The No.1 Anti-Fans in Basketball-Chapter 96 - 87: The Real Honeymoon (Two in One)

Two days later, the Cavaliers visited Orlando to face the Magic Team for the second time in the season.

The Magic Team had made no moves by the trade deadline, and Jamison was still placed as a substitute by Brown.

However, in this game, Jamison became a key factor affecting the game.

Coming off the bench for 31 minutes, he efficiently scored 19 points and grabbed 8 rebounds along with 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block, making 9 out of 14 shots.

Not only did he exhibit a stark contrast in his offensive performance compared to the previous game, but his defensive play was also unusually solid.

Most of the time on the court, he was matched up against Rashard Lewis, and under his defense, Lewis made just 5 out of 12 shots, scoring only 12 points and 4 rebounds.

Jamison’s career was not known for defense, especially after moving to the Wizards, his defensive habits worsened, making him a drag on that end.

But defense is mostly about "Talent."

Taking two extreme examples, McGrady and Vujacic, the former, even with little defensive effort, would never be considered a liability, while the latter, no matter how hard he tried, would always be described as invisible.

Jamison, standing 2.06 meters tall with a wingspan of 2.17 meters and weighing 108 kilograms, boasted impressive shoulder width—that is talent.

When he was willing to put in the effort on defense, even now at 33 years old, although he couldn’t become a defensive stronghold, he could at least avoid being a liability.

In the end, just as Hansen had mentioned earlier, Jamison managed to regain his form after just one game.

This also gave Jamison the opportunity to attend the post-game press conference.

And it was in this press conference that Brown, with a smile, prematurely announced that Jamison would be starting in the next game.

According to Brown, the coaching staff had originally planned for Jamison to play for acclimatization in two games.

But in reality, Jamison knew he had played his way back.

After finishing the press conference and returning to the locker room, Jamison was warmly greeted by his teammates, everything felt like back when he first joined the Cavaliers.

Except for Hansen.

Hansen merely stepped aside quietly to let the teammates greet Jamison, while he sat next to Conningham, comforting his young brother. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

With Jamison returning to the starting lineup, it was naturally Conningham who had to step down.

Conningham’s situation was similar to old Parker’s, having done what he had to, but replaced by a more capable player.

Unlike Parker, Conningham took it much more lightly.

"I was never the starter anyway, and I still get to play."

After Ilgauskas left, O’Neal’s backup became Varejao, and most of the power forward time was split between Jamison and Conningham.

Now it was just a switch in their roles.

Moreover, in the game that had just ended, substitute Jamison played 31 minutes, while starter Conningham played 13 minutes, so being a starter or a substitute didn’t really make much difference anymore.

Hansen patted Conningham on the shoulder—since the time he picked the wrong shoes in the locker room, it was clear the kid had an exceptionally good attitude.

If there really was an unexpected situation, where James decided to stay and his agreement with Ferry got activated and he got traded, he would try his best to take him along.

The next day, Brown did not schedule a morning training session as Hansen had been training extra lately and at the team doctor’s recommendation, needed to give his body a break and slept in.

However, around 9 am, he was awakened by the ringing of his phone.

It was Jamison calling.

Seeing him so happy the day before, Hansen hadn’t asked him to train extra and hadn’t mentioned that there was no training in the morning—could it be that he wanted to drag him to training?

He answered the phone, only to find out that Jamison was downstairs at his apartment.

Having gone fishing together before, Jamison knew where he lived.

Hearing this, Hansen got up, went downstairs, and opened the front door, only to discover that Jamison had somehow procured a small van.

And with Jamison wearing polarized sunglasses, you wouldn’t be blamed for thinking he was really a truck driver.

Along with Jamison, there were two others who, under his direction, unloaded something from the van.

It wasn’t until they set it down that Hansen realized it was a massage chair.

Once the chair was down, Jamison began explaining, "This is the model I’ve always used; it’s really good after training, and it should help you too."

"You’ve really thought this through," Hansen said, patting Jamison on the arm.

He really had thought it through.

After O’Neal had given him that Rolls Royce, he temporarily needed nothing, but a massage chair was indeed useful.

After intense physical activity, the body produces a lot of lactic acid; if not dealt with, the buildup could lead to severe pain the next day.

Like other athletes, after training, various methods such as massaging, ice packs, and ice baths were used to combat this.

But for someone like him who often put in extra training, a massage chair could indeed help a lot.

Of course, more than the massage chair itself, what really made him happy was Jamison’s gesture.

Had he not considered him a friend, he wouldn’t have picked out such a thoughtful gift.

After they moved the massage chair into the living room, Hansen also gave up on the idea of resting.

After all, since he was already there.

Why not go together to the gym for extra training!