Back in 84, he became Jordan’s lifelong enemy!

Chapter 109 Why do you call him a superstar? He is!

Time has entered February, the Spring Festival is on the 2th, and New Year’s Eve is on the 20th.

Gringos don't have any concept of the Lunar New Year, so there won't be any holidays at that time.

However, for the NBA, the All-Star Weekend is their year, and it is the only time in the long regular season when they can have the right to rest in the middle.

February 2th is the day of the All-Star Game.

Since the three events of the Three-Point Contest, Skills Challenge, and Rookie Competition have not yet been launched, all competitions can be arranged on the same day.

There is a dunk contest in the morning, and the all-star game that attracts national attention is also scheduled to be held that evening.

This is also to allow these star players to have more time to rest, so all games are arranged on one day.

Next year, the first three-point contest will be held, and Big Bird Larry Bird becomes the first three-point champion, and then wins it for three consecutive years, becoming the only three-point contestant in the NBA All-Star Three-Point Contest. Back-to-back champion.

In this way, the small project will be a slam dunk contest.

This slam dunk contest was held last year. At that time, Dr. J, Human Movie Essence Wilkins, Larry Nance, Drexler, Ulrich, Darnell Griffith, Ed Ga Jones, Mike Cooper, Ralph Sampson and other talented guys all participated.

Wilkins, Dr. J, Nance and Griffith entered the semi-finals, and Nance finally won the first dunk contest championship.

Most of the participants in this year's slam dunk contest are old acquaintances.

Drexler, Nance, Dr. J, Wilkins, etc. participated again, but there were also two new faces, Michael Jordan, and Terrence Stans, who was selected by the local home team Pacers with the 15th overall pick this year. Bree.

The official originally invited Su Wen. After all, this guy contributed two or three dunks in every game in the first half of the season.

But Su Wen had little interest in this kind of competition.

If he doesn't particularly want to go, or has other purposes, such as claiming his shoes like Jordan, he really doesn't want to waste time and physical energy in this kind of game.

Of course, it wasn't that he didn't want to promote his shoes, but when he signed up, the shoes weren't even out yet. He couldn't guarantee that he would be able to wear them during the competition, so he simply refused.

What I didn't expect was that Reebok rushed slowly and rushed out the finished product just a few days before the All-Star Weekend.

Although he couldn't make it to the slam dunk contest, Su Wen still brought it and planned to wear it during the main game.

In order to expose it more, he hung it around his neck on this day and showed it everywhere.

"Hi Sue, are you here?"

When you walk into the Western Stars locker room, the first thing you see is Magic sitting in the core position, facing the door.

The guy looked at him with a smile on his face and just sat there, not in a hurry to change his clothes.

Because it was the day of the main game, each star had changed into the uniform of his respective team. His eye-catching Lakers purple and gold jersey was like a star holding the moon, being held in the C position by all the star players. .

"coming!"

Because Su Wen was too enthusiastic about the interview, he was the last one to enter the locker room. When he entered, Sampson, Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dantley and other star players all looked at him.

Some greeted him friendly, some looked at him curiously, and some just smiled and said nothing.

"you."

Magic glanced at the sneakers around his neck, his eyes lit up, and he praised: "The new basketball shoes you are endorsing? They are very beautiful."

"Yes!"

Su Wen walked to his locker, playing with his shoes happily, "The Lightning Generation, aren't they very handsome?"

In fact, from the perspective of future generations, his current pair of shoes are very average and not very good-looking at all. They just look more comfortable and pleasing to the eye.

But at this time in the 80s, he was definitely a maverick, and belonged to the good-looking group, just like Jordan's Jordan generation.

In a league dominated by Converse, stars can only wear designated products, all in white.

It's ordinary and nothing special, and can't leave a deep impression on people.

In other words, Bird and Magic have their own customized models that can be different from other stars.

Su Wen's blue and white sneakers with a special dragon-shaped pattern suddenly looked very conspicuous.

For him, it doesn’t matter if the shoes are not good-looking, as long as they are unique and eye-catching in this era.

