pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 182 In the Name of Wade

"Why is there still a countdown?" Henry looked at the big screen in doubt, "Isn't the end of the entrance ceremony a direct match?"

Henry's reaction even made people wonder if this guy has actually played an official game.

A brief warm-up and tactical arrangement after players from both sides enter the field is the normal process of the game, and Henry seems to know nothing about it.

"No way, don't you warm up before playing the game?" Cannavaro asked Henry.

Henry shook his head, "We never warm up when we play, we just do it when we play."

Henry's answer was very surprising. It turned out that the sequence of the game in France was to arrange the warm-up before the entrance ceremony, and after a short introduction, they would directly enter the game.

Every country has its own basketball culture, and the order is not much different.

Bruce Wade caused the audience to scream with an opening action.

I saw him standing under the basket and leaping lightly, grabbing the basket with both hands and doing a pull-up, replicating his father's classic "hanging basket" warm-up action.

This scene caused some older fans to have an illusion in a trance, as if they had returned to the era when Dwyane Wade hadn't retired more than ten years ago.

Since he announced his retirement on April 2019, 4, this classic move has disappeared from the league, and no one dares to imitate it.

Today, ten years later, his son brought this action with Wade's brand back to the public's attention. If the NBA only allows one person to do this action, then this person will only be Bruce Wade, and only he is worthy of this action.

This is also the first time Bruce Wade has done this in his five-year NBA career.

In this special arena, in a special period, facing a special person, this action aroused a wave of public opinion, and everyone speculated about Wade's intention for doing this action.

Far away in Miami, the management of the Heat team was trembling in front of the screen. The elderly Pat Riley looked at the young Wade on the screen with extremely deep eyes, "Sooner or later, we have to pay back."

Once Miami owed Wade too much, and the reason why Wade Jr. was able to join the Heat smoothly played a big role in it.

Old Wade still cared about his relationship with this city. He couldn't let go of the fans here and everything here, so he suggested his son to join Miami during the draft, which was the last assist for his old club.

History is always strikingly similar. Miami is also coveting Wade Jr.'s talent, and picked Wade Jr. with the fifth pick in the first round.

Same rank as father.

But Wade Jr. was not as friendly to Miami as the old Wade. He remembered the good things the city did to Wade in his old age. At that time, he was more inclined to New York and Los Angeles, but the old Wade still facilitated the signing, but Jr. Wade had negotiated with the old Wade on the next condition. If the Heat could not win the championship within five years, then he would make his own choice, and the old Wade would not interfere.

Wade agreed to his son's request. He hoped that the Heat's management could allow the team to join the championship through operation.

But Pat Riley is old, and his set of negotiating skills has been eliminated as early as 2014.

Five years flew by, and Miami didn't make it to the last team to hold the trophy, or even touch it.

Little Wade was disappointed, and old Wade's heart was also chilled.

What little enthusiasm and hope he had left for Miami was dying.

It can be said that Wade Jr. and Los Angeles are in love with each other. The outside world is very optimistic about this contract. Just imagine the scene of James Bryant and Bruce Wade playing together. It will definitely make the entire league tremble.

But before that, the two were still rivals, No.1 and No.2 in the MVP rankings.

The outcome of today's game will directly affect the selection of MVP. Whether James will continue to widen the gap or Wade will make a strong comeback will be known after the game.

The game is about to start. After doing simple stretching and shooting training, the players of both sides returned to their respective benches. The coach is making the final tactical arrangement.

The Lakers continued the season's stable starting lineup.

Paul and McGrady partnered in the backcourt.

James Bryant played small forward.

Garnett and Howard guard the inside.

The Lakers' lineup is extremely luxurious. Officially, this lineup helped the Lakers win the Finals last season. Their goal this season is to defend the title.

The Heat's lineup has relatively few stars, only Bruce Wade is an All-Star player, but the lineup is relatively balanced, with no obvious shortcomings and no specialties.

For the Heat, it was Wade who lifted the team to the No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference by himself.

Behind it, the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are eyeing the No. [-] position in the East. The advantage of two wins cannot make the Heat and Wade rest easy. Any loss may cause a change in ranking.

The Lakers dominate the Western Conference, and the second-ranked Portland Trail Blazers have 5 wins less than themselves.

Three years in Hedong, three years in Hexi.

The situation where the West was strong and the East was weak has long ceased to exist. Today's eastern teams in the league are fighting fiercely, especially the competition for the top three is even more exciting.

Players take off their training jackets and change into game jerseys.

The Lakers donned their signature gold jersey, and James Bryant's new No. 9 jersey was pre-ordered before it hit store shelves.

His jerseys have dominated the jersey sales charts for three years.

No.2 is Bruce Wade.

No.3 belongs to Barrett.

The most surprising of the three is Wade Jr.'s jersey.

"What's going on here?" Mu Chenfeng was stunned for a long time when he saw Wade's jersey number, "He's wearing number [3]!"

The Heat's No. 3 jersey was hung over the American Airlines Arena in 2020 and retired together with other legendary stars. According to NBA regulations, players are not allowed to wear retired jerseys to play in the game, in order to pay tribute to those great stars.

Dwyane Wade, as the greatest player in the history of the Miami Heat, there is nothing wrong with him being treated like this.

However, Bruce Wade wore the number his father had worn in the game, but added a letter "B" before the name of "WADE".

"B. WADE" Bruce Wade.

"Why can he wear number 3? Hasn't that number been retired long ago?" Henry also had the same puzzlement. Wearing a retired number in the NBA would result in a huge fine.

Felix explained that "there are indeed regulations on the prohibition of wearing a retired jersey in the NBA, but there is an exception that if the owner of the jersey is permitted, you can cancel the retired jersey so that others can wear this number. There have been similar precedents in the NBA. Michael Jordan was retired for the team to thank him for the team. Everything retired with his 23rd jersey, and after he returned, he canceled the retirement of the jersey, re -put on the 23rd. "

"However, Jordan wears his own jersey." Felix continued, "Aldridge wore the No. 12 jersey when he was in the Trail Blazers. When he transferred to the Spurs, the Spurs' No. 12 jersey had been retired. After communicating with the owner of the jersey, Bowen, the team restarted the No. 12, which allowed Aldridge to continue to wear the familiar No. 12 to play."

Henry nodded, "So that's the case, that means the same thing happened with Wade's jersey."

"That's right, but I think it should be Dwyane Wade's initiative to apply for the restart of the No. 3 jersey. After all, no one would dare to wear that number even if it is not retired. Instead of letting the jersey hang in the air, it is better to let his own son wear it. It can be regarded as the inheritance of the No. 3 jersey."

Bruce Wade wears the No. 3 jersey without any sense of disobedience, as if the omnipotent Flash has returned to the game, and his back looks exactly like Dwyane.

(End of this chapter)