I’m Really Playing Basketball

On October 19th, US time, the opening game of the NBA’s 21-22 season begins.

There are two games on the opening day of the NBA today. The defending champion Bucks face last season's Eastern Conference finals opponent the Heat at home.

At the same time, on the Western side, last season's Western Conference champion Lakers faced last season's Western Conference finals opponent the Warriors.

As the four most popular teams in the NBA that year, the attention paid to these two games was naturally astonishing.

Of course, the most watched game is definitely the game between the Lakers and the Warriors.

After all, after this game, NBA legend Dwyane Wade, one of the top ten players in NBA history, three-time NBA regular season MVP, two-time NBA Finals MVP, and five-time championship winner, will retire from the NBA.

Therefore, even the players of the Bucks and Heat, after the two teams finished the game, they finished the post-game press conference hastily, and everyone squatted in the locker room to watch this much-anticipated Lakers game. The battle with the Warriors.

Let's put it this way, if there wasn't a game today, Durant, Curry, Rose, Zan, LaVine and other players from both sides would all attend this event.

They are too closely related to Chen Xiao, Wade and Ron Howard and other Marquette Three Eagles.

Even if they don't have such a close relationship, they don't want to miss such an event.

Watch the parade of the court before the game on TV and see how many historical and current NBA superstars are there.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jordan, Russell, Magic, Larry Bird, Duncan, O'Neal, Yao Ming, plus Kobe Bryant when he was the head coach of the Lakers, and Warriors players Chen Xiao, Wade and Ron Howard, it can be said that now All the top ten players in history who are still alive attended.

Current superstars such as James, Jimmy Butler, James Harden, Westbrook, and Chris Paul also gather here.

This season, the Warriors' home court will be moved from Oracle Arena to the 'God-Chen Memorial Arena.' There is almost no suspense that the Warriors' new home court will be named after Chen Xiao again.

This is also the fifth arena in the NBA with elements of Chen Xiao, after the home court of the Nets, the Cavaliers, the Bobcats, and the Bucks.

By the way, the home court of the Bucks is now called the Golden Eagle Arena. Because this arena is shared by Marquette University and the Bucks, the Golden Eagle Arena actually commemorates two generations of Marquette and the Three Eagles. Outside the arena There are bronze statues of Chen Xiao, Wade, Luo Ge, Durant and Curry.

Therefore, in a general sense, the Golden Eagles here do not include Jimmy Butler among the third-generation Golden Eagles. Although Jimmy Butler has achieved high achievements in the NBA and is now a superstar.

But for the time being, I am still not qualified to place the bronze statue there.

After all, you are just an active NBA superstar. Look at Chen Xiao, Wade, Luo Ge, Curry and Durant.

Chen Xiao, Wade and Luo Ge are three of the top ten stars in NBA history.

Durant, the 2MVP2FMVP2 champion, is also infinitely close to the top ten in history.

Curry, the 2 MVP, 1 FMVP 2 champion, has also entered the top 20 in history, and even the top 15 in history.

With five big guys like this standing there, the average current NBA superstar is really not enough to watch outside the Golden Eagle Arena.

In short, no matter what, this game between the Lakers and the Warriors is a nostalgic party. Even the commentary of this game, TNT invited Yao Ming.

Yes, the commentary for this game is Yao Ming plus Chris Webber and Maizi.

Before the game started, Yao Ming had been saying that Wade was the greatest teammate in his NBA career. Without Wade, there would be no great career in the NBA.

Without Wade, it would be impossible for the Heat to become an officially recognized dynasty team in the NBA.

When it came to the emotional part, Yao Ming even cried, so much so that Maizi beside him couldn't help but said sourly: "Yao, I know Wade is very good, but I think it's me who can partner with you. Maybe we can get better results." More championships, Chris, you know."

Well, Maizi repeated the famous saying of dissing Wade this time.

Isn't this another kind of nostalgia?

Maizi, who was not emotionally hurt at the time, had a lot of teasing conversations with his two rivals, Kobe Bryant and Wade.

