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作者:Yaron Weitzman

(這是作者要賣書所以提早釋出的片段 反正就是在講22湖人的抓馬 明天開賣會有更多細節
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LeBron James strolled into Las Vegas’s Thomas & Mack Center, flanked by his
security team. His arrival sent a jolt through the arena. Fans held up their
cellphones. Photographers flocked toward him. Players, coaches, and
executives congregating around the court came over to say hello. It was early
July, and tipoff for the Lakers’ summer league squad’s first game was just
a few minutes away.



An official escorted LeBron to a seat on the baseline. Throughout the game’s
first half, new teammates like Thomas Bryant and Juan Toscano-Anderson paid
their respects. So did Darvin Ham, Rob Pelinka, and Kurt Rambis. In the
second half, Talen Horton-Tucker swung by. Seated across the court, on the
opposite end of the floor, was Russell Westbrook.

一位工作人員引導LeBron坐到底線邊的座位上。比賽上半場期間，新隊友Thomas Bryant和
Juan Toscano-Anderson前來致意，Darvin Ham、Rob Pelinka和Kurt Rambis也一一上前問
候。下半場時，Talen Horton-Tucker也過來寒暄。而在球場另一端、對面的位置上，則
坐著Russell Westbrook。

He saw LeBron enter the gym before the game.

He didn’t budge.

The first quarter came and went.

He never crossed half court.

The second quarter reached its final minutes.

Westbrook rose from his seat and exited through a tunnel, never returning.

他在比賽開始前看到LeBron走進球館。

他沒有動。

第一節結束了。

他從未跨過中場線。

第二節進入最後幾分鐘時，Westbrook從座位上站起，走進通道離開，再也沒有回來。

The scene became the talk of the night. Side-by-side images contrasting how
LeBron and Westbrook had interacted at summer league the previous year—they’
d entered the building together and sat next to each other—made the rounds
on social media. The noninteraction was red meat for talking heads. It also
sparked concerns within the team’s new coaching staff.

“We knew that we’d have to bring Westbrook off the bench eventually because
things weren’t a good fit,” a Lakers coach said. “But seeing that play out
that night it was like, ‘Oh, these motherfuckers aren’t even talking to
each other.’”

這一幕成了當晚的熱門話題。社群媒體上流傳著對比圖--去年夏季聯賽時，LeBron和
Westbrook一起進場並肩而坐;而今年，兩人卻毫無互動。這場"零交流"的畫面成了各大評
論節目的焦點，也讓球隊新教練團感到擔憂。

"我們早就知道，最終得讓 Westbrook 從板凳出發，因為兩人的配合並不合適，"一位湖人
隊教練說道。"但那天晚上看到那情況，我心想:'喔，這兩個傢伙根本連話都不講了。'"

The impetus appeared to be the recent rumors involving Kyrie Irving. LeBron’
s former costar was entering the final season of his contract with the Nets,
a $36.9 million player option, and wanted an extension. The Nets, however,
were unwilling to hand over tens of millions of guaranteed dollars to a
player who, since arriving in Brooklyn, had missed chunks of games for, among
other things, a refusal to get a COVID vaccine and promoting an antisemitic
film on social media. Recognizing he had no future in Brooklyn, Irving asked
for a trade. The news had leaked in late June, with multiple outlets
reporting that the Lakers were one of Irving’s preferred destinations and
that LeBron wanted a reunion.



Negotiations between the Lakers and Nets went nowhere. Pelinka never showed
any real interest in Irving. And even if he had, the Nets had no desire to
take Westbrook back. Irving picked up his option and remained in Brooklyn,
but by then the damage was done. Because of the NBA’s salary-matching rules,
the only way for the Lakers to acquire Irving would have been by dealing
Westbrook. Westbrook knew this, and he knew that LeBron did as well. Meaning
that no matter what LeBron said in public, the reality was clear: He was
pushing for the Lakers to ship Westbrook out.





The Lakers opened their season in mid-October with a 123-109 loss to the
Warriors. Two nights later, in their home opener, Westbrook misfired on all
11 of his shots, and the Lakers fell to the Clippers, 103-97. Asked during
his postgame press conference how he thought he played, Westbrook replied, “
Solid. Played hard. That’s all you can ask for.” Three days later, on a
Sunday afternoon, the Lakers were back on their home floor to take on the
Blazers. This time their first win of the season was within their grasp.

