pinnacle swinger

Chapter 156 Training Camp

Tang Wenlong's Nike Asian tour also arranged for South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan.

With the lessons learned from Japan, other countries did not find any street players to challenge Tang Wenlong's authority. In this land of Asia, he is already the well-deserved No.1 in basketball.

On July 7, the NBA officially announced that Yao Ming had decided to retire from the NBA, causing an uproar.

On the 20th, Yao Ming officially announced his retirement at a press conference, ending his short but brilliant career in the NBA, which is regrettable.

Yao Ming's influence is huge. From 04 to 09, he became the No.1 of China's Forbes Celebrity Ranking for six consecutive years. His super high sports skills and his performance in a country with strong opponents are enough to make anyone who doubts him Keep your mouth shut. After so many years in the NBA, basketball has been successfully promoted in China. More and more young people have fallen in love with the NBA, the Rockets, and other NBA stars because of Yao Ming.

As soon as Yao Ming retired, for Tang Wenlong, he justifiably became the first brother of domestic athletes.

In fact, the debate on whether Tang Wenlong has taken over the scepter has started long ago, and all parties have their own opinions. On the 2011 Forbes China Celebrity List, Tang Wenlong surpassed Andy Lau, Jay Chou and other old performing stars and reached the top in one fell swoop, becoming the No. 1 on the Celebrity List. No.[-].

The development of professional sports in China is immature. Among the 6 stars on the list, there are only six sports stars. In addition to Tang Wenlong, there are also Yao Ming who is ranked 36th, Li Na who is 39th, Yi Jianlian who is 54th, and Liu Xiang who is 84th. Compared with the [-]th Lin Dan and the sports stars gathered in the global Forbes Celebrity List, it is quite different.

As the most experienced senior in basketball has retired, Tang Wenlong naturally wants to be interviewed and say a few words.

From the last stop in Taiwan, there were many media requests for interviews along the way, and they couldn't be stopped.

National sports media reporters, including Tencent, Sina, Sohu, Net-Ease and the four major domestic portals, came here and pointed their guns at Tang Wenlong, requesting interviews.

"He is a legend and a mentor in my life. He has made important contributions to the development of Chinese basketball and even the world's basketball, but a basketball career is only a part of a long life. Yao Ming can be successful in the basketball field. In the future, he will definitely have better development in other places, so bless him.”

An affectionate blessing, although simple, but sincere in emotion.

At the same time, other players of the Chinese men's national basketball team were also interviewed. The generals expressed their respect for Yao Ming, and tears filled their eyes when they recalled those who fought with Yao Ming back then.

In August, Tang Wenlong sent Fang Chuxia back to New York, and then rushed back to BJ to officially participate in the national team training camp!

At this time, the NBA has been officially suspended for a month, and all NBA stars, big and small, are in panic. No one knows how long the suspension will last. There are rumors that the suspension may last until next year. Well, that's probably not even half a season.

The closer the start of the new season is, the more free agents will start to feel restless. If they really have no income, wouldn't they be unemployed?How can that be?

At this time, Chinese professional basketball has entered the vision of many NBA stars. Compared with going to the European basketball league to seek gold, the start to end time of the Chinese basketball league is closer to the NBA, and the income and treatment are not less than those in Europe.

The location of the Asian Championships is WH City. In order to meet this important event that is directly related to the entrance tickets to the Olympic Games next year, the men's basketball training has already begun. Currently, there are 23 players in the basketball training center of the State General Administration of Sports in BJ. , but the final squad to participate in the Asian Championships has only 12 people.

So this is doomed, there are still many players who are going to be screened out in the training list, which is cruel.

Tang Wenlong and his management team met with officials from the General Administration of Sports on the first night. This was the first time he met officials from the legendary Basketball Association.

Tang Wenlong doesn't drink alcohol, he doesn't like the feeling of alcohol paralyzing his nerves, and the officials of the Basketball Association gave a thumbs up, saying that they praised Tang Wenlong's professionalism.

The next day, the Basketball Association arranged for officials to take Tang Wenlong and Joe Thomas into the sports training center.

On the field of the training center, the 41-year-old national team head coach Bob Deng Huade, wearing a classic Chinese red training uniform, personally fed the young players of the Chinese team and shot three-pointers.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Deng Huade clapped his hands, and the young point guard Yu Shulong hung across the field like a wind.

"Beautiful, 4 seconds 73!" Deng Huade pressed the stopwatch and praised it loudly.

The young point guard Yu Shulong showed a shy smile. He likes the feeling of sprinting and can best use his speed advantage.

Deng Huade knew that Tang Wenlong was coming today, and he had already heard about the biggest star in the Chinese national team.

Tang Wenlong and Yao Ming are obviously different.

After graduating from high school, Tang Wenlong went directly to the NCAA to study in college. After entering the NBA, he didn't see the humility of the orientals at all, and he fought bravely in everything.Deng Huade has studied Tang Wenlong's college games. At that time, Tang Wenlong always had a kind of ruthlessness in responding to the ball. If someone hit him, he would definitely find a chance to return it.

If Yao Ming played like Tang Wenlong in the first season, he would definitely not only have a stat of 13+8.

Tang Wenlong proved his ability in his rookie season, and his outstanding talent was even compared with McGrady.What is the concept of averaging more than 24 points per game in the NBA?You know, like the absolute main players in many Asian countries, they can't even be water dispenser administrators in the NBA!
Deng Huade is happy to have such a terrifying NBA All-Star player, but at the same time, he is also very sad.He learned tactics from the American coaching system, and he knows what kind of training the American coaches will use to cultivate a player's spirituality. Compared with the Chinese coaching system, they have completely different concepts.Tang Wenlong has never played an international game, can he adapt?Tang Wenlong has never been trained in other ways, can he adapt?

Just as his thoughts were racing, the door of the training center was pushed open with a "squeak".

The players trained very seriously. Only near the door, a few players who were practicing bench press heard the sound and turned their heads. Everyone was very curious. The closed training camp has been closed for the past few days, but no one came to disturb it. The son can come in, will it be him?

The "No. 1" that everyone has heard of but never seen...

(End of this chapter)