You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 974

The core trio of Team Wish appeared at Los Angeles Airport, and the media had been waiting for a long time.

The local reporters came with mixed feelings.

They don't like Wei Xia because he took Kobe away.

Now they are leading the 76ers to sit in the Eastern District, which is likely to be the biggest stumbling block for the Lakers on their way to the championship.

He obviously doesn't like it, but he has to force himself to pretend.

They asked Wei Xia: "What is the reason for choosing Kobe?"

Wei Xia eliminated the knot in his heart by influencing the Lakers to strengthen and take Kobe away from Los Angeles, but left a wound on the Los Angeles native that would never heal.

People's sorrows and joys are not interlinked.

At this time, Wei Xia happily replied: "Because I was afraid that Kobe would be angry, so I had to choose him first."

He looked so natural and so lively.

It's like when I first arrived in Los Angeles, I couldn't finish talking in every interview. After listening to Kobe's suggestion, I put on a "concise and concise" persona for myself.

Now he's back in time, and Los Angeles will never go back.

James' time has come, and Kobe's mark is fading.

Kobe saw the familiar media, which brought back a lot of memories.

When they arrived in Los Angeles, the core team of the Wish team was divided into three groups, and each of them had their own affairs to deal with.

Wei Xia and Kobe have a full day's schedule, so they have to separate temporarily.

Even Cousins ​​is spending his first day at business events.

Coming to Los Angeles again, Wei Xia felt a little different.During interviews, questions often popped up that surprised him.

Some media will let him look at the Sino-US trade war from a Chinese perspective.

Is this something he, a basketball player, should have an opinion on?
He was an American back then, and he was bombarded by the media for not expressing his opinion. Now the feng shui has changed, and the election of the most knowledgeable American president in history has changed the atmosphere of society.

Even the media is more aggressive than it used to be.

I don't know, I don't understand, I don't care, I'm just an athlete.

These are Wei Xia's lines to block the knife, and the environment was different then and now. The NBA is a clear-cut opposition to the authorities. Last season, the Warriors won the first championship in team history. However, the NFL kneeling on the Stars and Stripes at the same time caused public dissatisfaction across the United States.

NBA has always been partial to the Democratic Party. In this matter, they support the NFL.

The famous Mr. "Not Just a Basketball Player" suggested that the NBA should follow the example of the NFL kneeling the national flag. Fortunately, Xiao Hua was not overwhelmed by the momentary enthusiasm and only chose to support the NFL in language. In fact, he tried to attract these indignant patriots by taking advantage of the special period when a large number of patriots gave up the NFL live broadcast.

Of course, the NBA is not without any action.

For example, the Warriors, who won the first championship in team history, took the attitude of not visiting the White House, which made the authorities lose face.

Weisha noticed these things, and he also discovered that the American atmosphere was changing.

An aggressive head of state brings some weird vibes.

But the NBA generally doesn't like the new head, so Wei Xia is just like many NBA players now, trying not to let himself get involved.

The media insisted on his headline, but he could only say: "You should know better than me whether the trade war is good or not. Even if you knew it in your heart, you wouldn't say it, but you want me to express my opinion. I am very puzzled, because I am just an athlete. I don't have big data. I don't understand people's livelihood. It's strange to comment on things I don't understand. What do you want from me?"

He drew inferences from one instance and even asked rhetorical questions.

Said a lot, but no useful words.

Dealing with these people is more tiring than shooting commercials.

Wei Xia needs to be cautious, he can't fall into the language trap of these people.The current him is different from 2008. Ten years have passed since the politically incorrect incident. The new generation of fans are not interested in what happened to him in the past. What they like is the current Wish.Therefore, Wei Xia should try his best to protect this image, not to touch the red line, and at the same time not to publish words that are against the position of the Chinese people.

The balance in the middle is something he couldn't find back then, because the media at the time forced him to express his position like crazy, but now they just want to catch his words.

The United States is changing, and Wei Xia's status is also changing.

After all, the size is different.

After a busy day, after returning to the hotel, Wei Xia found that Kobe hadn't come back.

It was later learned that Kobe had no plans to stay in a hotel, and that he had other residences in Los Angeles.

On the first day of the All-Star Weekend, we will play the Masters Game first, and then the Skills Challenge.

