plumnovel Chapter 236 Jordan's Inheritance!
Chapter 236 Jordan's Inheritance!
Chapter 236 Jordan's Inheritance!
"Hey bro, are your shoes nice? New signature shoes?"
As soon as He Li walked into the locker room of the Eastern All-Star team, he ran into McGrady who had already changed.
As the saying goes, you can know the elegant meaning by listening to the string song, He Li looked at the feet of Maddie, and then complimented: "Your shoes are also good, are they Tmac-3?"
Not only He Li wore new signature shoes, but so did McGrady.
It's just that the model that McGrady is wearing right now is not the well-known Tmac-3 mandarin duck, but an ordinary model.
It is said that clover does not attach much importance to the NBA.
McGrady's growth in popularity over the past few years is visible to the naked eye, but the next-door hook treats the leading star with one shoe a year, and Clover basically only has a new signature shoe every two years.
Ten years later, it is often seen that there are more than a dozen generations of star signature shoes under the hook, but only a few generations of clover.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the NBA will become a hook league in the future.
As all-star juniors, McGrady and He Li entered the locker room relatively early.
After He Li put on the team uniform and equipment, Jordan and other talents gradually walked into the locker room.
This year's All-Star Game has been restructured, because sports brands have stepped up their efforts to sponsor the All-Star Game, and eventually the All-Star uniforms of each team were abandoned and replaced by All-Star uniforms sponsored by sports brands.
The current All-Star Game is held in Atlanta in the East, and the Eastern team is the All-Star home team.
Therefore, the Eastern All-Star players wear light-colored jerseys with a white body.
Western All-Star players wear dark jerseys with a red body.
Yao Ming put on the Western All-Star uniform, and it looked quite appropriate and decent.
At this time, some domestic fans wondered why such a color was used in the All-Star Game?
Some people may think that this is Stern's intention to cultivate the sense of identity of domestic fans.
It doesn't really matter, mainly because the American flag is red, blue and white.
The color of the All-Star training uniform is the remaining color-blue.
"MJ, you'll be the last to appear later! I'm the second to last. Is this arrangement okay? What do you think?"
The All-Star Game is about to start, although there is still a warm-up session, but before that, the players must first report the order of appearance, and let the on-site staff prepare when the warm-up is completed and then the first appearance.
Among the five starters of the Eastern Conference All-Stars, He Li and Jordan are forwards, and they are also the most dazzling and important stars in the Eastern Conference, so they are naturally the last to play.
"He Li, you have done enough for me!
You were the last All-Star MVP and this year's All-Star vote champion!You should be the last to appear!
Remember, this is the position you deserve and no one can take it away. "
Jordan is about to retire. After playing this All-Star Game, Jordan will be semi-retired.
At this point, Jordan has nothing to desire, and he doesn't need to embellish his career with the Eastern All-Star boss.
Jordan didn't care too much about this, but he thought that He Li was the leader of the Eastern Conference All-Star, and he, Jordan, also recognized it and supported He Li in doing so.
"Haha, MJ, you are wrong, I am not for you, but for me, for all of us.
Although I am still young now, I have thought about it.
When I participate in the last All-Star Game of my career, will young people in the future, like today, respect me and make room for me?
I don't want to sit on the bench in desperation, feeling the pain of being abandoned by my own fans and the whole world! "
Hearing what He Li said, Jordan looked around and saw everyone standing up and looking at him, Jordan could only nod in response: "I understand!"
"The present is yours, and the future is yours. I am already an old man! Haha."
Hearing that He Li said this deliberately in order to give way, Jordan was not angry. Instead, he was quite open-minded after recognizing the facts.
Soon the East All-Star team sorted out internally, and the original smiling assassin Isiah Thomas wanted to come out to preside over the work.
The assassins had all prepared their lines—"He Li, you are the number one enemy in the league, and the biggest problem for the stars in the Western Conference. You should be the last one to appear on the stage."
It's a pity that now he can only accept the status quo that He Li took the initiative to host and maintain.
And just before the All-Star warmed up, Jordan, who was walking behind, hooked his shoulders with He Li and said, "I hope that when I leave the game, some things I left on the field can be inherited by you."
Jordan said it to He Li alone, saying that he was talking about you, but in fact he has already designated the final heir.
Of course, whether He Li is willing to become Jordan's heir is another matter.
It's just that the last All-Star Game that Jordan participated in is about to begin and end soon.
Jordan didn't have time to find more heirs to take over his mantle.
He Li didn't care too much about this matter, but began to stretch on his own after playing to prevent him from getting injured during the All-Star Game.
He Li knew that many Western Conference All-Stars had come prepared. They wanted to use the All-Star Game to defeat him, and they had various purposes in advance.
He Li will naturally not let them do what they want, of course it is also important to protect themselves.
Soon, He Lidu began to warm up and shoot, but found that Yao Ming was standing near the free throw line in the western frontcourt, staring blankly at the basket and just standing there.
He Li just wanted to go up to chat with Yao Ming, when he saw the scene in his memory, Kobe walked behind Yao Ming, squeezed Yao Ming's shoulders, and relieved his nervousness.
