I’m Really Playing Basketball

I have to say that this kind of thing, fate, is really wonderful.

Just like this time, the three teenagers next to Chen Xiao were all wearing hairbands.

Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, LeBron James.

In this era, eight out of ten people who wear headbands are Iverson fans.

And these three young men obviously are.

It's a coincidence that Dwyane Wade, his own Tay, is also a fan of Iverson.

The four of them must have something to say together.

Jordan is faith.

Iverson is an icon.

In the United States, Jordan is the god of players his age.

And Iverson is the person most admired by players of their age.

There's nothing wrong with this.

It can be said that Chen Xiao's idol is Kobe. Among the young outside players of this era, he is definitely an alternative.

Although Kobe is the most voted guard in the Western Conference, in fact, his fan base is far less deep than that of Iverson.

Ke Laoda can be the top vote-getter in the Western Conference mainly because his competitors are too good.

Nash, Francis, the aging Payton, the Kings’ Mike Bibby…

To be fair, if these guys go to the East, they won't even be able to beat Pierce.

"No wonder it's so difficult for my Mamba coach to recruit people. It turns out it's not me who doesn't do the job, but Boss Ke who doesn't do the job!"

During this All-Star Weekend, Chen Xiao was recruiting people in the hotel lobby just now. The Wolf King's recruitment went very smoothly.

Tyson Chandler, the Bulls' No. 2 overall pick, accepted the position of the 'Eight King Kongs of the Wolf King' without even thinking about it at his invitation.

He doesn't even need to teach him, he can perform the Wolf King Ceremony himself!

bang bang bang!

Ouch~

In terms of standard level, it is no worse than Chen Xiao and Kwame Brown.

The Mamba Cult and the Wolf King Cult are recruiting people at the same time.

The Wolf King Sect is so successful, but the Mamba Sect is struggling so hard.

Chen Xiao felt that he seemed to need to change some of his thinking.

How about attracting Boss Ai to the Mamba Cult first?

Isn’t Boss Ai also proficient in Mamba Mentality? !

Chen Xiao thinks it’s feasible!

After James failed in his attempt to recruit three talented teenagers into the Mamba Cult, Chen Xiao didn't have too many regrets.

Get to know each other first, and after getting to know each other, there will always be opportunities in the future.

By the way, from now on, when everyone is a church member, we can play games together, and play ‘Chen Style Duel’ together, where you shoot me, and I shoot yours!

After getting to know James, Anthony and Paul, three well-known young geniuses in the United States, Chen Xiao was very happy.

And in James's hotel room in the back.

After Chen Xiao left, all three of them were discussing Chen Xiao.

"Wonderboy is such an interesting guy."

"Seems like a really nice guy too."

This was Anthony and Paul's first impression of Chen Xiao.

As the hottest rookie in the NBA this season and a rookie All-Star, coupled with the NCAA championship and MOP background, Chen Xiao's status in the American basketball world is very high.

It can be said that in the current American basketball world, there are not that many active players with a higher status than him.

Even a player of Pippen's level.

Didn’t Chen Xiao ‘retreat’ from him in shame just now?

Do you really think Pippen is such a talkative person?

James is a media maven like.

And Chen Xiao is the kind of player and circle recognized, this is the real big boss. Of course, Chen Xiao is now a 'little big boss' at best.

What's more, he also had the influential speech of "Thank you for basketball".

Therefore, even though he is a ‘little boss’, it is okay to treat him as a ‘real boss’.

Such a big boss is actually so approachable and has no airs at all.

Isn’t he just a super good person?

Regarding the evaluation of the two good friends, even James, who was too 'shocked' by Chen Xiao's behavior just now, couldn't help but nod.

He thought of what Chen Xiao had done to save him, and how Chen Xiao had come to his room to apologize for scaring him.

James also feels that Chen Xiao is indeed a very good person.

At the very least, he didn't hate it even when he was overly frightened.

