[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-golden-age-of-basketball":3,"chapter-the-golden-age-of-basketball-the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1029":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Golden Age of Basketball",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1444796,1896,"Chapter 1029 - 6 Divergence_2","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1029",1029,"\u003Cp>If there’s a terrorist attack like the Munich massacre in 1972, and these NBA superstars get caught, the NBA next season is definitely doomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Gan Guoyang didn’t even need to apply himself; the NBA security chief, Horace Ballmer, took the initiative to reach out, saying he had reserved a room for Gan and his family, hoping they could stay with the Dream Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang joked, \"Then can I join your training?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ballmer said, \"If you’re willing to represent Team USA, there should be no problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the safety of himself and his family, Gan Guoyang had to temporarily separate from the China Team and board the bus with the Dream Team to the hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this experience, next time he participates in the Olympics, Gan Guoyang will prepare the hotel room in advance and have the basketball guys stay with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, staying in the same hotel with old acquaintances and friends this time feels pretty good too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Gan Guoyang got on the bus, the Dream Team started to jeer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh! Look who’s here! A China Team player!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you wearing? Why not change to our star-spangled uniform?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sonny, join us, join us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our chef has arrived! I’ve been waiting for this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how intense the competition in the league was, after all these years, everyone really knew each other well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bird, Johnson, and Jordan recalled years later, \"When Sonny got on our bus, everyone was happy, extremely excited, and it felt like we were finally complete.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sonny may not be American, but he’s part of the NBA, a very important part, and his arrival truly made us happy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We trained together at the 1984 Olympics for a long time, and in 1992, we stayed together again; this feeling is really amazing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang also felt a sense of relaxation, returning to his old circle of friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Chinese Men’s Basketball Team and the representative team, he had to stay tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No choice, he was the focal point, the core person, like a big brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His every word and action held significant meaning, and he had to always be mindful of his image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was with the Dream Team, dealing with this group of defeated opponents, he was completely unburdened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang sat next to Stockton and asked about his leg bone recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine now; I can play.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stockton was very happy he didn’t miss this Olympics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dream Team’s bus on the way to the hotel was practically fortified protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fully armed convoy cleared the road, helicopters tracked and escorted them from above, and amidst the street crowd, Secret Service agents mingled in to prevent emergencies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the scale and level of security, one could see the NBA stars’ commercial value and influence, also showcasing the many enemies America had made worldwide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dream Team stayed at the Barcelona Ambassador Hotel, a four-star hotel, with 98 rooms, and Americans occupied 80 of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Dream Team arrived at the hotel, ordinary fans and general guests were prohibited from entering; the place was taken over by these domineering Americans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang brought Wang Fuxi, two children, his father-in-law, mother-in-law, Gan Youwei, and bodyguards, staying in four rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must say, the NBA was well-prepared, having everything arranged properly and taking care of the players and their families in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Olympics, the stars came with their families. Stockton brought his wife and kids, parents, in-laws, and siblings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drexler, Johnson, Bird, and others all brought their big families, except for the lone wolf Charles Barkley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to conflicts with his spouse, he came to Barcelona alone, without bringing any family, not even his mother or grandmother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, Barkley was the most unrestrained and rebellious character of the entire Dream Team; no one could control him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier in Monte Carlo during training, Barkley went all out gambling, indulged in eating and drinking, and occasionally made bold statements to the media.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told reporters, \"After the Olympics, I’m going to retire. Today we’re playing by the pool, surrounded by girls without clothes! I want to be Mark Spitz; as long as there are girls without clothes, I want to stay in the pool!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Barkley, Carl Lewis from the American Athletics Team also liked making bold statements in the media, commenting on this and that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their words and actions received criticism from the United States Olympic Committee’s PR chief, Mike Moran, who warned them not to talk nonsense anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley strongly opposed, saying the committee people were jealous and couldn’t stand the Dream Team getting so much attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In training, Barkley suppressed Karl Malone, fully displaying his talent and skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley mocked the Southern boy, \"You think wearing the number 11 jersey can replace Sonny? John wouldn’t agree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malone, in this Dream Team, wore the jersey number 11, just like Gan Guoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barkley truly stirred the pot, making Stockton and Malone uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arriving at the Ambassador Hotel, those with families definitely stayed in the hotel to accompany their loved ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t casually go out because it was very troublesome; outside, it was densely packed with fans, like zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Barkley didn’t have these concerns; he said he couldn’t stay in the hotel forever, he’s going out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hotel rooms weren’t big, and the amenities weren’t very luxurious, lacking compared to luxury hotels in America.\u003C\u002Fp>",898,"2026-06-06T01:41:48.991Z",1,"novelbin.me","47b6d858635ce00ca8f53b9a97611ba4bec91ab523af6e01646b0853ac527bfd","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1030","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1028",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]