Yao Ming looked at Kobe dully at first, but then he was moved by Kobe's "Mamba Spirit" and grinned embarrassingly.
"He Li?! Just wait for me, this time I will give you the MVP trophy! Remember, I will get it back by myself after the finals!"
Kobe has been brooding over what He Li did to him last year.
Now that the Lakers are fourth in the West, it is still a bit difficult to break out of the West and join the Bucks, who are unique in the East, in the Finals.
But this does not prevent Kobe from pretending to be aggressive in advance and collecting some interest in today's All-Star Game in advance.
Kobe does not lack an All-Star MVP trophy, but he lacks the Finals MVP trophy!
Today, Kobe is going to personally snatch the All-Star MVP from He Li, and then return the trophy to He Li, thereby canceling the grievances of last year.
Then, you can go all out to fight for the MVP of the finals!
Although it is a bit convoluted, this is Kobe's idea.
He Li didn't want to understand, but Kobe's fighting spirit and fighting spirit had already been felt.
But the problem is, what He Li thinks in his heart is: "I want to give Jordan the All-Star MVP! You poisonous snake, you can't do bad things, right?"
At this stage, Kobe is letting go in the All-Star Game. Jordan, an old hooligan, may really not be Kobe's opponent.
Although your uncle is still your uncle, after all, fists are afraid of young people!
The old Jordan is also a superstar, but the peak Kobe is a super giant!
He Li turned his head to look at Jordan, vaguely feeling that the word "dangerous" was written on Jordan's brine-like forehead.
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The warm-up time is nearly half an hour, and the All-Star Game is finally about to start.
After all the players from the West are on stage, the All-Stars from the East will also be on stage one by one.
It was Iverson who played first, followed by Kidd, and then Shaquille O'Neal danced and played tricks on the spot to attract attention.
But it didn't work, because He Li was the finale after O'Neal.
As soon as He Li came on stage, there was a tsunami and thunderous applause from the audience.
"He Li!"
"MVP!"
"Dunk King!"
There were all kinds of cheers.
However, after Jordan appeared on the stage, He Li still got a little bit of a taste.
"Michael Jordan!"
"GOAT!"
"The God of Basketball!"
The audience in the arena screamed like sows in heat.
This is the first time that He Li has been suppressed by other stars in terms of the number of fans and momentum at the "home court".
He Li thought for a while, maybe this is still shooting himself in the foot.
Without the fact that He Li and McGrady teamed up to give Jordan the starting lineup, Jordan fans would not review this All-Star Game on a large scale, and even went to the All-Star Game to buy tickets to support Jordan.
However, this year's All-Star Game, He Li does not have the idea of competing for MVP.
As the No.1 so far, it is normal for Jordan to use this fan scale.
He Li is not envious or jealous, anyway, he has a long career!
No one can say what the future holds.
Closer to home, under the eyes of everyone, the All-Star Game has finally begun.
O'Neal jumped the ball with Yao Ming. Yao Ming still suffered from his lack of experience. O'Neal helped the Eastern All-Stars win the ball this time.
Kidd simply didn't have the idea of holding the ball to advance past the half court, and directly handed the ball to Jordan to handle.
Jordan was also modest, passed the ball to He Li, and seemed to want to say to everyone in the audience: "I no longer miss this stage, I have passed my inheritance to the right person!"
As the saying goes, the elder did not dare to resign, He Li received Jordan's pass, and had no intention of passing it back.
He Li held the ball in the top arc, two steps away from the three-point line, and Kobe came up to meet him.
Seeing the menacing Kobe, the reporters and commentators on the sidelines stood up excitedly: "The first quarter is real!
This is not a simple exhibition match in previous years!
This will be the pinnacle matchup of the 24 All-Stars! "
On the surface of the Eastern All-Star team, Jordan is the boss, but Jordan has proved with practical actions that He Li is the real boss.
The Western All-Star team, there is no doubt that Kobe is the boss of the team.
The bosses of the two teams are fighting each other head-to-head. How could the other All-Stars remain indifferent?
Naturally, they are concentrating and firing all their firepower, striving to leave their best performance in this All-Star Game and let the fans talk about it.
"Kobe's defensive moves are not small, and it is not easy for He Li to get rid of Kobe's defense."
"He Li chose to hit Kobe with his back, instead of taking the sky hook directly!"
"What? He Liqian turned around and swayed his shoulders to deceive Kobe, and suddenly stopped and shot a three-pointer."
He Li usually likes to use his body, relying on his physical talent to kill with one blow.
But I don't want to face Kobe today and show off my skills.
In fact, Kobe also knows that He Li can still bully him physically.
It's just that Kobe has someone in his heart, knowing that Garnett will definitely help him defend and completely lock He Li.
However, Garnett did not expect that He Li did not make a strong shot in front of Kobe, but used skills to get rid of Kobe and then quickly shot.
Garnett missed it for a while, and it was too late when the defense came up.
"Three points! Go in! He Li hit a three-pointer and successfully completed the first attack of the game! He really deserves to be the youngest All-Star MVP and Finals MVP in the history of the league!"
