Barkley's words immediately caused an uproar on the sidelines.

Was the great Sir Charles Barkley admitting defeat so quickly?

Smith couldn't help but laugh at this point; this was the Barkley he knew.

Although there were still two balls left, Barkley's current speed made it impossible for him to keep up with Tang Tian.

In other words, after Tang Tian stole the ball from the opponent's guard and made that three-pointer, Barkley and he had already lost.

Barkley obviously realized this, so he conceded in advance to avoid the suffering of running after him.

Moreover, conceding now meant at least a draw, not a real loss in points.

"Boss," Barkley then called out directly to Tang Tian without much hesitation.

Although he was a loudmouth, he always kept his word, just like when he kissed the donkey's butt.

There was a chorus of boos from the sidelines; Barkley's call was too direct.

Tang Tian knew that Barkley had given him enough face, and he was ready to give him a way out.

He reached out to the crowd, signaling Karl and the Nike team to come out.

The audience looked curiously into the arena, all eyes glued.

What was going on?

Barkley also looked puzzled.

"This is Karl, he's my team's personal photographer, and these are people from Nike, and these two are Hollywood-level makeup artists."

Tang Tian introduced the people who came out one by one.

It was only then that the audience and Barkley realized that Tang Tian was about to reveal his true identity.

Sure enough, just like the previous guess, the "Godfather" was wearing makeup!

The fans on the sidelines took out their phones.

Who exactly was the Godfather?

This was what everyone had been expecting and eager to know.

Now, the answer was about to be revealed before their eyes!

"Maybe he's an NBA player himself; only an NBA player could so easily defeat Reggie Jackson."

The fans on the sidelines couldn't help but discuss.

"That's the best answer; his tactical skills, three-pointers, and that defense, only an NBA-level player can do that."

"Who is he?"

…

The discussions continued.

Under the gaze of the surrounding mobile phone cameras, the makeup artist took out his equipment and began to remove Tang Tian's makeup on the spot.

The mystery was finally about to be revealed!

The white beard and white wig were taken off, and then his face was cleaned.

After more than twenty minutes, Tang Tian's face was finally revealed.

"What?!"

"Tang?!"

The moment the Godfather's mysterious veil was lifted, everyone was stunned.

Not an NBA player, but Tang Tian!

Was Tang Tian that strong?

So strong that they would have the illusion that he was an NBA player?

"You're Tang?!"

Barkley was also stunned; he had thought of many possibilities, but he had never thought it would be Tang Tian.

Because Tang Tian was only nineteen years old, not to mention anything else, just playing the demeanor of a 70-year-old man, the acting alone was unbelievable!

Of course, there was also that strength, which was much stronger than when he played against James!

"He's Tang! He's the Tang who stole the ball from James!"

"He's that yellow man! God!"

"My God, the Spurs have found a treasure!"

…

The crowd exploded after reacting.

The Godfather was Tang Tian, and Tang Tian was the Godfather!

The two most popular players in the offseason were the same person!

This was really unbelievable!

Barkley hadn't recovered yet, but he was even more stunned the next moment.

On the other side, the "Godfather's" nephew also took off his makeup, and Smith's comical face was also revealed.

"Kenny?!" Barkley was completely dumbfounded at this time.

The fans on the sidelines were also stunned; they never expected that the nephew was Kenny Smith!

But soon, both Barkley and the fans reacted.

Only Smith could have损 (sǔn - mock/tease) Barkley so accurately before!

"You, Kenny, you pretended not to know who the Godfather was."

Barkley patted Smith, but then burst out laughing.

He knew about Smith giving Tang Tian his contact information, but he hadn't thought about it in that direction at all.

"Godfather! Godfather!"

Although they knew the true identity of the Godfather, the fans were still chanting "Godfather" in unison after filming the video.

From Tang Tian to the Godfather, this popularity had directly reached a new level!

That night, the shouts of "Godfather" echoed throughout Queens, New York.

The next day, videos about the Godfather flooded Instagram, and Karl's videos reached an unprecedented peak, with over ten million likes, nearly a million comments, and the heat directly reaching number one on Twitter!

"Real Tang - The Spurs' Unassuming Rookie - Tian!"

"Haha, I've been a Spurs fan for over a decade, and it's really the first time I've seen such a high-profile rookie!"

"Tang is the Godfather, whether you accept it or not, he's already the most popular rookie in the 2011 class."

"Damn lockout, I can't wait to see Tang play in the NBA!"

…

Such likes, such comments, this was no longer just fire, but a phenomenal event.

Moreover, it wasn't just Twitter and Instagram that were on fire; on domestic forums, Tang Tian and the "Godfather" quickly became the number one trending topic.

Not only fans, but even those female fans who usually liked to post various philosophies of life on Weibo began to forward news about Tang Tian and the "Godfather"!

This was fire after Twitter, fire after Weibo, fire abroad, fire domestically!

Moreover, after Nike quickly launched Tang Tian's shoes, his shoe sales in China also exploded instantly!

Yao Ming had retired, and Yi Jianlian was about to run out of games to play; Tang Tian's appearance really came at the right time, giving domestic fans unprecedented new expectations!

Moreover, he was a swingman, so it would be strange if his shoes didn't sell!

More than a month had passed since the "Godfather" first became famous in New York to when he truly unveiled his mask.

This step-by-step paving could be called a marketing textbook, but its success was also unprecedented.

Moreover, this success even completely exceeded Nike's expectations; after the first phase of "Godfather" was successful, they began to follow up with the second phase.

"Godfather" was just a primer, but also the main body; he wouldn't change, but the guests could change.

Kenny Smith was the guest in the first phase, so there would be other guests in the second phase, which meant that this was a continuous series.

In the lockout season, this was a very attractive thing.

Strong popularity meant a lot of money.

At this time, the people at Nike felt that signing Tang Tian was truly the wisest decision they had ever made.

"Good, Tang, you hid from us and did such a popular thing, and you didn't bring me along!"

When Tang Tian appeared on the training ground again the next day, Walker was the first to come over and punch him in the chest.

Thompson also gave him the middle finger.

Both were expressing their "protest" in their own way.

"Your acting skills are too bad; if I brought you, you would definitely be exposed," Tang Tian knew they were joking and smiled back.

After training, Irving suddenly found him.

"You want to go with me to the street court and become a 'Godfather' guest?" Tang Tian was a little surprised when he heard what Irving said.

"Yes, to be honest, I once saw an old man performing cool skateboarding skills in the park, and I had similar ideas before."

Irving said with a smile.

Hearing this, Tang Tian suddenly felt a little embarrassed, after all, he had preempted Irving's idea.

"Okay, no problem, I'll suggest it to Nike," Tang Tian nodded, naturally giving some of the benefits back since he had taken advantage of Irving.

"Thank you," Irving was a little excited; to be honest, he was just making a suggestion, and he didn't expect Tang Tian to agree so readily.

In reality, Walker was the closest to Tang Tian.