The next afternoon, Wang Tiejun followed the Suns to Madison Square Garden.
"Is this an underground parking lot? There are so many cars!"
"Wow, this blonde girl's waist is thicker than my bucket!"
“So many toilets!”
It was the first time to enter such a large stadium. Everything felt very fresh. I looked around and was very curious along the way.
The coaching staff and trainers of the Suns were very uncomfortable with Lao Wang's sudden appearance. They didn't understand why the boss wanted to bring in such a Chinese.
Coming to the locker room, the players and the trainers and coaching staff first change equipment, and then go to the court for adaptive training.
As a sparring partner, Wang Tiejun also received a complete set of equipment, from training clothes to sneakers, which made him so happy that his jaw dropped to the floor with laughter.
It is difficult to buy oversized sneakers in China. He wore sneakers in the first year of his three years at the sports school. In the next two years, when his height exceeded two meters, he could only wear cloth shoes made by his mothers and sisters.
"Fuck you, is it so big?"
When he followed the team to the stadium and saw a large stadium that could hold almost 20,000 people, his eyes were opened.
Especially the hanging screen above. He had no idea what that thing was. It was like a TV screen. There were dozens of them densely packed together. What were they hanging on there for? It was a bit troublesome to look at it from the bottom up.
"Old Wang, come here." Buckley waved and called.
He has a bad temper, which is why he is not liked by the management of the digital team. However, this is somewhat similar to Wang Tiejun, and the two hit it off.
He is also a very enthusiastic person. When he was playing in Philadelphia, he supported a teammate who was earning a basic salary and provided him with food and accommodation. Knowing that Wang Tiejun's situation was not very good, he wanted to help now.
"Charles, do you want me to be your sparring partner?" Lao Wang happily ran over and asked.
"Come, let me introduce you first."
Barkley introduced some teammates to Wang Tiejun, especially Kevin Johnson and Tom Chambers, two locker room leaders of the Suns, and All-Star Danny Ainge, who like him had just been traded to the Suns this season.
Kevin Johnson, nicknamed Lightning, is the main point guard and outside core of the Suns. After Magic Johnson retired, he can even be said to be the number one point guard in the active league, at least one of the best point guards, and he is also
The true originator of the offensive point guard.
He once recorded 2010 assists for four consecutive seasons. Under his leadership, the Suns also reached the playoffs for four consecutive seasons. Even now that Barkley has arrived in the Suns, he is also the core of the perimeter and one of the leaders in the locker room.
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Later, after retiring, he entered politics, became the mayor of Sacramento, and was elected to the NBA Hall of Fame.
Tom Chambers, a white man, has been an All-Star for several times and has won the AMVP. He is 33 years old this year. He has been the main power forward and center of the Suns in the past few seasons. Kevin Johnson is the core of the outside, and he is the absolute core of the inside.
After Barkley came this season, he retreated to the bench and took on the role of the sixth man. His importance on the court is still very important, and his status in the locker room is also very high. He cannot be compared to Mark West and others.
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Danny Ainge, a white man, nicknamed Angel, is good at open three-pointers. He has entered the end of his career and is a two-time NBA champion with the Celtics. This is the qualification that Barkley envies most.
With Buckley's introduction, these three people also accepted Wang Tiejun's existence. But it was just acceptance, and it did not mean anything else.
"You call me Lao Wang."
Lao Wang patted his chest and said, "If you have any fights in the future, just call me and I'll stand at the front."
"Lao Wang, are you good at fighting?" Kevin Johnson asked with interest.
"I know Kung Fu." Lao Wang laughed.
"Wow! Lao Wang, I can also do kung fu. I am a yellow belt in Jeet Kune Do." Chambers became interested and immediately performed a few Jeet Kune Do moves.
"real?"
Lao Wang was surprised. He had heard of the name Jeet Kune Do. He heard that it focused on actual combat. The word kung fu was coined because of Jeet Kune Do and Bruce Lee.
Buckley smiled and said: "Old Wang, are you also a Jeet Kune Do practitioner?"
Shaking his head, Lao Wang said: "I practice Chuanwu, which is the traditional martial arts of our country."
"Can you ever box?" Barkley also made a few boxing gestures.
Lao Wang smiled and said: "My Wang Ba Quan is also very good. Let's try it if we have a chance."
"Just give it a try and see how powerful your tortoise boxing is." Buckley said eagerly.
"Count me in," Chambers said eagerly.
With the help of Barkley and several team leaders, Wang Tiejun quickly integrated into the team.
Mark West came over at this time and said: "Chinese, practice low post confrontation with me."
This was Wang Tiejun's job as a sparring partner. He nodded and passed.
"Bang!"
In the first confrontation, Mark West slipped up and hit Wang Tiejun in the neck with his elbow, making him blush and almost choke.
"Bang!"
In the second confrontation, Mark West held the ball in his chest with both hands, made a fierce sweep, and elbowed Wang Tiejun in the chest again.
"Boy, this is confrontation, learn from it." West said proudly.
The two elbow strikes were so obvious and so violent that everyone could tell that he was just looking for trouble for Wang Tiejun, but Wang Tiejun couldn't have any objections because that's what he did.
"Let's take a look."
Buckley and others came to the edge.
Wang Tiejun took a deep breath and stood behind Mark West again.
"Bang!"
At the beginning of the third confrontation, Mark West's elbow came again. He turned around and hit Wang Tiejun on the forehead with his elbow.
"What the hell!"
If things go too far, they will be reversed. For this job, he has endured three times. If he can't bear it anymore, there is no need to endure it anymore.
"Bang!"
The right foot slides forward into the body, the Iron Mountain Bounce is activated, and the right shoulder leans forward instantly.
"Well!"
West groaned and was knocked backwards, unable to even move back.
But the moment he fell down, Lao Wang grabbed his jersey with his right hand, grabbed his jersey with his chest, moved his left hand, grabbed his right arm, and then... he flew up.
"stand up!"
Wang Tiejun used the grappling hand of Bajiquan, shouted loudly, and then threw him over his shoulder. With a bang, Mark West was thrown to the floor hard.
"..."
Mark West's three souls and seven souls were thrown away, his eyes were straight, his mouth was wide open, and he couldn't breathe.
"oh!"
Everyone present was dumbfounded.
"Separate them quickly."
Buckley reacted quickly and immediately ran up and pulled Wang Tiejun away.
"Mark, are you okay?"
Tom Chambers asked as he pulled up Mark West.
"I, I, I..."
Mark West, who had regained his temper, was so ashamed and angry that he could not speak.
"Okay, that's it for now. You elbowed him three times and he threw you once. It's a tie. Remember, don't do it again next time. The sparring partner has no obligation to receive your elbow. This is not a normal confrontation.
It's a flagrant foul, don't treat people like fools."
Chambers made a fool of himself and left. He ran to Wang Tiejun and asked excitedly: "Old Wang, was that throw just now a bastard punch?"
"I was just about to ask, please tell me quickly, Lao Wang," Buckley shouted.
Wang Tiejun chuckled and said: "This is a Sanshou technique in our traditional Chinese martial arts. It is different from routines. It is a practical technique. It is called a shoulder throw, a hug throw, or a leg hug throw. They are all types of wrestling techniques."
"I'm very good at wrestling. We agreed to give it a try one day," Barkley said excitedly.
"Just try it when you get back to Phoenix." Tom Chambers said quickly.