The Golden Age of Basketball

() In the next week, Gan Guoyang went for an MRI to judge the severity of the injury.

In the news reports of later generations, Gan Guoyang can often see stars injured in games, and then the team issued a statement that the specific injury situation can only be determined after an MRI.Unexpectedly, he also enjoyed an MRI treatment this time.

In fact, nuclear magnetic resonance technology was used in medical imaging in 1981, and this year this technology was really put into clinical trials.Therefore, Gan Guoyang is actually a half-clinical test product. Fortunately, this technology itself does not cause any harm.

After the examination, apart from waiting for the diagnosis result, Gan Guoyang’s life was cut into three parts, one is the massage therapy that he must receive every morning; the other is going to Oak Park in the afternoon to learn how to dance with Michael; The TV is waiting for the NBA telecast.

The 20-minute physical therapy in the morning is when Gan Guoyang relaxes and enjoys the most. The magical liquid and Shui Miao's soft and warm hands make Gan Guoyang feel completely relaxed.

He felt that in these 20 minutes, all the pain and fatigue in his body and his back seemed to be slowly leaving him.He would let himself enter a state of emptiness, except that occasionally he would suddenly think in his mind, "This is probably what the masseurs in the bathhouse look like."

Of course, Gan Guoyang never dared to say this idea.He has figured it out now, although this Shui Miao is already a middle-aged woman, she still looks like a little girl in terms of appearance and personality, which is probably the case for women who have read a lot.

If he dared to say the words "massage girl", he would definitely die a miserable death.Because once Gan Guoyang accidentally called her "old cat", a piece of purple jade was pinched out of her waist.

In the afternoon, Gan Guoyang would tie his arms with straps and run to Oak Park to learn how to dance with Michael Jackson—of course, Gan Guoyang didn't know that this black man with an afro was the future king of music.

The reason why Gan Guoyang wants to learn to dance is because he feels that through the practice of dance steps, the development of his basketball steps may have unexpected effects.

Michael Jackson's dance has very high requirements on the flexibility of the dancer's ankles and knees, but at the same time, because it is just dancing, the load is not heavy and it is not easy to get injured.Therefore, for Gan Guoyang, dancing may really improve his gait flexibility.

It's just that Gan Guoyang's dancing appearance is really not flattering, because his right arm is tied with a belt, and his upper body doesn't move much when dancing, in order to prevent the injured back muscles from being affected.As a result, he danced like a zombie...

Michael Jackson, a dance master, thinks Gan Guoyang's dancing like this is really interesting. It runs counter to the smooth and freehand traditional dance, but coincides with the new popular dance form he is developing now.Ultimately, Michael Jackson created a whole new type of dance - the zombie dance.

Besides practicing the zombie dance, the most important thing for Gan Guoyang at night is to turn on the TV and watch the NBA broadcast.

On the night of Saturday 31st, the day he met Michael Jackson, Gan Guoyang returned to the ward at night and turned on the TV. He watched the NBA regular season in the 80s for the first time, the second stop of the Houston Rockets' two-day trip to California, an away game San Diego Clippers.

Because Gan Guoyang saw Moses Malone's outstanding performance in the newspaper last time, he also paid special attention to this game.

As a result, facing the underdog San Diego Clippers, Moses Malone scored 42 points in the interior and led the defending champion of the Western Conference to a 125-110 victory over the Clippers and retreated from the away game.

Gan Guoyang, who watched the whole game, was greatly shocked.Because Moses Malone not only feels good to score, but uses his strong attack and offensive rebounds to completely destroy the Clippers' inside line.

In his impression, the only center player who can bring this kind of performance in the future NBA is Shaquille O'Neal.But O'Neal is a 7-foot-1, 330-pound monster, and Moses, who is 6-foot-10, is only average for a center.

In the next few days, Moses Malone scored 37 points, 22 rebounds, and a large double-double performance of 30 points and 20 rebounds, which gave Gan Guoyang an unbelievable feeling.

Through the small 17-inch TV, which was not clear enough, and occasionally had grainy and snowy pictures, it showed Gan Guoyang the power of an 80s insider monster.

And in the near future, Gan Guoyang will stand on the nba arena to personally resist the impact of this monster.

The days passed in such a regular and meaningful life. Gan Guoyang felt that he seemed to be getting farther and farther away from basketball. Except that he could watch a game every two days, he usually couldn't even touch a real basketball.

Gan Youwei would call Gan Guoyang every day to ask about his health, for fear that something might happen to his son in Santa Barbara.

On November 15th, two weeks after Gan Guoyang came to Santa Barbara to recuperate from his injuries, a phone call brought Gan Guoyang's heart back to Palo Alto and to basketball.

