NBA: Sharks at the peak, guard the basket!

Chapter 344 Stern posted a hero post, Cousin Kamai applied to play! !
"It doesn't work if you don't accept it. It looks like we're going to run with you again this year."

At the post-match press conference, Dameng Olajuwon, who was interviewed by the media, showed three points of desolation, three points of ridicule and four points of indifference. He shook his head and laughed at himself:
"In the West, no one can stop the progress of the Los Angeles Lakers."

"If we fit together with the Utah Jazz, maybe we have a little chance of winning."

Big Mouth Barkley answered online: "It's a good idea, let John Stockton play point guard."

"Clyde plays point and I play small forward."

"Let Hakeem and Karl Malone, the devil's muscular man, partner inside, this lineup is terrible to think about."

"Perhaps only this kind of lineup can snipe the Los Angeles Lakers' footsteps in the West~"

I have to say that if this kind of lineup can really be formed, defeating the Lakers is not just a matter of grasping, or even directly booking the championship.

however.

Except for the Western Conference All-Stars.

No matter from which point of view, it is impossible for these five superstars to gather on the same team to form a super luxurious five-star battleship.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, in Barkley's view, only this kind of luxurious lineup can firmly hold the Lakers' pace out of the West.

This means that the Lakers are close to invincible in the current Western Conference.

The reporters at the scene suddenly realized.

Good guy, after working on it for a long time, Fliggy is in Cao Ying and his heart is in the lake. This wave of reverse blowing the Lakers is really high!

Come on, just bury the friendly army generously! !

However, the Los Angeles reporters keenly discovered that the number of times Barkley said good things about the Lakers and Lin Hong this season was indeed more than [-] million points.

This is very wrong! !

Is he sympathetic to each other and simply optimistic about the younger generation, or does he have ulterior motives and takes the opportunity to show his favor to the Los Angeles Lakers management?
If you can't solve the problem, then solve the problem.

The Los Angeles reporter at the scene directly threw the question to the instigator Barkley.

"Of course I'm just purely optimistic about Lin Hong, that's all, don't overinterpret it."

Barkley didn't change his face, and his answer was straightforward: "Lin will become a top ten superstar in history, just like Michael's level."

Although Barkley's veto in this wave of vetoing his favor to the Los Angeles Lakers is very straightforward, but after listening carefully, Barkley has slapped Lin Hong again without a trace!

The media are best at catching rumors and adding fuel to the story.

One map at the beginning, the rest is all up to editing, this is news! !
The Los Angeles reporters have already begun to fabricate press releases in their minds that Barkley is about to join the Los Angeles Lakers.

"Maybe, I will choose to retire after this season."

In the end, the glider who was interviewed used an extremely calm tone, but his words were astonishing, directly blowing up all the reporters in the audience.

WTF?
retired? !
It wasn't just the media at the scene who were confused.

Even teammates Barkley, Olajuwon and coach Tomjanovich were dumbfounded.

The shock came so suddenly that they were caught off guard.

The glider never told them about it.

Moreover, such a major decision to retire, the glider actually said it so lightly? ! !

"Actually, it's no surprise, I missed a dozen games last season because of a sprained hamstring, and I didn't have much gas left in the tank."

The glider looked at Olajuwon and Barkley very freely: "Hakeem, Charles, one day, you will also leave this alliance, but I am one step ahead of you."

"Honestly, I'm happy to be at the end of my career and see so many good young players coming out of the league."

"They are the future of the league, and my era is over."

Some people say that Lin Hong's turning out completely dispelled the glider's idea of ​​continuing to compete for the championship at the end of his career.

Some people also said that it was precisely because of seeing the emergence of the newcomers of the 96th class headed by Lin Hong that Glider suddenly realized that it was time for a veteran like himself to retire bravely.

all in all.

The league's second shooting guard, who was once on par with Michael Jordan, announced his retirement at the end of the season in such an understatement.

"Clyde, are you really going to stop thinking about it?"

After the interview, Olajuwon, who returned to the locker room, hooked his old partner Drexler's shoulder and comforted him: "Actually, we can try again."

A warm current flowed into the glider's heart, making him feel mixed.

"Try to be eliminated by Lin Hong?"

Glider smiled self-deprecatingly, and patted Dameng on the back with his backhand: "Hakeem, if it wasn't for playing with you for another year, after last season's playoffs, I would have chosen to retire."

Trapped by injuries, Drexler also realized how badly his performance had slipped.

In many cases last season, the Rockets were only one breath away from winning.

Compared with Barkley, Olajuwon was indeed a little short of his peak, but he has done everything they can.

So why do the Rockets always fall short and fall short?
Yes, the problem lies with him, Drexler.

"Clyde..."

Olajuwon choked up directly.

He knows very well that when the glider is retired.

This also means that Mosaic's two consecutive championship teams in the 90s will completely become history.

more importantly.

