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On October 30, 2001, the Washington Wizards departed from D.C. to New York to participate in the 2001-02 NBA season's opening game.
Because of Jordan's involvement, the Wizards suddenly became one of the main teams in the NBA, and it was only natural that they were scheduled to play in the opening game.
Yu Fei sat numbly on the plane, and even here, he could still hear some news.
Unfortunately, whether in the newspapers or on the television, everyone was talking about the United States' war on terror launched at the beginning of the month as a response to the 9/11 events; the world's only superpower had stepped into the "graveyard of empires." TV commentators tirelessly narrated frontline stories; no one talked about Jordan's second comeback, and even Barry Bonds' record-breaking home runs were overshadowed by the national tragedy.