Chapter 313 Championship Ring Awards Ceremony (1/10)
Chapter 313 Championship Ring Awards Ceremony (110)
The ATT arena was extremely lively tonight, and the fans were filled with happy smiles, exactly the same as when they held the championship parade last season.
Because tonight, the arena will hold the championship ring awarding ceremony!
Last year, because it was an away game, the fans were not able to witness the scene of winning the championship in the arena.
But now, they can see the scene where the league awards the championship ring to the team at home!
League president David Stern and vice president Adam Silver all came to the game.
Amid the cheers of the fans, the table displaying the championship rings was pushed to the center of the arena.
The photographer at the scene immediately gave a close-up of the ring.
In the center of the top of the ring is a Spurs team logo surrounded by diamonds. Above the team logo are the three English letters of "NBA" and below the team logo are the English letters of "champion".
Compared with the championship rings of other teams in the NBA, this ring of the Spurs is as low-key and simple as its team culture.
There is an obvious place, that is, the words above the general team are "world.champion", while the Spurs are "NBA.champion".
The biggest advantage of doing this is to save money. After all, the theme of the championship ring is composed of pure 14K white gold and diamonds, and the cost will be much less if there are fewer words.
After Stern made a congratulatory opening speech, he joined Spurs owner Holt in presenting the championship ring.
First the coaching staff, then the core players, and finally the bench players.
There are also two types of championship rings, one with a name, for players who have played and obtained statistics in the finals, and the other is for bench players who have not played for a long time.
After the GDP went up to get their own championship ring, Tang Tian was the fourth to appear on stage.
His coming on stage attracted bursts of cheers from the fans, and the decibels were no smaller than the previous GDP.
Speaking of contribution, Tang Tian's contribution in the finals is also second only to Duncan, and the fans know this well.
Tang Tian took the ring from Holt's hand.
"Congratulations, you are outstanding."
Stern on the side congratulated and gave Tang Tian a hug.
His face is full of smiles, and he can feel that these actions are all from the heart.
The ratings of last year's finals in China hit a record high, and he should indeed be happy.
And that is obviously inseparable from Tang Tian.
After Yao Ming, the NBA finally found another player to reopen the door to the Chinese market.
When Tang Tian and Stern hugged, he noticed that someone from the side was looking at him.
He turned his head and found that it was Xiao Hua.
Unlike Stern, although Xiao Hua is also smiling, there are some superficial smiles that don't smile.
There were rumors before that Silver was competing with Stern's old rival Tatum for the position of the league's successor. Because Tatum has Asian descent, he is not very interested in Asian players, and I don't know if it is true or not.
After taking his own championship ring, Tang Tian walked back to the queue.
"Why do I think this ring is similar to the one in 2007? The only difference seems to be the number."
As soon as Tang Tian walked back, he heard Parker complaining in a low voice.
He smiled and picked up the ring and looked at it.
The front of the ring is the same as the one projected by the photographer on the large LED screen, with Tang Tian's initials written on one side, and an interesting pattern on the other side.
A hammer, beating a broken rock.
This should be the picture version of the motto in the locker room.
It seems that this rock culture is really everywhere in the Spurs.
"Tony, you have to give the designer some buffer time. I have won a championship in the past few years, and the space above is so small."
Tang Tian had just finished reading this, when he heard Ginobili's sassy words, he couldn't help being amused.
The championship ring is more about honor, whether it is simple or worthless, its meaning is the most important.
The ring presentation ceremony is still in progress.
At this time, at the other end of the field, the players of the Thunder team looked at the field with envy.
At this time, Durant's behavior is quite funny.
At the beginning, he deliberately didn't forget to look over there, but after a while he couldn't help turning his head to look, but maybe he thought of something, and immediately turned back, after a while, he couldn't help taking a peek again.
That scene, if it weren't for the fact that the lights hit the center of the venue, would have been projected onto the large LED screen by the photographer.
He was extremely excited when he won the Olympic championship, but after returning to the NBA, he found that what he cared most about was the NBA ring.
It's just that with Harden's departure, the ring is farther away from him than before.
The ring awarding ceremony ended, and the flag-raising ceremony for the championship was carried out on the spot.
The background music of "we.are.the.champions" (we are the champions) was used at the scene, and the scene was almost a chorus.
With the singing, the fifth championship banner of the Spurs rose to the ceiling, and there were deafening cheers at the scene.
Now, they are the defending champions!
At this time, Durant finally looked at the flag with a concentrated expression, his eyes full of complexity.
"Kevin, let's get started!"
At this moment, Westbrook patted Durant on the shoulder hard and said firmly.
Harden's departure has demoralized the team, but that doesn't include Westbrook, who will always be the most motivated person on the team.
Durant nodded, and then looked at the other half of the Spurs warming up.
Although Harden's departure has caused the Thunder's strength to decline, but with him, Westbrook, and Ibaka, the core framework of the team is still there, and the Thunder still has a strong competitiveness.
The Spurs won the championship last season when they were not favored, and they can do the same.
Moreover, his dribbling improved significantly during the offseason, and his personal self-confidence is also at its peak.
After the awards ceremony, the opening ceremony followed immediately, and the starters of both sides appeared one after another.
The Thunder still have last season's lineup, Westbrook and Sefolosha on the outside, Durant and Ibaka on the striker, and Perkins on the center.
For the Spurs, Popovich also formed a regular lineup, with Parker and Tang Tian on the outside, Leonard and Duncan on the front, and Splitter on the center.
Ibaka gave the Thunder the opportunity to attack first, and Durant went to the frontcourt and directly asked for the ball to single Leonard.
Unlike last season, when he could only break through from the left and turn over and jump shot, because of the enhanced dribbling, he faced Leonard with a direct cross step at this time.
Leonard saved the steal, but his death coil failed.
Durant's concentration was frighteningly high at the beginning, and he changed direction the moment Leonard shot, and took a step forward to shoot directly.
"Shua!"
The basketball is hollow into the net.
Durant gave the Thunder a head start.
His facial expression after the goal was quite grim, and he really looked like the Grim Reaper.
"Limit him receiving the ball as much as possible."
Tang Tian took the initiative to remind Leonard at this time.
Durant's personality has always been very sensitive, and the Spurs handing out the championship ring in front of him must have stimulated him.
And more importantly, Durant can dribble now, which is more difficult to deal with than last season.
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