With a Boeing 777 landing at Houston Airport, Gao Dazhuang returned to Houston, the largest city in Texas.

When tall and strong stepped out of George? At the moment at the Bush Intercontinental Airport, he took a deep breath of the icy and humid air of Houston and felt the unique charm of Houston again.

Gao Dazhuang still vaguely remembers that the first time he came to Houston to pick up the plane was Rockets general manager Morey, who was still a rookie who had just entered the league.

But with the passage of time, all this has long been different, and it was Yang Yi, a famous CCTV commentator, who appeared at the airport to pick up the airport today.

"Da Zhuang, wow, the youngest all-star" Yang Yi has now almost become Gao Dazhuang's full-time reporter, and 80% of all domestic interviews about Gao Dazhuang are from his handwriting, and the relationship between the two is naturally close.

"Don't say that, I'm under a lot of pressure right now, the competition is fierce, and I don't want to disappoint the fans who chose me," Gao Dazhuang said with a sigh.

"Hey, we all believe in your strength, go, everything is ready, it's just you" Then Yang Yi and Gao Dazhuang boarded a Dodge Ram off-road vehicle and roared away.

However, their destination was not the all-star designated reception hotel, but a villa on the side of Lake Winser Park in Houston.

"Da Zhuang, you really surprised me, you did so beautifully" A tall figure stood at the door of the villa to greet the arrival of Gao Dazhuang, he was the owner of this villa - Yao Ming, the former boss of Gao Dazhuang.

"Ha, boss. I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss it very much" Gao Dazhuang gave Yao Ming a bear hug very enthusiastically, "Thank you for taking care of you all the way."

"Just your current performance, it's all worth it, you are now the banner figure of our country's basketball, come, introduce you to a few seniors" Yao Ming held the tall and strong hand and led it into the courtyard, and then the tall and strong found that there was a row of people standing at the door of the villa.

"Du Feng" Yao Ming pointed to the person in front and said, "He is now the head coach of the Guangdong team, and he also serves as the assistant coach of the national team."

"Big Strong. Hello. We are old rivals, it is you kid who will blacken us by yourself" Du Feng smiled bitterly and stretched out his hand.

"Hello Coach Du" When he was in the CBA, Gao Dazhuang had a brief contact with Du Feng, but at this time, Du Feng's national team identity still surprised Gao Dazhuang.

"This is Fan Bin," and then Yao Ming introduced a small middle-aged man behind Du Feng. "Coach Fan is also an assistant coach of the national team. And he is also the coach of the current National Olympic team. Behind him are his disciples."

"Hello Coach Fan" In fact, Fan Bin and Gao Dazhuang discussed the recruitment of the National Olympic team on the phone, but this is the first time Gao Dazhuang has met Fan Bin himself. Capable is Fan Bin's first impression of being tall and strong.

After shaking hands with Fan Bin, it was the turn of a dozen or so players standing behind Du Feng and Fan Bin, this is the player of this year's National Olympic team, tall and strong at a glance, there are really many familiar faces among them.

"Ha, you guys, don't say hello to me when you come" The first to greet him were the tall and strong comrades-in-arms in the national youth team, Guo Allen, Wang Zhelin, Li Muhao and Zhai Xiaochuan.

"We don't dare, we can't affect your preparation for the All-Star", "That's it, that's it, tsk, pentathlon", "League superstar, envy, jealousy and hate"...... It was their joint efforts that won the World Youth Championships, so Guo Allen and the tall and strong people quickly got together.

Next, Gao Dazhuang shook hands with Zeng Lingxu, Meng Duo, Chang Lin, Sun Tonglin and other other players of the National Olympic team one by one, although they are all older than Gao Dazhuang, but with Gao Dazhuang's current status in the NBA, these players are slightly restrained in the face of this domestic "top brand".

Today, due to a series of coincidences, the former "host" Yao Ming organized this domestic basketball party.

Gao Dazhuang is the starting player of the Eastern All-Stars, Yao Ming was also invited to participate in a series of activities of the Houston All-Star Game, Yang Yi is a reporter for CCTV to report the All-Star Game, and Fan Bin and Guo Allen The National Olympic Team came to the United States for training and competition in preparation for the East Asian Championships.

