Chapter 543 - The New NBA Star 3

"It must be difficult, I always liked cinema and when I was a child I dreamed of being a singer and an actress, but now I don't think about acting anymore, I prefer to just continue singing my songs."

"If you are interested in this I think you should try it, Kate, you have to follow your dreams, you are very beautiful and with the fame that you have as a singer it would not be difficult for you to get a chance to act in a film."

"No, as I said, I dreamed of two things and when I grew up I realized that I loved music so much that I became a singer, I really admire you who can be very good at doing many things, but I can't."

"Okay, I'm not going to insist, I wanted to maybe act in a movie with you someday."

"I wanted to, too, but if I became an actress I might have to make other films where I kissed other men, you wouldn't want that."

"I certainly wouldn't like it, but I would understand that it's your job, I respect and trust you, Kate, so I know I shouldn't be too jealous and let you be independent and happy."

Jake was being sincere saying that he would respect Kate's decisions, it was impossible for him not to be jealous watching her kiss another man, but if she did that as an actress he would try to understand, just as Kate would also have to understand if he made a film like this someday.

"I am happy to know that you trust me, I would also be jealous of seeing you kissing another woman, but I also trust you and would understand if you did that in a movie."

After that the two talked for much longer, Kate said she would be busy in the next few months with the shows and that she would be lucky if she had a few days off until the end of the year, Jake knew Kate was thinking of working until the end of his next NBA season.

Only at the end of the season did she want to take a few months of vacation so that she could spend those months with Jake who would also be on vacation, of course at the end of the year she would have 1 month to rest because Lily thought it was necessary.

After Jake talked to Kate he can sleep soundly, the next day Jake woke up very early on the first day of April, that day the players would have a light training and would travel to the next game.

There were less than 20 games left for the reduced season to end and thus the great sequence of games that the teams had this season would end, players would still tire a lot in the playoffs, but with the chance of winning the NBA title the players would be more excited.

Jake left home early because training would be in the morning, Jake greet his teammates and thanked them again for going with him to the Premiere of the film he participated in.

Before going to training, Jake had seen several magazines and newspapers talking about this Premiere and about the players of the Los Angeles Lakers team going to support Jake at his cinema debut, Jake also saw many compliments he received for his first film.

The players did a light training and Jake felt coach Rambis worried because even with these 3 days of rest Shaq was not fully recovered, luckily they would only have 1 game as a visitor and then they would play at home and thus the players would tire less.

The afternoon after training the players traveled to Phoenix, Arizona which was where the Los Angeles Lakers team's next game would be, they arrived in Phoenix and went to the hotel that the team had prepared so they could rest.

They would have the rest of the day to rest because the next day they would play the next game, those 3 days were excellent for Jake who managed to fully recover from the fatigue of the entire season and was just as well as at the beginning of the season.

Jake could play every game until the end of the playoffs without feeling as tired as he did this season, the reason for that was that in the playoffs they would not play 3 games or more a week as they did now.

Soon came the day of the next game that would be against the Phoenix Suns team, in this part of the season the Phoenix Suns team was already much better with 15 victories and 17 defeats, if they continued like this they would reach the playoffs.

This was the fourth game between the two teams and it was more of a confrontation between Jason Kidd and Jake Smith, this time Jake had been chosen twice as a player of the month and it was undeniable that he had the ability to be compared to Jason Kidd and currently was better than him as PG.

The Los Angeles Lakers team went to the America West Arena and saw the Phoenix Suns fans excited about this game and waiting for the Phoenix Suns team to win, so the players got ready and went to the court to start the game.

The Los Angeles Lakers team won that game with 111 points against 86 points for the Phoenix Suns team, Jake double-double with 32 points and 11 assists, the Los Angeles Lakers team was doing very well this season and the crowd was more excited.

Soon another week went by and the Los Angeles Lakers team played 5 more games, there were 4 victories and just 1 defeat against the Utah Jazz team, it was the third defeat of the season which did not concern fans and players.

This was one of the weeks with the most games of the season with 5 games and only 2 days of rest for players who were exhausted if Jake didn't help the team they would have lost more games just as Jake remembered what happened in his past life.

The Los Angeles Lakers team had 38 games with 35 wins and only 3 losses in the season, Dennis Rodman was also playing well in the last games and Jake did not think he would leave the team before the end of the season.

After that game against the Minnesota Timberwolves team, the Los Angeles Lakers team would have another day of rest before the next game, Jake knew the next games would be difficult, so he called Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Rick Fox to go. to his house.

Jake decided to do this so that his team's players could relax at his house, of course, Jake knew that other players could have better houses than his, but with them together they could enjoy the cinema or the basketball court at the house his.

As it was Jake who had invited them they accepted his invitation, only Rick told Jake that this time he could not because he would be busy that day, Jake understood and so only Shaq and Kobe would go to his house.

The other day the Los Angeles Lakers team had no training and so Kobe and Shaq went to Jake's house in the morning, this was the first time that they went to his house and were very surprised when they saw the beauty of Jake's house.

Contrary to what Jake thought Kobe had not yet bought a house that big even though he had received several million dollars in sponsorship, that was because he still received a small salary in the NBA before the renovation he would do this season.

So Kobe wouldn't think like Jake to spend more than 15 million dollars on a house, Shaq had a house as good as the one Jake had, but he was still surprised because Jake had a house like this, after all, Shaq had been playing for many years in the NBA before I could buy a house like this.

Even more that they knew how a Mansion in Bel Air was much more expensive than a mansion in various places in Los Angeles, Kobe arrived at Jake's house before and after some time Shaq also arrived.

Jake spent some time showing Shaq and Kobe his home, Jake was proud of the home he owned and also wanted to show some options that they could make that day to relax from the stress of the games.

Jake showed the cinema, the basketball court, the athletics track, and other things and so Shaq realized that Jake should have spent a lot more to add these things at his house, after some time they stopped for lunch and Shaq decided to say what he thought for Jake.

"Jake, I thought your house was very beautiful and I thank you for inviting me, but I think that as your friend I have to say a few things to you."

"You can tell, Shaq."

"As I said, I thought your house was very beautiful, but I also know that it must have cost you millions of dollars to buy and put more things in your house, this is your first season in the NBA and even though you have won millions of sponsored dollars I don't think you should spend that much money."

"I understand that having a big house is something you've always wanted and I support that you buy a house like this, but I think you should wait a few years before you have any money before spending so much on a house."

"I have a house like this and spend a lot of money doing what I want and buying cars too, but I do it because I know I have money saved in case something happens, you should do that too."

Shaq gave this advice because he was more experienced than Jake and he wanted Jake to be very successful for many years in basketball and to be able to live well after he retired.

Kobe also agreed with what Shaq had said, he was waiting a few years to buy a house like the one Jake had, Jake realized that Kobe also agreed and was happy to see that his friends cared about him.

"Thanks for giving me this council, Shaq, just like you said, I also realized that with the salary I receive and even with the sponsorship I could not buy a house like this without any problems."