On the evening of February 13, at the Charlotte Arena, the second game of the Trail Blazers' Southeast tour.
Before the tip-off, Mourning looked very nervous.
He kept pacing in the center circle, trying to calm himself down.
Meanwhile, Gan Guoyang stood still in the center circle, quietly watching Mourning adjust himself.
When Mourning finally stood face-to-face with Ah Gan in the circle, he found his heart pounding hard.
In fact, like O'Neal, Mourning also saw Ah Gan as his idol.
The first sport Mourning engaged in was football—similar to O'Neal.
Later, he found himself unsuited for the sport, and his teacher introduced him to the boxing club.
The problem was that Mourning's peers were unwilling to spar with him.
This guy was too tall, strong, and had boundless energy, with a fierce demeanor.
Eventually, his coach recommended him to the basketball court to play basketball.
The main purpose of his father doing this was to deplete Mourning's inexhaustible energy.
