Chapter 242 Tax

Olsen held her mouth, tears welling in her eyes.

She was really touched.

She didn't know about Tang Tian's endorsement deals, she only knew that Tang Tian's salary was only three to four hundred thousand dollars a season.

Even with other income, more than a million dollars was definitely not a small amount of money for Tang Tian.

When a person is richer than a country, you won't be too touched if he gives you a gold mountain, because that gold mountain is just a drop in the bucket for him.

But when a person gives you his all, that will touch you from head to toe, deep in your soul.

In fact, it could be said to be the most genuine form of love.

Back at the hotel, Olsen was passionately devoted, unlocking many new positions for Tang Tian.

She couldn't wait to melt her entire being into Tang Tian's body.

After a crazy night, it took her all morning the next day to recover.

In the afternoon, Tang Tian took Olsen to the George Brown Convention Center, where the Celebrity Game was about to begin.

This year's Celebrity Game was quite interesting, with Westbrook and Harden as the head coaches of the two teams, and Durant also in attendance.

New love, old love, a love triangle, the mere presence of these three on the court was enough to generate a lot of buzz.

Tang Tian also knew some people in this year's Celebrity Game.

Maya Moore was a member of Harden's team.

During the warm-up, Tang Tian went down to the court to greet Moore.

Thanks to that episode of *Godfather*, Moore's popularity had skyrocketed. As a sophomore, she was already the most popular female star in the WNBA.

Moore was truly grateful to Tang Tian.

Just like when James and Anthony surrounded Moore at the Olympics, Moore was now like a little fan girl, talking to Tang Tian non-stop.

"Tang!"

As they were talking, a tall, black figure walked over with a benevolent smile.

Tang Tian looked up and saw a familiar face.

Although he hadn't met him before, it was impossible to forget him.

"Dikembe."

Tang Tian smiled and opened his arms.

The person who called out to him was Dikembe Mutombo, Uncle Mutombo.

Although Mutombo's fame wasn't as great as some historical superstars, he was highly respected in the NBA.

Just like Yao Ming was a hero to Asian basketball, Mutombo was a pioneer for African basketball.

He runs basketball schools in Africa, and the entry of players like Biyombo, Ibaka, and Embiid into the league is inseparable from him.

This can be seen from the NBA making a special exception for him alone, allowing him to wag his finger.

"I have to collect taxes from you." Mutombo smiled and wagged his finger in front of Tang Tian.

"I will pay." Tang Tian also smiled and wagged his finger.

The two big men then laughed heartily.

There are many celebration moves in the NBA, but many have gradually disappeared. Tang Tian's willingness to use the finger-wagging gesture also means that this move will continue to exist.

So Mutombo was very happy.

Before long, Bruce Bowen also came over.

As a Spurs legend and a defensive悍将 (hàn jiàng, fierce general), he also had a lot to say to Tang Tian.

Durant felt uncomfortable looking at so many people around Tang Tian, so he turned to chat with Carmen Electra (actress).

But after only a few words, Carmen turned and left.

Durant and James were feeling a bit like kindred spirits at this point, they were both being snubbed by women…

After the Celebrity Game in the afternoon, Tang Tian and the other four members of the hard work group participated in the Rookie Game together.

This year's format was the same as last year, still a mix of first and second-year players, divided into Team Shaq and Team Barkley.

Last year, Tang Tian and Walker were on the same team, while Thompson and Irving were on the same team.

But this year, all five members of their group were selected by Barkley.

Leonard, on the other hand, went from being Tang Tian's teammate on the Spurs to his opponent.

This grouping was purely coincidental, but after the game started, Team Barkley, with Tang Tian, really crushed Team Shaq.

Tang Tian's three-pointers and passing were brought into full play in this kind of game.

In the end, Team Barkley won a big victory over Team Shaq with a score of 163 to 135.

Team Barkley hit 23 three-pointers in the game, breaking the Rookie Game three-point record.

Among them, Tang Tian made 11 of them himself, scoring 35 points and 10 assists, successfully winning the Rookie Game MVP for the second consecutive year.

And after the game, a very intriguing scene occurred.

After receiving the Rookie Game MVP trophy, Tang Tian blew a kiss to Olsen in the audience.

But immediately afterward, in addition to receiving a kiss back from Olsen, it also aroused cheers from the fans at the scene.

"Houston welcomes you, Tang!"

This was the most frequent shout he heard.

Obviously, because of the news that Woj had revealed earlier, the Rockets fans were already looking forward to Tang Tian joining the team.

And because Yao Ming had played in this city for 8 years, they had an extra sense of familiarity with Tang Tian.

Tang Tian shook his head with a wry smile when he heard the shouts.

These fans are really everywhere.

The next day's individual competitions were moved to the Toyota Center.

Tang Tian and Olsen still sat on the sidelines as spectators.

The first to start was the Shooting Stars competition.

This year's format was different from previous years. In previous years, teams were formed to participate, but this year it was divided into Eastern and Western Conferences.

Harden and Westbrook, who were opponents yesterday, participated as teammates on the Western Conference team today, along with Maya Moore.

The Western Conference lineup looked significantly more luxurious.

But this year, the Eastern Conference team featured a bug-level player in this event for the first time, Bo "King of Shooting Stars" Sh.

In the end, Bosh successfully helped the East win, and also won his first Shooting Stars championship.

The Skills Challenge followed the Shooting Stars competition.

Tang Tian was cheering for Parker at this time.

Parker was also the champion of the previous Skills Challenge.

Lin Shuhao, as a Rockets player, participated in this competition as a hometown player.

However, neither Parker nor Lin Shuhao made it to the final, and Lillard successfully won the championship with a time of 29.8 seconds in the final.

Tang Tian was quite interested in this event. When his ball-handling improves next season, and he exchanges for a breakthrough skill, he will be ready to go.

This year's Three-Point Contest was a major highlight because Tang Tian didn't participate.

Because Thompson's progress was significantly greater than in his previous life, he was also invited to participate in the Three-Point Contest along with Curry.

In addition to the two of them, Novak and Anderson were participating for the second time, and Paul George and Irving were participating for the first time.

A battle of heroes.

Tang Tian also watched with great interest on the sidelines.

In the end, Irving successfully won this year's Three-Point Contest with an excellent score of 23 points.

When he received the championship trophy, his speech made the whole audience laugh.

"I have to thank one person, Tang. If he participated, I think all of us could consider ourselves the number one loser."