pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 166 United Center
The great United Center is home to the glory and glory of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks.

The largest stadium in the United States can accommodate more than 20000 spectators at the same time.

The sculpture of Michael Jordan is erected on the east side of the United Center.

And Jordan never came back here after his last retirement.

Today this is the destination of the "Cradle of Dreams". This bus carrying 60 geniuses is slowly coming.

"Look, United Center." Looking from a distance, a huge building is slowly showing his whole picture to the players.

It is indeed the place where the god of basketball was born. You can feel the great atmosphere of this arena as far as you can see. The greatest dynasty in history was born here, and the greatest star in history was born here.

However, there are also withered roses.

In the post-Jordan era, Derrick Rose is undoubtedly the biggest trump card of the Bulls. The youngest MVP in history eventually lost to injuries and never won a championship for life.

Three years ago, the Bulls used a one-day contract to sign back the wandering "Rose" from the distant Salt Lake City, held a grand retirement ceremony for him, and retired his No. 1 jersey at the same time on the day of retirement.

In the same year, James Bryant, who has the "best talent in history", was born and broke Rose's record as the youngest MVP.

Today, the campers will train with the players of the Chicago Bulls to feel what the real NBA is.

At that time, 70-year-old Dennis Rodman and 66-year-old Pippen will also appear on the training ground.

It's a pity that the Bull Tridents of the year could not gather together, which is a real pity.

At present, the Bulls are playing steadily in the Eastern Conference under the leadership of the new-generation star Barrett, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 28 wins and 24 losses.

"I'll show you something good." Henry leaned against Mu Chenfeng and showed him the screen played on the phone.

In the video, Barrett, wearing the Bulls' "No. 9" jersey, completed a century split dunk, and the background of this split dunk was wearing a purple and gold jersey, James Bryant.

This made Mu Chenfeng very interested, and couldn't help but read it again.

Barrett's physical fitness is very strong, but his dunks are different from James' violence and tend to be more elegant. He looks very much like the former Bulls star Zach LaVine, the slam dunk who completed a 360 free throw line in the dunk contest.

But his dunk is as good as LaVine's.

"It's not unusual." Cannavaro poked his head in the back seat, "Is there any star in the league who has not been dunked by Barrett, and those who have not been dunked are not considered stars."

Barrett is just like his name, powerful and lethal.

"I should see him today." Thinking about being able to train with such a star, I was very excited.

"And you can still see Rodman and Pippen today."

These two old guys have only seen it in the video, and it was a long, long time ago. Now both of them are 60/70 years old, and they are veritable "grandparents".

The organizer also specially arranged to "compete" with the stars, but the specific details were not disclosed too much.

"I can assure you that if I were to fight with the two of them now, I would definitely win." Henry began to brag.

"Just brag, do you know what it means that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse?" Cannavaro poured a basin of cold water over.

"I'm not bragging. Think about it. They are all 70 years old. They are all old men. They must not be able to outrun us." Henry's self-confidence is not unreasonable. The 70-year-old people have indeed reached a very slow level in terms of physical fitness. Coupled with their tall bodies, the reduction will be even more severe.

Might as well win.

"Don't be jealous when I win them." That's Rodman and Pippen, the masters who can't wear the championship rings in one hand. If they can win one of them, it will be a lifetime of bragging.

"Good luck." Mu Chenfeng reassured perfunctorily.

"You don't want to touch them?" Henry asked curiously. They were historical superstars, and the reactions of these people must have been too calm.

"I don't want to." Mu Chenfeng shook his head lightly. He didn't want to simply make gestures with these two old bones. The opponent he wanted to fight was the head of the Bulls, Barrett.

Compared with the 70-year-old Rodman, the 25-year-old Barrett is more attractive to Mu Chenfeng.

The players discussed with each other who they wanted to play against. Rodman and Pippen received extremely high votes. On the contrary, Barrett, who is stronger, had few candidates.

The bus slowly drove into the parking lot. At 6:30 in the morning, the outfield of the United Center was very quiet.

"Are we here early?" Seeing the empty square, it was a bit different from the bustling scene as imagined. Only tourists in twos and threes were taking pictures, and then left in a hurry after muttering a few words.

"Tomorrow the Bulls will face the Knicks at home. Today is a closed day. Only the team's staff, players, and coaching staff can enter."

"then we"

"Don't worry, we are invited, so we can enter."

Invitation, instantly feel that Bel has face.

The players got out of the car to gather one after another, and entered the stadium under the leadership of the representatives of the camp.

As soon as I entered the venue, I smelled the smell of the championship team. Although it has been 33 years since the last championship, the atmosphere of the championship still exists.

Although Chicago has not won another championship in 33 years, they have also broken through the Eastern Conference twice and fell in the finals.

There are two huge posters posted in the player tunnel, recording the glorious history of the Bulls.

The poster on the right symbolizes the glorious past. From the beginning of the team to the two three consecutive championships, the Bulls 2000 years ago were extremely glorious.

The poster on the left represents revival. From Derrick Rose to Barrett, in the 30 years after the millennium, the Bulls have been seeking revival, looking forward to the hero who can lead the team back to the top one day.

It took only three short seasons for Rose to bloom and wither. After that, the team also tried to build a team around Jimmy Butler and Zach LaVine, but they were still unable to make a breakthrough.

Until Barrett came to Chicago as a "prospect", the Bulls seemed to see history repeating itself. The last one who brought the team glory was also a "prospect".

Under the high expectations, Barrett fulfilled his talent, won the scoring champion, MVPNo.2, All-Star, dunk champion, the US national team, and now Barrett is very much like Michael Jordan before he became a god.

In the new era of double stars, three giants or even four or five giants, it is not easy for Barrett to lead the team to such a record as a single core.

However, a single core cannot win the championship.

This is why Chicago invited the training camp to come for joint training. After having the "New Jordan", Chicago is also looking for the "next Pippen".

At the end of the player tunnel, there is a transparent cabinet embedded in the wall, which houses six championship trophies and 8 Eastern Conference championship trophies, shining brightly under the light.

"I'll go, this is a real trophy." Henry can't wait to stick his head in, this glorious history is too dazzling.

"That's it?" Before entering the main stadium, I saw a memorial wall full of honors, with six championship flags and seven retired jerseys hanging on it.

The highest point is the No. 4 jersey belonging to Jerry Sloan. This legend who has dedicated ten years to the Bulls is best known for his coaching career. After he retired, he became the biggest opponent of his old club. He led Utah to the Bulls in two battles. Although they failed, they won respect.

It is a pity that this legendary coach left us following in the footsteps of Kobe and Stern in the "evil 2020".

No. 10, Bob Love, second only to Jordan in the history of the Bulls.

The jerseys of Jordan and Pippen, the strongest duo in history, are next to each other.

There is also the "1" rose that was retired three years ago.

The other two retired jerseys do not belong to the players, but to the meritorious head coach Phil Jackson and general manager Jerry Krause.

One formed the Bull Dynasty, and the other created the Bull Dynasty.

"What sound?" A familiar voice came out of the arena, faintly visible.

(End of this chapter)