At present, Chinese basketball is in the most difficult period in history.

On August 9, 2013, the men's Asian Basketball Championship came with bad news.

Manila, the men's national basketball team led by Yi Jianlian, lost to a small province of Taiwan with a score of 79-96!

After losing to South Korea at the beginning of the tournament.

This unprecedented defeat instantly pushed the Chinese men's basketball team to the forefront!

Yi Jianlian's speechless expression sitting alone on the bench has become a sad picture for many fans.

Compared to the Chinese Taipei team, it was like winning the championship and celebrating wildly.

All the fans in front of the TV were choking back tears, pursing their lips, full of sadness and disappointment, they couldn't believe it but had to admit this cold fact-

Chinese basketball has officially entered a trough period of lack of success in the Yao era.

After the game, the Chinese men's basketball team instantly became the target of criticism from major media.

Accusations of excessive attention to interests, high-level discord, and non-compliance with the laws of basketball development have come one after another.

The headline on the front page of a well-known sports newspaper was "Defeated! The men's basketball team is worse than the men's football team! ”

There are also two lines of subheadings on the bold and large characters - the dignified national team lost to the Taipei provincial team! The top four in Asia don't have their share!

On CCTV News 1+1, it was an unprecedented change in the opening, the famous host Bai Yansong clearly said, "The Chinese men's basketball team has completed an almost impossible task, with a lead of 17 points, and finally lost to the Chinese Taipei team by 18 points. ”

And the Greek coach Giannakis refused to shake hands with Hu Jiashi, deputy director of the basketball management center, when he left China, and the scene became a topic of discussion among many fans.

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A surging storm has been set off in the country.

As the only Chinese seedling in the NBA.

Deng Hongfei's body gathered more eyes.

Now if you click on a random piece of news about Chinese basketball, you can always see that there are comments about him below, and someone always clicks on his name.

More and more, he could feel the invisible pressure that fell from the sky on his body.

Crushed from his distant hometown, he was a little out of breath.

Fortunately, every time I step on the court, I always forget everything and devote myself to it.

Spurs Training Gym.

As we get closer to the start of the new season, more and more players are reporting to the stadium.

Tim Duncan became one of the first to arrive, and his big eyes that were always full of charm were recognizable.

After walking into the stadium, his eyes were locked on Deng Hongfei, who was training on the court with the help of the coaching staff to catch and shoot without the ball.

"ummm, that's interesting."

After looking at it for a while, Duncan's face hung with a smile that he didn't know whether it was honest or cunning.

Looking at Deng Hongfei's eyes, his eyes were shining.

"Hey, Tim, I heard you went fishing again in the offseason." Popovich eerily appeared behind Duncan, smiling and greeting.

"Hey, you know, if I hadn't fished, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to forget that we lost 3-4 last season."

Duncan sighed and shook his head, his face suddenly grinned again, and said viciously, "It's okay not to say it, but it's angry when you say it, God knows that we all got the match point first, how can we be reversed inexplicably?!" ”

He spread out his hands and was speechless, "Lao Tzu is missing another championship for nothing!" ”

"Haha, take it easy, in the new season, let's get the championship back together."

Popovich was cheerful and didn't seem to take to heart the infuriating memories of the end of last season.

"OK, OK, old Greg, you know that I have always trusted you, even if you say that you are a beautiful woman who has captivated the country and the city, I will raise my finger and praise you."

Duncan cocked up two fingers in a hurry, and a pair of big eyes were innocent and cute.

If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then just looking at Duncan's eyes, you will feel that everything he says is extremely sincere.

Actually......

Popovich laughed and kicked him in the back of the thigh because his ass was too high to kick......

Duncan laughed twice and pointed to the court, "That guy, is that one of our rookies this year?" ”

"I seem to have heard rumours about his summer league performances, just watched it for a while and his shooting is solid."

"Yes."

Popovich also became serious and shrugged his shoulders approvingly, "In the new season, you have a better helper." ”

"Coincidentally, his last name is a bit similar to yours, and the two of you are quite close."

"Really?"

Duncan grinned, "That's just the right thing to communicate." ”

Popovich nodded, and suddenly let out a long sigh of plaintiveness, "It's a pity. ”

"What a pity?" Duncan turned his head for some reason, looking at the head coach who had led him for almost 20 years.

"It's a pity that there is one more bald athlete in the world."

Popovich held his mouth, shook his head, and walked away with a sigh on his face.

"You!"

Duncan's bull's eyes glared at the boss, and he immediately lost his smile, glanced at the Chinese on the court, carried his backpack, and dragged his suitcase to the locker room.

"Hey, Deng, hello."

Suddenly, a bald man appeared on the sidelines shortly after Duncan disappeared and said hello to Deng Hongfei, who had just finished training.

The latter leaned his neck to drink the water, looked this way, and immediately showed a faint smile.

"Hello, I'm so famous, you should know me, right? Ha ha. ”

Hearing this, Deng Hongfei carefully looked at the little man in front of him with a thick beard, wearing double beach flip-flops, casual shorts, and a striped T-shirt.

He was immediately recognized.

Spurs titan Patty Mills, a point guard from Australia, has an accurate mid-range shot, and has played many impressive highlights in the regular season and the Finals.

"Hello."

Deng Hongfei nodded and slapped his hands amicably.

"It's great, I actually went to the summer league too, but I didn't go to the training camp, but I saw your performance on the spot, it's amazing, in fact, you may not know, I also played in China, haha, so we still have a lot of connections in this regard."

As Mills spoke, another familiar figure approached.

As if sensing something, Mills turned around and stopped the man, "Hey, Manu, come here, I'll introduce you." ”

The person who came was a white man with a hooked nose who had not yet fully turned into a bald head, and his face also had a fine beard, and when he laughed, the two nasolabial folds were clearly outlined, which was quite the charm of a middle-aged man.

Regarding the identity of this person, Deng Hongfei didn't need to look at it at all, and recognized it at a glance.

The Pampas Eagles, the Argentine demon knife of the famous alliance - Manu Ginobili.

"Deng, from China, this year's Summer League, right? How's it doing? ”

Mills grabbed Ginobili to boast, and while the latter was smiling, he nodded at Deng Hongfei and took the initiative to stretch out his hand, "Hello, welcome to the Spurs." ”