, Li Chen was shocked to find that the five-year-old boy's eyes were too... too mature and chilling.

That wasn't the look a child should have. At that moment, a storm raged in Li Chen's heart.

At that moment, he had a bold idea.

After a short while, Li Chen said to Britney, "Can I talk to this kid?"

Britney looked at her precious son, thought for a moment, and nodded.

A moment later, Li Chen and the little guy emerged from somewhere. No one knew what the two of them had talked about, but judging from Li Chen's complex emotions, he was far from calm.

Afterwards, Li Chen talked to Britney about the two children, but she was like a protective mother hen, which made Li Chen give up any other thoughts.

Meanwhile, as the case progressed, a scheme against Britney gradually came to light.

Everything from Britney's pregnancy to what she has experienced since then has been a conspiracy, which has greatly angered Americans.

At the same time, people also learned that the father of Britney's two children was Li Chen. Most people were envious, wondering why they couldn't have such good fortune.

On the other hand, Avril was upset about this incident, so she postponed her wedding and ultimately requested a low-key ceremony.

Li Chen sighed inwardly but said nothing.

This incident was long forgotten after the NBA season started.

After the NBA season starts in November, the Warriors' first opponent will be the Lakers, led by Kobe.

During the warm-up, Li Chen walked over to the Lakers' half of the court without any hesitation.

Meanwhile, cheers erupted from the Staples Center.

Li Chen waved to the fans; yes, he might be one of the most popular NBA owners.

After the fans greeted him, Li Chen smiled and said, "Oh, oh, oh! They're all familiar faces!"

The players on the field were Kobe, Odom, Yao Ming, Artest.

As for why Odom ended up back in Los Angeles, it was obviously because of Khloe Kardashian.

"Hey hey hey! Isn't this our big boss?" Odom said, putting his arm around Li Chen's neck without any hesitation, and whispered, "Chen, you're something else, running into such a romantic encounter."

"Get lost!" Li Chen shoved Odom aside with disdain, then looked at Kobe and said, "Little Kobe, looks like your Lakers are going to win the championship this year!"

Kobe felt a little awkward about Li Chen calling him "Little Kobe," but he couldn't lose his temper in front of his group of followers, so he coldly replied, "What? Is that not allowed?"

Yao Ming was speechless. The two of them would start arguing the moment they met, and sometimes he even wondered if they were really good friends.

Li Chen nodded and said, "Okay, of course, but..."

"But what?" Kobe asked, raising an eyebrow.

"However, James and DeMar said they want revenge this season and will crush your Lakers."

Kobe raised an eyebrow, a burning anger simmering within him like a volcano about to erupt.

He never expected Harden and DeRozan; he had been too lenient with them back then.

"Very well, tonight I will show them what despair is."

Harden exclaimed, "I'm so wronged!"

DeRozan retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about? You at least said you'd beat Kobe when he got old, but I didn't say anything!"

After returning to the Warriors' rest area a short while later, Li Chen said seriously, "The player who performed the worst tonight will have extra practice tomorrow."

The players present all shivered, knowing firsthand how terrifying the training of this new owner, the former NBA ace, was.

Curry didn't seem to care. It wasn't that he wasn't afraid of extra practice; he had suffered a minor injury during training and needed to rest for a week. He wouldn't be playing in this game, so he wasn't worried at all.

On the other side, DeRozan remained silent, while Harden stared at Li Chen with his two large, bulbous eyes.

Li Chen sneered, "James, what are you looking at? Don't think I don't know you went to a nightclub again!"

Harden was startled, then stared angrily at his good friend DeMar DeRozan with his eyes as big as light bulbs.

"James, I didn't say that!"

"Hmph! See? He came out as soon as he was tricked."

Harden "..."

DeRozan "..."

You two will be penalized with an additional hour after the game ends.

The two were stunned by these words.

Curry sat to the side, chuckling to himself.

Harden wasn't exactly innocent either; he immediately cited a report, "Dude, I suspect Stephen intentionally injured himself."

Li Chen was slightly taken aback, then looked at Curry with suspicion.

Curry's baby face froze instantly; he never expected Harden to be so shameless!

"Boss, don't listen to James's nonsense. I just accidentally twisted my ankle."

Li Chen nodded, patted Curry on the shoulder, and said, "Stephen, I believe in you."

Curry nodded, touched, however...

However, the fact that you can get injured during training proves that your core strength is very poor. After you recover from the injury, I will create a core strength training plan for you.

Curry gave Harden a wistful look. Harden looked adorable without his beard, and his big eyes were now filled with satisfaction.

But when the game started, Harden was dumbfounded. On the defensive end, he was so badly defended by Kobe that he questioned his existence. On the offensive end, he was repeatedly attacked by Kobe and questioned his existence.

In the second half, Harden started playing defense with his eyes.

In the rest area, Li Chen almost burst out laughing.

Curry, standing next to Li Chen, was also seething with anger. He gritted his teeth, thinking, "Serves you right for slandering me!"

At this moment, Li Chen asked, "Stephen, what do you think I should do to punish James?"

Without even thinking, Curry said, "I think we should get him a special package deal!"

The so-called "package" is simply a one-day training plan devised by Li Chen. This package will probably keep him busy until the middle of the night.

