On the afternoon of July 1, 2008, a plane landed at the Imperial Capital Airport. Reporters who had been waiting for a long time captured the scene of Zhang Yang and Yao Ming getting off the plane together. The sports channel and sports websites interrupted to broadcast this news promptly.
When the Court Sports Channel's sports news program aired the footage of the two getting off the plane, the host summed it up with one sentence — The strongest duo in the basketball world is back.
After Zhang Yang arrived at the hotel, he was exhausted. He drank a cup of coffee made with three shots of espresso to stay awake, planning to sleep when night falls.
After spending two days in New York with Harden and DeRozan, he flew to Los Angeles to meet up with Yao Ming and return to the country together, now needing to adjust to the time zone.
Yao Ming also needed to adjust to the time zone. He brewed a cup of strong tea and went to Zhang Yang's room to chat while playing Frozen Throne.
