Maddie's surgery lasted two hours.

Two hours later, Chen Shiyi, who was in charge of the surgery, walked out of the operating room and pulled down his mask: "The operation was successful, and the estimated recovery time should be shortened, and it is estimated that he will be able to come back in three months." ”

Qiao Hai was secretly happy, and the injury card worked......

Maddie's injury was quickly exposed, with Hoop Sports making headlines first.

"Shock: Maddie has a recurrence of back injury, has undergone surgery, and will be out of action for 4 months!"

After the Hoop Sports report, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, etc. also made headlines one after another, Maddie was injured, and it was a serious injury, and a truce was four months, which is big news! Big news!

ESPN even believes that after Maddie's serious injury, the pattern of the league will change.

"Last season, Maddy's individual performance and personal ability were able to rank in the top three in the league, and it was Maddie's individual performance that allowed the Grizzlies to take the first place in the league and eventually win the championship...... Now, Maddie will be out for four months, and after four months, his status is unknown, and for the Grizzlies, without Maddy's strength, they need to do more to make up for it, and more likely - they can't make up for Maddy's absence at all......

ESPN's report was a bit alarmist, but Qiao Hai agreed with one of the sentences - Maddy's absence, the Grizzlies need to do more to make up for it. Especially the starters, Qiao Hai now regrets sending away Ragabel, otherwise with Ragabel here, the starters can go to Bale, at least they can maintain the defense of the starters.

And now, Qiao Hai can only consider using Michael Reed or Stephen Jackson to play the starter.

The regular season opener will begin on October 31 with 13 games a day, and the Grizzlies will also play that day when they will host the SuperSonics, and they will also receive their championship rings at home before the game starts.

For the supersonics, although the preseason won two supersonics, and Qiao Hai can clearly feel that the supersonic speed of the new season is much worse than last season, he still does not dare to underestimate his opponents, especially after losing Maddie.

Even if the supersonic decline this season is serious, they still have a lot of star players, Gary Payton is still at the end of the peak, and Wenbeck has been declining year after year, but this fat man has exploded, and ordinary people really can't stop it, mainly depending on the state.

If you are in good shape, the superSonics still have a chance to win.

For the Grizzlies, they have not yet completed the run-in, especially Patrick Ewing has not fully integrated into the Grizzlies' defensive system, and the offensive end lacks the strong point of Maddy, and the Grizzlies' strength is actually not at its peak.

In the opener, the Grizzlies had to win, on the one hand, they had to receive the championship ring in front of the home fans, which was also a milestone for the Grizzlies, and he didn't want to turn the milestone into a milestone.

On the other hand, in the first game of the regular season, it was still at home, and Qiao Hai didn't want to lose.

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Time flies, on October 31, although Maddie was missing, on this day, Vancouver still attracted countless media reporters, and the GM arena was full, which was a very monumental day in the history of the Grizzlies!

Before the game even began, the on-site commentator Mark Jones shouted, "Welcome to the GM Arena!" This is the home of defending champion Vancouver Grizzlies! ”

And in the home locker room, the Grizzlies have been

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"Guys, we have to play early today, the new players don't have to worry about it, because today's glory has nothing to do with you......" There was a chuckle in the locker room, and Patrick Ewing shook his head helplessly, he is the new player in Joe's mouth.

"But I've got you permission to go out and see, and if you work hard enough, maybe by this time next year, you'll be able to enjoy all of that glory......"

That's a good thing to say, Ewing nodded, didn't he come to Vancouver at the age of 38 for that glory?

Qiao Hai also smiled: "Okay, don't rush to change your jerseys with the old players from last season, put on your T-shirts first, let's bring the rings first!" ”

Amid the frantic cheers of the GM Arena, the championship rings and the O'Brien Cup had been placed in the center of the stadium, and all eyes were on those championship rings, motionless.

When the music for the players played, the live DJ began to shout the names of all the players.

One after another, everyone appeared, only one Maddie, Maddie had just undergone surgery and couldn't get out of bed yet, so he was destined to not catch up with this award ceremony.

Then came the coaching staff, also one after another, Qiao Hai finale, won the craziest cheers and shouts in the audience, and then, the team's general manager Stu Jackson, deputy general manager Billy Knight and team owner John McCaw also appeared one after another.

Several glittering championship rings were in front of everyone's eyes, and David Stern showed up, announced a name, and presented a championship ring.

Generally speaking, players and coaches will definitely have championship rings, whether the management and the boss have it, it depends on whether the boss is generous or not, if the boss is generous, he will spend more money to make the ring, the management and the boss, and even some small employees have the opportunity to get the championship ring.

This time, John McCaw appeared to be very generous, with one in the management, and the team's big and small bosses.

As the head coach, Qiao Hai's championship rings are custom-made, and the style of the rings is no different, they are all made of platinum, set with huge diamonds, and the name of the Grizzlies is engraved on the side, as well as the year they won the championship.

The only difference is that the back of the ring is engraved with Qiao Hai's head, as well as his name.

So, this ring is unique!

David Stern called Qiao Hai's name and got the ring, and in the cheers of the audience, Qiao Hai looked at the ring in his hand, and soon, it was raised high, causing even more huge cheers from the audience.

However, the biggest cheers were at the end, Maddie could not go to the scene to receive the championship ring, the league intimately filmed a video, David Stern personally went to the hospital and presented Maddie with the championship ring that belonged to Maddie.

At this time, the atmosphere of the scene reached a real climax.

Once everyone has collected their championship rings, head back to the locker room and the game is about to begin.

"Alright guys, put your rings away first!" Qiao Hai held a tactical board and announced the starters of this game first: "In this game, our starting lineup is, point guard Mike Bibby, scoring guard Chauncey, small forward Sean Marion, power forward Sheriff and center Patrick Ewing!" ”

A surprising result, Qiao Hai finally decided to let Billups start, and put on a dual-control combination at the beginning!