The Godfather of Basketball

The Nuggets are coming aggressively, and even the Rockets' regular coaching staff meeting and assistant coaches are talking about it with anxiety.

You must know that they bear the brunt of the game. In the schedule, after Christmas, they will play against the Nuggets twice in a week.

"Okay, guys, give your heads a rest, it will be Christmas soon." Tang Tian said with a smile.

Seeing Tang Tian's reaction, the coaches felt much more at ease.

Tang Tian has led the team to perform beyond expectations, as long as he is there, everything will be fine.

After the regular meeting, the coaching staff also ushered in a rare day off.

The meaning of Christmas in the United States is similar to that of the Spring Festival in China. They are both a day to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.

"Don, are you alone for Christmas?" Thibodeau said when he got up.

"No, I went back to my aunt's house, and it sounds like I haven't been back for more than half a year." Tang Tian said with a smile.

"Have you prepared the Christmas presents?" Thibodeau continued to ask, he asked these because he was afraid that Tang Tian didn't understand the American Christmas culture.

"Everything is ready, just waiting for Santa Claus to knock on the door." Tang Tian said jokingly.

Thibodeau smiled and said "Merry Christmas" before heading out the door.

Tang Tian packed up his things and went out.

When I walked to the door, I saw Yao Ming coming over at some point, chatting with Thibodeau.

Seeing Tang Tian, ​​Yao Ming said a few words to Thibodeau, and then walked towards him.

"Coach, Merry Christmas." Yao Ming said with a smile.

"Merry Christmas."

"Coach, do you have time at noon? I would like to invite the whole team and the coaching staff to have lunch at Yao Restaurant." Yao Ming continued.

Americans like to have a party on Christmas Eve, and Yao Ming is doing as the Romans do.

"Yes." Tang Tian nodded.

Yao restaurant was opened by Yao Ming's parents and some investors in 2005. Because of Yao Ming's popularity in Houston, there are a lot of fans who come here especially for it. Today is Christmas again. I saw a long queue outside the restaurant. .

But Yao Ming, the owner, naturally didn't have to wait in line. The bus drove them straight to the biggest box in the restaurant.

Not long after they sat down, the dishes that had been prepared a long time ago were served one after another.

Dry-roasted prawns, dried shredded chicken, lion head with crab powder, five-spice smoked fish, brine shrimp, five-grain and eight-treasure duck...

The main colors of Yao restaurant are Sichuan and Shanghai cuisine, and the big table is basically full.

The team members are eager to try, and many of them are still exposed to Chinese food for the first time.

The part of learning how to hold chopsticks is naturally indispensable, and the team members are also full of embarrassment, like Spanoulis, in the end he couldn't grasp it, so he could only use a fork, which caused the others to laugh.

When it was time to eat, the team members nodded frequently while eating, and the delicious comments never stopped.

This is the charm of Chinese food, far better than those monotonous Western food.

Halfway through the meal, Yao Ming personally brought up a large plate containing more than 20 bowls of wontons.

"My mother cooked it herself, and added some of her own recipes, please try it," Yao Ming said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the team members burst into cheers. Yao Ming's mother made it herself. The meaning of this gift is obviously different.

Tang Tian hadn't eaten wontons after traveling, but after eating them, he found that they were a bit different, and he didn't know what exclusive secret ingredients were added.

After the wontons were finished, McGrady gave Millsap a wink, and the guy went to the next room and brought out two big boxes.

"Hey guys, here's a pair of headphones I found recently." Maddie took a pair of headphones out of the box.

"Skullcandy's newest model, I've tried it myself, and the sound quality is top notch."

Skullcandy, this brand Tang Tian knew. In his previous life, NBA players liked headphone brands, one was Monster, and the other was Skullcandy. Rose, Irving, Harden, and Durant were all his loyal customers.

It's just that skullcandy was only released in 2003, and the value in front of it is about 200 US dollars. While McGrady made a big deal, he also put a lot of thought into it.

The team members cheered after receiving the gift.

After McGrady, some team members gave things one after another.

Looking at the atmosphere below, Tang Tian was also in a very good mood.

Such a team is destined to be able to accomplish a lot this year.

After the party, Tang Tian then drove back to his aunt's house.

An ordinary family in Houston, because they only have one daughter, Hathaway, they treat Tang Tian like their own son.

"My God, you've lost weight. It's hard being a coach in the NBA, isn't it?"

"Look at you, you have lost a lot of hair. You must rest early in the future. I don't want you to become the Jeff Van Gundy on TV."

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We haven't seen each other for more than half a year, so the usual politeness is unavoidable.

For the past six months after time travel, Tang Tian was basically busy with his coaching affairs. It had been a long time since he had enjoyed the warmth of a home, and the owner of this body was an orphan, so this was already his home.

Turkey, Christmas salmon, prosciutto, corn soup, gingerbread, red wine...

In the afternoon, Tang Tian and Hathaway helped to prepare for Christmas in the evening.

Eating Christmas dinner is just a result, the process of preparing for it is the fun.

The warm family made Tang Tian feel an unprecedented warmth.

At night, when the surrounding neighborhoods are lit up with Christmas trees, Houston becomes extraordinarily different.

After they said their prayers for the New Year, they ate next.

Tang Tian behaved very casually, which was also a way to shorten the distance between him and his family.

My aunt's laughter never stopped. Although I don't know what happened in the past six months, such a nephew is obviously much better than the boring gourd before.

After dinner and clearing the tableware, they waited for the New Year's bell.

Tang Tian and Hathaway stood on the balcony watching the scenery.

"I haven't seen my parents so happy for a long time." Hathaway looked at Tang Tian and said.

"Really?" Tang Tian said with a smile. To be honest, he didn't know what this house was like before.

Hathaway nodded.

"No way, who told me that I can talk." Tang Tian said jokingly.

Hathaway laughed amused by Tang Tian's words.

When the laughter stopped, she looked straight at Tang Tian.

Tang Tian looked a little weird, touched his mouth with his hand and said, "Didn't I wipe my mouth clean?"

"No, I found that you have really changed a lot." Hathaway said.

"Humans, will they always change?" Tang Tian looked a little guilty, and said embarrassingly.

"Well, you have become better and better." However, Hathaway's words made him feel relieved, as if what she said had changed meant something else.

Just then, there was a burst of Christmas carols not far away.

When they looked up, they saw twenty or thirty people walking on the street, singing Christmas carols to the door of a house.

After singing for a while, the door opened, and then two children ran out of the door to join them.