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China.

On Monday morning, grocery stores can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys.

At the entrance of these grocery stores, there is usually a shelf with a variety of newspapers placed on it.

Before the rapid improvement of economic level, newspapers were an important pastime for Chinese people.

On a busy morning, you can see all kinds of people walking around.

There are office workers who are rushing to go to work, there are also adults who get up in the morning to go to the market to buy vegetables, and there are also students who are carrying schoolbags or riding bicycles to go to school.

You can see the smiles on their faces.

This era is also the era with the highest happiness index among Chinese people.

A bicycle stopped at the door of the grocery store, and a student carrying a schoolbag got off the bicycle whistling, flipping through the newspaper in front of him skillfully.

Soon, he smiled and picked up the newspaper he was looking for.

"Basketball Pioneer".

The newspaper has a total of 7 sheets, 14 pages and 28 sides, and also has a cover. Each copy is only 2 yuan, which is very economical.

Before the student had time to pay, he saw the cover of the newspaper and said "Eh" unconsciously.

Because the face on the cover is both friendly and unfamiliar.

It was familiar because it was a very typical Chinese face, and unfamiliar because he had never seen this face before.

There is only one Chinese player currently playing in the NBA, Yao Ming.

Then there are two Chinese players who are very promising to enter the NBA this year. One is Yi Jianlian, who plays in Guangdong Hongyuan, and the other is Sun Yue, who plays in the American ABA league with the Aoshen team.

These three people have all been on the cover of newspapers this year, but who is this handsome-looking person in front of you?

There is also a bunch of data and a... nickname written on the side of the cover?

11 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks.

"Shadow Assassin"

"You're going to be late!"

Just when he was about to open the newspaper, another student on a bicycle came over and shouted.

Although the student was confused, he and his boss paid the money, stuffed the newspaper into their schoolbags, and then rode to school together.

On the way to school, the two of them chatted about what was in the newspaper, and their curiosity was aroused at the same time.

After arriving at school, the two couldn't help but peek in the back row.

The name Lin Ying broke into their minds for the first time.

And they also learned that in addition to Sun Yue on the other side of the ocean, there was also a man named Lin Ying who was playing in an American university and was teammates with Durant.

He passes the ball well, defends tough, and can shoot three-pointers!

And in a focus game that just passed, he also hit a tip-in to kill!

"Are we going to have three guys in the NBA this year?!"

The student lowered his head and covered half of his mouth with his hand, lowered his voice and turned his head, unable to conceal his excitement in his tone.

"If that's the case, we will be able to watch a lot more games in the future."

He responded in a low voice.

"What are you two doing?!"

But before they could talk any more, the teacher's voice sounded above their heads.

The teacher didn't know when he "teleported" behind them.

Before they could explain, the teacher had already confiscated the newspapers in their hands.

In their reluctant eyes, the teacher had already taken the newspaper and walked towards the podium.

If it were another class, the teacher would definitely have to criticize them severely with a newspaper.

However, their Chinese teacher was also a basketball fan. After taking the newspaper to the podium and putting it down, he started teaching again.

This saves money on a newspaper.

Similar scenes have been staged alternately across the country.

In addition to a small number of people who have access to sports forums, more people know about Lin Ying's existence through newspapers.

After this day, many Chinese fans have more expectations in their hearts.

Just like the student said: Will three Chinese players land in the NBA together this year?

Nearly twenty years have passed since Stern opened the door to the Chinese market with video tapes.

In such a long time, only Wang Zhizhi, Battelle, Yao Ming and other people have entered the NBA.

Moreover, except for Yao Ming, everyone else has not been able to establish a foothold in the NBA and has been eliminated one after another.

Now, three people may enter the NBA at once. This sudden happiness is really catching people off guard, and they can't help but feel happy!

Of course, before that, their strongest wish is to see more reports about Lin Ying, so that they can know more about this "stranger".

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Lin Ying didn't know what was happening in China. After accepting Yang Yi's interview, he and Durant went back to high-intensity training.

It's nice to beat Kansas, but the season continues.

"A lazy genius will be surpassed by a diligent person."

This sentence said by Durant's mother Wanda has become a motto that inspires the two of them to move forward.

Of course, they can still see the reports from the United States.

Even if Lin Ying doesn't pay attention, he will naturally know these news with Durant by his side.

The latest news on TNT mentioned their game against Kansas.

However, unlike the "Basketball Pioneer", the focus of the report is Durant.

"The next Tracy McGrady", "a historically gifted scorer", "the answer to the NBA's next decade of small forwards"...

When the American media criticizes people, they are more ruthless than those in China.

Two days later, they were ready to leave for a media conference.

Durant and Lin Ying both arrived at the scheduled location one after another.

But they didn't see anyone else.

After waiting for a while, Barnes and Springman also arrived, but still no one else was seen.

Springman waved them into the car.

"Where are the others?"

Durant couldn't help but ask Springman.

"There are just four of us. This is a media meeting. It's impossible for everyone to go."

Springman explained with a smile.

The University of Texas team was not the only one to attend the media conference. If everyone had brought the entire team there, the conference venue would have been packed to death.

Durant's face turned ugly after hearing this.

He didn't think much about it. Springman had told everyone in the locker room before. He thought the whole team was going, but he didn't expect it was just him and Lin Ying.

Lin Ying was not talkative, Durant was sulky, and Barnes and Springman started to rest after getting in the car, so the atmosphere in the car was a bit dull.

During the more than an hour's drive, except for the occasional exchange between Springman and Barnes, there was no words.

When we arrived at the meeting, there were many reporters at the door.

When they saw Durant coming, they all wanted to go up for an interview, but they were all turned back with cold faces.

Lin Ying looked on helplessly.

Now I'm afraid Durant will never be able to get rid of the "cold" label.

"I wouldn't have come if I knew no one else could come."

When they arrived at the rest area, Spliman and Barnes went to talk to the staff. Durant, who had been holding back all the way, started to complain to Lin Ying.

Lin Ying nodded.

In the past, all their activities were group activities, but this was indeed the first time that it was just the two of them like this.

After a while, Springman came over and took them to the meeting site.

"Rick is already over there. Just wait and walk up from the side."

Springman won't be able to go up, so he's coming with us this time to do the connection work.
To be continued...