【1003】 All-Star Game
After two days of preparation, the atmosphere of the NBA All-Star weekend is getting better and better. After enjoying the appetizers from the previous two days, I am even more looking forward to the next main course.
Xiao Feng's wonderful performance on the All-Star Weekend also made the Chinese media look shining. CCTV, Haizhou Satellite TV, Inspur, Penguin, Qiyi.com and other media cooperated to announce that they will jointly broadcast the All-Star Game on the morning of the 15th Peking time!
After Xiao Feng's team started the All-Star Weekend, they continued to update Xiao Feng's itinerary on the All-Star Weekend, the exciting scenes of the competition, etc., which were enthusiastically sought after by fans.
At this time, 10 years have passed since Yao Da Ge was very popular on the NBA All-Stars. When Chinese fans first saw Xiao Feng’s majesty, they were naturally extremely happy. Xiao Feng won the three championships on the All-Star weekend. His fans naturally hope that he can perform better in tomorrow’s All-Star Game, so everyone is very concerned about the broadcast of the main game!
In fact, not only ordinary Chinese fans are paying attention to tomorrow's main game broadcast, but even the top NBA executives are very concerned about the ratings of the Chinese region. After all, this is related to the internationalization of NBA.
In order to show the NBA Alliance's importance to the Chinese market, Silva specially placed CCTV's broadcast commentary seat in the best position, which is a golden seat that can't be bought even if you spend money.
This time, CCTV came to Toronto for on-site commentary. Su Xiaoqun, Yang Dayi and Mr. Zhang Heli. This is the old man who came to the scene to give a commentary again after many years.
After all, Mr. Zhang Heli is now 67 years old and has basically faded out of CCTV's commentary seat. However, this time it is of great significance, so he can only ask the old man to take action himself.
In the past, the old man was criticized by many fans for his identity as "Da Kemi", but this year Kobe and Xiao Feng became teammates. The old man was asked to explain to the All-Star Game. No matter how inclined he was, it would not cause dissatisfaction among fans.
Many fans who missed the old man’s commentary very much heard that he returned to the All-Star commentator seat and were running around to tell each other. They were very happy!
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The third day of the NBA All-Star Weekend is not only the All-Star Game, but also various activities and performances will last at the Toronto Air Canada Center all day. Audiences holding tickets can stay in the gym early in the morning and enjoy the joys brought by basketball.
In order to meet the needs of fans and audiences, the organizers also tried their best to open many restaurants to serve various delicacies. Xiao Feng could even see a Chinese restaurant.
Seeing the surging crowds and the well-ordered organization, Xiao Feng knew that in order to catch up with the NBA, there was still a lot of work needed to do in the domestic BA league.
Now there are two hours left before the All-Star Game, Xiao Feng rushed to the stadium from the hotel in advance. He wanted to meet a guest from China here.
Before that, Xiao Feng had already greeted Toronto and met the old coach in a small living room inside the stadium.
Coach Gong Luming is 59 years old this year. He has participated in many world competitions as the main player of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team. After retiring, he led the Chinese Men's Basketball Team to the quarterfinals of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 2015 Asian Championships. He has made outstanding contributions.
Of course, if you count Coach Gong's three ups and downs in the national team, Xiao Feng also knew the perfectionist tendency of the elegant old coach in his bones. His pursuit of details has reached its extreme.
"I'm really sorry for letting you come from afar!" Seeing the old coach, Xiao Feng walked quickly two steps and stretched out his hands.
Since Xiao Feng performed well in the NBA, domestic fans have been calling on the national team to recruit him to join the team more and more. However, Xiao Feng has not received any relevant notice from the Basketball Association and has been waiting for people from China, but he did not expect that the old coach would take action personally.
"The country has always hoped that you can join the national team to participate in the Olympics. I just happened to see you while watching the All-Star Weekend!" Xiao Feng's enthusiasm also made Director Gong's new landfall, and he had more confidence in the next talks.
