The United States is a country where racial discrimination is everywhere, but it is also a country that is extremely sensitive to racial discrimination. Just like the more inferior people have, the stronger their self-esteem. In a multi-racial country, race-related conflicts occur every day.

Gan Guoyang has deeply understood this since he came to the United States in 1981. At that time, Gan Guoyang often watched various talk shows in order to learn English. In those programs, yellow people were often the targets of jokes among the hosts. Although the hosts also joked about black and white people, they were obviously more unscrupulous to yellow people. Later, at Palo Alto High School, Gan Guoyang was often talked about his skin color when playing games. Of course, Gan Guoyang finally found face on the court.

After entering the NBA and traveling around the United States, this impression became even more profound. For example, some white areas in the northeastern United States, such as New England led by Boston, where white people account for the vast majority, and discrimination against people of color can be said to be in all aspects. Therefore, the Boston Celtics are also the only team in the NBA with white players exceeding black players. At that time, the contracts signed by black players in the NBA even had special terms that could be refused to be traded to Boston.

There was also a lot of racial discrimination in the NBA in the past. The earliest NBAs were dominated by white players, and blacks could not even enter NBA teams. Therefore, the truly strongest basketball player at that time was not necessarily in the NBA, but might also be on the street courts, and the real "masters are among the people."

As a group of black players represented by Bill Russell entered the NBA and ruled the league, the black players' struggle for discrimination became increasingly fierce. Bill Russell, as a legendary figure who brought 11 championship rings to Boston, was still discriminated in Boston, so he has been fighting for anti-discrimination.

Since the 1970s and slowly entering the 1980s, racial discrimination in the NBA has at least been relieved a lot on the surface. Some blatant racial discrimination no longer exists. The uproar caused by Rodman and Thomas' remarks in the 1987 playoffs is still scary. Thomas has become the object of contempt for the whole league and has been repeatedly criticized on TV. The rash Rodman, if it weren't for Thomas's resistance to most of the firepower, would have left the league without the ball.

Of course, this does not mean that discrimination disappears. In fact, many discriminatory behaviors are hidden, which is sometimes difficult for others to understand. It’s just that this is not so polite to treat black people who have resisted fiercely. Americans are not so polite to Chinese people.

For example, when Gan Guoyang just entered the Portland Trail Blazers in 1984 and asked the Trail Blazers to change their team doctors, many media published articles that "yellow people may not be suitable for the NBA game intensity, so they need better doctors for protection and treatment."

In theory, yellow people are indeed slightly worse in physical fitness than other people. But if some media dare to post a post saying that "black players generally have low IQs, and it is difficult for them to get involved in the league after losing their physical fitness", then this media will definitely be in trouble.

This situation gradually began to improve after Gan Guoyang entered the NBA. Many of the impacts brought by Gan Guoyang may have been something he himself did not expect. His outstanding work on the court, his struggle, and his never accept insults. His personality of directly responding to complaints has won the respect of players, fans and the media. Although the media is not in the way of dealing with him, no one will doubt his strength. In addition, Gan Guoyang borrowed Wu Zhiwen to firmly control his voice, and reports like those in 1984 will never appear again.

Moreover, the impact of Gan Guoyang on Asians in the United States is unprecedented. According to a statistics, after Gan Guoyang led the team to the finals in 1986, the number of Asian basketball fans showed a double increase. In the New York area where statistics were accepted, the number of Asians participating in basketball teams at all levels also increased sharply.

After Gan Guoyang lost to Jordan in the MVP battle in 1988, Asian fans across the United States fully condemned the NBA, and various protest letters were sent to David Stern's office like snowflakes. Some Chinese clubs in New York even gathered under the Olympia Building to protest the operation of the NBA's black box and discriminated against Chinese. You should know that in the past, Asians have always shown themselves as "submissive" in the United States. Such a huge protest was unprecedented for the MVP belonging to a sports game.

