Big Yao Watching the Battle! The Sweet 16 kicks off!
"Hello, Chen Yan!"
As Chen Yan was warming up for his shooting, a thick voice came from behind him.
Warming up just started, Durant also joked that tonight is a game at the home of the Rockets, Chen Yan's Chinese compatriot Yao will not come, but the result of this turn of the head of the big Yao appeared behind himself!
"Yao!?"
Chen Yan was a bit excited and almost directly shouted as Chairman Yao.
Big Yao is really high, 198C Chen Yan can only be in his shoulder position.
Real height is definitely more than 226c, at least 230c out!
Big Yao took the initiative to shake Chen Yan's hand:
"I've seen footage of your games and you're really talented."
"I didn't realize that you actually had the time to watch my video, Brother Yao..." Hearing this, Chen Yan was honestly a bit surprised.
"You're so hot right now, you can be seen in all the newspapers at home and abroad! I turned on my computer to play a couple games of World of Warcraft, and guess what? The pop-up page is still your news!"
Big Yao spoke with humor, and Chen Yan had no pressure to communicate with him.
I don't know if it was because he hadn't heard Chinese for too long, but it made Chen Yan feel extraordinarily close to him!
"You can contact me directly if you need any help in the future." Big Yao patted Chen Yan's shoulder.
Big Yao came over here and knows that it's not easy for a person to play outside of a foreign country.
"Nothing difficult, just a little uncomfortable eating hamburger steak and all that every day."
"Come to my house, I'll get you something delicious!" Big Yao said generously.
Chen Yan thought that it was just polite talk, but he didn't expect that in the next second, Big Yao took out his cell phone and exchanged calls with Chen Yan.
"Contact me after the game tonight and anytime you come to Houston in the future."
Looking at the enthusiastic Big Yao, Chen Yan smiled and nodded.
It's really not that he's dilly-dallying, it's just that it's hard for Big Yao to refuse his hospitality!
"Come on, play well and try to take it!"
After patting Chen Yan's shoulder again, Big Yao returned to the courtside audience.
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The TNT studios, with Charles Barkley and his old partner Kenny Smith on commentary tonight.
"Charles, who do you favor in tonight's game?" Kenny Smith single-handedly asked directly.
"I think Kansas has the advantage of having a group of players that can play in the NBA, Julian Wright, Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush, Darrell Arthur, Sasha Kaun, Darnell Jackson... Obviously the overall strength Yao is above the University of Texas." Barkley speaks his mind.
"Texas has the second best college player in the nation in Kevin Durant, what do you think?"
"He is very good la, but basketball is a team sport." Barkley continued after a pause, "Otherwise I wouldn't have failed to win the championship that year."
"Hahahahaha!" Kenny Smith laughed out loud at that.
Barkley seems to be self-mocking, but he's actually blowing himself up.
After laughing, Kenny Smith immediately revealed, "You couldn't win a championship that year had nothing to do with the team, wasn't it because you met a stronger player?"
Kenny Smith doesn't hold back in the slightest, these two old brothers usually like to fight, that's their style of commentary.
Barkley doesn't continue to pick up on it, any more and it would be time to bring up his glorious exploits of being rubbed on the ground by Jordan.
"There's also another player in Texas to keep an eye on, and that's Chen Yan, who's been on a roll recently, you've read about him, I think?" Kenny Smith said.
"He plays a very watchable game, I've seen his highlights, but he shouldn't have as much room to play in this game."
"Are you sure?" Kenny Smith asked.
"Of course!"
"Well, let's wait and see!"
The camera pans out to the field of play.
The entrance ceremony is over and the starters from both sides come to the center of the field.
Texas Longhorns starters: DJ Augustine, Chen Yan, Durant, Damian James, Pittman
Kansas Pinehawks starters: Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush, Julian Wright, Darrell Arthur, Sasha Cowan
Barkley is right, Kansas does have a ticket of players who can play in the NBA.
They even have players on the bench like Darnell Jackson and Sherron Collins, who have the power to make the NBA, and are a cut above Texas in terms of overall strength.
As the referee threw the ball high into the air, the game officially began!
Pittman overpowered Sasha Cowan to jump to the hoop first.
The Texas Longhorns had the first offense.
Chen Yan directly ran to the arc for the ball, the first round of the offense he is going to play alone!
The first goal was important to help the whole team get into the game early.
Flanker Durant saw this and took the initiative to help Chen Yan pull away.
Durant plays as a team plus he's a pleasing personality and doesn't intentionally fight his teammates for the ball.
Some of the fans in the stands are already up in arms.
A one-two punch right off the bat is exactly the kind of spectacle fans want to see!
Facing Julian Wright's defense, Chen Yan straightened his stance!
Levitating with the ball in his left hand, he shook his shoulder and stomped the ground with his right leg the instant he shook it!
No unnecessary movement, a clean CROSSOVER!
However, it was obvious that Julian Wright had done his homework before the fight and moved across a step early before Chen Yan changed direction.
However, just at the moment he moved across, Chen Yan immediately articulated a crotch change!
This double change of direction completely confused Julian Wright.
Julian Wright couldn't retract his body after moving across the field early, and could only let Chen Yan kill into his own penalty area!
Darrell Arthur was quick to release his defender and step up to cover!
But before he came up, Chen Yan had already made a mid-range jumper!
"Swish!"
It was no different than an open shot, and the basketball went in the net!
Chen Yan didn't forget to smile at the camera after he scored, and the expression on his face seemed to say it was too easy!