Demystifying NBA "Workplace PUA"! It s normal for rookies to be forced to perform. These tricks are the best.

In the NBA, a league that brings together the world's top basketball talents, talent and strength are eternal passes. However, whether you are the top pick in the draft or a much-anticipated talent, in your first year in the league, there is an identity that cannot be skipped - "rookie."

Friends who follow Yang Hansen should have noticed that Yang Hansen always carries a pink schoolbag before and after games. He also performed with a schoolbag and sang happy birthday to veterans. These are typical RookieDuty. Today, Lao Ke will take you to take a look at the unique and long-standing veteran and rookie culture of the NBA.

First, let’s explain what “rookie responsibilities” are? Many people feel that it is a PUA in the workplace, but in fact it is an unspoken league tradition, which refers to the various services provided by rookie players to the veterans of the team. It can be regarded as an informal "entry ceremony" in the NBA, and its core purpose is not bullying.

Some veterans will use some relaxed and even slightly humorous tasks to break the rookies' restraint and accelerate their integration into the locker room culture. By the way, they remind every new player that when they come to the NBA, everything starts from scratch and they keep a low profile and a learning mentality.

In the past, this culture may have included some over-the-top pranks or harsh demands. But in today's league environment, which is more professional and focuses on players' mental health, "rookie duties" have evolved into a series of relatively mild, even ceremonial, team activities.

1. "Manual Porter"

The most classic and common item. When the team goes on an away trip, the rookies need to be responsible for helping the veterans carry their luggage. From the airport bus to the hotel lobby, they are often the ones who "carry the load". As strong as Chris Paul, he also carried shoes and bags for several other big brothers in the "Father Four" during his rookie period.

2. "Snack Runner"

Before and after training or competition, veterans want to eat some snacks and drink some drinks? As soon as the order is given, the rookie has to take action immediately, responsible for purchasing and distribution, and ensuring that the big brother is "satisfied".

3. “Cartoon Backpack”

This is a tradition with quite a visual impact. Teams usually prepare a brightly colored backpack for rookies, printed with cartoon characters (such as Hello Kitty, The Little Mermaid, etc.). Throughout the season, whether heading to the arena or catching a plane, the rookie must carry this eye-catching backpack.

This is both a friendly joke and an alternative mark of team identity. Yang Hansen’s pink schoolbag is the perfect embodiment of this tradition.

4. Talent Performance and Entertainment Responsibilities

At team dinners or on long-distance flights, rookies may be asked to stand up and perform talents, tell jokes, sing songs, or answer some hilarious and tricky questions, aiming to activate the team atmosphere. Singing happy birthday to the veteran is just a basic operation.

5. Restaurant Bill Payer

When the team dines together, the rookies (or a group of rookies) are asked to jointly pay the huge bill. This is one of the most direct and "painful" responsibilities for a rookie. But many teams will set a cap or let the veterans pay the majority, and only let the rookies contribute a token amount to show participation.

6. Game Ball/Beverage "Administrator"

Rookies need to be responsible for carrying the game ball or drinks and food in the locker room to the team bus after each game. Develop their sense of responsibility and service.

7. "Surprises" in the car

Veterans will sneak into the rookie's car and wrap the entire car body with three layers of plastic wrap, or fill the interior space with fillers such as foam and popcorn. The cleaning work is enough to make the rookie collapse. Pacers rookie Marcelin was unfortunately hit. His car was wrapped in plastic film by his teammates and turned into a mummy.

In addition to the relatively mild projects mentioned above, there are also "wild" stories circulating in the NBA of pranking rookies, including ice bath baptism, hell-hard errands, "kidnapping" and abandonment, etc.

Rookie Curry was once hid his mobile phone by the veterans of the team; rookie James was bullied by veterans and bought donuts for the players before training; current Lakers coach Redick was late for training, and the veterans tied him to a chair with tape and poured cold water on him in the shower.

Nowadays, rookie responsibilities are more like a team-building ceremony with a sense of humor. Its core purpose is no longer humiliation, but to let newcomers understand: "No matter how good you are, here, the first thing you need to learn is to be a member of the team." For newcomers like Yang Hansen, carrying a pink schoolbag is not only an acceptance of tradition, but also the first team lesson to start his NBA career.