Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

Half a month ago, Dallas officials were so excited, but now they are so confused.

In just three days, there were actually 4 All-Stars in the Eastern and Western Conferences, and two of them announced that they would be absent from the All-Star Weekend. Although the number of people compared with the total number of people does not feel so large, it still gives people a feeling.

It feels like the All-Stars are about to go bankrupt.

Dallas Alliance: What's going on! You guys are playing me, right!!!

Because throughout the history of going to the All-Star Game for many years, it is not that there have been cases of people missing the All-Star Game due to injuries and other reasons, but this is the first time for such a centralized official announcement to withdraw from the game, especially when the All-Star Game is only one week away.

Just as the event is about to be held, such a wave of withdrawals will definitely be a huge blow to the attention of this All-Star Game.

Especially the absence of Kobe and Iverson has directly dimmed the starlight of the Eastern and Western backcourts by more than half. It is not Nash, Kidd and the others are not strong, but in terms of popularity, in terms of enjoyment, in terms of topicality, these two veterans cannot

To fill the vacancies left by the absence of the two major positions.

In particular, Iverson's absence has devastated Amy all over the world. Everyone can see that Iverson's physical fitness has long declined and is no longer what it used to be. He has lost his speed advantage and is no longer able to play in the league.

Ziru has completed the breakthrough of crushing the league when he was young, and now he has relied on experience to play with the 76ers. According to this state, coupled with the precedent of announcing his retirement before, no one knows how long Iverson can play.

Why are Iverson's fans shooting crazy shots in this All-Star Game? The league also changed its previous dislike of Iverson's style and gave Iverson the green light to enter the All-Star Game. Isn't it just to appreciate Iverson's performance in the All-Star Game again?

The curtain call performance?

It's a pity that God didn't go as planned. Everything was perfect before that, but a sudden illness forced Iverson to make a choice between his family and the game.

Iverson chose family, so he will also confirm that he will not be eligible for this year's All-Star.

Zuo Li is also very sorry about this, because this is indeed the last All-Star game of Iverson's career. Then Iverson will have no ball to play, and finally retires a few years later, and fans around the world have also lost the opportunity to play in the All-Star game and

A chance for Iverson to say goodbye.

The final performance of the "Answer" generation did not take place after all.

However, Zuo Li also expressed his understanding that life is more than basketball, and many things are greater than basketball. Zuo Li would make the same choice if he moved to another place.

So Zuo Li immediately sent his blessings to Iverson's daughter on social media, and also wished Kobe, Paul, and Roy, who were also suffering from injuries, a speedy recovery.

Injuries are always a player's biggest enemy. In the NBA, countless talents die due to injuries every year. This number is far more than the number of famous stars. Even if the famous stars leave the court due to injuries, the number is far higher than the number of remaining players.

Much more healthy.

For example, right now, everyone is feeling sad about Iverson's retirement. Who knew that this would also be Roy's final performance.

Paul, who was seriously injured for the first time in his career, never imagined how many opportunities he would miss and how many years he would waste in the future because of his injuries.

Therefore, the most important thing in playing basketball is not technique, but staying away from injuries and staying healthy will have a future.

It's just a pity that injuries are always a barrier that many players can't overcome.

However, it is true that there are a lot of injuries this year. Just after the four All-Stars announced their withdrawal, there was a big discussion on the Internet about the number of injuries.

Many people who favor the past but not the present ridicule that the physical fitness of today's stars is not as good as the previous generation. Some people say that the times have progressed and there is more and more glass.

Zuo Li scoffed at this view. The physical fitness of modern basketball players must be better than the previous generation. The medical level is getting higher and higher, and the technological level is becoming more and more developed. Not to mention other things, the protection and injuries of ankles, knees and other places.

The treatment level is several times better than before. If nothing else, people were still wearing canvas shoes to play ball at that time. Now you try it?

Many people only see that the NBA back then had a lot of wrestling, fighting, and big moves. They don't see how much faster the transition rate of modern basketball has been due to changes in rules and the development of basketball techniques and tactics.

The rhythm of transitioning between offense and defense in modern basketball would have been absolutely unimaginable a few decades ago.

This is the main reason for the increase in injuries. Later, the NBA changed its rules and foul calls became more and more strict to protect players. Otherwise, at such a fast rate, vicious fouls will cause very serious consequences. Then it will not be a simple injury.

The problem is illness.

Of course, changing the rules about walking is not part of this process. This is just to allow some people who cannot change their skills to gain a firm foothold.

Of course, the league never imagined that due to the existence of certain foul-making masters and the increasing number of scoring points, the NBA's viewing experience would continue to decline. This may be a chain reaction.

Therefore, Zuo Li thinks that sometimes it is better not to change the rules casually...

But at this time, the league can't think that far ahead. They are worrying about the All-Stars.

After announcing several substitute All-Stars and mentioning players such as Joe Johnson as starters, the league can still feel the decline and shift of attention.

People's attention is now attracted by Iverson and injuries. This is definitely a huge blow to Dallas officials. If they had known that for this All-Star Game, they had rented a brand new stadium that can accommodate 100,000 spectators.

Come and play the main match.

If we continue like this, if the tickets are not sold out, then it will mean that the child cannot find his mother... and he will be embarrassed.

In addition, due to Yao's absence, the attention of China, the second largest market, is not as good as before, and there are even fewer sponsors. Now if something like this happens again, the league will be in trouble.

Therefore, in order to prevent the NBA All-Stars from becoming the laughing stock of the four major leagues, the league made the most important decision, which is to place Zuo Li in the promotional position of the All-Stars!

In the original poster, Kobe and James were on both sides of the center. Zuo Li was below them but his face was the largest, and then came the other stars. No one in the NBA could be offended. After all, although Zuo Li was the vote king, these two were just recently popular.

of.

But now, in the latest posters and promotional videos, Zuo Li is placed directly in the center, occupying one-third of the space, becoming a well-deserved and undisputed C position.

This change also reflects the intentions of the league. There is no other way. For the popularity of the All-Stars, I can only rely on you!

James became a supporting role on the sidelines, which made Kremlin fans extremely dissatisfied. However, what happened next proved the league's foresight.

In just half a day, 30% more merchants increased their sponsorship fees, and they were all big and wealthy customers.

Ticket sales also improved immediately, and the All-Stars' official account on Instagram received an additional 50,000 followers.

Stern finally breathed a sigh of relief. It must be Zuo Li. In this All-Star class, if you don't steal the limelight, who will.