In order to make it eye-catching, after entering the venue, as long as there are media reporters, he will definitely pass by, or he will act like he is very friendly and anyone can come to interview me. While accepting the interview, he will let the reporters take pictures. Non-stop.

Sometimes she even deliberately draws the reporter's attention to her shoes, blowing on them and caressing them, as if she were treating her own newborn baby.

Even if it wasn't his interview, he would pretend to be passing by casually and say hello to various stars.

In the entire arena, he seemed to be the busiest.

"Go and watch the slam dunk contest later?"

After looking back and forth at the sneakers, the magician suggested with a smile.

"no problem."

Su Wen fiddled with his sneakers again and agreed.

Although he did not participate, it did not prevent him from watching other people's performances.

"That Michael is participating in the slam dunk contest, why don't you sign up?" Magic then asked.

"No interest." Su Wen shook his head and said disdainfully: "The bonus is 10,000 US dollars, how about spending it begging?"

"I don't need this little money."

"But you can put it on and murder some films, just to give it more exposure." The magician didn't understand his idea.

"I only have one pair of this color at the moment." Su Wen casually found a reason and explained with a smile: "I plan to wear other colors when I return to the regular season."

"If this gets crushed in the slam dunk contest, I will compete barefoot."

"Haha." After hearing this, the magician didn't bother to ask any more.

After sitting down and chatting with everyone for a while, under the guidance of Magic, they began to visit the Eastern Stars locker room.

The NBA league is also a world.

It's not just about fighting and killing, it's also about human relationships.

Before the start of the main game, it is absolutely necessary to go to the opposite side to demonstrate.

However, not everyone chose to go with the magician. Most people still sat where they were, too lazy to move.

This is not the first time for most of these people to play in the All-Star Game. As an "old man in the All-Star Game", he will not participate in such childish demonstrations.

People like magicians who like to hang out and socialize have a special liking for this kind of thing.

The Magic dragged Su Wen, Sampson, Olajuwon, and others into the opposite locker room. In the process, he encountered media reporters taking pictures. Su Wen once again played with his basketball shoes intentionally or unintentionally, and then Was captured by reporters.

"Guys out east, we're here to kick your ass!"

Before anyone even entered the locker room, the magician's shout had already passed through.

When he walked in with Su Wen and others, a group of eastern celebrities looked over, some were unruly, some were silent, and some were smiling.

The one who greeted you with a smile was the Smiling Assassin.

The guy was sitting in his seat, watching them come in, and said: "The game hasn't even started yet, are you here to kneel down and beg for mercy?"

There was a harmless smile on his face, but his mouth was as vicious as a wasp's tail. He waved his hands disdainfully and said, "Go back."

"We will not accept surrender!"

"We won't accept prisoners either!"

"Haha!" The magician was amused. After hugging Thomas and others one by one, he continued to speak harshly: "You don't accept prisoners, but we can."

"Let me give you a suggestion." He glanced at a circle of Eastern Conference stars with interest, "If you are bound to lose tonight, you can join our camp first, so that we can be more gentle."

Good guy, why don't you join if you can't beat me?

And we haven't even started fighting yet, so we are instigating rebellion first?

Magician, you are a thick-browed guy, have you mastered the art of war?

Su Wen was amused by the quarrel between the magician and Thomas.

His eyes glanced at Jordan, who was carrying silently, not speaking, and not participating in the harsh words exchanged between each other.

Seeing him slowly lace up his beloved sneakers, handling them with care and care, he smiled and said, "Michael, are you loading it with fuel?"

"Want to win the championship this afternoon?"

Jordan looked up at him expressionlessly, sneered, then buried his head and continued, not wanting to talk to him.

After all, those participating in this slam dunk contest are all his seniors, and most of them are star players in the Eastern Conference. He is sitting in the locker room at this time. What can he say?

Do you think I can definitely win the championship?

No matter how dazed he was, he knew that it was very inappropriate to discuss winning or losing at this time.

Although he is very confident that he can win, he doesn't mind other people's opinions.

