The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 234 Arriving in Tokyo

On June 6th, there is one day left before the countdown to the U18 World Championship begins.

Hotel Indigo Tokyo Shibuya.

This is the hotel officially designated by the organizer of the event for the participating teams to stay. It is a four-star hotel, 900 meters away from the Tokyo Stadium. Compared to Japan, which has always been simple in hosting such international events, at least the hotel arranged this time is considered to be quite high-end. Specifications.

The American team is relatively late among the participating teams. As big names, they usually have to make a final appearance and will not appear in public until the first day of the competition.

Riding on the government-sponsored bus all the way out from the airport, everyone on the bus was in a very high-spirited atmosphere.

During this trip to Tokyo, I felt great as soon as I got off the plane.

When they took the bus out of the airport earlier, they had already seen many fans waiting outside the airport. Although they could not understand what was written on the Japanese signs they were holding, they looked like they were all wearing their jerseys. The basketball fans greeting the participating teams made the young American team feel great.

I never imagined that high school students and college students like me in a foreign country like Asia would be so famous.

It's a pity that the team leader took them through the VIP channel directly to the bus, and then came out from the back door of the airport without experiencing the enthusiasm of the fans in person. This is really a pity for everyone.

When the bus arrived outside the Indigo Hotel, everyone saw that there were actually a dense crowd of fans and reporters surrounding the hotel.

Although the guys sitting in the bus were all holding their hands and seemed too lazy to look outside, they were really surprised. This wave of cheers seemed to be 'unavoidable' no matter what.

After all, he is wearing the jersey of Team USA, representing the most powerful basketball empire on the planet.

What it represents is a throne that can be worshiped by the whole world!

Even LeBron's face was filled with emotion.

In this World Championships, his primary goal is of course to defeat Lin Dong, and he has already done too many targeted trainings for this.

In these two months of sweating, he not only greatly improved his three-point shooting percentage when resisting interference, but also learned how to protect the ball and get rid of Ben Wallace's suffocating confrontation and defense. Pick-and-rolls, singles without teammates...all are practiced desperately.

Even, just in case, Badrov secretly got him some special 'drinks'. It can be said that he is really ready for everything and full of confidence. These days, he even dreams about defeating Lin in the World Championships. The picture of Dong seems to be the greatest meaning of his life.

But at this moment, seeing those eagerly awaited Japanese fans outside the car window, I felt the American team uniform I was wearing.

Who didn’t have a few passionate dreams when they were young?

Compared to the fame and fortune he pursues, LeBron couldn't help but be a little moved by the sense of glory at this moment.

Defeating Lin Dong, becoming a hero in the eyes of American fans, and enjoying the cheers from all over the world. This sense of honor, even compared to the 9000 million dollars that made him willing to go through fire and water, seems to be no less attractive...

"Hey, LeBron, we must let the players go out to represent us later and deal with the fans. I think you will represent us." Anthony coaxed and said, "You guys are better at talking than us! Haha!"

The staffing of this batch of National Youth and Nike Summit is slightly different. Kwame Brown and Chandler are not here. After all, the draft in June is coming soon. Although the first round pick is scheduled for the 6th, there is no open joint audition. Training will start in Chicago tomorrow, and it is more important for people to go there because of their own career future.

Therefore, although the remaining group is filled with some NCAA star players, their reputation in the United States is still not as good as that of LeBron, who became popular due to his fight with Lin Dong, plus Anthony, Bosh, Wade Several of them had already formed a group with him, and the newcomers had little say. LeBron naturally became the boss of the team.

"Leave such tiring things to me. Why don't you let me meet a beautiful girl?" LeBron teased with a smile, but he felt very comfortable in his heart. Lin Dong's affairs were not all for him. bad thing.

Not only has it promoted his hard training in the past two months, allowing him to rapidly improve his skills under tremendous pressure, but he is now more used to facing media cameras and fans.

"What are you talking about? Pretty girls are the only ones that are tiring, okay? It's a beautiful Japanese girl!" Anthony laughed and said, "Have you forgotten how Mike was KO'd by Douglas when he came to Japan? You are our ace. Don’t get involved in this, just deal with the reporters and I’ll help you block those enthusiastic female fans!”

Everyone laughed tacitly after hearing this, but joking aside, it was the first time to represent the United States in an international competition, and to receive such a reception just after arriving in Tokyo was indeed very good and exciting.

This is the appearance of the world's number one basketball empire!

The bus came to a slow stop, and the American team, led by Chuck Daly, walked out of the bus with their heads held high.

Many reporters in the front immediately gathered around, taking pictures and asking questions to Chuck Daly, who was leading the team. It was quite lively, but they seemed absent-minded and lacked the passion that an interviewer should have.

