Over the next week, Gan underwent an MRI to gauge the severity of the injury.

In later news reports, Gan Guoyang can often see the star injured in the game, and then the team issued a statement that the specific injury situation can only be determined after an MRI. Unexpectedly, this time he also enjoyed an MRI treatment.

In fact, the use of MRI technology for medical imaging was in 1981, and this year this technology was really put into clinical trials. Therefore, Gan Guoyang is actually half a clinical trial product, but fortunately, there is no harm in this technology itself.

After the examination, in addition to waiting for the diagnosis results, Gan Guoyang's life was divided into three parts, one is the massage therapy that must be received every morning; the second is to go to Oak Park in the afternoon to find Michael to learn to dance; The third is to hold the TV set at night and wait for the NBA TV broadcast.

The 20-minute treatment in the morning is the most relaxing and enjoyable time for Gan Guoyang, the magical liquid, and Shui Miao's soft and warm hands, all make Gan Guoyang get a kind of complete relaxation.

He felt that during these 20 minutes, all the pain and fatigue in his body, his back, seemed to be slowly leaving him. He would put himself in a state of emptiness, except for the occasional thought that would pop into his head, "That's probably what the massage lady in the bath looks like." ”

Of course, Gan Guoyang would never dare to say this idea. He has now figured out that although this Shui Miao is already a middle-aged woman, she still looks like a little girl in terms of appearance and personality, probably like this for women who have read a lot of books.

If he dared to say such a thing as a "massage girl", he would definitely die a miserable death. Because once Gan Guoyang accidentally called her "old cat", and as a result, a piece of purple jade was pinched out of his waist.

And in the afternoon, Gan Guoyang will tie his arms to the strap, run to Oak Park, and find Michael Jackson to learn to dance - of course, Gan Guoyang does not know that this black man with an explosive head is the future king of the music world.

The reason why Gan Guoyang wants to learn to dance is because he feels that through the practice of dance steps, the development of his basketball footsteps may have unexpected effects.

Michael Jackson's dance requires a lot of flexibility on the dancer's ankles and knees, but at the same time, because it is just dancing, the load is not large, and it is not easy to get injured. So, for Gan Guoyang, dancing may really improve his footwork flexibility.

It's just that Gan Guoyang's dancing appearance is really not flattering, because his right arm is tied with a belt, and his upper body doesn't move much when dancing, in order to prevent affecting the injured back muscles. As a result, he danced like a zombie......

Michael Jackson, a master dancer, found it really interesting to dance like this, contrary to the fluidity of traditional dance, and coincided with the new popular dance form he is now developing. Eventually, Michael Jackson created a new type of dance – the zombie dance.

In addition to practicing zombie dance, the most important thing for Gan Guoyang at night is to turn on the TV to watch the NBA broadcast.

On the night of Saturday 31st, the day he met Michael Jackson, Gan Guoyang returned to his hospital room in the evening and turned on the TV to watch the NBA regular season game in the 80s for the first time, the second leg of the Houston Rockets' two-day trip to California, and challenged the San Diego Clippers away.

Because Gan Guoyang saw Moses Malone's outstanding performance in the newspaper in the last game, he also paid special attention to this game.

As a result, Moses Malone faced the underdog team of the San Diego Clippers and scored 42 points on the inside, leading the defending champions of the West to a 125-110 victory over the Clippers and retreating from the road.

Gan Guoyang, who watched the whole game, was greatly shocked. Because Moses Malone didn't just feel good about scoring, but used his strong offense and frontcourt rebounding to completely destroy the Clippers' interior line.

In his impression, the only center player in the NBA who can bring this kind of performance in the future is the big shark O'Neal. But O'Neill is a supermonster with a height of 7-foot-1 and a whopping 330-pound, while Moses at 6-foot-10 is only in the middle of the pack.

In the days that followed, Moses Malone hit a double-double of 37 points and 22 rebounds and 30 points and 20 rebounds, giving Gan Guoyang a feeling of disbelief.

Through the small 17-inch TV, which is not clear enough, and occasionally has a grainy and snowflake picture, it shows Gan Guoyang the power of an insider monster in the 80s.

And in the near future, Gan Guoyang will stand on the NBA court to personally resist the impact of this monster.

The days passed in such a regular and meaningful life, Gan Guoyang felt as if he was getting farther and farther away from basketball, except that he could watch a game every two days, he usually couldn't even touch a real basketball.

Gan Youwei would call Gan Guoyang every day to ask for warmth, for fear that something would happen to his son in Santa Barbara.

And on November 15th, two weeks after Gan Guoyang came to Santa Barbara to recuperate, a phone call pulled Gan Guoyang's heart back to Palo Alto and to the side of basketball.

