One Guard

On the night of shopping with Wenxue, Yiyang went to bed early to recharge his batteries for tomorrow's championship parade. After all, he and Vignali barely slept the night before, and now Yiyang is already exhausted.

The exhaustion from the finals and the overwhelming exhaustion in the hotel piled up together, making Yiyang fall asleep as soon as he lay next to the bed.

By the time Yiyang opened his eyes again, it was half past six the next morning. Yiyang hurriedly got up, washed and changed, and was just about to rush out to the American Airlines Center Arena. Only then did I realize that I don't need to go to the training hall for training today.

Yiyang shook his head with a smile, and gently closed the door of the house. Although his first NBA season is over, his mind is still tense. A year of experience as a professional player has changed Yiyang's living habits drastically.

Seeing that it was still early, Yiyang helped Wenxue warm up the milk and toast. In the past, she helped Yiyang prepare breakfast, but today, let Yiyang help his mother prepare breakfast too.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Yiyang left home on time. But when Yiyang walked out of the community, he found that the entire city of Dallas today is completely different.

Many main roads are blocked by yellow cordon, and in the blocked streets, crowds are surging, and countless fans gather on both sides of the road, ready to meet the Mavericks float.

What about other places? Crowded! People who don't know may think that they have walked into a dead city!

"It's too exaggerated!" Yiyang looked around in shock while driving to the Dallas Convention Center. Because several main roads were blocked, Yiyang had to take a long detour to reach his destination.

When he got out of the car and hurried to the parade, he realized that everyone had already arrived.

"My God!" When Yiyang saw the formation of the parade, he was really taken aback. Although he already knew that today's parade would be very grand, Yiyang still did not expect the scale to be so large.

The parade consists of 3 floats, 10 convertibles and 12 trucks. The team lined up in a long queue, surrounded by people. It seems that Cuban also spent all his money to celebrate the Mavericks winning the first championship gold cup!

"Hey, Yi, why did you come here!?" Just when Yiyang was at a loss, a familiar shout jumped into Yiyang's ears. Yiyang turned his head and looked, Terry was waving at him from a distance.

Yiyang trotted close to Terry, that guy had already changed into a championship commemorative T-shirt and baseball cap, and in these four weeks, all kinds of staff, large and small, had already been in place. Yiyang looked at his watch, it was 8:45,

I'm not late either?

"Why is everyone here?"

"At seven or eight o'clock in the morning, the crowd for the parade had already arrived! At the terminal, the American Airlines Center Arena, the fans had gathered there even at four o'clock in the morning. Everyone was so excited that they couldn't sleep. , you were the last one to come!" Terry said as he led Yiyang towards the truck they were going to take later.

The flatbed trucks that were originally used to haul goods have been decorated magnificently at this time. Not only did they put a huge blue rug on the pallet, they put a lot of decoration on it. After a while, the Mavericks players will stand on it and interact with the surrounding fans.

"Yeah, you're finally here! Haha, this is a big event today, enjoy it! By the way, here are your T-shirts and baseball caps, put them on! Let go later, the fans are full of enthusiasm , don’t let them down!” Walking to the truck belonging to the players, Cuban immediately greeted them, and handed over the T-shirt and ball cap to Yiyang.

Yiyang looked around, and it seemed that besides the players, there were many guys in suits and ties that he didn't know.

"Who is here to participate in the parade?" Yiyang turned his head and asked Terry in a low voice while putting the T-shirt on.

"Are you serious? The people who came to the parade today are all celebrities from Dallas!" Terry stared at Yiyang with monster-like eyes, and asking who these people are in Dallas is like asking in the American Airlines Center arena. Whoever that tall German guy is is ridiculous.

"Well, see that middle-aged man in a gray suit? That's the deputy mayor of Dallas, and his presence proves the government's strong support for this event! And that old guy with white hair, Donald Trump. Carter, the founder of the Mavericks! The lady standing next to him is his wife Linda. It is said that Carter founded the Mavericks as a gift to his wife! Also, the fat man in a white suit in the distance... ..."

Under Terry's introduction, Yiyang realized that there were so many famous people participating in this event today. It seems that this championship parade may be even more grand and grand than what I have seen on TV before!

"Okay! Everyone get in the car! Ten o'clock, we leave on time at ten o'clock! Get ready guys, this city can't wait!"

The first convertible car in the row carried the Mavericks founder Carter and his wife. The second convertible car that followed was the deputy mayor's family.

It's worth mentioning that the deputy mayor went out of his way to greet Yiyang before going on stage. There is no doubt that the deputy mayor wants to use Yiyang to enhance Dallas' status in China. If Dallas can attract a large number of Chinese tourists every year, it will undoubtedly have great benefits for the city's tourism industry.

After that, celebrities from all walks of life and the Mavericks uniform team got on the car one by one. As a player, the truck that Yiyang and the others were riding in was the last one in the queue, and they made their grand finale appearance. Today, they are the focus of Dallas, and they are the most concerned group of fans!

The starting point of the parade route is the Dallas Convention Center and the end point is the home stadium of the American Airlines Center Arena. This distance is actually not long, but I believe that under the crowd of fans, this short distance is enough for Yiyang and the others to walk for a long time.

