Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Granger's comeback condition did not seem to be perfect. After all, the opponents they faced were not strong. Fortunately, after the game, there was a three-day All-Star Weekend. With the interval before and after, the Pacers got 6 days.

Rest time.

"It doesn't matter, I have enough time to adjust in the past few days!"

Granger comforted George and others for a few words, then walked into the physical therapy room with the team doctor and did not come out until the end of training.

"Okay, Danny knows what he is doing, everyone, relax and take advantage of these few days to rest!"

West said to the little brothers,

"If you like excitement, you can go to Houston to watch the game and cheer for Paul and Qijia!"

In this year's All-Star Game, Qi Tian was selected as the All-Star starter with the second-most votes in the Eastern Conference's backcourt, and Paul George was also selected by new All-Star coach Spoelstra to play in the All-Star game as a substitute.

Of course, George, who likes excitement, also signed up for the three-point shooting contest.

Qi Tian was not impressed by George's encouragement, and even declined the invitation to participate in the Rookie Competition and Skills Challenge, and only participated in the main competition.

Because he knew that this year's All-Star Game, in order to impress people, adopted a very strange competition system of Eastern and Western teams competing against each other. This was the case for all individual competitions.

This competition system may be successful, but judging from the final results, the pattern has only appeared this time, which shows that the competition system of this All-Star Game is very rubbish.

When Qi Tian came to Houston, he quickly became busy, not only because of his Asian identity, but also because in the past few days, anecdotes about Qi Tian angrily criticizing keyboard warriors on Twitter spread, and NBA players who angrily criticized fans,

At this moment, it is really unique in the world.

"I'm just discussing the matter, and I hope the fans who argue with me will not be harmed."

Qi Tian finished his concluding remarks in just one sentence, and then called on another reporter.

The All-Star Game is not only a grand event for players, but also a paradise for reporters and media. Players who were originally only met before and after the game will receive multiple interviews at special locations for promotion.

Of course, not everyone has good intentions.

"Qi Tian, ​​this is Evan from "XX Newspaper". Could you please tell me about the recent demonstrations..."

"!"

Before he finished speaking, Qi Tian quickly signaled to another reporter.

Qi Tian does not want to be associated with any political events, he is just a player.

“Well done!”

After finishing the routine interview, Qi Tian bid farewell to the reporters and heard his agent Jack say,

"These reporters nowadays really have no lower limit."

"Hey, aren't they also sensitive about my identity and want to throw dirty water on me? If I were white, I'm afraid..."

What Qi Tian said was somewhat incorrect, so Jack could only change the topic:

"By the way, Seven, we have generally reached a consensus on the sneaker contract. You can complete the signing tomorrow and the day after tomorrow when you are free."

After Jack's manipulation, Qi Tian finally agreed to sign a sneaker contract with Adidas, but it was not the three or four years offered by the other party, but US$2 million per year.

"No problem, the contract will be signed on the day of the individual event."

Qi Tian said indifferently.

The length and amount of the contract are not high, so naturally there will be no plans for signature shoes, because Qitian's plan is to wait until this summer to negotiate a contract extension with the Pacers, and that will be the big deal.

Now this is just a little extra income.

“Let’s get through this year first and wait until next year!”

Jack shook his head and said helplessly:

"Qi, I quite admire your courage. You know, other people don't care about so many. If you have a contract, just sign it and settle down."

"Ha ha!"

Qi Tian walked into another activity room. Before entering, he turned to Jack and said,

"I can foresee that I still have huge room for improvement. Before I reach the peak, these are just small profits, and the big head is still to come."

After saying that, he turned around and entered the activity room, which immediately caused the young fans in the room to exclaim.

This is an all-star event that invites young fans under the age of 10 to participate.

"Hello everyone, I am Qi Tian, ​​a forward who plays for the Indiana Pacers."

Under the gaze of more than 20 young fans, Qi Tian waved and introduced himself. Then, under the arrangement of the host, he participated in activities such as dribbling, walking and training matches with the young fans in the room. Naturally, there were

Professionals snap photos and then write up and send them out.

There are countless additional activities for All-Stars, but overall they are quite relaxed, and they indeed make Qi Tian feel a rare sense of relaxation and happiness.

After all, if you can abuse your opponent casually during a game and your opponent won't be angry, it's hard to be unhappy.

The individual events were completed quickly. Team Bosh, Lillard, Irving and Terrence Ross won the Shooting Star, Skills Challenge, Three-Point Contest, and Slam Dunk Contest respectively.

It is worth mentioning that George, who participated in the three-point contest, only scored 10 points, ranking last among all six contestants, and was "unfortunately" eliminated.

Ranking second to last are Novak and Curry, who also scored 17 points.

"Seven, open the door!"

Qi Tian returned to the room and was about to take a rest when he heard George's voice outside the door.

As soon as he opened the door, George choked him.

"It's only 8 o'clock in the evening. Let's go and take you to see the nightclubs in Houston!"

"Forget it, cough, I'm still going to read a book for a while."

Qi Tian broke away from George and walked back to the sofa.

"Reading a book?"

George saw that Qi Tian was getting closer to West, so he quickly went over and took the book out of Qi Tian's hand and said,

"No one is reading during the All-Star Weekend. Let's go have fun and talk about it later!"

"No, no, I did a lot of activities during the day and I'm exhausted."

Qi Tian decisively refused.

Seeing his firm attitude, George rolled his eyes and said:

"Oh, by the way, for tomorrow's main game, do you want me to encourage you and help you get an All-Star MVP?"

"Isn't that true?"

Qi Tian was shocked.

George knew that he didn't understand this, so he explained it to him:

"Don't worry, your identity has natural advantages. After all, the Rockets want to please the fans."

It turns out that it is an unwritten rule for a player from the host country to win the All-Star Game MVP. Of course, it must be under the premise that his team can win.

This unspoken rule is not mandatory. For example, if you feel bad or have no desire to perform, then you will have no chance.

"Generally speaking, as long as you want to perform, others will not stop passing the ball to you."

Qi Tian thought about it and suddenly realized that the premise of George's words was wrong.

"Didn't Harden become an All-Star for the Rockets this year?"

"That's a Western thing!"

George looked innocent,

"The Eastern Conference doesn't want to lose casually and watch your opponents win the cup. Just because you have the advantage of being Asian, you might be able to win the MVP too?!"

"Let's talk about it if we can win!"

Qi Tian didn't think that something with such big variables would go exactly as he wanted, so he finally refused.

"Anyway, I'll forget it. With Janeway Anthony, how can I stand a chance?"