Early in the morning, when the June sun had just shone into Henson's house, Henson's eyes were shaken.

In fact, he hasn't slept deeply, so he wakes up at the slightest hint of wind. When a person is very much looking forward to something, he usually does not sleep too deeply the night before and usually wakes up early the next day.

At this time, Henson was in such a state.

"You're awake." Henson's side was as if she had a heart in her heart, and not long after Henson woke up, Angeli also opened her eyes.

"yes, hurry up, we've got a busy day."

"Do you want me to get up quickly?" Angeli said, taking Henson's hand away from her hip, "Now is not the time, Henson. Today you have to be refreshed, this is your big day! ”

Henson smiled, then lay flat on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

yes, big day. The championship parade, it's a big day for anyone!

Championship parades are not exclusive to NBA teams, in fact, cities that have a team in one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America and win the championship will hold a championship parade centered around that team in the city. But in recent years, the NBA's championship parade has always been the liveliest and grandest of the four major North American sports leagues.

In the most recent championship parade, for example, the 2012 MLB San Francisco Giants Championship Parade was attended by about 750,000 people, the 2012 NFL champion New York Giants Championship Parade was almost 1 million people, and the 2012 NHL champion Los Angeles Kings won the championship parade in Los Angeles Superstars, which was only about 650,000 people.

And what about the NBA? When the Pacers won their first championship last year, they attracted more than 1 million people to the championship parade!

You know, Indianapolis isn't a big city. But even so, the parade still attracted more than 1 million fans to the streets, and the popularity of the NBA championship parade can be imagined.

With the Pacers' prestige and popularity growing, and this is the team's first consecutive championship, Henson believes this year's parade will be much more lively than last year's.

Of course, Henson's excitement wasn't all about the championship parade itself. It's because he also developed a "lore ball tactic" at this year's championship parade!

"Anjiali, have you put on your makeup?" At half past seven in the morning, Henson had already taken care of everything.

Because the championship parade is a carnival, a lively party attended by millions of people, neither the coaches nor the players have to wear formal attire. So today Henson casually put on a Pacers championship commemorative T-shirt, which is considered a change of clothes.

"It's okay right away, you wait for me a little longer."

Henson pursed his lips, and Angarie had replied to herself ten minutes earlier.

Waiting time, Henson turned on the TV and watched the sports news. At this time, ESPN had already sent a helicopter to take aerial photographs of the predetermined route of the championship parade.

Although the parade has not yet begun, although major figures like Henson have not yet gone out. But through the TV screen, it is clear that millions of fans are already pouring into the streets.

According to the information obtained by reporters at the scene, a total of 588 police officers, 114 firefighters and 153 municipal engineering personnel were dispatched to the Pacers' championship parade this year. I have to say, Stephen. Simon is making a bloody investment this time! The reporters on the helicopter filmed the situation while briefing the fans.

The United States is known for its high labor costs, and the people who participated in the championship parade were not only paid for the standard labor costs, but also included overtime pay and corresponding equipment rental fees. This shows how much money Stephen spent on this, and this is just the cost of labor.

Of course, there is a lot of effort and money to provide water, food and equipment for those involved.

Finally, there are the needs of the team, floats, streamers, power supplies, microphones...... These are essential things, and they have to be the best.

In fact, from another angle, it is easy to imagine how much manpower, material and financial resources will be spent on a gathering of 1 million people? This is definitely not a simple matter. And the expenses involved behind this series of preparations are a huge amount.

At yesterday's meeting, Henson heard that the march cost more than $2.5 million, with Stephen personally contributing $1 million and the city of Indianapolis supporting $1.5 million.

Of course, that number is doubled, and Henson won't feel heartache for Stephen. Because this season's team has brought him benefits that may be dozens of times this!

According to ESPN, the Pacers earned about $130 million in home games this playoffs. According to NBA rules, the team can own about 30% of these revenues, which means that Stephen will earn at least $39 million in the playoffs alone this season. What is it to take out a mere 1 million of them to boost morale?

"Let's go Henson, I'm ready!"

While Henson pondered the astronomical numbers, Angeli walked out of the room. Today, Angeli also only wore an ordinary Pacers-themed skinny crop top and denim hot pants. Although it is just a simple match, it still outlines Anjiali's perfect curves.

