Chapter 33 Rooted

The All-Star game of 1988 came to a perfect close, even if it had an imperfect ending with Gan Guoyang stealing the AMVP from Jordan.

Despite the undercurrents and the tense stand-off between labor and management, the stars still delivered one of the most spectacular All-Star games in recent years to the fans.

The cold weather and snow of Chicago did nothing to extinguish the passion for basketball; instead, the flame of basketball spread across All-America during the winter.

Gan Guoyang took the Union's votes and flew back to Portland with Song Tao.

Throughout the journey, Song Tao not only felt happy for Gan Guoyang's All-Star MVP win but also worried about his big brother.

That night, because Gan Guoyang took the AMVP from Jordan, Song Tao, who was watching the game at courtside, faced verbal attacks from some emotional fans who claimed that a Chinese person had stolen their honor.

In newspapers and on television, the criticism of Gan Guoyang gradually increased.