Chapter 209 New Season(2/2)
All the Trail Blazers need to do is look forward, focus on this season, and keep winning.
What they have to do now is win this game.
Unfortunately, as soon as the game started, O'Neal once again showed his unstoppable offense.
Perhaps it's because he just won the championship, but O'Neal is still very diligent in playing games now.
We are about to get the championship ring, so of course we have to fight beautifully.
The Trail Blazers were once again in an embarrassing situation. Their defense was very good, but they couldn't guard O'Neal.
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Just after watching the opening scene, the Sonics had to leave the locker room and their game was about to begin.
Like the Lakers, the SuperSonics also play on the road.
I came to Vancouver twice in a short period of time, which was really not a good trip.
In Vancouver in November, the temperature is already very low.
The corresponding result is that many fans are not interested in going out at all, so they are unable to cheer for the team.
What's more, given the strength of the Grizzlies, the possibility of losing is very high, which will further dampen the enthusiasm of the fans.
In fact, the number of fans today is actually quite large, and the attendance rate of the entire General Motors Arena exceeds 50%.
However, what makes the home team a little embarrassed is that many of them are wearing SuperSonics jerseys.
At this point, Wang Hao had to complain that the SuperSonics jerseys are really ugly.
He is actually a player whose main color is green. Don’t you know that this color is very unfriendly?
Gary Payton was very satisfied with the color of the SuperSonics jerseys, but something happened.
Fortunately, today is an away game, and the SuperSonics players wore mainly white tones, which is barely okay.
Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley was also in the box at the arena, but now he looked very unhappy.
It’s just that the team’s attendance is low, but there are still so many fans supporting the visiting team.
"Eriksson, look, I know Vancouver is not good, what kind of fans are you?
We have a home team but don’t support it, but we have to support the visiting team. We chose to do it right away, which is the right choice.”
Haisley complained loudly to his assistant that he couldn't wait to leave Vancouver.
Of course, there is one more thing that needs to be finalized now, and that is where will the Grizzlies go?
Although he is his boss, as an assistant, Eriksen still has to speak honestly.
"Boss, maybe we can't blame them?"
Looking at the boss's confused eyes, Erikson quickly said: "Most of these are local Chinese.
They shouldn't watch the game normally, this is just to cheer for Wang, and the SuperSonics are their home team."
Hearing this, Haisley looked at Wang Hao unconsciously, full of interest and affection.
As an owner who loves basketball, he naturally knows Wang Hao's current strength in the NBA.
But he never expected that Wang Hao would have such appeal and influence the market across the United States and even Canada.
He was even thinking, if Wang Hao is willing to come to Vancouver, can he save the Grizzlies' market?
Okay, that's a bit much.
Not to mention that it is impossible for Wang Hao to come to Vancouver, even he is not willing to continue to put the team here.
However, Haisley was still very impressed.
The last player with such appeal, a player who could attract the attention of the United States, was Michael Jordan.
Wang Hao also didn't expect that there would be so many Chinese friends coming to watch his game today.
During the preseason, he thought there were enough Chinese fans coming to the scene, but he didn't expect...
"Wang Hao, Wang Hao!"
"Wang Hao, come on!"
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"thank you all!"
Listening to the cheers in a familiar language, Wang Hao also waved quickly.
"Wang, my God, are these your fans?"
The NBA also holds various activities, and as NBA stars, they also meet with fans.
It's just that most of the time there won't be many fans.
Not to mention Gary Payton, even those extremely popular superstars are actually similar.
To put it bluntly, there are a lot of Americans, but that's about it.
What's more, most people are interested in sports, but they may not be interested in basketball.
Even if it's basketball, people may not be willing to participate in activities.
Of course, there is another important reason. As long as you live in a city with an NBA team, meeting NBA stars is nothing special.
"What is this? Gary, Patrick, if there is a chance, I will take you to China next year and let you see what a big scene is!"
"Well, if we have a chance, we have to go to China and have a look."
At this time, Field also came over and said: "Wang, I think the Grizzlies should give you a portion of the ticket revenue.
No, not just the Grizzlies, but all NBA teams, you helped increase their attendance."
"It's a beautiful thought."
Wang Hao knew, however, that this was impossible. To increase the attendance rate of the entire NBA on his own was something that only Jordan could do.
After Jordan, the only other person to do this was Kobe Bryant, who was about to retire in his last season.
As for Wang Hao, at most it can be done in some cities.
Vancouver is one of the largest gathering places overseas, so this situation is possible.
Chapter completed!