Dai Li stared at the player list in his hand and thought about it carefully.
"Wood is in his twenties, but has the knees of a man in his fifties and sixties. It can be said that his knees are worn out and he needs to use an athlete's patch to restore them."
"Hall has lost the meniscus in both knees, so he naturally needs athlete's patches."
"In addition to Raymond's previous injuries, the most serious one is congenital scoliosis. He also has to use an athlete's patch."
"Noel has a problem with his anticoagulant function, which means his body lacks anticoagulant hormones. This can also be solved by using athlete patches."
"Gray has long and short legs. His situation is the same as Sean Ford, but Gray's long and short legs are more serious. Counting his athlete patches, I will use five athlete patches this season, which is really a lot of bleeding. .”
"There is also the guy Ousef. If the situation is optimistic, he should be able to play in December."
Osef's situation is different from the previous ones. The previous ones were injured, which caused the skills of the organs to decline or lose part of their functions. Therefore, athlete patches can be used to supplement the missing functions of the organs. As for Ossef, it was because of drug abuse and undisciplined life that he became what he is today.
The harm caused by drugs to the human body cannot be eliminated in a day or two. It will take a normal person's body six to twelve months to recover after interpretation, and it will take at least two years to fully return to a healthy state.
As an athlete, Osef's physical fitness is much stronger than that of ordinary people, and with daily physical training, his body's metabolism will be much faster than that of ordinary people, so his recovery after detoxification will be faster than that of ordinary people. Some. However, the intensity of NBA games is extremely high. If Ossef wants to play on the court, it is not enough just to return to a healthy state. He also needs to undergo more training.
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One month of physical training made Hall feel a bit monotonous. He is a basketball player. If he stays in the gym all day with various equipment, he will feel a little irritated after a long time.
Fortunately, the new season is approaching, and Hall is allowed to come to the Clippers' training base to familiarize himself with the future work environment.
After not touching a basketball for a month, Hall was so frustrated that he wanted to hold the basketball and kiss him twice. Also frustrated was the superstar Raymond. It was harder for him not to touch basketball for a month than it was for him not to eat.
As a result, the two of them started playing one-on-one as soon as they arrived at the Clippers' training base.
This kind of top player is naturally competitive, and no one will give up easily. Moreover, both of them are players with superb scoring ability. It can be said that they are proficient in various scoring methods and are also good at all kinds of unreasonable scoring, so the one-on-one between the two is naturally particularly exciting.
On the sidelines, in addition to Li Dai and assistant coach Cassell, Clippers general manager Johnson was also standing there.
Johnson was also an NBA player when he was young, and he also has a sharp eye. He can naturally observe the player's condition.
At this time, Johnson only felt that the two people on the court were full of energy, and he did not want to be veterans who had to retire due to injuries.
"Have their injuries recovered?" Johnson asked subconsciously. In fact, he did not confirm this, but as a former NBA player, his intuition told him that Hall and Raymond have recovered from their injuries.
Dai Li did not answer, but asked: "Why do you think so?"
"Seeing them play one-on-one, I seem to have seen them a few years ago, the Rockets versus the Trail Blazers. It was the same two people who faced each other at that time. If these two people return to their form at that time, then the partnership will be better. Together, they will be the top backcourt combination in the Western Conference," Johnson said.
"So forget about Ronnie! We don't need him anymore." Li Dai said and laughed. He patted Johnson on the shoulder and then said: "Ronnie is still a restricted free agent. I suggest you take advantage of it." He still has value now, let's see if he can be replaced as an interior backup from another team, or next year's draft pick. I really need this now."
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This kind of one-on-one competition is more physically demanding than a formal game. In a formal game, players cannot always have the ball in their hands during offense, and there will always be teammates to share the offensive responsibility; similarly in defense, players cannot always face opponents who are attacking with the ball, and there will always be teammates. Teammates share the defensive pressure. In a one-on-one match, you can only rely on yourself for everything, and no one will go back to help you share the burden.
What's more, the opponent is a top player, so this kind of offensive and defensive battle consumes even more energy. So after more than ten minutes of competition, both Hall and Raymond were out of breath and walked to the sidelines to rest.
"How's it going? Are your knees okay?" Raymond said, handing a bottle of water to Hall, and then said: "I know, every time you accelerate and stop, every jump you make when you lose the meniscus. , the knees will be under extra pressure."