But for an idol and senior like Dr. J, he is still very considerate. Dr. J did not join in the childish demonstration between the magician and Thomas. He was sitting in seat C and just watched the two playing tricks with a faint smile on his lips.

He is not the kind of person who particularly likes to talk trash, nor is he very sociable. He usually only cares about his own affairs. As for other things, he doesn't want to waste his words.

After a while, everyone participating in the slam dunk contest left the locker room one after another and headed to the scene.

After Jordan took care of the Jordan generation, he stood up, put the jacket and uniform he took off back into the locker, and then left without looking back.

At this time, Su Wen saw his figure at the entrance of the players' tunnel and showed an inexplicable smile.

He had no impression of this slam dunk contest, except that it was Wilkins who won the championship.

However, Danzi seemed to have brought out his signature dunk from the free throw line in advance.

Unfortunately, I only got a perfect score in one round, and Wilkins killed them all in seconds.

It wasn't until 87 that Wilkins failed to participate due to injury, and Jordan won the championship in one fell swoop.

In other words, although he performed his signature dunk this time, he spent most of the time running with him.

Ten minutes later, Su Wencai, Magic and others arrived at the dunk contest.

At this time, the contestants were already warming up.

Everyone was wearing their own team's jersey and buttoning it up casually on the court to get a feel for it, but no one used any of the tricks used in tonight's game.

Su Wen and others were sitting in the front row, watching with interest.

The game started quickly, and the first player to play was the core of the Eagles, Dominic Wilkins.

He sprinted away and then dunked hard from behind, winning the house.

Next up is Terrence Stansbury.

As a newly drafted rookie by the home team, he received huge cheers from the fans.

This rookie, who is 196cm tall and weighs only 81kg, is known as the 'European Jordan'. He can run and jump and can be called a poor man's version of Jordan.

As soon as he came on the court, he used a 360-degree Statue of Liberty dunk to directly score the only 50 points in the first round.

This guy was also Jordan's biggest competitor in 87.

Next up is Jordan.

Jordan's choice of dunk action in the first round was quite satisfactory. He just sprinted up and ran, then smashed hard with both hands and folded his body.

Although this dunk was not difficult, he still won a lot of applause with his elegant and quick posture.

Then Delexler, Griffith, and Nance, who appeared next, also completed their first dunks one after another.

Finally, there is the boss of the Eastern Stars, C-position Dr. J.

As soon as he came on the court, he received countless applause that resounded throughout the stadium.

After all, he is also an old man in the All-Star Game, and he is still a superstar with many achievements. He is quite popular in Polis City.

But Dr. J's first dunk was just a two-handed behind-the-back dunk that looked difficult, but could actually be completed with a little jump.

Looking at the entire first round, Stansbury's dunk actually had two points, and the others were lackluster.

In other words, from Su Wen's perspective in the next few decades, all the dunk performances this year are very average and not very creative.

Either rush up and dunk with one hand, turn in the air and dunk 360°, or simply dunk with one step inside the free throw line.

It's the volume difficulty.

It was Danzi's own take-off dunk from the free throw line that shocked everyone and caused the biggest sensation.

But when he reached the finals, he had no other more difficult dunk moves in reserve, and was defeated by Wilkins in two or three attempts, and the latter became the last person to lift the championship trophy.

In the second dunk contest, Wilkins won the championship with his superior dunking skills.

The two rookies participating for the first time, Jordan and Stansbury, paid their tuition because of their youth, and they were just running with them.

After the dunk contest, Magic and others were completely different from Su Wen.

They are very addicted to this kind of competition and like to watch all kinds of difficult dunks.

They were also the most immersed in watching the game. Every time someone performed a difficult dunk, they were greeted with bursts of cheers.

At the end, Magic looked at Wilkins holding the cup and sighed to Su Wen: "It was a wonderful game."

"It's a pity that I didn't get to see your performance."

Su Wen shrugged and responded casually: "It's not challenging. I won't participate."

"is it?"

The magician looked at him with a smile and raised his eyebrows in the direction of Jordan, "Michael, who is in the same class as you, will not just talk big words and dare not compete like you."

