Chapter Seventy-Eight: Press Notices
escaped the celebration, Ding Mo'an was finally able to walk with his teammates with peace of mind, and he didn't have to worry about it. As the Tigers passed through the tunnel one by one, the Tigers fans on both sides of the tunnel stretched out their arms to high-five the Tigers players passing by.
The Tigers players who won the semifinals and entered the national finals were obviously in good spirits, and they didn't throw Ding Mo'an just now, so they were full of enthusiasm and swayed on the Tigers fans.
The callers did not refuse, and it is fitting to describe the Tigers players at this moment.
As each Tiger player passes by, they try their best to strike their palms outstretched from different directions. And the more you get to Rose and Douglas in the back, the cheers from the Tigers fans get louder and louder, and from a distance, you can see the arms of the entire player tunnel above and left and right.
When it was Ding Mo'an's turn at the end, the Staples Arena, which was empty because tens of thousands of UCLA fans had left the stadium, directly broke out into a loud noise. Many Tigers fans can't help but flock to the players' tunnel, and they also want to give Memphis Sons a high-five!
"The people in front, let go!"
"That's right! You've all high-fived the other players, so let's score a mouthful! ”
"If it weren't for Ding, I'd let it, but Ding is not soup! You find someone else to let it! "A Tiger fan is in the best position, and the surprise on his face is not to mention. Thinking that Ding Mo'an will become a superstar in the NBA in the future, he and others have the capital to brag: I have high-fived Ding!
Ding Mo'an walked to the players' tunnel and stopped, and at this moment, the entire Tigers fans moved and kept rushing to both sides of the players' tunnel. But the Tiger fans who are closest to Ding Mo'an will not play the tradition of respecting the old and loving the young at this time, and they desperately stretched out their hands and high-fived Ding Mo'an under the pressure behind them.
Lin Nan, who was mixed in the crowd, was extremely glad that he was so lucky, he chose this location and was so close to Ding Mo'an. Although the previous media rendering made him almost believe it, Lin Nan finally chose to believe Ding Mo'an and came to the Staples Arena to cheer for Ding Mo'an.
As the facts prove, Ding Mo'an's performance on the field conquered Lin Nan.
He scored 22 points in the first half and single-handedly fought against Kevin, who beat the Tigers to death. Love, limiting the rise of NCAA super point guard Russell this season. Westbrook. The pressure was taken off the back of the pack for the Tigers and they went into halftime with the lead.
This is not the end, when Ding Mo'an turned on the finishing mode in the second half, it completely made Lin Nan a diehard loyalist for this compatriot who wandered to a foreign country to play.
The brutal and bloody hood and the blood-boiling fast-break long-pass counterattack will bring the UCLA twin stars of the same age as Ding Mo'an, Kevin Brown. Lefou, Russell. Westbrook became the best background for Ding Moan, and even Rose, who was his teammate, was the No. 1 high school student in the United States who could not escape being overshadowed by Ding Moan's light.
But what shocked Lin Nan the most was that the Tigers fans actually called Ding Mo'an, a foreigner, the son of Memphis. The meaning behind this title, how could Lin Nan, who has been in the United States for two years, not know. This means that Ding Moan has come to be regarded by Memphis as one of the common pride of the city of Memphis!
Lin Nan recalled that those who had been kneeling for a long time on the cat pounce forum were angry: The motherland compatriots have such strength, you don't want to support him, but you are a keyboard warrior on the Internet, you are forcing you to fight? !
In fact, among the Chinese people, there are many such keyboard warriors. When their compatriots go abroad and compete in a foreign country where they have no relatives, once they perform poorly or fail to meet expectations, they are sprayed by domestic keyboard warriors and can't take care of themselves. Athletes just want a heartwarming word of encouragement, not sarcasm.
And Lin Nan looked at Ding Mo'an, who was close in front of him, had not yet shed his childishness, and was probably younger than himself, but he was about to be abused by domestic keyboard warriors, and couldn't help but speak out, wanting to cheer up his compatriots: "Ding Mo'an! Come on! ”
Ding Mo'an, who was high-fived with the Tigers fans on the other side, heard the familiar Mandarin sound, and immediately turned around to see Lin Nan holding a DVD camera in his hand. Although there are many Chinese in the United States, Ding Mo'an rarely goes out to play in the past four months, except for playing away games.
The only time was that Aunt Zhang and Uncle Zhang matched themselves and Kexin, and then they went shopping on the street, and you can know how excited Ding Mo'an was to hear the familiar local voice at this time. After high-fiveing the Tiger fans on this side, Ding Mo'an turned around and walked in front of Lin Nan and high-fived Lin Nan.
"Thank you for your encouragement. Are you shooting a video? Ding Mo'an thanked him, and found the DVD camera in Lin Nan's hand that was in the state of shooting.
Lin Nan nodded, pointed to his camera and said, "Yes." I'm a UCLA college student, and I heard that the Tigers came to Los Angeles to play, and I was surprised to find that there was a compatriot like you in the Tigers. At that time, I was very excited, and I told you about you on the cat, but I didn't expect that the domestic keyboard warriors said that you are a villain who is jealous of your teammates......"
"Do you think I'm the kind of villain who is jealous of my teammates?" Ding Mo'an asked Lin Nan jokingly, with a shallow smile on the corner of his mouth.
"I don't see it." Lin Nan was also embarrassed by Ding Mo'an's question: "Your football skills are so good, even those No. 1 high school students in the United States and NCAA geniuses are not as good as you, how can you be jealous of them, I don't believe it, with this situation in China, there are players who can make you jealous." So I wasn't convinced, so I brought the camera and wanted to hit them back with the video of you playing. ”
"By the way, I heard from friends in China that those media reporters in China, because you reached the national semifinals and surpassed Jordan's NCAA average points per game, are now all rushing to Memphis. When the time comes, you have to be careful, these domestic media are just as like the American media, they like to chase after the wind. Lin Nan suddenly thought of the previous domestic turmoil about Ding Mo'an, and hurriedly reminded.
Ding Mo'an was stunned, he didn't know that China was the same as the United States, setting off a storm of public opinion about himself, and even a reporter went to Memphis. Patting Lin Nan on the shoulder, thanking Lin Nan for his reminder and encouragement, Ding Mo'an said, "Can I say a few words on your camera lens?" ”
Lin Nan hurriedly nodded in agreement, he had a hunch that Ding Mo'an definitely had something big to say, so he immediately pointed the camera lens at Ding Mo'an. Ding Mo'an, who was in front of the camera, said to the camera in a firm tone: "Tomorrow, I will hold a press conference in Memphis, and then there will be Tigers head coach Calipari, assistant coach Hu Weidong, and assistant coach Zheng Wu to attend and make a press announcement on this matter!" ”