Chapter 1256: Tang Tian Announces His Retirement From the NBA (Part 1)

The Pelicans' championship game ended with a bang.

For all Pelicans fans, this is their most exciting and carnival day.

But maybe careful fans will find that at the end of the parade, neither the boss Benson nor the head coach Stevens mentioned the continuation of consecutive championships as in the past.

This seemed to be just a coincidence, but on the second day, a message sent by Tang Tian on Twitter shocked everyone.

"Thanks to the fans who have supported the Pelicans in the past, present and future. I will temporarily retire from the NBA and enter the team management to spend more time with my family. I have always been with you."

The content of this twitter is not much, but it was directly blown up in the alliance like a bomb.

Tang Tian announced his retirement from the NBA just after completing four consecutive championships!

This operation is comparable to Jordan's retirement operation after completing three consecutive championships!

Social media was paralyzed in the moments after the tweet came out.

When it resumed, almost all the trending searches were covered by the news of Tang Tian's retirement.

"Is this false news? Tang retired at the age of 27 when he completed four consecutive championships?! This is impossible, the number must have been stolen!"

"It must be a fake. Tang Tian must hold a press conference to announce such a big event! How could he post a message directly on Twitter!"

"I also think it's impossible. You don't know how many commercial endorsements Tang has now, and how many of them require him to play as a player!"

"Agreed, no one will have trouble with money. Tang retired and lost more than half of his commercial value. A normal person would not choose to do that!"

"What the hell, I think this is Xiaoshuai hacking Tang's account!"

"This possibility is very high. Jealousy makes people twisted, and Xiaoshuai is so good at playing trumpet, it's probably him!"

"Even if it's not Xiaoshuai, it may be someone else. The Pelicans won four consecutive championships. Fans of other teams must be pissed off. There are a few hackers in it, which is too normal!"

"That's right, there was no news at all before, and Tang was so excited in the championship game, retired? It doesn't exist at all!"

"Let's leave, everyone. Tang himself will come out to clarify soon. We are still expecting him to bring us ten consecutive championships!"

"Compared to this kind of news that is fake at first glance, let's talk about when Xiaoshuai will come to the Pelicans!"

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The news on Twitter is also a true reflection of most fans.

Like Davis, they all thought it was unbelievable that Tang Tian had completed four consecutive championships and retired at the age of 27.

But later, both Woj and shams released news confirming the news of Tang Tian's retirement, and the Pelicans will hold a press conference the next day.

This time, fans all over the world were dumbfounded.

Some fans even scolded Benson and Tatum angrily.

"They don't know what it means to lose Don!"

Such words became the hottest words.

Tang Tian is the first person in NBA history to surpass Jordan. His retirement will definitely cause serious damage to the NBA and even the world's basketball.

This is also totally unacceptable to the fans.

How many people watch the NBA again because of Tang Tian, ​​and how many people watch the TV just to watch Tang Tian!

But no matter how the outside world commented, Tang Tian's retirement was already definite news.

Fans and the media can only focus on the press conference that the Pelicans will hold the next day, hoping to get more news from there.

The 2018-2019 season NBA finals have just ended, but the press conference on this day has attracted more attention than the finals.

The Pelicans officially rented the venue of the Saints next door in anticipation of the grandness of the conference.

The venue, which can accommodate more than five hundred people, was packed to the brim.

There are even many media reporters who want to enter but have no chance to enter, guarding the door.

When Tang Tian appeared outside the arena, the reporter crowd was boiling.

Fortunately, the arena was well prepared, and there were many security guards on site to maintain order, ensuring that Tang Tian entered the press conference site safely.

Appearing with Tang Tian were Pelicans owner Benson, head coach Stevens, and his agent Carl.

By the time they were on the scene together, most of the reporters had already confirmed that Woj and shams were right.

Tang Tian is really going to announce his retirement from the NBA.

After Tang Tian sat down, he was smiling, and his expression looked more relaxed.

At the start of the press conference, Karl issued a statement on behalf of Tang Tian.

The content of the statement was similar to what was announced on Twitter. Tang Tian would temporarily retire from the NBA and join the team's management.

When Carl finished the news and entered the reporter's questioning session, all the hands below were raised in unison.

Carl chooses a reporter at random.

The reporter got up and reported to the house first. He was a local media reporter in New Orleans.

"Why did you choose to retire? We all know you just won four consecutive championships and you are only 27 years old."

This next question is obviously what all reporters care about.

"I hope to spend more time with my family. I have always said that life is bigger than basketball, so I made this choice now."

Before Tang Tian could finish speaking, the audience was already in commotion.

Obviously such a reason does not satisfy them.

"You can get along with your family in other ways, such as watching the game. I mean, with your current influence, retiring at the age of 27 is a huge loss to yourself and to the league. .”

The second reporter who was given a chance to ask a question was from ESPN, and he followed up on the previous question.

"I don't think it's a loss. Everyone has the right to choose. The so-called choice is to weigh the weight of things in my heart. I feel that my family is bigger than my career now. Especially in the past few years, for my career, I The family sacrificed a lot."

Tang Tian didn't say much, because like he said, he felt that family was more important, which was something that others couldn't understand.

The commotion in the audience continued, and it could be seen that they really couldn't understand Tang Tian's choice.

"And for me, there's no challenge in the league right now."

Tang Tian's next words stopped the commotion.

Perhaps this is the more real reason in their view.

Tang Tian felt a little dumbfounded.

He suddenly understood why Jordan said similar things when he retired.

This is forced to pretend!

"You said that you will enter the management of the Pelicans after you retire. What specific work will you do?"

The third reporter who got a chance to ask questions was from FOX, who asked other questions.

"I have already discussed this with Ms. Gail. I will purchase 10% of the team's shares in accordance with the additional provisions of the previous broadcast contract, and join the team's management and work on team operations. I will still be A member of the Pelicans."

Tang Tian's answer is very sufficient.

Benson also nodded in confirmation.

Although Tang Tian's retirement would be a huge loss to her, but in the exchange between the two yesterday, Tang Tian also promised to heal her wounds.

It's just that the promise can't be said now.