"Rashid, I believe you can change Whiteside and DeMarcus, let alone Hassan. Come on, I'm optimistic about you!" Lian Dao said to Rasheed Wallace.
A wicked smile.
"Faq!" Rashid cursed helplessly.
Although the two seemed to be joking, Lailandao still believed in Rasheed Wallace's ability, and as an inside player, Rasheed Wallace could also give Hassan White a lot of things.
After handing Hassan Whiteside to Rasheed Wallace, he went to prepare for the opening game of the new season.
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Day, Christmas, is also the day when the first game of the new NBA season starts.
Today, the league has arranged five opening games for fans who have been waiting for a long time. It is also a Christmas game. The Knicks, as the championship of last season, are naturally among them.
The five games are: Knicks VS Mavericks; Heat VS Bulls; Lakers VS Celtics; Magic VS Thunder; Warriors VS Clippers.
Due to the long lockout, the popularity of the NBA has dropped severely. In order to increase the popularity of the new NBA season, Stern arranged for the league's most popular teams to compete on the first day.
Basically, almost every team participating in the competition has big-name superstars in their lineup.
And every team's game is full of highlights.
The most interesting one here is the Knicks vs. the Mavericks. Not only are both teams super teams, and there are many big-name stars in the team, but also because of the grudges in the finals of last season.
The most important thing is that this is still a Chinese derby.
Lian Dao was very excited tonight, but he was not excited because of the Christmas game, not because of the China Derby, not because of the Mavericks, or because the Knicks held a championship ring awarding ceremony at home.
Instead, tonight he is going to propose to his little senior sister in front of the whole world.
He hasn't told his junior sister about this yet, just because he wanted to give her a surprise.
This is what excites Lian Dao. Of course, the Chinese Derby, the first match against Yao Ming in the NBA, and the championship ring also excite Lian Dao.
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Two hours before the game started, the entire Madison Square Garden was already packed.
The Mavericks players had already entered the stadium early to warm up. Looking at the arena filled with Christmas and championship atmosphere above the court, Nowitzki, Yao Ming and other Mavericks players all had envious expressions.
Six months ago, it was here that the Knicks killed the Mavericks with their own hands and won the O'Brien Cup. The reluctance at that time, thinking about it now, will still cause pain in the hearts of the Mavericks players.
However, they returned to Madison Square Garden after six months just to complete their revenge.
At least, that's what Nowitzki and Kidd think. They are now very willing to let the Knicks experience a disastrous defeat in the championship ring award competition!
Lian Dao walked into the players and looked up at the sky above the arena. Currently, there are two championship flags above, but in an hour, a third championship flag will be floating over the arena, which is the glory they created.
"Hey, sickle, why are you so dazed? Yao and Yi are coming towards us, they should be looking for you."
At this time, Hayes walked up to Lai Landao, patted Lian Dao on the back and reminded him.
"Huh? Really, let's go there together. Just in time to meet our old teammates!"
Lian Dao and Hayes talked and walked towards Yao Ming.
"Brother Yao, this is our first match in the NBA, right?"
Lian Dao hugs Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.
"Hahaha, yes, but don't let me offend you. We are ready to kill you today!" Yao Ming said with a smile.
"Come here, Brother Yao, be careful of me beating you up, hahaha!" Lian Dao shot back with a smile.
There is no so-called humility in the game. The best respect for your opponent is to defeat your opponent. Even Yao Ming and Lian Dao were not polite at all.
After that, when Hayes and Yao Ming met again, they were also filled with tears.
Unexpectedly, seven months later, he would meet Yao Ming again as an opponent.
Half an hour later, all the fans stood up, all the fixed spotlights in Madison Square Garden were turned off, and all the rotating spotlights were pointed upwards at the dome of the Madison Square Garden Arena.
Subsequently, amid the fierce and fanatical cheers of New York fans, an NBA championship flag and an Eastern Conference championship flag were slowly raised, with the championship flag rising until it was parallel to the other two championship flags.
