The Godfather of Basketball

When visiting the White House before, obama once told Tang Tian that a China-US basketball training camp would be held this summer.

That is not an empty talk, but it has already been decided. The time will be August 8th in Los Angeles. At that time, some future basketball stars from China and the United States will appear on the scene.

Tang Tian didn't refuse at the beginning, and at this time, he had nothing to do during the lockout, so naturally he wouldn't refuse.

On August 8th, Tang Tianfei arrived in Los Angeles and met Obama and the chairman at the Staples Center.

The two communicated face to face, shook hands, and Obama also took the initiative to introduce himself to the chairman.

"I know you, the things you do for European children are worthy of respect." When the chairman shook hands with Tang Tian, ​​he said with a smile.

The leaders of the two countries shook hands, took pictures, and then left from the Staples Center. For them, every minute and every second was very busy.

Tang Tian will be in charge of the next training camp.

There are a total of 24 children, and they all look about thirteen or fourteen years old. These are potential stocks selected by the two countries, and some of them look familiar to him.

"All of you introduce yourself first." Before Tang Tian had time to look at the list, he asked his assistant to give him the list, and said to these children.

"My name is Tang Zihao, and I am from Shanxi, China. I am currently studying at Hampton Roads College in Newport News." A round-faced Chinese guy said.

Tang Zihao?

My family.

I've heard of Tang Zihao Tang Tian in his previous life. He has excellent physical fitness and amazing jumping. He played very well in American high schools, but it's a pity that he disappeared after entering the NCAA.

Tang Zihao’s words are different from Jeremy Lin’s. He is an authentic Chinese. If he really cultivates it privately, he might really be a good supplement to the Chinese backcourt.

"My name is Markelle Fultz, I'm from Upper Marlborough, Maryland, and I'm a student at DeMatha Catholic High School."

Next to Tang Zihao, stood a young boy.

Well, this is the rich son!

Tang Tian really didn't realize for a moment that the number one pick in his previous life looked extraordinarily immature now.

"I'm Sun Minghui, from Jilin, China, and now in the Hebei youth team."

"I'm Donovan Mitchell from Greenwich, Connecticut, USA."

...

One by one, people introduced themselves. Tang Tian also picked up the list and looked at it. It really gathered the future rising stars of Chinese and American basketball.

"I'm Zhou Qi, from Xinxiang, Henan, and I'm in the national youth team now."

At the end, Tang Tian met the person who looked familiar to him.

Zhou Qi, who is only over 2 meters tall now, seems to be winking among a group of people.

Of course, the skinny appearance is also quite scary.

"OK, I already know your names now, let me introduce myself."

"Coach, we all know you." Mitchell said with a smile, and everyone else nodded.

Obviously, the excited faces of these children should have been notified in advance.

Moreover, it is not difficult to get to know the godfather of the dynasty who has won five consecutive NBA championships.

Tang Tian nodded, and if he knew everyone, he would save time on the introduction.

"Today's arrangement was originally some basic training and a full-court confrontation, but before that, I still have something to say."

When Tang Tian opened his mouth, those children all looked straight at him.

"You all have potential, and you are destined to play your own game in the field of basketball in the future, but before that, I hope that each of you can understand two points.

First, basketball is a sport that requires hard work. No matter what your physical talent is, if you don't work hard enough and can't devote yourself to this sport, then no matter how good your performance is at the moment, you are doomed to fail. On the highest stage of the NBA.

Second, basketball is also a very passionate sport. Every minute the coach puts you on the court represents every trust he has in you, so as long as you stand on the court, you need 100% This is a return to the coach's trust and a responsibility to oneself.

Understand? "

After Tang Tian finished speaking, he took an extra look at Zhou Qi.

In his previous life, Zhou Qi was very talented, but his game attitude was very problematic. He was called "playing dead" by the fans. This habit must have been developed when he was young.

"clear!"

Fultz and Mitchell yelled the loudest. The extent to which these black people are pursuing their dreams is sometimes really awe-inspiring.

After the prologue, it's time for training.

At the beginning, it was to popularize NBA training methods to these young players, and then there were some confrontational training between them.

Zhou Qi is indeed a bit outstanding, whether he is facing Jarrett Allen or Tony Bradley, he has shown a crushing momentum on both ends of the offense and defense.

When Sun Minghui and the others saw this while they were resting, they couldn't help shouting excitedly.

Tang Tian frowned slightly.

Zhou Qi has an advantage in strength in the same age group, let alone facing an opponent who is two years younger than him now.

"Markle." Tang Tian called Fultz over.

"You attack, Zhou, you defend."

Defenders vs. center forwards, everyone else who hasn't retrained all looks this way.

Fultz greeted with a smile, but after he got the ball, his expression became extremely serious.

Continuously changing direction, suddenly accelerating, squeezing Zhou Qi from the right for a layup.

Zhou Qi turned around, his defensive area was indeed huge, and he reached out to cover it.

Sun Minghui and the others couldn't help shouting excitedly again.

But at this moment, Fultz switched to a backhand layup with a lever in the air.

"boom!"

The ball rolls into the hoop after hitting the board.

Fultz shouted twice excitedly after scoring.

Now it was Mitchell's turn to cheer.

Zhou Qi shook his head.

"Again."

Fultz nodded excitedly when he heard Tang Tian's words.

Zhou Qi, on the other hand, sank his heart and focused.

There was another continuous change of direction, and after Zhou Qi shrank with an accelerated action to trick Zhou Qi, Fultz chose to make an emergency stop shot.

The movement is not very good-looking, but it successfully shakes Zhou Qi away.

"boom!"

A shot off the backboard, the ball bounced off the backboard and still fell into the net pocket.

Still scored!

Fultz has the style of an American player. After scoring a goal, he put his index finger to his mouth and made a silent movement. Mitchell and the others shouted even more happily.

Zhou Qi still shook his head.

"Donovan, you come up."

Tang Tian didn't mean to stop, but stretched out his hand to call Mitchell onto the stage.

Zhou Qi was about to leave the stage at this time.

"I didn't let you go." Tang Tian said directly.

Zhou Qi froze for a moment, then walked back to the original place.

Sun Minghui and the others on the sidelines muttered for a while.

They didn't understand why Zhou Qi had to be on defense. Tang Tian was also Chinese, so why did he like to watch Zhou Qi get embarrassed?