"Hello, is it Dad?" When he received the call, Gan Guoyang thought it was Gan Youwei calling, although the time was not right, it was noon. Gan Youwei usually calls at night.

"It's me, Gan, Dippenbrock!" Gan Guoyang's familiar voice came from the other end of the phone, and it turned out to be Peter.

"Hello, Peter! Long time no see? What happened to the basketball team? Gan Guoyang's teammates didn't know the phone number of Gan Guoyang's ward, so they couldn't contact him.

Diepenbrock didn't know how to get Gan Guoyang's phone and called, Gan Guoyang was naturally very concerned about the situation of the Vikings.

"High school league is going to start this afternoon! It's the first game of the season, and we're going to take on Flame High at home! ”

Flame High School is located in Palo Alto, very close to Palo Alto High School, and it makes sense that the first game will be played against Flame High School.

The news made Gan Guoyang burn like a flame, and his enthusiasm for basketball, which had been calmed down for two weeks, instantly rose again, and he couldn't wait to leave the hospital now and return to Palo Alto for this important opening game.

"This... Is this flame high school strong? Is it good to deal with? Gan Guoyang was afraid that if he was not there, the Vikings would let the other party take advantage, and asked eagerly.

"Don't worry, Gan, we haven't lost to the Gators in years. You know, the Vikings were never afraid of animals in the water! ”

If the Palo Alto Vikings are a mid-level team in their district, then the Flame High Crocodiles can only be a lower-level team.

Even so, Gan Guoyang's heart still felt like being scratched by a cat's paws. After making the call, he was restless, and he was in no mood to read the newspaper and watch TV. I just want to think about when I can be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible and hurry to the arena to participate in the official competition.

While dancing with Michael in Oak Park in the afternoon, he was also absent-minded and made several moves wrong. His preoccupation was also seen by Michael Jackson.

"Hey, Gan, you seem to have something on your mind? You behaved as if I was wandering by the river that day. ”

"Sorry, Michael. I got a call from my teammates at noon and he said that the high school league had officially started, but I was going to stay here. I can't wait to be back in Palo Alto, to be on the basketball court right now. You know, I haven't touched a basketball for two weeks, whereas before I used to take it with me wherever I went. It's a hard time like this. ”

Gan Guoyang's negative emotions finally exploded on this day, and the previous conversation with Michael encouraged him, but after all, he could not cool his infinite enthusiasm for basketball.

"Gan, I'm just like you, I can't leave music for a day. If one day I become deaf, I will use a wooden stick to sense the vibrations of sound, as Beethoven did, and continue to create. But before that, I have to learn how to use sticks instead of my ears. Jackson also comforted Gan Guoyang.

"Thank you, Michael. I think I'll be fine, I'm not going to abandon life, then life won't abandon me. ”

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Two weeks passed, and Gan Guoyang continued to insist on treatment. Although his back has long been painless, he still strictly follows the doctor's instructions to completely heal the back injury and not leave hidden dangers in the future.

And now he has one more activity to do every day, which is to stay in front of the phone on the days when there are games at school, waiting for Diepenbrock to call and tell him the results of the games and the process of the games.

In two weeks, the Palo Alto Vikings played 5 games, 3 wins and 2 losses, which should be said to be relatively average. The difference in the strength of American high school basketball teams is very large, and the difference between strong teams and weak teams may even be seventy or eighty points. Some of the high school star players can also be exaggerated as a result.

Palo Alto High School, as a mid-stream team of the Division 2 teams in the district, has a winning rate of about 60% every year, which is five games with 3 wins and 2 losses. So their current record is quite representative.

But this kind of result is impossible to get into the state championships.

With the exception of the first place in each district that advances directly to the tournament, the other spots are determined by the state high school basketball board based on the team's record, opponent level, and other combined performances.

For Gan Guoyang, directly winning the district championship is the best way to advance, and his fate should be in his own hands.

Finally, after four weeks of treatment, on Friday, November 27, Gan Guoyang's back injury finally healed, and it was time for him to be discharged from the hospital.

On this day, Gan Youwei took special leave and followed Bellman to Santa Barbara to pick up Gan Guoyang. Qian Hui went on a business trip to other places because of Hinckley's case, so Bellman took Gan Guoyang home instead of her.

"Goodbye Forrest Gump, I hope you will be in the future... In the future, I should not come to the hospital again, and I will always be healthy. Shui Miao watched Gan Guoyang leave, and seemed a little reluctant. This simple woman has a kind and sensitive heart, which allows her to bless her childlike heart at such an age.

After four weeks of getting along, the doctors and nurses in the hospital liked this tall Chinese boy with a funny personality and love to tell bad jokes. Not to mention his attending doctor, Shui Miao.

