So I am the god of basketball?

Chapter 135 Welcome to China

The scariest thing is not that Meng Lang has improved again, but that he, Shaquille O'Neal, has not improved.

Not only was there no progress, his body also grew larger.

This means that every move he makes will bring more physical energy loss...

If he can only stay in the "paint area", then the impact he can have on the court is concentrated in this area.

Since Meng Lang's "Bird-style passing" has become the focus of everyone in the league, coupled with Hardaway, all his goals in the paint area will be considered...

Thanks to these two brothers!

Especially Meng Lang.

Don't forget, Meng Lang not only has outstanding passing, but also outstanding shooting ability. Even if he doesn't pass the ball to him personally, the pull from outside the three-point line is also the reason why he can easily complete the shot.

Therefore, when he remains unchanged and Meng Lang changes again, his momentum in the new season is destined to continue to be suppressed.

But he didn't have any solution to this problem.

If I had known it would be summer, I would have trained harder!

Shaq thought that if he got into the shape he had when he first entered the league in the summer, he would be able to attract more attention now, right?

Of course, Shaq himself knows that this is what he is thinking now, but if time could really be reversed and he returned to summer, he would probably still eat and drink and enjoy this summer to the fullest. He has never been a hard-working person, and he cannot help but admit it.

He just relies on talent to play, and he also has such capital.

So when I met another person who was equally talented, but more diligent than him...

Is it normal to be suppressed?

Ok……

He understands everything.

But he just wasn't willing to give in!

The Magic didn't make any big changes this summer, and the picks in the draft were eventually traded away in exchange for cash. For such a mature and unchanged team, the main purpose of the training camp is to regain the previous tacit understanding.

This is not a very difficult thing!

Especially for this championship team.

Even if the atmosphere in the locker room of this team has changed, who is the head coach of this team?

Chuck Daly!

He managed to take care of the "old-timers" on the "Dream Team" who were not convinced by each other. Even if Shaquille O'Neal and Grant had some ideas in their minds, under his control, they entered the team "obediently" among their "roles" last season.

On October 10st, the entire Magic team took makeup photos. At the same time, the league announced the schedule for the new season.

David Stern waved his hand, and for the first time in NBA history, the "China Game" appeared on the NBA preseason schedule.

Of the two teams heading to the country, one of them is naturally the Magic.

As for the "unlucky guy" who cooperated with the Magic Team's performance...

It's the newly formed Vancouver Grizzlies.

This summer, the league successfully expanded again with 2 new teams:

Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies.

The number of teams in the league has also reached 29.

The media described this game as "Meng Lang's personal performance show"!

Because the newly formed Grizzlies obviously had no way to stop the powerful Magic.

And crushing performances can often arouse the emotions of viewers to the greatest extent.

Who doesn't want to see a hearty victory?

Especially for Chinese fans who are witnessing an NBA game for the first time, they would definitely prefer to see Meng Lang killing everyone on the court.

Not to mention from David Stern's perspective.

Meng Lang is currently the hottest "super rookie" in the league. For fans who are tired of watching Jordan in this era, although there are not many, there are such people. For these fans, Meng Lang's impact makes them feel fresh. .

And behind Meng Lang is the "Chinese market" he has always longed for...

Arranging a grand performance for him is not a big deal!

If you were the NBA president, you would do the same thing!

In addition, the NBA regular season schedule has also aroused heated discussion, especially the "Christmas Game".

The "Christmas War" in previous years can be regarded as Guo Degang's "snatching the mantle".

Who is the popular "darling" just depends on who is arranged for the "Christmas War".

In this year's "Christmas War", many media actually guessed the two sides. But after the list was announced, everyone was still excited. Even if some things were guessed at the beginning, they would still cause excitement the moment they happened. Huge news, this year’s “Christmas War”:

Bulls VS Magic!

Meng Lang and Jordan will meet on the "highest stage" of the regular season!

It is said that the ticket price for the United Arena home game instantly doubled that day. And it continues to rise. This shows the popularity of this game.

Of course, there are still almost two and a half months until the "Christmas War", and all members of the Magic team are more concerned about the upcoming "China Tour".

