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Chapter 49 The Frenzied Atmosphere

At the boarding gate of Hong Kong City Airport, Xu Hao dragged a huge suitcase and carried an equally large backpack, saying goodbye to his parents helplessly.Xu Ansheng didn't have much to say, he just asked his son to play well while communicating, while Xia Jing held his son's hand tightly, nagging him to eat and sleep well, pay attention to the increase or decrease of clothes, Don't go out casually...

Looking at the strange look from the stranger next to him, Xu Hao said awkwardly: "Mom, I am no longer a child, and this time I will go to the United States with a team leader and coach. They will take care of our daily life. You Don't worry about it."

After all, Xia Jing ended the topic. Xu Hao first hugged her, then hugged his father, and then walked into the security inspection channel with his head held high.Watching his son's figure gradually disappear, Xu Ansheng patted his wife on the shoulder and said, "Let's go back!"

Xia Jing wiped her eyes, sighed and said, "I don't know whether it's good or bad to support him to play basketball. I just hope that he won't hurt himself in the United States. If not, he can come back and continue his studies. It's only been three months."

According to Gong Xiaoyang's request, everyone in the team will meet up in Shanghai, and then fly to Los Angeles collectively. This is also the first stop of their trip.Originally, Xu Hao planned to go with Xue Xiaofeng, but Xue Xiaofeng returned to Yangcheng immediately after returning home to report to his father for a short time. He also needed to ask for leave from school, so he couldn't partner with Xu Hao.

At 4:20 p.m., Xu Hao's flight took off on time. After two and a half hours of boring travel, the plane landed slowly at Shanghai Modu International Airport.Xu Hao took his luggage and walked out of the airport hall, directly hailed a taxi and went to the hotel designated by the team.Gong Xiaoyang only gave two days to gather, and they will take an international flight to the United States the day after tomorrow.

Maybe the Basketball Association attaches great importance to organizing high school players to travel to the United States for exchanges, and booked a three-star hotel for the players.After Xu Hao got off the car, he went straight to Gong Xiaoyang to report. The latter was very surprised by his arrival. Xue Yong had told him about Xu Hao's situation on the phone before. He thought Xu Hao would be stopped by his family and could not come. !

After chatting with Gong Xiaoyang for a few words, Xu Hao got his room card and hurried back to rest.In the afternoon of the second day, all 15 members of the team arrived. Gong Xiaoyang was very satisfied with this, and directly issued team uniforms to the players.

After a sleepless night, everyone boarded the flight to Los Angeles under the leadership of the coaching team, with big dark circles under their eyes. After all, most of them were going abroad for the first time, and it was inevitable to get too excited.Therefore, after the plane left the ground, everyone fell asleep in their own positions, and seized the time to replenish their physical strength.

Needless to say, traveling all the way, after 12 hours of long-distance flight, Xu Hao and the others finally arrived at the destination of this trip - Los Angeles, the city of angels.The lads who slept soundly on the plane were obviously not affected by the jet lag. Even when they got on the rented bus, they were not very peaceful. Everyone looked out the window with their eyes wide open, and their mouths could not be closed. up.

Xu Hao and his roommate Sun Lianlian from the training camp were sitting together. This big man from the Northeast was amazed by everything he saw. He yelled, "Look, old Xu, why is this Kobe poster so big?" Why are there still so many people wearing Jordan's jerseys?" He was just a big curious baby, making Xu Hao almost deaf from the noise.

It is not surprising that there is a huge poster of Kobe. It is now 2005. The F4 of the Lakers fell apart last summer. O'Neal and Payton switched teams, Malone retired sadly, and Kobe became the most appealing star in Los Angeles.Although the Lakers' record this season is not very good, only such a huge poster is worthy of Kobe's identity.

As for why you can still see so many Jordan jerseys, it is because His Majesty the Flyer has not retired for a few seasons, and as the greatest player in NBA history, his jerseys are always bestsellers.If he was a Celtic player, he might not have that many fans in Los Angeles, but the Bulls and Lakers are not old enemies, so it should not be surprising.

Xu Hao's focus was different from that of Sun Lianlian. He set his sights on the basketball courts of all sizes on the streets.Although it was only a glimpse, Xu Hao still saw some actions that amazed him, and most of these actions were difficult for him to perform currently.This made Xu Hao couldn't help but sigh: I didn't expect that even street basketball courts in the United States have hidden dragons and crouching tigers!
Xu Hao has always believed that China’s campus basketball has been developed very well. Take Hong Kong City No. [-] Middle School where he lives as an example. After school every afternoon, there are a large crowd of people on the basketball court. Not even a basket.But when he came to Los Angeles, he really felt why the level of basketball in the United States is the best in the world, with such a broad mass base, such a fanatical basketball atmosphere, coupled with the world's top basketball league, there is still a chance for them to fail. Heavenly?

Of course, Xu Hao is still thinking about wanting to see the strength of American high school players, and he knows that his teammates think the same way. Everyone has two shoulders and one head. It is absolutely wrong to admit defeat before the fight their style.However, Xu Hao rationally took a cautious attitude towards this trip to the United States. Strictly speaking, the possibility of losing is very high.

After arriving at the hotel, Gong Xiaoyang emphasized discipline and asked the players to go back to their rooms to rest.But he did not relax. Instead, he took out his mobile phone and kept calling to arrange the next trip and competition.

Originally, Gong Xiaoyang wanted to arrange for the players to watch a Lakers game at the Staples Center, but recently the Lakers have ushered in a wave of seven consecutive visitors, and it is impossible for them to stay in Los Angeles for such a long time.So I had to give up and watch the game of California State University Los Angeles, one of the top NCAA teams, which is also known to fans as UCLA.

In Gong Xiaoyang's view, this trip to the United States is not so much a game, but rather an opportunity to receive influence, discover his own shortcomings during the competition, and make targeted improvements.Although the players are very motivated, Gong Xiaoyang is very clear that it is still very difficult for his team to beat the American high school team. It is not an exaggeration to say that a victory is hard to come by.

However, he did not speak out his thoughts, so as not to dampen the enthusiasm of the players. There is still a possibility in everything. If everyone works together and wins unexpectedly, that would be the best result.

(End of this chapter)