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Chapter 457 I Really Just Want to Watch the Fun
The plane departed from Seattle and was divided into two groups.

A group of people returned to Oakland, preparing for the upcoming mid-term break.

Another wave of people is going to Washington in the east to participate in this year's All-Star weekend.

In the entire Warriors team, apart from Qin Fei participating in the All-Star Game, head coach Carlisle was invited to be the coach of the All-Star Game and will also travel together.

Among other players, only second-year Artest was invited to participate in the All-Star Rookie Challenge.

Of course, there are also some team members accompanying them.

The crowd arrived at Washington's Dulles International Airport in the evening.

After getting off the airport, the commercial vehicles and staff arranged by the All-Star Official Committee are already waiting there. They are responsible for sending the players, coaches and staff participating in the All-Star to different hotels.

There are a lot of people, and a hotel certainly cannot accommodate so many people.

A league superstar like Qin Fei was naturally arranged in the first and most luxurious hotel, and the big bed in the hotel room was specially extended.

It is definitely not enough to sleep without lengthening. For example, among the players participating in the All-Star, the tallest Yao Ming is more than 2 meters tall. He must arrange a 20-meter bed to sleep, otherwise his feet will be stretched out.

For the initial perception of the 01 All-Star Weekend, people must have started with the Rookie Challenge.

The All-Star Weekend has a total of three days of seats, the rookie game on the first day, the Saturday Night Event on the second day, and the heavy All-Star Game on the last day.

This year's first-year class seems to have no motivation, and they have never heard of any plans to beat second-year players.

Since last year, the rookie game has been reorganized as a first-year challenge to second-year players. For second-year players, it is a very disgraceful thing to lose to a first-year player who is still a rookie.

Of course, in the eyes of big bosses like Qin Fei, what's the difference between the first and second grades? Aren't they all rookies?

It's just that second-year players like to put pressure on themselves.

Because they all know that if a second-year player loses to a first-year player, then the second-year player will definitely be laughed at and make headlines of the day.

For example, last year, the group of second-year players who participated in the rookie game this year generally participated in the battle of last year.

In last year's rookie game, the first-year rookies overthrew the second-year players, won in overtime, and successfully won the attention after the restructuring, which also proved the quality of that rookie.

Elton Brand was the MVP of last year's rookie game.

Now the feng shui turns, and when they become second-year players, the consensus is that they must not repeat the mistakes of their predecessors, and must give this group of rookies a thunderous blow to prevent them from winning.

On the night of the rookie game, Qin Fei did not attend the event.

Although Artest is a second-year player, Qin Fei feels that Artest's style will definitely not win the MVP, and he will not be the most watched player on the court. Even when it comes to dunks, he is not the kind of dunk that is very entertaining, so he simply did not go to the scene.

In the end, the first-year players were not given a chance when the second-year players were ready to fight, and they won 121 to 113.

Szczerbiak won the MVP of this rookie game.

Saturday night is a night for the combination of individual events. The two events that have attracted more attention are the slam dunk contest and the three-point contest.

No one will deny that when Jordan took off from the free throw line to complete dunks in 1988, defeated the "human film essence" Wilkins with a thrilling 2-point advantage, and was crowned the dunk champion for two consecutive years, he achieved the most golden years of the game.

Likewise, the golden age of the three-point contest is undoubtedly the era when Bird was crowned the three-point champion for three consecutive years during the period 1986-88.

As a result, Bird left many popular quotations such as "Are you all here to compete for No.2", "You still need to warm up if you win?", "I told you before the game, the check should be filled with my name directly".

The trough of the slam dunk contest and the three-point contest began after 1988, and then until last year when Carter, McGrady, Francis and other new jumping men were born, saving the game that had reached a trough.

After watching countless fierce men's matches, Qin Fei realized a truth.

That is, playing a good game is not as good as pretending to be better than pretending.

In addition to Bird, Jordan has also left countless classic quotations. For example, after successfully defending the dunk queen in 1988, Jordan said that the dunk contest is no longer attractive to him.

"I lost to Dominique in the finals in 1985. Last year I won the slam dunk title, but it was a pity that he didn't participate. This year I finally defeated him face to face. My wish has come true. The attraction of this event to me is not as great as before. It's time for more people who didn't win the championship to participate."

In this year's slam dunk contest, the officials are full of confidence. Taking advantage of the climax of last year's session, the hero posts are widely distributed.