As soon as he got on the plane, Hardaway looked expectant: "Dream, is there really a lot of delicious food in China?"

Meng Lang nodded: "Anyway, there must be more than the United States!"

"Then you must recommend the food that best represents China!"

"Don't worry, Anfernee, I have already prepared a delicious treat for you. It will definitely impress you and you will never forget it!" Meng Lang's smile was very bright.

Hardaway fell asleep sweetly, smacking his mouth in his sleep as if he had eaten the delicacies Meng Lang had prepared for him in advance.

only……

"Dream, are you sure these things are edible?"

More than ten hours later, with the help of hotel staff, Meng Lang found the delicacies he wanted to prepare for Hardaway:

Houttuynia cordata, preserved eggs, stinky tofu, fermented bean curd, and authentic old BJ bean juice...

Hardaway looked at these weirdly colored foods and for a moment he really didn't dare to eat them.

But Meng Lang took the initiative to pick up the fish, beans, uh... put a piece of preserved egg in his mouth, and ate it with a look of enjoyment on his face. This look made Hardaway stretch his fork in doubt.

He had always trusted Meng Lang.

The fork just stretched out and swayed back and forth, but it didn't lower it immediately.

Hmm...a little bit of trust, but not much.

After swaying back and forth, he chose Houttuynia Cordata.

After all, this looks the cleanest and most hygienic.

But the forked Houttuynia cordata stopped in his mouth, and Hardaway hesitated again. Meng Lang didn't wait any longer and pushed it directly into his mouth.

then……

"yue~yue~yue~"

Hardaway rushed into the bathroom at the fastest speed Meng Lang had ever seen in his life, vomiting so hard that he burst into tears.

"Devils, your country is full of devils. This spicy and fishy thing is actually your delicacy!" Hardaway had not yet reacted.

Meng Lang laughed until his stomach hurt.

Then he took him to Quanjude with satisfaction.

The sweet roast duck made Hardaway completely forget about the nightmare of Houttuynia cordata, and kept saying "good good" in his mouth.

Sure enough, silly foreigners like to eat this kind of sweet stuff.

As Meng Lang discovered, many Chinese delicacies were actually not in line with their tastes, so many Chinese restaurants had to undergo some modifications when they arrived in the United States.

So whenever you see foreigners eating sour and spicy food and finding it delicious, don’t doubt it, most of them just entered the “wealth password.”

Taste is developed since childhood. If you don't like spicy food, you don't like spicy food. It is difficult to change, let alone accept it all at once.

Hardaway was so happy with the roast duck that he even wanted to take some back to the United States. This actually made Meng Lang think that he might be able to set up a "roast duck chain store" in the United States.

"rash?"

When it was about to end, the guest walking by suddenly shouted tentatively towards Meng Lang. Seeing Meng Lang raise his head, he immediately leaned towards Meng Lang, and the expression on his face immediately turned into joy:

"It's really you, I look just like you!"

He came up to say hello enthusiastically, and the fan even glanced at Hardaway, who was lowering his head and eating hard.

"Is this Anfernee Hardaway?"

The pronunciation was not very standard, but it was enough to make Hardaway, who had lowered his head and ate fiercely, look up. He had just put a piece of roast duck sticky candy into his mouth, with a look of confusion on his face:

Who?

Who is calling me?

This cute look made Meng Lang hold his forehead.

The fan almost laughed out loud. He probably didn't expect such a contrast in private when watching Hardaway's gorgeous playing style on the court.

After satisfying the fan's autograph request, Meng Lang asked Hardaway to pack up the remaining roast duck and take it home to eat.

Hardaway readily agreed, and the two of them went home.

Just when they arrived at the door of the hotel, they saw a large number of people standing excitedly at the door. Opposite them, a hotel staff member didn't know what he was talking to them. Before Meng Lang could step forward to understand the situation, he heard a voice called Po Yin. urgent cry:

"Look, Meng Lang and Hardaway!"

The original noise disappeared in an instant, and more than a hundred people standing there all looked in the direction of the two of them.

