So I am the god of basketball?

Chapter 19 Don’t think about it, we can’t mess with this person!
  On July 7, the "Dream Team" made its Olympic debut.

Before this game, outside the five-star hotel where the "Dream Team" stayed, there was "a sea of ​​people, loud gongs and drums, and firecrackers" every day!
  The queue for autographs stretched from Barcelona to the United States.

The influence of the "Dream Team" is even more exaggerated than the US media originally expected.

The football league and baseball league are ahead, but the NBA's status in the American sports world is a little higher than that of a dog, sitting on the same table as the ice hockey league.

But the fanatical overseas fans now have to re-examine the NBA.

The guy who laughed the loudest was David Stern.

This scene alone is enough to prove that his vision of "NBA internationalization" can definitely come true!
  But the influence of the "Dream Team" obviously goes beyond that. In the opening game against Angola, the opponent's first reaction when he saw the "Dream Team" entering the field during the warm-up before the game was to ask for autographs!
  Convincing the fans is not the real influence, convincing the opponents is the real influence!

Meng Lang, who was sitting in front of the TV, watched this scene and thought about his performance in the training match with the "Dream Team". He felt proud and wanted to shout "This can be replaced", but he thought about someone Xiang. At the end, he still said honestly:

A man should be born like this!
  Not only the national players of Angola had this reaction, but all the teams that competed with the "Dream Team" had this attitude.

Playing against the "Dream Team" is indeed every golfer's wish.

18-year-old Meng Lang has already achieved this achievement.

What does "son of the plane" mean?

Compared with the historicity of this game and the significance it represents, the process of the game was not eventful. The "Dream Team" quickly established an advantage to ensure victory, making the game lose its suspense.

After watching the "Dream Team" game, Meng Lang went back first. He had no intention of delaying his normal training tomorrow morning because of the draft.

After he left, Antonio finally couldn't bear it anymore and said angrily: "This rookie is so rude..."

This was Duke. He didn't have to smile at Meng Lang, but Meng Lang definitely couldn't look straight at him.

"Even if he plays two games with the Dream Team, he is too arrogant. If Christian is still here, he will definitely teach him a lesson!"

Hill and Hurley looked at each other.

They noticed that Meng Lang didn't talk to Antonio at all tonight, and Antonio still had reason to be angry with Meng Lang.

This shows that the entire Duke is now hostile to Meng Lang...

When he heard that Antonio had moved out his big brother Laettner, Hill didn't have the heart to tell him that Laettner also made him so angry in training camp that he didn't even dare to let go.

At Duke, Laettner was the religion of a large segment of the population.

Hurley patted him on the shoulder, and after he calmed down, he said: "Man, no matter what problems you have, before the new season comes, try to change your attitude, or wait until you can face Michael Jordan in a single quarter. Make 5 three-pointers and show your dissatisfaction again!"

His words made Antonio gradually look stunned. Especially when he heard that Meng Lang made 5 three-pointers in a single quarter against Jordan, his whole expression was even more stunned.

Casting a questioning look at Hill, he hoped that Hill would tell him that Bob Hurley, who never liked joking, was joking.

Hill shook his head slightly and affirmed: "Even one of them was the '3 plus 1' completed in the face of Michael Jordan's defense. That ball helped us equalize the score at the last moment!"

"!!!"

Antonio took a deep breath and was completely stunned.

He didn't even know how he left Hill.

About half an hour after I got home, a phone call came through. As soon as the call was connected, the person on the other end of the phone said angrily: "Hey, Antonio, you agreed to call me back at 9 o'clock, but why is there no sound now?" What is that Chinese guy like? Is he arrogant? Do we have to prepare some greeting gifts for him in the new season?"

This is Antonio's mission today, to get in touch with Meng Lang and understand his character.

Several other people at Duke had already planned to give Meng Lang a "boost" on the first day of the new season, letting the rookie know that he could fight with old men like them with Old K's protection. It was only at this time that Antonio realized that he still had such a dangerous thing to do...

"Don't think about it, this person is not something we can mess with!"

After listening to others' advice and having a full meal, Antonio gave up his original idea very wisely.

The draft has a huge impact on Meng Lang.

Thinking that this time next year, I can realize the dream of my previous life and become an NBA player, that nutritious meal that tastes like chewing wax suddenly seems extremely delicious... It is impossible.

Eat for another year!
  When I get rich, I will definitely find a nutritionist with better skills!
  The busy days passed day by day.

During this period, the "Dream Team" continued to show their dominance on the Olympic stage, averaging 117.3 points per game, with a net winning margin of 43.8 points per game, and the team's average shooting percentage per game was a terrifying 57.8%!

From the group stage to the finals, there were a total of 8 games, which were turned into exhibition matches.

So much so that some media complained: "It is unfair that NBA players are allowed to participate in the Olympic Games. Because they are too strong and the competition is out of balance, NBA players should not be allowed to participate in the Olympics as before."

When David Stern heard this, he immediately became anxious and immediately responded through the media: "Then I think everyone should also boycott African athletes from participating in running. It is easy for them to win. NBA is basketball The highest level is beneficial to the development of basketball."

Amid these innocuous controversies, the "Dream Team" returned to the United States with gold medals.

The win was so beautiful that the American media happily sang the praises of the hero.

The 12 "dream team" members have to deal with constant invitations.

Oh, and Chuck Daly!

As soon as he returned to the United States, he received an invitation from Sports Illustrated, the largest sports magazine in the United States.

"Let's talk about what happened during this time!"

From the time the "Dream Team" was assembled to participating in the Olympics, the initial goal was not to win the gold medal, but to win the gold medal beautifully.

This is a more difficult task.

So a lot of news about the "Dream Team" was blocked from the beginning.

Now that they are back like heroes, the outside world is naturally eager to know the story of what happened to them.

Originally this was a "red line", but as the "Dream Team" won the championship, this topic became less sensitive. Chuck Daly probably only retained 30% of it, and basically told everything about the other parts.

The entire interview went smoothly to the end.

"Let's talk about that 'caddie'!" The reporter who asked the question licked his dry lips. He did have a lot of questions today, but this is also a question he must ask, because many people are very curious about this matter. "We all know that he is one of the members of Duke in the new season. We want to Know some stories about him!”

When he first heard "caddie," Chuck Daly didn't even react. "I almost forgot that's what we called him!"

After speaking, he made a "cut off" gesture, which meant that this sentence should not be recorded. ——This is still a very sensitive matter.

Let Meng Lang continue to be this "caddie"!

The reporter nodded to show his understanding.

Chuck Daly then spoke: "Hmm~ What should I say? Well, man, actually this story is also within the scope that cannot be made public for the time being. Anyway, what I can tell you is that this guy kicked hard Got off Michael Jordan’s ass!”

This guy kicked Michael Jordan's ass.

(End of this chapter)