by IM2FLASHY_330 on Thu May 14, 2009 5:15 pm
CHAPTER TWO: TONE THAT ATTITUDE DOWN
As Reggie and Jon got off the plane, Jon looked around and smiled, "Ahh, I can get used to this here." Moment's later, both Reggie and Jon arrived to their hotel room and with the NBA Draft just around the corner, Jon decided to hit the gym and shoot a couple. "Hey Reg, I'm about to head out and hit the gym since I haven't been to any of the NBA's workout's, you in? I have't seen one of your imfamous crossovers in quite awhile now!" Reggie laughed, "Naw, I'm too old to be breaking and embarrassing you fellas at the gym. You go ahead and don't get into trouble! It's bad enough you haven't gone to any of the workouts for the rookies." Jon replied, "No problem, the night before the Draft, I can't loose my cool."
Jon left. 15 minutes later he arrived at a local 24 hour fitness and worked out a bit before shooting around. As Jon finished, he noticed a familiar face in the gym. Jon approached him and to his amazement, it was Kevin Durant of the Seattle Supersonics. The two have been good friends for awhile but Jon had no idea Kevin would be at the gym he showed up to. "Yo Kev!" Jon shouted. Almost immediately, Durant turned around and noticed Jon getting up from the bench. "Hey what's up kid? How you been? I heard you was entering the Draft. How's that going?" "Man, it's been pretty good. I mean the feeling of knowing that a professional team wants you is crazy in enough you know?" Kevin replied, "Yeah, man I feel you. When they called my name I was so nervous, I honestly didn't know what to do." "Yeah, you were lucky because you got called second. You're doing pretty good too, man. I'm proud of you!" Kevin replied, "Hey thanks man, I'm sure you'll do fine once you get your name called up Mr. Big Shot!"
The two laughed it off and continued to walk in the gym where there was enough people to run 3's. "You guy's trying to scrimmage?" Jon asked. "Yeah!" They all agreed. Team's were set and Jon and Durant were on opposite sides. As Jon began bringing the ball up, he caught Durant guarding him. "Let's see what you got Mr. Big Shots!" As Jon began dribbling, he passed the ball left, set the pick, got the ball back. He then drove in, step back fade-a-away, swish! Several possessions later, it was Durant's turn. Durant posted Jon up quite easily considering Jon's 6'3" stature. Durant backed up, span around, easy lay up. After 25 minutes of playing time, Jon and Kevin went off to drink some water.
"Man, do you know how cool it'd be if we ended up on the same team?" Jon asked. "It'd be crackin'!" Durant replied. "We would be the talk of Seattle for years to come! The Dynamic Duo! Man, that'd be great." Durant replied, "I feel you man, hey though, in the NBA anything can happen so maybe." "Yeah, maybe," Jon replied. As the night rolled on, Jon began to pack his stuff up before heading out back to the hotel. "Hey Kev! I'm about to head out." "Alright man, I'm going to stay here for a bit and get a couple shots in. Hey though, good luck in the Draft! I'm going to be watching!"
"Yeah, thanks a lot man. I'll see you soon," Jon said as he carried his black and white Adidas sports bag.
As Jon entered his hotel room, he noticed Reggie was on the phone. However, he knew something was wrong, the look on Reggie's face was the look of someone who had just heard of a death in the family. As Reggie hung up, "Oh hey Jon." Jon knew something was amist, "Hey what's up Reg? What's going on?" "Well, Jon, I just got off the phone from one of my sources and apparently your draft status has taken a big hit. You're now projected as going in the early 2nd round." Almost immediately, Jon had a look of disgust on his face. He exclaimed, "What!?! How? How did I go from a 1st round pick to an early 2nd round pick!?! This is impossible! No-No-No! You have to call and check again. They can't be right."
Reggie calmed Jon down and explained, "Listen man, I'm as shocked as you are but I mean I told you- you're attitude is a big part of what type of player you are. Word got out about you skipping all the mandatory workouts and every GM has changed their minds about you." Jon looked on with a fierce facial expression, "So now I'm projected to be a early 2nd round pick? What the hell am I suppose to do now?" Reggie replied, "Well, Jon, the best thing for you is to just ride this thing out. I mean, maybe one of the team's will overlook your attitude and take a chance with you." "I hope so because I've worked too hard to be drafted down. This is bull!" Throwing his bag on the floor, Jon jumped into bed and put on his iPod. His last words before calling it a night, "Things better change tomorrow."Last edited by
IM2FLASHY_330 on Fri May 15, 2009 1:43 am, edited 1 time in total.
Charlotte Bobcat's extend Head Coach, Larry Brown's contract to 3 more years.
So, the Heat one isn't dead? You will go with both?
