The older superstars of the NBA

After winning 30 games, the New York Knicks quickly ushered in the end of their winning streak.

The reason why this victory was ended was mainly because Zhao Feiyang, the core of the team, took leave due to personal matters at home and did not play. Other players including Zach LaVine and DeAndre Jordan were absent for inspection.

Even with the team's incomplete lineup, the Knicks fought back and forth with the Denver Nuggets who challenged them until the last moment when the Nuggets' Nikola Jokic grabbed a key rebound. After scoring, the Knicks finally lost to the opponent.

The end of the 30-game winning streak did not affect the Knicks' morale.

On the contrary, in the period that followed, the Knicks maintained extremely high morale. Especially when they meet a strong team, the Knicks players become more and more excited.

This also allowed the Knicks to compete with the entire league's teams before long.

As it turns out, there aren't many teams that can threaten them.

As a result, the outside world has begun to speculate on the championship. Many people in the industry have sided with the Knicks, believing that the Knicks are the team most likely to win the championship.

"Without a doubt! No other team in the league can beat them! The Knicks' current configuration is the strongest!"

Charles Barkley said.

Shaquille O'Neal agreed.

"If nothing else happens, the Knicks may be able to win their second championship at this stage! In this case, perhaps the New York dynasty will be established, just like the original Warriors, and the current Knicks will also become a dynasty. A super team..."

While expressing their agreement, the two also brought the topic to Zhao Feiyang.

Barkley had never praised Zhao Feiyang before, but this time he changed his usual attitude and recognized Zhao Feiyang's value.

"Let's take a look at the situation in recent seasons! Starting from the Minnesota Timberwolves, which team's championship has nothing to do with Zhao? First it was the Timberwolves, then the Cavaliers, and then the Knicks... ...Zhao is the absolute main force among these teams..."

"From a certain perspective, the championships in the past few seasons are related to Zhao! His performance will directly affect the ownership of the championship..."

"At this point, I think he's catching up to LeBron in terms of impact..."

As soon as Barkley's words came out, they quickly aroused discussions among countless fans.

For those fans who don't like him, they have verbally denied it.

"Zhao has not won many championships! And he has so many helpers in the Timberwolves. This is undeniable! Rather than saying that he affects the ownership of the league championship, it is better to say that his team affects... ....”

"That's right! When he went to the Cavaliers, he did not bring about radical changes for the Cavaliers! There, he also failed to help the Cavaliers win the championship... From this perspective, his career did not It’s not as exaggerated as Charles described it…”

"I don't like this guy. He is a Chinese player, not our local player... He took away the championship that should have belonged to Stephen... Players like Stephen are more representative than him alliance......"

Where there is doubt, there is support. Many fans also expressed their love for Zhao Feiyang under such remarks.

"Everyone has a team! Isn't it normal for Zhao to have a team? He didn't choose to team up! Zach and Adrian were not first-rate stars at the beginning! Zach couldn't even make the All-Star team at the beginning, Ah Adrian was even undrafted before. If Zhao hadn't spent his own money to help him improve, I'm afraid Adrian would have stopped playing basketball..."

"Zhao really failed to help the Cavaliers win the championship! But the team in question is LeBron's team, and what Zhao said there doesn't count... It really depends on his ability, it should be When he was with the Timberwolves and Knicks, he had absolute say in these two teams..."

"What does it matter if Zhao is not from the United States? As long as he performs well enough! This guy has used his own ability to prove that Chinese people can also play basketball well. No matter which ethnic group he is placed in, such a person is worthy of respect... ..."

The turmoil from the outside world did not affect Zhao Feiyang, nor did it affect the Knicks.

Whether it is criticism or praise, Zhao Feiyang's mentality has been very stable and will not be affected at all.

After all, after playing basketball for so many years, he has seen a lot of big scenes and a lot of bad things, and he has already been mentally prepared to deal with them.

As the season continues normally, the annual NBA All-Star Weekend has arrived again.

One month before the start of the All-Star Weekend, the voting ceremony officially begins.

This time, in order to commemorate the passing of Kobe Bryant, NBA officials specially named the All-Star Game mvp trophy as the "Kobe Bryant Cup".

But the above gimmick is not enough, the official also specially adjusted the rules of the game. Especially the voting session. Previously, the captains of the East and West were selected through voting, and then the two captains selected their respective players.

