Chapter 13 Sunrise_2

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The newly added laser projectors atop the ceiling cast the Portland Trail Blazers' logo onto the center of the court floor.

The live DJ switched to a high-pitched voice, stretching the notes as he began to introduce the starting players for the Trail Blazers.

Everyone immediately realized this was the new pre-game ceremony for the home team players that the Trail Blazers had adopted for the new season.

It was the idea of the team owner, Tang Jianguo, who found the previous ceremony too plain, utterly lacking in dramatic effect.

Both home and away teams were the same, which was boring; he insisted that the entrance of the home team players be filled with a sense of mystery and ceremony.

So, the lights were dimmed, the music played, and lasers flashed chaotically, becoming the standard for the Trail Blazers' new season entrances.

The background music was Richard Strauss's symphonic masterpiece "Thus Spake Zarathustra," specifically the introduction piece, "Sunrise."