If he partners with O'Neal or Yao Ming, he can win more championships than Wade and Yao Ming. How embarrassing is this?

Of course, in the end, he and Daidai also won three championships. This number of championships is the same as that of Wade, Yao Ming, and Kobe O'Neal.

What's just a little worse is that he and the three championships of Daidai have not been officially recognized as a dynasty.

Yao Ming and Wade won three championships in four years, and Kobe and O'Neal won three championships in three years. They are all dynasties officially recognized by the NBA.

But no matter what, these three internal and external combinations are legendary combinations in the history of the league.

Kobe is most suitable for O'Neal, Wade is most suitable for Yao Ming, and Maizi is most suitable for Dudu. This has been verified in this way.

Of course, although facts have proven that Daidai is still the most suitable for Maizi, but Maizi still covets O'Neal and Yao Ming from time to time.

Therefore, in the face of Maizi's personal talk through nostalgia, Weber next to him couldn't help but complain: "TMC, you have already made many people envious by having Tim as your partner."

Yes, Maizi, who has won three championships, has all kinds of venomous words on TV. Because he has three championships, even if strong men from all walks of life hate Maizi's venomous tongue, they can only accept it in the end.

For retired superstar players, the number of championships is much more important than the boss championship or FMVP.

Even if Maizi's three championships are not the boss championship, and none of them have FMVP, their status is still leveraged.

Even Chris Webber can only be cautious. After all, Webber just won a championship with Chen Xiao.

In short, for Wade fans, most of Wade fans are old fans, so everyone knows the grudge between Maizi and Wade.

Therefore, in the face of Maizi's behavior of taking advantage of his last chance to go crazy and blackmail Wade, the Wade fans in front of the TV were not angry, but found it very interesting.

Let's put it this way, he is already in the top ten in history, and he is not afraid of the dark at all, because these black spots are just jokes and will not hurt Wade.

Let’s put it this way, among the top ten in history, basically none of them are afraid of the dark.

Well, historically James is already known as the second best player in history, and he is still so afraid of the dark. Fans are easily hacked to break their defense, and even break their defense after hearing a few words of truth. This is actually very rare.

It can only be said that James' honors in history cannot withstand scrutiny.

If you can withstand scrutiny, you won't be afraid of the dark at all.

Just like James in this time and space, he does not have that many honors, 2 MVPs, 2 championships, and 1 FMVP. However, James's honors are all very hard, except for the first one he tied with Chen Xiao. In addition to the regular season MVP, for other honors, even if Heizi heard it, he would give a thumbs up.

This is a real honor that can be recorded in history, and it is not false at all.

Therefore, even if he does not have that many honors, whether he is an active or retired star, when talking about his historical lineup, James is even the candidate for the number one small forward in history most of the time.

More people picked James than Larry Bird.

And Larry Bird was full of praise for James, thinking that he was better than him.

The respect James has gained in this time and space far exceeds that in history.

Historically, when Nowitzki retired, he high-fived Wade, but did not high-five James. When he saw James coming, he turned around and left.

What is the second place in history? You don’t deserve it at all. I just look down on your vain honors. You can tell me what’s wrong with you.

According to your way of obtaining honors, if it were replaced by Malone, Malone would be embarrassed earlier. According to your way, he might be able to win more scoring champions, MVPs and championships than you.

It is naturally difficult for others to convince you.

History is about standing up to scrutiny. Honors that cannot stand up to scrutiny should not appear when ranking historical status.

Just like a person in history who hacked Kidd for more than ten years said, how do you strive for the top 30 in history? These honors are all honors. If you want to strive for the top 10 in history, look at other people around you. The top ten in history, how did they get those honors, and then look at yours, you will know how vain you are.

The current Wade is the kind of person who deserves every honor.

The kind that is also extremely respected.

Before the game, various opponents such as Garnett, Duncan, Kobe, Iverson, Carter, etc. came to hug. Larry Bird, Magic, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Russell, and various famous players in history wanted to greet former players. Come and congratulate.

The climax naturally happened to Joe. Boss Joe personally gave a Bulls No. 23 jersey he had worn to Wade, his fan.