Olajuwon realized that if the glider retired, Mosaic and the championship would drift away.

Just the realistic ugly face of the Rockets management.

Certainly not in the case of losing hope of winning the championship, but also raising a group of dispensable veterans, locking up the team's salary space.

The Houston Mosaic, perhaps, will go right into rebuilding after the glider is retired.

At that time, it is Olajuwon, and even Barkley, who may be put on the shelf by the management and become a bargaining chip to boost the team's reconstruction.

Don't look at him Olajuwon is the best player in team history.

But in the commercial league of the NBA, even the best player in team history is not for sale.

As long as you have enough money, you can trade anything.

Somewhere, Olajuwon had a premonition that perhaps in the summer of 98, his Rockets career would come to an early end

The NBA is so cruel, so cruel that even a super center like Dameng can't decide his own destiny, and he will die forever!
Tomjanovich, who saw all this in his eyes, was also a little sad, but he didn't say much.

Because this is the NBA, the survival of the fittest, the strong prey on the weak, and he is just a head coach who can be fired at any time.

In an atmosphere of sadness, the Houston Big Three left Los Angeles silently.

The news that the glider was about to be retired instantly hit the headlines of Quanmi news.

For a while, countless fans sighed: The hero is late, the NBA is really going to change! !
In addition, some fans began to think: the glider official announced his retirement at the end of the season.

Will the day when Michael Jordan of the same age retires be far behind?
It seems to be to prevent this atmosphere of sadness from sweeping the entire NBA.

Stern decisively sent invitations to the league-wide slam dunk contest through media channels.

In the 98 dunk contest, there were no entry restrictions.

As long as you dare to challenge Lin Hong, the big devil, the alliance will welcome you!
For a while, many drinking fountains waved towels and danced, and they couldn't hold back in an instant.

With an excited heart and trembling hands, I just want to take a walk in the dunk contest.

Originally, they belonged to the substitutes in their respective teams, and they had no chance to show their faces at all.

Now, an opportunity to challenge Lin Hong and gain super high exposure is right in front of him.

Don't even fight for the opportunities in front of you, you deserve to sit on the bench! !

Besides.

Many young dunkers who wanted to challenge Lin Hong also accepted the alliance's invitation.

Among them are cousins ​​Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady.

Carter's original teammates had a lot of concerns about participating in the dunk contest.

Unexpectedly, the alliance directly spread the hero posts and held the massacre meeting! !
Sign up!Must sign up!
In such an exciting match, he wants to fight ten! !
It is worth mentioning that.

Carter not only signed up by himself, but also called McGrady by the way, pulling his cousin to join the competition.

As the so-called brothers who fight tigers, cousins ​​are the same.

In fact, Carter didn't even need to urge him.

McGrady's bleary sleepy eyes have long been exhausted, and even responded to the league's call earlier than Carter.

Even more dramatic.

Michael Jordan, who had been hesitant at first, resolutely stated that he would guide McGrady and give him ideas and help in dunking after he learned that his younger brother McGrady had announced his participation.

Seeing that even Jordan was involved, Stern hesitated, and directly extended an invitation to Gang Leader Qiao.

Of course it is not an invitation to the slam dunk contest, but to invite Jordan to be the judge of this year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest!
At first, Stern was quite worried that Jordan, as McGrady's big brother + teacher, would favor his little brother and make the dunk contest unfair.

But then I thought again.

If Jordan can really go all out and lose his face, he will favor McGrady in the dunk contest.

If I give my younger brother full marks, but only give 9 points to Lin Hong who performed even better...

That topic can't be directly exploded!

Instead of making the slam dunk contest Lin Hong's one-man show, why not find another way and add some other topics?
Michael Jordan hit hard and turned into a 9-point man, which will definitely detonate this year's dunk contest!

have to say.

Stern's invitation letter from the judges was indeed in Jordan's arms, and Jordan readily accepted the invitation.

Only the judges' invitation letter is worthy of Jordan's identity and status.

Isn't it just to rate a group of young people who can fly and dance well?
No matter how much you can dance, you can't dance by yourself! !

No matter how well they buckle, they will all give 9 points and it's over!
Blatantly favoring one's little brother, this is the charm of power! !

"After retiring, you must buy a team and taste what it's like to be a boss!!

Relying on one's own ability and vision, creating a teacher of the king is not easy. "

Thinking of this, Jordan smiled and lit the cigar in his hand.

what?
You said that McGrady is your little brother, so you should avoid suspicion?

If you see your position clearly, what kind of cats and dogs, smelly fish and rotten shrimps, dare to teach me Michael Jordan to do things! !
"Exclusive news, Michael Jordan accepted the league's invitation to become the judge of the biggest dunk contest in history, and become the judge of this year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest!"

the next morning.

American media, led by "Los Angeles Times" and "Sports Illustrated", reported that Jordan participated in the dunk contest as a judge.

