Chapter 679: City Hero

In just one week, the Trail Blazers took out their second opponent and comfortably reached the Western Conference Finals of Paul's dreams.

Anjie and his teammates have once again become the first team in the entire league to rest, and even the Heat, who are fighting against the Nets, have not yet decided the winner.

"Hey, Angkor!" Rushing into the players' tunnel, An Jie happily greeted Wu Hua. Although the championship is AnJie's ultimate goal, winning the game is always satisfying.

"Had an awesome performance today! Hey, get dressed up later, there's a whole bunch of people waiting for you in the media room. Wu Hua and An Jie fist clashed, and it seemed that he was happier than An Jie, who won the match.

"Okay, no problem, I'll do it as soon as possible." An Jie replied disapprovingly, after which game, isn't there a group of people waiting for him in the media reception room?

Looking at An Jie's distant back, Wu Hua grinned. This kid should be scared later.

Pushing open the door of the dressing room, Anjie found that Ricard, who usually returns to the dressing room at the latest, was now standing inside. And what made An Jie feel strange was that Ricard actually said something almost exactly the same as Wu Hua.

"Hurry up, the media reception room is already waiting."

"Yes, yes, I know those guys can't wait." An Jie replied with a smile, but he also noticed that something was wrong.

On weekdays, Ricard never pushes himself to hurry, because he knows that after a game, the players are quite tired. He's always been in favor of his players getting a little more rest in the dressing room, and those journalists? Impatient that they could go, and no one begged them to come to the press conference.

However, today is the day when the Trail Blazers advance, and there may be a lot of reporters, so An Jie didn't think much about it. Ricard should want to get everything home early, after all, who doesn't want to go home in Houston these days?

An Jie quickly took a shower and changed into casual clothes. He doesn't like to wear suits, and An Jie always feels that the style of dressing that is too formal doesn't match him.

With that, Angel and Ricard walked towards the media reception room at the Toyota Center. The reporters who had been waiting in this small room for a long time all raised their cameras in their hands, and An Jie was stunned by this flash as soon as she entered the door.

"Congratulations! Quiet! Wu Hua led the shout, and other Chinese reporters followed suit.

"Hey, that's a piece of cake." An Jie also thought that Wu Hua congratulated him because the Trailblazers were promoted, so he replied with such a word. However, the reporters in the audience were all dumbfounded.

Have you ever seen a player who won an MVP award and would say it was a piece of cake? Even the unruly guys like Kobe, Garnett and Iverson didn't dare to answer like this when they won the award that year!

"Huh? What's wrong? Looking at the expressions of the reporters below, An Jie touched his face. Just cleaned up in a hurry, An Jie still thought he had something on his face?

"Mr. An, what do you mean...... Is that to say that winning an important award like regular season MVP again is just a piece of cake for you? An older reporter asked in a hurry, he couldn't believe that a Chinese would dare to flout the NBA arena so much.

"Poof...... At this time, BA officials had already informed Riccard of Anjie's award, and Riccard planned to surprise Anjie, so he never told him. Unexpectedly, his unintentional actions actually created such a joke.

MVP awards? Riccard's laughter? Linking these two things together, An Jie's thinking became clear in an instant.

"Boss, is there something you didn't tell me?"

"Hahaha, Mr. Marcus, you can come on stage to present the award." Rickard laughed and shouted backstage as the NBA official who bumped into Howard before the game started took the stage with the MVP trophy.

Awards? MVP trophies? Rumble! An Jie's mind suddenly went blank!

Only then did the reporters at the bottom know that Anjie was tricked by Ricard. They immediately applauded and waited for An Jie to receive the trophy from the officials.

"Me? MVP An Jie asked in disbelief, this may be the funniest of all previous MVP awards.

"That's right, stinky boy! Why, not even this bit of self-confidence? What the are you ......" Rickard suddenly realized that he didn't seem to be good at exploding on this occasion, so he changed his tone halfway through his sentence. "Your mom will be proud of you!"

Hearing Ricard say this, and then look at the embarrassed smile of the official who presented the award to him because he had not received a response for a long time. An Jie jumped up, and according to Chinese etiquette, he touched the MVP trophy with both hands and shook hands with the staff member.

"Click, click......" When An Jie held the trophy with both hands and faced the camera, the entire media reception room was flooded with the sound of the camera shutter.

An Jie couldn't help but kiss the trophy in his hand, although this is the second time An Jie has won the second award, but the MVP trophy is like the O'Brien Cup. Whether it is the first time or the tenth time, the excitement in the hearts of the winners will not change!

"My mom would definitely be proud of me! And my wife, my soon-to-be-born son......" Anjie became incoherent as he was now completely immersed in a great sense of well-being.

