Chapter 452: Bringing the NBA to Huaxia

Wade Dong's proposal and the Suns' three-peat.

A double celebration meant that a night of revelry was inevitable.

The celebration lasted through the night, with Li Jiajia staying by Wade Dong's side the entire time.

Wade Dong was thoroughly drunk.

During the all-night revelry, many amusing incidents occurred.

For instance, Li Pei, who was tipsy, imitated Wade Dong and confessed to Zhuang Fei... Zhuang Fei was Li Jiajia's roommate, and she had only met Li Pei a few times, so they weren't exactly close.

Perhaps it was the influence of alcohol, but Zhuang Fei surprisingly accepted Li Pei's confession.

And so, Li Pei was no longer single... ✻

Zhuang Fei was a top student at Yanjing University, but so was Li Pei, and he was also an NBA water boy. It seemed that Zhuang Fei was even a bit of a catch for him.

Li Pei's confession made the two of them the temporary stars of the celebration.

There were many more amusing incidents like this...

For example, when Zhang Yang was about to leave at 2 a.m., the already drunk Wade Dong pulled Feng Yuxiu and asked him to send Zhang Yang home to ensure his safety.

"Even the two of us are no match for Brother Yang. If there's any danger he can't handle, it's just a matter of sending someone to their death, even if I go."

Wade Dong's request was refused by Feng Yuxiu.

Feng Yuxiu stayed and waited until the sun rose, the celebration ended, and he drove Wade Dong and Li Jiajia home.

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When they returned home in the morning, the drunk Wade Dong slept for over twenty hours, only waking up the next day.

The fatigue of an entire season vanished.

The Suns were already preparing for a victory parade, but Wade Dong didn't want to join in the excitement. However, he couldn't ignore the feelings of the Phoenix fans.

Wade Dong had become a hero in Phoenix.

After three days of victory parades, Wade Dong and his family flew back to Huaxia.

Although Li Zhen and his wife repeatedly emphasized that as long as Wade Dong and Li Jiajia lived happily together, everything else could be simple, even the wedding ceremony and the dowry were not mentioned.

But this was Wade Dong's only marriage in this life; how could he possibly have a simple wedding? Especially when he had the means...

The proposal was broadcast worldwide, so the wedding had to be a grand affair... It was also a way to make up for the regrets of his previous life, where he only found success after getting married.

In a sense,

Wade Dong owed Li Jiajia a wedding.

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This summer, Wade Dong's schedule was focused on two major events: his wedding and the Basketball World Cup.

The Huaxia men's basketball team already had an Olympic championship, but they still lacked a World Cup title to complete the collection. Wade Dong was quite confident about this year's World Cup. As long as the system didn't fail him, the luck potion was unlimited, and he had help by his side, the chances of winning the World Cup were high.

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June 26th, early morning.

Song Chacha had just woken up and reached under her pillow to grab her phone.

Playing with her phone before getting out of bed was Song Chacha's habit, and it often led to her waking up at 6 a.m. and getting up at 2 p.m.

Shouldn't a cute girl like Song Chacha enjoy sleeping in?

She was still a fan of Kevin Durant, and the first thing she did after unlocking her phone was to check Durant's Twitter.

"Huaxia, here I come!"

As soon as Chacha unlocked her phone, she saw Durant's tweet, which had been updated just a minute ago.

Seeing this tweet, Chacha kicked off her blanket in excitement and shook her phone with emotion, "Durant is coming to Huaxia!"

Then,

Chacha also noticed that Durant had attached a picture to his tweet—Wade Dong's wedding invitation.

"Brother Dong is really getting married..."

The invitation clearly stated that Wade Dong's wedding was scheduled for July 7th, and even the name of the hotel was revealed.

July 7th on the Gregorian calendar wasn't the Qixi Festival in Huaxia, and the reason for choosing this date was simple—it was randomly picked... Plus, Wade Dong's jersey number was 7.

Durant's tweet was just the beginning.

Within the next day, over a hundred active and retired NBA stars tweeted that they would be coming to Huaxia to attend Wade Dong's wedding, and their tone was filled with pride.

It seemed that receiving an invitation from Wade Dong was something to be very proud of...

Wade Dong was surprised to see so many people receiving wedding invitations. When he learned about it, he called LeBron James, "Brother, what's this about the wedding invitations?"

"Ahahaha..."

LeBron's cheerful voice came from the other end of the line, "I didn't know so many people received invitations either. I only invited around twenty players."

"Twenty?!??"

Wade Dong clenched his teeth and said to James, "Remember to remind everyone that they need to bring a gift for the wedding!"

There was no need to call Stephen Curry, Kobe Bryant, or Kevin Durant.

LeBron and the others must have discussed it and each invited twenty to thirty people, which explained why over a hundred players received Wade Dong's wedding invitation.

Wade Dong wanted to give Li Jiajia a perfect wedding, but there wasn't much he needed to prepare, so he handed the task to Guo Zifeng and went on his honeymoon with Li Jiajia.

Bringing forward the honeymoon was a necessary move, as Wade Dong would be joining the national team for the Basketball World Cup after the wedding.

Wade Dong's idea for the wedding was simple—set up around a hundred and eighty tables for relatives, friends, and the management of the Wade Group.

In M Country, Wade Dong had only mentioned the wedding to LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.

When James heard that Wade Dong didn't have time to send invitations, he and Kobe took charge and said they would handle the distribution of invitations.

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At that moment, Li Jiajia was boating with Wade Dong on Lake Baikal. Hearing Wade Dong's conversation with James, Li Jiajia smiled and said, "Are there going to be a lot of people coming to our wedding?"

"Let me count..."

Wade Dong opened Twitter and quickly sc.

LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Steve Nash, Allen Iverson, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Garnett, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green... All these players had tweeted, and Wade Dong wasn't surprised that they had received invitations, as they were all active players, and many were good friends.

Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal... were also coming, which didn't surprise Wade Dong, as they had met and were somewhat acquainted.

However, when he saw that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, Julius Erving, Magic Johnson, and Karl Malone had also received invitations, Wade Dong became anxious!

"Is this... bringing the NBA to Huaxia?"

Wade Dong patted his forehead, suddenly feeling that the M Country folks weren't entirely reliable, and even James and Kobe couldn't be trusted in certain matters.

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A little spoiler:

In these two seasons, Wade Dong had the help of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Kevin Durant. In the upcoming season, there will be a storyline where he single-handedly takes on the league, with the total word count reaching around 1.4 million.