"What's going on, are we making the playoffs ahead of schedule? Why are there so many reporters?" Ruan Erniu said with a smile to the embarrassed people next to him. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Embarrassed Sen said with a look of course: "This is as it should be, don't forget, we are the defending champions!"

That's right, not every team has such a big welcome ceremony, and it is precisely because the Hawks are the defending champions that their first game of the regular season will attract a large number of reporters.

Before Ruan Erniu and the others entered the locker room, they were surrounded outside the passage, and after answering two questions formulaically, they broke into their locker room with the help of the uniform team.

Goran Dragic asked his senior Mike Bibby: "Did we do that last season?

Bibby laughed: "This is the tradition of strong teams in the NBA, and the weak are not entitled to enjoy the feeling of being surrounded. ”

The home team gets the most attention, but what about the visitors?

The Clevelands, who came from afar, were rather deserted, and they didn't get much attention other than James making a comment in front of the media as the leader of the team.

That's to be expected, and against the defending champions, who will focus on a team that was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs last year, even if they are tied for seven with the Magic.

Don't look at it, Howard has been repeatedly deflated in front of Ruan Erniu, but looking at the whole league, he was once known as the only player who could replace James alone.

Last season, James' Cavaliers were eventually eliminated by Howard's Magic, and it seems that part of that idea was also applied.

Of course, Ah KING's unreliable teammates definitely dragged him back.

Did anything change for the Cavaliers in the 08-09 season?

All summer, they only made one decent trade, and that was a three-way trade with the Bucks and Thunder.

For the Cavaliers, the result of the trade was: to send Damon Jones and Joe Smith, to get Mo Williams.

Xiao Mo averaged 17.2 points, 6.3 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game last season, and at a certain time and space, he would be hacked into "Mo Bu Pass" by Celestial Empire fans because he didn't pass enough to Celestial Empire players, but now, in the eyes of Celestial Empire fans, he is just a little-known guard in the league.

No one would have imagined that his arrival would completely change the Cavaliers' attack pattern.

The two teams officially debuted, and the away team naturally appeared one after another in the deep voice of the DJ, and there was no atmosphere at all.

When it was the home team's turn, the live DJ introduced the Eagles players one by one with the most passionate voice.

Ruan Erniu was naturally the last to appear and be introduced, and the audience immediately erupted in the loudest cheers when they saw their superstar appear.

Then came the exciting ring ceremony, where David Stern personally came to present the championship rings to the Eagles players who won last season's championship.

The last one to get the ring was still Ruan Erniu.

"Congratulations!" Stern handed the gift box containing the ring to Erniu's hand, and hugged him, and then the NBA reporter next to him immediately handed the microphone to Erniu's hand, and now it was time for the champion to give his acceptance speech.

Ruan Erniu put on the ring with a smile, then lowered his head and kissed the ring.

"I'm very happy to be here to speak on behalf of the team, ladies and gentlemen, tonight is a day to celebrate, the Eagles moved to Atlanta in 1968, and 40 years later, we finally won our first championship trophy for a city full of history and culture. ”

Speaking of which, the audience began to applaud thunderously!

Then, Ruan Erniu continued: "Looking back on the past season, we have experienced too many doubts and denials, the team is too young, the lineup is unreasonable, the team lacks big-name stars, by the way, and the famous sentence 'the center is only 6'7', hehe, but what about the result?

The audience once again interrupted Erniu's words with warm applause.

After calming down a little, Ruan Erniu continued: "In the past season, too many people and things have happened, and I can tell them one by one in just a few minutes of speech, but what I want to say is that whether it is Joe, JS-moove, MB, and Nick who are still in the team...... Or Marven, Anthony, Taryn, 'Landlord' who left us temporarily...... And, of course, our great manager Mike, the great general manager Bill, the great owners Bruce and Michael, and all the staff who have worked hard for the team behind the scenes, it is you, and only you, when everyone comes together, to finally win the O'Brien Cup for the team. ”

The applause of the audience rang out again, and they had to interrupt the speech of the Celestial Empire people again, because it was so exciting!

Ruan Erniu pressed down with both hands, and the scene was controlled by him again.

"Do you think that's all I want to say? No, I have the most important people I don't thank. That's right, it's you, the greatest fans, whether it's the fans who come to the stadium, the fans who are off the field, or the fans who watch the game in front of the TV and the Internet, it is because of your attention that everything we get is full of meaning, and you are the real champions!"

The applause and cheers from the audience almost lifted the roof of the entire Philips arena.

When the audience finally calmed down, Ruan Erniu said: "Okay, David, I know I've run out of time, but, in the end, I have to say, is one championship enough? No, we are far from winning enough, guys, let me get ready and go to win more honors and victories in the new season!"

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

With Erniu's final speech, the audience fell into a state of crazy cheers and roars.

"Congratulations, Kraft, you're the man destined to be a superstar!" David Stern hugged Erniu again.

What is a timeout?

Anything else can be compromised than this exciting speech, because it will surely become a part of the great history of the NBA.

"Mr. President, thank you for your support, I will definitely do my best to dedicate a wonderful game!" Ruan Erniu was not pretentious, shook hands with Stern with a smile, and took a group photo.

Then the Hawks will pose for a group photo in front of a banner that reads "07-08 Championship - Atlanta Hawks", and then, in front of everyone's eyes, the championship flag slowly rises to the top of the Philips Arena, next to the championship flag won by Bob Pettit and others in 1958.

It has been 50 years since the last championship in the team's history and 40 years since the relocation to Atlanta, and the long history has given the Eagles too many memories and thoughts.

Dominiel Wilkins was in tears on the commentary bench, and at this moment, no one would laugh at him, which is the most sincere emotion of a generation of leaders for the team.

Erniu smiled and stepped forward to hug and greet his seniors, which is a kind of inheritance.

Not far away, LeBron James, as the chosen son of the league, looked at all this with great envy, how he wished to have everything in front of him.

However, all this does not belong to him, and there are some things that need to be strong enough to fight.

The regular season of the 08-09 season has officially begun!

Both teams on the pitch are ambitious, and they both want to get what they want in the new season.