You know, in the history of the NBA dunk contest.

There are not many players who can win consecutive slam dunk contest championships.

Currently there is one and only one.

That is the trapeze - Michael Jordan!
Maybe in the future there will be several super dunkers who have won the dunk contest for two consecutive times in the league, such as the strongest 175 on the surface-little potato Nate Robinson.

But at least for now, Gang Leader Qiao is still the only one, the only man who has won the slam dunk contest consecutively.

As the leader of the slam dunk contest, Jordan appeared on the scene of the slam dunk contest as a judge, which is reasonable.

He had the opportunity to witness with his own eyes that Lin Hong achieved the feat of winning the slam dunk contest for the second consecutive time in NBA history!
Of course, more fans are concerned about what kind of answer sheet Jordan's little brother-Tracey McGrady will hand over.

There is Air Jordan, the dunk No.1+ referee who taught hands-on teaching, and some fans have already begun to write scripts:
McGrady pressed the line to enter the final, and finally beat Lin Hong to win the championship in one fell swoop.

And the key point that determines the outcome is definitely from Jordan's hands!

The meaning of this is self-evident, they think that Jordan will forcefully control the points at the last moment.

But it's interesting.

A certain demigod in Toronto still found Hua Dian.

"Will Tracy defeat Lin Hong, overwhelm the crowd, and win the slam dunk contest?"

Vince Carter, who was interviewed by the media, almost laughed out loud: "Sorry, even though Tracy is my cousin, I still have to tell the truth.

Except for me, no one can beat Lin Hong in the dunk contest. "

It's true that McGrady is his cousin, but in the dunk contest, he can't let water go.

"No shame in admitting it, Vince, he's more talented at dunking."

McGrady, who was interviewed on the other side, directly admitted that he was not as good as his cousin in dunking.

But innate can't compare, we can make up for it the day after tomorrow! !

For example - humanoid plug-in.

Yes.

McGrady admits that he simply dunks, and he is definitely not the opponent of Lin Hong and his cousin Carter.

But my brother has a thigh endorsement!
The right time, the right place, and the right people, everything is ready, and the championship trophy is just short of being awarded! !
"Michael will be my instructor, he will teach me a lot of incredible movements, such as the old man... Guanyin...!!"

McGrady had a direct showdown: My cheater is referee Jordan! !

"Lin, this year the NBA officially issued invitation letters, all dunk masters gathered together, this move is no less than putting you directly on the fire!"

United States, Los Angeles, Great Western Forum.

After clapping his hands on the "Los Angeles Times" introduction about the slam dunk contest, Kobe winked and joked with a smile: "You won't be eliminated in the preliminaries?"

The first defending champion of the slam dunk contest in NBA history who was eliminated in the preliminaries?

Just kidding! !
In Kobe's view, Lin Hong's debut is the pinnacle, creating so many firsts in NBA history.

The slam dunk contest must be won!

"Bryant, don't you think Vince and Tracy will be Lin Hong's opponents?"

Lin Hong didn't even need to open his mouth. As a guard with a knife, Ben clamped Kobe's head, pretending to be shocked: "No way? No way?"

"Bryant, won't your head be caught by the door?"

Regarding Lin Hong's explosive performance in the dunk contest last season, can he lose to the two rookies?

Stop it! !

Big Ben really felt that Kobe's head was caught by the door, so he helped to get it back.

Originally, Kobe just wanted to take this opportunity to ridicule Lin Hong.

Who ever thought that the boat would capsize in the gutter.

Lin Hong didn't even need to open his mouth, someone acted for him.

Seeing Lin Hong shrugging his shoulders and having fun, Kobe gritted his teeth with hatred, and directly called Da Ben aside.

What?
Of course it was a court contest between real men.

Kobe famously made a surprise check to see if Big Ben's defense had improved.

Big Ben was about to refuse, but Kobe grabbed his neck and dragged him away.

Kobe smiled and waved towards Lin Hong: "We are just playing around, talking trash, and teaching him how to behave."

"Let go of me, whoever teaches who to be a man, maybe!!"

"Hehe, I just like your rebellious look!!"

In this way, Kobe's trash talk on the court is endless.

Kobe: Ben, come on, you almost caught me!

Kobe: Ben, I want to apologize to you, you are not as soft as toilet paper, you are like a piece of shit.

Kobe: Ben, you voted! !
Da Ben was so angry that he almost vomited blood: Bryant, you know, I am not afraid of you, the only person I am afraid of is God.

Kobe: Yes, I am God.

After defending with all his strength, Kobe finally missed the shot. Big Ben was very proud: I guarded you, I guarded you...

Kobe: I missed shots and your soft defense has nothing to do with it. Let's take a rest.

After more than ten minutes of heads-up, Da Ben was physically and mentally exhausted from being tortured, and he wanted to cry but had no tears! !
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(End of this chapter)