Chapter 124 Fish

After finishing this series of away games, they finally returned to New Orleans after a week.

After the training session the next day, Tang Tian finished showering and remembered to buy deworming medicine for the little lion.

Because it wasn't far from the arena, he didn't drive and walked straight there.

He hadn't walked more than two steps when he heard someone calling him from behind.

He turned around and saw Whiteside.

"Tang, why are you walking back?"

Whiteside asked curiously after catching up.

"No, I'm going to the pet store to buy something."

Tang Tian replied.

"That's perfect, I'm going too."

"You also raise cats?"

"Cats? No, no, I raise fish."

Whiteside replied with a smile.

Many NBA players keep pets. Like when Tang Tian was on the Spurs, Green liked to keep pythons, and Ginobili kept dogs.

He himself also raised cats and lions.

Whiteside raising fish was relatively novel.

The two of them arrived at the pet store. Tang Tian bought deworming medicine, and Whiteside bought fish food, but he bought a lot of different types.

It seemed he raised a lot of different kinds of fish.

This made Tang Tian a little curious.

Speaking of which, Olsen was still filming in Los Angeles, and he was the only one at home, so it was pretty boring to go back.

"Hassan, take me to see your fish."

He suggested.

"Okay, you'll love them."

Whiteside was very happy to hear this.

This was a common trait among people who keep pets, they like to introduce their pets to people they know well.

Whiteside hadn't bought a car yet, so Tang Tian drove him home.

To Tang Tian's surprise, Whiteside lived in a very suburban area, and in the most ordinary type of bachelor apartment.

New Orleans wasn't a big city, and the housing prices here weren't high.

Although Whiteside's contract with the team was still a minimum salary, it wasn't to the point where he had to rent this kind of apartment.

"You sit down first, I'll pour you a glass of water."

The apartment wasn't big, but it was quite tidy, which was relatively rare for a single male.

Tang Tian didn't sit down; he was quickly drawn to the two large fish tanks in the room.

They were the large, rectangular kind of fish tank.

The living room wasn't big to begin with, and those two fish tanks took up most of the space.

One had large pieces of coral reef inside, and the fish swimming inside showed that they were all tropical fish, colorful.

The other was ordinary, but there were also many types of fish, goldfish, turtles, and so on.

They shuttled back and forth in the fish tank, which was pleasing to the eye.

"Water."

Whiteside saw that Tang Tian was already looking at them and smiled as he handed him the water.

"This is Tyrant, its name comes from Resident Evil, it's the king here."

Whiteside pointed to one of the fish, which was huge and had a ball-like head.

The fish looked very strange, but that seemed to be a characteristic of tropical fish.

"It's a Luohan fish."

Whiteside continued.

Tang Tian nodded after listening. Today wasn't a wasted trip, he had learned something new.

"It's called Flash, its name comes from The Flash, not Dwyane Wade, but the one from DC."

Whiteside then pointed to a flat fish.

"It's called angelfish, also known as angel fish, it's very fast."

Whiteside kept introducing the fish in his tank to Tang Tian.

When he introduced them, his face was full of sweetness and happiness.

Tang Tian listened all the way and found that almost every fish had its own name.

It seemed Whiteside really treated these fish like treasures.

"How did you think of raising fish?"

After listening, the two sat on the sofa, and Tang Tian asked curiously.

"It's convenient, I only need to feed them twice a day, once before going out in the morning, once when I get home, and then control the water temperature."

Whiteside gave a practical answer.

This was very much in line with the identity of a professional player.

Speaking of Green's python, including the python egg that Tang Tian gave him before, there should be two now, and feeding them was even simpler.

They only needed to be fed once every 90 days, which should be the most worry-free pet.

"And don't you think they're beautiful?"

Whiteside continued.

Tang Tian smiled and nodded.

That was true.

Especially those tropical fish, the colorful colors were a visual enjoyment.

He also turned his head and took another look at Whiteside.

Whiteside gave the impression that he wasn't very bright, but he didn't expect him to be quite sentimental.

"I talk to them every day, and they all love to listen to me."

But Whiteside's next words let him know that he hadn't misjudged him.

It would be appropriate to say this if you were raising a cat or a dog.

But fish?

Could these creatures, who were rumored to only have a 7-second memory, understand human speech?

But he didn't say anything. Most NBA players were lonely before they became famous, and perhaps this was Whiteside's way of venting his emotions.

Taking a sip of water, Tang Tian glanced around the room.

"Why didn't you rent a bigger place? And this place is far from the arena."

He couldn't help but ask curiously.

"It's cheap here. You don't know, the apartment I rented is the cheapest in this area. They all say this room is haunted, but I never believe that."

When Whiteside said this, Tang Tian felt the temperature around him drop a little.

Speaking of which, this room was unusually quiet, and with the lights not being very bright, it did feel a bit gloomy.

Living alone in this kind of place would indeed be a bit creepy.

Whiteside wasn't very bright, but he was quite brave.

"Aren't you afraid?"

Tang Tian asked.

"Being broke is scarier than ghosts. You don't know what it's like to have a bomb explode not far away."

Whiteside shook his head.

Tang Tian understood suddenly after hearing this.

Whiteside had gone to Lebanon to play basketball for a living.

That place was right next to Syria, the core area of terrorist attacks.

Ghosts were scary, but being broke could really get you killed by a bomb, which was scarier than ghosts.

And he remembered Whiteside mentioning his family when chatting in the locker room before.

His father was a football player, played in the NFL, but divorced his mother very early.

He had 5 siblings, counting him, that was 6 children, all raised by his mother alone.

Although his father would give some child support, it was a drop in the bucket, and his mother had to work four jobs to support them.

Children who grew up in this environment, it was completely understandable that they were brave.

"You can move to a better place next season."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

Whiteside's contract with the Pelicans was expiring next season, and with his current performance, whether he stayed with the Pelicans or not, a big contract was definitely coming.

"Yes, then I can live with my mom and my siblings in a big, big house."

Whiteside said with anticipation in his eyes.