NBA stars are very face-saving, Chamberlain can't drop the chain, after arriving in China, he did not directly arrange for the stars to participate in activities, in fact, the main purpose of people is to travel, watch the Olympics, visit Beijing attractions, and he is much busier, first of all, he has to attend an event called 'NBA believers'.

"NBA Believers" is a series jointly created by Mengniu, Major Basketball Association China and Beijing Satellite TV. It is said to be a game, but it is actually more like an entertainment TV program, which is a professional basketball TV program that integrates professionalism, fun, entertainment and participation.

The series lasted for six months and began in January 2008 with the selection of players from all over the world, all of whom were from universities and were the main players of the various university teams in CUBA.

This is also an activity that the Basketball Association participates in, aiming to improve the level of competition in CUBA, even if it is not on par with the NCAA, it is necessary to learn from others and cultivate a group of high-quality athletes.

The training and competition mode of this event adopts NBA standards and procedures, and when the formal training is entered after the tryouts, an NBA assistant coach or trainer participates in the event every time to instruct the athletes on how to exercise and play in a more correct way.

And, throughout the process, the NBA arranged for scouts from 30 teams to take turns to participate in the event and participate in the on-site selection, of course, this does not mean that the NBA team can expect to find talent from these college students to strengthen the team, that is impossible, it is impossible to dream. It's just that Stern attaches great importance to the Chinese market, especially after Chamberlain's sideways rise, he plans to hold regular season games in China.

As the first NBA TV basketball entertainment event, "Mengniu - NBA Believers" consists of five stages: preliminary round, semi-final, training camp, finals and all-star game. The preliminary rounds will be held in 64 cities across the country, and the 60 winning players will advance to the semifinals in 10 cities and coached by NBA scouts.

The 24 players who performed well in the rematch will be allowed to participate in the most critical training camp phase of the event, when NBA assistant coaches and trainers will be on the field. Originally, the training camp was a three-day period, but because Mengniu signed a contract with Chamberlain, and the Warriors promised to send their own trainers to support the event, it was changed to seven days, and the NBA team assistant led the players to the most authentic NBA professional team training sessions.

The 16 winners will represent the North and South divisions in the All-Star Finals to compete for the national championship, and the MVP of the finals will go to the United States to participate in the NBA Development League team tryout, and Mengniu will bear the full cost of food and lodging.

College students still attach great importance to this opportunity, not because they can go to the development league tryout, in fact, they themselves do not expect to be able to become famous in one fell swoop and enter the NBA, although there is an example of Chamberlain's pearl in the past, but everyone knows that Chamberlain's miracle is not replicable, he is a miracle, from obscurity to soaring, even God may not understand what is going on, Americans can only set Chamberlain's rise as a miracle.

The reason why they pay so much attention is because they have a closed week of training, and at that time they are trained by the top trainers and assistant coaches in the NBA, which is an opportunity that they can't get even if they have money. The players are all top players in CUBA, even if they can't enter the NBA, they have a good chance to enter the CBA, and these scientific and systematic training methods and means can bring them a lot of help.

Chamberlain participated in the All-Star Game after the Finals, in fact, the spokesperson of this event was Nash, and Chamberlain could not attend this event, but Mengniu was willing to increase his investment in endorsement fees, so that he could find time to participate in the event.

In this regard, the head coach of the men's basketball team, Younas, was extremely dissatisfied, he asked Chamberlain to participate in the men's basketball training throughout the process, but Chamberlain is a donkey, if you are kind to persuade him, he will listen to you, if you put a shelf in front of him, he is not a bird, the old Nelson knows this, which is why he and Chamberlain cooperate so happily, he gave Chamberlain face, and Chamberlain treated him as an elder.

Chamberlain didn't care about Younas's accusations, and when the former accused him of being unprofessional in front of the media, he replied with a sneer: "I've been training for a month, what I've been training this month, I know with everyone in the team, what I'm doing and what they're doing when I'm training, what I'm doing and what they're doing after training, I don't think anyone knows better than that person (Younas), right?" That's all I have to say. ”

As soon as this reply came out, it triggered gossip in the domestic basketball circle, because when Chamberlain was training before, a leader of the Basketball Association who followed the training said this sentence when facing a reporter's question:

"If you just look at training, you would think that Chamberlain is not an NBA superstar, but a guy who could be eliminated from the national team, and he trains so hard that the team rules are six hours a day, but he has to spend six hours a day in the gym and four hours on the court. If you think that's the end, you're wrong, he spends at least five hours a day watching footage of his teammates on the national team. ”

After this passage was reported in the newspaper, it triggered the fans' verbal criticism of domestic players: They are all the same yellow people, why can Chamberlain block Duncan and Garnett in the NBA, and fight against superstars such as LeBron and Xiaosi, and you don't have two or two flesh in your body and be stunned when you see a black stick?