Hall gently rubbed his knees, and then shook his head: "I really don't feel anything in my knees. It's just that the muscles in my calves are a little sore. It must be because I exercised too intensely just now, right? If it were in the past, I wouldn't have done such an intense exercise. Confrontation, I'm afraid I will be carried out. What about you, how is your back injury?"
"I don't feel anything." Raymond twisted his upper body subconsciously and continued: "To be honest, before I retired, I had been suffering from back muscle spasm. My congenital scoliosis has caused a lot of damage to my back. It’s a very serious injury. But after playing for so long today, I don’t feel anything at all.”
"When I was one-on-one with you just now, I could feel that I didn't lose much speed and explosive power. As long as my knees don't hurt, I can play like before." Hall paused. Then he said: "I have heard before that Coach Li is the best rehabilitation coach in the United States. Now it seems that what he said is true. We stayed in the room and did recovery training on those fitness equipment for more than a month. worth it."
"I agree with you. My back injury has been bothering me for many years. I have sought out the top rehabilitators in the United States, but they were unable to help me. If Coach Li was around at that time, maybe I wouldn't have to retire. Now, maybe I have several championship rings now!" Raymond's words were full of yearning for championship rings. Then he looked around and searched for a long time, but could not find Noel.
So Raymond asked: "Where is Noel? Where has he gone? Why didn't you see him?"
"He seems to have gone to the hospital to get the physical examination report. You also know that the clot in his body needs to be monitored in real time. If the clot travels to the artery, it will kill him." Noel replied.
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In a famous private hospital in Los Angeles, Noel was sitting in the doctor's office, staring nervously at the doctor, waiting for him to announce the latest test results.
The doctor looked at the test report in his hand, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and there was a hint of disbelief on his face.
The doctor's expression made Noel even more nervous. He was worried whether his condition was getting worse.
Finally, the doctor said: "Mr. Noel, judging from the latest test results, the blood clot in your body has disappeared."
"Disappeared? What do you mean?" Noel asked immediately.
"It may have melted, or it may have been absorbed by your body. I also find it incredible. Judging from the results of previous examinations, the clot should not disappear so quickly." The doctor hesitated for a few seconds. Then he asked: "Mr. Noel, have you increased the dosage of anticoagulant drugs recently?"
"No." Noel shook his head and continued: "In fact, I have stopped taking anticoagulant drugs in the past two weeks. I remember you said before that anticoagulant drugs will have certain sequelae if taken for a long time. You can stop for a while to avoid side effects that may damage your body.”
"You didn't insist on taking the medicine, but the physical blood clot disappeared? Oh my God, what on earth is going on? I have been a doctor for thirty years and I have never seen anything like this." The doctor looked puzzled. solution.
"Doctor, if I have no blood clots, can I stop using anticoagulant drugs?" Noel asked eagerly.
The doctor thought for a while and replied: "If no new clots continue to appear in your body, and all indicators of your body are normal, there is indeed no need for you to continue taking anticoagulant drugs."
"Does that mean I can play again?" Noel continued to ask.
"I can't answer this question. It depends on whether the NBA league will approve it. But if necessary, I can issue you a physical examination report to prove that there are no blood clots in your body." The doctor replied with a smile. .
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In the bathroom, Wood stood under the showerhead, letting the water hit him.
Wood's body couldn't help but tremble. This was not because of fatigue, let alone because the bath water was too cold, but because he was excited.
Like other new players who joined the Clippers, he went through more than a month of physical training, facing fitness equipment throughout the process, and had no chance to touch basketball.
And today, when he returned to the court, he suddenly realized that his explosive power was back!
A star of Wood's level is naturally proficient in all scoring methods, but what he relies on most for survival is his sharp and unsolvable breakthroughs. However, since his knee injury, he has lost his former speed and explosiveness. There's no way he's making that kind of breakthrough.
Now, after this month of physical training, he once again had that sharp breakthrough.
Wood once thought it was a dream. If it was a dream, he would rather not wake up for the rest of his life.
"The recent rehabilitation training has finally worked!" Wood murmured to himself.
Of course Wood doesn't know that it was Dai Li who used the athlete patch on him, but Wood is sure that he has now ushered in a new life!