Before participating in the cover shoot, Lin Ying first became popular on American social media.

Just last night, the ball he dunked on Wright went viral.

Compared with those triple-doubles that can only stay at the literal level, this kind of visually impactful buckle can obviously stimulate the enthusiasm of fans more!

Just like the 2014 NBA draft, the media publicized a lot of information about Wiggins, the top pick, but the result was not as good as Wiggins himself posting a photo of himself touching the ground.

Pictures are always more intuitive than words, let alone videos.

And you have to know that Lin Ying dunked on Brandon Wright, the favorite in this year's draft!

A player who was originally just a minor league player like the big 12, and who only made it onto the list thanks to his crazy three performances, now dunks against the players who were predicted to be in the top three!

This perfectly fits the "inspirational" and "counterattack" characters that fans love!

Some people began to shout "This guy can play in the NBA" or even "This guy can enter the lottery"!

And it’s stylish.

Of course, Lin Ying became famous not only because of that dunk, but also because of... that man.

The University of Texas won, and Jordan came to the scene to make a real impact. It is difficult to ignore it!

Moreover, fans also gave Jordan many vivid new nicknames, such as "Reverse Human Victory Cigar", "Opponent's Key to Victory" and so on.

This wave of Lin Ying's contribution is "indispensable".

If it weren't for his performance in the low post in the second half, Jordan wouldn't have been like this.

It's a pity that this is still 2007. If it had been 2009, Jordan's crying emoticon would have taken social media by storm.

The sense of smell of "NBAdraft" is also very sensitive, or it is quite generous.

They updated their draft predictions overnight.

Wright dropped from third to fourth.

Lin Ying was promoted from the original 40th pick to the 33rd pick! He was selected by the SuperSonics!

This change in the draft prediction list has also made domestic fans excited.

You know, this is the second round!

If the University of Texas continues to play like this, it is highly likely that Lin Ying will enter the first round. There is really no chance that he will enter the lottery!

They increasingly feel that in this year's draft year, there will be a grand occasion of three players entering the NBA together.

And a certain wave soon announced that they had purchased the broadcast rights for the next game between the University of Texas and the University of Kansas.

And they also said that they will greatly improve the server and will also provide compensation for one-day membership!

Yeah, the kind that renews automatically.

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After the first round of the NCAA, there are two dark horses still alive.

Two teams are from the Midwest Division, one is UNLV and the other is the University of Texas.

However, UNLV doesn't have much star power, and the opponents it plays are weaker than the University of Texas.

In contrast, the University of Texas will naturally be the focus of fans.

And what I have to mention is the history of Texas, which can be said to be the most special among all states in the United States.

Texas covers an area of ​​nearly 700,000 square kilometers and is the second largest continent in the United States after California.

But this state originally belonged to Mexico.

It's just that in the last century, Americans played the trick they are best at: infiltration-independence-merger.

First, continue to export the population here, and then organize the people who have been exported to become independent.

Because Texas was originally a Spanish colony, it was not very compatible with Mexico, so there was a lot of trouble over independence.

When the Mexican government could no longer hold on, the United States made a promise: Let it be independent, and we will never merge with them.

Then the Republic of Texas came along.

Then, the republic became the 28th state of the United States.

Mexico: Where is the promise? Do you want to be embarrassed? (Are you treating me like a monkey?)

America: What kind of promise? You have to show evidence when you speak! (Yes, you are a monkey!)

This shameless approach angered Mexico, which led to a fight with the United States.

As a result, Mexico was beaten violently, and the capital, Mexico City, was captured by the United States.

If you can't win, you have no choice but to negotiate.

As a result of the negotiations, Mexico lost approximately 2.3 million square kilometers, nearly half of its territory, including Texas, California and New Mexico.

However, the Americans in Texas were a minority after all. They were forced to join the United States at that time, so they did not have a strong sense of identification with the United States.

So in Texas, many people still call themselves the Lone Star Republic, and their red and blue Lone Star flags are hung high everywhere.

This is also the reason why Trump has made Texas his base in history.

So when this issue of the magazine came out, Texas fans were excited.

In their eyes, the University of Texas is a symbol of the Lone Star Republic, fighting a bloody battle with those in the United States.

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The entire University of Texas team participated in ESPN's magazine shoot. A group of people formed a semi-arc on three levels and then looked up at the camera.

Paired with the title "Texas Dark Horse Attacks", the cover looks like the Akatsuki Organization, with a full sense of oppression.

The day after the magazine shoot, the whole team took a plane to Denver.

Their 16-8 game against Kansas will be played at Invesco Ridge Stadium in Denver.

Invesco Mile High Stadium is the home stadium of the NFL's giant Denver Broncos.

The Broncos have two Super Bowl championships in team history, and their status is equivalent to the Houston Rockets in the NBA.

Its seating capacity reaches more than 76,000, which is one size larger than the previous two arenas.

The remaining three games in the Midwest Division will be played here.

When they got off the Denver Airport, both Lin Ying and Durant felt a little chest tight and uncomfortable.

Although Denver is not as exaggerated as Tibet in China, where you get altitude sickness as soon as you go up, its altitude has reached 1,603 meters.

It is the highest altitude among the four major sports leagues in the United States.

The Denver Center, home of the Nuggets, is known as the "Devil's Home" because of its altitude.

Mild altitude sickness is also altitude sickness, and people need to adapt to it.

Nuggets players live and train here all year round, and it no longer feels like playing in this environment.

But things didn't work for the visiting team, especially at the beginning of the game, it felt like something was pressing on their chests.

"Damn it, I don't know who arranged it."

Durant took a deep breath and complained.

Lin Ying smiled and nodded, but did not complain.

Although this home court is a bit special, it is the same for the remaining four teams in the Central and Western Conference.

And this is not necessarily a bad thing, just think of it as adapting to the plateau venue in advance.

You must know that after entering the NBA, you cannot escape playing on a plateau.

In addition to Denver and Utah, both cities are high-altitude home stadiums.

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In order to let the players relax, after training in the afternoon, Barnes took the players to visit the Pepsi Center.

The Pepsi Center is the home court of the Nuggets. There is no game today, so the University of Texas happened to get in touch.

A group of students who had never really been exposed to the NBA were sitting on the bus on the way to the NBA game venue. Their emotions were nothing but excitement.

"Do you think we'll meet Anthony or Iverson?"

Durant couldn't hide his excitement and turned to Lin Ying and asked.

Although the Nuggets are not a wealthy team like the Lakers, the team is full of stars.

"Melon" Anthony and "AI" Iverson, the presence of these two people is enough to make the Pepsi Center full.

But today is not a match day, so it’s hard to say whether we can meet them.

"That depends on whether they have trained today."

Lin Ying took the words.

There will be training if there are no games. If they happen to catch up with the Nuggets training when they arrive, they might have a chance to meet Anthony and Iverson.

After more than 20 minutes' drive, they soon arrived at the Pepsi Center.
To be continued...