After a five-hour flight, the Kings plane landed at Toronto International Airport. Although it is only 6 o'clock in the afternoon, the sky is already dark, and the whole city has already been lit up with street lights, which looks very gorgeous.

On the way from the airport to the hotel, there is a festive atmosphere everywhere. Zhang Feng was not a foreign festival in Wudang Mountain, but now it has been almost half a year abroad, Sacramento has become his second home, this time to Canada away to challenge the Raptors, there is a little foreign feeling, the Christmas tree at the door of the hotel, so that he suddenly misses Anjiali and the brothers in the distance.

When he got on the elevator, Zhang Feng met 3 Chinese tourists who came to vacation, and when he took a photo with the tourists, he heard the long-lost Mandarin, and suddenly heard the familiar native voice in a foreign country full of English, which made his heart extremely warm.

After the tourists left, Carter, who was traveling with him, laughed, "Do you spend Christmas in China?" ”。

"There were basically none, but now there are many, do you go home on vacation?"

"Of course, I miss my family, and the Florida sun, the sand, the bikini beauties," Carter quipped.

"yes, I just can't figure it out, why don't the Raptors consider relocating when Toronto's winter is so long?" Mason craned his neck and gasped, as if he couldn't do it cold.

"Speaking of which, my affection for this place is only a little less than that of Florida, and I often miss it, and people like to reminisce about the past when they are old, haha" Carter sighed to himself.

Zhang Feng could hear that Carter was referring to starting his NBA career with the Raptors. Coincidentally, Carter and Zhang Feng are both No. 5 picks, Carter was drafted by the Raptors in 1998, and it has been almost 20 years now, Zhang Feng really can't imagine what it will be like to play in the NBA for 20 years.

The hometown is even more timid, and he doesn't dare to ask anyone. This away challenge to the Raptors is probably the last time in Carter's career, returning to the place where his dream began as a player, Zhang Feng can hear the emotion in his words.

At 6 p.m. on the 17th, the Kings returned to the visiting locker room after the warm-up, and in 20 minutes, the game with the Raptors will start.

"Point guard Zhang Feng, point guard Bogdan, center Papajanis, power forward Willy ......", announced at the end, David suddenly stopped, and the players didn't care at first, because today's away game should be played in the young starting lineup according to the team rules.

But after waiting for about 3 seconds, David didn't react, and the Kings players all turned their heads to look at David before he slowly spoke: "The starting small forward in this game, Vince Carter."

David's decision was a bit of a surprise, but considering that it was Carter's homecoming game, it was also reasonable, Randolph, as the same veteran, silently patted Carter's shoulder.

At 6:10, the Kings entered the tunnel and prepared to play. It didn't take long for the host of the Air Canada Center to read Zhang Feng's name first.

When he arrived at the court, Zhang Feng took the ball and continued to warm up, and then heard the names of Bogdan, Mason and other teammates one after another.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome the last Kings player, an old friend of the Raptors, and our favorite Vince Kakakakat."

After the host read the name, the home fans got up one after another, and they chanted "Carter, Carter, Carter" at the same time, and some people even held up signs saying "Welcome Carter home" and "Carter, go back to the Raptors for another year".

With cheers, the stadium lights focused on the visitors' tunnel, between which Carter raised his right hand and his eyes shone brightly, and ran out of the tunnel quickly, nodding to all sides of the pitch as he ran.

The Air Canada Center, the stadium that opened with Carter's entry into the Raptors, carries too many memories for Carter and the fans. Carter not only won the best rookie here, but also became the first player in the history of the Raptors to participate in the All-Star game the following year, and was also the All-Star ticket king that season.

Carter also experienced the helplessness of being swept by the Knicks 0-3 here, and the regret of missing out on Iverson in 7 games, of course, perhaps the saddest thing is the early reimbursement of the 02 season.

Time flies, at the end of the memory, Carter left the Raptors, he achieved the highest achievement of his career with the Nets, depressed in the Magic, the Suns, the Mavericks, the Grizzlies, and the Kings, everything is changing, but his memories of the Raptors have not changed, and Raptors fans love him as much as they did at the beginning.

Today, Carter is back on the Raptors' home court at the age of 40, both to play and to go home.

Five minutes before the start of the game, the Raptors reporter asked for an interview with Carter, and the time was a little tight, but Brandon, the deputy general manager of the Kings, agreed without saying a word.

"Carter, how does it feel to be home?" the reporter handed over the microphone.

"It's great, thank you for not booing me like you used to", Carter smiled, "I still love it, it's special, it's different from other places, there's a sense of intimacy.".

"We noticed that this is your 20th season in the NBA, have you considered retiring?"

"No, not at all, I'm recovering well from this game. Do you know? My teammate Zhang Feng is a master of medicine, he taught me some ways to stay healthy, and I will continue to fight."

"Have you considered returning to the Raptors for another year?" The reporter took the opportunity to ask.

"Of course it's possible, I've considered this option, whether it's a one-day contract or whatever, I think it's entirely possible, I can guarantee it. A lot of people are saying that I should go back to the Raptors again, and the fan garden just now has made me start to believe those claims."

Carter was interviewed on the sidelines, and Zhang Feng took advantage of this time to pull Bogdan and others together.

"What to do in the game later, I don't need to say more, right?"

"Understood, I'll do my best to block Carter," Willy nodded.

Papayannis was a little confused after a long time, he scratched his head and asked, "Then I won't pass it to you as soon as I grab the rebound?" ”

"No, no, no", Bogdan pointed at Zhang Feng, "Of course, there is a chance to give Carter first, and there is no chance to organize it for him."

"What are you muttering? Discuss tactics and don't call me? Carter's voice rang out suddenly.

"No, we're talking about how to spend Christmas," Zhang Feng said casually.

"Yes, yes, yes," Bogdan nodded repeatedly.

"Spend more time with your family, NBA players have too few vacations, don't waste them, and when you reach my age, you'll understand the importance of going home," Carter said earnestly.

"The race is on. Let's go, let's help you win this game."