Chapter 886: Inheritance

There are two highlights of tonight's game. One is Li Liang's debut in a domestic sports event on behalf of the national team.

The second is the former national team's meritorious service. Wang Zhizhi's No. 14 jersey will be retired from the national team.

But here comes the question, Li Liang is now wearing the No. 14 jersey, was he retired as soon as he put it on?

What size does he wear?

In fact, since 2014, FIBA ​​has opened up the choice of jersey numbers.

No. 0-99 can be used, no longer only 12 numbers 4-15 can be used in the past.

For example, Wang Zhelin is now wearing the No. 31 jersey, and Li Liang is no problem wearing the No. 28.

But Li Liang still chose No. 14. He felt that No. 28 was the number he used in the NBA. He should have his own jersey number in the national team.

Moreover, No. 14 is also the number of Li Liang's school team when he was in high school, and it is also the number of his father's basketball team when he was in the agricultural machinery factory.

It is also because he liked to watch Slam Dunk when he was a child, and Mitsui Hisashi wore No. 14. Li Liangcai decided to choose No. 14 as the jersey number of the national team.

As a result, after he chose the number, the national team had already decided to retire Wang Zhizhi's No. 14 jersey, which made Yao Ming a little embarrassed.

Li Liang returned to the national team at this level to help the poor. He didn't ask for anything. Wouldn't it be a bit embarrassing if he wanted to wear his own number but couldn't get it.

Yao Ming wanted to wear his No. 13 jersey to Li Liang, but Li Liang didn't like it.

What jersey is number 13? No. 14 is Mitsui, and No. 13 is who... Sasaoka Satoshi.

This is both anus and hemorrhoids. Li Liang couldn't stand it and was not interested, so he wanted to wear size 14.

After Wang Zhizhi heard the news, he generously stated that his No. 14 jersey does not need to be retired, as long as Li Liang wears it.

Yao Ming, who has international experience, finally came up with a way to get the best of both worlds.

First, the No. 14 jersey needs to be retired and hung from the ceiling of the Olympic Center.

Secondly, after retiring the jersey, Wang Zhizhi can pass on the number to Li Liang himself, which is equivalent to lending it to Li Liang to wear.

After the Olympics, the jersey will be permanently sealed.

This kind of example is not without in the NBA.

For example, when Karl Malone joined the Lakers, Magic Johnson said that he could take down the No. 32 jersey and lend it to Malone to wear.

There are also Celtics whose jerseys are almost out of numbers, and the No. 18 jersey has also been returned twice.

According to the rules of jersey retirement, as long as it is approved by the parties concerned, the jersey number can be used again.

Therefore, the ceremony during the intermission is not only a jersey retirement ceremony, but also a jersey activation ceremony.

Chairman Yao is also well versed in how to work around it, and handled the number problem very well this time.

During the half-time break, the retirement ceremony of Da Zhi's national team was officially held.

The layout of the scene is simple and simple. In the center of the venue, there are two red and white No. 14 jerseys of the Big Zhi national team.

The two big characters "Zhi Jing" were pasted on the floor, representing a tribute to Wang Zhizhi's career.

The background music of "Five-Star Red Flag" sounded, and a short video of Wang Zhizhi's national team career review was played on the large ceiling screen.

After the music of "The Boy Who Chased the Wind" sounded, the former boy who chased the wind, now Wang Zhizhi walked slowly amidst the cheers of the audience.

Da Zhi took the microphone and talked about the three most impressive moments in his national team career, one was against France in 2000, one was against Argentina in 1996, and one was against Spain.

He said that if time could be turned back, he would like to take that foot off and hit a 3-pointer.

Then, seniors Gong Luming and Cheng Wanqi all stepped onto the stage to send messages to Wang Zhizhi.

Unlike Americans who like to be sensational, Chinese people always say goodbye implicitly and tenderly.

Emotions may be strong, but the way of expression is always calm.