This time it has changed. After the captains of the East and West teams are selected, the fans will vote to determine the players in the respective lineups of both sides.

The added round of voting will undoubtedly make the lineup more exciting. After all, no one knows what the specific lineup will look like before the voting results come out.

The change in the rules has aroused the interest of fans and also attracted more fans' attention to the voting process.

Not only in the United States, but also in China, a large number of fans actively participated because of enough publicity.

If it was when Zhao Feiyang first entered the league, many fans might not have voted for him! After all, he was not considered a top star at that time, just a rare yellow-skinned player in the league.

But now, he has grown into a superstar who can compete with LeBron in terms of influence in the league.

In this case, Chinese fans will of course choose to support their own people.

As a result, Zhao Feiyang's votes soared to first place almost overnight. Not only did they become number one in the Eastern Conference rankings, they also became the strongest in the total votes rankings.

In the past, when LeBron was in the Eastern Conference, many fans would give him their tickets. Now that LeBron has gone to the West, although Antetokounmpo Giannis is also a top star, not everyone agrees with him.

Especially after the previous stepping-down incident, there are fewer people supporting him than before.

Then, Zhao Feiyang naturally becomes the best choice in the East.

Not only him, the fans, perhaps out of love, also gave their votes to Zach LaVine and Adrian, and Derrick Rose's popularity also skyrocketed again.

Insiders Andre Drummond and DeAndre Jordan have also come into the fans' sight, and even the old Dwight Howard has received votes from many fans.

Such a formation also shocked many melon-eating people.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye. Under the leadership of Zhao Feiyang, the Knicks have reached the top of the Eastern Conference and have won a record of 13 consecutive victories. It can be said that they have become the focus of the entire league for a while.

The first round of voting also ended at this time. Without any surprise, this time Zhao Feiyang became the top vote-getter for the All-Star Game.

He won the first place with 1601371 votes, beating out LeBron James and Luke Doncic.

It also set a record for the most votes for a yellow-skinned player in the NBA All-Stars.

After becoming the vote king, Zhao Feiyang was naturally elected as the captain of the Eastern All-Star Team. LeBron, who received the second most votes, once again became the captain of the Western Conference All-Star Team.

After the results of this round come out, NBA will immediately start the next round of voting.

This time fans select players from their respective camps from the roster!

Only one week has passed before voting officially closed.

The results quickly surprised the outside world.

I don’t know if the fans did it on purpose or if it was an accidental result. This time the lineup of the East and West All-Star teams is simply eye-popping.

In the past, there was not much difference in strength, but this time, the Western Conference All-Star Team can be said to be full of stars. Needless to say, LeBron also has Doncic, James Harden, and Kobe Bryant. White Leonard, Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, Russell Westbrook, Joel Embiid and Chris Paul.

On the other hand, on the Eastern All-Star team, in addition to Zhao Feiyang, there are Antetokounmpo, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jimmy Butler.

In addition, there are Zhao Feiyang’s teammates, Derrick Rose, Zach LaVine, DeAndre Jordan, Andre Drummond, Pascal Siakam and others.

Just looking at the lineup, the Western Conference All-Star team is definitely stronger.

Such voting results really shocked the fans and surprised many people in the industry.

"Wtf? If you look at it this way, how can the Eastern All-Stars beat the Western All-Stars? I'm afraid there won't be any suspense in the game..."

"Who are these guys doing the prank voting? Isn't the Eastern Conference actually the main lineup of the Knicks? Do you want Zhao Feiyang to lead the Knicks to compete with the Western Conference All-Stars? Is this an enemy of the 'world'? "

"The strength gap is indeed very good! But after all, there are players like Antetokounmpo and Butler... I say it is not bad! And such a mixed lineup can just satisfy the fans' bad taste... ..Who doesn’t want to watch one team take on the drama of the entire league?”

Fans and industry insiders are buzzing.

Obviously, this result caused many people to question it. However, the officials did not make any changes as a result, but instead acquiesced to this result.

After learning the news, Zhao Feiyang and his team were speechless. Thinking that all five members of the Knicks had entered the All-Star Game this time, Zhao Feiyang couldn't help but look forward to it.

"Guys, maybe we can actually try to take on the entire league! Something like this is crazy, but equally challenging..."

"I can't wait for the All-Star Game..."