Meng Lang's first reaction was:

run!

Then I saw Meng Lang holding Hardaway with one hand, and Hardaway running wildly with a roast duck bag in the other hand, looking like he was going to Kyushu.

"Why, why, why, dream, are there any terrorist attacks?" Hardaway asked Meng Lang urgently, not forgetting to check whether the roast duck on his hand had been spilled.

"This is not the United States. How come there are so many terrorist attacks?"

Although the domestic security in the late 90s was indeed a bit uneven and there were many "ruthless people", the atmosphere was never as wild as in America.

But Meng Lang also realized, yes, it's just a bunch of fans, why are they running away!

These fans are also confused:

No, what are you running for?

Meng Lang: Nonsense, can you run away without chasing me?

Surrounded by fans, Hardaway was excited.

It was not that he had never experienced this kind of situation in the United States, but this was his first time in a foreign country.

This reminded him of the 92 Barcelona Olympics, when fans crowded around the hotel entrance.

Hardaway was so envious of this feeling at that time. He also wanted to be like the "Dream Team" one day...

Unexpectedly, after playing two "Chinese Games", what he hoped for would come true.

"I like bj roast duck, I like bj roast duck very much!"

Hardaway spoke the Chinese taught to him by Meng Lang, which made the fans very excited.

This "wild" "fan meeting" ended in a very enthusiastic atmosphere.

Back at the hotel, Meng Lang met the other members of the Magic team, who were similar to the two of them. They also experienced similar things when they went out. This feeling made them very excited.

They expressed their love for Meng Lang more than once.

Including Monty…

He did not expect that such a "little transparent" person would be recognized by so many people in China.

Meng Lang thought:

What is home team treatment?

If you look at the original Rockets, you will know that all the signings are "demon stars" and "powerful signings", and they wish they could be "good contenders for the championship" every year.

Looking back, looking at the signings in those years, it is simply...

Didn't see it!

Morey's "white-skinned pig" really dug through the "trash bin" for the team's salary, and signed everything that others didn't want.

Now that enthusiasm has exploded in advance after two years of accumulation in Meng Lang's third year in NBA.

Isn't that the basic behavior of "home team fans" who knows the players of the Magic team very well?

However, the real big scene happened before the game officially started on the second day.

More than an hour before the game started, tens of thousands of fans had already appeared outside the arena hosting the game.

In fact, the domestic CBA league had just been established at this time.

Even BJ does not have an NBA-level arena. The venue hosting the preseason games this time only has two to three thousand seats.

Therefore, most of the fans present did not have tickets, they just came to enjoy the atmosphere.

The pre-season game was particularly lively because of the arrival of these fans.

"rash!"

"rash!"

"rash!"

……

Unified cheers rang out when the players on both sides entered the court, one after another, and the Magic players, one after another, heard their voices.

A venue with a few thousand people is not as big as a venue with tens of thousands of people.

but……

The atmosphere here is strong and hot.

David Stern was also present and smiled happily when he saw this scene.

Barcelona witnessed the charm of the "Dream Team". Now, in bj, what he sees is the popularity of "NBA"!

Meng Lang spoke as a representative before the game, and the audience cheered. All the domestic fans cheered Meng Lang as loudly as they could at the moment.

As a "mother's family", the momentum must be in place.

This man, who has gradually appeared in domestic newspapers more and more frequently in the past two years, also picked up his microphone at this moment.

He knows that tonight's broadcast is not only domestic, but also "live broadcast across the United States" in the United States!

David Stern wants to show his achievements and show his Chinese market.

Meng Lang said: "Thank you all fellow villagers for coming to the scene to support this game. We will work hard to give a wonderful game!"

"This is what I want to tell the folks..."

"The following words are what I want to send to the people around the world who are watching this live broadcast!"

"This is China, where I grew up. As you can see, there are a lot of people here who love basketball, not just for basketball, but also for all walks of life!"

"Everyone who looks at us through colored glasses should take off your colored glasses and take a good look at this country!"

"China welcomes you, and you will be greeted with the same enthusiasm and pure love as tonight!"

(End of this chapter)