After the meeting with the president was over, Gan Guoyang was about to go his separate ways with his teammates.
Everyone took a group photo at the White House, and the photographer gave each person a negative as a keepsake.
A reporter from Sports Illustrated hoped that Gan Guoyang, if President Reagan were re-elected after the elections, could return to the White House for a photo with the president for publicity purposes.
Gan Guoyang refused, stating that he would only meet the president as a member of the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
"Don't worry, NBA champions have to meet the president too, right? If Mr. Reagan is re-elected, I won't make him wait too long," Gan Guoyang confidently stated, and the reporter took diligent notes.
About to part with his teammates at the hotel, they didn't know when they would meet again or what circumstances everyone would be in the next time they saw each other, making everyone feel somewhat sentimental.