"LeBron, are you really not interested in the Mamba religion?"

"Not interested at all!"

James is really scared by Chen Xiao now, and his expression changes when he talks about Mamba.

"However, I am very interested in Mamba Coaching. I wonder if after I master Mamba Mentality, can I be like the Wonder Boy and hit as many buzzer beaters in my rookie season?"

After Anthony finished speaking expectantly, the eyes of Paul and James next to him lit up.

They really have no feeling for Kobe Bryant or the Mamba Mentality.

but!

Chen Xiao’s killer shots are really cool!

Especially the early-turning buzzer beater against the Jazz!

Mamba Cult…

Mamba Mentality…

James fell into deep thought again.

His painting style should be this handsome!

At this time, Chen Xiao certainly didn't know that after he left, the three teenagers seemed to have shown some interest in the Mamba Cult.

After returning to the banquet hall, Chen Xiao, Wade, Ron Howard, and later Yao Ming and others went to Jordan to congratulate the greatest player in the NBA.

This time around the NBA All-Stars, NBA officials are focusing on Jordan’s farewell drama.

Jordan will deliver his farewell speech during the All-Star Game.

Obviously, NBA officials want to give him a perfect departure in order to thank Jordan for his contribution.

In the departure ceremony, the NBA can indeed be extremely grand.

But if you want to make a truly perfect turn, it requires more than just a ritual.

"Chen, I have a hunch that there may be trouble in the Western Conference during this All-Star Game!"

After Chen Xiao, Wade, Yao Ming and Ron Howard visited Jordan and left, Wade said to Chen Xiao and the others.

"Why does Xiaotai think so?"

"If you were an All-Star in the Western Conference, what would you do when you faced this situation? Would you watch Jordan turn around and leave gracefully?"

After Wade finished speaking, Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment.

What would I do if I were Jordan's opponent?

Defeating Jordan of course!

It's better to hit the buzzer beater in front of Jordan!

Let the greatest player in NBA history use his farewell to be my footnote, let my glory be with the history of basketball, and let others mention me when they mention Jordan's farewell!

Isn't this more tempting than watching Jordan turn around and leave gracefully?

Seeing Chen Xiao and Yao Ming looking thoughtful at this time, Wade knew that they must have understood the danger of this All-Star Game.

"The strength of the East is not as good as that of the West. The West can do anything to the East, including deliberately creating opportunities to kill Jordan. I think someone in the West is already preparing to do such a thing."

After Yao Ming finished speaking, he looked at the very burly big man not far away.

Following Yao Ming's gaze, Chen Xiao also saw the NBA veteran who replaced the injured Webber as a Western Conference All-Star, Karl Malone.

This boss will never give Jordan a chance to turn around and leave gracefully!

In fact, even if there is no such big boss, there will be trouble in the west, let alone now that there is such a big boss?

"At a glance, there are almost no Qiao Mi in the west."

Chen Xiao sighed.

"Yes, Kobe is."

"Xiao Tai, I have told you so many times, he is not Qiao Mi!"

Ah.

Wade did not argue with Chen Xiao, but laughed.

However, this All-Star Game is indeed very interesting. The big guys from the Eastern Conference are Qiao Mi, Iverson, Tracy McGrady and others.

In the West, the biggest bosses O'Neal and Karl Malone are Jordan's old rivals.

"It seems that this year's All-Star Game may not be so peaceful."

After Ron Howard said worriedly, Yao Ming also became a little nervous.

It was the first time the All-Stars encountered such a historical event, and Dayao felt a little nervous.

And it seems that he is still the kind of little white rabbit who is allowed to be slaughtered.

Whether the All-Stars in the Western Conference will be fried, boiled or fried against the Eastern All-Stars and Jordan will only be known on Sunday.

On February 7, 2003, Chen Xiao, Wade, Yao Ming, and Luo Ge took their families on a tour of Atlanta after the All-Star party.