"I'll miss you." That was the only thing Gan Guoyang said when he left, and then he couldn't wait to get in the car and drive to the airport.

Gan Guoyang's biggest regret today is that Michael Jackson had rushed to Los Angeles to record the day before yesterday, and the two couldn't say goodbye, and they didn't know when they would see each other. Of course, Gan Guoyang will soon be able to meet Michael Jackson in major media.

In the evening, Gan Guoyang arrived in San Francisco in his class. Originally, Gan Youwei hoped that Gan Guoyang could go back to Gan's restaurant for two days and then go back to school.

But Gan can't wait to get back to school and there will be a sixth game at Palo Alto High School this weekend against the Woodside Wolverines.

Gan Youwei couldn't resist his son, and Gan Guoyang also said that he would go home for two days on Monday after the game. Because he already knew that most of the students in the twelfth grade were applying to college and no longer attending classes.

The students in their class are either making up credits for not completing the credits; Either you are a sports student and you have to go to the university to apply for a sports scholarship. No matter how good Gan Guoyang's grades are, he may not be satisfied with his credits, and his spare time is dedicated to basketball, so now he only has to take the road of basketball specialty. It doesn't matter if you don't attend class.

So Gan Guoyang returned to Palo Alto High School with Bellman, returned to his familiar dormitory, and returned to his familiar basketball side.

After returning to school, Gan Guoyang immediately picked up the basketball and told Bellman that he wanted to train now. And at this time, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

But Bellman didn't refuse, knowing that four weeks was too long for Gan. Not touching a basketball for four weeks is like a pervert who doesn't touch a woman for four weeks, once he gets the opportunity, he can't stop it.

Therefore, he took Gan Guoyang to the stadium, turned on the lights, and gave Gan Guoyang a separate training session on this silent night.

"Hey, hey! Pay attention to your steps, pay attention to your steps, pay attention to the coordination of your steps and your body! Don't lose your position! Okay, are you-fucking feet dancing and giving your feet a break in the hospital? But it's good. ”

Bellman's foul words filled his ears again, but Gan Guoyang felt comfortable all over his body, and he had endless strength all over his body.

The two of them practiced in the training hall until late at night, and Gan Guoyang felt that it didn't matter even if he fought until dawn, he had been holding back for too long!

But Bellman couldn't stand it, although he was holding a big mat, but he was hit by Gan Guoyang's continuous impact, and he couldn't bear it, and his arms began to sore and swollen, and he couldn't use his strength.

"Gan, let's end here. Tomorrow there will be a team training session, so let's save some energy and compete with my teammates. If you continue to fight with me, I'm afraid that the Vikings will have no coach in the game the day after tomorrow. ”

"With me here, I think you should go to the radio station to be a commentator the day after tomorrow, and you can completely explode the opponent's chrysanthemum in language."

"I'll blow you up a hundred times before then. And, Gan, do you look like you're tall again? Bellman looked at Gan Guoyang and felt that he had grown taller again.

"Seems like yes, it should have grown to 6'9." Gan Guoyang was measured in the hospital, and he had reached 6-foot-9, the height of Bill Russell. This means that even if he enters the NBA now, he will have no problem playing at the center position.

"Come on, there should be no problem with the game the day after tomorrow, the Wolverines are not a strong team, and you believe that you can kill them."

Bellman was confident in what he said, but he underestimated what Gan Guoyang meant to the Vikings, even though he hadn't touched a basketball in four weeks.

In the team training on the second day, Gan Guoyang was finally ordered to practice alone, because his enthusiasm and vitality made his teammates unable to play at all.

And that continued into the weekend's game, and it was the Wolverines who couldn't play this time.

When the whistle blew at the end of the game, the entire Palo Alto High School gymnasium was in a boiling and cheering, and the scoreboard was fixed at 98:46, and Palo Alto High School won the opponent by 52 points at home after having Gan Guoyang.

Gan Guoyang's statistics are 38 points, 22 rebounds, 11 blocks and 4 steals, and this is only his half-time statistics. The Wolverines scored only 15 points in the entire first half, because Gan Guoyang's wide oppressive defense made it impossible for those ordinary high school players to shoot and shoot at all.

In order to prevent the blow from ruining the basketball enthusiasm of the opposing players and appropriately increase the excitement of the game, Bellman did not let Gan Guoyang play again in the second half. Of course, this also has the intention of protecting Gan Guoyang, after all, the Vikings cannot afford any of his injuries.

The California High School Basketball League, for Gan Guoyang, really began.

But as one of the strongest states in the United States for basketball, not every high school in California is at the mercy of others, and even greater challenges are coming.

(End of Volume 1)