Chapter 596: 596
Dai Li stared at the list of players in his hands and thought it over .
Wood is a 20-year-old who has the knee of a 50 or 60-year-old . His knee is useless . He needs an athlete patch to recover .
Hall has no menisci in either knee, so he will require an athlete patch .
In addition to the injuries he has accumulated, the most serious problem for Raymond is congenital scoliosis . He also has to use an athlete patch .
Noel has a problem with anticoagulant function . His body lacks anticoagulant hormones . This can also be solved with an athlete patch .
Gray has leg length discrepancy . His situation is the same as that of Shawn Ford, but Gray's is more severe . If the athlete patches for him were included, I would have to use five athlete patches this season . That is a really high cost .
There is also that Osef fellow . If all goes well, he should be able to play in December .
Osef was unlike the others . The others suffered injuries that caused their bodies to not work as intended . The athlete patches could be used to supplement the missing functions in their bodies . However, Osef was in his current state due to his use of drugs and his unhealthy lifestyle .
The harm caused by drugs to the human body could not be cleared up in a day or two . After a normal person quits taking drugs, it takes six to twelve months for the body to recover . To be completely restored to a healthy state, it takes at least two years .
As an athlete, Osef was physically better off than most ordinary people . He trained every day . His metabolic rate was much higher than an ordinary person's so his recovery after detoxification would be faster than usual . However, the intensity of an NBA game was extreme . It was not enough for Osef to recover if he wanted to be able to play in the NBA . He needed to receive more training .
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Hall felt that his one month of physical training had been monotonous . He was a basketball player . Making him stay in the gym all day to work with all kinds of equipment would annoy him after a while .
Fortunately, the new season was coming up, so Hall was allowed to go to the Clippers training base to familiarize himself with his future working environment .
Hall had felt like he was going to suffocate if he didn't get his hands on a ball soon . He couldn't help but give the ball in his hands a kiss or two . Another person who felt like suffocating from a lack of basketball was the superstar, Raymond . It would've been easier to go a month without eating than it was for him to go a month without a ball .
The two of them went to the training center of the Clippers and started playing one-on-one against each other .
Players who were at such a high level naturally had a strong desire to win . Neither side was willing to admit defeat . Both of them had an impressive scoring ability . They were proficient in various scoring techniques . They were also able to use scoring methods that others would find unreasonable . Therefore, a one-on-one between the two was truly a sight to behold .
On the sidelines, besides Dai Li and Cassel, was Johnson .
Johnson had been an NBA player when he was younger . He could see the conditions of a player just by watching them .
Johnson saw that the two people on the court were full of energy . They were entirely unlike two retired and injured veterans .
"Have they recovered from their injuries?" Johnson asked . He could not be sure but, as a former NBA player, his intuition told him that Hall and Raymond had recovered .
Dai Li did not answer, but asked in return, "Why? Do you think so?"
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"Seeing them play one-on-one right now is like seeing them play a few years ago when the Rockets played against the Blazers . If the two of them had been put on a team together back then, they would be the best backcourt combination in the Western Conference," Johnson said .
"So you should forget Ronny! We don't need him anymore," Dai Li said with a smile . He patted Johnson's shoulder and said, "Ronny is still a restricted free agent . I suggest we trade him for a substitute player inside the three-point line while he still has value . I really need someone to fill that position right now . We could also use him to get next year's draft pick"
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This kind of one-on-one match was more physically exhausting than an official game . In official games, players didn't have the ball for the entirety of an offense . Teammates shared the responsibility of attacking . It was the same when it came to the defense . A player didn't constantly defend, there were always teammates to share the pressure . In a one-on-one game, everything was up to one person; there was no one to help .
Moreover, the opponent was a top athlete . Trying to go on an offensive and trying to defend in a game like this was even more physically exhausting . After ten minutes of competition, Hall and Raymond were already panting . They both went to the side to rest .
"How is it? Are your knees okay?" Raymond asked, handing a bottle of water to Hall . "I know that after losing menisci, every acceleration, every sudden stop, and every jump puts the knees under extra pressure . "
Hall gently rubbed his knees and then shook his head . "I don't feel anything in the knees . Only my calf muscles are sore . That's probably because we were too intense when we played just now, right? A while ago, I'd have to be carried out on a stretcher right now . How about your back injury?"
"I don't feel anything either . " Raymond subconsciously twisted his upper body and then said, "To tell the truth, before I retired, I suffered pain in my back muscles . My congenital scoliosis caused very serious injuries . Even after playing for so long today, I don't feel anything at all . "
"When I was going one-on-one against you, I could tell that I didn't lose too much speed or explosive power . As long as my knees don't hurt, I can play like I used to," Hall said . "I have heard before that Coach Li is the best rehabilitation coach in the United States . Now I see it is true . Staying in that room and doing a month of recovery training was worth it . "
"I agree with you . That back injury has been bothering me for many years . I looked for top rehabilitation coaches in the United States, but they couldn't help me . If I were coached by Li, maybe I would not have had to retire . I might have had several championship rings by now!" He then looked around and searched for Noel, but he did not find him .
So Raymond asked, "Where's Noel? Where did he go? Why can't I see him?"
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"He might have gone to the hospital for a medical report . You know that the blood clot in his body needs to be monitored from time to time . If a blood clot occurs in his 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 . He was looking at the doctors nervously, waiting for them to announce the test results .
The doctor looked at the test report in his hand . He furrowed his eyebrows and his face expressed disbelief .
The doctor's expression made Noel more nervous . He was worried his condition had worsened .
Finally, the doctor said, "Mr . Noel, the blood clots in your body have disappeared . "
"Disappeared? What do you mean?" Noel asked .
"They may have melted away or been absorbed by your body . I think it is incredible . The clot should not have disappeared so quickly . " The doctor hesitated for a few seconds . Then he asked, "Mr . Noel, have you taken more anticoagulant drugs recently?"
"No . " Noel shook his head . "In fact, I have stopped taking anticoagulant drugs . I remember that you said that anticoagulant drugs will have side effects and that I can stop taking them for a while to avoid the side effects from damaging my body . "
"You stopped taking the medication, but the blood clots in your body disappeared? My goodness, what is going on here? I have been a doctor for 30 years, and I have never seen such a thing . " The doctor couldn't figure it out how this could happen .
"Doctor, if I have no clots in my body . Can I stop using anticoagulant drugs?" Noel urgently asked .
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The doctor thought for a moment and replied, "If no new clots form in your body, and your body's indicators are normal, you don't need to continue taking them . "
"Does that mean I can play again?" Noel asked .
"I can't answer this question . It depends on whether the NBA will approve . If necessary, I can give you a medical report to prove that there is no blood clot in your body," the doctor replied with a smile .
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In the bathroom, Wood stood under the shower head and let the water fall on him .
Wood's body couldn't help but tremble . It wasn't fatigue or the water in the shower that made him shake; he was excited .
Like the other players that joined the Clippers, he had been training for more than a month . He faced the fitness equipment all the time and didn't have any chance to play basketball .
When he had returned to the court today, he realized that his explosive power was back!
Wood, a star player at this level, was proficient in all scoring methods, but what he relied on most was his explosive power . After his knees got injured, he lost his speed and explosive power . He had lost that skill .
Now, after a month of physical training, he was able to showcase his talent once more .
Wood thought that this was a dream . If he were dreaming, he would rather not wake up .
"I can finally see the effect of this training!" Wood muttered to himself .
Wood certainly didn't know that Dai Li had used an athlete patch on him . Today, Wood had received a new lease on life!Please download our sponsor's game to support us!