The Way of the Center

The banquet held in the manor afterwards was very grand, which was no different from the weddings held by the nobles in the past.

The lawn of the huge manor was full of food and wine, and Anjie even spent a lot of money to invite the famous rapper JAY-Z to help out.

Of course, at this sweet moment, how could the "Queen of Jazz" Norah Jones be absent?

Originally, Anjie planned to pay Nora Jones a considerable appearance fee like he hired JAY-Z. But this woman didn't ask An Jie for a penny, because it was a great honor for her to have such two couples who became closer and closer because of her music.

Famous singer, international celebrity chef, well-known host, countless flowers... An Jie spent everything for this wedding.

Such a good wedding, of course, many people came to attend. In addition to all the members of the Trail Blazers, most of Anjie's teammates from the time of the Thunder also arrived.

Needless to say, Westbrook, Morris and Durant, these three people must not be absent.

Thunder coach Jeff Van Gundy also came to the scene, of course, he is the "former" Thunder coach. Van Gundy has made up his mind to go, and no one can change it.

At the wedding, Van Gundy also talked a lot with his lover. Van Gundy is truly honored to be able to coach two amazing big men from China.

Speaking of Chinese big men, Yao Ming's family also traveled thousands of miles to attend An Jie's wedding. As the guide of Chinese basketball players, as An Jie's mentor and friend, Yao Ming certainly could not refuse An Jie's invitation.

Olajuwon also had a great time at the wedding scene. He and Anjie can be said to have made each other a success. Anjie brought the crumbling Olajuwon training camp back to glory, and Olajuwon helped Anjie to a new height.

If Divac and Ricard trained Anjie into an elite, then Olajuwon's role is to make this elite reach the pinnacle and become a legend!

The Kobito people sent gifts and blessings. If the "Black Mamba" was not recovering from his injuries, there might be another important person on the scene.

In addition to athletes, celebrities in many other fields also came to the scene. A group of "leadership teams" led by the mayor of Portland came here with their parents and children. Although An Jie is not interested in politics, he still welcomes these bigwigs very much.

Moslav received Anjie's warm hospitality, although Moslav is Anjie's manager,

But in fact, the relationship between Moslav and Anjie has gone beyond the traditional employment relationship.

They are more like partners, a pair of partners who absolutely trust each other and are willing to leave their backs for each other.

Outside the manor, countless reporters wanted to go in and shoot. It's just a pity that the private security guards repeated over and over again: "This is just a private party, journalists are not welcome, please go back."

Although a few sneaky guys managed to sneak a few photos of the wedding scene through other means, but these photos have no negative information at all other than shocking people.

It was a dreamlike scene with so many big names gathered together.

The banquet lasted until late, and it was not over until Lillard and Iguodala dragged a drunk Aldridge away.

Of course, Morris, who was really happy for Anjie from the bottom of his heart, also drank enough. Unlike Aldridge, Aldridge can at least walk, while Morris is directly unconscious.

The happiest day of An Jie and Catherine is finally over. Of course, after getting married, maybe their lives will become sweeter and sweeter? This brief day of happiness is just the beginning of another, more lasting happiness.

After the wedding, Anjie and Catherine could not spend a relaxing honeymoon like other couples. In the month before the wedding, Anjie and Catherine were on a honeymoon.

After resting for a day, Anjie flew directly to the Philippines with his wife. On August 1st, the 2013 Men's Basketball Asian Championship will start, and An Jie, as this year's NBA champion, also enjoys a privilege.

He does not have to go to the national team for more than a month of training, but a few days before the start of the game, he can go directly to the national team to report.

Within the Basketball Association, this matter ushered in a large-scale fierce quarrel. How to put it, the Asian Championships is also a competition that China particularly fancy. In such a large-scale competition, the star of the Chinese team only cares about eating, drinking and having fun while others are training, which makes some of the officials feel incredible.

But there are also some who feel that due to humanitarian considerations, the wedding of An Jie and his wife cannot be interrupted because of the national team mission. What's more, An Jie has the strength to win a double MVP in the NBA. Such a player, even if he does not train with the national team, can still kill all sides in the Asian Championships.

