Look at this arena, it's called the US Airways Center.

Then you will naturally think of one thing: What does it have to do with NASA?

NASA is the abbreviation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

The answer is ready to come out.

This medical center is part of NASA!

Lin Ying: I instantly felt like I had penetrated into the interior of some mysterious organization.

But of course this cannot involve aliens or the like, it just means that its medical level is very high.

In the process of taking an ice bath with Stoudemire, Lin Ying also learned about some of the glorious deeds that had happened here.

First of all, it is of course related to Stoudemire.

Stoudemire first introduced Lin Ying to a person he had never met before, named Thomas Carter.

"He is one of the nation's top sports medicine and surgery experts."

As soon as he opened his mouth, he knew that this was a hidden boss.

In 2005, Stoudemire, who had just averaged 26 points and 9 rebounds per game, reached the Western Conference Finals with the team, and reached the peak of his career, was found to have a problem with his shotgun.

At that time, most people's advice was conservative treatment, but Dr. Carter suggested that he undergo knee cartilage surgery.

This surgery does not sound scary, but in fact, Chris Webber, "Penny" Hardaway, and Alan Houston are all cases of failure of this surgery.

And Stoudemire was only 23 years old at that time. If this failed, he would go from a supernova to a meteor.

But Carter successfully convinced the team, and of course Stoudemire.

The final result was that everyone knew that Stoudemire was out for a season after the surgery, but he was still as strong as ever after he came back.

He played for a while in his first season back, and he never missed another game due to knee problems after that.

In fact, this example alone reminded Lin Ying of a sentence:

"What you think is magical may just be because you don't understand it well enough."

Next, there is the example of O'Neal.

In O'Neal's case, another name flashes.

I have seen this Lin Ying before.

Aaron Nelson, head trainer of the Suns.

He is not only in charge of team training, but also in charge of player recovery.

It can be said that Carter and Nelson, one is responsible for "digging" and the other is responsible for "burying".

The reason why O'Neal was able to have such a strong season last season was really thanks to Nelson.

Before leaving the Heat, Shaq was already plagued by injuries.

And it wasn't just an injury, it was all the injuries accumulated over ten years that broke out at once.

There are bursitis in the toes, knees, ankles, and even the left hip.

The Shark, who just came to Phoenix, is like an old car with all its parts on the verge of being scrapped.

"Shaq is too fat! Too much fat! His weight puts too much pressure on his legs and feet!"

This is the conclusion reached by two team doctors for the Lakers and Heat.

Even before leaving the Heat, Riley had been saying that O'Neal was unwilling to lose weight and cooperate with treatment.

But the conclusion drawn by the Sun is exactly the opposite.

They found that O'Neal's main problem was not these injuries, but the excessive muscle tension caused by these injuries.

The so-called excessive obesity turned out to be completely exaggerated. O'Neal's body fat rate at the time was only 11%.

For his size, this is already a very good figure to maintain.

Finally, Nelson developed a targeted training program for O'Neal to relax O'Neal's muscles.

As for those injuries, they are recovering well under the treatment of team doctors.

He even had his best performance in recent years.

This is equivalent to O'Neal staying with the Suns for a year and then forcibly extending his career life.

However, these two people are actually not the most successful cases of the Suns.

The most successful ones are Nash and Hill!

Most people know that the Mavericks were unwilling to give Nash a multi-million contract, which led to Nash leaving Dallas.

But what many people don’t know is why Cuban was unwilling to give it back then.

In addition to age, injuries were the most critical factor at the time.

At that time, the starting salary for Nash's maximum salary was only over 13 million, which was very close to the maximum salary.

A player whose spondylolisthesis is destined to be unable to play on the court for too long, and whose money will be wasted once an injury occurs, is a very risky investment.

Not to mention Cuban, there is a high probability that any other team owner would not bet on it.

But when Nash arrived in the Suns, he seemed to have no impact from injuries and played his best seasons one after another.

Moreover, age, the biggest enemy of athletes, seems to be no longer visible on him!

Hill's situation is more serious than Nash.

His ankle injury never recovered after playing injured with the Pistons.

After signing with the Magic, he only played 28 games in the first two seasons combined, and only played 210 games in the last six seasons.

But in the past two seasons, he has played 152 games for the Suns, and last season was the first time in his career that he attended 82 games!

Here, the medical center has formulated strict rehabilitation and competition plans for them.

The examples Xiaosi mentioned have already happened.

As Lin Ying listened, he also remembered a lot of things that never happened.

For example, Carter suffered a knee injury the year he came to the Suns, and almost all team doctors thought he needed surgery to continue his career.

But the Suns didn't do that, they just formulated a rehabilitation plan for him.

As a result, Carter didn’t retire until he was 43 years old!

Paul is also a classic case.

Before going to the Suns, he often missed the playoffs due to injuries. In that year's Western Conference Finals against the Warriors, he suffered a leg injury and was benched, which became a famous scene.

But after arriving in the Suns, he played in the playoffs and helped the team reach the finals again.

There are countless players who were cured in the Suns but couldn't survive without the Suns.

These are all evidences of the Sun Miracle Doctor.

While they were chatting, Xiaosi suddenly excitedly motioned Lin Ying to look at the door.

"Dr. Carter is here."

This was the first time Lin Ying met this legendary hidden boss.

A kind-looking white man.

He is much younger than expected, he looks like he is only fifty years old at most.

Generally speaking, doctors become more powerful as they get older, but this is not always the case.

To become one of the top doctors in the United States at such a young age only highlights his awesomeness.

Carter looked very familiar with Stoudemire. He came in to say hello to Stoudemire and reminded him not to dunk a lot in the game.

"If you keep playing like this, you will have problems again in two or three years."

"With Dr. Carter here, I feel like I can still fight for another 20 to 30 years."

Xiaosi didn't take it seriously and even joked.

However, Lin Ying was shocked.

Because he has an open mind and knows that Stoudemire left the Suns next year and then played one season with the Knicks before getting injured.

The seemingly casual reminder was actually an accurate prediction from a medical expert.

Listen to what the doctor says!

As soon as Lin Ying thought this, Dr. Carter turned his attention to Lin Ying.

"I know you, a young man who has just joined the team, don't imitate Amare's style of play. Your body can't withstand that kind of torment."

Lin Ying nodded seriously after hearing this.

Just like smashing the backboard in the first game, playing with the Suns, or playing next to Stoudemire, you will unconsciously be driven to want to dunk.

Especially, that guy Stoudemire always dunks on everyone.

The nickname Little Overlord came from because Yu Jia often said in the show that he was the "overlord" who dunked from behind.

Especially Stoudemire also likes to yell at the people around him after dunking.

Dr. Carter's reminder is very timely.

One thing you have to admit is that yellow people are less tolerant of sex.

Yi Jianlian, Yao Ming, Jeremy Lin...

This has been confirmed by many yellow players in history.

It's better to take it easy.
To be continued...