NBA: Yao Ming at his peak returns to his rookie season

Yao Ming never expected that Barkley would invite him to train together.

This was an idea that TNT and Barkley came up with.

They're trying to ride on Yao Ming's coattails again.

Specifically, before Yao Ming's game against the Lakers, he was invited to train alone with Barkley for a day.

However, the terms offered were quite good.

He earned $6 a day.

Moreover, Barkley, as a former Rockets legend, still has some influence, and the team gave Yao Ming the green light.

Originally, Barkley and Yao Ming's relationship only became closer around 05.

At that time, Yao Ming was one of the best centers in the Western Conference.

But at that time, Barkley was already quite overweight, and Yao Ming couldn't possibly train with him.

Yao Ming still wants to see how much talent Barkley still has.

Most importantly, it has a kill panel.

Yao Ming wouldn't mind spending some time taking down an old guy like Barkley.

The team communicated with Yao Ming, Bill Duffy, and Duffy, who was planning to meet with Dawson anyway, readily agreed.

His idea was that even if he couldn't get all of them, he should at least get one or two to join.

Others may not know, but Bill Duffy is very clear that the Rockets' current strength is not weak.

The draft picks, Cato, Morris, and even Mobley they have are all decent trade assets. Besides, Cato and Morris don't have a good relationship with Yao Ming.

Bill Duffy was ruthless.

The next day, Yao Ming was notified by TNT to train at Barkley's mansion in Houston.

After Hakeem Olajuwon retired, Houston's economy declined, and coupled with the financial market shock of 2000, Barkley's $800 million house can't even be sold for $500 million now.

As soon as Yao Ming got into the TV station's van, he shook hands with his two entourage members.

The familiar parchment scroll unfolds once again.

[Target added]

Brave warrior, the old guys don't understand, this is your era!

Main Quest: Play against legendary basketball star Charles Barkley within 24 hours.

[The Warriors' matches must be played fair and square. Charles Barkley's personal statistics climbed to the level of the 96-97 season during his time against you.]

[Slay Charles Barkley to gain related attributes or training]

Barkley, you really know how to fleece people!

Yao Ming knew he had made the right choice.

As for provoking Barkley, that's not difficult. Barkley is practically on fire right now, he doesn't need any provocation. It's only been a week since his bet with Kenny.

Now all NBA fans are looking forward to the day Yao Ming scores 19 points and Barkley fulfills his contract.

After all, that was kissing Kenny Smith's butt in public.

Even through his dress pants, that should be enough to keep Barkley from eating for three days.

As for whether he would agree to a one-on-one match... did Yao Ming say that Barkley could refuse?

Now TNT is in need of Yao Ming's help.

Yao Ming can go without beef!

"Charles, let's train together!"

Yao Ming was very direct and relaxed as he shook hands with Barkley, who was waiting.

"Of course, that's why we invited you," Barkley said politely, though it felt a little strange.

Barkley met Yao Ming when Yao Ming was trying out in Chicago.

To be honest, Yao Ming is indeed exceptionally talented. Even if you look at him with a critical eye, he is the kind of guy with unlimited potential. Moreover, he is very smart and trains very hard.

Talent is talent, and the NBA is not lacking in talent.

At the time, Barkley saw that Yao Ming's personality, skills, and communication with his team were all problematic, which would greatly limit Yao Ming's development time.

Yao Ming would be considered an older rookie in the NBA.

He doesn't have that much time to waste on it.

But this time when we met...

Barkley saw a completely different Yao Ming.

His 'clumsiness' was completely gone. He was wearing a well-fitting suit, and although he still looked thin, he was full of energy!

If it were Yao Ming today, the typhoon would be like a top scorer.

The general manager of any team that doesn't draft him as the number one pick must be an idiot.

It looks very appealing.

"I hope you can keep up with Charles. I'm not a spineless coward like Shaq." Barkley's words were certainly sharp.

He's a sarcastic person from the moment he opens his mouth.