Although the All-Star Weekend is a place for NBA stars to relax, for Chen Xiao, Wade and Yao Ming, their All-Star Weekend this time is still very busy.

Because the three of them are all rookies, they have to represent the first-year players in the Rookie Challenge.

At the same time, the three of them are all All-Star Game players and will also represent the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game.

The Rookie Challenge is on Saturday and the All-Star Game is on Sunday, which is equivalent to three people playing back-to-back games.

On the morning of Saturday, February 8, 2003, as the three most popular young All-Stars of this All-Star Weekend, Chen Xiao, Wade and Yao Ming had a lot of activities and interviews.

All-Star Weekend is a large-scale comparison place for NBA stars to compete for popularity.

Some All-Stars are surrounded by huge crowds of people, while others are surrounded by empty crowds.

Such a huge contrast will definitely cause great embarrassment.

For example, Marion is a Western Conference All-Star at this time.

To be honest, there is really no one around him!

After all, there are some Canadian media and some fans around Nash.

As for Marion, there were almost no reporters or fans around him.

For other NBA stars, the All-Star Weekend is a show, but for him, the All-Star Weekend seems to be a place of execution.

My strength is obviously very good!

Isn't it just that he looks a bit ugly and his playing style is a bit ugly?

In an almost execution-like atmosphere, Marion and the other 23 All-Stars ended the official interviews and activities on the morning of February 7.

"Sean, do you want some attention?"

Of course I do!

Seeing Marion's eager look at this time, Chen Xiao said nothing, smiled slightly, and pointed at Arenas, who was surrounded by some reporters and fans not far away.

"Gilbert is not an All-Star, he is just a sideline."

After Chen Xiao finished speaking, he patted Marion on the shoulder and left with Wade, Yao Ming and the others.

The Warriors' record is not as good as the Suns.

Gilbert's numbers weren't as good as mine either.

Gilbert's strength is not as strong as mine.

Apart from being an agent, he is inferior to me in everything.

But why is he more popular than me?

He is more popular than a genuine All-Star like me.

"Gilbert, they..."

Seeing Arenas finish the interview, Marion walked up curiously.

"They're all asking me about the Mamba."

Mamba Cult? !

Marion felt as if he had discovered a blind spot!

Mamba Cult and Wolf King Cult are quite popular in the United States recently!

Seeing the twinkling light in Marion's eyes, Arenas seemed to be pretending not to see anything on his face, but in his heart, Arenas was...

Sean, don’t blame me, I don’t want to be like this, I was forced!

After a while.

Chen Xiao, who was with Wade and the others, received an OK text message from Arenas.

Oh!

The Mamba Cult finally has another general!

This kid Arenas is really reliable. It would be great to let him be the Four Heavenly Kings of Mamba Tutor!

After Chen Xiao and the others finished their official activities in the morning, it was time to practice together with the first-year team of the Rookie Challenge at two o'clock in the afternoon.

The head coach of the first-year team in this year's Rookie Challenge is the legendary former Suns coach Cotton Fitzsimmons. He has coached in the NBA for 21 seasons and is the winner of the NBA's Best Coach three times. The old man is 72 years old this year.

The reason why the old man was invited to be the head coach of the rookie game was because he was also the head coach of the Eagles. He coached the Eagles for 4 years from 1972 to 1976.

In addition to the old man, the first-year assistant coach is Eagles legend Lou Hudson.

Lou Hudson was a disciple of Mr. Fitzsimmons when he was coaching with the Eagles.

Playing in the All-Star Game in Atlanta, there are no Hawks players in the All-Star Game.

If you don't add some elements of the Eagles, how can it be worthy of local fans?

Therefore, when the old man comes out, it is purely because the younger players are not living up to expectations.

If the Eagles players want to live up to their expectations, they won't need him to earn face for the Eagles.

So who are the junior players?

