Whether Li Wu wants it or not, from the moment he entered the Arizona state capital, he was destined to attract the attention of the whole United States for many reasons, such as he led a group of players who were not even qualified for the second round to reach the NCAA Final Four, such as he received the attention of the Knicks and Kings executives, such as he is the most favored Chinese international player after YAO, such as his leading NCAA three-point shooting percentage, such as the 1.4 billion supermarket behind him.

All of this coincided with the Colombian Lions' upset to reach the NCAA Final Four, and Li Wu had no choice but to prepare for the challenge. So he has been very indifferent, waiting for April 4 to arrive as scheduled.

On April 4th, the parking lot near Lucas Oil Stadium was full, and more than 80% of the bars in Indiana Betty City were full, and the stadium was even more crowded, because the game was held in an American football stadium, so the commentators could explain in the spacious and comfortable commentary city.

"Hey! Awesome! That's why I love the NCAA Final Four, even if you're there, you can sit in the comfort of the commentary room, and I think the TNT guys must be very upset because we released their pigeons on such an important day. Are you right? Charles? A tall, muscular bald head said to Charles Barkley next to him.

The 1992 draft pick was named NBA Rookie of the Year in his rookie season and went on to rest his career full of honors: 4-time NBA Championship, 3-time NBA Finals MVP (FMVP), 15-time NBA All-Star and 3-time NBA All-Star MVP, 8-time All-NBA First Team, 4-time NBA All-Star Second Team, He was named to the All-NBA All-Defensive Team three times, the All-Defensive Team All-Defensive Team to the second team three times, and the NBA scoring champion twice.

Shaquille O'Neal, a name full of legends. After retiring, the big shark commented on TNT, and there are also several programs about the NBA, the most popular one is called "Shaq Silly X", which is called O'Neal's five embarrassments by domestic fans, and it is a program that summarizes the low-level mistakes of current players.

As one of the puzzle pieces of the TNT Commentary Troupe. Today he was also invited by TBS to give a commentary, in addition to him, there is also Bigmouth Barkley and Columbia University alumnus Murphy.

"Don't worry, Shaq, with Kenny in the TNT commentary room, I don't think they'll be too boring." Barkley said with a smile.

Shaq and Barkley also fought on the court, but then they laughed it off, and now they work for the same company as colleagues.

"Hey! Murphy, I guess today must have meant something special to you, right? Shaq tossed the topic to Murphy.

"Yes, Shaq, I haven't been able to contain my excitement until now, you know, I didn't play in front of 70,000 people when I was a player, and now I'm the commentator for such a big game, it's really exciting." Murphy made no secret of his excitement, after all, it was not his turn to explain this level of competition, but between the upset of the Colombian Lions, TBS chose Murphy, who was once an NBA player and now an alumnus of Columbia, to cooperate with O'Neal and Barkley to comment, so Murphy was touched by the light of Columbia alumni.

"Hey! Man, you're not wrong at all, but I think what you should be most grateful for is your alumnus Li, if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been able to get into the Crazy March in Dadalian, I watched him play a few games, this Chinese kid has learned the characteristics of this year's Golden State Warriors, but compared to the Golden State guys, he is more accurate. Shaq said with a smile.

As one of the best centers in world history, O'Neal has only made one three-pointer in his career, so he has not been very interested in three-point shots, according to his own professional experience, he does not need to defend three-pointers, because he can directly dry the three-point, so the rise of the Warriors and Hawks this year He agreed that it was a flash in the pan, and until the NCAA Li Wu forced the team to enter the NCAA Final Four with a three-pointer, he did not change his opinion.

He just thinks the NCAA lads are too weak.

"Shaq, my friend, Lee doesn't just shoot threes, he's just as impressive on the defensive end, he's by far the highest steals per game in the NCAA and can often contribute some great blocks, and if you just think he's a three-point shooter, you're very wrong." Barkley said.

"That's because these kids are so poor at protecting the ball, they should hold the ball tightly like a quarterback, and I've seen this Chinese boy cut off some of the kids' balls with taekwondo gestures several times, and that doesn't happen to me." O'Neill said with a smile.

At this time, the camera turned to other boxes in the stadium and some VIP seats, O'Neill looked at the screen and said with a smile: "There are a lot of great guys here today!" Justin and Selena are all there. ”

"I also saw a couple of senior players and, hey, my old friends." Barkley also said.

"Haha, I also saw that guy Donnie, doesn't he have to wear his armor to save the world?" O'Neill laughed.

In addition to the celebrities on the scene, the game was simultaneously broadcast live on the Penguin Sports video platform on the other side of the ocean, after Li Wu took Columbia University to the round of 16, it had already detonated China's basketball forums and social media, as Penguin Sports, which was negotiating with ESPN for all the NBA's broadcast rights in China, of course, also realized the value of Li Wu, and they wanted to buy the broadcast rights of Columbia University's Chinese games since the round of 16, but negotiations took time, so it was not until the eve of the semifinals that the contract was finalized.

So this game is not only a game that attracts attention in the United States, but also a game that has attracted much attention on the other side of the ocean, in addition, there are many Chinese on the scene, at least a fifth of the entire venue has been covered by a sea of red, they are not Columbia fans or Kentucky fans, they have a five-star red flag in their hands, and a five-star red flag on their faces, most of these people are wearing a red coat, they are specially here to support Li Wu.

"I don't know if there were so many Chinese in YAO's era to support him, would it make his career last a little longer." O'Neill sighed as he looked at the red.

"Hey, Shaq, there are more than 72,000 people in the audience today, which means that more than 2,000 people are not seated, and the venue staff told me that most of those people are Chinese, and they would rather buy scalpers tickets than come in and stand in support of their Chinese boys." Barkley said.

"Crazy Chinese." O'Neill sighed again.