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"Joey……"

An old but full-bodied voice came from the phone. Joey was sitting in the player tunnel on the second floor of the Toyota Center. The person who called him was the head coach of the Spurs, Popovich.

"Well……"

"No need to say more, Mr. Greg, I know you won't trade me away."

The old man on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, then said:

"I don't know what you think, facing those unscrupulous reports from the outside world, but what I want to say is……"

"You will be the next city symbol of San Antonio!"

Just one sentence can prove that nothing has changed between the"master and apprentice".

But Joey knows in his heart that the San Antonio is only a choice at this stage, but it does not mean it is a"choice" forever!

He has always been cautious about his future career planning, and the original thoughts of his elite family have always influenced him.

Joey's ideas are not complicated - in the world, business and career are always linked. Career brings fame and exposure, and then there is commercial value; on the contrary, the capital behind business can also push an athlete's career to a more majestic and incredible peak!

The"god" of the new era will eventually reach out to the"god" of the old era!

………

In the next two hours, Joey took makeup photos with the All-Stars from the East and West.

Then Kobe, Joey, James, Griffin and other popular stars were left alone to take a few more individual photos.

Then they returned to their locker rooms to prepare for the All-Star Game this afternoon.

At 2 p.m. that day, the All-Star Game officially began.

The Toyota Center was packed with cheers like a tsunami.

Fans wearing the jerseys of this year's All-Star players were everywhere.

In this way, in a puff of dry ice mist, the DJ on the scene began to introduce the 13th All-Star players from the East and West.

First, the substitutes. The introduction of the selected players will start with the substitutes of the two teams.

The East will start with Holiday of the 76ers and end with Tyson Chandler of the Knicks.

Then it will be the All-Star substitutes in the West. Let's not talk about others for now, but when Joey saw the DJ introduce Ciden, almost two-thirds of the fans, nearly 15,000 people, were shouting the same name:

""James-Harden!!!"

That can no longer be described as a tsunami, it is comparable to a small"he explosion" scene.

Since the introduction of the starting players of the East and West after him, until the introduction of this year's All-Star vote leader Kobe Bryant, no one has been as popular as Harden.

This is the home advantage!

Joey couldn't help but sigh.

When the DJ introduced him, although he had the"appeal" of his predecessor Yao Ming in the local area, the cheers he received were more enthusiastic than most of the starting players in the East and West, but compared to Kobe and Harden... it was really a small witch compared to a big witch!

And when the camera turned to Joey, the director specially gave him a few close-ups of the"Gentleman Generation" of the classic silver-gray Spurs colorway on his feet.

This is probably because Nike's publicity department had given a heads-up in advance. I guess this marketing method should give Joey a boost. Fans have a lot of"expectations".

Without further ado, the All-Star Game officially begins!

In the East, the Heat's Big Three all start, and the backcourt also includes the current scoring champion Cameron Guagua, and the former Wolf King Garnett who plays as center.

The starting lineup of the West is the backcourt combination of Joey + Kobe + Xiaoshuai, the old Duncan and the young"flying beast" Griffin.

After the entrance ceremony, the"double old jump ball battle" between Duncan and Garnett was ultimately"better".

Wade quickly advanced with the ball after passing the ball over Duncan's head.

James took the lead and rushed into the paint carrying Durant, who had not yet entered the state.

The tacit understanding between him and the nine-pointer Wade has been polished for three seasons, and there is no need to say more - bang!

A ground pass was given to James who cut in, and the latter took off directly after receiving the ball and exploded the rim with great force:

"boom——"

The physical fitness of the vice-Goat, who is at the peak of his career, is beyond reproach. He rushed like a human tank and presented a wonderful"tomahawk dunk" to the fans and spectators at the beginning of the game.

Wow - the first goal that amazed the whole audience successfully set off the enthusiasm of all fans in the field!

"LeBron~~~"James!!!"

A shriek that gives goosebumps to the ears!

In the Western Conference round, like big brother Duncan, the main theme is an"All-Star weekend holiday". Joey received the serve from big brother, dribbled across half court and then handed the ball to the Los Angeles Mamba wearing No. 24.

The latter held the ball and challenged James on the wing.

