pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 288 UCLA
Mu Chenfeng got on the plane to Los Angeles and went to the United States alone.

No one came to see him off, because he changed his ticket privately and took the flight an hour earlier.

When Su Mengyao arrived at the airport, Mu Chenfeng's plane had already taken off, holding a "gift" for Mu Chenfeng in his hand, but unfortunately, he missed it.

Su Mengyao stood by the bed, looking towards the direction Mu Chenfeng was flying to, with a really happy expression on her face, it's a good thing for someone you like to chase your dreams.

Mu Chenfeng was afraid that he would not be able to bear it, so he temporarily changed the ticket. It was a little heartless, but more helpless.

Most of the faces on the flight to Los Angeles were Chinese, which made Mu Chenfeng feel less lonely. Last time he came to America, he met Fu Di, but this time, he had only himself.

After twelve hours of flying, Mu Chenfeng finally arrived in the United States. Among the people who greeted him after landing was a familiar face, Felix, who specially wore a UCLA uniform to greet Mu Chenfeng.

Since the separation of the training camp, the two have lost contact, but when they met again two years later, they didn't feel strange, on the contrary, they felt a little more friendly.

Felix was holding a bag in his hand, in which he was wearing some UCLA-related items. These were Mu Chenfeng's equipment for the NCAA campaign, and Felix insisted on delivering them to him personally.

"Long time no see." Felix first greeted Mu Chenfeng warmly.

"Long time no see." Mu Chenfeng responded.

In the past two years, the two have changed a lot, but no one could have imagined that two years ago, the two would meet at UCLA, from rivals to teammates.

"Welcome to UCLA." The fellow travelers greeted Mu Chenfeng one after another, and then brought him to the UCLA dormitory.

Since Mu Chenfeng was the first Asian player to receive a full scholarship from UCLA, the American media also attached great importance to this matter, and it was regarded as the hope for Chinese players to return to the NBA.

China’s influence on the NCAA is not that great, but it is much more important to the NBA. Regardless of whether Mu Chenfeng can achieve results, behind him is an extremely large support team. In the past five years, China’s profits for the NBA accounted for 30% of the total profits.

With such a huge interest, the league couldn't wait to introduce a Chinese player, but Fang Tianzheng's intervention disrupted the league's plan, and the difference in one year is expected to evaporate nearly 5 million in losses.

This is the power of a Chinese player.

The car slowly drove into the UCLA campus. Unlike domestic schools, American schools are very open, without too many restrictions like rules and regulations, and are relatively free.

When Mu Chenfeng came to UCLA, the first thing he wanted to do was to walk into the court with a basketball, and really feel the difference between the basketball of American universities and domestic ones.

The car stopped at the door of the dormitory, Felix took Mu Chenfeng into the dormitory, and settled down.

Most of the dormitories are for two people, but since Mu Chenfeng is Chinese, he couldn’t adapt to living together with people of other races than China at first, so the school conveniently arranged a single room for Mu Chenfeng.

The house is very spacious and bright, and even the decoration can be seen everywhere related to basketball. Through the window, you can see the basketball court you dream of. There are still many people playing on the court.

"I live next door to you, if you need anything, you can call me anytime." Felix introduced.

"I didn't expect to meet you here." When Mu Chenfeng got off the plane and saw Felix for the first time, he was still a little shocked. He thought it was just a joke that Felix wanted to join the NCAA, because there are many basketball schools that are more famous than UCLA, and they all offered Felix an olive branch. However, Felix chose his hometown team without hesitation.

Felix laughed, "The two of us can finally be together. I heard that you won the national championship. It's not easy."

Americans are very fond of honor, but they will infinitely magnify any aura with a little bit of glory.

"Yeah." Mu Chenfeng nodded and said, "A small achievement has been made."

Small grades?Mu Chenfeng actually defined the championship of the national competition as a small achievement. The modesty of the Chinese people really deserves its reputation, which is surprising.

However, it was the title of national champion that made UCLA firm in its determination to send out invitations.

"Clean up first, and I'll take you out later." Felix is ​​also considered the protagonist, so he offered to lead Mu Chenfeng to familiarize himself with the unfamiliar environment.

Mu Chenfeng doesn't care much about the things in the school, he always only cares about one thing, "Where is the school's basketball hall?"

Sure enough, Mu Chenfeng was still the same Mu Chenfeng two years ago, and his love for basketball has never diminished.

"I'll take you there later. It just so happens that there is a training match for the school team this afternoon. You can go and familiarize yourself with your teammates in advance." Originally, the fire brigade arranged to join the team after a brief adjustment on the second day Mu Chenfeng came to school, but seeing how impatient he was, Felix just had to take him to get used to it in advance.

Mu Chenfeng simply tidied up and took Felix out.

Along the way, he passed many UCLA landmarks. Many new students stopped to take pictures at those places, but Mu Chenfeng didn't care to observe the beautiful scenery around him. He just wanted to plunge into the gym and have a good time.

The time difference between China and the USA is exactly 12 hours. However, Mu Chenfeng’s mental state does not show the jet lag problem at all. As long as he meets basketball, he is as energetic as playing chicken blood.

UCLA's training hall is made up of two fields. The interior space is very large, but because it is a training hall, there are no stands, but some are scattered for the players to rest and wait.

Before entering the training hall, he was startled by a stern scolding. The voice came from the head coach of UCLA: Barton, he is a well-known irascible coach in the NCAA, but it is also because of his existence that UCLA has entered the NCAA finals in the past two years, and has won one championship and one second. Now UCLA is the hottest team in the NCAA, and many of the main players in the team have received recruits from NBA teams.

The criticism lasted for a full minute, and the two of them occupied the door for a full minute. After Coach Button's voice temporarily eased, Felix took Mu Chenfeng into the arena.

(End of this chapter)