The Godfather of Basketball

Tang Tian was stunned for a moment, and walked over in his suit.

"You don't take it off?" Obama asked after seeing it.

"No need." Tang Tian smiled and shook his head.

"Don't make excuses if you lose." Obama said with a smile.

The other team members were also surrounded by curiosity at this time.

The contest between the president and the head coach is a good one to watch.

Obama is left-handed, and his shooting hand is also left-handed, but his movements are very standard, and it is obvious from a glance that he often played basketball when he was young.

"Shua!"

Under the watchful eyes of all the players, he made his first free throw steadily.

"Coach, you are too big." Obama said with a smile after making the shot.

Tang Tian also moved his wrist at this time and walked to the free throw line.

Although he is the head coach, he played in his previous life, and he usually practiced with the players in training. There is a gap between him and professional players, but he is above average in the field.

The standard shooting gesture, a tiptoe shot.

"Shua!"

It is also hollow into the network.

"President, I'm stronger than you think." Tang Tian said with a smile.

Obama froze for a moment, then laughed out loud.

Two people, you and me, the score also rises alternately.

Unknowingly, the last ball was thrown, and the two tied 7-7.

At this time, whoever makes another entry will be invincible.

obama took a deep breath, then took aim and shot.

"Bang~" The ball hit the front of the basket, but it still crawled in.

"Yes!" Obama waved his arms happily.

The players on the sidelines also had a regretful expression.

"Coach, the pressure is all on your side now." Obama said with a smile as he stepped aside.

Tang Tian nodded with a smile, took a deep breath, and after aiming at the basket, he retracted it intentionally.

"boom!"

The ball also hit the front of the basket, but it bounced out of the frame.

8 to 7, obama finally won the game.

"President, it seems that this is your home game." Tang Tian turned around and said with a smile.

Obama smiled happily, and pointed at Tang Tian.

They all played basketball, and he could see that Tang Tian gave way in the end.

At this time, there were still the president's security personnel present, and Tang Tian's "letting go" made him feel more honored.

Obama put his suit back on, and then took a group of people to the press conference.

The reporters below are already gathered together. This is the last press conference held before Obama's inauguration ceremony.

"I remember last year, it was also in this place. President Bush said he hoped to see the Rockets again. He had no chance, so he asked me, and then I stood here. Yes, it's still the Rockets!"

Obama's opening immediately drew a burst of laughter from the players behind him.

Tang Tian also laughed, what Obama said was a pun, as expected, all the presidents are powerful characters.

Obama delivered some speeches as president, and Yao Ming, as a representative of the Rockets, gave Obama a Rockets jersey.

The atmosphere of the whole press conference was happy and harmonious.

"Finally, I wish the Rockets can win three consecutive championships. I also look forward to another match with Coach Tang Tian, ​​preferably two out of three." At the end of the speech, Obama said with a smile.

The atmosphere is relaxed, even the new players don't have too much tension on their faces.

After the press conference, when we went to the national restaurant for dinner, the team members chatted while eating, and they were obviously much more relaxed than last year.

After the visit to the White House, the Rockets also turned around and entered the game against the Wizards.

The Wizards were weak, and the Rockets finally beat their opponents 113 to 89.

Yi Jianlian continued to play steadily, contributing 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks on 8 of 13 shots.

Just after the game ended, on January 16, US time, the NBA officially announced the results of the second round of voting.

Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant and Howard still lead the way, but these are not the focus of fans' attention.

At the first moment when the results were announced, almost everyone's eyes were on the voting results of the Western forwards, and this did not disappoint them.

Duncan continued to rank first with 903,301 votes, followed by Yi Jianlian! His votes reached 803,245, far ahead of Stoudemire (626,796 votes) and Carmelo Anthony (602,321 votes).

In other words, if the All-Stars start playing now, Yi Jianlian will be the starting forward in the West.

Moreover, in the past two rounds of the four rounds of voting, the lead is still so obvious, this may really come true in the end!

The voice of discussion that had originally subsided reached its peak again in an instant.

"Let this stop! We really can't accept Yi being the starter!"

"If this finally comes true, it will definitely be the biggest shame of the NBA! We will protest to the league!"

"I call on everyone to vote for Tim and Amare, this is the best way to stop this!"

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This time, the threat was really felt, and the fans were really taking action. The league's official Twitter received more than a hundred messages of protest.

Even in away games, they kept booing Yi Jianlian.

However, Yi Jianlian's self-confidence was much stronger than before, and he also kept in mind what Tang Tian said to him at Christmas.

The Buddhist mentality has allowed him to maintain a stable performance.

At this time, it was inconvenient for Yao Ming to speak up as a Chinese, and McGrady, who was another major core, couldn't stand it anymore.

"Stop making such meaningless accusations. As far as the rules allow, all fans have the right to vote. If you want to restrict any part of the voting right, it is a form of discrimination."

McGrady's voice raised this issue to another level.

This immediately made some fans choose to shut up, but more people ignored it.

Although the United States attaches great importance to discrimination because of its history, it is also divided into targets. It is sensitive to black people, but it is different for people of yellow race.

Tang Tian, ​​as a time traveler, is also very clear about this point. In his previous life, even in 2018, Reddick's insulting "chink" remarks were only trivial in the end, and nothing happened.

And as the protests intensified, this matter also intensified.

In the end, under pressure, the league officials finally responded.

Starting from next season, in order to ensure the fairness of the All-Stars, voting in China will be restricted.

This decision drew cheers from American fans.

Tang Tian laughed unconsciously.

In my memory, I was also an All-Star in this session in my previous life. Yi Jianlian, who was in the Nets at the time, ranked third among the Eastern Conference forwards after the four rounds, only 200,000 votes less than the second Garnett.

That is, after that time, the alliance later invalidated all the votes in China.

Now history appears to be repeating itself.

However, unlike in the previous life, the alliance was under pressure to speak out before the end of this year's voting.

The next round of voting will definitely be a good one to watch.