pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 159 Basketball Belongs to the World
In the poster, two yellow-skinned players embrace each other.

Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, the lower right corner of the poster marked the date of shooting on November 2007, 11, the day when the two played against each other for the first time in the NBA arena.

As the two banners of Chinese basketball, they have set a good example for Chinese young people on and off the court.

"I didn't lie to you, I told you that you promise to like it." Mu Chenfeng said slowly.

"How did you find out about this place?" Henry, who was originally the most resistant, became the most obsessed audience, wandering among the posters, counting the familiar faces.

However, many of these faces are still unfamiliar.

The collection here is not just the superstars of each country, but every international player who has participated in the NBA. From averaging 25+ points per game to averaging 0 points per game, no matter what the data is, there will be traces here.

"It's really great here!" Henry couldn't help admiring, this is much more interesting than surfing on the sea.

This arena has a special name: basketball belongs to the world.

The owner of the arena is an American old man who is nearly seventy years old. He has been preparing for this arena since he was a player at the age of 20. There have been 986 international players in NBA history, and these players can be found in this arena without exception.

"It's amazing." This is not a basketball hall, it is simply a world basketball museum, showing the history related to the world in front of the younger generation.

"You guys are here." The voice was extremely vicissitudes, as if being cut by a sharp dagger.

"Senior." Mu Chenfeng stepped forward and greeted the old man with the Chinese way of clasping fists.

The others also got together and waved to the old man.

"My name is Sonny Wald." Although the old man walked tremblingly, his voice was very penetrating when he greeted him.

Wald?The name is really stylish, and it just fits the name of the arena.

"Welcome to the world of basketball." In addition to the fact that Wald is a genuine American, there is no American element at all. The interior decoration has a unique flavor, which is not the decoration that Americans are used to, but more European-style. Not to mention the more than 1000 posters posted around, all of them are international players.

This arena only collects international players, and does not accept American players, even if you are as strong as Michael Jordan.

"Senior, why did you build such an arena?" Cannavaro asked curiously.

"I spent 50 years to include these players. It was not to prove that I had too much, but to let the United States know that basketball was the world. There were many players who played a good basketball outside the United States. The country with deep basketball culture." Wald's words were deep, indeed too many international players in the era of the United States. In this way, there are very few international players who can play well in the NBA. Basketball is almost destroyed as a global sports.

However, in recent years, various countries in the world have emerged batch after batch of rising stars, and the dominance of the US team has been challenged unprecedentedly.

The fuse is 2019, the year of subversion of American basketball.

This year, the Toronto Raptors from Canada took the O'Brien Cup, which represents the championship, out of the territory of the United States for the first time, and the American team gradually lost its dominance over basketball.

In the same year, Antetokounmpo from Greece took the very important honor "Regular Season Most Valuable Player" MVP trophy from the Americans.

The best defensive player belongs to Gobert from France.

The best rookie belongs to Doncic from Slovenia.

Most Improved Player is Pascal Siakam of Cameroon.

Basketball World Cup champion Spain.

This year, all the important awards related to basketball in the United States have failed.

People have predicted that the future of the NBA will be dominated by international players.

At this time, "Dream Eighteen" was born. This combined team called "Dream Ten" and "Dream Eight" by the American media swept across the international arena that year and helped the United States return to the top of the world with an undefeated record. The core of this team is called James Bryant.

There is no undefeated king in the basketball game, and the talented United States is constantly accepting challenges from the talents of the world.

Wald is a testament to these talents.

"Basketball is only beautiful when a hundred flowers bloom." Wald's old hands gently brushed each poster. This is what he does every day. Although he is almost 70 years old, he still clearly remembers the names of the people on each poster, remembers their country, remembers the date of each poster, and remembers the story behind each poster.

He wants as many posters as possible in this arena.

"The five of you are the hope of basketball." Wald reached out and patted everyone on the shoulder, "I hope one day I can see you on the NBA court, and then I will give you a poster and stick it here." Wald pointed to the few vacancies left next to it.

In two years, the 16-year-old five will not appear in the NBA in two years at the earliest, when Wald was just 72 years old.

"Senior, that day will definitely come." Mu Chenfeng took the lead in making a promise to play in the NBA.

Wald saw this scene. A child from China may have made the same promise, but he missed the appointment.

