Before going to Portland, Gan Guoyang made a trip back to San Francisco to visit his father and his uncle's family, enjoying a few dishes his dad had prepared.
He also took the opportunity to visit Sermonde and Cap Raven, both of whom were impressed and surprised by Gan Guoyang's performance in the Olympic Team vs All-Star game.
Sermonde openly said, "Your progress is so rapid I feel I couldn't beat you since our first one-on-one ended."
Cap Raven invited Gan Guoyang to play basketball at Rochambeau Court, and even without informing others, more and more residents and fans gathered to watch Gan Guoyang play.
San Francisco's basketball scene had been rather bleak over the previous two years. The University of San Francisco's basketball program was cut, and Cap Raven's son, Steve Raven, had spent two years there before preparing to transfer to Chapman University.