Warriors interim head coach Keith Smart was speechless. He found Li Chen to be an oddball; how could a normal owner and player be so close?

Yes, Old Nelson resigned; he couldn't tolerate the owner interfering with his team.

In the end, the Warriors lost to the powerful Lakers 83-107.

The Warriors had a poor record of 5 wins and 10 losses in November.

However, Li Chen was not in a hurry. He believed that they would definitely shake up the entire league next season. Li Chen wanted to show them what the Cosmic Warriors were all about.

On December 1st, the Warriors hosted the Spurs.

Li Chen entered the players' locker room, looked at Curry, Harden, and others, and said seriously, "I know you are all rookies in the league, and I don't expect you to have any outstanding performances this season. I can wait. But I allow you to lose to any opponent, even 4 wins and 78 losses is acceptable to me. However, I hope those four wins are against the Spurs. I will not allow my team to lose to the Spurs."

These young players all grew up watching Li Chen play, and they all know about Li Chen and the Spurs.

"If we really lose, don't blame me for being ruthless." Hearing this, Curry, Harden, DeRozan, Paul George, David Lee, and others trembled.

At that moment, they made up their minds: their results could be terrible, Spurs had to die.

Warriors starting lineup:

Curry (Point Guard)

Harden (Shooting Guard)

Paul George (Small Forward)

DeRozan (Power Forward)

David Lee (Center)

Li Chen felt a sense of accomplishment looking at the team he had built.

However, signing these players once they develop their skills is a big problem.

We need to find a solution to this.

Parker (Point Guard)

Ginobili (Shooting Guard)

Jefferson (Small Forward)

DeJuan Blair (Power Forward)

Duncan (center)

Actually, the Spurs were also holding their breath, knowing how much the peak Spurs had suffered under Li Chen's pressure over the years.

They are determined to win the NBA championship this season.

Before winning the championship, we must take on the Golden State Warriors.

This can also be considered revenge.

However, after the start of the first quarter, Curry seemed to be on fire, hitting two consecutive three-pointers.

Seeing this, Popovich felt a surge of anger. Another three-pointer! He hated three-pointers.

Curry was on fire, Spurs didn't dare let him continue taking reckless shots.

The Spurs began by tightly guarding Curry.

Curry didn't press the issue; he started passing the ball to Harden.

Just like in the original timeline, Harden is very good at step-back three-pointers. Although he hasn't mastered it to the same level as in later generations, under Li Chen's guidance, he has reached about 80% of the skill.

Swish! Harden's three-pointer went in.

Popovich's eyelids twitched; he had a bad feeling.

At the end of the first quarter, the home Warriors and the top-ranked Spurs in the Western Conference were tied 30-30.

The Warriors made 10 three-pointers in the first quarter.

At the start of the second quarter, the Spurs tightly guarded against the Golden State Warriors' three-point shooting, greatly hindering the offense of Curry and others.

They were in a scoring drought for a while, and that's when DeMar DeRozan stepped up.

DeRozan scored ten consecutive points in the second quarter, forcing the Spurs to call a timeout.

DeRozan's mid-range shot has become incredibly refined. It's worth mentioning that, perhaps he's just not naturally suited to three-pointers; he's practiced three-pointers for seven years but his accuracy is only around 30%.

But his mid-range shot was very accurate, so Li Chen stopped insisting that he practice three-pointers.

Popovich is going crazy right now. He watched DeRozan play for the Raptors before. Back then, DeRozan didn't stand out at all; he was quite mediocre. But he never expected that this guy's mid-range shot would be so accurate. With a few more years of practice, he could become a player like Kobe who could win games with his shooting.

After the timeout, Popovich instructed Duncan to take extra care of DeMar DeRozan.

Duncan's defense was more than enough to deal with DeRozan, but David Lee stepped up again. Taking advantage of Duncan's help defense on DeRozan, he frequently scored beautiful offensive plays under the basket.

Popovich called another timeout, and after the timeout, the problem in the paint was finally resolved.

But Curry got hot, and he took a three-pointer from two steps out.

But the ball went in!

The cheers of the fans echoed throughout the stadium like a tidal wave.

At halftime, the Warriors led the Spurs 65-58 by seven points.

Although the Spurs were down by 7 points to the Golden State Warriors, they were not worried at all.

After the start of the third quarter, they gradually closed the gap, even taking the lead at one point in the fifth minute of the third quarter.

But Curry, like a demon, shattered the Spurs' comeback attempt.

He unleashed another unstoppable three-pointer, Curry's shot seemed to flip a switch for the Warriors' offense. Harden and Paul George followed suit, each hitting a three-pointer in quick succession, and even DeRozan was known for his risky shots, managed to sink one.

In the third quarter, the Warriors completely overwhelmed the Spurs with ten three-pointers.

In this quarter, the Warriors scored 45 points, Spurs scored 27 points. The Warriors won the quarter by 18 points, effectively ending their game after three quarters.

Finally, they defeated the Western Conference -leading Spurs 128-118.

The victory against the Spurs was like flipping a switch, and the Warriors went on a 10-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Li Chen did not give up on domestic affairs. He frequently made phone calls to pull strings and overcome obstacles.

After the New Year, Li Yaguang called to say that he had a very good chance of taking the position in the 2011 election.

Thank you Hanbing Jiudan for the two monthly tickets.