湖人隊在十月中開啟新賽季，以109比123不敵勇士。兩晚之後，回到主場的開幕戰中，


With just 36 seconds remaining and clinging to a one-point lead, Westbrook
brought the ball up the court. Instead of draining the clock, he dribbled
directly into a 15-footer on the right wing. The shot ricocheted off the rim.
Watching from the perimeter, both Anthony Davis and LeBron turned their palms
toward the sky, putting their indignation on full display. The Lakers ended
up losing 106-104, falling to 0-3.

比賽僅剩36秒，湖人以一分領先時，Westbrook把球帶過半場。與其消耗時間，他卻直接在
右側翼區運球後出手一記約15呎的跳投。球彈在籃框上彈出。站在外圍觀戰的Anthony
Davis和LeBron同時攤開雙手朝天，明顯流露出不滿與無奈。最終，湖人以104比106落敗，
戰績滑落至0勝3敗。

After the game, one reporter asked LeBron about the team’s late-game “shot
selection.” Another wanted to know, “basketball philosophy-wise,” how
LeBron preferred to manage the clock late in games.

“I feel like this is an interview of trying to set me up to say something. I
can tell that you guys are in the whole ‘Russell Westbrook category’ right
now,” LeBron said. Later he added, “You guys can write about Russ and all
the things you want to try to talk about Russ, but I’m not up here to do
that. I won’t do it. I’ve said it over and over. That’s not who I am.”

賽後，有記者問LeBron對球隊在關鍵時刻"投籃選擇"的看法;另一位則想知道，從"籃球理
念"的角度來說，LeBron在比賽最後階段偏好如何控制時間。


LeBron saying one thing but doing another. “People are saying, ‘Let Russ be
Russ,’” he had told reporters the previous December. “I think nobody
understands what that means. I think people just say it.” It was a clear
shot at LeBron, and one Westbrook doubled down on after the season when asked
about LeBron’s repeated use of the phrase.

“That wasn’t true,” Westbrook told reporters. “So let’s be honest.”


Westbrook也再次強調自己的立場。

"那不是真的，"Westbrook對記者說。"老實講吧。"

Westbrook knew LeBron’s reputation. He’d seen all the examples of LeBron
seemingly misrepresenting himself. There was the time LeBron claimed that The
Godfather was his favorite movie but then failed to recall a single line when
asked during a press conference to name one.

Westbrook很清楚LeBron的名聲。他早已見過許多LeBron言行不一的例子。其中一次是
LeBron曾聲稱教父(The Godfather)是他最喜歡的電影，但在記者會上被要求說出其中一句
經典台詞時，卻一句也說不出來。

There was the time he carried The Autobiography of Malcolm X into a media
session but stumbled when asked to name his biggest takeaway. There was the
time during an interview when he claimed that, the night Kobe scored 81
points, he’d predicted beforehand that he’d go for 70, a clip so widely
mocked that it became a popular meme. LeBron’s reputation for bending the
truth was so widespread that he even got teased while appearing in would-be
safe spaces.

“They say you be cappin’,’’ Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey
told him during a November 2022 episode of The Shop, a talk show produced by
LeBron and Maverick Carter’s media company.



LeBron喜歡"修飾事實"的名聲已經廣為人知，甚至在一些看似安全的場合也難逃調侃。

"大家都說你常在吹牛"傑克森維爾黑豹的角衛Jalen Ramsey在2022年11月的節目The Shop
中對他說道。這檔節目由LeBron和Maverick Carter的媒體公司製作。

This, in Westbrook’s view, was who LeBron was. And he was done putting up
with it.

Two days after losing to the Blazers, the Lakers were back at their facility
for a practice. Pelinka informed the players a special guest would be coming
through. He’d created a program called the Genius Series, where he’d bring
in luminaries from various fields—Dwayne “The Rock’’ Johnson, Kendrick
Lamar, Elon Musk—to address the team. For this day, he’d secured an
A-lister: Will Smith, just six months removed from slapping Chris Rock during
the 94th Academy Awards.

在Westbrook看來，這正是LeBron的真面目。而他已經受夠了。



而這一天，他請到的重量級嘉賓是Will Smith--這距離他在第94屆奧斯卡頒獎典禮上掌摑
Chris Rock，才剛過六個月。

The team gathered in the film room to review the Blazers game. Ham was tough
on the group, highlighting all sorts of mistakes that had led to the 0-3
start. When the session concluded, Pelinka came by.

He’d already shown Smith the practice court—they shot free throws together—
and Jeanie Buss’s office. Now, he told the players, Smith was on his way to
them.