If it were an ordinary person, the Basketball Association would have sent a transfer order to Los Angeles to recruit Xiao Feng to join the national team, but Xiao Feng's special identity made the Basketball Association be cautious. Later, the Basketball Association contacted Xiao Feng through an old leader who worked with Xu Xiangnan and tested Xiao Feng's tone. This was why the meeting between Director Gong in Toronto.
"I am naturally obliged to call the national team!" Xiao Feng did not refuse and agreed in one breath. Then he said: "But in my situation, you also know that you may not be able to participate in the team's training for a long time."
Director Gong’s Mandarin has a slightly Ludong accent, which makes Xiao Feng very friendly. After all, Dubin, the first college roommate, was from Qindao.
Joining the national team and fighting for the country is naturally a matter of Xiao Feng's unshirkable work, especially the historic breakthrough for the Chinese men's basketball team at the Olympics, which made Xiao Feng very interested!
However, Xiao Feng is not as carefree as an ordinary athlete. He is busy with affairs and naturally does not have so much time and energy to participate in the long-term training of the national team, so he raised this point after the meeting.
"We all know your situation, and the national team has also decided to put the training camp before the Olympics in the United States so that you can take care of both sides!" Director Gong nodded and said with a smile: "At that time, I will ask you to help you find better physiotherapists, nutritionists, trainers, etc. for the national team."
Now it is no longer the rigid management model 15 years ago, and Xiao Feng is not an ordinary athlete. Neither the Basketball Association nor the General Administration of Sports will be rude and one-size-fits-all.
In addition to making Xiao Feng convenient, the national team's final preparation location is placed in the United States. In addition to facilitating Xiao Feng, the national team also considers the use of American science and perfect training methods to enhance the team's strength.
"There is no problem with this!" Xiao Feng nodded and said, "I will leave the team's coming to the United States to me, and I will ensure that it will not affect the team's preparation!"
Xiao Feng is naturally very welcome to the cooperation attitude of the national team. Although he doesn't want to be special, it's just that there is an objective reason.
However, Xiao Feng can help too much when the national team comes to the United States for training. After all, Xiao Feng, who has the Lakers, can provide the national team with the best training venues and various supporting facilities.
Xiao Feng and Director Gong had a very pleasant first meeting. Although Director Gong is nearly 60 years old, many concepts are still quite open and not conservative.
Although Xiao Feng has become the "richest Chinese" in recent years, his humble and low-key style has not changed. He can always achieve better communication results when he lowers his attitude.
Coach Gong also knew that with Xiao Feng's strength and status, he naturally had to act as the core of joining the national team, and he also asked him some ideas for building the team. After all, Xiao Feng still had to be around him in the Olympics.
Xiao Feng did not have much opinion on this. After all, he saw the performance of the national team in the Asian Championships, and Coach Gong's coaching level is not bad. Moreover, there are still several months before the national team training camp, and many problems will not be discovered until then.
The two chatted in the reception room for almost an hour, until Xiao Feng's assistant Ma Xiaotian came over to inform him that the warm-up was about to begin. This ended the first meeting between the two, laying a good foundation for the national team's journey in the Olympics.
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After leaving the reception room, Xiao Feng went to the locker room to change his clothes and started to warm up on the court. The 20,000 fans who poured in the scene enthusiastically applauded and cheered the superstars!
The 10 main players and 14 substitutes who are currently warming up on the court are the strongest and most famous basketball stars on the planet. The top experts selected from billions of people will contribute a basketball feast to fans around the world tonight!
Therefore, whenever the stars make a ball or make a beautiful move on the court, the audience will give warm applause.
Affected by this, the players gradually became excited, and all kinds of cool movements that were rarely seen in the game were emerging one after another, dazzling everyone.
At this time, TV stations from various countries also turned on the broadcast signal and started live broadcasting from the warm-up stage. Fans from all over the world also sat in front of the screen, waiting for the wonderful performances of their idols.
Before the game started, the live director also pointed the camera at the stands with great experience, because tonight there were many big names in the entertainment industry, sports celebrities and super rich people, which was very interesting.
