Play in God's jersey

Chapter 213 The regular season opener against the Spurs
Before the game against the Spurs, the Spurs visiting team's locker room.

"Duoduo, are you still used to it? Don't you feel nervous playing in front of so many people?" Nash asked Qian Duoduo while taking off the casual shoes on his feet and changing into basketball shoes for the game.

"No, I have competed in bigger arenas." Qian Duoduo shook his head and said, he opened his locker and prepared to change into his competition uniform.

"Oh, I forgot, you participated in the Beijing Olympics. Indeed, the audience at the Olympic Games is much larger than that at the NBA." Nash reached out and patted his head.

"Damn, I'll go, what the hell is this?" Qian Duoduo yelled, and just as he opened the locker, two black things flew out, which startled him.

Qian Duoduo's move made several teammates laugh, especially O'Neill, who laughed even more.

"Hahaha, Duoduo, just two bats scare you? The Spurs' home court can be regarded as a zoo." O'Neill said.

Hearing what O'Neal said, some old players smiled and shook their heads helplessly, because they will come to San Antonio to play at least one away game every season, and they know that what O'Neal said is true.

Texas, the home of the Spurs, is the state with the most bats in the United States. There are a total of 47 bat species found in the United States, and 32 species live and work in Texas.There is a Blanken Cave near downtown San Antonio, which is home to the world's largest bat colony, with 2000 million bats flying there every summer.The San Antonio River in the downtown area is also a bat habitat. During the summer, about 50000 male Mexican free-tailed bats live in the San Antonio River near Camden Street.

It's no surprise, then, that bats come across creatures like this on the Spurs' home court from time to time.

Moreover, the Spurs' home stadium is not dedicated to the Spurs. When they are not playing, they will rent it to some local farmers to do other things and support the development of animal husbandry.So the cows and horses will be in the stadium (the Texas Mavericks, the Texas Spurs, but the cows and horses are gathered together.), leaving some excrement, and the smell of these excrement attracts mosquitoes and bats.

There were even other creatures that made an appearance, like a rattlesnake, which was once in the visiting Spurs locker room.What the hell is the rhythm of sending a snake into the battle before the game, scaring the opponent's mentality half to death, and leaving him in no good shape?
No way, who told the Spurs to be in a small ball market? The owner of the Spurs is the poorest owner in the league.How poor are you?The air conditioner at home is so poor that it breaks from time to time. The old Popovich once said mischievously, "I hope we can pay the bill to repair the air conditioner".Of course, this kind of poverty is relative to other teams in the league. How can someone who can own an NBA team be really poor?
Because the home court flies into the bat from time to time, which also adds some extra fun to the game. The Spurs mascot, the little wolf, will perform a net to chase the bat from time to time, and the funny actions make the home fans very happy.And Manu Ginobili once caught a bat with one palm. Popovich often used this incident to tease his disciples that he was good at catching bats, so the breakthrough was so weird.When bats flew in, the fans would shout that we needed Ginobili, and a local pest removal company even invited Ginobili to be the spokesperson.

The DJ at the scene began to introduce the players from both sides to enter the stadium. When Qian Duoduo entered the stadium from the player tunnel, he found that there were still a few fans holding signs with his Chinese name in support of him.He didn't expect that there would be fans coming to support him in the away game. He thought it should be some of the Chinese fans brought by the Rockets Yao Ming who was also in Texas.

Harden was also preparing for the upcoming NCAA season at this time, so he didn't have time to come over to support him.Gal Gadot wanted to come, but he persuaded him to go during the home game. After all, there are many inconveniences in the time of the away game. After the game, he has to go to the next place or return home. length of stay.

So he was very touched to see someone support him in his first NBA regular season game.

And he also found a familiar person at the scene, Liu Shuyao, who was in the front row beside the court.She didn't hold up the sign, but stood quietly in front of her seat and looked at the field.

She didn't fly over to see my first NBA game, did she?Are you a Spurs fan?I've heard her say that she likes basketball before, so she seems to be a real fan.Qian Duoduo thought to himself.

While Qian Duoduo was thinking wildly in his mind, preparations for the jump ball had already begun on the court.

The home team's starting lineup for the Spurs is: center Matt Bonner, power forward Duncan, small forward Michael Finley, shooting guard Roger Mason, and point guard Tony Parker.

The visiting team's starting lineup of the Suns is: center O'Neal, power forward Stoudemire, small forward Grant Hill, shooting guard Raja Bell, and point guard Nash.

O'Neill and Duncan jumped the ball, and the game started. Shifu Duncan jumped and won the old Shark, picked the ball to Mason, and Mason took the ball to Parker.

The Suns chose to use Bell to defend Parker. Nash, whose defensive ability has been poor throughout his career, will definitely not be able to keep up with Parker. Parker has the nickname of "French sports car" and is fast.Moreover, the average team will not use their own offensive arrows to mark the opponent's offensive arrows. After all, they need to focus more energy on offense, so the meaning of the team's role players lies in this, which is to do the dirty work. exhausting.

Parker rushed over with the ball and directly attacked by himself. He used his best move, an emergency stop jump shot. Maybe Bell interfered with his defense, or maybe it was the first game of the season, and the shot felt a bit cold and missed. .But what is more likely is the discomfort caused by the sudden change in the shape of the ball-handling hand due to excessive affection with his hot wife Eva in the summer.In the future, like Fisher, Parker will also become the man who teases the wife of former teammate Brent Barry, but it is a step further than Fisher. Fisher teases the ex-wife of his former teammate.That makes his wife Eva's motto, "Parker and I have a motto that breaking up is never an option," seem ridiculous.

Perhaps this strange preference of some NBA players is to be able to justifiably say a well-known trash talk on the court-"Your wife tastes like a donut!"?
O'Neal grabbed the rebound and handed it to Nash. Nash brought it over. With classic tactics, Stoudemire came out for a pick-and-roll.The Suns scored first. 2 to 0.

(Ask for a monthly ticket recommendation ticket and a reward. It is still 80 tickets away from the monthly ticket of 33 plus one change, and it is still a little short of the weekly recommendation ticket of 800 plus one change. Come on!)
(End of this chapter)