At 8 o'clock in the morning on November 25, 1999, Beijing time, this Saturday, countless Chinese NBA fans have sat in front of the TV in advance, waiting for the upcoming NBA broadcast, to be precise, recording and broadcasting, since 94 years, CCTV began to broadcast NBA games through satellites, but this broadcast is limited to the finals and the All-Star Game, and the rest every Saturday, CCTV will also arrange a recorded game, and the recorded games are basically those, Teams with a large number of fans and high popularity in China, such as the Bulls and Lakers, are the teams that have been recorded the most. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The game aired today was the Lakers' Christmas game against the Spurs, and when the players of both teams began to enter the stadium on the TV screen, fans across the country were surprised to find a familiar yellow face.

"There is a Chinese in the Spurs' starting list!" Teacher Zhang Lili, who served as the commentator of this game, was also stunned when he read the starting list of the two teams on the press release.

The NBA's broadcast time in China is not long, most of the audience are Jordan fans, and many are Lakers fans, so the domestic broadcast and recording are basically nothing to do with other teams except for the finals, as for the poor Spurs except for last season's finals, not a single game has been broadcast, if it weren't for the Lakers' light, today's broadcast would not have anything to do with the Spurs. And this Chinese face in the Spurs is only known to the majority of fans today, and it turns out that there is a Chinese in the NBA.

"According to the information we just obtained, the Spurs' No. 5 Meng Xu, a native of XX City in China, studied at Wake Forest University in the United States, and was selected by the Spurs in the 29th place in the first round at this year's draft, and is an authentic Chinese." Originally, when he got the press release, Zhang Lili was still wondering, how could Americans still have this name, until the broadcast started, and found that it was an Asian face, and soon Zhang Lili got all the information about Meng Xu, from his birthplace, parents' names, etc. At this year's NBA Draft, Wang Zhizhi of the Bayi team was selected by the Mavericks in the second round, which also made countless domestic fans excited, but because Bayi did not let go, Wang Zhizhi's NBA journey had to be postponed indefinitely.

The appearance of Meng Xu once again made countless fans excited, and finally there were Chinese on that stage, that is, from this day, Meng Xu had countless more fans in China, and the Spurs also replaced the Lakers and Bulls as their own "home team" for domestic fans.

If Meng Xu's performance in this game is not good, it will not attract so much attention, it is precisely this game that Meng Xu has played the best this season, the most outstanding data game, 7 of 11 3-pointers, 18 points in the crucial fourth quarter, 25 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals, 2 assists. Especially in the fourth quarter, the continuous 3-point rush made Mr. Zhang Li lose his temper frequently.

"Meng Xu, a player who plays is too selfless, too reasonable, with such an accurate shot, it is no longer a problem to score 40 points in a game, but when his teammates have good physical strength, he basically does not shoot, he is completely creating opportunities for his teammates, and when his teammates have no physical strength, he can't open the situation, he is standing up, banging 3 points, and beating the Lakers with no temper at all." After the recording of the competition, Mr. Zhang Li was still a little unsatisfied, and he kept pouring out his exclusive insights for the audience in front of the TV.

"Yes, and Meng Xu, a player, although young, but very hardworking, he is very successful in defending Glenn Rice, this All-Star player who averaged nearly 18 points per game last season, and only scored 6 points in this game, which is also an important reason why the Lakers lost this game." After Zhang Li finished speaking, Mr. Sun Zhengping also took over the conversation. put all the credit for the Spurs' victory on Meng Xu's head, completely ignoring Duncan, who was 30+10 in this game, and ignoring the fact that Glen Rice didn't even have 10 minutes of playing time in this game.

And the storm brought by this game is far from over, in the United States, whether it is O'Neal's 40+10 in a single game, 30 free throws in the whole game, or Popovich's final shark slashing tactic, it has made the headlines of many sports newspapers, and a Christmas battle has attracted a lot of attention and brought countless saliva.

And as the ratings data for this game in China was transmitted back to the NBA headquarters, David Stern also stared at this fax from across the ocean with incredible eyes, watching it over and over again.

"President, what's going on?" Looking at David Stern, whose fingers were trembling, NBA Vice President Russ? Granik was also very surprised, David Stern is a very deep city, such a gaffe in front of him, Russ? It's the first time I've seen Granik.

"Russ, look at it, the market we dream of is about to be opened, and our grand ambition is about to be realized." Completely unaware of his gaffe, David Stern excitedly handed the fax to Russ? Granick.

"Oh God, it's unbelievable." Lars? After Granick browsed the fax, he was also shocked by the content of the fax, although the game between the Lakers and the Spurs was recorded, but it received an astonishing 7% rating on CCTV in China, you must know that the highest rating of the previous game recording was only about 1%, and even the Finals of the Bulls and Jazz were only 2.5% of the average rating.

"David, do we need to take care of this little one."

"Hmm." David Stern also nodded when he heard his assistant's suggestion, and even thought in his heart that he would let Russ at the right time? Granick or go to San Antonio by himself, give Popovich a hint, as long as Meng Xu can be given more opportunities, then the league will give the Spurs some proper care, although in David Stern's heart, he doesn't like the Spurs' style of team, but for the vast market behind Meng Xu, and the future planning of the NBA, a little personal preference can be counted.

The ratings of the same game also alarmed the top management of CCTV, after a 1-hour emergency meeting, CCTV also passed an important decision, sending Su Qun back to the NBA, Su Qun was sent to the United States by CCTV in 96 years, long-term tracking and interviewing NBA, but with Jordan's retirement, the league was suspended, CCTV is not very optimistic about the prospects of the NBA, not only the broadcast rights contract being negotiated was terminated, but even Su Qun stationed in the United States was recalled.

This time Su Qun returns to the NBA, not just alone, but will take a team directly to San Antonio, Su Qun and his team will follow Meng Xu and the Spurs every game throughout the process.