pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 483 24.2 Seconds

In the All-Star arena, the most tribute link is to pay tribute to the stars, especially in the Slam Dunk Contest and the All-Star Game, many stars will express their respect to their predecessors in various ways.

Speaking of the All-Star Game, one person has to be mentioned, and that is Kobe Bryant.

2020 is an extremely disastrous year for the NBA and even the world of basketball. In this year, the legendary Jazz coach Sloan, former NBA president David Stern and the legendary Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant passed away one after another, causing a huge loss to the basketball world.

Compared with the previous two, the death of Kobe Bryant is especially regrettable for the fans. The 41-year-old Kobe took his most talented daughter to bring their basketball talent to heaven.

When the bad news of Kobe's death spread in the NBA, everyone couldn't believe it was true news, but when the police confirmed the result, the entire NBA fell into deep grief, and many NBA stars shed tears. The teams that were very right to the game even commemorated Kobe with "8-second violations" and "24-second violations". Than and Jaina's condolences and thoughts.

There was a "24.2" second of silence before that All-Star Game, and the All-Star Game trophy since then has been named after Kobe Bryant.

The All-Star Game was officially held in the name of Kobe. In order to commemorate Kobe and Gianna, the league even introduced a plan to change the offensive time limit of the All-Star Game to "24.2" seconds. Once the plan was proposed, everyone responded. Since then, in the NBA All-Star Game, the effective time limit for a single attack has been officially changed from 24 seconds to 24.2 seconds.

Usually the NBA's offensive time limit is 24 seconds, and the All-Star Game has become the only game that is not 24 seconds. Although the extra 0.2 seconds is not enough to have a big enough impact on the outcome of the game, its significance is extraordinary.

The starting players of both sides officially entered the game. As the Los Angeles Lakers player selected for the All-Star Game, James chose to wear the No. 24 purple and gold jersey worn by Kobe in his retirement season in this All-Star Game.

Wearing such a jersey is of course not in line with league regulations, but under James' insistence, the league finally accommodated this practice and allowed him to wear Kobe's jersey for games.

When Kobe's number appeared on the NBA court again, there was a neat shout of "kobe! kobe!" in the audience.

"I didn't experience the Jordan era, so Kobe is my Jordan."

Nowadays, those who said this sentence have all withdrawn from the league one after another, but Kobe's spirit will remain in this league forever.

The jump ball session of this All-Star Game is also quite special. Instead of using the traditional center jump ball method, James and Wade stand in the jump ball circle. However, judging from the actions of these two people, it does not look like they are going to jump the ball. They are more like standing in the middle circle and chatting.

Although this is the All-Star game, such a relaxed state is a bit too leisurely.

Not only James and Wade, but the other 8 players were also very relaxed, not looking like they were going to play.

The referee walked into the middle circle slowly with the basketball and joined the "chat" between Jane and Wei. After some exchanges, the two nodded together.

"Scissors! Rock! Paper!" The two did not compete fiercely for the jump ball. Instead, they played a game of rock-paper-scissors in the center circle. After several draws, Wade finally won the game and took the basketball from the referee.

This is the end?Is the right to the ball determined in this way?Defending the title was a bit sloppy, but both sides of the game and the referee also recognized the result, and the ball belonged to the Wade team.

After getting the ball, Wade did not dribble or pass the ball to other teammates, but placed the ball in the middle circle, and the 24.2-second timer began to count down.

Players on both sides waited quietly for the 24.2-second countdown to end.

This is a tribute session that the two teams negotiated before the start of the game. The side that wins the boxing game gets the right to drive and pay tribute, which is much more precious than the ball.

Time is moving towards "0.0" bit by bit. The camera lens slowly zooms in on the basketball in the middle circle from a distance. Time seems to stop at this moment. The basketball is quietly placed in the center of the field, as if Kobe and Gianna can be seen "bullfighting" in the middle circle.

beep~
The 24.2 seconds passed, and the red light came on. The 24 seconds in the usual game passed in an instant, very fast, but the 24.2 seconds that just passed were so long.

The Wade team completed the tribute to their predecessors in an illegal way, and the ball rights also belonged to the James team, and they started the first wave of offensive in the true sense.

After a relatively quiet tribute ceremony, Muller sent the basketball from the center line. James controlled the ball to organize the team's first offense. Before Wade's defense stabilized, James launched a long pass near the three-point line.

The cooperation between the two is very tacit, and they don't know when they communicated.

The first goal in the opening game was so exciting, which fully satisfied the audience's expectations for the All-Star Game.

After being scored the first goal, the Wade team was not to be outdone, and launched a massive counterattack. The five people almost swept towards the opponent's half with an oppressive momentum.

"This is a real fight." Some fans shouted excitedly.

The nature of the All-Star Game was originally aimed at showing the ability of the stars, but the All-Star Games in the past have been more and more focused on "performance", making the game lack of confrontation.

What is the real All-Star game?It is a real contest between stars.

I vaguely remember the scene where Dwyane Wade broke Kobe's nose on the stage of the All-Star Game. After the game, Kobe even called Wade, saying that he likes that and likes to compete. Since he is a star, he must play at the level of a star.

The All-Star Game has always been criticized for its excessive "performance", but with the rise of James and others, the All-Star Game has gradually returned to what people like.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

In the restricted area, Sanchez and Wallace are engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat, and the sound of muscle collision between the two can be clearly heard from the sidelines.

Both of them are masters of inside positions, and they couldn't get the slightest advantage in front of each other. After tossing for a long time, neither of them had an advantage.

(End of this chapter)