Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 314 [All-Star Event]

Chapter 314 [All-Star Event]

The 2009 All-Star Game was equally significant.

Against the background of the current economic crisis in the United States, the NBA All-Star Game is no longer as simple as an annual festival. In a larger sense, it has become a life-saving straw for Phoenix to save the economy. The league is more concerned about how to make money.Just a few days ago, the Phoenix government announced that it would strive to earn a full $1 million.

In order to achieve the "economic goal" of 1 million US dollars, publicity and promotion are the most important business strategies of the Phoenix All-Star Game, so as to attract more fans to pay attention to the 2009 All-Star Weekend.And China has the largest number of fan groups in the world, so the All-Star Game is also targeted at Asian fans.In addition to Yao Ming's attendance at the All-Star Game, the organizers of Phoenix City also invited many film and television stars to watch the game, including Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Zhang Ziyi, Liu Yifei and other movie stars to attract fans' attention.

In addition to playing the Chinese star card, Yao Ming in the game was an important figure in the promotion. After the game with the Kings, Yao Ming immediately went to Phoenix to shoot the promotional video of the NBA All-Star Game.

After Hayes arrived in Phoenix, he put his luggage in the hotel, and the first thing he did was shoot an advertisement.

All the stars participated in the filming of the promotional video, and the most special one is Dwight Howard's promotional video. In the film, he called in a deep voice and ordered a bunch of food, saying that he would eat before the game, and finally said: "Please send the food to room 1105, thank you, this is Duncan."

The activities on the first day are still fan meeting and player training.

Durant wore a pair of shocking sunglasses and followed Hayes, looking like a bodyguard.When Hayes showed up, the fans immediately burst into screams. Durant was beside Hayes, imagining that the host could introduce something like "the two Bobcats stars will play together".

Durant was disappointed, the host directly skipped over him, and introduced: "Please see the league's triple-double king, 'Elvis Presley', 'Black Whirlwind', 'Haiye', 'Shrek', 'Kung Fu' Panda' - Chuck Hayes!"

The host said a lot of nicknames in one breath.Only then did Hayes realize that he had so many nicknames. He waved to the fans in the auditorium and killed countless films in seconds.Only then did Durant realize that it was wrong to play next to Hayes, and it became a foil.

Dwight Howard is the second most popular among many stars. He conquered the audience with a superman dunk last season, and fans hope that he can continue to carry forward the spirit of playing tricks this season.This time he was also invited to participate in the slam dunk contest and was ready with new ideas.

The Eastern All-Stars have three rookies this time, Danny Granger of the Pacers, Devin Harris of the Nets, and Durant. The first time they were selected as an All-Star made them extra excited.Being selected for the All-Star Game is an affirmation of players, representing strength and worth.The trio are also in contention for the Most Improved Player award of the season.

Some people are in high spirits, while others are depressed. When Allen Iverson returned to the East, he was very silent when he appeared.The Pistons are still working hard to enter the playoffs, and Iverson is not in a high mood. He is more concerned about how to work hard after the All-Star Game.

Hayes feels different every time he is selected for the All-Star Game.I can meet a lot of friends and have a lot of new things happen.For example, this time O'Neal and Kobe are on the same team again, talking and laughing.These two people are like Ouyang Feng and Hong Qigong, they have been fighting for many years, and when they are old, they see everything away, so they reconcile.

When O'Neill saw Hayes, he immediately came over to say hello, and said with a smile, "If you dare to defend me this time, I will knock you down!"

"No. This time the coach is D'Antoni. He won't let me take the risk of injury to defend you. Just leave such a great task to Yao." Hayes pointed to Yao Ming beside him and smiled.

"I'm here to make soy sauce." Yao Ming expressed his attitude directly.It made O'Neill laugh out loud, and Hayes was a little helpless.

Yao Ming was once again selected as an All-Star starter.Yao Ming's selection, of course, depends on the vast number of fans.In fact, Yao Ming is not suitable for the All-Star Game.He is the leader of the soy sauce team every time he participates. For Yao Ming, who has a sullen personality, the All-Star Game is obviously not a place for him to display his solid basic skills.

Moreover, Yao Ming is the absolute core of the Eagles. The Eagles' coaching staff has formulated tactics that focus on him, and others do not participate in the inside battle.But in the All-Star Eastern Conference, no one is the core, everyone is a big name, there are no tactics, and the coordination is based on usual experience, so the coach rarely pauses.The pace of the All-Star Game is also very fast. In this case, one can imagine the role Yao Ming can play.After the fast break started, he could only run around the court.

After Kobe and Hayes met, they discussed the league structure. Kobe believed that the Bobcats and the Lakers would definitely meet in the finals and declared war in his own way. "Chuck, I'm waiting for you in the finals. This season I will beat you to win the championship!"

Hayes smiled and said, "Even if the Lakers and the Bobcats compete for the championship, I will wait for you in the finals. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Lakers to enter the finals, right? There are so many strong teams in the Western Conference...my only opponent in the Eastern Conference is the Eagles."

Yao Ming smiled awkwardly. In terms of strength, the Bobcats have surpassed the Eagles this season. The two teams have won and lost one game this season. The Hawks won the game, and Hayes didn't play. The game was very difficult.The losing game was a disastrous 24 points.Yao Ming has no confidence to stop the Bobcats from reaching the final.

