Beep.
The sound of the timer ending on the court sounded.
The match between the Chinese Men's Basketball Team and the Iranian Men's Basketball Team officially came to an end. The two sides finally tied 78 to 88. The 10-point gap caused the Chinese Men's Basketball Team to lose the game and completely failed the Basketball Association's calculations.
After the game, the fans were disappointed and left the arena while talking.
Along the way, there were voices of dissatisfaction with the game everywhere, and many fans even gathered outside the arena and shouted for refunds.
"It doesn't matter if we can't beat the Iranian team, why don't we pass the ball when we should? Why don't we cooperate when we should cooperate? What are you thinking?"
"I came all this way just to watch the national team's game. A ticket is so expensive, and the result is like this..."
"What kind of broken lineup is this? Why is the national team getting worse and worse than before?"
Fans complained, and the Basketball Association quickly discovered this problem.
Xin Guotao and the senior officials of the Basketball Association discovered that public opinion after the game was very unfavorable to the national team, so they called the players for a meeting after the game. As soon as they arrived at the meeting, Xin Guotao became furious about the game.
"What do you do for food? Why have you never played against the Iranian men's basketball team? It's not like we haven't beaten them before?"
"They are also one of the opponents in the Asian Cup. If you can't beat them, how can you play against New Zealand and Australia?"
"I just played two warm-up games and ended up like this... If it continues like this, let alone achieving any good results in the Asian Cup qualifiers, I'm afraid it will be a question of whether we can survive until then... ..”
After Xin Guotao got angry, the entire conference room was silent. No one from the players or the coaching staff dared to speak.
Even Yi Jianlian just sat there quietly without expressing any thoughts.
Seeing the team like this, Xin Guotao finally made a key temporary decision, "In view of the team's recent performance, I decided to invite Zhao Feiyang to return to the national team... No matter how you play in the future, , I hope the team will perform well..."
"We must not make any mistakes in this Asian Cup qualifier... Everyone, please remember it. If someone slips up at a critical moment, don't blame me for not warning you in advance..." ..."
Everyone was somewhat surprised by Xin Guotao's decision.
However, no one dared to express different opinions.
Even the top brass of the national team who followed Xin Guotao remained silent in this situation.
Soon, the top management of the national team officially sent someone to contact Zhao Feiyang.
The day after Zhao Feiyang returned to the hotel and was about to take his family on a trip, a call from the national team came to him.
The caller was not someone else, but Yao Ming, who was about to join the Basketball Association.
After Yao Ming retired, he has already begun to contact the relevant work of the Basketball Association.
In order to allow the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team to develop better, the leaders above also hope that Yao Ming will enter the senior management after adapting to the work of the Basketball Association, and then officially help the "big ship" of Huaxia Basketball to embark on a more appropriate and correct path.
"Hey, is this Feiyang? I'm Yao Ming..."
Zhao Feiyang was obviously a little excited after receiving the call from Yao Ming. This is a senior in Chinese basketball and the number one player in Chinese basketball.
Perhaps now he has surpassed Yao Ming's achievements in some aspects, but Yao Ming's contribution to Chinese basketball cannot be surpassed in a short period of time.
"Brother Yao, hello!"
"Have you watched the national team's games? The team's development has not been going well recently. Originally we didn't want to trouble you to play in the Asian Cup qualifiers, but now...the team really needs your help... ....”
"I think the current national team can handle most situations. However, if we encounter some strong teams, we still need top players like you... Are you willing to accept the invitation from the national team?"
Although the invitation was somewhat insincere, Yao Ming personally called, so Zhao Feiyang had to give this senior some face!
"Brother Yao, you have spoken in person, so I definitely can't refuse..."
"However, I have a request. I have already agreed with my family to take them on a trip... Now that the tickets have been bought... How about this! I will return to the national team later. Anyway, I will officially I will report to the national team before participating in the qualifiers..."
"These opponents in the Asian Cup qualifiers are not too strong. There is no need for me to go to the warm-up matches. Without me, it will allow everyone to have a good exercise..."
Zhao Feiyang said.
"Okay, then it's settled. I'll tell Chairman Xin...you can travel and relax first! We'll wait for you to return to the national team..."
While Zhao Feiyang was finalizing his contract with the national team, some good news about the new season finally came from the Timberwolves in the United States.
After the Houston Rockets were eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals, there have been rumors of some internal discord.
Among them, "Warcraft" Dwight Howard, who plays the leading role, has been reported by the media as a "cancer in the locker room." Many rumors point out that he is at odds with team leader James Harden and does not have a good relationship with other teammates on the team.
In particular, the Rockets have been eliminated for two consecutive years, which also wore away the patience of the Rockets' top management for him. Therefore, the Rockets' news about trading Dwight Howard was released.
For a time, the entire league began to make moves, especially those teams that had vacancies inside and hoped to sign Dwight Howard to build a championship-winning team.
Although the Minnesota Timberwolves are a weak team, they also want to acquire the league's All-Star center players through trade.
Once Dwight Howard can join the Timberwolves, then for the Timberwolves, the team's strength will directly increase to a higher level.
Kevin Martin once played for the Rockets and he had some connections in Houston, so he quickly helped the team get in touch with Dwight Howard.
Although the All-Star center is already 30 years old, the Timberwolves still offered a valuable contract to get him.
The contract lasts for a total of 3 years and is worth a total of US$72 million.
This contract is exactly the same as Zhao Feiyang. It can be said that it is extremely explosive whether it is placed in the Minnesota Timberwolves or the entire league.
The Timberwolves, who have always been economical or stingy, can give such a price under such circumstances, which can be regarded as showing considerable sincerity.
However, Dwight Howard is still not satisfied with this.
He expressed his thoughts in a briefing to his agent.
"I'm not interested in Minneapolis as a place, but if you are really sincere, then offer me a price of 26 million a year... I won't even consider it below this price. of......"
"And I have to be the leader of the team. If I can't satisfy this, then I will never consider it..."