For example, many Hollywood stars, the queen of the European and American pop music scene, the super director, etc., can be regarded as half of the North American entertainment industry, and the lineup is no less powerful than that of the Oscars or Grammys.
For the commentators of China, there are also many familiar faces, such as action superstar Chen Long and his son. The King of Xiangjiang and the King of Heaven. There are many wealthy and entertainment stars in China, which are overwhelming.
Of course, Xiao Feng's huge group of relatives and friends is also quite eye-catching. Xiao Bei and his wife came with Xiao Qi and were having fun with Yu'er. Although the coffee queen Xiao Xiao is tall, she still has a fashionable temperament. In addition, the appearance of spokespersons of American consortiums such as George Morgan, Smith Walton, Mark DuPont also adds a strong sense of wealth in the stands.
Afterwards, media from all countries believed in the comments that Xiao Feng's cheering group was the largest and most valuable group of relatives and friends on the All-Star weekend, which is unprecedented!
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After the game started, Xiao Feng and Kobe did not fight as hard as usual, but instead performed on the court like a stroll, less serious but more casual.
The All-Star Weekend is more about presenting the excitement and joy of basketball to fans around the world. The nature of the game has been much weakened, so everyone plays very easily and is more about playing basketball, rather than playing real swords and guns.
Whether it is Kobe's signature backward jump shot or Xiao Feng's unreasonable three-pointer, James' crab step and Duncan's iconic board play, they are all feasting fans.
It is impossible to see so many stars perform wonderful cooperation in a game and see so many iconic actions that can be loaded into the basketball hall. Only in the All-Star Game can fans see so many wonderful things.
Half a year ago, many fans were worried that the 2016 All-Star Game would be Kobe's farewell performance, but Kobe, who has recovered from health, did not announce his own trends after the start of the season, but instead had a tendency to continue to fight.
With Kobe's competitive personality, he will not let go of the opportunity to surpass Jordan's six championships, Carl Malone and Jabbar.
Therefore, many of the elements that were originally expected to appear in this game were not seen. Instead, James did his best to play the game, which made many people laugh.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that when Kobe recovers to his health and the Lakers are making great progress, the focus of the entire league's publicity will be on Los Angeles' double guns. The little emperor James, who originally wanted to follow the trend, will always be the "uncrowned king".
Whether it was the first move to the Heat, the second trip to the Cavaliers, the hesitation at critical moments in the game or the failure to return in the finals last year, it greatly consumed the patience of the league and even the fans.
James, who was originally thought to be able to surpass Kobe and even Jordan, won only two championships after 13 years in the league, and was far from what people expected of him.
In this All-Star Game, James deeply felt the change in the league's attitude. In various official publicity, Kobe and Xiao Feng are always the two most outstanding. James' status is even a little lower than Curry. Especially after seeing Wade attracting media attention because he jointly established a charity foundation with Kobe and Xiao Feng, James was simply collapsed.
In today's game, he tried his best to perform better, but he didn't know that this immature performance made the league's senior management and many sponsors see it, and had a significant negative impact on his future.
Although James is working hard, the Western Conference star team is not a vegetarian. Even if Kobe and Xiao Feng are off the court, Curry still plays well with substitutes and continues to maintain the Western Conference's leading advantage.
As the game progressed, the Western Stars played more and more smoothly. In contrast, the Eastern Stars performed poorly because of James' impatience.
At the end of the game, James would attract boos from all the fans as soon as he got the ball, which was also extremely rare on the All-Star weekend. In the end, Cavaliers coach Tyron Lu had to replace James in advance, but he never thought that this action won warm applause from the audience.
James' immature performance also made commentators and fans around the world shake their heads. Some people even compared him with Kobe and Garnett, who were also a high school student, who entered the NBA directly. This was also a result that James never expected.
In the end, Xiao Feng successfully won a triple-double, Kobe scored 36 points, leading the Western Star Team masters. The two also won MVP together, creating a good story in the history of the All-Star Weekend!
At this point, the 2016 All-Star Weekend ends, and after a short holiday, the more brutal playoff qualification competition is about to begin! (To be continued.)
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