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June 28, 2004, a rainy night in Houston.
Sports analyst Lin Ran was reborn as an undrafted draft pick, clutching a Rockets trial invitation letter in his hand - the original owner had already bought a ticket to return to China.
No one thinks highly of this 1.98 Meter Chinese rookie. Van Gundy thought he shot too many three-pointers, and the veteran told him to "shut up." Jim Jackson knocked him down on the training ground.
Only Lin Ran knows: in two years, Yao Ming will fall due to injury, and McGrady's back will disintegrate the Rockets.
During a team training match, Prince's breakthrough was about to hit Yao Ming - Lin Ran rushed over desperately and got stuck in the middle, and was knocked to the ground. The whole place was silent. He raised his head and said to the 2.26 Meter tall man:
"You have to stay healthy, we need you."
From being the No. 17 That no one cares about, to scoring three three-pointers in three minutes to beat the Spurs; from being scolded as a "flash in the pan" to using future tactics to change the entire Rockets.
After falling behind 3-1 in the 2007 Finals, Yao Ming was injured and left the game, and the whole game was silent.
As Lin Ran walked to the free throw line, Yao Ming's words at his retirement banquet in 2011, "We will still be colleagues in the next life" rang in his ears.
He took a deep breath.
In this life, there is no need to wait for the next life.