He Li's first attack instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the audience. Who would have thought that He Li, who has been the corner killer for the past month, would show such a distinctive performance on a stage like the All-Star Game!
Next, the first attack in the West.
Francis originally wanted to pass the ball to Yao Ming. As Francis said before the game, he wanted to help Yao Ming become the MVP of this All-Star Game.
However, Yao Ming had difficulty catching the ball against O'Neal, and Kobe just got hit by He Li, and now he is reaching out for the ball with a serious expression on his face.
Francis had to give up and hand the ball to Kobe first.
"Kobe stopped at the top arc and seemed to be waiting for Garnett to come over and set a screen!
It seems that Kobe is going to switch defenses in front of He Li, and respond with a three-pointer on He Li's head!
That's right, Kobe is still the Kobe who never admits defeat!What is Kobe going to do!
As everyone expected, this is a tough duel between men! "
Because the Eastern All-Star team is a normal configuration, He Li and Jordan will serve as forwards together, so if Jordan plays small forward, He Li will naturally be a power forward.
In this game, Iverson is defending Kobe, and Duncan is playing against He Li.
Kobe wanted to fight He Li, so he could only ask Garnett to cover him first, and then ran to He Li to attack.
If it were someone else, it wouldn't take so much trouble, but Kobe, sometimes he is so eccentric and stubborn!
But also so tough!
"Facing He Li's long hands and long legs, Kobe scored easily with a drifting mid-range shot!"
"Kobe played with ease, but only made a two-pointer, which is not enough!"
Some commentators marveled at Kobe's proficient offensive skills.
There are also commentators who pointed out that He Li was positioned as a power forward, and Kobe wanted to enter the inside to challenge He Li. Even if he succeeded, he only scored two points, while He Li made a three-pointer before.
In other words, if Kobe wants to suppress He Li in scoring, he needs to take more shots, need a higher shooting percentage, and need to play more actively.
Of course, this is what Kobe needs to do, but it is not what He Li should do.
In the next round, He Li said he would not participate before launching the attack.
"MJ, the whole world is watching you, don't be lazy at this moment! Everyone wants to watch you shoot!"
Not only Jordan, but everyone else laughed out loud when they heard what He Li said.
Next, Jordan launched an offense. Instead of looking for Kobe, he faced Garnett, who was temporarily playing the small forward position.
Originally, Garnett had advantages in size, height, and wingspan, not to mention that now it is the Wizards Jordan, and Garnett is also defending seriously.
Therefore, Jordan failed to score in this attack. Instead, he hit an iron and was grabbed by Yao Ming for a defensive rebound.
After the West had the ball, they did not advance quickly, but continued to play positional warfare and compete one-on-one.
The ball was in the hands of Francis, so Francis still looked for Yao Ming, chose to break through Kidd, put the ball in Yao Ming's hands, and let Yao Ming dunk and score.
It's a pity that Kidd's shooting is unstable, but his defense is online.
Kidd takes Francis seriously, who can only be forced to stop for a mid-range shot, and then there is a bang.
He Li grabbed the rebound and immediately passed it to Jordan.
Jordan's reaction was not slow either. After receiving the ball, he went down quickly, took off from the free throw line, and scored a dunk.
In the All-Star Game last year, Jordan failed to dunk from the free throw line, and Jordan didn't pretend that much.
One step inside the free throw line this time, the distance is just right, Jordan's old arms and legs can still fly.
Next, the scores of the two teams rose alternately. He Li didn't take many shots, but was willing to play a supporting role.
Of course, it wasn't completely without shots. He Li played the role of corner killer again. In just 6 minutes of the first quarter, He Li had already scored 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
If he plays all 4 quarters, He Li's data will still look good.
Seeing that Jordan was a bit tough in the first quarter, he made 6 of 2 shots. Except for the conversion dunk after He Li grabbed the rebound, Jordan only made 5 of 1 shots.
This made He Li a little worried, Jordan won't be robbed of the limelight by him, right?
But fortunately, Jordan regained some touch in the second quarter, and Isiah Thomas did not risk the world's disgrace, forcing Jordan to the bench and not giving Jordan a chance to play.
At the end of the half, Jordan made 12 of 5 shots, 1 of 0 three-pointer, and 3 of 3 free throws. He has scored 13 points. Although this efficiency is very classical, it is not bad.
However, during the intermission, Jordan suddenly walked to the middle circle, took the microphone handed by the on-site staff, and began to sing nonsensically.
After singing a few lines, Jordan became serious: "I said that when I get tired of all this, I will quit.
Like I said, I came back for the challenge and I wondered if I could come back and make a difference.
I succeeded and I failed too!Yes, I accept it all.
But I think I still have some success in this comeback.
I've passed on what greats like 'Dr. J' Irving and 'Magic' Johnson and 'Bird' Bird have passed on to me,
Pass on the All-Stars who are here today, as well as other players in the NBA who are making progress.
It's time to say goodbye to everyone. Next, you will be accompanied by more young people and more All-Stars! "
(End of this chapter)