NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 413 Public Welfare Activities
After a day of training, the short 4-minute dance music has been rehearsed more than a dozen times, and everyone has practiced well.

At 14:30 p.m., the shooting star contest began, followed by the skill challenge, three-point contest and slam dunk contest.

In addition to the Shooting Star game, Lillard has participated in the other three competitions, and Wang Zelin is naturally a must-see every time!

The result is naturally to witness Lillard's defeat again and again. Whether it is a skills challenge, a three-point contest, or a slam dunk contest, Lillard failed to have the last laugh.

The mood was exhausted for a long time, but in the end there was nothing!

Frustrated Lillard.

But who can blame this?
If you want to blame, you can only blame him for being too greedy. This is a typical example of "a lack of human heart and a snake swallowing an elephant, and everything in the world will end up catching cicadas!"

That night, Wang Zelin didn't go to comfort Lillard either. He opened a luxury suite in advance, the most expensive one, and slept with Zhou Lin'an all night.

After a night of madness, he didn't forget to touch his slightly sore waist after getting up, and finally understood the true meaning of the old saying "a branch of pear blossom presses a crabapple".

This morning, all the players selected for this year's All-Stars met at the place designated by the league.

According to the league's practice, there will be charitable activities on the All-Star Weekend every year, which is a must for All-Stars, and they are also willing to participate.

"Wang, why did you come here? It seems that you are still going to play cards! Everyone else has been waiting for you for a long time."

Standing next to a luxury bus, Michael Bass, the CEO of the NBA business department, looked at Wang Zelin's big dark circles and joked with a smile.

"Hehe, don't make fun of me, I'm really sorry, I got stuck in traffic, who knew the traffic here in New Orleans is so bad!"

After fighting all night, Wang Zelin was obviously lacking in energy, but this did not prevent him from making a fuss.

Everyone on the bus was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Stop making trouble, buddy, you and your little girlfriend both entered the only 4-star hotel in New Orleans last night, and the media has long been hanging on the headlines!"

Wade scolded with a smile.

"Get out, Laozi is obviously still single, be careful I will sue you for defamation!"

Wang Zelin quickly retorted.

While talking, Wang Zelin and Michael Bass boarded the bus, and the driver started the car.

Looking inside the car, all the players selected for this year's All-Star lineup were present, and these guys had all played against each other. After greeting each other, Wang Zelin came to a point guard seat at the back and sat down.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, let me talk about the relevant matters. Most of the people in the car should have participated in public welfare activities. I won't elaborate on the details one by one. It's nothing more than giving your signed jerseys and basketballs to the children, having an entertainment game with them, and helping the orphanage to do some voluntary labor..."

"The next focus of your work is to show your love as much as possible, and let more people know that the NBA is a charitable and positive organization!"

The above are some old-fashioned precautions. To be cautious, Michael Bass still took the trouble to repeat it again and again.

"Hey, Mr. Bass, may I ask if there are any extra basketballs on the bus? Because my backpack is too small, I only have some signed jerseys and photos in it. The signed basketballs are too big to fit. If you brought them, can you give me a few for urgent use?"

Howard said to Mike Bass with a smile.

"Me too, if you can, lend me a few!" Harden, who is a good partner, also laughed.

"And I."

Paul George also smiled and said.

"I thought you wouldn't bring autographed basketballs, so I put some under your seats. Let's introduce your names while you're in the car."

Michael Bass smiled back.

There was laughter in the car.

After about an hour's drive, everyone arrived at their destination - New Orleans Children's Orphanage.

The car stopped at the door, and all the All-Stars got out of the car one by one under the leadership of Michael Bass. Many media reporters surrounded the place, and the security team of the orphanage stood on both sides of the road, blocking the reporters from the aisle.

Fortunately, the scene was not as lively as in major NBA games. Reporters lined up in an orderly manner and held their cameras high to shoot.

In the middle of the road, the dean of the orphanage and several high-level officials walked towards them. Seeing Mike Bus and others getting off the bus, they hurried forward to greet each other.

The leaders of the orphanage also hope to seize this rare opportunity and get more exposure through the media, which will be extremely beneficial for them to raise more charitable donations.

Then, under the guidance of several staff members of the orphanage, Wang Zelin and others entered the courtyard and visited several children's dormitories that had been prepared long ago, as well as children's activity places.

The stars sent out their own signed jerseys, sneakers, signed basketballs, etc., and played basketball for a while on a small basketball court with more than a dozen specially selected children's representatives.

During the period, the orphanage let several journalists from authoritative media units come in, and followed and filmed the entire itinerary.

The last activity was public welfare work. All the players present were assigned jobs, some were responsible for weeding, some were responsible for cleaning. Wang Zelin, Paul George, and Dirk Nowitzki were assigned to a group. Their task was to paint the walls of the orphanage.

Under the leadership of a staff member, the three of them came to the designated location, a house that looked like a storage room, the outer walls were scattered due to the wind and rain. Several chunks of it fell off.

The three of them took the paint buckets and brushes handed over by the staff, and brushed them seriously.

Several reporters followed closely behind, never forgetting to take pictures.

"Hey Dirk, where are you from in France?"

While painting the wall, Wang Zelin chatted with the old driver next to him.

"Wuerzburg!"

Speaking of his hometown here, Nowitzki's mood has obviously increased a lot, and his words are a little excited.

"Uh, it sounds familiar, but I can't remember it."

Paul George on the other side smiled.

"Of course, Würzburg was listed in the list of world cultural wealth by UNESCO because of its rich cultural heritage in the early years..."

Nowitzki began to talk about his hometown to the two.

"Sounds great!"

Wang Zelin nodded slightly.

"If you are free in summer, you are welcome to visit Germany." Nowitzki continued.

"Haha, I'll definitely go there when I'm free!"

Paul George replied with a smile.

The three of them worked together, and it took less than half a day to become good friends who talked about everything.

More than an hour passed, and the public welfare work was over, which meant that their charity event was officially announced as a successful completion.

It may have been for show at the beginning, but when he actually practiced it, he also smiled joyfully from the bottom of his heart after seeing the innocent smiles of the children in the orphanage.

There is a saying that "a sage doesn't care about his heart when he talks about his deeds, and there is no saint in the world when he talks about his heart."

In Wang Zelin's view, no matter what everyone's original intention is, as long as the result is good and positive, then this trip is meaningful.

(End of this chapter)