What's even more surprising is that the fans don't seem to be very enthusiastic. They just chatter and whisper to each other on the sidelines, but they don't seem to be as enthusiastic as expected.

Are all Japanese fans so reserved and lifeless? Are all Japanese reporters so unprofessional when doing interviews?

Just when they were feeling a little bored, a group of players suddenly saw a bus from another participating team coming in from the hotel entrance.

I saw the dragon country flag printed on the bus.

LeBron couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly.

Such a coincidence?

But the next second... "Lin Dongsang!"

"Lin Dongsang is here!"

Those fans who were chirping nearby and who were regarded as unenthusiastic and wooden by the American team members suddenly roared wildly and excitedly, startling LeBron and others.

Immediately afterwards, these "lifeless" fans suddenly took off their short legs, which were only one and a half feet long, and rushed towards the Dragon Kingdom bus over there. Their posture was comparable to the 100-meter run in the Olympic Games. During the Flyers battle, the turbulent flow of people almost squeezed away the players of the US team.

Everyone was also a little dumbfounded and couldn't help but look at each other.

Damn it, you thought you were an emperor, but turned out to be just a clown?

Co-author: Aren’t these guys here to welcome Team USA, the basketball empire? And even though I can’t understand Japanese, I can still hear the names they call...

Lin Dong?

LeBron couldn't help but raise his brows slightly. Did he hit him when he came? It’s really haunting...

But in Japan, who cares whether he frowns or not?

Not only the fans, but also the reporters who were interviewing Chuck Daly suddenly became weird.

Those standing behind dropped Chuck Daly and ran towards the Dragon Kingdom bus without thinking.

The reporters who were talking to Chuck Daly and pointed their microphones at Chuck Daly had anxious faces at this time, as if they wanted to rush over. If Chuck Daly hadn't said anything yet, Finished, it would be too rude to leave at this time, they might rush faster than the others!

Chuck Daly saw the reporter's embarrassment, and immediately understood that these reporters and fans were only here to interview the Dragon Country team, but the American team just happened to get here first...

If it were Lao K, he might have let the reporters go with a loud laugh, but this is Chuck Daly after all. His gentleness on the outside is just a weapon to cover up, but deep inside he is a tough type.

"The goal of the American team this time is..." Instead, he took the reporter and started chatting.

The interview is yours to do, you can decide to start it, but when it ends, I have the final say!

It was just a pain for a few reporters. While listening to Chuck Daly's endless talk with sweating profusely, he couldn't help but look towards the Dragon Kingdom bus again.

Until they saw those rubbish tabloid reporters who had not squeezed past them before, and now they actually took first-hand photos of the Dragons, Lin Dong and others getting off the car. A group of fans cheered and rushed to Lin Dong who had just got off the car. He kept saying hello with great enthusiasm...

Several reporters who were dragged into chatting with Chuck Daly were almost crying.

Lin Dong is now the top player in Japan. Although he represents the Dragon Kingdom this time, he has the experience of dominating the summer league and winter league twice, plus he won the Nike Summit with Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede. After all, the United States and Japan did not let the game appear on several mainstream media during prime time. This naturally gave Lin Dong an unparalleled status in the hearts of Japanese fans!

All the people who buy their newspapers want to read interviews about Lin Dong, not about the United States! Don't talk about these American players, it won't work even if Clinton comes!

Damn it, the first-hand big news is gone!

Just now I was just doing an interview out of boredom, but this damn old guy has no discernment at all. How long will he have to talk about...

"Lin Dongjun! Lin Dongjun! Ahhh, he's looking at me!"

"The Imperial Tiger! The King of Basketball!"

"The most powerful man in 46 billion! Sign your name for me!"

Although most of the people in the car didn't know anything about Japanese, they could still understand their names, and seeing this exaggerated formation in a foreign country was comparable to some international sports superstars, and all the players were stunned. Feeling numb, they couldn't help but turned to look at Lin Dong.

Cheng Jianghua was stunned: "Brother Lin, are you so famous in Japan?"

"Didn't you say you only play in the high school league? Why do you feel like you have played professionally in Japan?"

"The attention of Nidaka in Japan is stronger than that of their professional league." Lin Dong replied with a smile: "The entire live broadcast of mainstream TV stations is still during prime time. With the whole country paying attention, the spread is naturally higher. "

"Hey, look, Lao Lin, that villain who claims to end you is over there!" Zhu Fangyu's sharp eyes saw the "deserted" American team at the door of the hotel, who was also looking towards them.

　Sorry, this chapter update is too late.

　　Brothers, please take a day off. Although I got up early in the morning, maybe because I just adjusted my schedule, my mind has been groggy all morning and I am really out of shape.

　　Of course, our request for leave is also two chapters...

　　There will be another chapter soon, which will be posted around 5 o'clock, but the number of words shouldn't be too many

　　

　

(End of this chapter)