That's right, it's you, Jason Terry!

Ahem, of course, this is a joke.

No matter how hard Terry tries, he can't beat Kidd and Iverson at the guard position in the Eastern Conference.

In short, because the players did not live up to expectations, the old man was not the only one who was forced to go out to do business.

Second-year head coach Mike Falatro is also the former head coach of the Eagles. The 56-year-old Eagles coach has coached the Eagles for eight seasons and brought out Dominic, one of the greatest stars in the history of the Eagles. Wilkins.

And the assistant of this famous Eagles coach is...

Ahem, it's not Wilkins, it's Hawks legend Bob Pettitte.

Bob Pettit is also 72.

The greatest star in the history of the Eagles was also forced to do business for the Eagles.

Therefore, when first-year players such as Chen Xiao, Wade, Yao Ming, Boozer, Jay Williams, Stoudemire, Nene, Ron Howard, Gooden and others saw these old men, it was really a bit scary. I don’t know what my mood is now.

Anyway, let these old men teach them tactics and so on, so forget it.

Not to mention being outdated is not a problem.

Do you have the heart to let these old men work so hard?

Of course I can’t bear it!

Even during today's training, Jay Williams was preparing to cause trouble. In the end, seeing the trembling appearance of Mr. Fitzsimmons, Jay Williams finally gave up.

Don't stir up trouble, just grab it!

He, Jay Williams, wants to be the MVP of this Rookie Challenge!

"Carlos, in this game, you have to come out and give me more cover!"

"The MVP has been booked by the boss, you can't get it."

Boozer glanced sympathetically at Jay Williams, who was stunned at this time, and then went back to help Chen Xiao do shooting practice.

Chen Xiao is bound to win the MVP of this All-Star Rookie Challenge.

He just wants MVP!

The nine first-year players include Yao Ming, Wade, Ron Howard, Boozer, and Nene, five of his players, plus him, six of them, and six of the nine are on his side.

In the first-year team, he can simply cover the sky with one hand, okay!

Plus Guden is actively moving closer to him.

Just Stoudemire and Jay Williams.

To be honest, there is no fighting power at all!

Therefore, even though they were very shocked and unhappy about Boozer's betrayal, Jay Williams and Stoudemire could only sit back and sulk when they saw the cheering circle next to Chen Xiao.

For Chen Xiao, Wade and Yao Ming, it is impossible to say that Jay Williams and Stoudemire do not envy and hate them.

It’s really a different fate!

Everyone is a rookie, and these three guys have become All-Star players.

And the two of them are not even the main players in the rookie game now.

Who can bear this?

Especially Jay Williams. When he was in the NCAA, he was the number one player in the NCAA, but in the NBA...

Although his performance was very good, it was only good and not at the same level as Chen Xiao and Wade.

Regarding this matter, Jay Williams has never considered it to be a matter of his own strength.

“It’s all Francis and Houston Mosaic’s fault!”

Why not trade Francis, why not give me a stage!

February 8, 2003, five o'clock in the afternoon, Atlanta Phillips Arena.

As the opening of the All-Star Weekend, the Rookie Challenge of the All-Star Weekend, the Atlanta audience was not so enthusiastic.

To be honest, there are no Eagles players in the Rookie Challenge. How can this make them enthusiastic?

The Eagles fans who showed up for this game were not here to see players like Chen Xiao. They were simply here to cheer on the four old men of the Eagles.

It was originally a rookie challenge, and it should be a lively and exciting duel.

But when it started, it was turned into a nostalgic ceremony by the Eagles fans present.

Looking at these 'old fans' around them, Anthony, James and Paul were all a little uncomfortable.

No, it’s not that I’m a little uncomfortable, it’s quite uncomfortable!

Even the spectators on the sidelines were so uncomfortable, let alone the players on the court.

The first-year starters for this game are Ron Howard, Wade, Chen Xiao, Boozer and Yao Ming.

