A week later, in late July, Charles Barkley arrived at the American Basketball Academy in Mackenzie Valley— a basketball training center built in a forested valley, following the address given by Gan Guoyang.
This center was established in 1997, funded by Gan Guoyang, a few partners, and Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Walton.
The center serves basketball enthusiasts and professional athletes from Oregon, surrounding states, and all over the world, providing them with a conducive training environment while researching and offering advanced basketball teaching concepts.
During the off-season, Gan Guoyang would spend some time training here, maintaining his condition, instead of always flying to New York or Los Angeles like in his younger years. After all, his family is in Portland, and the training base in Oregon is more convenient.