In the end, there were actually six heroes participating in the dunk contest. The number of participants was the highest since the dunk contest was set up.

The six heroes are Baron Davis, Mason, Maggette, Swift, Stevenson and Bender.

In the preliminaries, Stevenson, Baron Davis and Mason won the first three points.After entering the finals, all three of them behaved rather cautiously, and there were not many difficult moves. The total score of the three did not reach more than 90 points, which also made this game the one with the lowest score in the NBA slam dunk contest.

In the end, Mason won the championship with his ingenious "cross-person slam dunk" action, becoming another rookie "slam dunk king" in the slam dunk contest.

In general, this year's slam dunk contest was less than expected and lackluster.

The new slam dunk king Desmond Mason is not only a physical dunker on the sports field, but also a "painter" in addition to his main job. When he was studying at Oklahoma State University, he chose painting as his major.

Therefore, Mason can be said to have blossomed in both style and style, and the dunk king has a layer of painterly light on his body.

This year, the champion of the NBA three-point contest was Ray Allen. Ray Allen scored ten goals in a row at the last moment, which became the most impressive picture.

Qin Fei came to watch the game on Saturday night.

I just saw that everyone was very lively, and then some people walked up to the podium to receive awards again and again.

"The excitement is someone else's."

Qin Fei smiled and clapped, and seemed to be a pure crowd watching and joining in the fun.

Watching the excitement is the purpose of Qin Fei's participation in this year's All-Star Game. This year, the All-Star Weekend will be held in Washington. For Qin Fei, Washington has a special meaning.

Also has this special meaning, and there is a certain player in the East.

At the beginning, he and Qin Fei spent their youthful years in Washington, and brought the NCAA championship to Georgetown University.

So when Qin Fei returned to Washington, there were quite a few fans who came to support Qin Fei, many of whom were student fans of Georgetown University.

Although he has left the university, his legend is still circulating in the school.

On the day of the All-Star Game, fans were everywhere outside the arena at the MIC Center in Washington.

Many fans are not necessarily Washington fans, they are willing to come all the way to watch this All-Star Game.

After all, there would never be so many All-Star players in a game, but today, for the price of a game ticket, you can watch a group of stars play.
On the eve of the game, the media broadcast live.

The ESPN reporter who came to Washington pushed open the door of the mysterious players' locker room and walked into the Western Conference locker room.

In the western locker room, the players sat together in twos and threes, making jokes out of boredom.

The camera swept across the crowd, and finally locked on the single All-Star Antonio McDyess.

Although Antonio McDyess is a veteran of the league, he was selected for the All-Star Game for the first time. At this time, he just took off his upper body jersey and sat there shirtless. Unexpectedly, the reporter directly stared at him.

"Hey Antonio, how does it feel to be in the All-Stars?"

The reporter knew him well, and put the microphone to his mouth.

Although Antonio McDyess was selected as an All-Star for the first time, he is a veteran of the league after all. He was not nervous at all. He spread his hands and said: "This is a wonderful journey. Everything in Washington is very good. I like the atmosphere here. I feel very good. I can't wait to get ready to play."

"Yes, you are also very welcome in Washington. There are many fans out there for you. Do you have any goals for this year's All-Star Game?"

The reporter's polite words followed one after another. Although he knew that this guy was talking about running the train, Antonio McDyess was very helpful. He said with a smile: "I don't have many goals. I just want to complete a dunk in the All-Star Game. This is my best skill."

"It's not difficult, is it? I'll just pass the ball to you."

At this time, Qin Fei happened to pass by here, and when he heard what McDyess said, Qin Fei interrupted.

McDyess also laughed loudly, and stretched out his fist to touch Qin Fei.

"Then I'll wait for you to pass the ball under the basket. If it's an alley-oop, I think I can definitely dunk that damn basketball."

Seeing Qin Fei's eyes light up, the reporter immediately put the microphone on it, and the camera lens followed the microphone.

"Shet, that's too high."

It was too difficult for the cameraman to shoot Qin Fei at a 45-degree angle, which made Qin Fei even taller.

The reporter asked: "Qin Fei, just now I was in the locker room of the All-Stars in the Eastern Conference. They boldly said that it is time to take back the championship that belongs to the Eastern Conference. What do you want to say about this?"

The taste of provocation was too strong, Qin Fei lowered his head and glanced at the reporter, with a look of fanning onlookers.

He was so familiar with this appearance that he couldn't help curling his lips.

