Chapter 335: The Big Three in the West
On February 23, the Spring Festival, but when I woke up in the middle of the night, what we welcomed Anjie was not the lively fireworks and firecrackers after the New Year's Eve, but the strong flash of reporters who were enough to blind their eyes outside the Orlando International Airport.
The All-Star Game is like the Spring Festival Gala. No matter how fans scold you, they still can't stop watching it. Although this All-Star Game has been labeled as "chicken help", "boring", etc., when Anjie walked out of the airport, fans and reporters were still crowded with the hall.
"Look at An, these guys are all for us!" Although Aldridge is the second place in O6 years, this is his first All-Star team to be selected for the All-Star Game. Because of this, he and Anjie became the fifth and sixth players in the 42-year history of the Trail Blazers.
Before this, some of the Trail Blazers were selected into the All-Star lineup, and it is necessary to trace the Brandon Roy in 2OYio. However, when Anger arrived in the torn city, the Trail Blazers' market doubled and attracted much attention. With Anger around him, Aldridge, who performed well, finally entered people's vision.
The All-Star atmosphere in Orlando is not very strong. At least compared to the Phoenix All-Star and Dallas All-Star that Angel has participated before, Orlando's All-Stars this time can really be described as tepid.
There weren't many huge posters, but the wider football game was much larger. Even David Stern was constantly renovating the All-Star Game to achieve the goal of regaining the attention of this event. However, judging from the current situation, the reform of the league may not be considered successful.
But no matter what, the All-Star Game is always a retention program. The rules of this game will never change. Angel and Aldridge are also here for this most important game.
Nowadays, the dunk contest is a group of young people who cannot name it. The three-point contest and the skills challenge contest are mixed. The rookie contest is still barely capable. However, the All-Stars competition is still real and worthy of the All-Star name.
Before the All-Star Weekend officially begins, everyone from the east and west will have to gather to take photos of the yi series for the official NBA series.
Aldridge, who wore the All-Star uniform for the first time, was very excited, but due to his personality, he didn't know how to express it. So he could only take selfies wildly, and he returned the exclamation mark of the yi series on his FaceBook. But Anjie didn't have time to take selfies now. At this shooting scene, there were too many old friends who needed to say hello.
"Don't be fine, my big tall guy!" Durant and Westbrook laughed and walked towards Angel. The three of them met and gave each other a hug. It felt as if Angel still belonged to Oklahoma.
"How are you doing recently? You know, I don't have time to watch your game. Without me, the number of irons and Russell's is simply unbearable." Even though An Jie expressed his concern, he did not forget to hurt his two old friends.
"26 wins and 7 losses, the West is the No. 1! I looked at it, is the Trail Blazers third or fourth?" Westbrook was not polite and immediately counterattacked.
"Tsk, if I hadn't wanted to play in a few games, we would have been the first in the West long ago. Wouldn't there be three more wins than us? Have you forgotten how I chased the win back then? Just three games are not a gap at all." An Jie answered angrily.
"Remember, why don't you remember. We fucked the Suns and Jazz from tenth to eighth. If the Sharks hadn't come out to make a fuss, we would have made it to the playoffs long ago. I remember An, I remember. So, don't expect us to be careless. You can never be careless against guys like you." Although three years have passed, although Durant has become a real superstar and has achieved many achievements, he still has not forgotten that those years were the days when the three of them were fighting in the rookie period.
"Haha, I thought you all forgot." Angel smiled, but his expression was not very relaxed. Although Angel was also very good at the Trail Blazers, did you think he could forget Oklahoma and the blue and white lightning bolt of the Thunder? No, no! He remembered the yishi he had in Oklahoma and the time he fought with the Thunder. He also remembered the heart-wrenching pain when he learned that he was going to be traded.
"Where is that boy Morris, why did you leave him behind?" Angel thought that Morris would be selected for the All-Star Game with Durant and Westbrook, but unexpectedly, when the substitutes were announced, Angel still did not see Morris.
"That guy said he didn't want to kick your ass in the All-Star Game, sell you face and give you a chance to perform. So he gave you the stage and asked you to grasp it." Durant conveyed Morris's original words. In fact, Morris really has the strength of the All-Star Game, but his defensive-oriented style has never been the most dazzling guy. So as the key to the Thunder, he is often ignored by people.