球隊全員聚集在影片室，回看與拓荒者的比賽影片。Ham對全隊毫不留情，逐一指出造成開
季0勝3敗的各種失誤。當檢討結束後，Pelinka走了進來。

他此時已經帶Will Smith參觀過訓練場--兩人還一起投了幾顆罰球--以及Jeanie Buss的辦
公室。現在，他告訴球員們，Smith正要過來見他們。

When Pelinka and Ham left to fetch him, LeBron, seated in a middle row, stood
up.

Y’all got this, he said.

He stormed out a back door.

Shit, man, Davis said.

He stood and followed LeBron out.

Stunned, the rest of the players sat there, looking at each other, unsure
what to do.

“We’re like, ‘Yo, what the fuck is going on?’” one recalled.

Westbrook rose next.

So, we all leaving? he asked.

Nah, Russ, said Patrick Beverley, a brash veteran point guard the Lakers had
acquired over the summer. We gotta stay.

Westbrook didn’t understand. What do you mean? he asked.

Them two guys can do whatever the fuck they want, Beverley said. They won a
championship.

當Pelinka和Ham離開去接人時，坐在中間排的LeBron站了起來。

"這交給你們了，"他說道。

接著他從後門急匆匆地離開。

"該死，兄弟，"Davis 說。

他也站起來，跟著LeBron一起走了。

剩下的球員全都愣在原地，互相對望，不知道該怎麼辦。

"我們心想，'喂，這到底是怎麼回事?'"其中一名球員回憶道。

接著Westbrook也站了起來。

"所以，我們也都要走嗎?"他問。

"不，Russ，"Patrick Beverley說道--這位性格強勢的老將控衛是湖人夏天才交易來的。
"我們得留下來。"

Westbrook不明白:"你是什麼意思?"他問。


room what Westbrook was thinking: As a nine-time All-Star, and former MVP,
and future Hall of Famer, why would there be a difference between him and
them?

Pelinka came back in.

We ready? he asked

We ain’t ready, Beverley said. We need five minutes.

Pelinka left.

當兩人你來我往地爭論時，房間裡其他球員也逐漸明白Westbrook的想法--身為九屆全明星
、前 MVP、未來的名人堂成員，為什麼他和那兩個人之間會有差別待遇?

這時Pelinka回到房間。

"準備好了嗎?"他問。

"還沒，"Beverley回答，"我們還需要五分鐘。"

Pelinka聽後轉身離開。

Minutes later, Ham reentered and sat silently at the front of the room as
Westbrook and Beverley continued arguing. He then stood up and exited through
the same door LeBron and Davis had used. Soon after he returned with both
stars. Next, Ham went to get Pelinka and Smith.

When they all returned, Smith was greeted with smiles and daps. Smith talked
to the players about his new movie, Emancipation. He talked about overcoming
adversity. He cracked some jokes at the team’s expense. Then he opened the
floor for questions.





LeBron was first. He had a question, he said. Smith answered. Then LeBron had
another question. And another after that and another after that and another
after that. On and on he went, stretching what was supposed to be a 30-minute
session into nearly an hour.

“The same guy who was trying to leave is now quoting back movie lines and
going through the guy’s whole life story,” one attendee recalled thinking.
Seated in the third row, picking at a bowl of fruit, Westbrook watched in
disbelief, shaking his head and rolling his eyes every time LeBron spoke.

I hate that fake shit, Westbrook said to a teammate afterward, as the Lakers
gathered for a team photo. I just can’t do it.



"那個剛才還想走人的傢伙，現在居然開始背電影台詞、還跟著講起人家的一生，"一名在
場人士回憶當時心想。

坐在第三排、手裡拿著一碗水果的Westbrook看著這一幕，滿臉難以置信，每當LeBron開口
說話時，他都搖搖頭、翻了個白眼。

"我受不了那種虛偽的東西，"Westbrook 在之後與一名隊友說道，當時湖人正準備拍團體
照。"我就是做不來那樣。"

The next afternoon, the Lakers posted the picture on social media.

隔天下午，湖人隊將那張團體照發布在社群媒體上。

https://x.com/Lakers/status/1585360902597271552

https://i.imgur.com/o7EIN0b.jpeg

Standing among Lakers players, coaches, and Pelinka was Smith, holding up a
custom jersey. There, standing a few feet to Smith’s right, was Westbrook,
his face twisted into a scowl.

站在湖人球員、教練與Pelinka之中的，是手舉特製球衣的Smith。而在他右側幾英尺外，
Westbrook站著，臉上帶著明顯的怒容。

笑死 應該是偷偷跑出去做功課 然後回來再拖台錢 詹校長

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