So fans blindly attacked him, even targeting his pregnant wife, completely ignoring the fact that Luca wasn’t Arican at all, he was of Italian nationality, his father was Slovenian, and he had absolutely nothing to do with Iraq or the Gulf War.
Luca couldn’t withstand such public violence and ended his basketball journey at West Holden University prematurely, returning to the Italian league instead.
Because of this incident, protests occurred elsewhere, but the numbers were small and scattered, failing to create any significant impact.
Gan Guoyang knew that if he participated in this rally and was exposed by the dia, it would definitely cause an uproar.
Even though he was a Chinese person who had nothing to do with the war, seeing the treatnt of Mark Luca, he would surely be attacked by the Arican public as well.
Honestly, the lack of common knowledge among ordinary Aricans is terrifying; many support the Gulf War but probably couldn’t even locate the Gulf or Iraq on a map.
As for how Saddam rose to power, the intricate relationship with Arica, and how to view the true intentions behind Arica waging war – they have no understanding, nor do they want to understand.
Unlike the Vietnam War, this ti Arica waged a "just" war with the approval of the United Nations and alongside troops from multiple nations.
The patriotic fervor within Arica was uncontrollable and not sothing that could be influenced by one or two anti-war rallies.
"I think you’re right Bill, but once war begins, rationality for survival is lost."
"Sonny, you’ll face the sa issue later on, will you wear a warm-up jacket emblazoned with the Arican flag?"
"No, I won’t, I am Chinese."
"But so people will think you’re against the war, and they won’t care about that detail."
While the two were chatting, the rallygoers were dispersed by the Portland police, and conflicts erupted at the school gates.
Gan Guoyang let Bill Walton get in the car first, then he got out and communicated with both sides to remain calm.
The mont Gan Guoyang appeared, the situation cald down instantly. Whether they were students or police, their attention shifted from the rally to Ah Gan.
After a short while, the entrance to Willatte University turned into an impromptu fan et-and-greet, as everyone ca forward to ask for Gan Guoyang’s autograph and take photos with him.
The police chief in charge of the dispersal operation even grabbed a coffee with Gan Guoyang and asked, "If I’m unwilling to wear the warm-up jacket with the Arican flag sewn on before the ga, would I be arrested by the police?"
The chief quickly responded, "Oh no, at least not in the Portland area, absolutely not, Arica is a free country. Plus, you’re Chinese, you can choose your own jacket."
"I hope so. I support a just war, but people also have the right to choose not to support it, as long as they don’t cause any destruction, right?"
"Hmm... hmm... that’s sowhat reasonable."
In the end, the conflict was resolved, and Gan Guoyang invited the police and students to visit the training gym to watch him train.
This event was much more interesting than the anti-war rally, and without much thought, the students all ran off to the training gym.
Walton, sitting in the car, witnessed the whole process. He shook his head and sighed, "Young people have less and less spirit of struggle nowadays, each of them turns into a star-chasing fan. Michael Jackson and Ah Gan are the modern youth’s spiritual narcotics..."
Though he said this, when comntating the gas on NBC, Walton was a die-hard Gan Guoyang fan, as staunch as they co.
Walton was right on one point, as the war heat intensified, the atmosphere within the United States grew increasingly feverish, now spreading to the NBA courts.
After a three-day break, on January 22, the Trail Blazers hosted the visiting Boston Celtics at their ho court.
Before the ga started, the staff placed the Arican flag at the bottom right corner of the backboard, and the Trail Blazers’ warm-up jackets also had the flag sewn on the right chest.
Of course, foreign players on the Trail Blazers’ team like Gan Guoyang, Petrović, and Sabonis did not have the flag sewn on, they had their freedom.
Besides the NBA, the NFL also began placing the Star-Spangled Banner on player helts to align with the current Arican patriotic mood and support for the war.
Arica is a country that highly venerates military power, an unabashed war machine, rely masked by a veneer of freedom and prosperity.
After a period of rest, Petrović and Reggie Lewis returned to the rotation.
Tonight, Petrović will face his forr good friend Divac, and Reggie Lewis will go up against his forr team, the Celtics.
The Celtics, after going through sumr trades, signings, and coaching changes, had overco a talent crisis and found new vitality this season.
Before this ga, the Celtics firmly held the league’s top spot with a record of 30 wins and 8 losses, and everyone exclaid that the Green Army had returned.
The trade involving Lewis, Divac, and Hornacek was initially thought to help the Trail Blazers, making their road to defending the title easier.
Unexpectedly, it now seems that the Celtics are the big winners.
Divac and Hornacek fit in perfectly with the Celtics’ system.
Both embody an unselfish style of play, one inside and one outside, revitalizing the Celtics’ aging front and backcourt.
The Celtics’ new coach Chris Ford reorganized the team’s offensive and defensive system, opting for a Twin Towers strategy with Divac Parrish and relegating Kevin McHale to the bench as the sixth man.
McHale, who was the team’s sixth man when he first entered the league, had returned to his familiar role.
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