Chapter 1512 The Dimming of the Stars and the Hope of the Whole Village

As soon as they got off the plane, the Lakers and their team attracted a lot of attention. Both the media and the passengers on the same plane picked up their cameras and took random pictures of them.

Of course, this is also very normal. Just look at the outfits of Ji Feng and his entourage. They are all in bright-colored suits, wearing the latest and most fashionable clothes from the sponsors. With the new sunglasses from Versace, the watches on their hands are enough to make everyone blind. human eyes.

Even Zen Master, a low-key guy, changed into very youthful clothes because of Ji Feng, and his beard and hair were carefully taken care of in Denver. Looking from a distance, you would think that this is an old man who came here to catwalk. Group of models.

At first, the Zen master was extremely uncomfortable with it, but he soon gave in under Ji Feng's persuasion. According to Ji Feng's words:

The war starts from the moment you get off the plane!

Even if you are a coach, you have to beat the guy next door!

This kind of dress, combined with their height and figure, is definitely much more exaggerated than ordinary male models. Standing there, it is impossible to ignore.

However, Master Zen was still a little shy, so he left with a few assistants as soon as he got off the plane. As the head coach of the All-Star Game, he didn't have that many things to do, and he wanted to take advantage of these two days to relax his tense nerves.

"Hey, Ji Feng, my brother, you are finally here, welcome to Dallas."

At the entrance of the passage, the person who came to pick up Ji Feng and his party was none other than Dirk Nowitzki, the host of this year's All-Stars!

"Hey~hey~hey~! It's been a long time since I saw old driver Dirk. Let me see. He's looking very happy. He's doing well lately, brother." Ji Feng and Dirk hugged each other cordially.

It is said that Ji Feng and Dirk became friends at the 2008 Olympic Games. Although the two had a fierce fight on the court, off the court, Ji Feng and Dirk got along very happily. The two took advantage of their off-season to visit many scenic spots. During the trip, Ji Feng even treated Dirk to a drink of the local specialty bean juice... which made Dirk still feel frightened...

When he came to Dallas this time, as a half-local, Dirk naturally needed to show his kindness as a landlord.

"I heard that you entered the starting lineup, Dirk. Congratulations." Kobe also walked up to Dirk and said.

"Don't tease me, Kobe. If you hadn't stopped working, I wouldn't have been so tired." Nowitzki shrugged helplessly. Although he was the host, his original plan was just to make soy sauce, and he was not O'Neal has no entertainment skills, and his playing style is also pragmatic, which is incompatible with the all-star show style, so his plan is to play for a while and then sit on the bench.

However, things go wrong, and this year's All-Stars really don't make people worry.

For the entire Dallas organizer and NBA officials, they are absolutely confused now.

Because just two days ago, Iverson and Kobe, the two starting guards in the East and West, and also popular players, issued statements one after another that they would withdraw from this All-Star Game due to their own reasons!

Kobe suffered from injuries to his fingers and knees. Knees are an old problem. Needless to say, the most important thing is his fingers. In December last year, his fingers were injured for the first time, and it was the first knuckle. He didn’t rest. Instead, he won the Western Conference Player of the Month that month. He hoped that he could heal the torn joint with regular maintenance, but in the end, while the bone fragment healed, it also put a lot of pressure on his middle knuckle, causing extreme pain in the middle knuckle. .

Subsequently, playing with injuries for a long time caused arthritis in his right index finger, and surgery was useless. Kobe is working hard to make his fingers flexible and minimize the impact of the injury as much as possible.

Although he can play with injuries, it is not necessary. His goal is not the All-Star MVP, and the head coach is a Zen master, so it is natural to quit.

This time Kobe came here purely to cheer for Ji Feng and to help promote the league.

As for Iverson, it was because of the illness of his beloved daughter that she was hospitalized, which forced him to give up this All-Star Game and focus on taking care of his daughter.

The joint withdrawal of Iverson and Kobe has dimmed the starlight of this All-Star Game.

Later, the Western Conference shooting guard substitute Roy also announced that he would withdraw from the game due to injury. What was even worse was that before the All-Star Game, the Hornets' star "Queen Bee" Chris Paul also announced that he was out for the season due to injury.

Dallas: You win...

The Western Conference's back line suddenly lost three generals, which dimmed the Western Conference's starlight a lot.

Nowitzki directly replaced Kobe as the starter, and Kidd also replaced Paul as the All-Star. This was also the biggest remedy for popularity, and Kidd was selected to the All-Star again after many years. If nothing else happens. This is likely to be the last All-Star season for the old Kidd. Being able to see Nash and Kidd competing on the same court in 10 years as teammates is also a dream come true for old fans.

The last spot went to the Grizzlies' big black bear Randolph, who is also the Grizzlies' only card this season.

As for the Eastern Conference, Joe Johnson replaced Iverson as the starter. This was his first start, and the substitute was given to David Lee of the Knicks.

Joe Johnson, David Lee...the quality of the Eastern Conference All-Stars is mediocre...the Knicks may be the biggest winner, because even their fans can't remember the last time their team had an All-Star.

Many fans are still regretful because the Shark missed out on the All-Stars again. This flexible and interesting fat man, as a monument in the history of the All-Stars, is likely to withdraw from the stage of history.

Injuries are the main theme of the All-Star season this season. The most fortunate thing for Dallas, the organizer of the All-Star Game, and the NBA officials is that after losing their generals one after another, they still have a trump card, and that is Ji Feng!

Unknowingly, Ji Feng has become the hope of the whole village.

Just as Dirk was leading the four Lakers players to dine at a famous restaurant in Dallas, an official call from the NBA was placed directly on Ji Feng's cell phone.

"What's going on?" Kobe asked. According to the schedule, this All-Star Weekend starts on the 12th, which is today. However, today there is only a full-day fan carnival, and the evening is dedicated to promoting charity and The wheelchair basketball game for disabled people has nothing to do with them.

Their schedule will officially start tomorrow, the 13th, with an NBA Cares event in the morning, a fan meeting in the afternoon, the NBA Masters Game at 6 o'clock, and the Rookie Challenge in the evening.

"Well, they asked me to be a coach..." Ji Feng put down the phone and scratched his head.

On the phone, the NBA vice president invited himself to be the head coach of the Western Conference in this year's All-Star Rookie Game...

This is not new. The last head coaches were James and Howard. This is also a newly introduced method recently. The purpose is naturally to rely on famous stars to attract audiences. It is a fact that there have been no audiences in rookie games.

But the effect last year was just like that. After all, Ji Feng was on the court. The focus of everyone's attention was naturally Ji Feng's performance, and James and Howard were ignored.