The day before yesterday, the 2017 National Games Men's Basketball Preliminary Round Of The Adult Group kicked off, and in the first round of competition in ningxia Zhongning Division, the Sichuan National Games team won 99-70 to qualify the popular Jiangsu team, breaking a big cold. In this game, Sichuan's interior player Cai Chen cut down 22 points and 10 rebounds. However, the game was won, and he performed well, but Cai Chen could not see the slightest excitement on his face. Just last Saturday night, Cai Chen's grandfather died suddenly, and after receiving the news the next morning, Cai Chen was very sad, but because the match with Jiangsu that night was of great significance, he considered it again and again, and finally insisted on finishing the game, rushing back to Guangzhou early yesterday morning to run for funerals, and this morning, he had to rush back to Ningxia Zhongning to participate in the next game. A day, thousands of miles to attack, although the day is late, this is not that Cai Chen's feelings for his grandfather are not deep enough, but he wants to complete a promise to his grandfather: "I will play well and win the victory." ”
In the third quarter of the game, Cai Chen faced the famous domestic internal line, the old national player Tang Zhendong, successfully singled with his back, and the opponent had no way. But after scoring this wonderful goal, he was expressionless, and those who knew him well felt that this was completely different from his usual personality. At the door of the locker room after the game, Cai Chen's eyes were red, and he said to the Chengdu Business Daily reporter with a slight cry: "My grandfather died last night, I am very confused now, tomorrow morning rush back to Guangzhou for funerals, and come back the day after tomorrow." According to the reporter's understanding, after learning this news, the Coaching Team of the Sichuan team immediately decided to give Cai Chen a holiday, but Cai Chen considered that the match with Jiangsu that night was of great significance, and decided to play this game the next day and then go, and his play also determined the final result of the game, and the Sichuan team beat Jiangsu.
After the game, the Sichuan teammates who learned of this unfortunate news comforted Cai Chen, and Meng Da, who represented his hometown jiangsu, also expressed his condolences through Weibo. Cai Chen told the Chengdu Business Daily reporter that his grandfather was a professional basketball player, and it was precisely because of his grandfather's love for basketball that he influenced his father and son for two generations, "My father played basketball under the guidance of my grandfather, and I played basketball, and I was also guided by my grandfather. Cai Chen said that Grandpa is very kind in life, but for his performance on the basketball court, he is very strict, every game will watch the broadcast, there is something wrong will immediately criticize him, "For two consecutive seasons, I think I played some games very well, and when I came home, my grandfather would say that you did not play a game well, how should you do a certain action." At that time, I didn't go to my heart, but now I think about it is really uncomfortable. However, in his career planning, Cai Chen and his father also had differences with his grandfather, "Grandpa's concept is more old-fashioned, he felt that he could become a talent in the Bayi team, and he wanted to send me to the Bayi team to play, but in the end my father sent me to the United States to go to high school." ”
Due to the weak strength of the Hebei and Guangxi teams facing the Sichuan team next, even if Cai Chen is absent, it will not have much impact, but he still strives to rush back to Ningxia Zhongning today to participate in this match with Guangxi team. "I promised Grandpa that I would play well and win the game. I wish he could see it in heaven. "In the second match yesterday afternoon, Sichuan beat Hebei 100-74 to win two consecutive games.
Chengdu Business Daily client reporter He Pengnan
Edited by Guan Li