Everything was ready, David Stern came to the scene with brand new championship rings and the tenth championship banner. Everyone was waiting.
Bill Schonely, now 70 years old, was still doing play-by-play commentary on the sidelines. When he shouted, "Let's welcome the pride of Gonzaga, Oregon, Sunny Gan," the entire Rose Garden Arena erupted.
Sure enough, Gan Guoyang made it. He jogged out from the tunnel wearing the number 11 jersey, and the whole arena went wild.
Gan Guoyang received his ninth championship ring from David Stern and said, "Just one more, and both my hands will be full."
Stern replied, "You made it back just in time, you can still catch the second half of the game."
Every member who was retained from the last season received a new ring, and both Gan Guoyang and Terry Porter now had nine.
This made Charles Barkley, who had just joined and wasn't eligible for a ring, extremely envious, and he could only watch longingly from the side.