Of course, everyone knows that Wade is also a fan of Iverson, so Iverson also gave Wade a No. 3 jersey that he wore.

In short, before the game between the Lakers and Warriors started, Wade was filled with respect and honor.

Everyone will be envious when they see it.

Including James who is on the sidelines of the court at this time.

James is also envious.

At the same time, James also knows that he will enjoy all this when he retires.

Although he is not in the top ten in history, he has become a god after one championship, and his status is comparable to the top ten in history. This is the same as Kobe.

None of them are in the top ten.

After the pre-match carnival ended, the camera returned to the court again.

The starting players for the two teams in this game are, for the Warriors, center Chen Xiao, power forward Marvin Bagley, small forward Wiggins, shooting guard Ron Howard, and point guard Wade.

For the Lakers, the starting lineup for this game is center Jokic, power forward Siakam, small forward Leonard, shooting guard Paul George, and point guard Jr. Wade.

Yes, Morant and Alexander did not start for the Warriors.

For the Lakers, Lowry did not start.

Obviously, everyone is creating a stage for Wade and his son.

After all, let alone Wade's historical status in the NBA, it is worthy of such respect.

Just from a general perspective, it is very rare for such a father-son battle to occur in the NBA.

In other words, in the history of the NBA, there has never been a situation where father and son competed on the same court.

Famous fathers and sons like Curry and Jordan, although both father and son have achieved high achievements, they have never played in the same game.

Therefore, Wade and his son are the first father and son in NBA history to share the stage.

Therefore, even if it is not the respect for Wade's historical status, for the NBA, a business league, such a father and son competing on the same court will make the entire NBA crazy.

Moreover, Kobe believes that letting Wade start as the starter is also an option for the team, because Wade is very suitable for the Lakers.

He doesn't play sharply, but has solid defense, shooting, passing, and other skills.

Although none of them are that strong, they are all present, and this one is very suitable for the Lakers.

Let's put it this way, the Lakers already have powerful star players like Jokic, Leonard, Paul George, and Siakam.

What the team needs is a player like Wade Jr. who can do everything.

It can be said that the Lakers are really convinced that Wade can be selected later in the first round of this year's draft.

As Lowry gets older, Wade Jr. will get a lot of opportunities in the Lakers.

Even if Kobe Bryant comes two seasons later, Wade Jr. will still be an important rotation player.

On the court, Jokic and Marvin Bagley jump the ball. Although Jokic is taller, he is definitely better at bouncing on Marvin Bagley.

Marvin Bagley, who is 2.11 meters tall, performed quite strongly on the jump ball this time.

After all, everyone is paying attention to Wade, but in fact, this game is his first official regular season game after being traded to the Warriors last season.

Bagley also needs to express himself.

Although he is the starter in this game, in the current Warriors, if his performance is not good enough, he may be substituted in the next game.

Wade has become famous and now enjoys the glory, but he still needs to continue to struggle.

Chen Xiao, who received Bagley's jump ball, did not dribble, but passed the ball directly behind his head to Wade, who was the point guard in this game.

Wade dribbled the ball through halftime, but before halftime, Wade Jr. directly posted it.

Seeing Wade and his son play against each other on the court for the first time, the Warriors fans at the scene burst into warm applause.

The NBA stars and celebrities present at the scene were also cheering, applauding, and booing crazily.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became lively.

Of course, other players from the two teams on the court also cooperated very well and pulled away, leaving the entire court to the father and son.

Facing his son's bullying defense, Wade always had a smile on his face. He calmly used his body to protect the ball, and then took the ball all the way to the three-point line.

Wade dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line and quickly opened the distance from Wade Jr.

Seeing Wade's sudden pull, Kobe on the sidelines let out a sigh.

"Lightning breakthrough!"

"Xiao Tai gave the last lightning breakthrough of his career to his son!"

Chen Xiao and Brother Luo looked at Wade's lightning breakthrough with twinkling eyes.

"Rookie, welcome to the NBA!"

Bang!

After Wade dodged Wade Jr., he dunked the ball into the basket!