"Hello, is that Dad?" When Gan Guoyang received the call, he thought it was from Gan Youwei again, although the time was not right, it was noon.Gan Youwei usually calls at night.

"It's me, Gan, Dippenbrock!" Gan Guoyang's familiar voice came from the other end of the phone, and it turned out to be Peter.

"Hello, Peter! Long time no see? How is the basketball team?" None of Gan Guoyang's teammates knew the phone number of Gan Guoyang's ward, so they couldn't get in touch.

Dippenbrook did not know how to get Gan Guoyang's phone call, and Gan Guoyang was naturally very concerned about the situation of the Vikings.

"The high school league is about to start this afternoon! It's the first game of this season, and we're going to play against Flame High School at home!"

Flame High School is located in Palo Alto, very close to Palo Alto High School, and the first match against Flame High School is also reasonable.

This news made Gan Guoyang burn like a flame. His basketball enthusiasm, which had been calm for two weeks, suddenly rose again. He wished he could leave the hospital now and return to Palo Alto to participate in this important opening game.

"This...is this Huoyan High School strong? Is it easy to deal with it?" Gan Guoyang asked eagerly, fearing that he would let the Vikings take advantage of him in his absence.

"Don't worry, Gan, we haven't lost to the Gators (the Gators are the name of the Flame High School team) in years. You know, the Vikings have never been afraid of animals in the water!"

If the Palo Alto Vikings are a middle-of-the-road team in their district, the Flames High School Gators are a low-level team.

Even so, Gan Guoyang still felt like being scratched by a cat's paw.After the phone call, he was fidgeting, and he was in no mood to read newspapers or watch TV.I just think about when I can be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible, and go to the field to participate in the official competition.

When he danced with Michael in Oak Park in the afternoon, he was also absent-minded and made mistakes several times.His preoccupation was also seen by Michael Jackson.

"Hey, Gan, you seem to have something on your mind? You acted like I was wandering by the river that day."

"Sorry, Michael. I got a call from a teammate at noon, and he said that the high school league has officially started, but I'm going to stay here. I can't wait to go back to Palo Alto and get back on the basketball court right now. You You must know that I haven't touched a basketball for two weeks, and before that, I had to carry a basketball with me wherever I went. Such days are really difficult."

Gan Guoyang's negative emotions finally broke out on this day. The previous conversation with Michael encouraged him, but after all, he couldn't cool down his boundless enthusiasm for basketball.

"Gan, I'm the same as you. I can't leave music for a day. If I become deaf one day, I will use a wooden stick to perceive the vibration of sound like Beethoven, and then continue to create. But before that, I want to Learn how to use wooden sticks to replace my ears." Jackson also comforted Gan Guoyang.

"Thank you, Michael. I think I'm going to be okay, and I won't abandon life, then life won't abandon me."

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Another two weeks passed, and Gan Guoyang continued his treatment.Although his back pain has long since disappeared, he still follows the doctor's advice and must completely heal his back injury so as not to leave hidden dangers for the future.

And now there is one more thing in his daily activities, which is to stay in front of the phone on days when there are games in school, and wait for Dipenbrock to call and tell him the results of the game and the process of the game.

The Palo Alto Vikings played 5 games in two weeks, with 3 wins and 2 losses, which should be said to be relatively average.The strength gap between American high school basketball teams is very large, and there may even be a difference of [-] to [-] points between strong teams and weak teams.The statistics of some high school star players will also become very exaggerated.

Palo Alto High School, as a mid-level team in the second-tier team in the district, has a winning rate of about 2% every year, that is, five games, 60 wins and 3 losses.So their current record is quite representative.

But it is impossible to enter the state championship with this kind of achievement.

In addition to the No.1 in each district directly advancing to the championship, the other places are determined by the state high school basketball committee through the team's record, opponent level, and other comprehensive performance.

For Gan Guoyang, directly winning the district championship is the best way to advance, and his destiny should be in his own hands.

Finally, after four weeks of treatment, on Friday, November 27th, Gan Guoyang's back injury finally healed, and it was time for him to be discharged from the hospital.

On this day, Gan Youwei asked for special leave and followed Behrman to Santa Barbara to pick up Gan Guoyang.Qian Hui went on a business trip to other places because of Xin Keli's case, so Behrman took Gan Guoyang home instead of her.

"Goodbye A-Gump, I hope you... will come to the hospital less often in the future, so that you can always be healthy." Shui Miao watched Gan Guoyang leave, seeming a bit reluctant.This simple woman has a kind and sensitive heart, allowing her to still bless her childlike heart at such an age.