"Let's go, let's go." Henson hugged Anjiali and walked out the door, and the game began!

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A double-decker bus with photos of all the Pacers running down the street, Henson standing in front of the car with a cigar in his mouth and a championship cap in his mouth.

"Champion! Champion! Champion! Champion! The fans on both sides let out a deafening shout, which was not comparable to the tens of thousands of people in a stadium.

Confetti was sprinkled along the way, and helicopters circled over Henson's head, surrounded by a crowd of rabid fans. Of course, there are more fanatical players.

Anderson and Stephenson, the living treasures, took off their shirts and showed off their muscles and tattoos in front of the eyes of millions of people. Paul. George shouted with a bullhorn that he was a little hungry and wanted to eat a sandwich. As a result, instead of getting a sandwich, the new FMVP received a shout of "I want to give you a baby" from the fanatical female fans.

Anjiali has been very quiet, as a member of the wife group, she is just taking selfies all the way and not too much involved in the celebration.

Seeing that Angelie didn't notice anything unusual, Henson walked up to Stephenson and elbowed the Harlem kid who was having a good time.

"You've kept your stuff, right?"

"Don't worry, in my coat."

"Where's your coat?" Henson looked at the shirtless Stephenson, and his heart suddenly tightened.

"!" Stephenson, who had been raising his arms to enjoy the cheers of the fans, immediately lay on the floor of the bus and found it, but fortunately, his exaggerated trench coat did not fall.

Stephenson hurriedly touched the inner pocket of his coat and found that the things were still there, and both of them immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If Henson weren't the only one wearing a coat today, Henson wouldn't have given such an important thing to Stephenson for safekeeping.

"Don't worry, boss, I won't lose it again, I swear with my life!"

"Alright, okay, it's useless for me to take your life. Watch Lance, don't go wrong! ”

To avoid suspicion, Henson and Stephenson soon get back into the revelry.

After walking the planned route, the Pacers' parade finally stopped in front of Indianapolis City Hall. At the entrance of City Hall, the local government has set up a temporary podium for the Pacers.

The players got out of the car and walked towards the podium. You can get up close and personal with the heroes of the city, and the atmosphere of the whole parade is also pushed to the top by the fans.

After taking the stage, as is customary, the team owners and players spoke one after another. Henson, on the other hand, was the last to appear as the finale, and when he took the stage, the fans cheered an octave higher.

This shows how high Henson's prestige was in Indianapolis.

"This champion is dedicated to you!" Henson didn't talk much nonsense and lifted the O'Brien Cup to the fans.

"But there's one thing I can only give to one person." As he spoke, Henson looked at Stephenson, who immediately took out a small box from his coat pocket and ran onto the stage.

But just then, the unexpected happened. Probably because he had drunk too much champagne during the parade just now, Stephenson was a little unstable in his center of gravity after running, and he was stunned by mixing his left foot with his right foot, and tripped himself to the ground...... And just like that, Stephenson, in front of millions of fans, fell.

The lively air suddenly froze, and Bird lowered his head slightly, unable to bear to look directly at this embarrassing scene.

The small box in Stephenson's hand just rolled to Henson's feet, and Henson bent down to pick it up, and did not forget to use the microphone to say thank you to Stephenson.

The fans burst into laughter, and the coach once again broke the "deadlock" on the spot.

No one knew what Henson was doing when he asked Stephenson to take a small box, only to see the Chinese coach walk up to Anjiali, who was sitting on the edge of the stage, and then suddenly kneel down on one knee!

"This thing is dedicated to you alone. Marry me, Ann. With that, Henson opened the box. Inside, it's George. Armani and Bulgari co-designed the diamond ring worth nearly $1 million!

There was silence for a second, and then all the fans shouted in unison to help Henson cheer.

Anjiali looked at the man in front of her and covered her mouth, but she couldn't make any sound.

The ESPN reporter who was taking aerial photos from the helicopter smiled, "Sure enough, Coach Henson is very good at creating surprises no matter where or when he is." ”

Proposing to your girlfriend in front of millions of fans? Henson may be the first and last basketball coach in the world to dare to do so.