[{"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-1112":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},1444529,1896,"Chapter 1112 - 8 Lost Gan vs Joe_5","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1112",1112,"\u003Cp>The position truly achieved in the game can win sincere support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the phone, Ewing asked Gan Guoyang many questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang answered them all one by one. Towards Ah Gan, Ewing was not at all arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang was equally willing to guide this sometimes pathetically naïve guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the most important phase of his life, he was \"caged\" by Thompson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was his basketball skill suppressed, but also much of his personality development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this regard, as the director of a psychiatric hospital, Gan Guoyang had much to teach him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up the phone, Gan Guoyang glanced at the time; it was already very late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly sighed, wondering why he had been so chatty recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why care about these things? Each of them is a millionaire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of lives they lead has nothing to do with me, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why do I feel like an old man saying goodbye to friends?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very next day, after Gan Guoyang finished a game against the Indiana Pacers, he gave Reggie Miller a good lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, he received a call from San Francisco; his great-uncle had passed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Gan Guoyang took a leave of absence and couldn’t go to Chicago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trail Blazers will face the Chicago Bulls without Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the first time since the 1986-1987 season that the Gan-Jordan battle failed to materialize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the 1986 season when Jordan missed the regular season and the Gan-Jordan match didn’t happen, every year thereafter, the Gan-Jordan matchup has been as grand as a Christmas game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each encounter attracted countless fans’ attention, and the two always delivered spectacular performances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fans were thrilled, tickets were sold out, and ratings soared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time around, the League had already started hyping the encounter between the two in Chicago early on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 1992 Finals between the two teams was explosive; it was expected that each meeting this year would be like a clash of titans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when the Trail Blazers’ plane landed at Chicago Airport, reporters didn’t capture Ah Gan’s figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after, the Trail Blazers’ spokesperson announced that Ah Gan would miss the game against the Bulls due to personal reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as this news was released, the ticket prices at the Chicago Stadium plummeted; even the scalpers couldn’t sell their tickets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a pre-game interview, Jordan expressed his disappointment, saying, \"It’s such a pity, really such a pity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Jordan knew why Gan Guoyang was absent, so he meant it in two ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expressing regret over Gan Guoyang’s absence and also over his loss of a significant family member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bulls’ situation this season was fairly good; in November, their situation was the opposite of the Trail Blazers with an extremely grueling schedule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After playing a few home games, they faced a seven-game road trip; the League didn’t seem to regard Bulls players as human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such a tough schedule, the Bulls also achieved an 8-3 record in November.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the team, Buck-Williams further aged, and his starting position was completely replaced by Horace Grant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phil Jackson gave Pippen and Jordan more rest, allowing them to skip practice sessions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Olympics had drained a lot of their energy, they needed to maintain their physical condition for the new season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this drew Horace Grant’s discontent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a big mouth, he complained to reporters that this was a double standard and special treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even until now, Grant has not understood that there really is no fairness in the NBA.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grant even felt that Pippen, who qualified for the Olympics, became arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their friendship thinned, and their once-close relationship gradually neared its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the Trail Blazers, the Bulls also faced injuries; Parkson and Cartwright both underwent surgeries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bulls still aim to compete for the championship, but the roster that failed twice consecutively was already on the verge of breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jordan relied on his formidable abilities to ensure the Bulls’ championship competitiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the southern Miami is growing into a huge threat, a very huge threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On December 4th, the Bulls faced the Trail Blazers without Ah Gan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trail Blazers put up resistance but lacked the inside advantage; without the Twin Towers, they were easily handled by the Bulls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>91:108, the Bulls easily claimed victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After losing the game, people finally felt the importance of Ah Gan to the Trail Blazers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 1992-1993 season, whether he was there or not, they were essentially two different teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The backbone and soul of the Trail Blazers were contained within that man’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment, Gan Guoyang was attending his great-uncle’s funeral in San Francisco.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to his last wish, everything was kept simple, low-key, and to avoid any trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the memorial service, his ashes were taken back to his hometown island by his grandson Gan Guohui to be buried in the ancestral grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, his spirit returned to his hometown, completing his short yet long life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending Gan Guohui on the plane back to their hometown from San Francisco, Gan Youwei seemed sad and lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said to Gan Guoyang, \"Son, when I’m gone, remember to take me back to the hometown too, bury me next to your mom, so I can see the sea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, what are you talking about, it’s still early for that, don’t think about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It has to come, needs to be thought about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang pondered on what he would do without his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of fear overtook him, more terrifying than anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forced himself not to dwell on it, hastily leaving San Francisco.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He returned directly to Portland, preparing for the next game.\u003C\u002Fp>",945,"2026-06-06T01:41:50.199Z",1,"novelbin.me","99bcb329dbe35248a65c6123d1d0c5d5e12e5c253c5a6dac9c7448a605ceb1aa","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1113","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1111",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]