Standing pretty old

Chapter 571 A Big Stage Surrounded by Stars
"Kafe, how are you getting ready?"

Bibby, who just lost in the three-point shootout, has changed out of his tracksuit for a formal suit and has kept his son, Mike Bibby JR, by his side.

Before Er Niu could speak, Eddie provocatively said: "Hey! Why are you hiding behind your father again?"

Eddie, as Er Niu's daughter, has been to the Eagles' locker room more than once, and naturally knows Mike Bibby. Little Bibby is really a little scared of young ladies who are similar in age!
After all, before women don't have the blood loss buff of big aunt, their combat effectiveness is generally better than that of men, not to mention Eddie has an age advantage.

Ruan Erniu smiled and said to Eddie: "Pay attention to your image, Eddie!"

Then, Ruan Erniu said to Bibby: "Don't worry, my mentality is definitely more relaxed than yours. I'm here to enjoy the game!"

Bibby nodded and said, "That's right, although Howard was very hot before the game, I still believe in the strength of your monster."

Ruan Erniu nodded with a smile, and walked to the arena wearing the Eagles' training uniform.

Before the slam dunk contest, there was a stage performance.

The city of Phoenix invited musician Kevin Rudolph to perform "let-it-rock" with his band.

At the end of the performance, under the cover of a dry ice spray, the contestants in the slam dunk contest were divided into two groups and jumped on both sides of the stage.

A total of four people participated in today's dunk contest, they are: JR * Smith (Nuggets), Ruan Erniu (Eagle), Nate * Robinson (Knicks), Dwight * Howard (Magic).

JR and Er Niu seem relatively calm. Although they move their hands and feet on one side, jump up and down from time to time, or sway to the music, these two are still too casual compared to the other group. Some.

Nate Robinson and Dwight Howard started various shows before the game started. Funny, Howard obviously didn't regard Robinson as a competitor, but had a great time with Little Tudou.

Tonight's SLAM-DUCK is sponsored by Sprite, so the screen in the American Airlines Center is green, and the background boards where Er Niu and others appear are also all kinds of green.

To be honest, if the champion of the slam dunk contest also needs to wear a green hat to celebrate, Erniu is not sure whether he will turn his face on the spot.

At the end of the stage performance, the four contestants temporarily went to the sidelines to rest and adjust their status, and the scene on the field was cut to the commentator of today's slam dunk contest.

It is still contracted by TNT, and the commentator lineup is: Kenny Smith, Reggie Miller, and Kevin Harlan.

Needless to say the first two, and friends who often play 2K games will not be unfamiliar with Kevin Harlan's voice, yes, it is the one who shouts the loudest and the most passionate.

The three of them joked around for a while, and after talking about the opening remarks and sponsors by the way, it was their turn to introduce the players.

Kenny Smith said: "These four guys don't need much introduction, so who do you personally think will win the championship?

Well, it's up to my partner, Cheryl Miller, who is also Reggie's sister, to ask the others later on.

So let me talk about my opinion first, I think Howard will successfully defend his title. "

Kevin Harlan said one step ahead of Miller: "I took Nate. Although Dwight was the biggest favorite before the game, I still think Robinson is an underrated guy. At 5 feet 9 inches tall, he Possess energy beyond ordinary people."

Reggie Miller in the middle glanced at Kenny Smith on the left, and then at Harlan on the right. He smiled and said, "I think my UCLA alumni, Kraft Ruan, is more like a champion." !"

"Are you sure?" Kenny Smith asked back.

Reggie Miller laughed again: "Anyway, if I choose the candidate you have selected again, the audience will not be satisfied, so I might as well choose another candidate!"

There is no flaw in the logic, but does Reggie Miller really think so?
no one knows!

The rules of this dunk contest were quickly displayed on the big screen:

5. Four-person preliminaries, two people advance, the preliminaries are divided into two rounds, and [-] referees will score on the spot. The two players with the higher total scores in the two rounds will advance. The final also has two rounds, but the right to judge points is completely handed over to the TV. The audience in front of the camera and in front of the Internet will vote to decide who is the final champion.

2. Each player has a dunk time of [-] minutes. During this time, they can dunk unlimited times until they hit a dunk.

Well, the rules are clear, and the TV cameras are timely given to the five referees of the day, they are: Tom Chambers, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson, Cedric Ceballos, Larry Nance.

What's interesting is that when the camera cut to Ceballos, the old guy showed off his new flip phone, and he didn't know how much the sponsor gave him.

Manufacturers of such handsets apparently don't understand that no matter how hard they spend on marketing, they only have two to three years left to live.

In the last link before the start of the game, the NBA big names on the sidelines first became the chasing points of the TV cameras: O'Neal and his wife Shani, Kobe, Paul Gasol, James, Pierce, D. Wade, Anthony, Joe *Johnson, Josh* Smith, Bibby and his son, Pippen...

Well, there is another character that must be mentioned, Mr. David Stern, the president of the league.

The audience has arrived and the players are ready.

The host of the scene, the legendary female basketball player, Cheryl Miller, who is said to have cast a huge psychological shadow on Reggie Miller when he was a child, will conduct the last session before announcing the start of the game. Champion Dwight Howard.

"Okay, Dwight, tell me? Who will be the champion of this year's slam dunk contest?" Cheryl Miller calmly and generously placed the microphone next to Dwight Howard's mouth.

Huo Hua had a lively face just now, but now he was nervous like a child. He said three times in a row: "I-don't-know! Idon't-know!...I...don't-know!"

Cheryl continued to guide: "COME-ON! Speak your mind, there is always a candidate!"

Sparks hesitated, and finally choked out a word: "EVERYBODY!"

Cheryl, as the hero of the girls' school, looked down on this kind of courageous guy the most, and immediately pushed Howard away with extreme disgust, and officially announced the start of the slam dunk contest.

Are you kidding me, my old lady has been arguing with you for a long time, why are you so unconfident?

To be honest, from this moment on, Cheryl gave Howard a big cross in her heart. This guy is highly expected by everyone, and everyone expects him to successfully defend the slam dunk contest champion.

The competition is just around the corner, and at this time, you are actually cowardly?

You know, according to this year's rules, the voting rights for the second round are all in the hands of the audience. American audiences will not vote for guys who don't even have this confidence. They prefer domineering characters.

Ruan Erniu, Robinson, and Howard sat off the court in turn, and JR* Smith will be the first to start performing.

Since there was a 2-minute dunk time, JR was not in a hurry to shoot directly. He first took a few steps back, made gestures repeatedly, and then threw the basketball in his hand.

Ruan Erniu thought inwardly: "Not good! Could it be that my idea collided with JR*Smith!?"

(End of this chapter)