Moreover, in the United States, the Asians in the United States have always disliked each other, and the Chinese and Koreans hated the Japanese together, and the Japanese laughed at the Koreans with the Chinese. In the end, the Koreans despise the Chinese together. Anyway, these three groups are endless in their hometowns and in the United States, but only in basketball, Gan Guoyang can let them stand on the united front. The best way for two Asians in the United States to get to know each other is to talk about basketball and Gan Guoyang.

Such influence has triggered a sense of collectiveness among the Asian group. The tape of Larry Weinberg and Sterling's conversation was released, undoubtedly throwing a bombshell. Gan Guoyang knew at the time that he saw this news that no matter what, this matter would not be easily understood. Even if the conversation itself did not cause substantial harm to anyone, it would cause a storm in the United States where the racial nerves were extremely tense.

On the night the recording was exposed, the Trail Blazer management held an emergency meeting to discuss the response plan for the matter. Inman kept calling Gan Guoyang to inquire about the situation. Gan Guoyang was very calm, and he said there was no problem here.

Larry Weinberg never expressed his opinion on the matter, nor did he attend the team's management meeting, so the Trail Blazers held a press conference the next day to explain to the media.

However, there is really nothing to explain about this matter, it is not a complicated and tortuous matter. It is just that a team boss discriminates against his employees because of skin color, and this discrimination is only private and verbal. After all, this employee is the best performing employee under his company.

Everyone is waiting for the reaction of the players on the Trail Blazers, especially Gan Guoyang's reaction.

On April 16, countless reporters were waiting at the Portland Jewish Community Training Center to interview Gan Guoyang who participated in the training, but after the training, the reporters were Feng Peiyu and Feng Guangyao wearing sunglasses and a serious face. The two escorted Gan Guoyang away from the training center. During this process, Gan Guoyang said nothing.

Feng Peiyu drove the car, and Feng Guangyao was responsible for blowing away the reporters: "Go and go! What are you doing! I was in a bad mood when I didn't look at people, why are you taking a picture? The stars are not humans. If you are scolded, I will take a big camera and wipe the straps and take pictures of you. You will be happy! Go and go! You can't afford to pay if the car is scratched!"

"Okay, okay, they don't understand what you said Chinese, so get in the car!" Feng Peiyu stopped Feng Guangyao, who was spitting at the reporters. He was also happy anyway, and he yelled for a long time that the reporter didn't understand.

After getting on the car, Feng Guangyao still didn't stop and asked Gan Guoyang: "I said Yangtou, why are you so pretentious? Isn't it good to just say a few words? Look, when I was in the army with my brother, there were soldiers from all over the world, such as "Nine-headed birds in the sky, Hubei people underground", and "Beijing Youzi, Weizuizi, Baoding Mansion's dog legs". They fought each other too much, but after the end, it was over, and they didn't see the People's Daily to report on discrimination issues nationwide?"

Although Feng Guangyao is usually very whispered. Some time ago, he learned from Michael Jordan to chew gum every day and broke his teeth, but he is a real person. In the past, drug trafficking was full of dilemma. What he said actually ends up with Gan Guoyang's heart. This is exactly the problem that Gan Guoyang is worried about.

In Gan Guoyang's opinion, Larry Weinberg is still a good person. It is normal for everyone to have some dark thoughts in their hearts. Gan Guoyang doesn't believe in those who speak righteously for people of color. They really think so in their hearts. Everyone knows many things.

The problem is that this matter was shaken out and everyone knew it. As a Chinese, Gan Guoyang no longer cared about such remarks in his heart. On the surface, he had to make a statement, because he was a public figure. Behind him is a vast Chinese group. Many people are proud of him, and many people are angry because of his humiliation. As the person involved, if he has no expression, it is undoubtedly unreasonable. The efforts he made to improve the status of the Chinese group in the past may also be questioned - people are so strange. Those real things often do not attract attention, but some empty remarks will cause huge responses.

At this time, Gan Guoyang was in such a dilemma. What made him even more worried was the overall state of the Portland Trail Blazers, because there were many black players in the Trail Blazers. In that tape, Sterling and Weinberg also showed discrimination against black players. Today, Gan Guoyang clearly felt that the players were very slack, and Adelman did not correct it.
Chapter completed!