After taking a shower and everything was ready, the Trail Blazers players were ready in their locker room, and everyone except Gan Guoyang was a little nervous.

Needless to say, Sabonis was awarded the title of Player of the Match and was relieved by his outstanding performance, which was followed by a reception by the country's top leaders.

In fact, this is not the first time Sabonis has been received by Gorbachev, the last time he met Gorbachev was only a few months ago, Sabonis led the Soviet Union to a historic victory over the United States to win the Olympic men's basketball gold medal, and the Soviet men's basketball team was received by Gorbachev in the Kremlin.

But unlike the one a few months ago, when the entire Soviet team was received, and although he was the captain, he also had the team's veterans and head coach above him, and today everyone knew that Gorbachev came to see the Trail Blazers for him.

Sabonis was a little nervous, and so were the other Trail Blazers players, because when you go to the locker room, not only the leaders of the Soviet Union, but also the leaders of the United States, you know, every year only the championship team can get the qualification to go to the White House to receive the president, and now the president comes directly to the locker room to see you, and it is difficult not to be excited and nervous.

Only Gan Guoyang, neither the Soviet leader nor the US president can control him, and so far Gan Guoyang has always been a Chinese citizen, although this has brought some inconvenience to his life in the United States, but at least Gorbachev and Reagan are not his "leaders" of Gan Guoyang.

So, while everyone else was waiting in the locker room with nervous faces, only Gan Guoyang was the only one who was lying in the large stainless steel spa tub in the treatment room as usual, relaxing and recovering his muscles.

"If you lie like this again, then I really don't know who the president is." Culp looked at Gan Guoyang's leisurely appearance and said to him.

"America is an egalitarian, free society! Even a beggar is qualified to be on an equal footing with the president! Gan Guoyang lay in the bathtub and said unashamedly, he doesn't care whether the United States is an equal society or not, anyway, that's how Americans propagandize.

"You're not a beggar now, you're the president!" Seeing Gan Guoyang's indifferent look, there was nothing Culp could do.

Soon there was a commotion at the door of the locker room, and Gan Guoyang knew that Gorbachev and Reagan must have come to the Trailblazers' locker room, and the plan in Gan Guoyang's heart would also begin to be implemented.

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For Gorbachev, the first stop of his visit to the United States was to visit Portland to watch Sabonis and the Trail Blazers play, as those commentators have speculated, because of Sabonis's political implications.

After Sabonis was selected by the Trail Blazers in the draft, it should be said that it went relatively smoothly to Portland for a trial and treatment of his knee, but it was difficult to actually play in the NBA, and the barriers between the two countries and the club's obstacles made Sabonis never able to reach the United States.

This is just like the US-Soviet relations in Gorbachev's eyes; although the two sides have contacts with each other, the contradictions accumulated over the decades of the Cold War, and the overt and covert rivalry in many regions, have made the relations between the two countries on the same footing.

Now the problem of the Soviet Union is that the domestic situation is precarious, Gorbachev needs international support, and he also needs diplomatic relaxation on the part of the United States.

Gorbachev may not be a good reformer, but he is a good diplomat, and it should be said that when combined with the result of this match and Sabonis's performance, everything seems perfect.

When Gorbachev and Reagan came to the locker room in Portland together, Sabonis stood at the front of everyone and waited for Gorbachev, and when Gorbachev in a silver-gray suit came in, Sabonis greeted him, and Gorbachev also stretched out his hand to shake hands with the Soviet giant.

The handful of reporters who were allowed to bring cameras snapped a picture of the two men shaking hands, which will undoubtedly make the front page headlines of tomorrow's major newspapers, and the two Soviets shaking hands in the locker room of a professional basketball team in the United States are very symbolic.

"Congratulations to you Sabonis, you have performed brilliantly and the Soviet people are proud of you." Gorbachev shook Sabonis's hand and said to him, because Gorbachev spoke Russian, and most of the people around him didn't know what they were talking about.

Subsequently, President Reagan also shook hands with Sabonis and the Trail Blazers players, and at this time Reagan suddenly remembered, what about Gan Guoyang, the number one star of the Trail Blazers?

"Where's Sonny?" Reagan asked Adelman, who looked inside the locker room and wanted to urge Gan Guoyang to come out quickly, but Gan Guoyang didn't seem to have the slightest sign of coming out of the bathtub.

"He's in there? I went in to find him. Reagan said with a smile, and walked into the physiotherapy room of the Pioneer locker room, and then saw Gan Guoyang soaking in the large stainless steel bathtub comfortably taking a bath treatment.

"Hello, Gan." Reagan took the initiative to walk to the bathtub and stretched out his hand to Gan Guoyang.

At this time, Gan Guoyang couldn't pretend to be a big name anymore, he immediately got out of the bathtub, his naked body showed his extremely strong muscles, just like Hercules in Greek sculpture.

Gan Guoyang moved as fast as a monkey picking peaches on a tree, he immediately took out a pair of shoes from the side of the bathtub, and after putting on these shoes, he hurriedly walked to Reagan's side, stretched out his still wet hand, and held Reagan's hand tightly.

At this time, Wu Zhiwen, who was standing aside, hurriedly grabbed the camera in his hand and filmed the scene of the two shaking hands, the effect of this photo can be said to be quite funny, one is the president of the United States in a suit and leather shoes, and the other is a basketball player who is wet with only pants.

But in this photo, the most conspicuous thing on Gan Guoyang's body, in addition to his strong and naked body, belongs to the shoes on his feet, because Gan Guoyang has no clothes on his body, so the basketball shoes are particularly eye-catching - this is Gan Guoyang's new generation of combat boots, Skyscraper-5.

Immediately afterwards, Gorbachev also walked in, Gan Guoyang saw Gorbachev's famous birthmark on the top of his head at a glance, known as the map head, the two also shook hands cordially, Gorbachev also exchanged a few words with Gan Guoyang in English, after all, Gan Guoyang is also a player from a socialist country, and he should be concerned about the Soviet Union as a big brother.

Gan Guoyang really wanted to tell Gorbachev, "Your Soviet Union will say goodbye to the world in a few years," but he still held back, and he and Gorbachev had a good conversation.

Finally, at the end of the locker room visit, Gan Guoyang and Sabonis gave their jerseys to Gorbachev as a souvenir, and at the same time, Sabonis and Gan Guoyang each took out a pair of brand new sneakers and sent them to Gorbachev.

So, Gan Guoyang's goal was achieved, he deliberately hid in the locker room and did not come out, he knew that Reagan and Gorbachev would definitely come in to find him, after all, he was the No. 1 star of the Trailblazers.

Gan Guoyang also grasped a key point, that is, Reagan is on the verge of retirement, and he can only sit in the presidency for another month, so Reagan has a great tolerance for Gan Guoyang's "arrogance and rudeness." If Gorbachev's visit to the United States is even later and the new President George Bush receives him, then Gan Guoyang will not be able to say that he will not give face to the new president.

With the help of the two top leaders, the photo of Gan Guoyang shaking hands with Reagan naked and wearing a pair of basketball shoes was immediately published in major newspapers, and the Skyscraper-5 on Gan Guoyang's feet also attracted widespread attention.

At the same time, Sabonis's sneakers also attracted widespread attention, because he was wearing the same brand as Gan Guoyang, both of which were Nike's new Skyscraper sneakers, and Nike quickly announced the name of the new sneakers - "Twin Towers".