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Chapter 163 163. Howard, you are not an all-star......

The basketball world is just like what Liu Ren thought, it has been messed up because of Thackeray's random entry into the All-Star starter!

Thackeray, who originally had only 80 votes when the penultimate votes were announced, ranked fourth in the frontcourt of the West, got 41 votes in the last two-week voting, and finally won 121 with 117 million votes. Ten thousand votes Kevin Love became the Western Conference All-Star starter!
Thackeray started this season because of the good record of the Lakers. He was full of energy and repeatedly relied on the "towel dance" to get on camera, which attracted a large number of fans. Later, the Lakers' record continued to explode, and he replaced Green in the starting lineup. After that, relying on his own efforts, he developed the ability to single-handedly fight one-on-one in the low post, showing the potential of a high-quality role player, and made the fans who were only attracted by his attitude and passion become more determined to support him.

In addition, the fans were unwilling to vote for Howard, but the West couldn't find a super center like O'Neal and Yao Ming, so they simply voted for the pleasing Thackeray.

There are also fans who hate Howard and set up an anti-Howard website. The first goal on it is to prevent Howard from being an All-Star starter again. Thackeray is the number one voter among the candidates they negotiated.

By coincidence and Thackeray's "effort" in dancing, he became the starter of the Western All-Stars beyond everyone's expectations!
After Thackeray was selected as the All-Star starter, members of the "anti-Howard" alliance all over the world were boiling. This is a major victory for them!

"C'mon, c'mon! Robert, you actually made it to the All-Star? God, Nike is going to bleed, 300 million bonuses!" Liu Ren was the first to react, and exaggeratedly shouted.

Although Liu Ren was surprised that Thackeray could make the All-Star, he was more happy for him.

"Hey...hehe..." Thackeray was still dazed, the milk tea on his face was dripping down his bald head and he didn't care, he was more frightened than others!

"Congratulations, Robert." Whiteside looked envious, the All-Star starter!This is the highest honor to be loved by fans!
Whiteside himself doesn't expect to be an All-Star starter. He knows that although his style of play is very popular with Lakers fans, fans of other teams see his "arrogant" attitude on the court. Spend a little effort" style of play, feel that he is insulting the opponent.

It's hard for someone who isn't a Lakers fan to like Whiteside's style of play.

Another point is that Whiteside is not stupid. He knows that Thackeray's miracle this time cannot be replicated. If you think about it, you know that Thackeray's selection to the All-Star this time is a miracle of too many coincidences.

Nash sent congratulations. He himself will not be able to make the All-Star. The All-Star substitute will not fall on him no matter what. The average of 7 points and 7 assists per game may be surprising for a 40-year-old veteran, but to say It's far from the All-Star level.

Kobe showed surprise on his face, and said with a smile: "Robert, you are part of Nike's potential star group, right? 300 million bonuses, a lot, and you will pay for it today."

Thackeray finally recovered after hearing Kobe's words, wiped the milk tea on his face with his hand and slapped it on the table and said loudly: "Okay! Uncle Thackeray pays the bill today!"

Nike's potential star group is the endorsement of some young players who have not yet played for some popular teams signed by Nike. It costs 10,000+ US dollars a year. The focus is to tie up these "potential stars". Most of these people are For the players in the rookie contract, Nike's management is looking forward to another low-ranking rookie like Arenas, anyway, they don't care if they spend millions of dollars a year to sign a group of people.

Almost all major sneaker brands have such a potential star group, including Adidas, Reebok, and Under Armour.

There is an incentive clause in the endorsement contracts of the members of the potential star group, but it is just a general incentive clause.

This rule is: there is a $300 million bonus for being selected as the All-Star starter or the best team!
An almost impossible task for a low pick on a popular team, and no one has ever gotten this bonus before!
But now Thackeray has it!

"Damn it! It splashed on my dessert! Waiter, give me another serving of what I've eaten, or two servings." Liu Ren pushed away the dessert that had splashed on the milk tea in disdain, and didn't bother with the milk tea at all. Part of the mix was his own saliva.

"Can you finish eating so much!" Thackeray realized instantly that Liu Ren was going to kill him.

Regardless of Thackeray's excited shout, Liu Rencai said to the waiter, "I can't finish eating! By the way, pack! The waiter will order two more servings, just order two servings according to the number of servings I just ordered, and pack them for me. Our family Nini Little Betty and the others have never eaten such a delicious dessert, I will bring them back."

Nash's eyes lit up: "That's right, our family, Laura and Bella, also like desserts. The waiter will choose some delicious desserts for me to pack, and try to choose the most expensive ones. Our All-Star debut is not bad!"

Kobe also smiled evilly: "Good idea, Vanessa, Nana and Lily all like desserts, the waiter will pack all your desserts for me, help us rent a car, and take us to the Hilton Hotel in a while .”

Thackeray stood up and stretched out his trembling arms, pointing at the three stinky and shameless bosses in front of him, his face was full of grief and indignation, each of these people was more ruthless than the other!
Fortunately, Whiteside gave Thackeray a consolation: "I'm single and I don't like dessert very much, so I won't pack it."

Thackeray now looked at Whiteside as if he saw a pure angel, and the other three beside him were simply devils!

Now Thackeray suddenly felt that Whiteside had nothing to do to prevent him from dying in training, and he didn't hate it at all. He actually had the urge to drag Whiteside to the training hall.

But Whiteside's next words made Thackeray almost vomit blood.

Whiteside is a person who has lived a hard life. Although he has little desire for money, he can save as much as he can. He then said to Thackeray: "Can I cash it if I don't pack it?"

"Go to hell!" Thackeray screamed...

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The 2014 All-Star debut brought a huge shock to basketball fans all over the world. It turns out that it is really possible to enter the All-Star by relying on popularity, regardless of strength.

This is the first time in NBA history that Jordan was not selected as an All-Star starter by fans in the last All-Star Game in 2003, and he didn't even make the top five guards in the Eastern Conference.

Because even if the fans like another player, they are relatively rational in matters related to strength and honor. Even Yao Ming, the All-Star ticket king of that year, barely has the strength of the All-Star level. Yao Ming before gaining weight And the feel and huge height are too impactful.

Of course, the rationality of voting has been broken in the 2015 All-Star and 2016 All-Star Kobe in Liu Ren's memory.

But now that Thackeray has been selected as an All-Star, breaking the fans' inherent impression of the All-Star starter, the future voting is expected to be fun.

When the Lakers boarded the plane at the Philadelphia airport before noon, they were all discussing Thackeray's All-Star selection. Now this matter has been discussed by basketball-related people all over the world.

The expressions of the Lakers players are divided into three types. The first one is happy and watching. This is the expression of most of the Lakers, including Liu Ren.

The second type is Thackeray. He has a bitter face now, and he keeps chanting: twenty-seven thousand...

Today's breakfast cost him twenty-seven thousand, which was enough for him to gamble.

And Thackeray can be sure that when he returns to Los Angeles, those teammates will definitely pull him out to celebrate being an All-Star starter, and they will definitely give him a good meal, probably several meals.

The third expression is Kobe, Kobe is unexpectedly happy today, the smile on his face has never been broken, and he is humming a song!
"Hey," Nick Yang pulled Liu Ren and asked curiously, "Why is Kobe so happy that Robert has made the All-Star?"

"You can tell by listening to his singing when you get closer." Liu Ren replied with a smile.

Listen closer?

Sure enough, when Nick Young heard Kobe's singing, he knew why he was so happy.

There is a sentence in the lyrics: Howard, you are not an All-Star, the All-Star belongs to the Lakers...

(End of this chapter)