The dispute between Chamberlain and Younas was directly exposed to the public by the media, and then CCTV's Yang Yi also said one thing when he was doing the show, saying: "I went to interview our players and watched the training at that time, indeed, in the training of the players, Chamberlain worked hardest, and he was a little crazy." Da Yao is also very dedicated, meticulously completing every training plan, UAE and Sun Yue are also good, but other players are not good, playing with mobile phones, chatting, and people are sleeping! ”

The original intention of these people was to help Chamberlain, but as soon as their words came out, they forced Chamberlain and the domestic players of the men's basketball team to the opposite side, and the fans hated all kinds of domestic players, sarcasm, abuse, and contempt, and the players couldn't stand it, so they attributed the blame to Chamberlain.

Chamberlain didn't care, he concentrated on the event, and the All-Star Game was held on the evening of July 2, and he arrived at the stadium where the game was played that afternoon.

When he arrived at the gymnasium, the players were playing a warm-up match in the team to prepare for the final in the evening, and when Chamberlain's burly and tall figure walked into the court, the substitutes noticed him first, and immediately stood up and waved out: "SUPER-Z!" Someone else shouted, "West! ”

West has now almost become Chamberlain's follower, and he participated in this schedule of activities, originally Mengniu invited Nash, Chamberlain, Horry and Battier, this is a plan for four people, and then Chamberlain proposed West, Mengniu happily changed the candidate, now West's popularity in China is much more powerful than Battier, and the cost of the two is about the same, Mengniu is naturally very happy to agree.

NBA stars are not something that can be hired with money.

Hearing the cheers of his teammates, the players who were fighting on the court suddenly stopped, and the point guard of the yellow team subconsciously put away the ball and looked at Chamberlain and West, while the point guard of the red team who was in front of him took the ball down, still concentrated on the offense, held the ball and killed the backcourt, quickly rushed to the basket and scored a layup in three steps.

Chamberlain waved his hand at the college students, then glanced at the defender who had been concentrating on attacking, and he said to West: "That kid is good, he has a good sense and a lot of concentration, and I think he is also in good physical condition, right?" ”

West glanced at it lightly, and then said eagerly, "I'll meet him when I go up?" ”

Chamberlain gave him a punch and said with a smile: "Then forget it, don't kill the self-confidence of those children." ”

Although he had such a purpose, then when the game was over, two young men with a height of about two meters walked over and stood outside the training ground of the two to look at Chamberlain.

Chamberlain threw the ball to West, who practiced long-range shooting, took the ball and shot quickly, and sent the ball into the hoop with a 'swish', one arrow through the heart!

"What's the matter, what's the matter, man? Autograph or group photo? "Chamberlain spoke in Chinese, but Mandarin is not very standard.

The two youths glanced at each other, and one of them rubbed his hands and said, "SUPER-Z, can we fight with you?" ”

Chamberlain was a little surprised, these two young men are not small, in fact, when it comes to height, even if these two people are a little shorter than him, they are not much worse, and the three of them are similar in age, they are all around twenty years old, but compared to the body type, the gap is big.

The two young men also had muscles on their bodies, but the skeleton was too big, and these muscles could not be strong at all. On the other hand, Chamberlain is sturdy but not bloated, burly and vigorous, and in contrast, the youth is like a bamboo pole, while Chamberlain is a giant Kunlun tree!

West asked what was going on, and Chamberlain responded with a smile in English that they wanted to challenge me, and West shrugged his shoulders and said, "Are you going to break their confidence?" ”

The two had seen the confrontation between the college students just now, and West was confident that he could blow them all up by himself.

Chamberlain reached out and punched the two and asked, "Let me introduce myself, my name is Chamberlain, I'm from the Warriors, and I play as a center and power forward." ”

The two young men were suddenly a little flattered, and one said with a pimple on his face: "My name is Gao Feng, and I am the center of the basketball team of Shandong University of Science and Technology." Another said: "I'm Gu Kai, a center from the Shanghai Jiaotong University basketball team, and we're both your fans." ”

Chamberlain was idle, so he asked West to get out of the way and beckoned, "One-on-one, huh?" Six balls? ”

The two nodded excitedly, they just came to ask with a fluke mentality, they didn't expect Chamberlain to really play against them, they just wanted to take the opportunity to chat, after all, the other party is a professional player, and he is the NBA's best rookie, best defensive player, and future superstar in the MVP rankings, there is no need to play against them.

In fact, NBA stars rarely play against less professional opponents in private, because some of the latter's actions are very irregular and can easily affect the professional life of the players. Chamberlain doesn't care about this, he is a wild monk, and his sense of self-protection comes more from his own side, and he never expects the other party to help him protect his body.

Seeing that Gu Kai and Gao Feng could really fight against idols like Chamberlain, the others suddenly boiled, and it didn't matter if they won or lost - in fact, they didn't want to win at all, but they just had the opportunity to fight with idols, especially if they could be recorded into a video, and they would be able to use it when they went back to brag about it later.

West became the focus of the rest of the players, shrugged his shoulders, pointed to the red team's No. 5 point guard who had broken the ball before, and said, "I'm going to play with you?" ”

Others who spoke good English shouted, "Come too!" ”

West smiled maliciously, "After a game, you don't think like that." ”