The starting players on the second-year side are Arenas, Jason Richardson, Kirilenko, Gasol, and Tyson Chandler.

Chen Xiao’s teammate Richard Jefferson and Chen Xiao’s friend Kwame Brown both sat off the court as substitutes. The second-year substitutes also included Chen Xiao’s friends with the same agent, Murphy of the Warriors, and Parker of the Spurs. people.

Therefore, in terms of the comparison between the first graders and the second graders in this game, of course the second graders are stronger.

However, in terms of the number of All-Stars, there are three All-Stars on the first-year side, while there is only one All-Star on the second-year side, Richard Jefferson.

Originally, according to regulations, players selected as All-Star starters were not allowed to participate in the Rookie Challenge, but the league was merciful in this game and allowed Yao Ming to participate and also allowed him to start.

Of course, the league is showing mercy, but Dayao will definitely not play for a long time in this game.

For Eagles fans and American fans, this All-Star Rookie Challenge is a dispensable and tasteless game.

But for the two teams of rookies on the court, this game is still very important.

Especially for Chen Xiao and Yao Ming and the many Chinese reporters next to them.

This game is especially important!

"I wonder who will become the first Chinese player to win the NBA MVP in this game? Will it be Xiao Chen or Dayao?"

Teacher Song was really looking forward to and excited next to me.

The same is true for Chinese viewers in front of the TV.

"Chen Xiao has already won the MVP of the Asian Games, the MVP of the World Championships, and the MOP of the NCAA in his career. In just two years of his career, he has already won the MVP of three major competitions. He is simply an MVP harvester. This Chen Xiao has a greater chance of competing than Dayao!"

Teacher Zhang and Teacher Song are different. Teacher Zhang has directly stated that Chen Xiao will definitely win the MVP!

This made Teacher Song next to him find it incredible.

Lao Song has never been with the Nets, so he doesn't know what Chen Xiao's strongest point is.

The most powerful thing about Chen Xiao is not his basketball ability, but his ability to make friends!

Look at these first-year starters, Ron Howard, Wade, Yao Ming, Boozer, they are all his friends!

"The viewers in front of the TV can look forward to Chen Xiao possibly giving us a huge surprise in this game!"

Just as Teacher Zhang finished speaking excitedly, Yao Ming defeated Gasol with a jump ball on the court.

The first grade got the first possession of the game.

"Chen, I want to win the MVP in this game!"

Arenas is confident.

He does have that kind of confidence, and his second grade is stronger than his first grade.

More importantly, his boss Jason Richardson already won the MVP in last year's Rookie Challenge and will definitely fully support Arenas now.

From this we can also see how strong this second grader is. When they were in the first grade, they defeated the second graders. But now that they are second graders, there are very few first graders who are their opponents.

As long as he has the support of Jason Richardson, Arenas' MVP is almost a sure thing.

"Gilbert, I think tonight's MVP is mine!"

After Chen Xiao finished speaking, the two of them were already entangled outside the three-point line.

"Chen, stop doing useless work. Your running moves are of no use to us!"

Arenas looked at Chen Xiao and said with a smile.

Chandler and Gasol, the defensive abilities of these two guys are no joke.

Moreover, next to the two of them, there is Kirilenko!

"Our team is a group of defensive leaders!"

"Is Gilbert also a defensive leader?"

Arenas was stunned for a moment when he saw Chen Xiao standing in front of him with the ball in one hand after receiving Wade's breakthrough pass.

That's right, I don't seem to be a big defensive player.

Facing Arenas' defense, Chen Xiao didn't even think about it and simply held the ball with one hand and became a dry puller!

The height of the shot simply made Arenas desperate!

"pretty!"

Tall, cool, and picturesque jump shot!

James and Anthony Paul, who were watching the game from the sidelines, expressed their sincere praise.

A swipe!

The basketball hits the net!

3 to 0!

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