The Golden Age of Basketball

After [-] rounds of solo practice with Moses Malone at the University of Portland, Gan Guoyang and Malone left the arena together. Both of them knew that it was of little point to continue practicing. Complete and systematic practice was needed during the offseason. Skills can be improved qualitatively.

The next day, June 1985, 6, Gan Guoyang flew from Portland to California. He was going back to Gan’s Restaurant in San Francisco to visit his father Gan Youwei, his cousin and his family.

Since entering the NBA, apart from playing games with the Warriors in Oakland, Gan Guoyang has almost no time to come back to San Francisco. He also misses his father very much.

However, Gan Youwei lives comfortably in San Francisco's Chinatown. He is now the number one chef at Gan's Restaurant and the father of a famous nba star. He is known to everyone on the street I don't know, everyone calls him "Uncle Gan" wherever he goes.

Therefore, since he left Portland and returned to San Francisco at the beginning of the season, he has never been back to Portland. Anyway, Gan Guoyang flies around all day long, and he never sees his son in Portland.

But in San Francisco, after work on weekdays, as long as you turn on the TV and turn to the sports channel, you will be able to see Gan Guoyang's face most of the time, so Gan Youwei is quite satisfied.

However, after all, it had been half a year since he had seen his son. Knowing that his son was coming, Gan Youwei and his cousin Gan Youtang drove to San Francisco Airport early in the morning, waiting for Gan Guoyang's flight to arrive.

At that time, the NBA stars were not like the later generations. The superstars all had private jets, and they all brought their bodyguards around when they went out. Most of the players were still similar to ordinary people, even superstars like Magician and Bird. , Spotlights are flashing everywhere, but there will be no "besieged" by fans.

Gan Guoyang has the most limelight among rookies this season, and only Jordan can keep pace with him. Especially Gan Guoyang's super performance in the playoffs is beyond Jordan's reach.

But in the United States at that time, Gan Guoyang could only be called a celebrity. Although many people recognized him on the plane, most of them smiled at him. Only a few die-hard fans asked Gan Guoyang for his autograph.

After arriving at the airport, there was no media flocking to interview him. Only a few local media received the news and came to take a few photos of Gan Guoyang and asked a few questions, and nothing came of it.

"Dad!" When Gan Guoyang saw Gan Youwei standing in front of the car looking forward to him outside the airport, he couldn't hold back his excitement anymore and ran towards Gan Youwei.

When Gan Youwei saw Gan Guoyang's tall figure, his eyes brightened, but he remained calm and watched his son come over with a smile on his face.

Gan Guoyang ran up to Gan Youwei and gave Gan Youwei a big hug.

This was very rare in the past. As Chinese, Gan Guoyang and Gan Youwei seldom expressed their emotions so enthusiastically, and the father and son always felt it lightly.

However, after being in the United States for so many years, Gan Guoyang was more or less infected by Westerners, and began to express his emotions more and more directly.

In comparison, Gan Youwei is still more traditional, and his emotional expression is more reserved, but at this time he finally saw his son, and there were tears in his eyes.

After that, Gan Guoyang said hello to his cousin Gan Youtang, and the three got into the car and drove back to Gan's restaurant.

"Dad, after you return to San Francisco, you won't come to see me in Portland. You promised to open a restaurant in Portland. Why are you still staying at your cousin's house?" Gan Guoyang bowed his head and curled up. Sitting in the back seat of the car, he talked to Gan Youwei.

"What do you mean by relying on it! Our Gan's restaurant cannot do without your father. I don't know how many old customers keep your father from letting him go!" Gan Youtang immediately expressed his objection when he heard what Gan Guoyang said.

"Oh, I've been in Chinatown in San Francisco for a long time. I'm really reluctant to let me go. I have a lot of friends. And it's good to be a chef at your cousin's house. If I go to Portland to open a new store, I will I'm really afraid that my body won't be able to bear it." Gan Youwei is already well-known for his cooking here, and he has a famous son, so many people come here to eat.

If he is allowed to go to Portland to open a new restaurant, the business will be good or not, and all kinds of hardships and hardships in the early stage will definitely be indispensable.

"Hey, Guoyang, what do you think it would be if you came to San Francisco to play? After playing, you can bring your teammates to Gan's restaurant for dinner. It really kills two birds with one stone!" Gan Youtang said again.

Gan Guoyang looked at this uncle and felt that his son Gan Guohui was exactly like him.

