"Will you play in the upcoming Men's Basketball World Cup in China?"
The fourth reporter was from TNT, and he asked a question that everyone else was equally concerned about.
"I will. Like Carl said, I'm only retiring from the NBA. I'll still represent my national team, especially in this year's World Cup. It's being held in my country, and I'll help my country win this world championship."
The commotion below the stage grew louder after Tang Tian finished speaking.
Before this, the USA Men's Basketball Team had already announced its 35-man training camp roster, and nearly every superstar in the league was on it.
In other words, if none of those players withdrew, USA Team would be sending its strongest possible roster.
A USA Team like that was impossible to defeat.
Anyone claiming they could beat them would be regarded as delusional.
But now, the one saying it was Tang Tian, and that made things different.
And although luck had played a part, China Team had still been the men's basketball champions at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Though the commotion was intense, no one pursued the subject any further.
Obviously, compared to that, they were far more concerned about Tang Tian's retirement.
"Will you come back to play in the NBA again?"
The next reporter to stand up asked.
"Maybe. No one can predict the future. After all, I'm only twenty-seven."
Tang Tian answered with a smile.
His answer was also what he truly felt.
If someone had asked him a year ago whether he would retire after four consecutive championships, his answer would have been the same.
Life was like a journey. Only after arriving somewhere would you know what choice you would make there.
And once you made that choice, it became your life.
The reporters went