Yu Fei's group returned from Asia at the beginning of September.
By that time, there were only a few days left in the off-season, and Yu Fei made minor adjustments before preparing for the new season.
On the other side, the incident in Eagle County continued to ferment its influence on Kobe off the court.
Firstly, Kobe broke ties with his long-time agent Arne Trem, and soon started working with Rob Pelinka.
This hit Trem hard, as Kobe was the client he had invested the most effort in.
The result was a sudden separation.
Then, Yu Fei jokingly told Trem that if he didn't put more focus on him, he might also have a sudden contract dissolution.
Although it was a joke, with Kobe's precedent, Trem didn't dare to take the risk. From then on, Trem called Yu Fei every day. While he couldn't be meticulous to every detail, he indeed looked after Yu Fei with the attention due to a superstar.
Kobe, despite teaming up with a new agent, couldn't regain the affection of sponsors.
