NBA's King of Talking

Chapter 751 Jia Fei's Engagement

Lin Ning's father was stunned when he received the call. He checked the time and realized it wasn't April Fool's Day! He quickly realized that if anyone could afford to buy his parents such a house, it seemed that besides Zhou Ling'an, the only other person in her life was Jia Fei.

Jia Fei bought a house for her parents in her name? Why didn't he discuss it with her first? She suddenly remembered that a couple of days ago he asked his parents and her what kind of house they liked. It seemed that this wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather something he had planned all along!

Lin Ning immediately went to Jia Fei to ask about it, and to her surprise, Jia Fei admitted it without hesitation.

"I bought it, in your name! Is there a problem?" Jia Fei looked relaxed, as if he had just spent money to order a small item for 9.9 yuan with free shipping on Pinduoduo.

"We can't accept something for nothing. How can we accept such an expensive house from you?" Lin Ning seemed a little anxious, and her face turned red.

"If I said we're getting engaged soon, do you think I'm not qualified?" Jia Fei asked with a smile in his eyes.

"What? Engaged...engaged?" Lin Ning could hardly believe her ears.

“Yes, after seeing Art’s wedding, I’m thinking of settling down too. Don’t you want to?” Jia Fei asked back.

"Who said... I don't want to..." Lin Ning's voice grew softer and softer, her face began to turn red, and she didn't dare to look at Jia Fei.

"That's great! Let's go back to China next month to meet your parents! We need the arrangement of parents and a matchmaker. We already have a matchmaker; all that's left is to pick an auspicious day for meeting the parents!" Jia Fei said with a smile.

Lin Ning had no reason to refuse. She worried that she and Jia Fei wouldn't last, that there would be no future, but she absolutely couldn't refuse Jia Fei's offer to define their relationship and become family.

She truly hadn't expected Jia Fei to choose to get engaged to her after Art Mayor's wedding, and she certainly hadn't expected that the dowry Jia Fei would use to get engaged to her would be a villa worth 2000 million RMB...

Is it true that having money allows you to be this capricious?

Jia Fei used his financial power to ensure that his future in-laws had no complaints about him. What more could they ask for in a son-in-law like that?

In early August, Jia Fei and Lin Ning returned to Lin Ning's hometown in Huaxia.

In late August, the two officially got engaged in Lin Ning's hometown!

Lin Ning's parents were extremely pleased with Jia Fei. Jia Fei's fame in China was almost on par with Chairman Yao Ming, so her parents naturally knew this basketball star who led the Chinese men's basketball team to victory.

Jia Fei is not only a celebrity with money, but also tall and handsome, practically the epitome of "tall, rich, and handsome".

What mother-in-law could stand a son-in-law like that?

By the end of August, Jia Fei and Lin Ning had returned to Los Angeles together.

After returning to Los Angeles, Jia Fei resumed training to prepare for the new season.

During this offseason, he has maintained his training, mainly focusing on strength. He is already 30 years old and needs to start preparing for a transition. Obviously, speed cannot be relied on forever; he needs to increase his strength, firstly to prevent injuries, and secondly to provide a foundation for his transition.

Many legendary players begin to transform their style in the later stages of their careers. In their early years, they were known for their high-flying and athleticism, but later they focused on low-post shooting or shooting. For example, Jordan was known as the "Air Jordan" in his early years, but later he became a mid-range shooting heartthrob; Kobe was known as the "Black Mamba" in his early years, but later he became a handsome man with a strong, athletic build; Running Man's early days with the Cavaliers 1.0 were marked by his powerful "Eight Steps" and later he continued to use those moves, but added a lot of "Yangcheng Lake" jump shots.

Jia Fei is certainly still in the prime of his career, but he really needs to start preparing earlier.

In early September, Jia Fei held a mini basketball training camp in Los Angeles.

Besides him, several of his former teammates from UConn and most of the Clippers players also attended his basketball camp.

The training camp is in full swing, and the Clippers' young players are all in great shape. Jia Fei is very much looking forward to the team's performance in the new season.

September 28th is the annual Media Day.

At the Clippers' media day, a large number of reporters came to take pictures and conduct interviews. Their event was the most lively of all the teams' events. No wonder, given their five-time champion status, not to mention the presence of Jia Fei, currently one of the most popular stars on the team.

Newlywed veteran Art Mayok looks even more energetic, seemingly radiating vitality thanks to Rose's support. He recently shared a video of himself dunking on social media, showcasing a variety of impressive dunks that make it hard to believe he's already 36.

Jia Fei remains the player who attracts the most attention at the scene. Wherever he goes, he is followed by a large number of media reporters, and he also has the most official photos taken of him.

Zhou Ling'an also came, and as usual, she conducted an exclusive interview with Jia Fei.

Zhou Ling'an is now thriving in the North American sports world, and with Jia Fei and Lin Ning engaged, her role as matchmaker is now firmly established. This connection with Jia Fei makes her business dealings extremely convenient, both in North America and throughout Greater China. This investment is fantastic; she's truly glad she introduced Lin Ning to Jia Fei. She feels incredibly prescient to have interviewed Jia Fei when he was still relatively unknown—a foresight that most journalists lack!

The day after media day was the team's training camp. The Clippers' training camp continued the momentum of Jia Fei's mini training camp. The young people trained very seriously and were full of energy.

Head coach Budenholzer is also satisfied with the players' enthusiasm for training and is full of expectations for defending the title in the new season.

The Clippers have a great competitive atmosphere. With Grant and Lee Kyle leaving, there is a vacancy in the starting lineup and also in the rotation.

Several young players wanted to be in the rotation and start, so they performed seriously in training camp. They also played very seriously in the intra-team scrimmages, which felt more like regular season games or even playoff games than scrimmages.

Jia Fei really enjoys this competitive feeling, which keeps both the starters and rotation players from slacking off and makes them train hard, which is a good thing for the team.

早在2022年8月18日，NBA官方公布2022-23赛季的完整赛程。新赛季常规赛将有82场比赛，常规赛于2022年10月19日揭幕，2023年4月10日收官，每支球队82场比赛。

Since resuming the regular season with 82 games last season, despite recurring bouts of severe illness, the new NBA regular season will still be 82 games. The play-in tournament system has also been retained, a major innovation of the league in the past two years that has significantly increased its competitiveness. There are reports that the league also plans to introduce a mid-season tournament to further enhance the fun and competitiveness of the long regular season.