During the four weeks of getting along, the doctors and nurses in the hospital all liked this tall Chinese boy with a funny personality and a love for telling cold jokes.Not to mention his attending doctor Shui Miao.

"I will miss you." This was the only sentence Gan Guoyang said when he left, and he couldn't wait to get in the car and drive to the airport.

Gan Guoyang's biggest regret today is that Michael Jackson had already rushed to Los Angeles to record a record the day before yesterday, and neither of them could say goodbye.Of course, Gan Guoyang will soon be able to see Michael Jackson in the major media.

At night, Gan Guoyang arrived in San Francisco by class.Originally, Gan Youwei hoped that Gan Guoyang could go back to Gan's restaurant for two days before going back to school.

But Gan Guoyang can't wait to go back to school and practice, and there will be Game [-] at Palo Alto High School this weekend against the Woodside Wolverines.

Gan Youwei couldn't be more stubborn than his son, and Gan Guoyang also said that he would go home for two days after the game on Monday.Because he already knew that most students in grade 12 were applying to colleges and not taking classes anymore.

The students in their class are either supplementary credits that have not been completed; or they are sports students who are going to college to apply for sports scholarships.No matter how good Gan Guoyang's grades are, he may not be able to make up enough credits, and he devotes all his spare time to basketball, so now he can only go as a basketball specialty.It doesn't matter if you don't attend class.

So Gan Guoyang returned to Palo Alto High School with Behrman, returned to his familiar dormitory, and returned to his familiar basketball.

After returning to school, Gan Guoyang immediately took up the basketball and told Behrman that he wanted to train now.And it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

But Behrman did not refuse, he knew that four weeks was too long for Gan Guoyang.Not touching a basketball for four weeks is like a seductress not touching a woman for four weeks. Once you get the chance, you can't stop it.

Therefore, he brought Gan Guoyang to the arena, turned on the lights, and gave Gan Guoyang a separate training session in this quiet night.

"Hey! Pay attention to your feet, watch your feet, watch your feet and body coordination! Don't lose your position! Okay, your—fucking feet look like dancing, did you soften your feet in the hospital? But the effect is really he Mom is good."

Bellman's vulgar words filled his ears again, but Gan Guoyang felt comfortable all over his body, with inexhaustible strength all over his body.

The two of them practiced until late at night in the training hall. Gan Guoyang felt that it didn't matter even if they played until dawn, because he held it in for too long!

But Behrman couldn't take it anymore. Although he was holding a big cushion, he couldn't take it anymore when he was hit by Gan Guoyang continuously.

"Gan, that's the end of it. Tomorrow there will be group training for the team, save some strength to compete with your teammates. If you continue to fight with me, I'm afraid the Vikings will have no coach for the game the day after tomorrow."

"With me here, I think you should go to the radio station to be a commentator the day after tomorrow. You can definitely blow your opponent's ass off in terms of language."

"Before that, I'll blow you up a hundred times. Also, Gan, you seem to be taller again?" Bellman looked at Gan Guoyang, feeling that he had grown taller again.

"It seems to be. It should grow to 6 feet 9." Gan Guoyang has been measured in the hospital. He has reached 6 feet 9, the height of Bill Russell.This means that even if he enters the NBA now, he will have no problem playing the center position.

"Come on, there should be no problem in the game the day after tomorrow. The Wolverines are not a strong team. You believe that you can kill them."

Bellman said this very confidently, but he still underestimated the significance of Gan Guoyang to the Vikings, even though he has not touched basketball for 4 weeks.

In the second day's team training, Gan Guoyang was finally ordered to practice alone, because his full enthusiasm and vitality made his teammates unable to play at all.

And this situation continued into the weekend game, this time it was the Wolverines who couldn't play.

When the whistle blew for the end of the game, the entire Palo Alto High School gymnasium fell into ebullition and cheers. The scoreboard was fixed at 98:46. Palo Alto High School won by 52 points at home after having Gan Guoyang opponent.

Gan Guoyang's data is 38 points, 22 rebounds, 11 blocks and 4 steals, and this is only his halftime data.In the entire first half, the Wolverines only scored 15 points, because Gan Guoyang's wide-ranging oppressive defense made it impossible for ordinary high school players to play and shoot.

In order to prevent the blow from destroying the basketball enthusiasm of the opponent's players and appropriately increase the excitement of the game, Behrman did not let Gan Guoyang play in the second half.Of course, this also has the intention of protecting Gan Guoyang, after all, the Vikings cannot afford any of his injuries.

For Gan Guoyang, the California High School Basketball League really started.

But as one of the strongest states in American basketball, not every high school in California is at the mercy of others, and even greater challenges are coming.

(End of first volume)