Tang Tian's first reaction after seeing Thompson fall was to run over and check if he was injured.

When he saw the latter get up from the ground, looking at the basket with a resentful expression, he couldn't help but laugh like the audience at the court.

Thompson, so he was here to be funny!

First Curry slipped during a dunk in the All-Star game, and then Thompson turned 360 degrees and got blocked by the rim.

The Splash Brothers hadn't formed yet, but they had already become the comedy brothers.

Thompson looked at the basket with resentment, then shook his head with a smile.

The failure was a bit frustrating, but he had a good attitude.

"I'll win next time."

Thompson saw Tang Tian laughing and walked over to say with a smile.

Tang Tian nodded, he believed it.

Thompson's dunk slip was just a small episode of the China tour.

But after some fans posted the video on Instagram, fans in the United States instantly went wild, and some even uploaded spoofs of his video.

"This is an epic dunk fail!"

"This is definitely a tribute to Curry's All-Star dunk!"

"The Golden State Fail Brothers!"

"Actually, it's not Klay's fault, he's just been flying in the sky for too long."

"No, actually, he's holding a solid ball!"

"Okay, Klay, you should just shoot from the three-point line, your accuracy is higher there."

……

What happened in China went viral in the United States.

At this time, Thompson and Curry hadn't made a big name for themselves yet, so this was a stroke of luck that helped him gain a wave of popularity.

Thompson didn't expect this to become so popular in the United States. He re-performed the 360-degree dunk in the event the next day and succeeded.

But no one cared anymore, fans would only remember the scene of him falling flat on his face after the failed dunk.

Just like Paul's 58 points, it was an insurmountable hurdle.

Thompson was a little speechless.

To comfort him, Tang Tian treated him to instant noodles the next night, Ariza's favorite Chinese food.

And it was the most characteristic pickled mustard flavor.

Thompson's mouth watered a little when he was brewing it, the aroma completely attracted him.

"This is really delicious, but I don't want to eat it again at all now."

After eating, Thompson gave his comment.

This sentence was very pertinent, the first bite of instant noodles is the most fragrant.

Eating instant noodles was just an appetizer, Tang Tian then took Thompson to eat a Manchu Han Imperial Feast of Shanghainese cuisine, as a way to comfort his injured heart.

And while eating, he also invited Thompson to drink baijiu (white liquor).

Thompson took a small cup and downed it in one gulp, stunning Tang Tian, but he was immediately choked by the cough, which made Tang Tian want to laugh again.

To say that Thompson's personality wasn't the same kind of funny as Ginobili, but this series of events made him just as amusing!

In the next two days, they went to other places to participate in activities.

On the last night, they held a sneaker release conference at the Yuanshen Sports Center in Pudong, Shanghai.

The stadium, which was put into use in 2007, is the home of the CBA Shanghai team and can accommodate up to 5,000 people to watch the games on site.

Before the press conference started, the venue was already filled with spectators and fans.

This was Tang Tian's first personal signature shoe release conference, and it had been announced that 10 pairs of shoes would be drawn on site.

These people would be the first to get the shoes!

It's no wonder that fans were so enthusiastic.

Thompson also came to the scene, he sat in the audience, watching Tang Tian on the stage, his eyes full of envy.

He wondered when he would be able to have his own signature shoe.

For players, signature shoes are even harder to get than championships.

After the warm-up activities, the countdown began on the site.

When the numbers on the screen counted down from 10 to 0, Tang Tian's first-generation sneakers, "The Godfather 1," slowly rose from the stage, appearing in front of all the fans.

The spotlights flashed, and the fans were in a frenzy.

This was a red and white mid-top shoe with red as the main color.

It had a bit of a Chinese red flavor, and the red and white also corresponded to the Pelicans' home and away jerseys.

Nike took a stable route in the design of the color and shoe shape.

In fact, with Tang Tian's current popularity in China, as long as the shoes weren't too ugly, they would definitely sell well.

Nike's choice was the most correct one.

After the shoes appeared, the cameras at the scene also gave close-ups of the shoes from various angles.

The side of the shoe had a large Nike logo, which was nothing new.

What was new was the upper, which had a circular logo, and inside it wasn't the Pelicans or NBA logo, but a silhouette of Tang Tian's super-dunk!

This scene aroused endless reverie!

This wasn't a treatment that could be enjoyed with great skill, it should be known that only Jordan had a similar silhouette of a free throw line dunk before!

The signal that this sent was that Nike had the idea of ​​separating the Tang Tian series!

Nike executives were really optimistic about Tang Tian, their vision was much higher than that of someone like Xiao Hua.

The Chinese fans on the sidelines were even more excited, it was the first time they felt that Chinese people could really be so awesome.

Tang Tian hadn't seen this shoe before, Nike had given him a surprise.

It seemed that choosing Nike in the first place wasn't a loss.

After the appearance of the shoes was fully presented, the Nike staff at the scene also began to introduce the shoes.

Although the appearance and color scheme were conservative, the technology used was not conservative at all, and all materials were the most advanced.

The most important of these was that the air cushion was also Nike's exclusive Air technology.

The cost of this shoe wasn't low.

However, its final price was $120 in the United States and 899 RMB in China, which was an absolutely affordable price.

When this price came out, the fans at the scene cheered non-stop.

They were all eager to try it.

Nike was indeed professional, the conservative design plus the affordable price, it could be foreseen that it wouldn't be long before Tang Tian's personal shoes would soon occupy the Chinese market.

Moreover, this shoe would also have signed and hand-signed versions later, which would have an even greater impact on the market.

Tang Tian himself could foresee that by February of next year, he would receive a large share from Nike.

Whether or not he could exchange for Kobe's fadeaway skill depended on that wave at that time.

The signature shoe launch conference ended, and Tang Tian's Nike China tour came to an end.

Thompson took a plane to Beijing the next day, and he, who liked to have fun, was going to climb the Great Wall.

Tang Tian didn't go, he met Yao Ming at a local restaurant.

Tang Tian and Yao Ming had met before at McGrady's retirement dinner, so the two could be considered acquaintances.

This time back in Shanghai, at Yao Ming's territory, Yao Ming would definitely have to do his part as the host.

There was no shortage of topics between the two, and Yao Ming really wasn't as dull as he looked, he was full of humor.

People of Tang Tian's age were kept laughing by him.

When they talked about the end, the two inevitably talked about the future of Chinese basketball.

Yao Ming had quite a few ideas, and all of them were obviously feasible.

"Da Yao, you need to run for chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association right away, you can't wait any longer."

Tang Tian finally looked at Yao Ming and said directly.