Gong Luming hoped that although Wang Zhizhi left the court as an athlete, he would not leave basketball and would continue to achieve greater achievements in basketball.

The Basketball Association and Bayi Industrial Team presented Wang Zhizhi with the "Outstanding Contribution Award for Chinese Basketball."

Yao Ming, who is the chairman of the Basketball Association, personally presented this award to his old comrades and opponents.

On Wang Zhizhi's neck, there are 16 heavy medals.

These are the achievements and honors he has received in his 20-year basketball career.

He joined the national team at the age of 17. In 1996, he represented the national team on the Olympic stage for the first time.

He overshadowed David Robertson (top background board) against the US, scored 17 points against Angola and 18 against Lithuania.

In 8 games, he averaged 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, and made 90% of his free throws, ranking second among all players.

He was only 19 years old that year.

Looking at the current Chinese team, which young man can have the level and performance of Wang Zhizhi at the age of 19?

Although his basketball journey was quite bumpy later, in many major competitions, he was still the pinnacle of the national team.

In the 2010 Asian Games, Yao Ming was unable to participate in the national team competition due to injury. It was Wang Zhizhi who turned the tide at critical moments. He beat Iran in the semi-finals and took revenge in the 2009 Asian Championships. The gold medal also makes young Korean players have to go to military service.

The big hippopotamus in He Shengzhen was sent to the army, and went to the logistics to distribute newspapers.

After the game, the whole team worshiped the veteran. He was 33 years old this year, and he has played for the country for 16 years.

The last person to appear was Li Liang.

He walked up to Wang Zhizhi, and hugged the big basketball boy, the middle-aged Zhuifeng.

Li Liang also grew up watching Wang Zhizhi play. If Yao Ming is Li Liang's idol, Wang Zhizhi is Li Liang's NBA enlightener.

It is precisely because of Wang Zhizhi's entry into the NBA that this league has really entered the field of vision of the Chinese public, frequently appearing in the media's attention, and eventually led to more Chinese players appearing in the NBA arena.

As a pioneer, he is worthy of respect and admiration.

Wang Zhizhi personally handed over a No. 14 Chinese team jersey with Li Liang's name printed on it to Li Liang, symbolizing a kind of inheritance.

"Come on, the Chinese team depends on you."

It's a simple sentence of encouragement, but its weight is definitely not light.

Only a player like Li Liang can carry this Chinese team.

Really dish.

Finally, everyone stood up, and Wang Zhizhi's No. 14 jersey was slowly lifted into the air and hung on the ceiling of the gymnasium.

Wang Zhizhi's favorite song, Li Zongsheng's "The Hill", played on the scene. The young Wang Zhizhi will cross the hill and take a look at the new scenery behind the hill.

After going around the field for a week, Wang Zhizhi left the field.

Another Chinese basketball legend has come to an end.

And the new basketball legend has just begun.

In the second half of the game, Li Liang didn't want to pretend anymore, and didn't want to waste time with these idiots.

He is wearing the No. 14 jersey, of course he has to play the style of the No. 14 jersey.

In the third quarter, Li Liang was rarely seen, and the "Heavenly King" medal was lit up, and he entered a super state.

It may be that the inheritance ceremony in the midfield inspired him, and Li Liang became unstoppable in the attack.

Three-pointers, breakthroughs, mid-range, fouls, offensive rebounds, consecutive crazy scoring.

Nigeria had nothing to do with Li Liang, and watched him defeat the entire Nigerian defense by himself.

In this season of the Thunder, Li Liang's biggest improvement is his one-on-one singles ability.

In the past, although Li Liang's scoring ability was strong, his singles was not his real strength.

He is better at using his teammates and the team's tactical system to score points.

In the playoffs and finals, he relied on props to forcibly improve his single eating ability.

In a season with the Thunder, Li Liang played with a substitute most of the time, which greatly improved his ability to handle the ball by himself without relying on the system.

He quietly became a singles master.

Although it is not like achieving the league's first achievement in three-pointers, it is only a matter of time.