Ricard sat nervously on the bench. He felt that his nervousness was no different from the last attack in yesterday's game.

Fortunately, the Trail Blazers, the first place, will not officially start their journey the next day after the start of the playoffs.

During this period, there were only three days left for the Trail Blazers to breathe. Ricard was also praying that three days were enough to complete the league's complex concussion identification procedure.

Yes, the reason why Ricard is nervous now is because Anjie is undergoing the first concussion test stipulated by the league - computer test.

If An Jie fails this first event, then the ones who come later don’t have to participate. Of course, An Jie doesn’t have to participate in the playoffs.

Ricard found that he could no longer sit down, so he stood up and traveled around the corridor.

The April sun was already very dazzling. Ricard stuck his head out the window and instantly felt that his oppressed chest felt much more comfortable.

Looking at the countless billboards related to basketball in the city, Ricard's thoughts were once again guided to basketball.

Speaking of the playoffs, as the number one Trail Blazers in the West, they will face the eighth-placed Dallas Mavericks in the first round.

Ricard was already considering the worst case, against the Mavericks, what should the Trail Blazers do if Anger was not there.

Nowitzki is no longer the one Nowitzki who had a high fever but left the Heat's Big Three helpless. As for Monta Ellis, Ricard doesn't think this little defender with a problem with the style of play can play very well in the playoffs.

As for Vince Carter, Carter is indeed very powerful, but he is already past the age of changing the game alone.

In general, the Mavericks are too old and too unstable. Without Angel, if Aldridge and Lillard were allowed to attack fiercely, they might be able to win the game.

If the Trail Blazers advance smoothly, they will face the winners of the Clippers and Rockets. At that time, the game may be quite tricky.

And if Anjie is really detected to have a concussion, God knows when he will recover. If Anjie is unable to make a comeback for a long time, the probability of the Trail Blazers winning the championship will be greatly reduced. Without the championship, 72 wins will be really just a joke.

Just when Ricard was thinking, the electronic door of the detection room opened.

Anjie walked out first and smiled at Ricard. Behind him, two doctors followed with reports. At this time, a man in a suit came up. This guy was a staff member sent by the senior NBA executives to follow up on the matter.

"Computer inspection shows that all indicators in various aspects are very normal. I think you can conduct the next step of testing."

"Yeah!" As soon as the doctor finished speaking, Ricard screamed excitedly and waved his arms.

The huge and quiet hospital corridor was now filled with echoes of Ricard's screams, and everyone stared at the coach with strange eyes.

"Hehe, I'm sorry." Ricard scratched his head embarrassedly, but Anjie could still see how happy this guy was.

"Let's go, let's continue with the next test." Anger was not as excited as Ricard. There were still many difficulties waiting for him to guide him.

As we all know, among the four major professional sports leagues in North America, NFL and NHL emphasize the protection of damage caused by players' heads, including mlb. They have set up related protection agreements for players' concussions, and NBA has also joined them in recent years.

Therefore, the test of Anjie is not just a computer inspection, but a series of in-depth inspections.

Currently, there are 5 official concussion tests in NBA, first of which is computer test, and the other 4 are physical tests.

If you ride a bicycle for 30 minutes and run for 30 minutes, you cannot stop in the middle, and your heartbeat must be accelerated to above 160 seconds. Then, you cannot stop in 30 minutes of single-on-one training; if you have 30 minutes of team training, you cannot stop.

After each of these procedures, you must ensure that the symptoms of concussion do not recur, so each test must be repeated several times.

Seeing Anjie doing those ordinary actions under the supervision of the NBA official staff, Ricard's heart was unable to calm down.

"My man, these tests are a piece of cake for a normal person. If Anjie does not have a concussion, he is a normal person. A normal person will not be stumped by these tests." Divac in the training ground came over and patted Ricard on the shoulder. Ricard breathed a sigh of relief and continued to study the tactics that needed to be used against the Mavericks with his assistant coach.

Only when he was fully committed to tactical research can he temporarily put Anjie's affairs behind his mind.

In the afternoon, Anjie started a joint training with the team under supervision. Anjie was afraid that his teammates would not be able to let go of their hands because of the testing, so he also urged his teammates to do everything as usual. Especially Robin Lopez, Anjie told him not to be ruthless to himself just because this was part of the testing.

On the training ground, Anjie's performance was no different from usual. If it weren't for the strict regulations of the league, the staff sent by the NBA official might have also played on the court.

The day of training and test ended safely. After testing Anjie's physical condition, NBA officials nodded at Ricard. Anjie's first day of tests passed!

The next day, it was still physical tests, and the training content was no different from yesterday. An Jie did not feel any discomfort in it, but whether he could play on the court was not up to him.

Even the NBA official in charge of this matter did not have the absolute right to decide whether Anjie could play on the court. For this matter, the NBA official hired two neurologic medical experts on concussion. After obtaining their professional advice, Ricardo could determine whether Anjie could be included in his player list.

"Open your eyes, yes, very good. Now, please follow my fingers and turn them. That's right, that's it..."

The experts' tests on Anjie made the players laugh. What's the test like? It's obviously just to make children laugh.

But only those experts know how important it is. If Anjie's nerves are not healthy or sensitive, he will not be able to complete these seemingly simple actions.

Fortunately, An Jie is as healthy as he looks now. In the end, two neurological experts discussed for a while and announced the final result.

"After discussion, we believe that Anjie can now play again!" The experts' words were like the sound of nature, which relaxed the people in the training ground of Moda Center.

"Thank you! Thank you!" An Jie stood up suddenly and shook hands with the two experts and the NBA official staff member who had been with him for two days. After waiting for two days, he finally waited for the green light given by the expert.

A big stone in his heart finally fell, and An Jie can now prepare for his playoffs wholeheartedly.

Anjie will settle this old account of Bogut in the future. But at this moment, Anjie must transfer his goal to the German.

It's another playoffs, and the scenes of winning the championship last year are still vivid in my mind. Now, the Trail Blazers are about to launch a second attack on the championship.

The first opponent, the Dallas Mavericks. I wonder if Cuban can still sleep after hearing the "bad news" of Anjie without a concussion?

A team that won the championship within five years and a team that won the championship last year may seem to be very different in strength between the two teams.

But don't forget that this is the playoffs. In the playoffs, nothing will be carried out according to the rules.

The perfect regular season has become a thing of the past and will be a whole new journey for the defending champions.

There are more teams that have achieved excellent results in the regular season but failed in the playoffs, such as the Bulls, the number one in the Eastern Conference that year, and the examples of being black-eighted.

An Jie doesn't want to be one of these corpses.
Chapter completed!