Even O'Neal, who wasn't even there, was dragged over and slapped.

"Shaq will definitely like that assessment."

Barkley's criticism of O'Neal is not surprising.

When the two initially agreed to fight, their relationship was genuinely terrible in the NBA. Although they still had each other's numbers in their phone books, their relationship was strained; they weren't enemies, but they were worse than enemies.

What truly surprised the camera was Yao Ming's answer.

The director on set was dumbfounded. Did Yao Ming even know what inappropriate things he had just said?

So brave?

"Hahaha! Well said!" Buck patted Yao Ming's lower back forcefully. "Go change into your jersey. Not everyone can withstand Sir Alex Barkley's training!"

"no problem!"

Yao Ming agreed and promptly took out his strength training card.

[Strength Training: For the next period of time, your body is in a 'wear and tear' state. Each training session exceeding your physical limit will increase your strength attribute by 0.01. This effect lasts for 24 hours!]

Yao Ming was extremely excited at that moment.

They still complain that 24 hours is not enough.

No matter how unwilling they are to admit it, Black people's athletic ability is innate.

Their strength, speed, and explosiveness are all more gifted.

Yao Ming would have to put in several times the effort to earn a chance to fight on the front lines.

But now a cheat code tells him that as long as he trains, he will reap the rewards.

What are we waiting for?

Yao Ming excitedly changed into his jersey and went into the gym, while Barkley was still drinking a beverage and chatting with the doctor who had come temporarily.

I saw the tall man walking steadily towards me, his footsteps firm.

Barkley paused for a moment.

Then I decided to give this kid a good workout!

Sir Charles Barkley needs to show Yao Ming what a treacherous world is like!

Do you really think that training in their era was as gentle as it is now?

There have been rumors that Barkley doesn't train, and there's some truth to that, but it's not entirely true. Barkley may not want to train during the off-season, but during the season he can train harder than anyone else.

Barkley didn't hold back at all.

After stretching Yao Ming, we started the 'basic training' mode for basketball.

Basic basketball training is tedious, boring, and extremely tiring.

It's about putting the body in a state of fatigue, but with improved flexibility.

Shuttle runs, core training, burpees, weighted squats.

After the whole routine, Yao Ming looked tired but handled it with ease.

This guy's training is really excellent.

It's clear that they put a lot of effort into it; the power is distributed very evenly.

If someone who isn't focused on training were suddenly subjected to this level of intensity, their breathing would probably be completely out of control.

Next, Barkley prepared a feast for Yao Ming from that chaotic era.

Yao Ming needs to get plenty of exercise before pushing the tire around in circles.

This is the secret to Barkley's era.

Three tires, from point A to point B, a distance of 100 meters is considered a group.

This thing looks easy to play, but it's extremely physically demanding.

Barkley is very good at this, easily pushing two sets, while Yao Ming was already drenched in sweat after one set.

But one lap, two laps, the tires were pushed back and forth, over and over again, until they caught up with Barkley's number of sets and then stopped to catch their breath.

"Damn it, monster!"

Barkley muttered a curse under his breath, but then quickly added, "It's alright. I could easily do 20 laps at your age!"

This is blatant bragging.

It's not that he can't do it, it's that he simply won't do it.

Barkley's initial intention was simply to show off.

Yao Ming has never played this before, and given his height, the tires would definitely torture him to the point of ecstasy.

Therefore, Barkley felt that Yao Ming definitely wouldn't dare to follow him.

but!

Yao Ming hasn't gained weight yet, and although he hasn't started core training, he has experience to draw on. Rolling tires isn't as physically demanding as he imagined, and it's actually quite fun.

With his strength attribute increased by 0.6, Yao Ming is now bursting with energy!

Let's join in!

Barkley is about to break down.

Seeing Yao Ming's pained expression and sweat-drenched face, yet still determined to continue training, Sir Charles Barkley felt that he was also someone who could admit defeat!