Before lunch, Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi returned, and they had a small core player meeting with Gasol, the team doctor, the Lakers owner's father and daughter, and another No. 24 player who hid in the corner of the hospital and waited for Liu Mang to leave before entering the ward.

Gasol was injured after he officially joined the Lakers through the physical examination, and the Lakers can't return it, Yao Ming's top salary is renewed, and it is the "super top salary" of this era with Ace's clause, Kobe + Yao Ming + Gasol + Odom, the Lakers' salary has reached 60 million US dollars, and they can only move forward, not backward.

And the Lakers don't plan to return either, Gasol's injury is not a career-threatening injury, at least not at the moment, he can recover in six to eight weeks at the earliest, preseason and training camp can't catch up, and he may be able to officially return before December.

Liu Mang listened to Yao Ming's simple words, saying that the Lakers wanted to negotiate with the Spanish national team and the Chinese national team about the use of Gasol and Yao Ming.

Liu Mang doesn't have much doubt that the Spanish men's basketball team will let Gasol rest, but the Chinese Blue Association ......

Yao Ming doesn't play any strange games like the Stankovic Cup and some strange games that some don't have.

Yao Ming himself doesn't really want to give up playing in the Asian Championships and Asian Games, it's about his future, he is different from Liu Mang, his goal is not just to become a great basketball player, but also to have different goals.

……

"Sister Lian, I forgot to bring the money, you pay." Liu Mang took a big popcorn bucket and asked Yi Jianlian to pay.

"Brother Bajie, I'm still in college." Yi Jianlian continued to look for his next home.

“……”

Zhu Fangyu was speechless and let Yi Jianlian hold his huge popcorn bucket first, and took out his wallet, these two are mixed in the United States, why are they so stingy?

Liu Mang originally wanted to show off his trenches, and he just got the balance of most of last season's endorsement fees in July, but ...... He just bought a 500 yen popcorn, and Zhu Fangyu asked for a 2,000 yen, a few dozen yuan, Liu Mang decisively said that he didn't bring a wallet.

In the afternoon, the Chinese team conducted training for the Spanish team, the amount of training was not large, mainly a few targeted tactical cooperation, tomorrow will be the game, now it is important to maintain physical fitness.

The Blue Association has a good point, the worse the record, the more they love to toss, but the record is good, they don't dare to interfere easily except for running around and shaking off their official authority, after all, they really don't know much about basketball.

After dinner, Liu Mang and Zhu Fangyu and Yi Jianlian, two young, strong and energetic teammates, came to Saitama Super Arena to watch the match between the United States team and the Greek team.

When I arrived at the arena, I found that FIBA had put the Nai-Smith Cup, the trophy of this year's World Championship, at the Saitama Super Arena.

"Boss, what are they doing with the trophies so early?" Yi Jianlian asked strangely.

"Maybe I want to stimulate the two teams that didn't make it to the final." Liu Mang said uncertainly.

However, the Naismith Cup in the exhibition hall made Liu Mang, Zhu Fangyu and Yi Jianlian very excited, especially the latter two, before Liu Mang joined the national team, they never thought that they would be so close to this trophy, just one game away!

Liu Mang just brought two bodyguards to watch the game together, which unexpectedly made the two important role players more motivated.

……

In the match between the Greek team and the American team, the American team was killed again......

I can't beat it!

The U.S. team couldn't get in inside, the U.S. team made 9 mid-range shots and 8 three-pointers, and the score under the basket basically relied on two centers who could jump to make up for the basket, as well as counterattacks.

But the Greek team counterattacked more, getting 13 steals in a single game, and the American team made crazy mistakes.

The U.S. team had the lead, starting by 7 points, but losing by as many as 16 points.

The U.S. team's style of play is one to one, shooting iron, or being stealed, and only 27 of the 69 shots in the game were made......

In the end, the United States team lost to Greece by 8 points 71-79 and missed the medal.

From the 2002 World Championships in Indianapolis, to the 2004 Athens Olympics to the 2006 World Championships in Japan, the U.S. team continued to make history by failing to finish in the top three in three consecutive World Championships!

……

……

"Mark, why are your eyes a little red?"

"Your brother beat you again?"

"How old are you, fight back! By the way, you can't fight back if he's injured, so remember, and kill him when he's healed......"

Listening to Liu Mang's words, little Gasol was stunned for a moment, and his previous ambition was shattered.

The preparation time of the day passed quickly, and the time for the final between the Chinese team and the Spanish team came.

Today, his brother deliberately postponed his trip to Germany with the Lakers by one day and came to the scene to cheer for him.

Gasol is most concerned about this younger brother, everyone else is actually fine, and he is especially worried that his brother's poor performance will affect the performance of the national team, and then he will be scolded by domestic fans.

Gasol Jr. heard the encouragement of his eldest brother in the locker room, tears flowed down, and he vowed to perform well, his eyes were red on the one hand because he was crying, and on the other hand, he thought that the media actually wrote that "if the Chinese team loses to Spain without Gasol, it will be a failure", which made Gasol Jr. and his teammates want to slap those reporters in the face.

But little Gasol chatted with Liu Mang before the game, and after chatting for a while, his head began to buzz, and he suddenly recalled that he was bullied by his brother when he was a child......

There is also a deep brotherhood, full of resentment.

Liu Mang deliberately found little Gasol before the game and wanted to tease his sister-in-law, and he succeeded!

Looking at Liu Mang, who came to stir up the mess and left, little Gasol's emotions were messed up......

……

After the national anthems of the two teams were played, it was almost seven o'clock in the evening, and the starting lineups of the Chinese team and the Spanish team came to the field.

The Chinese team sent Liu Mang, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Yi Jianlian, and Yao Ming to the starting lineup.

Today's starting lineup of the Chinese team is a little different.

Gasol Jr., who is still playing in Barcelona, is certainly talented, but he is still too young!

"Marc Gasol, International Competence 85, Offense 78, Defense 86, Passing 81, Three-Point 68, Shooting 79, Layup 84, Speed 79, Power 90......"

The future is the future, Gasol Jr. is not necessarily stronger than Wang Zhizhi now, and he is not the bear king who can be alone in the world basketball world after Gasol is old.

In addition to defense and passing, Wang Zhizhi is difficult to compare with the talented little Gasol, and Wang Zhizhi has more tricks on the offensive end, so he was put on the bench and can be on top when Yao Ming rests.