Chapter 203: Worship the Big Guy (3/5!) )
"Coach, congratulations."
Tang Tian heard a familiar voice and looked up to see that it was Kobe.
At this moment, some fans noticed an unprecedented scene on the sidelines.
When the American team came out, they didn't go directly to the podium, but coincidentally went to Tang Tian and congratulated him first!
As the head coach of the NBA championship and two consecutive championships, these stars are full of respect for Tang Tian, and they came to congratulate them with admiration for bringing the Chinese men's basketball team to this height.
This unprecedented scene was recorded by many fans with their mobile phones.
The U.S. team arrived in Taiwan one after another, and the players of the Lithuanian team were also late.
When the members of the three teams stood behind the podium one after another, TV stations in more than 200 countries also began to broadcast for the first time.
The award presenters were introduced at the scene.
Juan Antonio Samaranch, the honorary president of the International Olympic Games, and Patrick Bowman, a member of the team, were introduced one after another.
After this introduction, the scene began to focus on the Chinese team.
"The bronze medal in men's basketball at the 2008 Olympic Games was won by the Chinese team!"
Because it is his home field, the host introduced as much as possible when he introduced, and when this sentence was spoken, the scene immediately exploded.
Cheers, shouts, whistles, one after another!
The players of the Chinese men's basketball team jumped on the podium holding hands and raised their hands in front of all the spectators of Wukesong.
At this time, the accompaniment of the national anthem sounded at the scene.
Because it is not a champion, it does not have the right to play the national anthem at the flag-raising ceremony, but it is when the award is presented.
The familiar accompaniment can no longer be familiar, and at this time, there is no need for anyone to take the lead, and the audience all began to sing the national anthem.
The majestic momentum stunned the players of the American team and the Lithuanian team.
It wasn't until Samaranch and the others walked up to the team to present the awards that the sound of the scene became quieter.
"No. 4, Chen Jianghua."
As the guests presented the gold medals to the team members, the host began to read out the names of the trophies, and the scene was followed by a burst of cheers.
There are 12 players, and each of them is very familiar.
"No. 9, Sun Yue."
When Sun Yue's name was read, the decibel level of the entire scene suddenly skyrocketed by another dimension.
Sun Yue kissed the medal, and then excitedly lifted the medal into the air.
In this Olympic Games, Sun Yue, as the main point guard, can contribute an average of 12.2 points, 2.4 boards, 4.5 assists, 1.9 blocks and 1.7 steals per game, performing quite well and is one of the heroes of the men's basketball team to win the bronze medal.
"No. 11, Yi Jianlian."
Sun Yue was followed by Yi Jianlian, and the cheers at the scene did not decrease.
Although his performance in the previous games was not particularly impressive, in the most critical bronze medal game, he scored a team-high 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks, playing the strongest game of the Olympic Games.
"Number 13, Yao Ming."
When Yao Ming was introduced, the sound wave of the entire Wukesong reached a climax.
Yao Ming is the absolute core of this Chinese team and the support point of Tang Tian's tactical system.
In 8 games, Yao Ming contributed an average of 17.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.1 blocks per game, with a shooting rate of 62%, because of the excellent performance of role players such as Sun Yue, Yi Jianlian and Liu Wei, his average points per game are much less than in previous years, but everyone who has watched the game knows his importance.
"Congratulations, Yao." Samaranch didn't know Yao Ming on the first day, and when he presented him with a medal, he hugged him slightly.
Feeling the enthusiasm from the fans, Yao Ming also kept waving his hand and greeting the audience.
After Yao Ming, the other team members were introduced one after another, and when Liu Wei arrived, the scene once again resounded with warm cheers.
As an Olympic veteran, he averaged 10.6 points and 3.2 assists per game in this tournament, and was the team's third-highest scorer.
After everyone wore the medals and received the flowers, the team members held the medals and flowers high above their heads in unison.
The cheers from the scene lasted for a long time.
After the Chinese team, the Lithuanian team and the United States team both received their own medals.
The members of the American team were very excited, and the 12 team members also cooperated to do a set of roaring movements of the primitive tribes of the Americas, and the smiles were always on their faces.
In the slow American national anthem, the national flag belonging to the gold, silver and bronze medals is raised.
Although the scene was the national anthem of the United States, many people sang the March of the Volunteers in their hearts.
The bright red flag appeared for the first time in basketball, and everyone's face was full of pride.
At the end of the award ceremony, the team members found the national flag and began to take a group photo in front of reporters.
But in between, they went to pull Tang Tian and the other members of the coaching staff over.
It's a medal that belongs to them and it belongs to the coaching staff.
After taking pictures and posing for some poses, after Sun Yue shouted, the team members all took off the medals around their necks, and then quickly hung them all on Tang Tian's neck one by one.
Tang Tian didn't react a little, and when he came to his senses, he already had 12 medals hanging around his neck.
Well, the neck is a little tired.
At that moment, all the members of the team ran in front of him, holding hands in a semicircle, and stood in front of him.
"Worship the big guy!"
I don't know where Sun Yue learned the Internet language, but after shouting at this time, all the team members bowed to him.
Tang Tian was caught off guard, and then couldn't help laughing.
Because of his age, although his coaching style in the national team is very strict, the players did not feel a sense of distance from him, on the contrary, they had been depressed before, and they really waited for the game to be played and won the medal, they were completely let go.
This scene stunned the reporters on the sidelines, and after they reacted, they took various pictures.
A classic Olympic Games has a classic way to celebrate, which is destined to be a classic among the classics.
The award ceremony came to an end, and the journey of this men's basketball team is almost over.
According to the past practice, to achieve such good results, those leaders of the Basketball Association will definitely have dinner with them, and there will be additional rewards or something.
Tang Tian asked Guo Shiqiang to take the team members.
It's been almost 2 months since he left the Rockets.
It's not a long offseason, but it's been long enough for his job.
And in two weeks, Hathaway has a big runway show in Dubai to attend, which is also very important to her personally, and Tang Tian has to go over to it.
The day after the awards ceremony, Tang Tian took his two assistant coaches on a plane back to Houston.
Looking at the distant city, his Olympic journey has come to an end, and his journey in the new season of the Rockets has just begun.