The Godfather of Basketball

The car drove into the South Gate of the White House, and after stopping, the staff led them through the garden.

Listening to Tang Tian's familiar introductions from the staff, he could memorize many of them.

He focused more on the players.

Most people are very excited.

Young players such as Green and Beverly needless to say, even James listened carefully and took pictures with his mobile phone from time to time, just like those students who came to visit the White House.

After all, this is his first White House appearance as a member of the Championship.

"Relax, there will be more opportunities in the future." Artest smiled and patted James on the shoulder.

James smiled and put his phone away.

Before they knew it, a group of people had arrived in the east room.

Unlike the previous few times, perhaps because of the ease of government affairs today, obama has already been in the east room ahead of time.

"Welcome, champions."

Standing up from the sofa, Obama looked more like the owner of the White House at this moment.

"Tang, your performance last year was incredible. I thought our match would be postponed for a year." Obama smiled and shook hands with Tang Tian, ​​like an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time.

"I don't want to break the agreement with the president." Tang Tian said.

obama laughed.

"LeBron, I finally see you." Obama then shook hands with James.

James looked a little stiff, and bent down to shake hands respectfully.

"Relax, stay with Don, we will see each other often in the future." Obama said, patting James on the shoulder.

James glanced at Tang Tian, ​​nodded with a smile.

The meeting in the east room ended, and they then went to the back garden.

The basket was set up there early, and the match between obama and Tang Tian came to the match point.

"I'm going to sweep you away." Obama took off his suit and looked radiant.

Tang Tian made a gesture of invitation.

It is still 10 free throws, obama is in a good state, and the first 5 are scored in a row.

It seems that even though he is busy with government affairs, his hobby has not been left behind.

Tang Tian also made all 5 free throws, this time he was not prepared to hold back.

In the end, it was Tang Tian, ​​who spent all his time in the basketball gym, who was even better. He won the game 9-7, tying the score between the two to 1-2.

"President, you're giving me a chance to come back in this series!" Tang Tian joked after the match ended.

"In front of your team members, I still want to show you some face." Obama said with a smile.

The two laughed together.

Because there was still some time before the press conference, obama asked the staff to take the team members to continue to visit the White House, and he took Tang Tian to stroll through the garden.

Walking with the president, this is usually only the treatment of the head of a country, Tang Tian really felt a little flattered.

"In fact, I have always wanted to shorten the distance between two countries. Sports has no borders. I hope you can become this bridge." After chatting about miscellaneous topics, Obama finally got to the point.

"Bridge?" Tang Tian knew the meaning of this sentence, but he didn't know what Obama wanted to do.

"I want to hold a basketball training camp in July that both countries will participate in. At that time, your chairman and I will be honorary captains, and you will be the person in charge of the training camp." Obama continued.

After Tang Tian listened, he immediately understood what Obama meant.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s basketball, football, or even the training camp. The main thing is that the leaders of the two countries take a group photo to communicate and send some positive diplomatic messages to the outside world. In this way, the exchanges between the two countries, whether in the economic or political fields, will become easier. many.

However, it is an absolute honor to be able to appear on this occasion. After all, this is not just about sports.

As obama described, he is a "bridge".

"I'm very honored." Tang Tian said with a smile.

It is indeed an honor. This kind of opportunity may not necessarily come with ten championships.

And that way, he would still be able to meet the chairman.

The two walked out of the garden, and the team members were almost back.

When the group arrived at the gate of the south courtyard, the reporters were already waiting there.

"...This is an incredible team. They were underestimated in the past year, but they still broke through everyone's doubts and became the final championship. This is tenacity, not giving up, fighting, their The spirit is worth learning from our people. We are temporarily in a disadvantageous economic situation, but all of us will not give up, and the United States will have a better tomorrow."

At the end of the speech, Obama also extended the experience of the Cavaliers to the national level.

After the 2008 economic crisis in the United States, the recovery was a bit slow. The content that Obama asked Tang Tianmanbu to talk about, and narrowed the distance with China, was also for this reason.

Tang Tian knew more or less, but it was naturally a good thing.

The memory of his previous life, what kind of economic and trade wars Obama's successor Trump engages in, in the end, ordinary people in the two countries are hurt.

Mutual benefit and common prosperity are empty words, but they are indeed the most beneficial.

At the end of Obama's speech, James, as a representative of the Cavaliers, presented Obama with his Cavaliers jersey.

"Coach, I have a gift for you." After taking James' jersey and taking a group photo, Obama suddenly said to Tang Tian.

Tang Tian looked at him suspiciously.

Obama handed him the pen he carried with him from his suit pocket.

"Don't forget our agreement." When handing it over, he whispered.

The reporters below couldn't hear what they said, but it was a flash of spotlight.

In an unprecedented move, the president gifted a pen to the coach of the winning team.

Regardless of the purpose of doing so, this is definitely big news.

James, on the other hand, was somewhat embarrassed standing aside.

After the trip to the White House, the Cavaliers ushered in a contest with the Wizards that night.

Wall faced Paul and continued to pay his tuition. He only scored 12 points and 9 assists on 3 of 13 shots.

The leading star did not perform well, and the Cavaliers were also bloodless. They beat their opponents 103 to 79 and won their 34th victory of the season.

The game has played 37 games, halfway through the regular season, and the positions of each team in the playoffs basically have an approximate number.

Some teams that were determined to miss the playoffs began to enter the countdown to poor performance, and various field control masters returned to the rivers and lakes.

And some teams on the verge of the playoffs began to make the final impact for the upcoming playoffs.

The most turbulent at this time is the Philadelphia 76ers.

Iverson's state has declined significantly this season. His shooting percentage fell below 40%, and he averaged only 13 points per game.

This is obviously not what the 76ers management wants to see.

After enduring for half a season, at the critical moment of hitting the playoffs, they made big moves in a row.

First, he used the first-round pick in his hand to exchange the old general Louis Williams from the Hornets, and then officially announced that Iverson was waived.