basketball player

Chapter 630 628: This time it's true
"Dad, what is that?"

Pointing to a colored ribbon in the sky, the little girl curiously asked the middle-aged man sitting beside her.

"It's a shooting star. You can make a wish on the shooting star, and your wish will come true soon." The man touched the girl's head, his tone was never so gentle.

The little girl obediently folded her hands together in front of her chest, then closed her eyes, and began to make a wish seriously.Men and women smiled alike, the innocence of children is always the favorite gift of parents.

When the meteor fell into the valley with its long tail, the little girl finally opened her big eyes again.

Emily's eyes are very beautiful, and there is no doubt that she has inherited An Jiali's blood.An Jiali herself is of mixed race, and her child with Henson is also of mixed race.Therefore, Emily also has the beautiful characteristics of a mixture of East and West.

"What wish did you make?" Henson looked at his little daughter and asked curiously.

Before she knew it, her little angel had grown so big.But as a father, Henson regretted it very much.Because he couldn't witness Emily speak for the first time, he couldn't witness the little girl walk with her hands free for the first time.He put his blood and energy into the Pacers.

So as soon as the holiday comes, Henson will immediately take his family out to travel, away from basketball and work.He can only use this way to make up for his family.But Henson also knew that it would not be long before he really returned to his family.
Still, Henson's commitment to the Pacers wasn't in vain.Because just a week ago, the Pacers just won the NBA championship.That game, Henson is still impressive until now.

At the last moment, Curry missed a three-pointer, and the Warriors had to use foul tactics.Tucker stood on the free throw line and made two free throws in the expectant eyes of the home fans, helping the Pacers widen the point difference to seven points.

Just when everyone thought the game was about to end, Curry scored four points with a shocking cry in the next round.The point difference has been narrowed to three points!
That ball can be called a classic of Curry's career. Under Paul's strict defense, Curry shot against his head. Not only did he hit, but he also caused Paul to foul.

At that moment, Henson felt that his heart almost stopped suddenly.If the last few seconds are overturned by the Warriors, his efforts this season will be in vain.

Fortunately, in the end it was just a near miss.After that, the Warriors continued to use foul tactics, and the Pacers did not miss free throws.And since the Warriors have no timeout, they cannot organize an effective half-court offense.So in the end, the Pacers beat the Warriors 122-117 at home and won the O'Brien Cup at home.

And just like that, the Pacers lifted the O'Brien Trophy for the second straight year since Henson's return.And they are away from establishing a second dynasty, they only need to win another championship.

After the Finals, Henson, as usual, skipped awards night, and this time he didn't even attend the draft.After all, this summer, the Pacers have neither a first-round pick, nor does Henson have any promising rookies.The second-round pick Henson was also traded to the Spurs in a cash exchange, which was regarded as a free pick for the Spurs.

This can be regarded as Henson's return to Popovich's willingness to help him last summer.

While the whole world was cheering for the Pacers, Henson "secretly" took his family to the isolated Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand, and started a camping trip that only belonged to their family of three.

"Dad, I'm sleepy."

Henson didn't take his eyes away from the starry sky until Emily's voice came from his ear.By the way, I also took back my thoughts of traveling back to the United States.

He picked up his two-year-old daughter and walked to the tent, "Let's go to bed if we're sleepy. Get up early tomorrow. Dad will take you to the animal sanctuary to see the antelope."

"Well! It's a deal!"

"Of course, it's a deal."

After coaxing Emily to sleep, Henson and his wife An Jiali sat by the mirror-like Lake Tekapo, enjoying the few two-person time.

"It's so beautiful here, Henson." Emily looked at the starry sky against the lake, as if there were two skies here.

"Of course, this is almost the most beautiful place in New Zealand. To be honest, sometimes after living in the steel jungle metropolis for a long time, I really yearn to go to the wild to see it."

