After leaving the restaurant, turn left and walk a few steps until you see a wire gate.
Walking in, there is a concrete open space with a basketball hoop erected in it.
At noon in the summer in San Francisco, the weather is not very hot, but rather sunny and windy.
The sea breeze blowing from the Pacific dispels the heat and brings freshness and moisture.
It's perfect weather for playing basketball.
Gan Guoyang followed the others to this simple venue, put down the ball and started to warm up.
Nate took off his shirt, revealing his extremely muscular muscles, put on a pair of sneakers, and moved around a bit.
His friends drank, smoked and watched the game with interest from the sidelines.
For a moment, Nate felt in a daze. What was wrong with him? Why was he fighting here with a kid who was delivering food?
What will you get if you win? You won't get anything, that's a given.
What if you lose? Oh God, this can't happen. But if God made a joke, then he would become the biggest joke in the basketball world in 1981.
He, Nate Thurmond, Nate the Great, the best one-on-one defender in the NBA, a legendary center who participated in the Finals twice, a future Hall of Famer, on his 40th birthday, and the Cavaliers The teammates celebrated the 5th anniversary of the Miracle in Rifffield together, and because their restaurant The Begining was closed, they had to find a Chinese restaurant to order takeout to entertain friends, and then played a basketball bullfight with the delivery boy, and finally lost.
Look at Dick Snyder, Jim Chrismon, and Binger Smith sitting there. These big mouths will definitely add fuel to this series of things and spread it throughout the league.
This guy Jim Jons is still playing for the Lakers. It would be great fun if he told Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about this.
He will be ridiculed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for at least two years, and maybe he will be included in his new book.
Thinking of this, Nate regretted a little, but he was already standing on the court, how could he back down?
The little Chinese guy has finished warming up and is standing under the basket. He looks very determined and has the air of an inside player.
He is just over 2 meters tall and has a good arm span. After taking off his coat, his muscles are strong and tangible, and his legs are also quite strong.
Upon closer inspection, this guy's physical hardware talent is pretty good.
And judging from his skeletal shape, he still has the potential to grow taller, and he is obviously an inside prospect.
So, Nate put away his regretful mentality and decided to teach this overconfident little guy a lesson and test his depth.
"Sorry, I'm older and it takes longer to warm up. I said man, do you really not know me?"
"I like the NBA very much, but...I really don't know you."
Gan Guoyang told the truth, he was watching the NBA twenty years later, so how could he recognize NBA stars in the 1960s and 1970s.
Of course Thurmond didn't understand what Gan Guoyang meant. He thought to himself, why does this guy deserve a beating?
Like watching NBA but don’t know me?
Okay, great, let me get to know you today.
"Remember, my name is Nate, Nate Thurmond."
For this name, Gan Guoyang looked unfamiliar and had no trouble.
He held the ball, looked at Thurmond's mountain-like body, and took a deep breath.
Thurmond is 6 feet 11 inches tall. He is actually 2.11 meters tall and is not a false height.
Just standing there is a huge sense of oppression.
Thurmond didn't take a defensive stance on the first ball, which means come on, I'll guard you carefully and I'll lose.
Gan Guoyang was not polite and took a jump shot 18 feet away from the basket.
Thurmond stretched out his hand symbolically. For ordinary people, if a 2.11-meter tall man stretches his hand towards you, the shooting rhythm will be affected.
But Gan Guoyang shot very steadily and hit two points.
Thurmond's friends exploded on the sidelines. A group of people screamed and even clinked glasses with each other to encourage Gan Guoyang.
Thurmond has a big head. This kid's shooting is good, but we have to see how many more goals he can score.
On the second ball, Thurmond was still two meters away, standing with his arms akimbo, letting Gan Guoyang shoot.
Of course Gan Guoyang is welcome. He hit a jump shot again from the same position. He is very talented in shooting.
Thurmond's face was a little uneasy, but now that he was close to him and guarding, he felt even more uneasy.
As a result, he asked Gan Guoyang to shoot for the third time. Gan Guoyang's hand was really hard and he still hit it!
If you let me shoot, I will keep shooting until I win.
Thurmond's teammates on the sidelines were already crazy with joy. Thurmond finally couldn't stand it anymore and started to take the initiative to defend the fourth ball.
The moment Thurmond came over, Gan Guoyang felt a sense of envelopment.
This is one of the well-known giants in NBA history, with a wingspan of an astonishing 2.35 meters.
Probably the best player to defend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Although the 40-year-old suffered a severe knee injury, he was unable to slide and take off flexibly.
But relying solely on size, skill and experience, Thurmond still successfully blocked Gan Guoyang.
Gan Guoyang tried to break through with the dribble, but under strong confrontation, his ball was intercepted.
Confrontation, confrontation with different intensities, has completely different requirements for technical movements.
The details in this are exactly what Gan Guoyang is missing.
Thurmond, who succeeded in stealing the ball, was not proud. He regretted agreeing to this nonsensical bullfight.
There is no benefit to this kid from winning, and his knees are a little sore.
The injury to his right knee was the direct reason for his retirement. Two surgeries prevented him from jumping up and blocking opponents every night.
When it was Thurmond's turn to attack, Gan Guoyang was waiting under the basket.
Although Thurmond is a center, his dribbling skills are pretty good, so don't even think about stealing.
Entering the three-second zone, Thurmond turned around and pushed Gan Guoyang in with his back.
After retiring, Thurmond gained some weight again, reaching 250 pounds. The difference in size and weight is almost overwhelming.
But Thurmond was surprised to find that his back-up attack was not as smooth as expected, and the kid behind him was struggling to resist.
As early as middle school in Akron, Thurmond was not a good ball handler, preferring to attack behind the basket.
More than twenty years of experience told him that if he was so slow and didn't exert force, he might be squeezed out of the three-second zone.
What kind of strange power does this kid have in his body?
But exerting force depends on the strength of his legs, and his knees no longer have explosive power.
He still relied on his weight to get to the basket. With a skillful turn, he could put the ball into the basket with a slight jump with his wingspan.
To him, it was as simple as putting eggs in the refrigerator.
Open the refrigerator door, put the eggs in, and close the refrigerator door.
But the problem lies in the second step, putting the eggs in.
Gan Guoyang's hand was also on the ball, in front of the basket.
The ball stayed in the air for 0.2 seconds before leaving Thurmond's hands and falling to the court.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
The ball bounced on the ground a few times and rolled to the side.
Gan Guoyang took off and blocked Thurmond's layup!
Jim Jons picked the ball up and muttered, "Oh my God, Nate, are you that old?"
