Chapter 221: The 76 People of That Era
Because of the NBA, to be precise, because of Jordan and others, Nike has seized the position of the leader of Adidas, but in Asia, although their sales share is still very large, these well-known brands such as Adidas have always been able to compete with it, plus Yao Ming jumped ship, Reebok's sudden emergence in the Asian market, which made them feel a lot of pressure. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Yes, the center does not sell shoes, and those giants are destined to be unable to do Kobe, Iverson and others, so elegant and gorgeous moves.
However, some things are not so simple, if Chamberlain signs a contract with another brand, as another main battlefield outside Europe and the United States, Asia will inevitably fall into another round of war, further encroaching on Nike's living space, and this is exactly what they can't bear, you must know that Adidas in the same industry has also begun to focus on the basketball market that was not intended over the years, and has been eyeing back the glory of the past.
However, these things could not be accomplished overnight, Chamberlain hurried over to meet with the negotiators of the other side, and after fulfilling the friendship of the landlord, he handed over the rest to the professionals, and he hurried back to the hotel where Supersonic was staying here.
Here, McMillan made good on his promise to invite all the players to a hearty meal, but without drinking, because the next day, the team had a game to play against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The history of the 76ers is a history of solo dances and tragic songs, starting with Wilt Chamberlain, the first all-rounder in basketball history, who combines speed, height, strength and technology, the great center who was suppressed by the equally great "Lord of the Rings" Russell, who has suppressed almost his entire career, to the humble gentleman "Dr. J" Julius Irving.
The late '70s and early '80s were a time of competition, with Dr. J's 76ers being defeated in the 1980 Finals and the 1981 playoffs against Magic's Los Angeles Lakers and Big Bird's Larry Bird's Boston Celtics.
It wasn't until the prodigy was old and Moses Malone arrived that they achieved the team's only championship, and in the following months, the championship halo never visited Philadelphia again, but the fighting spirit and passion never left the 76ers.
In the mid-to-late '80s, the powerful and radiant Charles Barkley led the team to the Atlanta Conference and Eastern Conference Finals several times. Then Barkley transferred, and it was another period of slump.
The 76ers finally welcomed the "wonder boy" that the whole of Philadelphia also fell in love with - Allen Iverson!
Sad songs, solo dances!
It was a killer, there was a kind of arrogance in his bones, he was tough and unyielding, he was fearless.
The lights of the Vojovia Arena suddenly dimmed, the background music of the stadium suddenly became impassioned, and the cheers on the court were soaring as the 76ers players came out. At the moment when the short figure walked out of the players' tunnel, the entire Vochovia Stadium was like a lit explosive barrel all over the white No. 3 jersey in every corner of the stadium, like a butterfly, fluttering in the sky here.
At this time, the short figure on the big screen of the stadium kept flashing in front of people's eyes in every magical moment created in the past years.
Ridges, countless tattoos, eyes that nurture a lot of feelings, well, and bearded stubble: "Hello, answer! ”
The cheerleaders were dancing vigorously on the field, but Iverson came to Chamberlain and stretched out his magical hands.
"I'm not one to hate jealousy at all. If you have talent, I love you. ”
This is a very famous quote from Iverson, and he did the same, the nickname "answer" was given to Chamberlain by himself in front of the media. The answer from the outside, the answer from the inside, he distinguished the two of them like this to the media.
"Great name, but my friends call me Aaron."
Iverson joked that Chamberlain was not inhibited, although this was one of his favorite stars, but the more players he saw, the less excitement he imagined.
"Well, you insatiable one, welcome to Philadelphia."
Iverson's hand was raised diagonally upwards and hammered into Chamberlain's chest.
"But you won't be happy, I'm here to rob more than just names and nicknames."
The implication of this sentence is to rob the victory. In this Vanity Fair, a lot of the time it's involuntary.
The relationship between Chamberlain and Iverson is no secret for a long time, today Chamberlain said in front of the media, "I am a thin version of Iverson", tomorrow, Iverson will definitely respond: "I am a shorter Chamberlain." ”
And he personally invited Chamberlain to join the 76ers in the media a few days ago, so in order to make his position clear, Chamberlain did not describe the long-standing feelings to Iverson, but arrogantly made a victory declaration before the game started.
From Iverson's walk, the media began to focus on the place, and on the big screen, Iverson's solo show also stopped playing and was replaced with an image of two people talking.
Iverson is a long-established superstar with immense popularity in Philadelphia, and Chamberlain is the league's most popular fried chicken, and none of them, and his conflict with the current boss is still a hot topic in the media to this day.
It was a meeting that gave a lot of room for reverie, Iverson had been lonely for too long, and the people here were praying that he would meet his Moses Malone like Dr. "J".
"Please Come to Philadelphia", "Answer Combinations", "You Are a Natural Pair" one. And so on, such a cry, at this moment, resounded throughout the world!
"Look, how enthusiastic they are, you're probably the most popular robber."
In the exchange between the two people, the cheers and expectations of the fans, the time of the game finally came.
The two sides started jumping the ball, and although Mourning only played about half of the court in yesterday's game and was still full of energy, he still didn't jump to win, and Samuel Delham Porter took the basketball over his head first.
"Smack."
Chamberlain, with the advantage of height, took the lead and snatched the ball that should have belonged to Iverson.
Iverson's individual fast break was too threatening, and knowing that it would be difficult for Mourning to jump to win, Chamberlain has been hovering around Iverson since he came on the court.
At this moment, the fans once again erupted in screams and cheers that should not have appeared.
Grabbing the basketball, Chamberlain turned lightly, dodged Iverson's counter-robbery, threw his left hand backwards, and handed it to Ridno, at this time Ray Allen and Lewis were already fast, and the supersonic game became a signature fast-break game from the beginning of Chamberlain's joining.