The older superstars of the NBA

Just when the outside world was full of doubts, the nba official quickly issued an official announcement.

"Timberwolves player Zhao Feiyang has officially decided to participate in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest!"

Compared with previous announcements that only appeared in text on the official website, this time, the nba official directly informed everyone of the matter by the nba president Adam Silver in an interview in front of the media.

"We welcome international players like Zhao to participate in more competitions!"

"It's sure to be an All-Star night that the fans will be delighted with!"

As soon as the news came out, the outside world was in an uproar again.

If many people suspected that Zhao Feiyang was just a hype before, then this time, Zhao Feiyang's participation in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest is undoubtedly a certainty.

Many people don't understand where did he get the confidence to dare to participate in the dunk contest?However, now that it has been officially decided to participate, fans are only waiting for the All-Star weekend.

At the same time, the All-Star voting finally had its results.

After the final round of selection, the starting lineups of the All-Star East and West were released. The East is LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Paul George, Carmelo Anthony and Kyle Lowry.

On the west side are Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, Zhao Feiyang, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.

Among them, Kobe Bryant was elected as the top voter of this All-Star Game with 79 votes.

Perhaps the league has also heard the news that Kobe is going to retire. This time, Kobe was specially placed in the c position in the promotion, so as to attract more fans to pay attention to the last moments of the league's superstar before retiring.

Moreover, whether it is the East or the West, all the players are also very tacit, and everyone expresses their blessings to Kobe's election as the All-Star voter.

In addition to the All-Star Game, the Skills Challenge, the Three-Point Contest and the Slam Dunk Contest are undoubtedly the most concerned by fans.

Among them, the slam dunk contest made more fans look forward to it because of Zhao Feiyang's joining.

Whether it's good expectations or bad expectations, at least the ratings are already there!

The players participating in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest this time are Aaron Gordon from the Orlando Magic, Will Barton from the Denver Nuggets, and Zach LaVine and Zhao Feiyang from the Minnesota Timberwolves. .

It is rare for two players from the same team to participate in the slam dunk contest, let alone one of them is a Chinese player, which is unprecedented in the history of the NBA.

Seeing that the All-Star Weekend is coming, each team has officially entered a state of rest.

The participating players took a plane to Toronto, Canada, where the All-Star game is held in advance, and those players who did not participate took the opportunity to go home and rest.

Two days before the All-Star Weekend, Zhao Feiyang flew to the destination with Zach LaVine.

LaVine not only participated in the slam dunk contest this time, he was also invited to participate in the All-Star Rookie Game.

Originally, Zhao Feiyang could participate as a second-year student, but he is really not interested in the rookie competition. With his strength, those rookies can't stop him at all. state.

Taking an easy mvp trophy is really not attractive to him now!

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The night of the All-Star Weekend arrived as scheduled.

On the first night, Zhao Feiyang entered the scene to watch the game. He sat on the sidelines to cheer for LaVine and help the opponent.

LaVine's performance on the court can be described as quite impressive. From stealing a one-stop fast break to scoring steadily in singles, to marking the opponent and stealing the opponent's dribble, whether it is offense or defense, his ability to show is better than the previous year. He is much stronger.

So much so that the host and guests of the live commentary exclaimed.

"Oh! This young man Zach has made great progress! He also participated in the rookie game last year, but he didn't have so many offensive methods at that time, and his defense was relatively average at that time. It can only be said that as a High picks are passable..."

"But it's only been one season, and his improvement is completely visible to the naked eye...I think it's all due to the development of the Timberwolves, or, to their chasing behavior. . . . .”

"If it wasn't for the arrival of Zhao Feiyang, with the state of the Timberwolves, it would be difficult for them to make up their minds to chase the championship. Now Zhao has changed them and all the players of the Timberwolves. Fundamentally reborn ... you can see it in LaVine ..."

LaVine's performance was indeed as expected by the host. In this rookie game challenge, he played a total of 23 minutes and scored 20 points, 13 rebounds and 30 assists on 7 of 4 shots. He was the player with the highest statistics in the game.

Therefore, he was elected as the mvp of the All-Star Rookie Challenge.

After receiving the mvp trophy, President Adam Silver also handed him the microphone. Faced with countless applause and cheers at the scene, LaVine was looking for Zhao Feiyang in the crowd.

He looked around and finally saw Zhao Feiyang in a place on the VIP seat. Lavin looked excited and pointed to the place where Zhao Feiyang was to say hello, while speaking to the fans watching the live broadcast all over the world.

"The person I want to thank the most for this honor is Zhao... I was just an ordinary rookie when I came to the Timberwolves. I didn't have any ideas about the game, and I didn't have any ideas about the championship... ..”

"At that time, I was just a clock-in person who trained on time and got off work on time. It was Zhao's arrival that inspired me and changed me, letting me know the meaning of competition..."

"This trophy should be his...Although I know he may not accept it, but I still want to tell him, Zhao, you are my brother, the person I will always follow... .Man, thank you..."

LaVine almost confessed the same words, which surprised all the fans on the scene.

The on-site cameraman also quickly focused on Zhao Feiyang in the VIP seat, and gave him a close-up.

After Lavin said these words, Zhao Feiyang also made a gesture to the camera with a serious face.

This is his response to LaVine.

The fans at the scene were very moved, and many applauded and applauded.

The Huaxia fans in front of the TV were even more amazed. Apart from joy, they also cheered for the friendship between Zhao Feiyang and LaVine.

After the game, Lavin and Zhao Feiyang hugged and high-fived. Lavin was so happy that he kept telling Zhao Feiyang what happened in the game. Zhao Feiyang also kept responding to him and mentioned some of his outstanding performances.

The first night of All-Star Weekend is officially over.

The second night, the slam dunk contest that many fans are looking forward to, is coming.