This An Jie stood in front of his cabinet and carefully picked up the No. 00 jersey that had been with him for many years.

The reason why I chose No. 00 at the beginning was because Anjie wanted to start from scratch after the season was reimbursed. Now, however, he has added so much to his blank career.

An Jie put his jersey on and moved his arm. This dress still fits so well and is still so comfortable. The name of the Trail Blazers on his chest is still so prominent. And the number on the jersey is no longer just the jersey number.

Everyone else is hurrying to change their equipment, but An Jie is doing all this unhurriedly. No one urged him, and everyone knew why An Jie did this. This guy just wants to take his time and enjoy the last days of his career.

Tuck your jersey into your pants and swap into center's Way 10 basketball shoes. An Jie stood up and jumped twice, this guy stopped and looked up, and led his teammates out of the locker room!

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"Damn the traffic! Can you go faster!" said a man in a sedan who was visibly stuck in traffic.

"I'm sorry sir, but I can't do anything about it in such a serious traffic jam. The driver replied helplessly, if he was flying a plane, he would have gone a long time ago.

"Oklahoma is really lively today, that, you turn on the radio, I'll hear if there's a live broadcast. ”

When the driver heard this, he immediately tuned to the sports radio, but it was not talking about the NBA playoffs. Also, what age is this, and where is there a radio broadcast that broadcasts the game live?

The man sitting at the back of the car looked at his watch and chopped off his foot anxiously.

Obviously, the Chesapeake Energy Arena is in front of him, and he is not far from that place. But near the stadium, traffic is almost completely paralyzed. The guy in the car could only watch the minutes and seconds pass, and the car did not move.

If this continues, he is likely to miss Anjie's game. So the guy pulled the door right in the middle of the road and removed his tie. He decided, run over!

When the tall man began to run down the street, countless people raised their mobile phones to take pictures of him, and even screamed at him.

The person who traveled thousands of miles to Oklahoma to watch Anjie's game was none other than one of the heroes of the first dynasty of the Trail Blazers, who was Anjie's right-hand man, LaMarcus Aldridge.

When Aldridge left the Trail Blazers, he never won a championship again. After a few years with the Spurs, Aldridge was traded. After spending several seasons with the Raptors and Pacers, Aldridge decided to retire.

It's Aldridge's second year since he retired, and out of breath he runs outside the Chesapeake Energy Arena, as if he's back in time to the days when he and Anjie went on morning runs. It feels so good......

Aldridge sprinted all the way onto the pitch. As soon as you enter the stands, the loud cheers come to your face, and the ground shakes the ground, which must have caused an earthquake to go out of the way.

"Pegboard hat!Anjie, he blocked Westbrook's breakthrough layup!" The next second, Aldridge heard the narrator's fierce yelling, yes, this is Anjie's game!

After the block was completed, Anjie handed the ball to Lillard, and he ran forward at a frantic pace. This guy's nimble figure on the basketball court makes it impossible to tell that he is a man who is about to retire.

Lillard smashed into the restricted area, and the Thunder immediately got up with three more people to block. However, Westbrook slipped the ball back, and Anjie caught the ball steadily, jumped high, and slammed his arms one by one.

"Boom!" The stands of Anjie Center were boiling again.

Lillard raised his arms and high-fived Angel. The fans who came from afar shouted wildly, and there was only one voice in their mouths. "Ann, Ann, Ann, Ann ......"

Angel enjoyed the sensation as he greedily inhaled the air in the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The cheers of the fans passed through Anjie's ears, and he really wanted to be here forever.

"You know Mike, Ann is a man who can't even beat time!" Jeff Van Gundy looked at Angie's performance on the court, as long as he said he wanted to play, there would definitely be many teams willing to offer him the next 30 million contract.

In the first half of the game, although An Jie performed well, the strength of the Thunder team was too strong. In just 24 minutes, the Thunder took a 14-point lead at home, and the aging Trail Blazers simply couldn't keep up with the Thunder.

In the second half, the cheers of the fans grew louder and louder. The Chesapeake Energy Arena isn't home for the Thunder or the Trail Blazers at the moment. Here, today only belongs to Anjie.

The Thunder don't show mercy, and they can't actually show mercy either. As soon as he relaxes, that monster-like An Jie will turn the tide of things. So far in this game, the Trail Blazers have been overwhelmed. If it weren't for Anjie, the Thunder might have been able to celebrate their reach to the Finals.

The point difference has been maintained at about 10 points, and An Jie has worked very both offensive and defensive ends. If he doesn't fight at this time, he won't have a chance to fight. This time, there is really no chance to fight. Because after losing today, Anjie will not have next season.

In the final 10 seconds of the game, the difference between the Trail Blazers and the Thunder was still eight points. There is no doubt that Anjie and they are going to lose, and the Thunder are going to reach the finals as they wish.

But at the moment, the fans gathered here from all over the world didn't care about the outcome of the game. They just want to seize this little bit of time, seize the last ten seconds.

Anjie ran into the three-point line, leaning on a young center. Lillard didn't hesitate, possessing the ball after half court and hitting the ground to pass to Angel.

Five seconds, An Jie caught the basketball steadily, and he took a step back, ready to turn around.

In four seconds, An Jie turned around steadily with his still superb footsteps.

In three seconds, An Jie jumped up, his body leaning back slightly.

For two seconds, the No. 00 raised the basketball high and pressed his wrist and fingers.

In a second, the basketball crashed into the net in the tears of the fans, and the electronic beep sounded to signify the end of the game. Anjie hit a buzzer-beating shot, but the victory didn't belong to him.

Zero seconds, legend, end!

Instead of celebrating the victory, the big screen at the Chesapeake Energy Arena typed a few simple words. "No. 00 Anjie, retired. ”

"Don't go, Ann!" I don't know which fan shouted heartbreakingly, so that the whole stadium could hear it.

In the next second, all the fans stretched out their hands, as if they could catch the passing time. Everyone cried, and the fans could only repeat one sentence intermittently. "Don't go, Ann. ”

An Jie smiled slightly, he stood in the center of the field, bowed to the stands on all sides and saluted one by one.

Westbrook, who won the victory, didn't feel much joy, he suddenly ran over and hugged An Jie tightly, and at this moment, his emotions were completely released.

After that, all the players and coaches of the Trail Blazers also surrounded Anjie, and Aldridge ran into the court in a suit and joined the ranks.

An Jie was surrounded by people again, but this time, it was not for victory.

"I don't want you to leave, Ann, don't!" Westbrook never thought he would be so upset about a man's retirement.

"Bastard, step over my corpse and enter the finals and win the championship for me! crying here, what are you like!" Anjie reprimanded Westbrook, not knowing that he had already cried and looked at him.

Far away in Portland, the whole city was silent at the moment. And the Chinese fans who stayed in front of the TV also recalled that this belonged to the golden age of Chinese basketball.

Why is there always a parting, and why is it always so heartbreaking?

He ...... He's gone. Presti, the general manager of the Thunder, stared blankly at the court under the luxury box.

Beside him, Nell Orsi didn't speak, just nodded.

After the crowd dispersed, An Jie waved at the fans again. It was the last time he said goodbye to the people who supported him.

Then, with the support of his teammates, An Jie walked into the players' tunnel and disappeared from everyone's field of vision.

In the summer of 2008, when Anjie stepped into the NBA arena for the Thunder, people may not have imagined that a new legend was about to begin.

Now, in 2024, when Anjie waves at the fans and turns to leave, the legend is over......