An Jiali leaned her head on Henson's shoulder, holding the man's strong arm, "In October this year, you will be 10 years old, Henson. Last time you said that you would retire at 39?"

"Well, next season will be my last, Ann. After that, I'll focus all my energy on my family. I know, I owe Emily a lot."

"You love her very much, Henson, and you don't owe her anything. I'm just thinking, how long can you last this time?" An Jiali smiled, while Henson blushed.

The last time he retired, Henson also said that he would take good care of An Jiali and take good care of his body.As a result, in less than two years, Henson couldn't bear the restless heart.

"I swear, this time I am really retiring. In the NBA, I have no more honors to contend for. In this league, in this basketball world, I have achieved almost all the achievements I can achieve. I will not be as surprised as when I won the championship for the first time, and I will not be as straightforward as scolding reporters for the first time. Therefore, I think it is time to change my way of life."

Henson looked at his wife, only to find that she was just smirking.Obviously, An Jiali still doesn't believe that Henson can say goodbye to basketball completely.

Professional players say goodbye to basketball, most of them have to compromise because of physical factors.For example, Kobe, if it weren't for the rupture of the Achilles tendon and his old age, he would definitely not retire.In their hearts, they actually still want to play games.

But Henson is still very young as a coach.And in recent years, due to Henson's strict requirements on himself, his heart is also extremely healthy, and there is no physical factor that can restrain him.

Therefore, An Jiali believes that it is impossible for Henson to bid farewell to the basketball court.

"Forget it." Seeing that his wife still didn't believe it, Henson also gave up explaining, "Let time prove everything, let's go, we should go to bed too."

After the husband and wife walked into the tent, they found that Emily, who was sleeping soundly, was talking in her sleep.

Her small mouth kept muttering a word, but this sentence made Henson feel mixed feelings.

"Meteor, Meteor, my wish is that my father can spend more time with me"

Henson smiled and kissed Emily on the forehead lightly.He swore it was really the last lap.When he sprints this last lap, he will retire with honor.

Moreover, in this life, I will never go on the "track" again.He has been the lead car for long enough.

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The next day, Henson traveled all the way with his wife and daughter at the foot of the majestic Mount Cook. After two hours of trekking, they finally entered the Willow Bank Wildlife Sanctuary.

The Henson family didn't find it hard on the way, because the scenery along the way can only be described as majestic.It is said that the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was filmed here.Who would feel tired of witnessing the majestic beauty in the movie?
After seeing the antelope in the wildlife sanctuary, Henson and his family drove to the Mount Cook National Park Hotel.After two days and one night of camping, it's time to get back to modern life.

In the afternoon, at his own expense, Henson and his family took a helicopter to the largest Tasman Glacier in the South Pacific and stayed on the glacier.Looking around, there is a silver world in front of you, like a fairyland on earth.For dinner, Henson even arranged a luxurious palace-style buffet dinner. While enjoying the food, he watched the majestic appearance of Mount Cook and the taste of the glacier.

Not to mention An Jiali and Emily, even Henson felt very comfortable with this kind of life.Who wouldn't want to enjoy life like this if they could?

After dinner, while Henson was looking out over Mount Cook from the balcony of his hotel room, his phone rang inopportunely.

Only a few people have the private number on Henson's mobile phone, which means that unless there is an urgent matter, no one will make this call to harass him.

Looking at the caller ID again, it was Bird calling, and Henson was even more worried.Bird would never bother him, unless he encountered something he couldn't solve.

"Bird, I'm here." Henson connected the phone, and the complacent look on his face disappeared without a trace.

"Henson, I hope I didn't disturb your vacation. I don't want to disturb you, but you must know about this matter and deal with it as soon as possible!" Bird's tone was a little nervous.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"It's the Houston Rockets. They offered Paul a maximum salary contract, a maximum salary! I think we may not be able to keep him!"

After hearing Byrd's words, Henson helplessly covered his forehead.

The thing he was most worried about was still here.

(End of this chapter)