In February 2018, the atmosphere in the basketball circle was a little heavy.

Not long ago, the famous basketball agent Dan Fagan died unexpectedly in a car accident.

Wayne was very surprised by this.

But that's not because Fagan's death was surprising. After all, this was something that happened to Wayne in his previous life.

What is surprising is that the result of this tragic accident is not the same as the original history - this time the accident took away one more person.

At the beginning of the season, the Mosaic team has been very interested in the United Arab Emirates, who is currently playing for the Nets.

Fagan also had contact with Mosaic general manager Gou Lei.

Then, the accident happened.

That's right, Goure and Fagan were in the same car at that time!

Therefore, although it is very unkind, for Wayne, this is not entirely a bad thing, but a mixed blessing.

As for Fagan, Wayne had almost no personal relationship with him.

But for Dog Thunder, all Wayne wanted to say was, well done.

Without this barking dog, there shouldn't be so many problems in the future.

Wayne feels very sorry (comfortable) for what happened to Lei Zi. But now is not the time to mourn him. Wayne is busy planning his own retirement ceremony as a player.

Although he has become the boss behind the scenes, Wayne still has a strong presence in the league.

He is not like those hands-off managers who don't understand basketball at all and only regard the team as an asset.

Unlike Cuban, although he is very passionate about basketball and cares about himself and the team, he is just a businessman after all, and people rarely pay attention to him.

Wayne, a former GOAT-level superstar who became a boss after retiring, has received a lot of attention.

It can be said that he is the team owner with the highest sense of presence in the league, no one.

What? Why do you think a GOAT-level player but an old gangster doesn't get as much attention after becoming a boss?

Don't ask, the question is that he has never won a championship as a boss.

In this regard, Wayne completely defeated the old gangster!

Of course, during the draft every year, the popularity of the old gangster is still quite high.

Every year in the draft, people have to admire his vicious vision.

Another reason is that Wayne has attracted a lot of attention since he became the boss, and this is also because his big-mouthed nature has not been curtailed.

Don't look at it. Wayne has already retired from the army, took off his jersey, put on a suit, and combed his hair like an adult.

But at the press conference, I still don't forget to pretend to be beeping and angry.

For example, when people asked Wayne what he thought of Adu averaging 35 points per game in the Finals, Wayne replied: "Great, this is a great record. I am proud of Kevin. Of course, I still feel that Adu averaged 35 points per game in the Finals.

42 points is even harder.”

If it weren't for the fear of offending his boss, Adu would have been on the trumpet a long time ago.

For another example, when people asked Wayne what he thought of Antetokounmpo's flagrant foul against a Trail Blazers player some time ago, Wayne would directly slap the table: "That kid just caught up with the good times. If I were still playing, he would be like this

If you do, you will be beaten."

Then he was fined 15,000 by the league for this.

In short, you can always find hot spots in Wayne.

James: Hot spot? Are you serious?

Because of the high level of attention, Wayne's jersey retirement ceremony also attracted much attention.

And what is very special is that because Wayne himself is the boss, this is the first time in NBA history that someone has held a jersey retirement ceremony for himself.

Faced with repeated inquiries from reporters, Wayne always replied: "Oh, just organize the jersey retirement ceremony for yourself, just make it simple. Everyone, it's time to focus on the other players of the Trail Blazers~

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As a result, on the day of the jersey retirement ceremony...

Kobe, Barkley, Yao Ming, Garnett, Paul, Bird, Artest, Reggie Miller, Payton and...Michael Jordan, etc., were all sitting in the rose garden at this time.

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Is this a jersey retirement ceremony? This is simply the door to the Hall of Fame!

People like Wu Sheng, Xiao Ao and others didn't even get a chance to be on camera today.

Well, this is what Wayne said, "Just do it simple."

Pooh!

Before the retirement ceremony, the on-site 3D projector projected the highlight moments of Wayne's career directly on the arena floor.

There will be a song and dance performance at the end.

It's called a grand, lively and luxurious place.

Then, the superstars will give speeches one by one.

The scene footage showed a close-up of Wayne who was laughing, with shameless words written all over his face... Bah, the word "happy" was written all over his face.

Some people hold jersey retirement ceremonies for themselves, which is really "frugal" and "low-key".

Reggie Miller thanked Wayne for fulfilling his dream, and Barkley thanked Wayne for giving him the opportunity to shine.

Paul thanked Wayne for his cultivation, and Artest vividly recalled the 2V5 between him and Wayne at the Palace of Auburn Hills, and the time he and Wayne scored 66 points in three quarters.

As soon as Jiute came up, he made a philosophical proposition: "Don't let loyalty harm you." Adu in the audience listened with interest and thought it made sense.

Bird admitted on this touching night that he didn't pretend to be like Wayne in the 2011 Finals.

These people who worked with Wayne back then all gave speeches.

But when it was Kobe and Jordan's turn, it was not speeches, but questions from the host.

From the perspective of Jordan and Kobe, the questions they will be asked today are nothing more than "how to evaluate Wayne's career", "what is the scene that impressed you most about him" and other conventional questions.

But, things are never simple in the Rose Garden.

The host's first question made Naochi break his guard: "Bryant, I heard that you have never been as trash-talking as Wayne, and you are often trash-talked by him until you can't reply. Is this true?"

Kobe:......

Artest: Boss, you know me. I definitely didn’t reveal this! Who am I, Artest? Can I do this kind of thing? Wayne and I are not familiar with each other!

After that, there was a series of life-threatening questions.

"How did you feel when Wayne had more championship rings than you?"

"Do you still remember how you felt when you were defeated by Wayne here?"

Kobe:......

I shouldn’t have come to attend this jersey retirement ceremony!

Kobe is in such a bad situation, can the old gangster be let go?

The old hooligan didn't actually have much contact with Wayne in private, but after all, it was a jersey retirement ceremony for GOAT-level players, so when Wayne invited him, he decided to give Wayne a face.

Besides, everyone is in the position of the boss now. If you move around more, it will be easier to negotiate business in the future.

So he agreed to come.

But if Jordan had known that he would be asked these questions, he would not have come even to death!

"McKen, how does it feel to watch your records being broken by Wayne one by one?"

"The first time you met Wayne was probably at the NCAA game, and he beat North Carolina in front of you.

You must have been heartbroken at the time, right? At that time, did you think that this guy could break all of your records in the NBA?"

"Wayne averaged 42 points per game in the finals, which was 1 point more than yours. How did you feel at that time?"

"Wayne won the championship in his first year as boss. What do you think is different about him as boss?"

Good guy, that's a fatal sentence!

Is this a jersey retirement ceremony? It’s simply a large-scale shrimp and pig heart scene!

Lao Nai and Lao Gang, two people with historically strong competitiveness, were ridiculed in various ways.

Of course, Lao Nai and the old gangster were still generous. Although they were ridiculed badly, they were not really angry.

Everyone spoke brilliantly, but when Wayne himself gave his speech, he kept everything simple.

As he said himself, this was a simple and low-key jersey retirement ceremony.

Wayne understands that the words of your teammates and opponents are sometimes more exciting than your own words.

Finally, under the spotlight, Wayne's No. 99 jersey gradually rose into the sky above the arena.

This is the second jersey of a Chinese player retired in the NBA after No. 11 at Staples Center.

At the same time, he is also the first professional fighting athlete in history to retire his jersey in the NBA!
To be continued...