In the end, the decision to let Anjie take a vacation won the favor of more people. If you want to say An Jie's status in the Chinese basketball world, it is definitely not as good as Yao Ming. Yao Ming is already the most important part in the history of Chinese basketball. An Jie can't surpass him now, and no one can surpass him in the future.

The changes that Yao Ming brought to Chinese basketball are more valuable than championships. Without him, the NBA and basketball would not have developed so rapidly in China.

But in terms of strength, the current Anjie can be said to have surpassed Yao Ming back then. So the Basketball Association has confidence in him. A superstar who defeated the Heat's Big Three in the NBA can stumble in the Asian Championships?

It is precisely because of this consideration that An Jie has this privilege. Yi Jianlian could only join the national team a week late for training in the United States, while An Jie finally joined the national team a few days before the start of the match.

On the first day of training, An Jie received sincere blessings from his teammates of the national team. Although I only meet with this group of compatriots a few times a year, the actions of the national team players still let An Jie find a sense of belonging.

The sense of belonging to the team has a great impact on a player's performance. Only when Anjie regards the national team as his own team will he do his best for this team.

Another reason why An Jie had to work hard was Wang Zhizhi's age. If nothing else, this will be Wang Zhizhi's last trip to the Asian Championships in his career. An Jie has great respect for this respected veteran. Therefore, he didn't want to leave any regrets for the soul of the Chinese team.

Even with the addition of NBA double FMVP, some fans and experts are still not very optimistic about the Chinese team. The reason is simple, Anjie has only been training with the national team for two days. For two days, nothing can be practiced. Anjie is very likely to be at a loss in the national team, and his performance is not even as good as in the NBA.

On August 1, the opening match of the 2013 Men's Basketball Asian Championships, China played against South Korea. In this game, An Jie proved with his own actions that in the face of a huge gap in strength, basketball can really become a one-person sport.

Indeed, An Jie was very unfamiliar with the cooperation with his teammates on the field, and he was also very uncomfortable with the tactics. But this guy can use all kinds of unreasonable methods to ravage the South Korean team's inside line again and again.

An Jie felt that his playing was even easier than the team's training. The players of the South Korean team would retreat several steps away after being lightly pushed by An Jie.

As for the defensive end, Anjie made the South Koreans heartbroken with 6 blocked shots. They are also Asians, and they are also teams that have won the Asian Championships. But at this moment, the gap between the players of the two teams is simply the sky and the earth.

77 to 59, An Jie only played three and a half quarters, and helped the Chinese team win easily.

33 points, 15 rebounds, 6 blocks and 7 assists. If it weren't for FIBA's two minutes less than the NBA in each quarter, Anjie's data would be even more exaggerated.

In an instant, all doubts and doubts were shattered. Will Anjie be at a loss in the Asian Championships? joke!

Although he brought Catherine with him, An Jie didn't go out to fool around with Catherine at night. The Philippines is a country suitable for tourism, but Anjie doesn't want to take it lightly in such an international competition.

He strictly followed the team's schedule and rules and regulations, and did not put on any airs of double MVP. So in the team, the players get along very well with An Jie.

So it is no exaggeration to say that he is a natural leader. This guy can always make the locker room atmosphere very harmonious, and a harmonious locker room will also greatly improve the team's combat effectiveness.

In the group stage, the Chinese team qualified with a complete victory. An Jie's crazy performance made the Chinese team triumphant. The most frightening thing was that An Jie didn't seem to show his full strength yet.

After qualifying, the Chinese team continued to sweep Chinese Taipei, Iran and the host Philippines, and finally won the championship with ease and successfully defended the title.

At the awards ceremony, An Jie was not the main character. Like everyone else, he worshiped Wang Zhizhi under the podium.

Holding the gold cup in his hand, Wang Zhizhi happily stood on the podium representing the highest honor. The career of the soul of the Chinese team should not have too many regrets.

He averaged 35.7 points per game, ranked first in rebounds per game with 15.5, ranked second in assists per game with 5.3, and ranked first in blocks per game with 3.3. Anjie almost won the first place in all statistics except steals. Naturally, he was also selected to the best team and won the final MVP of the Asian Championships.

Asia's strongest, this is no longer An Jie's goal. The Asian Championship is just a warm-up for him to defend the NBA championship next season...

Weddings, championships... The summer of 2013 was almost the best summer An Jie had ever had.