With helicopters circling in the sky, such a grand event naturally requires aerial photography and tracking reports. According to the weather forecast, the temperature in Dallas will soar to 38° today, but this still cannot dampen the enthusiasm of the players.

After all, on this day, is there anything higher than the enthusiasm of the fans? The 38° sun can cause heatstroke at most, and the enthusiasm of the fans is enough to melt the entire city of Dallas!

At ten o'clock in the morning, the parade started on time! The convoy drove towards its destination mightily, and as soon as it left the parking lot of the Dallas Convention and Exhibition Center, the fans' voices rushed to our faces!

Yiyang stood on the truck, and at a glance, except for the road opened by the police, the surrounding area was full of people!

Perhaps more than 70% of the police force in Dallas is concentrated here. They maintain order on both sides of the reception, for fear that these crazy fans will do something out of the ordinary.

There were also police cars clearing the way at the front and back of the parade to ensure the smooth progress of the parade to the greatest extent.

When the truck that Yiyang and the others were riding passed by the fans, everyone burst into loud cheers. They all raised their mobile phones or arms. This kind of opportunity to get close to the stars is rare!

Along the way, the parade caused frantic screams everywhere, and Nowitzki was shouted "MVP" in unison everywhere he went.

The popularity of Yiyang, a rookie, is not low. He has seen fans hold up signs related to him more than once. And Yiyang, like other Yiyang, enjoyed the joy and worship, and paid tribute to the lovely fans.

Of course, among these cards, Yiyang also saw the most special one. It was a cardboard made in the shape of a Chinese flag, and there were several large characters written on the red cardboard: "Join the national team and take us to the top of Asia, please!"

This paragraph is written in Chinese. Seeing Chinese suddenly in this environment full of foreigners made Yi Yang feel more cordial. The national team, the national team... Even if you are participating in a parade, don't you let yourself go?

Yiyang shook his head and broke away from his thoughts. Now is not the time to think about the national team. Now his only mission goal is to have fun with everyone!

After an hour and a half of crazy parade, the convoy finally arrived at their destination, the American Airlines Center Arena, a place that has witnessed the Mavericks accomplishing miracles one after another.

According to statistics, during the one-and-a-half-hour parade, 250,000 Dallas citizens participated in the event! Although there are 145 fans with varying degrees of heat stroke, this is the carnival of the Mavericks and the carnival of the whole city.

After arriving at the destination, the players waved to the fans one by one, and then stepped into the arena. In the arena, there are already many people waiting early.

When Nowitzki and Yiyang got out of the car, Nowitzki gave the O'Brien Cup to Yiyang to hold first, and he raised his arms, like a master of music, and organized the crazy fans to sing The classic song "We Are the Champions". Of course, maybe because of being too excited, everyone sang in tune.

After directing the fans to sing, Nowitzki walked towards the gate of the arena with his arm around Yiyang's shoulders.

"How about it, enjoy this feeling!? At this moment, it seems that the whole world belongs to you!" Nowitzki said, kissing the O'Brien Cup in Yiyang's hand.

"It's not as if, Dirk. We are the world champions." Yiyang smiled and handed the O'Brien Cup to Dirk again. Later, he, the leading star, will have to hold up the trophy and lead everyone into the arena.

In the arena, a temporary podium has already been set up. More than 10,000 fans holding season tickets were given preferential treatment and were able to enter the arena to hear the Mavericks' final speech of the season.

Marion was the first to rush to the podium. He didn't speak in a hurry, but showed the fans a street dance on the spot.

After that, all the players of the Mavericks made speeches one by one. Yiyang, a guy who doesn't talk much, naturally didn't make any long speeches. He just thanked Cuban and his teammates for allowing him to quickly integrate into the life of the NBA and win the championship trophy so quickly.

Although the speech was brief, unexpectedly, Yiyang received a lot of cheers. The fans love him. Everyone can see the contribution of this taciturn Chinese to the Mavericks.

The climax of the speech was naturally led by Nowitzki and Cuban.

When Nowitzki spoke, Cuban took the lead, and the audience shouted MVP, including Yiyang. Nowitzki pursed his lips, bowed his head in silence for a moment, trying to control his emotions. You German tough guy, you don't want to cry in front of everyone.

Later, Cuban took the lead again, shouting "Happy Birthday", and the whole audience sang the happy birthday song. This Sunday is Nowitzki's 33rd birthday. By doing this, Cuban can be regarded as bringing these more than 200,000 fans to celebrate Nowitzki's birthday in advance. At the age of 33, he finally fulfilled his dream in Dallas. This German who is speechless at this time deserves everyone's respect!

Cuban was last on stage, and the fans collectively chanted "Thank you Mark." Cuban moved his lips, but made no sound, and then kept wiping away tears. Nowitzki just tensed up, Cuban did not.

Looking at Cuban in tears, Terry in excitement, Kidd who is calm on the surface but extremely happy in heart, and Nowitzki with mixed feelings, Yiyang is also full of thoughts.

This group of people worked hard for so many years to get such an O'Brien Cup. Will my future self pay such a high price for the championship?

Yiyang raised his head and looked at the crazy fans around him. It feels so good to win the championship. I really hope that such scenes will often appear in Dallas!

Now, it is you who lead me to the throne of honor. Then let me carry the team in the future and continue to attack more goals and honors!

Yiyang clenched his fist, Dallas Mavericks, I love you!