With a few broken steps, one dribble, one step forward, he jumped into the air with one step within the free throw line, and the black box placed in front of it as an obstacle seemed small; he flew high and high, as if he might leap over thousands of rocks. Even the end of the universe is not far away…
Suddenly, something appeared in front of his eyes. When he fixed his eyes, it was a hoop; he rotated his arms in the air to draw an approximately circular arc, the ball entered the hoop, and the ambassador of power also rushed along with the net. This is a record. The perfectly executed windmill dunk can be appreciated by the viewers, and the gentleness of true power is probably the case.
Where did this happen? This is the last slam dunk in the 2007 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. The performer is Gerald Green, who won the championship. Since then, the title of “Nine Finger Slam Dunk” has spread like wildfire, and he has successfully written himself into the history of basketball.
“We were not going to be forgotten.”
This is what Aung San Suu Kyi said in his speech at the Nobel peace prize. I am convinced that Gerald Green and his fans can also say the same, because a young man with a dominant handicap is the highest in basketball where even the able-bodied can hardly be ranked. The hall shines, it is destined to be praised by the world.
However, his basketball career has not been smooth sailing because of this success. Become a bargaining chip, traded, waived, basic salary contract, retrenched once more, and traveled to Europe and China. A first-round show who jumped to the NBA following graduating from high school was still reluctant to disarm following all this, and finally looked forward to a ten-day short appointment Later, he also firmly seized the hard-won opportunity, and was awarded a three-year contract at the end of the season, but what followed was a deal, two-year salary, non-guaranteed contract, layoff…
The strongest high school student in Texas, who was once gifted and made famous in the 2005 McDonald’s All-American Boys Game, seems to have reached the end of the world.
But at the end of the road, the chilling Gerald Green will soon announce the moment of his retirement. First, a call from James Harden and then a trial invitation from Daryl Morey. He went into battle in a hurry and gave the Houston Rockets, who suffered a wave of player injuries, what he needed. Fire support.
He is kind and righteous. In the offseason, he gave up the high salary of his team and signed a basic salary contract with Rockets, playing an indispensable role in the rotation. In these two seasons, he averaged 10.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 52.8% two-point shooting, and 36.0% three-point shooting. This was achieved in an average playing time of 21.1 minutes.
Regrettably, Gerald Green, who renewed his contract with the Rockets in the new season, suffered a broken left leg in pre-season training. Seasonal reimbursement and increasing age made everything difficult.
In the 2020-21 season and 2021-22 season, he has not entered any team’s opening roster. Perhaps it is time to say goodbye. In late October 2021, Gerald Green announced that he would step down as a basketball player and become the player development coach of Houston Rockets; he also expressed his sincere gratitude to the fans in his retirement statement, which was really teary.
Maybe he is just one of the many players in the NBA, but to me, his story is an unquestionable epic, and his spirit is a shining legend.
Gerald Green expressed his sincere gratitude to the fans when he announced his retirement from player status and transferred to the Rockets player development coach. He is always full of passion, tenacity and hard work when he stands on the court, and he is still full of humility and gratitude following he is removed as a player. He is not only a basketball player, but also a fighter for life. He did not give up chasing his dreams because he lost half of his finger, and he did not deter him from facing a bumpy career. Gerald Green is a brave man and a warrior. He taught me what it means to be strong and what it means to be brave and not back down. His story is a model, and it will last for a long time in my memory and deep in my heart. Gerald Green, thank you and happy retirement! . “Nine-finger buckle, Gerald Green you don’t know”: https://federerharden.pixnet.net/blog/post/280876060
Depend on Grand Master’s ColumnPosted on Saturday, October 23, 2021
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如同已故的人權鬥士 Martin Luther King Jr. 所言,“I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.”
