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Chapter 1076 Playing in the Slam Dunk Contest
The 2011 NBA All-Star Game is about a month away.

Perhaps it was because the All-Star Game was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, so the NBA wanted to add more NBA elements, so they found Paul George who played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the slam dunk contest.

Receiving an invitation to the slam dunk contest should have been a very pleasant and proud thing, but George didn't seem too excited, but calmly considered whether he wanted to participate.

"George, congratulations~, you have the opportunity to show yourself in front of the audience from all over the world~!!, have you decided what action to take~?!"

Even though the team's public relations staff had told George this situation, George still hesitated.

Perhaps from the very beginning, George wasn't very interested in this slam dunk contest~

"Maybe I need to get some help~!"

George said.

"By the way, what other players have received invitations like me~?!"

George thought for a while, then suddenly asked again.

"Oh, JaVale McGee of the Wizards, Griffin of the Grizzlies, Jennings of the Bucks, Ibaka of the Thunder and DeRozan of the Raptors~! !"

The publicist responded.

"In this case, it seems that Jennings will not play due to injury, so basically you will add four of your remaining five~!!"

The publicist went on.

"The alliance also hopes to add some elements of Los Angeles to the All-Star Game, so it should be more hopeful that you can play~!!"

The publicist explained.

"The opponents are really strong~"

George nodded, sighing.

"Yeah, the stronger you are, the more you can arouse your fighting power. I think some of the windmill slam dunks you did in training~ are all pediatrics. You can do more exaggerated moves, I promise~! !"

The publicist said.

"Jump from the free throw line~?!"

George tried.

"Then I must have missed five ten points~, haha~!!"

The public relations officer said with a smile.

"Haha, don't tease me, it would be very embarrassing if you fail with that kind of action~ I'd better find someone for some advice~!"

George said and left.

"I must have gone to see Coach Blue~, for sure~"

Looking at the back of George leaving, the public relations staff sighed secretly.

"Busy, Coach Blue~?!"

Sure enough, here George came to Lan Shengli's office.

"Hmm~, I'm watching the game video~"

Lan Shengli stared at the computer with a concentrated expression, and responded.

"There's something I want to discuss with you~"

George sat aside and spoke in a low voice.

"About the slam dunk contest~?!"

Lan Shengli pressed the pause button, raised his head, looked at George and asked.

"It seems that you already know the news~"

When George heard this, he sighed.

"Yeah, maybe I got the news at the same time as you~"

Lan Shengli responded.

"Okay~, since you know it too, I'll ask you directly, should I participate~!!"

George looked at Lan Shengli with a serious expression and asked.

"This is really a difficult question to answer~ Your question reminds me of when I was a teacher at Berkeley, my classmates always came to ask me if I should fight for the opportunity to study in China~"

Lan Shengli shook his head and responded.

"Aren't all your students learning Chinese~ Then why do you hesitate to study in China~?!"

When George heard this, he asked immediately.

"Yeah~, I don't really understand~~"

Lan Shengli shrugged, and responded with a helpless tone.

"Oh~, I see. What you mean is that the things I'm hesitating now are the same as what your students were hesitating back then, right~?!"

George asked.

“Something in common, but not exactly the same~”

Lan Shengli nodded and said.

"Since students are learning Chinese, it is a good opportunity to expand themselves and improve their Chinese proficiency if they have the opportunity to study in China. If you want to learn Chinese well, you must really understand Chinese culture~"

Lan Shengli explained.

"However, many students learn Chinese and do not plan to engage in Chinese-related jobs in the future, so in this way, it is no longer a must to study in China ~, you can understand ~! !"

Lan Shengli continued talking and asking.

"I can understand~"

George listened and nodded quickly.

"Aren't you the same~, a basketball player, or a basketball player with strong athletic ability, will dream of going to the slam dunk contest to show his talent, to get closer to those once legendary dunkers~ , but as a professional basketball player, participating in the slam dunk contest is not the biggest dream~!!”

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"Yeah~, I think so too~, I want to help the team make the playoffs, so I can't make any mistakes~, I have to focus all my attention to make sure I can play at any time, but the slam dunk contest If so, the risk is really too great~!"

George said in a worried tone.

"I can completely understand your feelings~, but what I want to tell you is~, compared to the slam dunk contest, the risk of injury in normal games is greater~!!"

Lan Shengli said.

George listened and nodded.

"I know you really want to participate. After all, this is the All-Star game at home. As a Los Angeles native and a player of the Los Angeles team, showing your favorite slam dunk in front of the hometown crowd may be a long-standing thing. The things you have dreamed of ~, so I thought ~, you can try to do something, I think you can do it ~"

Lan Shengli said.

"Coach Blue, you~, are you supporting me in the slam dunk contest~?!"

Lan Shengli tried to ask.

"I can't say I fully support it, but I won't object to your participation in the slam dunk contest. All decisions are in your hands~"

Lan Shengli responded.

"It's just that I want to remind you that no matter what decision you make, just follow your heart~!"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"Follow your heart~!!, Got it, thank you, Coach Blue~!!"

George lowered his head, still thinking thoughtfully, and got up to leave immediately after speaking.

George came to the door and stopped.

"Coach~, if~, if I want to participate in the slam dunk contest, will you help me think of some moves~?!"

George suddenly turned his head, looked at Lan Shengli, and asked.

"Maybe~"

Lan Shengli nodded slowly and responded.

"Then I accept the challenge~!!, I will participate~!"

George said with firm eyes and a firm tone.

(End of this chapter)