As we all know, Yao Ming, who entered the NBA in 2002 as a champion, was not smooth sailing at the beginning, but was suspected by all parts of the United States. However, fortunately, at that time, the boss of the Rockets, Francis, stepped forward again and again to help Yao Ming clear the obstacles and play with confidence, and because of this, Yao Ming also willingly recognized Francis's big brother, and the nickname of Boss Fu also became popular in the circle of Chinese fans. So, how did Francis help Yao Ming gain a foothold in the NBA step by step? Just look at these four little things and you'll know.
When Yao Ming first entered the team, due to the surprise of Eastern and Western cultures, the shy Yao Ming did not know how to greet his teammates, and Francis first discovered this, so he took the initiative to chat with Yao Ming, "Hey brother, your champion is drawn by me, you came here thanks to me", Yao Ming also laughed after listening to it, and then also opened the conversation box, and then, Boss Fu also helped Yao Ming explain the team's tactics in the tactical class, so that he knew the characteristics of the team members and his position, And in life, he also led Yao Ming throughout the streets of Houston, experienced American culture, accompanied Yao Ming to interview, and helped Yao Ming gain a foothold in the NBA.
In the locker room, Francis always stood up for Yao Ming. At that time, a regular season game against the Spurs, head coach Tom Janovic was absent for physical reasons, assistant coach Larry Smith came to the scene, but in that game Yao Ming played poorly, resulting in the team losing, so smith as an assistant coach after the game was furious, blaming Yao Ming for the reason for the loss, and at that time Francis was in the locker room loudly reprimanded Smith "You know to shirk responsibility, the loss is because you blindly command on the field", seeing Francis come forward to scare himself, Smith, as a teaching assistant, also sat down honestly.
Not only in the dressing room, but also on the pitch, Francis often stood out for Yao Ming. At that time, a game against the Suns, Stoudemire, who entered the NBA in the same year as Yao Ming, was always angry because the draft pick was lower than Yao Ming, so he fought against Yao Ming everywhere on the field, and after a partition, he demonstrated to Yao Ming, seeing the provocation of Xiao Siming's shaking, Francis also came forward immediately, and he directly pushed away 2 meters 1 XiaoSi, although the height difference was 20 centimeters, but the momentum was not lost at all.
Because Yao Ming represented the Chinese market, Yao Ming was selected as an All-Star starter in the first year, which made the other old cannons of the Western All-Star at that time very dissatisfied and felt that he was a related household. Isolating Yao Ming on the field, not communicating with him, not giving him a pass, and Francis could not see it, and after playing, he sent Yao Ming the first goal of his All-Star career, which also moved Yao Ming for a long time.
In the end, in order to get Maddy in a trade in 2004, the Rockets could only send Francis, the most important leader of Yao Ming NBA, and transferred to the Magic. In the regular season of the Rockets and Magic, when Yao Ming made a free throw, Francis subconsciously high-fived Yao Ming, but then found that he was not a teammate with him, and then extended his hand back. Although he was not long with Francis, he was Yao Ming's best brother, and even when Francis encountered difficulties after retiring, Yao Ming, as the president of the Basketball Association, wanted to take his brother to the CBA to find a job, but because Francis was stained with drugs after retiring, Yao Ming finally gave up. （ikuet）