23VS24, this finals matchup that fans all over the world have been looking forward to for nearly ten years did not take place in the finals, but instead appeared many times in the annual All-Star Game.

James widened his eyes, pulled up his shorts, bent down and slapped the ground heavily, looking like I'm very serious.

Kobe smiled and shook his head, holding the ball with both hands, dribbled one step to the right to mobilize James' defensive center of gravity, then took a side step to blast the ball, turned around and smoothly passed the defense! One step away from the free throw line, a long two-point shot, the basketball drew a perfect arc, and in the expectant eyes of all the fans in the audience, the basketball hit the target~~~~

Iron!

The rim - it really didn't disappoint, it was the familiar"four-thirty in the morning" feeling.

(Don't ask why it feels this way, because at four-thirty in the morning in the Los Angeles Arena - rims, rims, rims!)

Joey, like all the fans who were looking forward to"23VS24", came to this All-Star Game with a spectator's mentality. After all, he also knew that he was just an All-Star rookie.

At this stage, it is nothing but a pipe dream for him to get the MVP in the star-studded All-Star Game.

As for the honor, he can get it when he is"fully grown" in the future... Oh no, it's not too late to get it then.

So just be a ruthless"control machine".

The basketball hit the front of the basket hard and flew outside the three-point line, which shows how hard Kobe shot and how eager he was to score!

Duncan and Durant in the West had no intention of competing for the frontcourt rebound at all. The former was even about to run.���Three-point line.

Griffin and the East's Harden and others wanted to grab the rebound, but Mamba's shot was too heavy, and the basketball bounced directly outside the three-point line, out of reach.

This gave Joey a chance to"pick up" an offensive rebound from the 45-degree angle on the left.

With the ball in hand, Joey did not hesitate.——

"Swish——"The ball was passed to Kobe, who tapped James and made a mid-range shot.

The game was tied at 2:2!

On the way back, Kobe pointed at Joey, who had made an assist, with a smile on his face and a mouthful of white teeth, seeming to be very satisfied with the rookie's"sensible""

"Oh, it seems that Kobe is very satisfied with Acho's pass. Look at it, I said that Acho is a popular guy at this stage.……"

Zhang Weiping, who had just stood up to speak for Joey after being teased about his"private life" by Su Qun and others in the commentary room, couldn't sit still when he saw this scene.

The"dream linkage" between idol Kobe and the light of Asian basketball, my Weiping Bryant directly returned to his peak...

In the next few minutes of the game, Joey turned into a"master of feeding", assisting the Western team's stars to score one after another.

"Bang——frame frame frame……"

With the help of Griffin's pick-and-roll, Joey seized the opportunity and accurately passed through Holiday and Bosh's crotch, and passed the ball to Griffin.

The latter received the ball under the basket and violently smashed the rim and scored!

The fans were excited again. ESPN's famous commentator Mike Breen, who was commentating on this All-Star Game, said in the live broadcast room:

"Classic pick-and-roll from the Clippers' Chris Paul and Blake Griffin!"

"Joey is no worse than Chris! What Chris can do, Joey can do now!"

"The sharp timing of the pass, the exquisite passing angle... wow!"

Coach Zhang in the commentary room of the domestic sports channel praised it highly:

"No wonder the scouts from the Mili family used Maji as the draft template for our Achao. His ability in organizing and passing the ball is really amazing!"

Griffin, who completed the slam dunk, also dragged on the basket for a long time, and then excitedly sprayed a few"trash words" at Hardy, who was about to serve the ball. Damn it, I'll fight and retreat. How can Hardy tolerate this provocation from you, a young man?

You have to know that this is the All-Star Game, one of the most exposed and watched important games in the basketball world!

Garnett immediately retorted, and the two of them sprayed a few more words about this matter until the referee realized something was wrong and rushed over to pull the two apart.

If it weren't for the instructions from the league officials at the All-Star Game that the stars should not be penalized easily, it is estimated that these three referees would have given the old and young Big Mouth a"technical foul".

At this time, there were two minutes left in the first quarter, and Spoelstra, the head coach of the Eastern All-Star team, called a timeout.

It's ironic that as the head coach of the top team in the league today, Spoelstra feels most comfortable and can find the right to speak as a head coach in the star-studded All-Star Game.