Sure enough, after dinner, Yao Ming, Du Feng, Fan Bin and Gao Dazhuang had a small meeting alone, and the core content of the talks was the issue of recruiting Gao Dazhuang into the national team.

However, under the mediation of Yao Ming, the talks went very smoothly, which also made Du Feng and Fan Bin, who came on behalf of the Basketball Association, very happy.

Therefore, the national Olympic team participating in the East Asian Championship and the national team participating in the China-Australia confrontation did not recruit tall and strong, in order to let tall and strong play the NBA regular season and playoffs with peace of mind.

Of course, being able to make the Basketball Association pay so much attention to it, and the amazing performance of Gao Dazhuang in the NBA is also one of the important reasons, only with strength can he have the right to speak, and Gao Dazhuang is not a player cultivated by the national system.

Gao Dazhuang also promised the Basketball Association that if after the end of this season's NBA, Gao Dazhuang will join the National Olympic Team to participate in the East Asian Games, and join the national team to participate in the Men's Basketball Asian Championships.

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Yao Ming's villa is located in the famous wealthy area of Houston, with a total area of about 1,100 square meters, is a French symmetrical design, 3 floors of double staircase, 6 bedrooms, 5 fireplaces, marble floors, and a swimming pool, which is much more luxurious than Gao Dazhuang's apartment in New York.

"I originally wanted to transfer this house to you, but you are no longer in Houston" Standing in front of the swimming pool and watching the sunset in Houston, Yao Ming said with some regret.

"Haha, it's a pity," Gao Dazhuang replied by touching his head in embarrassment.

"Heh, New York is very discerning, some people will regret it" Yao Ming said meaningfully: "You participated in the All-Star pentathlon this time, but it is really unprecedented."

"Actually, that's what the agent meant," said Gao Da Zhuang, speaking honestly.

"It's okay, Americans think differently from us, here, if you have strength, you have to show it in order to be respected" Yao Ming patted his tall and strong shoulder and continued: "All-star is a performance, don't have any burden, go and have fun, believe in your own strength"

"Well," the tall man nodded.

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Tomorrow is the first day of NBA All-Star Weekend, but tonight's basketball carnival at the Toyota Center in Houston has kicked off.

The carnival scene was full of passion, and in the welcome corridor of the entrance, the mascots who greeted the fans lined up in two rows to dance and shake hands with the visitors, and the mascot of the Rocket Team, Rocket Bear, kept giving the visitors a big hug.

The carnival is more about performances and basketball-related activities, while NBA stars don't show up at the Toyota Center until tomorrow for games and events.

So when Gao Dazhuang and the members of the Chinese Olympic team appeared at the carnival that night, it immediately attracted the attention of tourists, especially the only all-star player at the scene, Gao Dazhuang, who was surrounded by reporters who rushed to the scene, so Gao Dazhuang had to visit the event site while being interviewed by reporters.

This year's All-Star Carnival is the largest in history, with a variety of sports games such as shooting machines and dunk machines, as well as professional basketball coaches to teach children how to play basketball professionally.

Gao Dazhuang also participated in the team of playing games with the children, while Guo Allen, Wang Zhelin and others kept posting their experiences at the carnival on Weibo.

Inside the event, the most popular ones were the Houston Rockets and Brooklyn Nets' family photo panels.

Houston is because it is at home, the Rockets have many fans, and Brooklyn has attracted the attention of a large number of fans because of the arrival of tall and strong, and Gao Dazhuang also did not refuse to take photos with many fans in front of the display board, although half of these fans are wearing Rockets uniforms, but it still does not affect their love for tall and strong.

"This is the paradise of basketball, I really envy Da Zhuang," Wang Zhelin said with emotion as he looked at the steady stream of fans who were looking for tall and strong group photos.

"A year ago, he was like us, but now he stands at the top of basketball, come on, let's work together," Guo Allen said with a deep breath. (To be continued......)

PS: Brothers, I'm sorry, the unit has something to do temporarily, and I went to the field for a day.