Xia Deng’s transfer farce ended two days ago. After two days of silence, he wrote an article on the social network to bid farewell to the Rockets this morning (16th). He wrote in the article: “You have changed my life. Before I became the scoring champion and MVP, I believed in me unconditionally. I gave my spirit and soul, hoping to bring glory to this city, but I failed. I do owe you all. This is not a goodbye, I will come back and pay everything.”
Many Rockets fans left messages to cheer him up, wishing him that he could win the championship as he wished after he switched to the Nets. Some fans were unmoved and accused him of only criticizing his teammates and failed to bring success after playing for the Rockets for 8 years. Xia Deng left the team before the start of the season. He was once absent from the pre-season training camp, but was photographed attending the party. Because of violating the epidemic prevention guidelines, he had to be isolated and failed to play at the beginning of the season. He denied to the media yesterday that he lacked respect. He believed that he criticized the team for “not enough classes” because some of his teammates were still young. On the contrary, he accompanied the team ups and downs and understood the position of the team.
After Xia Deng turned to the Nets, if he can pass the virus test, he is expected to play for the first time tomorrow morning and join Durant to fight the Magic at home. Ai Rong, another member of the Big Three, was fined US$500,000 (approximately HK$3.9 million) by the league for being photographed before showing up at a birthday party. He will also give up his salary for missing several battles. It is reported that he will return to the team on Saturday, but he must pass a test before he can be armored.
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