Coach Lee

Chapter 135 The Last Slam Dunk Contest

In the high-rise box of the Gund Arena.

David Stern is on the phone.

"What? Are the ratings still dropping drastically? Cancel the slam dunk contest? Hen~ It's okay, let's watch it again."

beep~
David Stern put down the mobile phone in his hand, rubbed his chin with his hand, but looked at the stadium under the box.

The ratings of the slam dunk contests in recent years are not high, which is a bit of a hindrance.

Before the slam dunk contest this year, the league released news that the 97 slam dunk contest will be the last.

Still, it failed to attract the participation of big-name stars.

"Those guys don't care about it after they become famous, right?"

At this time, the door opened.

"President, are you looking for me?"

A respectful voice came faintly.

Without turning his head, Stern asked casually, "Duck, do you think it is necessary to continue the dunk contest?"

Of course Duck knows what Stern is worried about, "Well~ I think it's better to stop as soon as possible."

"Then what if this group of lads are outstanding today?" Stern asked unexpectedly.

This year there are only three or two kittens, what's so special about them?Duck Dan just wanted to say "impossible", but he didn't say it.

He turned to say: "If that's the case, we have to think about it."

"hen~"

Stern shook his head, a little disappointed.Only then turned around and looked at the duck egg - a joke.

Stern was full of surprise when he saw the duck egg's purple face.

"Hey? Duck, what happened to your face?"

Yadan hastily blocked it with his hand, "Huh? It's okay, it's okay, CEO, I just accidentally fell and knocked."

"Oh, look down at the ground more often when you walk in the future, and don't just look at the ceiling."

Stern dropped a sentence meaningfully, then turned around again.

"Well, I know, I will be careful in the future."

Duck Egg is very humble, but in his heart he is thinking
"Is the old man criticizing me for my high-sightedness and low-handedness? But where is my high-sightedness and low-handedness?"

The lights at the scene were dimmed, and the dunk contest was about to begin.

"First of all, we welcome the judges of today's slam dunk contest."

"First Generation Glider" Fizer, Iceman Gervin, News reporter Lanier, Dr. J Irving and WNBA star Leslie.

Each one is a well-known figure, and the audience gave warm applause.

But when it comes to the players, the atmosphere is different.

In the last slam dunk contest, there was no star player, and the 6 players participating this time are all newcomers to the league!

The rookie of the Philadelphia 76ers, Li Nan,
Dallas Mavericks sophomore Michael Finley,

Denver Nuggets rookie Darwin Hamm,

Los Angeles Lakers rookie, Kobe Bryant,

Milwaukee Bucks rookie Ray Allen,

Home Cleveland Cavaliers sophomore, Bob Sura.

When the 6 players entered the arena, the applause was sparse, which was much more deserted than the judges entering the arena just now.

Of course, Li Nan, who just won the three-point championship, unexpectedly received a lot of applause.

The three-point contest champion is popular in the dunk contest, which is a bit ironic.

It was a kind of protest from the audience against the league.

In the commentary, Matt Gaucas joked without knowing it, "Wow, Li is actually the most popular, groom, I think you are very likely to be the final big winner."

Groom Albert accepted his fate with a wry smile, "Okay, thank you for your kind words!"

Groom Albert still "understands" Li Nan's dunk level.There have been windmill dunks and tomahawk dunks, and they are all pretty good.However, can those moves really win the championship?Groom Albert was not hopeful.

He just hoped that someone would come out of nowhere today and save the world.If there is no slam dunk contest for next year's All-Stars, the groom will always feel that something is missing.

"Oh, here it is, here it is, groom, look, the first one is Li!" Matt Gaucas felt a little gloating.

Groom Albert wants to gag Matt Gaucas sometimes.

On the field, Li Nan was the first to appear again.

"Wow!"

The cheers and applause at the scene were somewhat enthusiastic, but the irony in it couldn't have been more obvious.

Standing on the field, Li Nan frowned.

In fact, to be honest, Li Nan doesn't really want to participate in this dunk contest.

It's not because the strength of this year's players is really too weak, but because the current slam dunk contest rules are very imperfect.

The rules now look like this:
In the preliminaries, the best one is taken three times within 2 minutes.If you don't make it, you will lose one chance.

In the final, the contestants took turns dunking twice, and then took their highest score.If the deduction is not made, it is also not allowed to try a second time.

It is because they cannot try a second time, so everyone dare not take too many risks, and the movements they choose are more conservative, which cannot reflect the highest level.

If such a rule had been adopted in 00, Carter's crotch change would have failed.If Carter can't win the championship, the fans must be crazy.

However, since he is here, Li Nan naturally wants to have a good time and help the American basketball world improve the level of the slam dunk contest.

The hostess Berry stood next to Li Nan, and there was even an interview before the game started.

"Li, just after winning the three-point contest, you appeared in the dunk contest again. Do you have confidence in this competition?"

"No, really no, I just came to learn how to dunk from others."

What a humble guy, but what Barry saw on Li Nan's face was self-confidence.

"Well, good luck."

Barry said it again.She remembered that Li Nan won the three-point championship when she said this sentence before.

It won't be such a coincidence this time, will it?
Bang bang bang!
Li Nan stepped onto the field and dribbled the ball vigorously.

"Lee, are you ready?"

"OK!"

"go!"

The 2-minute timer at the scene started.

In the commentary booth, Matt Gaucas stared at the court, but he teased the old groom with great interest.

"Groom, what kind of move do you think Li will make? Will he do a crotch-handed dunk~ Oh, no!"

Halfway through Gao Kasi's words, he suddenly jumped up.

Li Nan's first move was really a dunk with a change of hands between the crotch!

Matt Gokas, in!prize!up!
The fans in the audience also stood up like him.

"Oh Mygord! Oh Mygord! Oh Mygord!"

"It's really a crotch changing hand dunk!"

"The take-off height is good, the movements are completely stretched, very chic and elegant, this is definitely a perfect score!"

"This is the first time that the crotch has changed hands in the slam dunk contest!"

"The first deduction is so powerful, what about the second deduction?"

The audience all had unbelievable expressions, but they all held up 10 points in their hands.

On the sidelines, Mutombo's eyes widened, his mouth grew wide, and he kept shaking his head, "Wow!"

On the bench, the five players also had different expressions. Some were panicked, some were surprised, and some were anxious.

There was also something strange in Kobe's eyes.

In the commentary seat, the old horseman was surprised, but he pressed down forcibly. "Guys, everyone, Li's second ball turned out to be in cooperation with teammate Iverson. What kind of tricks will he play?"

On the court, Iverson stood in the paint holding the ball.

Li Nan ran in slowly.

The entire audience fell silent involuntarily.

The first one is a beautiful crotch change, what about the second ball?
(End of this chapter)