The toughest man in the NBA

Chapter 300 The Massive Retirement Ceremony

At halftime, the Suns held a huge jersey retirement ceremony.

They invited more than half of the Hall of Famers, active superstars and celebrities to come to watch the ceremony, which is why the NBA only arranged three opening games.

Many stars, such as Kobe from the Lakers, Warcraft and Gasol, GDP from the Spurs, Paul and Griffin from the Clippers, Tom Thibodeau and Rose from the Bulls, all came to participate in this grand ceremony.

No matter how big the gimmick of the opening game is, it can't win the ratings...

Robert Sarver first announced that starting from this season, the Phoenix Suns are no longer a blank slate. They have a championship and will no longer issue substitutes——

Ring of Honor!

Therefore, today, we must first make up a retirement ceremony for those who have made great contributions in the 44-year history of the Phoenix Suns, but have not retired their jerseys and only received the "Ring of Honor"!
In the history of the Suns, a total of 13 people have won the "Ring of Honor", including 9 players (1 player and coach), 3 coaches (one also worked as a manager) and a team trainer.

Players include:

No. 5 Dick Van Asdal (playing from 1968 to 77), scored the first point in the history of the Suns, with a total score of 12060 points in the Suns career, and served as the vice president of basketball operations of the Suns.

No. 42 Connie Hawkins (played from 1969-73), inducted into the Hall of Fame, had more than 1967 ABA championships.

No. 33 Alvin Adams (played from 1975 to 88), he won the best rookie, played 988 games for the Suns in his lifetime, and played 27203 minutes.

6号沃特·戴维斯（1977-88年间效力），1978年获得最佳新秀，在太阳生涯得分达到15666分，6次入选全明星。

No. 24 Tom Chambers (played during 1988-93), was selected as an All-Star three times in the Suns, worked in management, and explained the Suns games.

No. 34 Charles Barkley (played between 1992-96), won the MVP in 1993, led the team to the finals, 11-time All-Star, 5-time All-NBA Team, NBA50 superstar, member of the Hall of Fame.

7号凯文·约翰逊（1988-98年间以及2000年效力），在太阳投进3851次罚球，2008年起担任萨克拉门托市长。

9号丹·马尔勒（1988-95年间，2001-02赛季效力），生涯的开始和终结都在太阳，在太阳生涯投进800记三分球。

44号保罗-韦斯特法尔（球员时期：1975-80、1983-84；教练时期：1992-96），在太阳的生涯总得分达到9564分，在球员时期为太阳头号得分手，1988年后成为助理教练，在1992年升为主教练。

Coaches include:

Jerry Colangelo (1968-2004, position: coach, owner, general manager), he coached the Suns in the 1969-70 and 1972-73 seasons, won the NBA Manager of the Year Award 4 times, and was selected into the Hall of Fame , was also the youngest sports manager in the United States.Now he is the president of the American Basketball Association.

考顿·菲茨蒙斯（1970-72、1988-92、1996，职位：教练），他在太阳执教的总战绩为341胜208负，1988-89赛季获得了最佳教练奖。

John McLeod (1973-1987, position: coach), he is the head coach with the longest coaching time and the most wins (579 wins) in the Suns. He has led the Suns to more than 4 wins in a single season 50 times. In the 1999-00 season, he also returned to the Suns as an assistant coach.

Team trainer:
乔·普罗斯基在1968年至2000年间都在太阳担任体能训练师，也是太阳建队前32年唯一一位体能训练师。曾在1979年获得亚利桑那州最佳体育人奖，也在1988年被评选为NBA最佳体能训练师。

The reason why the Hall of Fame can be invited is due to the appeal of these 13 people. Robert Savor played this card very beautifully. I am afraid that this will be the most important jersey retirement ceremony for witnesses in NBA history. up!

Amidst the vigorous and passionate music, thirteen old men lined up and stood in the center of the court.

Superstars surrounded them, and NBA Commissioner David Stern read out their great achievements in the Phoenix Suns and thanked them for their contributions to the development of the NBA.

After that, thirteen huge jerseys rose up, neatly arranged on both sides of the championship banner, like guarding goalkeepers.

Until this time, the fans didn't recall it.

No wonder Phoenix City has to wait for the championship. If there is no championship flag in the middle, these jerseys are hanging alone on it, it is really embarrassing...

The latest three people who are about to retire make their debut:
No. 33 Grant Hill (played in the 2007-2012 season), 7-time All-Star, 5-time vote champion, [-]-time best team, the originator of the organization forward.

No. 13 Steve Nash (1996-1998, played in the 2004-2012 season), the eternal Phoenix of Phoenix, 8 All-Stars, three best teams, five assists, two regular season MVPs, NBA history Total assists No.3.

No. 11 Yao Ming (played in the 2011-2012 season), 8-time All-Star, 5-time All-NBA Team, NBA China No.1 before Tu Man, the founder of the Phoenix Undefeated Great Wall.

Grant Hill's No. 33 jersey and Alvin Adams overlapped, but the Suns did not print the names of the two on the same jersey like other teams, but made two exclusive jerseys separately.

Yao Ming is the one with the least seniority in the Suns among the 16 players.

While he deserves the honor, it was in Houston, not Phoenix.

But without him, the Suns would never have won 82 consecutive victories, nor would they have easily swept the championship. Retiring the jersey is the most sincere gratitude.

As for Houston, whatever you like!

In this way, there are eight retired jerseys on both sides of the championship banner.

From now on, the dome of the US Airways Center arena is no longer empty. When faced with a desperate situation, the latecomers will be under the gaze of all the celebrities——

Jedi counterattack!

The sixteen protagonists whose jerseys are retired need to give their testimonials in turn. The older they are, the more they talk. Like Charles Barkley, he is out of control. He talked for a full 10 minutes on a talk show, which amused the fans. The snot bubbles are coming out...

As a result, the start of the second half was forced to be postponed again and again.

After two full hours, the game continued.

Brainwashed by such a grand ceremony, the Suns players seemed to have been beaten.

On the other hand, the knight was drowsy——

What does this have to do with them?
So the whole second half was almost one-sided.

The fans in Phoenix City were already passionate. Seeing the team playing so well, they simply stood up to watch the game. The cheers and screams never stopped...

Ray Allen was envious, and quietly asked Tu Man:
"Brother, if I retire in Phoenix, is it possible to hang up my jersey like Yao Ming?"

Tu Man laughed and said:

"This is the first championship, and Dayao has taken advantage of it. If you want to hang up the jersey, you may have to accompany us to win a few more championships, at least six consecutive championships..."

Ray Allen nodded and said thoughtfully:
"I have to play hard for a few years..."

(End of this chapter)