"I couldn't ask for anything more," Li Wei said with a sudden smile. "If a veteran can't cut it anymore, maybe it's time to retire."
"Excellent!" Dabor nodded, satisfied. "That's the spirit I like to see. You've changed a lot, kid."
"Since they're looking for trouble," Li Wei said, shaking the schedule in his hand, "they're going to find it."
Leaving the head coach's office, Li Wei pushed open the heavy double doors of the Giants' main locker room.
The previously raucous locker room fell into a sudden, jarring silence the moment Li Wei stepped inside.
Hundreds of pairs of eyes snapped toward him. Some belonged to the rookies and backups from camp who were already impressed by him, but most were from the burly, sharp-eyed veterans, their gazes filled with scrutiny.
A massive, imposing black man sitting in the middle of the defensive section was particularly noticeable.
