The Trail Blazers haven't been doing well these days, and not all teams can be like the San Antonio Spurs, who have unknowingly replaced the old and the new.

For a team with a severely aging structure, tearing down and rebuilding is almost a sure thing. Particularly...... Especially after that guy left.

In the season after Anjie's retirement, the Trail Blazers' results plummeted. This is actually something that everyone expected, without Anjie's pioneers, it is like having no soul. In the past 13 years, the Trail Blazers have never left Anjie. Now they are suddenly asked to play without Anjie, and it does take a while to get used to.

Although led by Lillard and George and the disobedient Morris, the Trail Blazers can barely squeeze into the top eight. But that's all they can do.

Today, the Trail Blazers face off against their old rivals, the Milwaukee Bucks. "Brother Alphabet" will not forget the situation when he lost to the Trail Blazers in the finals that year, and since then, whether it is in the regular season or the playoffs, "Brother Alphabet" will be extremely excited when facing the Trail Blazers, and today, it will definitely be no exception.

Before the start of the game, countless fans were outside the Anjie Center, taking photos with the bronze statue of the No. 00 center. Although it has been retired, a huge poster of Anjie is still hanging outside the Anjie Center. The Center Way sneaker is still being launched, and it's still selling as well as ever.

Wu Hua prepared his camera, looked at the people taking pictures with the bronze statue, and couldn't help but take a picture. Wu Hua is not here for the game today, and since An Jie retired, he is no longer a reporter with the Trail Blazers. The reason why this guy chose to come back today is because there are more important things going on later than that game.

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"How's that, does this dress look good?" In front of the mirror, stood a lovely woman with blond hair and blue eyes. Behind him, a tall, strong man put his arm around her.

"Just kidding, do you look bad in the clothes you wear?" The man admired the beautiful wife in the mirror, the woman, as if she would never grow old.

"Cut, it's sweet for your mouth. Go next door to see how Xiao Ke is preparing, it's not too early. At Catherine's urging, An Jie obediently walked out of the room. Looking at An Jie's excited expression, Catherine couldn't help but smile slightly.

He, he must have been waiting for this day for a long time.

"Dad, your black suit is so vulgar, didn't my mother buy you a purple one during the Chinese New Year?" A young and sturdy young man who was already very scary looked at An Jie carefully.

"It's not going to a banquet and wearing a purple suit. Besides......" An Jie suddenly paused. "The main colors of the Trail Blazers are black and dark red. I wear black and it's good. ”

"By the way, Dad, when you go to the scene today, do you remember to tell Uncle Damien that he will be free to guide my dribbling." An Xiang sorted out his dark red suit, and the father and son wore black and dark red, which really fitted the theme of the Trailblazers.

"Just a few pounds and taels of yours, and you still want to trouble your Uncle Damien? I'll tell him, when the time comes, you won't be able to beat an old man. ”

"Don't worry, Dad, your son won't disgrace you."

"I said you two, let's talk on the way, you can't be late today!" Catherine's voice came from outside the room.

"It's coming!" The father and son looked at each other and smiled, clashed their fists lightly, and stepped out of the room.

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Today, Anjie Centre attendance is a season-high attendance. Not to mention ordinary fans, even many celebrities were present.

The game between the Trail Blazers and Bucks was naturally very eye-catching, but it wasn't the game itself that really made this day special.

Before the start of the game, the on-site staff placed a makeshift podium and several rows of small benches in the center of the court. On the bench sat retired Trail Blazers veteran Andre Brown. Andre Iguodala, Golden State Warriors legend Kevin Brown. Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder logo Russell. Westbrook and the current Trail Blazers are the three leading stars, Lillard, George and Morris. Trail Blazers owner Paul. Allen, General Manager Knell. Orsey, head coach George. Ricard, former Trail Blazers tactical advisor and current Kings general manager Vlad Brown. Divac, ESPN ace commentator Jeff. Van Gundy and Anjie's parents, wife and children.

Putting on this position before the game is destined to be not an ordinary thing. That's right, today, almost a year after Anjie retired. The Portland Trail Blazers will host AnJie's jersey retirement ceremony at Anjie Center.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the lights gradually dimmed. The spotlight hits the exit of the players' tunnel, and a tall man with his hair tied and a beard walks out. Suddenly, the center of Moda shook again. Anjie, it's finally here!

The group of people sitting on the small bench in the center of the court, no matter how big their net worth or wrists, all gave a standing ovation at this moment. Tonight, in all of Portland, only Anjie is the most important!

An Jie looked at the venue he was familiar with and listened to this voice that made his blood boil. It feels good to be home.