Bryant is very concerned about the Bobcats, to be precise, he cares about Hayes.When Hayes is on the floor, the Bobcats feel unassailable.But now the Lakers have also become stronger.Caron Butler was better suited to the triangle offense than Artest, and they traded edgeman Radmanovic for Buletcher, a strong inside substitute.If it weren't for this deal, Kobe would not have the confidence to beat the Bobcats.

The stars returned to the lounge after a few symbolic training sessions, and were ready to participate in the afternoon activities. In the mixed interview area, the stars were surrounded by reporters and talked about the All-Star Weekend, the team's prospects, and how to participate in the All-Star Game. Put on a show and wait...

Netease reporter Liu Zhaochen, who used to interview Hayes in Houston, was also among them. His main task was to interview Yao Ming, so he is now in Atlanta for a long time.Beside him, there was a man with the appearance of a migrant worker, wearing an All-Star jersey and holding a microphone. Hayes thought it was also a reporter from NetEase, but he was amused when he took a closer look.Isn't this Wang Baoqiang who played "Xu Sanduo"?

Wang Baoqiang also acted as a "reporter" in the locker room. The object of his interview was Yao Ming, and the questions he asked were quite different. He asked Yao Ming: "How should I practice to participate in next year's All-Star Game?"

For such a bad question, Wang Baoqiang was very excited and his voice trembled.

Yao Ming was stunned by this question, which was more boring than the "arcane" of elementary school students.What Yao Ming wanted to say in his heart was, "Go find a mushroom to eat, that's how tall Mario is..." But it wasn't very good to say that, so he could only smile awkwardly.

The people next to me laughed.

Liu Zhaochen asked, "Do you know Wang Baoqiang?"

"Of course. I've read all his works, and I like them very much." Yao Ming smiled. 'Especially Nezha, who he played in "Legend of Yin Shang", is really the king of embarrassing movies in the universe.His bewitching eyes killed everything instantly, and the world stopped...' These are Yao Ming's inner evaluations, but he didn't say them out.

"I like you more. I'm here to support you." Wang Bao said excitedly.

"Let's stop arguing, lest people think of February 2th again." Yao Ming laughed.

During the group photo, Wang Baoqiang was holding the basketball, his hands trembling all the time.

On the other hand, Hayes did not encounter sensitive questions from reporters, and ended the interview in a flat manner.

Afternoon is still voluntary labor. The NBA Cares event is one of the most important community initiatives for these players.After the All-Star roundtable meeting, 24 All-Star players divided into three groups to carry out NBA care activities.At Cesar Chavez Community School, NBA commissioner David Stern joined the stars in labor.Stern was not in a group with Hayes, and the two had little communication.Stern did this to "avoid suspicion". If he and Hayes are very affectionate, there will definitely be people with good deeds who will stand up and make remarks like "godson", although this will not have any impact on the NBA economy. impact, but Stern has heard enough.

In the school, these "big-name volunteers" from the NBA worked hard to do rough work, digging sand pits, filling soil, and planting trees. The big names gathered and were in full swing.

Tired all afternoon, Hayes and Howard couldn't rest, and they will play as the coaches of the Rookie Challenge tonight!

Before the game, Howard said with a smile: "Today I want to show you my coaching ability, how to defeat the strong with the weak!"

"Have you admitted that the second-year team is weaker than the rookie team before you start playing?" Hayes laughed and said, "Think about how to use Kevin (Durant), the second-year team is obviously the strongest. "

The two sides returned to their respective regions, and Howard asked, "Kevin, how long do you want to play this game?"

Durant said: "In order to win, it's okay to play the whole game. I can't end the winning streak in the second grade. Why do you ask this?"

"Aren't you still going to participate in the three-point shooting contest and the All-Star Game? Generally, you have to play less for a while in a situation like yours. I want to ask you how to arrange your physical strength." Howard said.

"Chuck participated in the rookie game for so long in 2007, and he didn't feel tired. He still won the All-Star MVP. My physical strength is not inferior to him. If I can, I hope to play a little longer." Durant said seriously.

Howard nodded, with a plan in mind.

The rookie team was in high spirits.Unlike what Hayes thought, this group of rookies expressed their desire to win the game and end the winning streak of the second-year star team, and their confidence was very high.

At this time, LeBron James and Pau Gasol sat on the TNT* commentary booth together to explain the game.

Gasol laughed and said, "Hayes is a great player. I don't know what he will do as a coach today. This rookie team is very strong, and many players have already become starters in their respective teams. The second-year team only has Durant. He is more famous, and he was also selected for the All-Star Game. In addition, Yi Jianlian and Horford played better in the regular season, and Brooks is also very strong. LeBron, who do you think can win today?"

"I think it's the first-year team. Because the first-year inside looks stronger. And the staffing is very reasonable." James said.

The second-year star team started: point guard Aaron Brooks, shooting guard Rodney Stuckey, small forward Kevin Durant, power forward Yi Jianlian, and center Al Horford.

The rookie team started with five players: point guard Derrick Rose, shooting guard OJ Mayo, small forward Mike Beasley, power forward Kevin Love, and center Greg Oden.

The match between the two sides is about to begin!

(End of this chapter)