"Guoyang is pretty good there now. Didn't he make some All-Stars? And what about the playoffs? It just lacks a championship. Guoyang, don't worry, take your time, don't worry about it just because there is no I was depressed after winning the championship, but looking forward, don’t you think you won the championship in college? It will get better in the future.”

When Gan Guoyang heard it, his father even encouraged him, which seemed a little funny; but thinking about it again, it seemed that his father still remembered how depressed he was when he lost the high school championship, and he couldn't help being moved again.

Soon, Gan Guoyang returned to that familiar street and the familiar Gan's restaurant.

Although Gan Guoyang came back twice during the season, but because of the task of the game, he only stayed there for a while.

It's completely different now. He can "return to his hometown" and have a good rest in Gan's restaurant for a few days.

In the restaurant, Gan Guoyang received a warm welcome, and people from some surrounding shops also gathered in Gan's restaurant to see this Chinese basketball hero.

Gan Bingguang even cooked the kitchen himself, cooking a large table of dishes for Gan Guoyang, and cleaning up the dust for this famous member of the Gan family.

In the evening, Gan Guoyang declined his cousin's invitation to let him live at home, and he decided to live with Gan Youwei in the room upstairs of the restaurant. His original small room was still reserved for him, and everything in it was dry. clean.

"Guoyang, do you want to go to Mr. Nate's house?" After dinner, Gan Youwei asked Gan Guoyang who was determined to clean up the dishes.

"Oh, I have already called Mr. Nate. He is not in San Francisco recently. I will visit him when he comes back. I will go to Los Angeles the day after tomorrow to watch the game." Gan Guoyang said.

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"You have to go to the game again. It's enough for you to play by yourself, and you have to watch others play!" Gan Youwei still doesn't know what the fun of basketball is.

"By the way, Guoyang, do you want to visit that girl's parents when you go to Los Angeles? Oh, they won't despise our family... And her father is Taiwanese... It's hard to reconcile the conflict between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party... "Gan Youwei suddenly began to worry about the relationship between Gan Guoyang and Wang Fuxi. Although Gan Guoyang is a star player, he is still a child of a single-parent family after all.

Gonzaga University is not on holiday yet, and when it is, Gan Guoyang is going to bring Wang Fuxi to San Francisco for his family to meet, but when he hears Gan Youwei's words, it seems that his father is more worried.

"Oh, don't worry. I've been to his house several times. His father is a good person. What kind of conflict between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party? Let's treat it as the third cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party! Besides, there is only one China in this world, regardless of the continent. ,Taiwanese."

"What about her mother? Her mother seems to be a foreigner? Your mother..." Gan Youwei said and fell silent.

Gan Guoyang looked at Gan Youwei still looking a little disappointed, couldn't bear it, and said, "Father, it's okay, besides you, there are cousins, uncles, and aunts in our family! You are not the only one."

"Hey, I don't think your cousin is free. She is flying to New York to deal with the case. Didn't you see that she didn't come to dinner?" She may not even be free to check on her son's search for a partner.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about these things, I packed it up, I'm going upstairs to watch the game!" Gan Guoyang wiped the table, packed his things, and ran up to Gan Youwei, not wanting to talk about these issues anymore. I went to watch the live broadcast of the finals tonight.

"This kid, it's okay to play games by himself, but he always likes to watch others play..."

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Gan Guoyang ran back to his small room with his head down and bent over. This is indeed a small room, and it was indeed too small for Gan Guoyang, a 6-foot-10 man.

But Gan Guoyang looks at every object here, but it is full of memories. Gan Guoyang still remembers that when he first came to the United States, he was only about 6 feet 4 tall. He lay on this bed on the first night, thinking about his future And feel worried.

Now, the bed has been lengthened, but Gan Guoyang still feels aggrieved lying on it.

He turned on the 17-inch TV on the cabinet and tuned to the CBS channel. The signal of the TV station had been cut to the Great Western Forum Arena, and Dick Stockton's voice came from the TV.

"... Tonight we will broadcast for you the third game of the 1985 NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics challenged the Los Angeles Lakers away. Meet, the Celtics defeated the Lakers 4:3 last year to win the championship, this year they are determined to defend the title; and the Lakers want to avenge last year. At present, the two teams have fought 1:1 in the first two games Ping, the third game will be very critical..."

"I don't know when I will be able to stand on the stage of the finals instead of lying in bed watching the live broadcast..." Gan Guoyang thought silently while watching the TV.