"Haha, that boy. Come on, strive to stabilize the throne of the Western Conference. In this way, we won't meet in the playoffs too early." An Jie was not afraid of the Thunder, but he didn't want to be enemies with his former friends.
"Don't worry about us, you'd better think about whether you'll fall to the eighth place."
"Russell, you guy, wait for me!"
"Hahaha, An, you can't scare me. Ah!! Let me go! Hahaha... Let me go, I'm so itchy..."
If they hadn't been wearing Western Stars' jerseys, Durant would have thought he had traveled to the past.
After a while, the photographer finally arrived. First, the East and West All-Star team came to take a big photo.
In the east, James sat in the middle of the row, while Wade and Anthony, the strongest two men except James, sat on both sides. The others were all standing behind.
On the west side, the "boss" sitting in the middle holding the basketball is naturally Kobe Bryant. And the people sitting on both sides are Durant and Anjie. As the two young people who have made the fastest progress in the West and have also raised the highest level, Anjie and Durant have become indispensable key forces in their respective teams. They have even become the existence that changes the situation in the West. Therefore, the position on an equal footing with Kobe was handed over to the hands of their brothers.
Aldridge stood outside and faced the camera shyly for 6 years, playing nBa for a full 6 years. Now, he has finally fulfilled his All-Star dream. Subsequently, the photographer directed the Heat three giants wearing All-Star jerseys to take a photo. The Heat also became the team with the most selected players in this All-Star Game.
"Now, please, Durant and Westbrook come up to take pictures." However, when the photographer read the name of the next group, everyone turned their heads in surprise. They thought that the person taking pictures in the next group would be Kobe and Bynum, but unexpectedly, the photographer actually called three guys who were not playing for the Yi team.
"Also, Coach Jeff Van Gundy, go and call him." The photographer whispered to his assistant, and the assistant ran out of the studio and found Van Gundy who was attending Jialianhua next door.
Last year, due to Anjie's injury, Jeff Van Gundy gave up the position of coach of the Western Conference star team just to be able to accompany Anjie for a few days.
This year, this position was still obtained by Van Gundy, who had excellent results. But this time, he could meet Anjie in the All-Star Game.
Seeing that the photographer is equipped with people, all the players know what he wants to do. Taking a photo of the third young master of Thunder and Van Gundy must have a very good publicity effect. Sentiment has become a standard for many people to pay.
"Uh...what should I do?" An Jie walked up embarrassedly with a basketball in his arms. He was the only "outsider" among the four. Taking a photo with them, An Jie always felt a little embarrassed.
"Relax, we have taken countless photos of this kind." It was not until Jeff Van Gundy smiled slightly at himself and patted his back. An Jie felt that he was so calm and natural.
Finally, Jeff Van Gundy sat in the middle with a basketball in his arms. Behind him was the third young master of Thunder standing with his hands on his chest. Of course, he was the third young master of Thunder. The big yellow-skinned man standing next to Durant has become a hero in another city. No matter how good he performs now, he has nothing to do with Oklahoma.
Once upon a time, the three people behind Van Gundy were still wearing white jerseys. Their group photos frequently appeared in major sports media. At that time, people felt that this group would dominate the league within the next five years.
Now, the three of them are still wearing jerseys. What's more, Van Gundy's head is getting less and less, and Anger's heart has already flown from Oklahoma to the City of Tear.
After this set of photos, the photographer called Kobe and Bynum, Paul and Griffin, and even Angel and Aldridge were pushed to the back. There are the Heat Dream Three Big Three in the East, and in the West, there are the Thunder Three who once brought countless fantasy games to fans.
Anjie didn't expect that such a simple official promotional photo shooting event would make him feel very moved. He remembered the situation when he played NBA in the year when he went to Phoenix to participate in the All-Star Game.
Back then, they would be amazed at the huge poster about themselves. Back then, even if they got off the plane, there were only a few reporters who took pictures of themselves. Back then, they were full of infinite possibilities!
But now, these guys can only get together to play basketball again with the All-Star weekend opportunity.
Let An Jie temporarily put the extremely dense regular season next to him and enjoy this extraordinary All-Star weekend.
Chapter completed!