NBA backer king

Chapter 9 Chinese Coolies
The next day, on the 25th, the Suns announced the signing of Wang Tiejun's short-term contract.

"Damn!"

After getting the news, Mark West, who was already preparing to come back, was very angry, but there was nothing he could do, he could only be angry with himself.

"My premonition finally succeeded. I didn't expect the management to come up with this idea. Damn it, since I was selected, why did they pick a Chinese guy?"

There is also one person who is more angry than Mark West, and that is rookie Oliver Miller.

However, these two people's positions in the Suns are very low, and they can't affect Wang Tiejun, let alone talk about it.

In less than half a day, because of his Chinese identity, the news immediately spread throughout the media circles, triggering widespread heated discussions.

Even in New York, some reporters rushed to Chinatown to dig out all his information.

Illegal labor, Chinese coolies, sleeping in the sewer, homeless, violently beating the boss, etc., have become his labels.

At the same time, many reporters went to the Suns' training base and headquarters to interview the Suns' management and players.

Intimidated by Colangelo's prestige, the Suns didn't say much, and dealt with the media with an official attitude.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Knicks arrived in Phoenix, checked into the hotel at five o'clock, and held a press conference.

"Patrick, do you have any comment on the Suns' signing?" asked a local Phoenix reporter.

Ewing treats the media like he treats lepers. He hates reporters the most, so he said bluntly and indifferently: "That's their choice."

"So do you think a Chinese is eligible to join the NBA?" The reporter asked again.

"I've seen him, he boasted of being the No. [-] center forward, and he's a super big mouth."

Speaking of this, Ewing said a little more: "Actually, I can't imagine what it would be like for a Chinese who does coolies to enter the NBA arena, just because he has a lot of strength? That's too funny. Why not find a strongman whose deadlift data can reach [-] pounds or more?"

"What, the Chinese call themselves the number one center in the world?"

The reporter on the opposite side was obviously shocked, and then asked: "Then in tomorrow night's game, if that Chinese person has a chance to play, what will you do to him?" The reporter asked.

"Oh, do you think he has a chance to play?" Ewing asked in surprise.

"No, I mean if." The reporter explained.

"If so, I will tell Mr. Colangelo, I'm sorry, you made a wrong signing decision." Ewing said.

On December 12th, the Christmas War.

On this day, many media are making all kinds of cynicism to the Suns, characterizing the signing as the stupidest signing of the season.

Of course, Wang Tiejun is the first target of media ridicule, big mouth, paranoid, Chinese coolie, trash, Chinatown's number one center are all labels given to him by the media.

At this moment, a basketball person from China paid attention to the news about Wang Tiejun. He is a former member of the national men's basketball team, a famous Asian power forward, and former national team coach Comrade Zhang Lili.

Zhang Lili came to the United States in 88. Because his ex-wife studied abroad at the University of Chicago, he also worked as a trainer for the University of Chicago men's basketball team.

Their old Zhang’s family is a well-known family. Their ancestors learned from Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao, and their maternal grandfather’s family is also a well-known family. Their mother and six aunts are all doctoral professors. There are three aunts in the United States. The family’s conditions are very good.

The reason why he came to the United States back then was mainly because he failed to compete for the head coach of the national team. Originally, he wanted to continue his basketball career in the United States, but unfortunately it was too difficult to start from scratch here. The three aunts had some connections in the education field, but none in the sports field. They couldn’t help him. He basically has nothing to do with basketball now. He just resigned and is making the next life plan.

When he saw Wang Tiejun's news, he was really shocked.

Yes, it was shock.

He is a former national player and one of the best power forwards in Asia, but he still has no way to continue his basketball career in the United States, but now a little guy who works hard can actually enter an NBA team, which makes him shocked.

"Wang Tiejun, 19 years old, 215 centimeters tall, the domestic basketball circle has never heard of such a person!" After thinking hard, he couldn't find any information about Wang Tiejun in his head.

"He came from China and worked as a coolie in Chinatown for almost five months. Perhaps, at his age, he just came out of some sports school and didn't have the opportunity to play in China, so he came to the United States?"

After much consideration, he decided to meet Wang Tiejun in person. It was the first time that a domestic player could join the NBA, even if it was only a ten-day contract. It was impossible for him not to get to know such an important person.

And it just so happened that he and his ex-wife were going to visit the former sister-in-law who was studying there at the University of Sunaria. Tucson City was only [-] kilometers away from Phoenix, so it happened to be on the way.

But before that, he still made a phone call to go back to China and contact Liu Yumin first, maybe he could learn something about Wang Tiejun from her.

He and Liu Yumin were national players at the same time, and now Liu Yumin has served as the deputy director of the Basketball Division of the Sports Commission, which is much better than his development.

"Ding ding..."

At ten o'clock in the evening, in a single room on the third floor of a tube building belonging to the National Sports Commission, Liu Yumin was about to take a rest when the phone rang suddenly.

"Hello, who are you?" She hurried over to pick up the microphone and asked.

"Liu Chu, I'm Zhang Lili."

"Oh, Zhang, you have been to the United States for several years, have you returned to China?" She asked in surprise.

"No, I'm still in the United States. Liu Chu, it's such a matter, I want to inquire about someone..." Zhang Lili said over there.

"Oh, tell me." International calls are very expensive, and Liu Yumin said directly without talking nonsense.

"Wang Tiejun, he is only 19 years old this year. Do you know which sports school in China he should come from to play basketball?" Zhang Lili asked.

"Wang Tiejun? How do you know him here?"

Liu Yumin was taken aback, she really knew the young man's name.

Zhang rationally explained: "He has joined an NBA team in the United States now, I think..."

"What?" Liu Yumin was shocked.

"Liu Chu, do you know him?" Zhang Lili hurriedly said.

"Yes, of course I know."

Liu Yumin sighed and explained: "He is from Cangzhou Sports School. His physical condition is very good, especially his wingspan is very good, and his strength quality is also very strong. He can be said to be the best center forward seedling in China after Mu Tiezhu. He was selected into the National Youth Team in October 90, but before he came in, he was sentenced to prison for a year for wounding others due to a fight..."

"what?"

When Zhang Lili heard it, he immediately understood why Wang Tiejun appeared in the United States.

With this experience in China, not to mention the mixed system, even the first and second divisions can't play, who dares to let a reform-through-labor prisoner play?
"Because the nature of the matter is relatively bad, I have also learned about his incident. I heard that he never admitted that it was a fight. He said that he fought with those hooligans to save a girl. But the police department couldn't find the girl, and he couldn't provide any clues, so..."

"What a pity!"

Zhang Hexian sighed.

After chatting for a few more words, the two ended the phone call.

Zhang Lili still decided to meet Wang Tiejun. After all, this is the first Chinese to win an NBA contract, and he has resigned now, and there is nothing to do for the time being.

(End of this chapter)