Almighty legend life

Chapter 686 Stars Gather and Shine in Los Angeles Rookie Battle Bravely Compete
O'Neal generously invited other Mavericks to his home, but Cuban politely declined. Americans pay more attention to personal space, and Cuban also knows that O'Neal is here today for Liu Han, so there is no need to disturb his old friends reunion.

So Liu Han took Anna and Yao Min to O'Neill's mansion in Los Angeles.

Yao Min was a bit at a loss for the rookie challenge that was going to be held the next day, so he went to O'Neill's house and asked for advice like two "veterans" of the All-Star Game.

"Man, I don't know the specific character of you Orientals, but I don't think you can take tomorrow's game too seriously. Of course, you have to let go after you play, such as shooting a three-pointer from the outside, or passing the ball. Personal stuff, maybe you're not good at that, but what does that matter, like you said, sometimes showing some flaws makes fans love you even more."

O'Neill actually admires Yao Min's character. Although this young man will challenge his position as the number one center forward, he is as sincere as Liu Han.

"Wow, Shaq, when did you start working as a spiritual teacher? But what you said makes a lot of sense."

Liu Han was very surprised by what O'Neill said. This guy has always been heartless. It seems that he has not been very comfortable in the past few years. Life and games have made this originally optimistic guy start various thoughts. .

"Hey, Liu, don't underestimate me, my muscles can think."

While talking, O'Neill raised his biceps to brighten up, which made Anna laugh out loud, because O'Neill obviously had more fat on his arms.

"Dayao, what Shaq said is indeed right. In fact, in this kind of competition, you can be more open-minded. Don't worry that some people in China will have different opinions on you. They talk about others. You can’t control it, and there are some things that I can support for you, so do it boldly, no one will laugh at you, and no one dares to laugh at you.”

Liu Han knew that Yao Min was under a lot of pressure when he didn't come back last season. The Chinese hope to see someone who can lead the team to the championship, but last season Yao Min was still very immature.

It wasn't until Liu Han returned to the NBA this season that the pressure on Yao Min was relieved, but there were still some people who said sarcastically how weak Yao Min was, which once made Yao Min very depressed after knowing the news.

"Thanks guys, I think I know what to do."

Yao Min readily accepted the suggestions of O'Neill and Liu Han, who helped him a lot.

This year's NBA All-Star Game started on Valentine's Day. On the first day, the star's public welfare activities and rookie challenge were arranged.

On the first day of public welfare activities, Liu Han and Yao Min came to the Chinese and Asian communities in Los Angeles as representatives of the Orientals. They were warmly welcomed by the local residents here. In a nearby public elementary school, Liu Han I had activities with Yao Min and many other children, and Anna, who accompanied me, also had fun like a young child, but this also made Liu Han worry about her from time to time.

After participating in the public welfare activities, Liu Han took Anna to Staples to watch the Rookie Challenge.

This year's Rookie Challenge is undoubtedly very eye-catching. A group of good rookies emerged in the 02 draft. After a year of training, some of them have become the core of the team. For example, Yao Min and the previous Rookie of the season Amare Stoudemire, as well as Boozer of the Cavaliers, Manu Ginobili of the Spurs and others.

Ginobili was actually selected by the Spurs in the second round in 1999, but at that time Ginobili was worried that he would not be valued in the NBA and chose to hone in Europe for a few years. This choice turned out to be extremely correct.

After Ginobili officially landed in the NBA in 02, he quickly became the Spurs' super sixth man. His outstanding performance really made many teams envious of the Spurs.

And in 03, that is, last year's draft, many rookies emerged that made the league extremely excited. Needless to say, the number one pick James, he is now being trained by the league as Liu Han's "opponent". Anthony, Wade of the Heat, Bosh of the Raptors and Hinrich of the Bulls are now important players in the team. This draft is known as the most recognized draft by the league since the 1996 draft. new year.

In fact, in terms of talent, the 03-level rookie is of course unparalleled. Just look at the "rampage" layups that James has staged many times, and Anthony's "ass" praised by Barkley many times. Wade's lightning Both the breakthrough and the disguise show that there are a lot of outstanding physical talents among the 03-level rookies, but when it comes to the experience and attitude of the game, the 02-level rookies are better. Occupying an absolute advantage, it is obviously impossible to rely on Kaman of the Clippers to guard the inside line alone.

Yao Min kept the promise he made to O'Neill and Liu Han yesterday at the very beginning of the game.

In the jump ball, Yao Min knew that he was not the opponent of James, who was superhuman in physical fitness, so when the referee threw the ball high, Yao Min just made a fake jump and then stretched out his thumb towards James, and then Run directly back to the half court defense.

Yao Min's actions made the audience on the sidelines stunned for a while, and then there was a burst of laughter. Sometimes "honest people" playing with Baolai is more fun than "funny comparison", even James, who won the jump ball Confused by Yao Min's actions, he couldn't start a fast break directly.

The 03-level rookies have many outstanding outside players, and they are all masters with excellent physical fitness, so they are better in terms of "show", while the 02-level rookies are better inside, and it is a little harder to perform.

Yao Min knew that he had no advantage in some aspects, so he directly gave up the inside position to Stoudemire who was eager to try, and he himself played as a point forward in the high position, and even tried to pull the ball to three points Take a shot or two outside the line.

Yao Min's actions won the love of the fans present, and even when Yao Min was taking a break, some fans shouted Yao Min's name to persuade him to stay.

Yao Min didn't score many points, but his teammates dunked in a few quick passes. He has the ability to pass the ball, and at the same time, his height is there, which is very suitable for the work of the organization center.

Moreover, the contrast between Yao Min's appearance and personality made fans willing to pay attention to him. It can be said that compared to the dunks of the first grade and the scores of the second grade, Yao Min is actually the biggest winner of this Rookie Challenge.

(End of this chapter)