2010-2011 season, NBA championship, with the Knicks' logo on it.
Lian Dao looked at the banner above the arena, and his heart was full of pride. Lian Dao instantly felt that all his efforts and sacrifices this season were worth it.
This arena was a history of honor that belonged to others before, but starting from today, this arena will also have its own history of honor.
This is the footprint he left in the highest hall of basketball. As long as the NBA does not close down, his story will always be sung here.
Immediately afterwards, the Knicks presented championship rings.
This is the first time James Dolan has won a championship since he bought the team, so James Dolan also attaches great importance to the championship ring.
To be honest, the Knicks' championship ring is not only beautiful, but it is also the most expensive among the current NBA championship rings.
The entire ring is inlaid with 65 diamonds, symbolizing the 65th anniversary of the founding of the team. At the same time, the ring is inlaid with 38 sapphires around the Knicks LOGO, symbolizing that the Knicks once again won the championship after 38 years.
Each ring also has the corresponding player's name and jersey number, and the jersey number is inlaid with diamonds.
And Lian Dao's is even more special. His jersey number is inlaid with top-grade red diamonds (light red spar). At the same time, Lian Dao's championship ring is also the most expensive.
The player and head coach's rings are the most expensive on the team, with each one costing more than $1 million.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Among them, the Lian Dao ring is the most expensive. According to Downey, this was ordered by James Dolan himself. The Lian Dao ring cost 2 million.
More than a US knife.
But at this moment, the lights in the entire stadium dimmed, and then a 60-second countdown appeared on the large LED screen. All fans looked confused at first, and many fans thought this was a Christmas surprise prepared by the Knicks.
But then, they discovered that the countdown numbers for each second on the large LED screen were composed of photos, and the protagonists of these photos were Lian Dao and the little senior sister.
When the countdown reached zero, the spotlight above the arena rotated, and the light beam instantly hit the young lady on the sidelines.
The young senior sister wore a black waist-length knee-length skirt, which not only showed off her curvy figure on the upper body, but also revealed her slender thighs.
This is the look Lian Dao hired from a well-known makeup artist to give his young senior sister a look.
Her beautiful long curly chestnut hair is draped casually on her shoulders, and her dark and bright eyes are under her curved eyebrows.
Surprise and emotion were revealed in the little senior sister's eyes, her long eyelashes were trembling slightly, her fair and flawless skin was tinged with pink, and her thin lips were as delicate as rose petals.
There are now more than 20,000 fans, no matter how slow their reaction is, they still know what Lian Dao is going to do.
Including the young senior sister on the sidelines, after being surprised, she covered her mouth and her eyes suddenly became wet.
Immediately afterwards, Lian Dao's figure appeared on the large LED screen.
I saw Lian Dao wearing a handsome suit, holding a sparkling championship ring in his left hand, and a microphone in his right hand as he slowly walked towards the young senior sister.
"I think the luckiest thing in my life is meeting you; and the most right thing I have ever done is falling in love with you."
Lian Dao's first words directly detonated Madison Square Garden.
"Love does not need a ceremony. As long as you are here, it will subtly run through our lives. However, I think marriage proposal requires a ceremony, because I want you to become the most envied and happiest woman in the world!"
"Yuwei, will you marry me?"
I saw Lian Dao kneeling on one knee and handing the championship ring to the junior sister.
The little senior sister was already crying. At this moment, she understood everything about the surprise that Lian Dao wanted to give her. From finding a makeup artist to choosing clothes and accessories, the little senior sister understood all of Lian Dao's previous unusual actions.
At this time, the young senior sister was very lucky that she was naturally beautiful, with fair skin and no need for makeup, otherwise she would have turned into a pretty face.
He wiped the tears from his eyes slightly, and then stretched out his left hand.
The little senior sister expressed her thoughts with actions. Sometimes romance can be said without words.
Lian Dao personally put the ring on the middle finger of the little senior sister's left hand.