"As long as you are willing to persevere and pay, there will be good results." Wald picked up a square plate from the table next to it, on which were placed five exquisite boxes, inlaid with shining gems.

"I'll go, is this gem real?" Henry's eyes straightened, it was the first time he saw such a large gem.

Wald laughed, "Silly boy, of course it's fake."

"Come on, let's each choose one." Wald held the square plate in one hand, and the square plate remained motionless. Unexpectedly, Wald walked tremblingly, but the hand holding the plate was steady.

"This is."

"A meeting gift for you." Wald said slowly, with infinite love and expectation flowing seriously.

"What's here?" Henry stretched out his curious hand, shaking it back and forth among the five boxes.

The shaking made people dizzy, "The boxes all look the same, so there is nothing to choose."

"Look, you're ignorant. If it's the same, why put it in the box." Regardless of Henry's usual carelessness, he was cautious at critical moments, and he was only cautious in certain situations.

Wald smiled without answering, but there was something deep in his smile.

"I guessed it right." Henry raised his eyebrows, "This box really contains a mystery."

"No way." Cannavaro looked at Wald in surprise, "This kid is really fooled."

The two gesticulated for a long time without picking out 123, but Mu Chenfeng was so happy that he reached out and took the first box away.

"Brother, those who understand or not come first come first." Henry said angrily when he saw that his favorite box was taken away.

"If you don't take it, you won't have a choice." Mu Chenfeng pointed to the square plate.

Henry looked down sharply, and within a short while, three boxes had been taken away, leaving only the last two.

"I want this!" Henry stretched out his hand to the box on the left, never wanting Cannavaro to take the box first.

In the end, there was only the last one left, and Henry had no choice.

"Perhaps the best left."

"That's right!" Henry cheered himself up, "Mine must be better than any of you."

All five of them got their "favorite" boxes, but they couldn't see any difference from the appearance of the boxes, and they would only know it after opening it.

"I'll count to 123, let's open it together." Henry suggested, he couldn't wait to find out.

"it is good."

"can!"

"agree!"

"bring it on!"

It was rare for Henry to put forward an unanimous opinion. Others also wanted to know what was in the box. The box is so delicate, and the things inside must not be simple.

"Come on, 3"

"2..."

"1! Open!"

The five people opened the box together, and dazzling beams of light shot into their eyes.

"This is?" The five looked at the contents in the box in surprise, their surprised faces twisted.

"Championship ring!" Mu Chenfeng could no longer control his emotions.

These five championship rings were obtained by Wald as a player. He has played for three teams in his career and won five championships with three teams as a sixth man, including two defending titles. These five rings are all the honors of his career.

"Is this true?" Henry questioned the authenticity of the ring.

These are real championship rings.

"You want to give us such a precious ring?" Mu Chenfeng asked.

"It's not a gift to you, it's an exchange, exchange my ring for your ring." Wald said seriously.

Everyone was dumbfounded, "But we don't have rings."

"Then give it to me when you have it." Wald wasn't joking, "After you enter the NBA, exchange your rings with me."

Wald exchanged his past with the children's future. He handed over the five rings he cares about most to these five children as a recognition of their talents. He hopes to use this method to motivate these children, give them motivation, and launch an impact on the highest honor of basketball.

The ring that Mu Chenfeng got was inlaid with a huge diamond, and the ring was engraved with Wald's name, number and the winning team he played for.

"This is my first ring. It's not the most expensive, but it's the most important to me." Wald told Mu Chenfeng that the first championship journey is often the time when a professional player is most happy, and Mu Chenfeng just picked it up and got something incredible.

"I just like that." Henry complained from the side, such a meaningful ring should belong to him.

Wald looked at the ring in Henry's hand and said, "The one in your hand is the most precious of all my rings."

A total of 18 diamonds were inlaid in that ring, each of which was expensive.

Henry immediately changed his face when he heard that the ring was worth a lot, and said with a smile, "Mine is also very beautiful." Nonsense, it's no wonder that so many diamonds are not beautiful.

There are five rings, and each ring bears a beautiful story behind it, but each story is written by blood and sweat.

"Today I hand over the ring to you, and I want to see which of you will be the first to give me the ring."

Wearing the rings, the five left the arena, and Wald looked at their backs with anticipation.

"Basketball belongs to the world."

(End of this chapter)