Chapter 162 The Most Wanted Dodge Charger

There was only one reason for this unusual reaction.

Because the car model Tang Tian gave him was the 1969 Dodge Charger he wanted most!

Duncan loved cars as much as he loved basketball.

And among those cars, the one he wanted most was the Dodge Charger that appeared in the early 80s television series "The Dukes of Hazzard."

Even though Tang Tian had only given him a car model.

"Thank you."

This time, Duncan didn't reach out.

Actually, Tang Tian could get a real car for him, but with Duncan's personality, he definitely wouldn't want it.

He would, however, want the car model, and it was also something he liked.

Tang Tian had put a lot of thought into choosing the gift.

"Tony, this is for you."

Tang Tian took out Parker's gift next.

A gold-plated Beats headphones.

After chatting with Artest, Tang Tian discovered that Parker was also a rap enthusiast, and even released an album in 2007.

For people like him, a good pair of headphones was a great gift.

"Thank you."

Sure enough, when Parker took the headphones, his face was full of happy smiles.

Leonard's gift was an Apple 5s phone and Apple computer set that had just come out in September of this year.

Tang Tian really treated him like an older brother to a younger one.

When Tang Tian took out Ginobili's gift, the people in the locker room burst out laughing.

It was a whole box of aphrodisiacs!

Ginobili himself was also cracking up. He had given Tang Tian a whole box of condoms, and Tang Tian turned around and gave him a box of this.

Tang Tian really reciprocated in kind.

"Boris, this is for you. I know you like to enjoy life, and you have to record it."

Tang Tian gave Diaw a Canon SLR camera.

"Okay, for the sake of this gift, I won't tie you up."

Diaw was also very happy to receive the camera. He did like photography.

The teammates' gifts were handed out one by one, and then Tang Tian handed each of the rookies Ayres, Austin Daye, and Belinelli a box of hair conditioner.

"You'll need it."

Tang Tian's words made everyone in the Spurs' locker room laugh.

After giving the gifts to the players, Tang Tian asked where Popovich was. After knowing he was in the office, he went over alone.

"Old Man, I've come to see you."

Knocking on the door and entering, Tang Tian held a bottle of 1970s red wine and a set of custom-made suits.

The red wine was for Popovich, and the suit was for Budenholzer.

The two hadn't seen each other since they got drunk in New York last time, and they talked a lot when they met again.

They talked about the current situation of the Spurs, Tang Tian's life in New Orleans, and even Parker's new girlfriend's pregnancy.

Conversations between old friends always seemed to jump from one topic to another, but they never seemed to run out of things to talk about.

"I'm going to target you hard."

After chatting, Popovich didn't forget to remind Tang Tian kindly.

What he said was naturally the game tonight.

"I'll help the team win the game."

Tang Tian also looked at Popovich and said.

The two looked at each other, and then laughed.

After coming out of the Spurs' locker room, Tang Tian felt very good.

Not all separations have to be like those of boyfriends and girlfriends, where if you can't be friends, you have to become enemies.

That night, the AT&T Center was packed.

Spurs owner Peter Holt also came to the scene. He was in the best VIP box on the first floor.

At the commentary booth, the TNT Big Three, Barkley, O'Neal, and Kenny Smith, also made a collective appearance.

Tang Tian had extremely high popularity when he was in the Spurs, and he had performed even better after joining the Pelicans.

Returning to San Antonio to face his former club for the first time was full of highlights and was also the focus of fans' attention.

"What kind of performance do you think Tang will have tonight?"

Before the players entered the arena, the Big Three in the commentary booth couldn't help but start chatting, and Barkley directly asked the question that fans were most concerned about.

"Maybe 20 points? The Spurs are very familiar with him, which will make it difficult for him to perform his strength." Smith thought for a while and said.

"No, you're wrong, he'll still get 30+ points." After losing to Barkley last time, O'Neal became a firm supporter of Tang.

"How do you say that?" Barkley looked at O'Neal with a smile.

For some reason, since the last show, Barkley would think of the scene of the latter tearing up a pink skirt whenever he saw O'Neal in the show.

"Don't you think that the current Tang is completely different from the Tang of the Spurs era?"

O'Neal said.

Barkley and Smith thought for a while after listening, and then nodded in agreement.

The current Tang Tian has both the ability to break through and shoot, which is indeed completely different from the 3-D player of the Spurs era.

Simply put, it is the difference between a system player and a core player.

Or in other words, this is no longer the Tang Tian that the Spurs and Popovich knew, so the effect of targeting him will naturally not be as strong.

As they were talking, the lights went down, and the game entered the opening ceremony.

The Pelicans' players were the first to be introduced.

First Morrow, then Jason Smith, and then Holiday.

"Number 31, 2.03 meter small forward, Tang~~ Tian!"

The host habitually lengthened the tone.

Tang Tian stood up from the bench.

But at this moment, something unexpected happened.

The scene was filled with boos.

Tang Tian was waving to the audience when he heard the boos, he was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This is the NBA.

Morrow's reminder before was right, no matter what you've brought to this city, you'll still be booed.

Not many fans knew the details of Tang Tian's departure from the Spurs. To the fans in San Antonio, they only saw that Tang Tian had finally left.

Tang Tian didn't care too much, and joined the queue after waving his hand.

After the Pelicans, the Spurs' starters also came on the field one after another.

The guards were Parker and Green, the forwards were Leonard and Duncan, and the center was Splitter.

After the opening ceremony, the two teams did their final three-minute warm-up before the game.

"I think this treatment (being booed) will make Tang even more eager for victory." O'Neal said at the commentary booth at this time.

He was probably the one who could understand Tang Tian the most.

He had brought the Lakers a three-peat as the core player, but when he was traded to the Heat and returned to the Lakers' home court, he was still booed by the fans.

Fans were sometimes so screwed up. When they loved you, they loved you to death, but when they didn't love you, they would completely forget how much they once loved you.

Not to mention that Tang Tian has always been known for his good attitude towards fans, whether it was signing autographs or putting fans first when winning championships.

"This is going to be a great game." Smith also nodded in agreement.

Tang Tian and the Spurs' players had a good relationship, but the fans' reaction would definitely make the game different. All the grudges and love were in the game.