"At least they made it to the end and got the runner-up spot."

"And you, a guy who scores one or two deductions in every game, don't dare to participate."

As he said that, he looked at Su Wen with disgust and contempt, "If you dare, go up and compete with Michael and Dominic who won the championship!"

Do you think I dare not?

Su Wen was aroused by the disgusted look in his eyes. On the surface, he looked indifferent, but inside he was ready to move.

Just wait and you will see it!

As soon as the slam dunk contest ended, the audience dispersed, waiting for the main game to begin in the evening.

Su Wen and others also left the scene at this time, returned to the locker room to tidy up, and then returned to the hotel to rest.

After dinner, when everyone returned to the venue full of energy, the annual NBA All-Star Game began.

This year, the head coach of the Eastern Stars is Celtics coach KC Jones, and the head coach of the Western Stars camp is Pat Riley of the Lakers.

The jerseys of both participating camps will be unified at the same time.

The East wears white jerseys and the West wears blue.

Su Wen was fortunate enough to get his own number in the SuperSonics and continued to wear No. 9 in the All-Star Game.

To be honest, Su Wen now dislikes this league-specific jersey with narrow shoulders and short pants.

Because the pants are too short and the jersey is too close-fitting and not as comfortable as those loose jerseys in the future.

But there is nothing we can do. At this time, the NBA league is uniformly customized by the Sennett brand.

Sennett, before Nike and Adidas came on the scene, had been the league's partner, the leader in franchise team apparel, responsible for custom jerseys for individual clubs.

Although they innovatively developed and used cotton-polyester blended fabrics on sportswear fabrics, and developed a 'mesh' textile process on the fabric structure to help athletes wick away sweat, the aesthetics are quite different. Difference.

It wasn't until 90, after they suffered poor management and went bankrupt, that another sports brand called Champion won the alliance's cooperation contract.

It was only after the Champion brand began to accept it that the NBA jerseys changed from narrow-shouldered shorts to loose jerseys and shorts that are full of player personality.

Of course, it also started with Michael Jordan.

It was this guy who took the lead and started wearing loose-fitting customized suits. Others followed suit and approached the Champion brand to customize their suits.

After Danzi wore an unofficial collaborative personal sneaker brand during the game, he took on another trend.

He is always the first one to stand out, the first one to take advantage of others. He is truly a villain!

No wonder it’s easy to make people jealous!

In addition to Su Wen, the other four starting players in the Western Conference All-Star lineup are:

No. 5, Ralph Sampson;

No. 4, Kareem Jabbar;

No. 3, Adrian Dantley;

Position 1, Magic Johnson;

The Eastern Conference starting lineup is:

No. 5, Moses Malone;

No. 4, Larry Bird;

No. 3, Julius Erving;

No. 2, Michael Jordan;

No. 1, Isaiah Thomas.

Su Wen did not expect that when he appeared on the stage under the introduction of the host, the cheers he received were no weaker than those of big names like Magic, Bird, and Smiling Assassin.

As soon as he came on the stage, the audience immediately burst into thunderous applause, which made other people's eyes wide open.

Seeing him smiling and gesturing to the surrounding audience while he was on the stage, the magician chirped and secretly said: This kid is becoming more and more like a superstar.

At the same time, he was not too surprised that Su Wen received such treatment.

Before the All-Star Weekend, a guy who had outstanding performances in almost every game, ranking first in the scoring list with an average of 36.8 points per game, and leading his team to the league's best record, it is strange that he is not popular.

It can be said that even if Jordan wins the slam dunk contest today and has the championship bonus, it will not be as good as Su Wen's superstar status now.

Because of Su Wen's average performance per game and his team leadership record, he has amazed countless people and been recognized by countless people.

Where is Jordan?

In addition to being on the scoring list, averaging 32.6 points per game, and slightly competing with Su Wen, what else is better than Su Wen?

Whether it is the stability of the game or the performance of the team, they are far inferior to Su Wen.

(End of this chapter)