NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 127 All-Star Weekend! (25)

The next morning, David Stern immediately held a press conference and announced that they would investigate the matter.

And the investigation process has been initiated immediately.

Lin Chuan also saw the news after he got up from the hotel.

As expected of David Stern, he did a great job in this regard.

Lin Chuan couldn't help but think of a certain La Liga chairman Tebas.

Compared to that guy, David Stern really cares about this.

After receiving the news that the problem had been dealt with, Lin Chuan felt much better.

Next, the Thunder have four road games.

The opponents are the Nuggets, Cavaliers, Pistons and Raptors.

In the four games, except for the Nuggets who had some resistance and the Thunder had to work harder to defeat them, the other three teams didn't even cause any pressure and were easily defeated by the Thunder.

A brutal seven-game road streak allowed the Thunder to win all of them.

After the game, it was already mid-February.

At this time, the biggest carnival of every NBA season is finally coming!
All-Star Weekend!
This weekend, not only can fans see a variety of interesting matches, but they can also see the star players of each team divided into two teams and compete in a big battle.

And 99% of the players in the league can also get effective rest during the season.

It's like a short vacation.

This year's All-Star Game was held in Houston, and several people participating in the game also flew there.

As soon as he got off the plane, Lin Chuan walked out of the airport dragging his luggage.

Houston...

This is where his predecessor, Yao Ming, once played games.

He dedicated his entire NBA career here.

Looking at the Rocket City in front of me, before I had time to appreciate it carefully, I heard a familiar voice.

"Hey, guys!"

Lin Chuan looked towards the source of the voice and saw a familiar person.

James Harden!
He was wearing a blue suit with a black coat.

You know what, it looks pretty stylish at first glance.

"Haden!"

Seeing a few old acquaintances, Harden greeted them with a smile.

"I am the host after all. It would be a bit inappropriate for me not to welcome you to Houston."

Looking at Harden who was laughing, his beard was much longer than when he was in the Thunder.

Its current appearance is becoming more and more similar to the Rocketeer in Lin Chuan’s memory.

Seeing Lin Chuan staring at his beard, Harden grabbed it twice.

"Ahem, personal hobby."

In fact, Lin Chuan just thinks that Harden looks more handsome after growing a beard.

It is also more distinctive.

The most important thing is to draw fouls better.

Harden turned his wrist and checked the time.
"It's late, it's past eight o'clock, I'll treat you to a meal."

Several people came to a Western restaurant in Harden's SUV and Range Rover.

What a weird French name.

Anyway, Lin Chuan didn’t understand it.

He only cares about whether the food tastes good.

Fortunately, the food here is also very good.

After three rounds of drinking, Harden looked at the three brothers around him, suddenly put down his glass, and said with emotion,

"This year, four of us made the Western Conference All-Star team, which is great."

"Yeah, we two are substitutes and they two are starters. It's all Lin Chuan's fault for canvassing votes for his compatriots. Otherwise, we two might have been the starters in the All-Star Game."

After saying that, Westbrook cut off a piece of tiramisu and put it into his mouth.

Lin Chuan spread his hands to indicate that it had nothing to do with him.
"Russell, you can't blame me for this. Don't we still have Kobe and Chris in the backcourt of the Western Conference? Their votes are ranked first and third respectively. Even if I don't campaign for Jeremy Lin, you two won't be able to make the starting lineup." "That's right."

Harden expressed his understanding of partnering with Chinese players both times.

He is the one who knows the voting ability of Chinese players best.

With the world's largest country behind it, if this voting base releases a little bit of its power, it can achieve an extremely terrifying effect.

Didn’t you see that Kobe, who scored 3 points this year, failed to win the vote-winning title twice?

What's more, there are Harden, Westbrook and Jeremy Lin.

"But the most regrettable thing is that the four of us have made it to the All-Star Game, but we are no longer teammates on the same team."

After hearing Harden's subsequent sigh, everyone fell silent.

Lin Chuan couldn't help but sigh.

Yes.

Everyone made the All-Star team this year, but Harden was traded to the Rockets during the offseason.

This is short-sighted management.

How lucky is it to be selected three MVPs in a row?

If it weren't for me, they wouldn't have been able to win the championship with such an exaggerated lineup.

"But it's okay. Even though we can't be teammates in the regular season and playoffs, at least we are still good brothers on the same team in the All-Star Game."

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting tense, Durant quickly tried to smooth things over and then raised his glass to clink glasses with everyone.

With Durant's words, the atmosphere at the dinner table became better.

The next day, the All-Star Weekend officially began.

Today's game is the All-Star Rookie Game.

The competition is between two teams consisting of freshmen and sophomores.

"Hey, Brother Chuan is also a sophomore rookie. If he participates in this competition, it will definitely be a dimensional blow to the others!"

"That's right, Brother Chuan is undoubtedly at the MVP level. How can others face him?"

"Haha, it's their honor to play against Brother Chuan!"

On the other side of the ocean, many fans are also expressing their opinions online.

Many people crowded in front of the TV, ready to watch the annual big show from the NBA.

The All-Star Rookie Game is divided into two groups according to the rules.

They are Team O'Neal and Team Barkley.

Both sides are old acquaintances of Lin Chuan.

Because of the random composition.

Lin Chuan successfully joined the O'Neal team.

Seeing the invincible Lin Chuan in the team, O'Neal laughed.

"Lin Chuan! You're on my team, that's great! Fortunately you're not on some fat guy's team, otherwise someone would be proud."

On the other side, Barkley just felt that this guy was a villain who had succeeded, but there was nothing he could do.

"Who are you calling fat? I just have a big butt! I am obviously the fattest one! And! He is the most proud one! This fat shark!"

Who made Lin Chuan not be in his team!

But the league also knows the gap between the two lineups.

To compensate for Barkley's lineup deficiencies.

The 2011 No. 2012 pick, Kyrie Irving, the 2012 No. pick, Anthony Davis, and the Rookie of the Year frontrunner Damian Lillard were all assigned to him as well.

It seems like a very respectful gesture.

But when Barkley looked at the young faces, he felt helpless.

Although these children have unlimited potential in the future, they are still far behind Lin Chuan at the moment.

Lin Chuan turned around and looked around while warming up on the court.

Looking at the familiar yet youthful faces, Lin Chuan realized that there were quite a few future stars in this rookie challenge.

(End of this chapter)