The No.1 Anti-Fans in Basketball-Chapter 451 - 231 Understanding Jordan
Chapter 451: Chapter 231 Understanding Jordan
Speed, awareness, power.
The "Death Entanglement" brought a level of thoroughness far beyond "Star Catcher."
Moreover, there was no better time to enhance this defensive talent than now at this training camp.
The people at Hansen Training Camp, their defense was weak, but their offense was fiercely competitive.
Moreover, Hansen had announced that this year’s camp would include an extra full-court one-on-one session after matchups.
Officially, it was to practice everyone’s one-on-one skills, but really, it allowed him to sequentially defend against others.
The efficiency wasn’t just doubled; it was skyrocketing.
While Hansen was fervently training, news came from Yao Ming’s end as well.
The Basketball Association had agreed to his plan.
Now that the men’s basketball team had hit rock bottom, they actually had no other choice because at least they needed to show the fans that actions were being taken.
However, due to a lack of funds, the initial money that should have been paid by the Basketball Association would be fronted by Yao Ming.
Kind of expected.
Or perhaps the Basketball Association didn’t want to spend the money, and it was Yao paying out of his own pocket.
But this wasn’t really important because if the plan truly succeeded, those CBA owners would be willing to spend their own money in the future. ƒreewebɳovel.com
After all, the strength of players returning from the NBA and the revenue they could generate had already been proven by Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi.
Moreover, from his previous conversation with Yao, Hansen could feel that Yao still had thoughts of joining the Basketball Association, paving the way for his future career.
Of course, all those were now unrelated to Hansen.
In fact, the first list of names Yao sent to Hansen wasn’t long, and most were names Hansen hadn’t heard before.
Clearly, not everyone was willing to travel afar in hopes of a shot at the NBA.
But this might not be a bad thing; Hansen had offered the opportunity, and if his plan ultimately failed, he had still shown effort in the eyes of the fans.
On the bright side, among the names on the list, Hansen recognized two familiar ones.
Ding Yanyuhang and Zou Yuchen.
Having a dream was always remarkable, regardless of the era.
Time flew by to the end of August, and the Hansen Training Camp came to an end.
His "Death Entanglement" hadn’t reached its limit yet, but he estimated it wouldn’t take much longer.
By early September, like before, UA arranged a trip to East University for Hansen.
After launching the foundation plan, Yao Ming had done a wave of promotion for Hansen domestically.
Thus, when Hansen showed up at East University, the event venue was even more packed than last year.
Because UA was entering the CBA, the event also included some CBA players, among them were those like Ding Yanyuhang involved in the foundation plan.
The enthusiasm of the fans moved Hansen, and after the event, when he found out many fans didn’t get the chance to enter, he had the car stop, then opened the sunroof to sign autographs for the fans.
Because it was impromptu, the scene momentarily got a bit out of control, fans throwing shoes and jerseys towards Hansen, some even accidentally hitting him.
Hansen didn’t mind and, feeling cheerful, even took off his own T-shirt, signed it, and threw it out.
When it was time to leave, he even took photos with the fans outside.
What those media people said was all about stirring up confrontations, but some of what they said was right, including regarding his haters and his all-star status; his success owed a part to the East University fans.
This trip to East University was not only about attending the event, but Hansen had another important matter.
No suitable opportunities arose for a movie cameo abroad, but Rondo had arranged some in the country, and Hansen eventually chose one himself.
He made a trip to Yingtian and participated in the movie shooting there.
Since it was just a short segment, the shooting process was quick.
But for Hansen, the whole process, from makeup to going on set, was filled with novelty.
He played the role of a special forces soldier, where he just needed to walk a few steps beside a tank, strike a pose, and that was it.
Since he had never acted in a movie before and had lines, he found it challenging to handle.
It was essentially just a gimmick.
Hansen chose this movie because he knew it was controversial, and airing it would earn him a good deal of haters.
After shooting the movie, the director was very enthusiastic and specifically invited Hansen for a big meal, thanking him for his support to the crew.
What do you ask the movie was called?
It was called "War Wolf"!
After finishing his trip to East University, Hansen immediately returned to Memphis.
His fourth season with the Grizzlies was about to begin; it was also his final season there, or one could say, the season he most wanted to win, and the curtain was about to rise.
In late September, the Grizzlies’ training camp started as usual.
However, on the very first day of the camp, several issues arose.
This was the first time Hansen had seen the training camp not starting fully staffed since his arrival at the Grizzlies.
From the starting five, both Guy and Little Gasol weren’t present.
After asking Joerger, Hansen learned their reasons differed.
Guy had partied too hard during the summer and sprained his foot, though it wasn’t a severe issue, he would only return during the regular season.
Little Gasol was delayed due to fatigue after playing in the EuroBasket, and would arrive a couple of days late.
Among those who did arrive, Randolph had gotten as round as a ball.
And it wasn’t just Randolph, Faried, Carter, and others had also put on some weight.
Clearly, while Hansen was sweating it out this summer, many on the Grizzlies had been enjoying life.
Or perhaps, although it arrived a bit late, the same issues that had been in the Lakers were now appearing in the Grizzlies.