Wei Xia was not interested in these two competitions, and went to attend many business events.

On the third day, his match came.

Both he and Kobe participated in the three-point contest.

Interestingly, Bryant was out in the first round.

He only scored 12 points, which can be said to be very poor, but the audience still gave him applause and cheers like a champion.

And Wei Xia did not win the championship. He entered the finals, but met Devin Booker, who had a great touch. Although he scored 26 points, Booker scored 28 points, creating the best score in the history of the three-point contest in one fell swoop.

With the improvement of modern players' shooting ability, this record will have a full score sooner or later.

The most watched part of the day was naturally the slam dunk contest.

In 2016, LaVine and Gordon teamed up to save the slam dunk contest, making people believe that this game is still worth seeing. After all, the health of the younger generation is really getting better and better.

The players who participated this year are also worthy of attention. Before the competition, they were all famous dunkers. Either they had wonderful moves in actual combat, or they had participated in dunk competitions in the school days.

But the result was disappointing.

Last year the slam dunk contest became a hurdle contest, and this year the slam dunk contest has become a drag show dunk show.

For every dunk, these participating guys have to change into retro jerseys to pay tribute to their predecessors.

The tricks of cross-dressing are better than the tricks of dunking.

The celebration at the end of the dunk is better than the completion of the dunk itself.

Gimmicks trump spectacle.

Retro jerseys have become the protagonists of the game, putting the cart before the horse.

Now it seems that 2015 and 2016 may just be an accident, and the slam dunk contest last year and this year is normal.

During the All-Star weekend, everyone comes to play, and not many people will take the game seriously.

"Their clothes are so beautiful, and I want one too." Wei Xia showed his high EQ.

Cousins ​​is the opposite: "The highlight of this game is the colorful jerseys on them!"

Therefore, when Donovan Mitchell wore Carter's jersey to replicate the classic dunk to win the championship, the people at the scene showed their disgust for the drag show, and they applauded casually, just to end the boring individual competition as soon as possible.

The next day, in the All-Star Game, Team LeBron and Team Wish played sparks.

For the first time in years, the All-Star Game is full of gunpowder.

But LeBron's team has gathered too many elites-James, Curry, Durant, this is an invincible combination.

The 76ers are mainly strong in height and inside.

In addition to Kobe, who may be the last player to appear in the All-Star game, there are also new-generation monsters such as Greek monsters, Downs, and Jokic.

In terms of attitude, Team LeBron is more serious.

James seems to use this attitude to dispel the turbidity that has been permeating the Lakers.

Since the New Year, the Lakers' game has not been smooth, mainly due to the running-in between Paul and him.

Paul is the most typical core guard. If he needs to open up space for his teammates, he can do so, but this usage is like letting James play off the ball. It is too wasteful, so the Lakers have been looking for ways to activate both of them at the same time.

James also does not want the tragedy of 2011 to recur, and subjectively cooperates more with the team.

But after a few months, little has changed.

The Lakers have repeatedly been upset by weak teams due to poor distribution of the ball, and the 76ers firmly occupy the league's first position.

Today, James seems to be determined to use an All-Star MVP to wash away his bad luck.So, after the first quarter, when the Wish team kept throwing irons, he played very seriously.He can use unconventional hits to pass the ball, assist Anthony Davis to score dunks, and can also face the defense and make precise three-pointers. On the defensive end, his big hat is absolutely unambiguous.

It can be seen that James wanted to win very much. After changing sides, he continued to carry the team on his shoulders.He scores, assists, rebounds, and contributes all-around the same as he did with the Lakers.Driven by the emperor, the two teams were slightly separated.At the end of the quarter, Wei Xia increased his intensity, and suspense appeared.

In the last minute, Wei Xia's three-pointer equalized the score.

But Durant has already held the death scythe in his hand and ruthlessly harvested the game.

Team Wish's last attack, James and Durant teaming up to double-team, is the ultimate embodiment of athleticism, height, arm length and physical fitness.

No matter how strong a player is, it is impossible to score under this double-team.

Wei Xia couldn't make a shot, made a pass error, and the Wish team lost the game.

Those few seconds of earnestness in the formidable wing pairing of James and Durant surprised fans all over the world.

Wei Xia could only put his hands on his hips.

If it happened again, he would cope better.

(End of this chapter)