NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The first time, the second time.

Chapter 152: Big Ben was beaten, O’Neal left the court

Eastern All-Star locker room.

Except for Big Ben’s occasional loud shouting, the locker room was calm most of the time.

D’Antoni was not too harsh on Big Ben’s reaction.

After all, compared with Carter’s failure to win the vote, Wang Song actually snatched the All-Star starting center position from him.

In addition, he was defeated in the matchup with O’Neal when he just came on the court, so he couldn’t help but feel resentful.

“Ben, can you shut up and let us rest for a while?”

As Big Ben kept chattering, Jermaine O’Neal showed an irritable look.

Nash and Wang Song looked at O’Neal in surprise, and it was hard to imagine that such unprecedented words would come out of his mouth.

What was even more incredible was that there were many people who echoed him.

Even Carter took the initiative to persuade Ben to treat it calmly.

“Yes, Wallace, the All-Star Game is mainly for fun, there is no need to be so serious. Shaq was also tortured today, so don’t worry too much.”

“Look at Wang Song, how calm he is!”

Wang Song sat silently in the middle of the locker room and smiled awkwardly.

Facing the All-Star teammates who spoke in unison, and many seniors at the scene, Ben, who originally wanted to lose his temper with O’Neal, forced himself to calm down.

After all, this is not Detroit, not the Palace of Auburn Hills.

When you go out, don’t be an enemy of the crowd. Wallace can still figure this out.

This sudden situation surprised D’Antoni, who originally preferred to keep out of trouble. When everyone was silent, he came out to smooth things over: “Okay, guys, let’s forget about the unpleasantness and get back to the game.”

The little episode in the locker room ended and returned to the second half of the game.

Although the East was behind, D’Antoni still replaced the substitute lineup in advance to try to meet everyone’s playing time.

On the other side.

The Zen Master wanted to make large-scale adjustments, but their Western All-Star team had too many unstable factors.

Kobe, who was almost paranoid about scoring, was unwilling to leave the court, while Shaquille O’Neal wanted to prove on the court that it was the fans’ fault that he was not selected as an All-Star starter.

But this was not a game for the Lakers after all. The Zen Master’s position in the coaching staff was more like a temporary worker who helped call a timeout.

He could not meet the needs of two people.

Just like in the Lakers, he made a choice.

He left Kobe on the court, while O’Neal played in the odd moments, which cooled down O’Neal, who had just found his competitive form.

As a result, a very strange phenomenon appeared on the court.

The Western All-Star Game became a Lakers duo.

When Kobe was on the court, he served as a point guard, and the ball would be concentrated on him for transmission.

When O’Neal was on the court, he would do everything he could to get the ball to finish, cherishing every second on the court.

So there were two situations on the court, one was Carter, Pierce and others competing with Kobe, and the other was Ben and O’Neal.

The rest of the people were playing for entertainment, but these two were really fighting.

Although this seems a bit ungentle, for fans, the entertainment All-Star Game lacks gunpowder and soul.

But this is not good news for the referees of the All-Star Game, which means they must bite the whistle tightly and control the scale of both sides at all times.

In the second half, Ben was still unwilling to give in. O’Neal made two fouls in half a quarter, including a 2+1.

Sideline.

Taking advantage of the timeout, D’Antoni replaced this impulsive guy.

Nash, who was sitting on the sidelines, looked at the technical statistics. Because of the pull of the OK combination, the overall individual performance of the West was mediocre, without any outstanding highlights.

“Boss, do you want to consider replacing Wang…”

Nash looked at the technical statistics and gave D’Antoni a look.

D’Antoni understood.

Since Wang Song has enough credibility in the team, why pay attention to these details? He must be arranged when he is supposed to play.

What’s more, the Zen Master did not strictly discipline the pair of players in the West who were in discord.

When Wang Song came on the court, the game time came to the end of the third quarter, and he happened to meet O’Neal.

The top center in the Western Conference, who had always been unstoppable on the court, had already been at odds with Kobe Bryant. When he saw this familiar Asian face, his eyes burned with rage.

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“Asian boy, are you avoiding me?”

O’Neal, who had almost no direct confrontation with Wang Song in this All-Star Game, asked such a question.

Wang Song frowned in confusion.

This old guy who couldn’t even keep his position in the Lakers actually had such an idea. Who gave him the confidence?

Ben Wallace?

“Shaq, you have a strength that has always impressed me. I think it is necessary to learn from you.”

Hearing Wang Song’s sincere words, O’Neal felt a little uneasy.

This Knicks rookie usually keeps silent, but once he speaks, he will cause critical damage to others, so O’Neal took the lead in attacking: “Strength? I think my only strength is that I have dominated the league’s interior for too long, resulting in the NBA having no opponents that I can face up to.”

Wang Song shook his head repeatedly at O’Neal’s mysterious confidence.

“No, no, no, what I want to say is that I admire your memory ability to forget the pain after you healed the scar!”

After being touched by this, the Big Shark knew that Wang Song was talking about the last confrontation between the two. Just when he was about to fight back, the other party blocked his words directly.

“If I were you, I would not tolerate a guard riding on my head and shitting, even in the All-Star Game, I would not give him a little face. O’Neal is right, maybe you are more tolerant, otherwise how could you win three consecutive championships?”

If the previous mild verbal attack only mobilized O’Neal’s emotions, then this sentence directly ignited O’Neal.

He rushed to Wang Song and wanted to argue, but the teammates around who noticed the expressions of the two had already discovered that something was wrong and hurriedly pulled the Big Shark.

Yao Min looked at the Big Shark waving his fist as big as a sandbag, and hurriedly pulled the fat man.

It must be said that O’Neal’s fat man in his late prime could not be stopped by one or two people. Four Western Conference All-Stars stood in front of him to stop him.

With the help of his teammates, O’Neal left the player’s seat and walked towards the locker room.

Wang Song smiled lightly.

On the sidelines.

The Zen Master looked at O’Neal’s back as he left the court, then turned back to look at Wang Song, whose mouth was slightly raised, and sighed deeply.

O’Neal, who had been in the league for several years, was actually provoked to leave the All-Star Game by a young boy with a few words.

If this were to get out, the media would make a fuss about it.

However, O’Neal’s departure, in addition to weakening the overall strength of the West, has improved the atmosphere within the team.

At least the Zen Master no longer has to worry about how to arrange OK to play!

(End of this chapter)