Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 252 Las Vegas All-Star Game

Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas.

"Hi, brother, we meet again!"

"Melon, are you here so early?"

Du En has been studying and playing basketball in the United States for so many years, but he has never visited a casino.

Now that I have finally attended the All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas, I naturally want to be curious.

So I arrived in Las Vegas earlier and went to the hotel officially arranged by the NBA for the stars.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I walked into the hotel door, I met my good brother Anthony.

"I was waiting for you. I didn't expect you to be the first one." Anthony explained while giving Du En a hug.

Then, Anthony added: "You have no idea how bad my mood is right now.

As early as yesterday, I came over in a hurry and wanted to play secretly while my girlfriend was away.

Who knew, before I even got to the casino, a shooting broke out not far from me.

Fortunately, I ran fast and was not affected.

However, this kind of thing also prevented me from sleeping well all night.

Starting today, all casinos will be closed and temporarily suspended due to the All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas.

I wanted to find a place to hang out, but I had to wait to go to a nightclub in the evening.

Fortunately, I waited until you came, otherwise I would be so bored! "

After hearing Anthony's complaint, Du En subconsciously asked: "Are all the casinos in the city closed?"

“There may be underground casinos, but without introductions from acquaintances, we wouldn’t be able to find that kind of place.

Brothers, let’s find other places to do other things to kill time!
I believe that with your intelligence, you should be able to think of some interesting places and interesting projects, right? "

After listening to what Anthony said, Du En understood the current situation.

Previously, Duan was either concentrating on playing basketball, or busy making money and participating in some business activities. He really didn't pay much attention to the All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas.

It turns out that in order to prevent the NBA from being associated with gambling and betting, Stern made an agreement with the mayor of Las Vegas in advance.

Even though Stern really wants to use the global influence of Las Vegas to promote the globalization of the NBA, all casinos in Las Vegas have to close during the All-Star Weekend.

At the same time, within the NBA, NBA players are strictly prohibited from entering casinos at any time.

Stern clearly wants the NBA to be healthier and more mainstream.

I don't want the future appearance of the NBA to be like the old gangster Jordan.

Perhaps Stern never dreamed that the NBA he worked so hard to run would be destroyed by his personally selected successor.

Not long after he stepped down, he took the initiative to embrace gambling. Of course, these are things for later.

Today's NBA, under Stern's advanced management, is undoubtedly still on the rise.

Now that we have the energy to close all regular casinos in Las Vegas for four days for the NBA All-Star Weekend, we can see the influence of the NBA.

However, Stern's move did cut off some people's thoughts and made many stars who came to participate in the All-Star Weekend less fun.

NBA stars are basically all black, and most of them come from lower-class backgrounds. They don’t have all five kinds of poisons, or at least they can’t say anything against gambling and drugs.

Not to mention, athletes themselves have a strong desire to win, so when it comes to gambling, NBA players will be involved to some extent.

The more famous one, besides the old gangster Jordan, is Arenas. Because he was unhappy with gambling with his teammates, he eventually ended up drawing a gun in the locker room.

The gun-drawing incident has not happened yet, but it will happen sooner or later.

Even if the atmosphere in the Bulls' locker room is relatively harmonious, during away games, it is normal for teammates to play cards and get red-faced while flying or taking the bus.Therefore, even if it is expressly prohibited for players to enter casinos, players still have to play what they should play in private, and some people play more expensively.

Du En didn't take advantage of this aspect, but with so many bad friends around him and so many temptations around him, it was inevitable that his back would be sore and his legs would be weak.

No, Wade, Bosh and others arrived at the hotel one after another. Everyone heard that the casinos were closed, so they met to go out to sea.

Originally, Du En and Paul were not very familiar with each other, but with the help of Anthony, Wade, Bosh and others, they all got together to play happily, and then naturally they became brothers.

Although he hasn't sat on the banana boat yet, Paul still respects Duan very much.

However, Paul didn't think about it: "You are all rookies in the same class, why don't you play with James?"

"He is a good husband, a good father, and a good son! And we are all bad boys!"

After Wade finished speaking, everyone laughed when they heard the sound.

A true gentleman should be like Grant Hill. Even if he has been hurt by others, he will not go out of his way to hurt others for the sake of victory, let alone being a habitual offender.

To be honest, there are not many truly good people in the NBA.

Why is there a Dumas Award for Ethics?It's because this is so rare in the NBA.

Nowadays, people like Du En are bad boys who cannot win the moral conduct award.

Naturally, birds of a feather flock together, and the waves of the sea are turbulent.

Otherwise, it would be bad if you bring others down.

"Okay, add me."

Paul understood and said he would stop pretending, you are really accurate in judging people.

Paul's golf quotient is not low, as is his emotional and IQ. He naturally knows what is more beneficial to him...

Time turned and it was night three days later.

Thomas & Mack Center, the Las Vegas All-Star Game is about to begin.

This year's Eastern Conference All-Star starters are Duane, Wade, James, Anthony, and Tyson Chandler.

The substitutes are Arenas, Baron Davis, Carter, single Joe, Bosh, Howard, O'Neal.

Western Conference All-Star lineup, starting with Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, Nowitzki, Garnett, and Duncan.

Yao Ming missed the All-Star Game due to injury, so this year's Western Conference All-Star starting lineup has three power forwards playing together.

In terms of substitutes, Nash, Paul, Parker, Ray Allen, Josh Howard, Marion, Stoudemire.

The Suns, second in the Western Conference, and the Bulls, second in the Eastern Conference, both have three players selected to the All-Stars.

The situation of the Mavericks is similar to that of the Heat. Although they have reached first place in the division, only two All-Stars have been selected.

Nowitzki, in particular, was unfairly accused. He clearly led the team to the finals and had the best record in the league this season, but he was not recognized by the fans.

If Yao Ming hadn't been injured, he would not have been the starter in the Western Conference All-Stars.

However, Nowitzki said he still has ideas about the next All-Star MVP and this season's regular season MVP.

After losing the Finals last year, Nowitzki learned from the pain and further improved his shooting ability, and his confrontation ability was also greatly enhanced.

Nowitzki, who gained muscle in the summer and became more stable offensively, is basically one of the top five players in the current league.

Now that the strength has been achieved, the honor must also begin to be harvested.

"Duen, I hope you don't disappoint me! Only by winning against you can I prove myself."

(End of this chapter)