"I'm glad I can be here again." As soon as An Jie spoke, the entire arena seemed to tremble.

"Coming here makes me feel like home!" As Anjie spoke, the on-set camera showed the face of the gray-haired Ricard.

Ricard was expressionless, his eyes very empty. This guy may have seen this tall center forward standing on the field again, and he hasn't recovered for a while.

After losing Angel, Rickard felt like he had lost his own child. He even had an impulse at one point: I can retire too.

An Jie's speech was uneventful, he didn't have the same sense of humor as Yao Ming, and he didn't tell some bad jokes like Duncan. One of the words that appeared most often in An Jie's speech was thanks.

Even so, the fans at the scene cried profusely. The guests seated in the center of the venue also had rosy eyes.

After that, the guests present gave speeches one by one. When it was Lillard's turn, he was the first to pull out an old red envelope from his pocket.

"In the past, during the Chinese New Year, you handed it out to us in the locker room. Man, I've been keeping this red envelope. Lillard's actions made Anjie can't help choking. Those good times are gone.

Everyone told the story between them and An Jie. Each of them has made Anjie's career flash back in people's minds.

Anjie yelled at Shannon in his first playoff game. Brown, Durant discouraged his picture.

An Jie fell to the ground, and the players on the bench rushed out to help.

Angel pinched Ricard's shoulders with both hands and yelled at him, "I can still fight".

Of course, there are six more times, Anjie's memories of standing on top of the world and lifting the O'Brien Cup.

These things are vividly reproduced in people's minds through the written narration of the guests.

In the end, when everyone finished speaking, An Jie's cheeks already had two obvious tear stains.

The spotlight was cast on the dome of the Anjie Center, and next to the six championship pennants, a black cloth was slowly pulled apart.

Anjie's Trail Blazers No. 00 jersey once again appeared in this arena. It will fly here forever as the flag of the Trail Blazers and the city of Portland!

From now on, Portland will only have a 00. An Jie has become the most special one.

Later that night, Lillard and George combined for 57 points to help the Trail Blazers win in overtime.

After the game, Lillard was the first to rush into the tunnel and hugged Anjie who was waiting in the locker room.

"It's a gift for you, man."

The summer after the season, An Jie was officially inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame, becoming the second Chinese to receive this honor. And compared with Yao Ming, this time, Chinese fans can confidently say that An Jie was inducted into the Hall of Fame by virtue of his excellent honors.

9-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, 15-time NBA All-Star selection, 12-time All-Defensive First Team, 11-time All-NBA First Team, NBA all-time record holder for consecutive double-doubles, NBA all-time record holder for most blocks in a single game in NBA playoff history, one-time scoring champion, six-time regular season MVP award, six-time FMVP award winner. Of course, the most important thing is that Anjie has won the NBA championship trophy 6 times in his 16-year career, created an incredible two dynasties, and became a basketball god on an equal footing with Jordan.

People are amazed by Anjie's star-studded career, and from now on, people can only find the back of that legend on the NBA stage......

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by Aaron. The BIG3 league established by Iverson and others has been thriving in recent years. The addition of more and more retired NBA stars has brought great attention to this interesting 3-on-3 basketball league.

"It's been 10 years since I retired, and your son has become an All-Star starter in the NBA. You guy, you still want to play basketball. Westbrook looked at the old guy in front of him and laughed happily.

"I said that we would win the championship together, this dream, we haven't realized it yet." An Jie, who is 46 years old, wears the equipment seriously, and after holding it for so long, An Jie finds that he still can't resist the temptation of basketball to himself.

When Westbrook and Durant extended an invitation to An Jie, An Jie thought about it for a long time. I'm 46 years old, what else can I play basketball? But An Jie thought about it again, why not!?

Knowing that Anjie is going to play, the attendance rate on today's BIG3 league match day is a record high since the league was established. The former Thunder three young men, and now the three old men, walked out of the players' tunnel in the spotlight and the cheers of the fans in the audience.

An Jie jumped twice, and the camera also focused on the father of the NBA All-Star player, An Xiang. Can this guy's legend continue in the BIG3 League?

Anjie wears his No. 00 jersey, although it is no longer part of the City of Rends. But as soon as No. 00 is on the field, it is bound to kill all sides!

An Jie closed his eyes, feeling the temperature, sound, and air of the arena after a long absence. Then he snapped his eyes open again. In the stands, Catherine was waving to him warmly.

Anjie smiled in response, and gently bumped fists with Westbrook and Durant beside him.

Basketball, I'm back!