The camera captured this detail, and the reporter's heart moved, here it comes, this disdainful expression, the slightly raised corners of the mouth, come on, let the storm come more violently!

"Come on, I think they can do it."

After Qin Fei finished speaking, the reporter opened his mouth so wide that he could stuff a duck egg.

That's it?

What about fighting back?
What about tit for tat?
What about the smell of gunpowder?

"This is your Answer?"

The reporter still couldn't hold back, and provoked a little again.

Qin Fei laughed dumbly and shook his head.

"What is my answer? The answer used to be Philadelphia's answer. Tonight is Washington's answer. I have never had an answer. If you insist on an answer, I suggest you pay attention to the performance of the answer tonight. I think he will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

Qin Fei finished these words quickly, and the reporter exploded on the spot after listening.

He's doing the interview here conscientiously, why don't you put this impromptu rap on?

McDyess next to him burst out laughing after listening to Qin Fei's interview. Qin Fei was really interesting. I didn't expect that he was handsome, could play and rap.

In the Eastern locker room, there were indeed reporters interviewing before the game.

As a result, when I went to the locker room, everyone was surrounded by Michael Jordan. Tonight, Michael Jordan was the well-deserved protagonist.

After all, this is the All-Star Game held in Washington, and it is Jordan's first All-Star Game after his comeback. Many players feel that they should help Jordan get his fourth All-Star Game MVP.

As a result, Jordan justly rejected everyone's kindness.

"If I want the MVP, I will definitely fight for it myself. You don't need to say anything to give it to me on purpose. It's meaningless."

"But then again, I hope to help the East win the championship this year. After all, the West also won the All-Star Game last year."

"This is a good opportunity for everyone to prove themselves. I hope everyone will play hard and enjoy the process. As for the final result, it depends on your own ability."

Mr. Qiao's words were so meaningful that everyone was deeply shocked after hearing them, wishing they could bow down and call out brother.

Anyway, after this series of pre-match interactions, the atmosphere in the East and West has been revived.

This year, Mourning in the Eastern Conference was behind Yao Ming in the number of votes, not to mention. Among the forwards, Grant Hill was absent due to injury. In the end, Larry Brown designated his beloved disciple Duncan to enter the starting lineup. O'Neal in the Western Conference was absent due to injury.

So the final Eastern Conference starting lineup is Iverson, Jordan, Carter, Duncan and Yao Ming.

The Western All-Star starting lineup is Kobe, Qin Fei, Garnett, Webber, and David Robinson.

Carlisle's operation is too bright.
The fans also thought that Carlisle was a really nice guy, and seeing that David Robinson was about to retire, they gave such a veteran player the honor of starting the All-Star this time.

But actually?
Robinson knew that someone was going to make trouble, but he still couldn't help saying the new famous saying "leave Tim to me" with other players.

Tim Duncan is the eternal pain in the hearts of the Spurs. Too much love leads to too much hate.

In fact, they should not be blamed. The team was not sincere and wanted to squeeze players when they saw others being injured. As for the sudden change in the league and the competition with the Big Three of the Lakers, no one could have predicted it.

Duncan just made a choice that a mature player would make. It is an indisputable fact that the Spurs are not competitive enough.

But even with the loss of Duncan, the Spurs' performance this year is still remarkable, and their record is just eighth in the Western Conference.

Especially the 36-year-old veteran David Robinson, who has become the only pillar of the inside again, averaged 19.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game before the All-Star Game.

Qin Fei watched the excitement from the sidelines again, thankful for his original decision.

So even if he wants to leave, he can't take the blame on himself. If he left Seattle as a free agent, he probably won't have much praise now.

This wave of things was not over yet, before going on the court, Kobe secretly pulled his clothes, hesitant to speak, and looked a little embarrassed.

Qin Fei: .
"this year me"

Kobe held back half a sentence, but Qin Fei interrupted directly.

"Don't worry, I understand. The MVP is yours. I'll defend Jordan."

Qin Fei is very righteous, he should help his brother get an MVP.

Kobe was silent for a moment.

"No, the MVP is mine, Jordan is mine too, kids make choices, I want them all."

Qin Fei blurted out "Damn it".

"You don't guard against your lifelong enemy?"

Kobe frowned and sneered: "My mind is full of wanting to challenge Jordan one-on-one. You don't need to say more. Iverson left it to you. Let's work together to win the game."

Hearing that Kobe had such fighting spirit, Qin Fei felt helpless.

"I really just want to watch the fun"

(End of this chapter)