"Two-time MVP in a row, An, you have pushed Chinese basketball players to a whole new level!" Wu Hua applauded, but also interacted with An Jie.

"That's exactly what I've been dreaming of since I decided to make a living from basketball!"

Bill. Russell, Werther. Chamberlain, Karim. Abdul-Jabbar, Moses. Malone, Larry. Bird, Magic, Jordan, Duncan, Nash, James. These people who have won the MVP award two years in a row are enough to bluff just by hearing the name.

And from today, the special name of Anjie will be added to it.

"Oh, Coach Rickard didn't tell me about this in advance, so I didn't prepare the draft in advance." An Jie's self-deprecation on stage made the entire media reception room very happy.

"I've been asked for the last two days, hey, Ann, how would you feel if you won another MVP this season. To be honest, I don't know. Because this award doesn't belong to me alone, I don't think I can stand here with the trophy in my hand. An Jie took a breath and decided to say something to his teammates from the bottom of his heart.

'You know, every time I go through a bad day and walk into the training ground and see Meyers' smile on his face, it changes my form a lot.

"Miller Sr. always wears a suit and leather shoes every day, and looks more like a coach than a player. Whenever I asked him when he would retire, he would say maybe it was my last year. I don't know how many people he's ever said the same thing to, but I want to say, old man, thank you so much! ”

"Robin, to be honest, I hated you a lot before you came to this team. But when you came, you proved that you are the kind of teammate who will step up and help me in difficult times. I will not forget the dark elbows you made to me on the training ground, because because of you, I will not be frightened by other people's small movements. ”

"Andrey, what does this guy say? Always conscientious. Every time I say, hey, Iguodala, do you want to shoot together? He would always say yes. This guy has done a lot and he was already a star before I got into the league. But he still wanted to learn, and this behavior always drove me in. ”

"Batum, a person who was able to exchange me back then, what else can I say? Thank you for your lethal three points in every game, and of course, I'd love to try your mom's French pastries again when I have time. ”

"Contney, at first I thought you were a taciturn man. But every time the team is in trouble, you slap me the chest and say cheers. Seriously, I'm glad I've been with you on all my journeys. But the next time you pat me on the chest, you'd better be lighter. ”

An Jie's speech caused the reporters to laugh, and the players in the away locker room of the Toyota Center also laughed backwards and forwards. After that, Anjie thanked several young and fringe players on the team, and although they didn't play for long, they also contributed to the Trail Blazers.

Finally, there are two more whose names are not mentioned. There was no doubt that Angel put Lillard and Aldridge last.

"You must think I've forgotten about Damion and LaMarcus, I'm scared that if I mention these two guys, you're going to give them the MVP trophy instead. Lamarcus, your mother will be proud of you, you are an excellent son. Damion, if the Trail Blazers had the No. 1 pick that year, I wouldn't have hesitated to choose you. How so? You two guys are a big nuisance, because you guys steal the limelight from me the most! I'm right, Damion scored a playoff high 31 points. An Jie pointed to the camera lens, knowing that his teammates must be watching the live broadcast of the press conference.

"I love you and I thank you. You've made me better and you've made this team better. You're MVP-caliber players yourself, so thank you for always being there for me. Lamarcus, don't forget that the day after tomorrow we made an appointment to go for a morning jog together in the square of the Moda Center. ”

After An Jie finished speaking, everyone gave a standing ovation. Last year, An Jie ended the MVP award ceremony with just a few words. But this year, An Jie really couldn't hold it anymore. These are the words that he must make the whole world hear!

"Hey, it's really useless!" An Jie's father scolded while comforting his wife, who was already crying in front of the TV. Thinking of An Jie, who used to wander abroad alone during the Chinese New Year, thinking that he used to save money just so that his son could have enough tuition and living expenses abroad...... An Jie's mother saw the surface of many of her son's scenery, but the hard-won behind it.

Moslav felt his nose sour, and watching a guy transform from a boy to a man was indescribably colorful. There are bitter and sweet, laughter and tears.

"Alright guys, I guess that's the end of the press conference. The lads in the locker room should be eager to meet their new MVP. Rickard suddenly got up, intending to end the conference.

Before leaving, Ricard suddenly picked up the microphone and said a word to Anjie. "My dream was to be an MVP, otherwise I'd trade you for the best coach."

"Hahaha." Fans all over the world happily welcomed Anjie's MVP title defense in this joke at the end of Ricard.

The streets of Portland are bustling with action at the moment, with countless guys wearing Anjie's No. 00 jerseys partying in the streets.

In the eyes of Portland fans, Anjie is a hero living in the modern era. He's not just an MVP for the Trail Blazers, he's an MVP for the city of Portland.

Playoffs? No, tonight, it's only party night for Portland!