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Day two.

Chen Fang then led the medical team of the Qilin team to Shanghai.

Upon arriving in Shanghai, Chen Fang had the medical team conduct a very thorough examination of Yao Ming and Liu Wei.

At the same time, the Qilin team also immediately announced the injury status of Yao Ming and Liu Wei.

Yao Ming will be out for two months due to a sprained left ankle, and Liu Wei will be out for three months due to a fractured left shoulder.

The news immediately sparked heated discussions.

Shanghai Sports Bureau.

"This news must be fake. We just went to recruit them, and then news of their injury broke. It's obvious they don't want to join the national team."

Inside the meeting room, a group of high-ranking officials from the General Administration of Sport sat together, indignantly criticizing the situation.

"So what? Do you have any proof?"

Xin Lancheng, then chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, said with a dark face.

Although it's obvious to everyone that Yao Ming and Liu Wei weren't injured at all, they just can't produce any evidence.

On the contrary, the Qilin team's official website not only has videos of Yao Ming and Liu Wei when they were injured, but also a series of medical reports and other evidence to prove that Yao Ming and Liu Wei were indeed injured.

At this moment, Zhang Bin, the head coach of the national men's basketball team, said: "I don't believe that we can't win the Asian Championship without these two players."

"Coach Zhang is right. Even if we lose Yao Ming, we still have Wang Zhizhi. Wang Zhizhi has also entered the NBA this year."

Soon, others echoed this sentiment.

However, to their surprise, Wang Zhizhi had already boarded a flight to the United States.

After arriving in Shanghai, Chen Fang secretly traveled to Jiangsu and Zhejiang and had a private meeting with Da Zhi.

Chen Fang and Wang Zhizhi had met once before.

At the time, Chen Fang wanted to bring Wang Zhizhi to the United States as well, but unfortunately Wang Zhizhi was already a member of the Bayi Rockets in the CBA.

Taking Da Zhi with him would be too troublesome, so Chen Fang gave up.

Now, the two have not seen each other for three years.

Upon meeting Da Zhi, Chen Fang asked him a question.

Chen Fang asked Wang Zhizhi if he wanted to establish himself in the NBA and if he wanted to make a name for himself in the NBA like Yao Ming.

Dazhi's answer was yes.

Chen Fang then asked, "If you had to choose between establishing yourself in the NBA and playing for your country, which would you choose?"

Faced with this question, Dazhi hesitated.

But in the end, Wang Zhizhi still hoped to establish himself in the NBA.

Wang Zhizhi's reason was that he is still young and will have many more opportunities to play for his country in the future.

While he is young, he should do his best to improve his abilities so that he can better serve his country.

Chen Fang strongly agreed with Da Zhi's idea.

With the support of veteran players, the Chinese men's basketball team is still very strong in Asia.

But what happens after they retire?

Who will support the Chinese men's basketball team?

Chen Fang knew that in the future, after Yao Ming and his generation of players retired, the Chinese men's basketball team would enter its darkest period.

As a Chinese person who loves basketball, he had to do something.

Chen Fang told Da Zhi that if he wanted to gain a foothold in the NBA, he had to leave for the United States immediately, otherwise he would not be able to leave if he was too late.

At Chen Fang's suggestion, Da Zhi bought a plane ticket that day and flew to New York, USA, and then transferred from New York to Miami.

It was three days later when the leaders of the General Administration of Sport learned that Wang Zhizhi had flown to the United States.

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Three days later.

"Damn it, how could Wang Zhizhi go to the US at this time? Doesn't he know the national team is about to start training camp?"

"Young athletes these days are becoming more and more outrageous. First, Yao Ming and Liu Wei faked injuries to avoid being called up to the national team, and now Wang Zhizhi has gone to the United States without saying a word."

"I think there must be someone behind this giving them advice."

"You mean to say that Chen Fang did this?"

"It's almost certain; only he would do something like that."

Inside the meeting room, the group sat down again to discuss countermeasures.

They originally thought that it wouldn't matter if Yao Ming didn't come, since they still had Wang Zhizhi.

But when they learned that Wang Zhizhi had gone to the United States, they were stunned.

Zhang Bin, the head coach of the Bayi Rockets, and Zhang Peng from the General Administration of Sport all called Wang Zhizhi overnight.

The response was that Wang Zhizhi decided to train in the United States this summer and did not plan to represent the national team in the Asian Championships.

"No, we can't let them off so easily. They must be punished, otherwise others will follow suit."

"Punishment? How should it be punished?"

"Kick them out of the Basketball Association and never let them return to China to compete again," Xin Lancheng said.

Zhang Bin glanced at Xin Lancheng and said disdainfully, "Is this what you call punishment? He's already gone to play in the NBA, who would want to come back?"

"Moreover, if we don't return to China to play, we will be the ones who suffer losses."

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Xin Lancheng said angrily, slamming his fist on the table.

For a moment, everyone fell silent again.

Half an hour passed.

Xin Lancheng suddenly stood up and said, "I've got it."

"What's left?"

Everyone looked at Xin Lancheng with confusion.

"There is a way."

"Tell us your plan quickly!" everyone asked in unison.

Xin Lancheng glanced around and said with a smile, "We can use the patriotism of the Chinese people to portray Yao Ming, Zhizhi and others as traitors, and let morality and public opinion force them to agree to fight for the country."

"Is this really possible?"

Everyone looked at Xinlan City and asked.

"How will you know if it will work if you don't try?"

After some discussion, the group decided to adopt Xinlancheng's method.

After the meeting, Xinlan City immediately held a press conference.

At the press conference, Xin Lancheng broke down in tears, accusing the young players of lacking any patriotism and only caring about themselves when the national team was in trouble, unwilling to play for the country.

Although he did not name names, the reporters below all knew who he was referring to.

The press conference lasted for more than an hour, during which Xin Lancheng made his accusations.

Following the press conference, major domestic media outlets immediately launched a barrage of criticism against Yao Ming and Wang Zhizhi.

Upon learning the news, Chen Fang immediately ordered his team to conduct crisis management.

He also held a unique press conference in Shanghai.

In addition, Chen Fang invited major domestic and international sports media to attend.

China Time.

May 20, 10:00 AM.

Chen Fang arrived at the press conference venue right on time.

For this press conference, Chen Fang specially booked a large conference room at the Hilton Hotel in Shanghai that can accommodate 800 people.

"Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend this press conference."

Upon stepping onto the stage, Chen Fang first thanked the journalists who had come to attend the press conference.

He then said, "The reason I'm holding this press conference today is to introduce myself."

"I will run for the position of head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team and promise to bring back an Olympic gold medal for China."

Upon hearing this, a chorus of exclamations erupted from below.

Although Chen Fang is the NBA's best coach and has won the championship for three consecutive years, it is undoubtedly a pipe dream to lead the Chinese men's basketball team to an Olympic gold medal.

"Ahem, everyone, please be quiet."

After everyone quieted down, Chen Fang spoke again: "I know you may not believe it, and actually I don't quite believe it myself."

"With the current roster of the Chinese men's basketball team, let alone the Olympics, they may not even be the strongest in Asia."

"So the Olympic gold medal I'm talking about will be achieved in 2004 or 2008."

"Of course, I hope I can choose the players I want at that time."