An hour before the start of the game on the 8th, the Wizards MCI Center was crowded with outsiders, and the presidential election was not so lively. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The management distributed blue and white Finals commemorative T-shirts to each seat in advance, and the fans uniformly dressed for the fans, even Leonardo, who was sitting in the front row, did not refuse, increasing the morale of the home team. The Wizards had never done this before, and the level of emphasis on the finals was vastly different from that of a normal game.

Veteran fans quickly felt something unusual, and the players' appearance ceremony was different from before. The players, the coaching staff have all been introduced, and Jordan has not appeared.

Barklic said: "There was no news before the game that Michael was out due to injury, should there be a special appearance ceremony for him? ”

Smith nodded: "It's definitely so, even if the series is full, he only has the last five games left in his career, and the Wizards should show respect for him." ”

The lights went out, and Jordan's new promotional video was played on the big screen of the stadium.

The opening credits are some interviews with Jordan.

When I was a child, I dreamed of standing on the highest stage in the basketball world. I dreamed of playing in college and winning the national championship; dreaming of winning a gold medal at the Olympics; Dreaming of winning a championship in the NBA.

Thank you to my teammates and coaches, and to the people who have supported me in making my dream a reality. I play for love and never for any other reason.

It's the last year of my career, and as long as I'm still playing, I'm going to win and always fight for the title.

After the interview clip, soothing music plays, followed by a low, special singing voice.

"Today I hurt myself again, because I want to know if there is still the strength to feel, and I feel the pain intently, which is the only real thing. The needle stung at the wound, like the usual stinging of the old days, and tried to make it all disappear again, but I just remembered everything......"

The Nine Inch Spike's "HURT" isn't very famous, but this year, legendary musician Johnny Cash covered the song and turned it into a classic.

The band's lead singer, Trent Reznor, saw Cash's version of the music video and cried when he said that "Hurt" would no longer belong to him from now on.

Yang Rui likes commercial movies, and almost none of the Hollywood blockbusters in his previous life have fallen, and one of them is a commercial movie that is very emotional, that is, "Wolverine 3".

Hugh Jackman played Wolverine for seventeen years, and the movie ended with death, drawing a happy ending, and the episode of the movie trailer is "Hurt", there is no song more bleak than this one, and it can better reflect the twilight of the hero.

Jordan stood in the players' tunnel, hearing the music and his heartstrings were also plucked, and the song was very in line with his mood.

On the big screen, a video of Jordan plays along with the song.

To everyone's surprise, they didn't get to see the usual Jordan highlights.

The promotional film was shot like a movie trailer, like a music video, and the video was accompanied by music, for which Yang Rui called Jennifer Aniston and asked her to introduce a well-known director who made a short film, and the video was carefully edited.

The opening is Jordan staggering off the court, behind his young teammates, and slowly walking into the locker room alone.

Everyone else went to the shower, and Jordan shook his aching wrists, stroked the abrasions on his body, trembled slightly, and looked at his aging self in the mirror.

The video creates a sense of the hero's twilight at the beginning, and both the audience on the scene and in front of the TV realize that Jordan is really old.

In the first half, the video focuses on Jordan training hard in the team, putting ice packs on his knees after training, putting his feet in ice water, and the footage of the trainer massaging Jordan.

Some close-ups show Jordan's fingers and toes, playing games all year round, poking and hurting his hand several times, Jordan's right index finger is almost impossible to bend; The price of his becoming a flyer was to put a lot of pressure on his toes and the balls of his feet, and now his toes are also somewhat deformed.

The next video is to abuse Jordan in a trick, Jordan played against a young star during the Wizards, had a tough physical confrontation, was knocked to the ground by the opponent, fought hard for the ball on the floor, and so on......

Finley, Nahula, Adrian and other Mavericks players have appeared on the camera several times, and there is nothing to hide from the small actions. These are all newly added after confirming the finals against the Mavericks. Previously, there were only shots of Jordan facing off against Kobe, Maddy, Carter, Pierce and other outside stars.

Seeing these shots, many people are even more disgusted with the Mavericks and feel that their defense is dirty. In fact, as long as the clip, every NBA player can find a lot of small defensive moves. Except for Nash, after all, others give the nickname "Nabu Fang".

Before you know it, the lyrics have been sung, and the music has come to an end.

Finally, several retired stars who entered the league at the same time as Jordan were interviewed and blessed him, when Olajuwon slowly said: "Michael, you still have a chance." ”

The music stopped abruptly, the documentary-like story was presented in front of the fans, the lethality was huge, and everyone was quiet during the whole process, and after the end, the stadium erupted in thunderous applause, and many fans were moved to tears.

Some fans who hacked Jordan on the Internet even felt guilty.

These people just saw Jordan's strength regress, and saw that Jordan was not as good as before and was surpassed by newcomers. I don't know how much effort Jordan has put in to maintain his current level.

When Jordan trains in the video, his injury is shown in front of people. Everyone understands that Jordan did not only rely on talent to get to where he is today, but the secret of his success is also the accumulation of sweat.

The headlights of the stadium shone on Jordan, and he slowly walked onto the court, waving to the fans around him with tears in his eyes, enjoying the applause of the fans.

Both Barkley and Kenny Smith were stunned that Jordan played in a way that was beyond their imagination.

The song is too bleak, what kind of music is this for the retirement of football stars? You're going to die, Jordan San!

The promotional videos of other teams are all about finding the most exciting goals and allowing the players to appear in a strong manner. The Wizards took the initiative to let Jordan step down from the altar this time, allowing people to see his weak side.

Now Jordan is just an ordinary person, a veteran who struggles to win. However, the more tortuous the road of struggle and the purer the heart, the more touching it is.

ESPN Radio also broadcast the game live, and McBrin lamented: "The Finals have only been played for two games, and no matter which team wins in the end, I think Michael Jordan has already won, he is the greatest star the NBA has ever seen!" ”

On the sidelines, Mavericks head coach Nelson Sr. frowned, and couldn't calm down after taking a few deep breaths. He was shocked and stressed.

He knew that the Mavericks' morale couldn't compare to the Wizards. This promotional video touched him as an opponent, not to mention Jordan's teammates? The Wizards' players will surely give their all for every game that comes into play.

is also hype, compared to Jordan, the story of the old Nelson is not worth mentioning at all, and it can't attract fans.

The players began to warm up, and the audience did not come back to their senses for a long time, especially those fans in English-speaking countries, looking at the lyrics and watching the video, all began to lean towards the Wizards to win the championship.

This happens all over the world, and even 99% of Chinese fans who can't read the lyrics support the Wizards. Many people started to know the NBA because Jordan, and some people started to pay attention to the NBA because Yang Rui.

They don't care about the Mavericks, they don't care about old Nelson, even if Wang Zhizhi fought in the Mavericks, it's a thing of the past.