146. All-star public welfare activities
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Although the All-Stars were on February 17, the NBA has not arranged any games since February 12, and only a few teams have caught up and played a few games. The Warriors announced the holiday on the 13th that the All-Star players were going to New Orleans, Louisiana, to prepare for the All-Star Game, and others arranged activities independently.
Chamberlain and Billups both received all-star tickets from the NBA. The former received 5 sets, while the latter received 15 sets. Sure enough, the rookie star and the old goats were very different.
Chamberlain's five sets of tickets were given to West, Louis and others, and his family could follow him in and participate directly in the game without having to get tickets. Billups asked who was the reason to watch the All-Star Game. He had no tickets and he added the tickets. Most old football players didn't go to watch this so-called basketball event, they wanted a break.
There are fifteen people in the Warriors team, except for Chamberlain and Billups, and there are thirteen people, including West, Louis, Evans, O'Brient and Azubuk, who are willing to watch the All-Star Game. Jackson has arrangements and Barnes wants to accompany his wife who is waiting for childbirth. Ellis has to explain to his girlfriend why he didn't go home on Christmas. For them, the All-Star Game is just a gimmick and not very tempting.
The city of New Orleans is the largest city in Louisiana, the United States and the second largest port city in the United States after New York. It is located in the southeast of Louisiana, at the lower Mississippi River and is located in the north by Lake Pontchart Raine.
The city has an area of nearly 950 square kilometers, with a population of 500,000 in the city and a population of 1.18 million in the Greater New Orleans. There is a new city called "Cremlin City." It is a historical city. The city was founded by the French in 1718 and sold to the United States in 1803. The architectural styles here are very different, with many famous architectural styles, such as Italian, Greek Renaissance architectural styles, and the famous Victorian style.
New Orleans has a humid subtropical climate and beautiful scenery. It is a famous tourist city. Lake Pontchartrene, north of the city, connects to the ocean with a wide water surface, about 1,500 square kilometers. The lake is surrounded by green trees and green grass and fragrant flowers. In order to communicate economic connection with the northern region, a 38-kilometer-long double-path bridge was built across the lake, which is said to be the longest expressway bridge in the world. On this magnificent bridge, you can enjoy the natural scenery of the lake, the strange lake light, and the beautiful scenery of the water and sky are all amazing. The setting sun and the lone wild goose fly together, and the autumn water and the sky are the same color. You can see here.
The French Quarter in the city center is the most European-style place on the United States. It still maintains the style of an early French city. There are short and unique buildings on both sides of the narrow alleys, with antique gas street lights erected on the streets, and carriages passing by from time to time. Leisure guests in the cafe, old people smiling at you in the shops, busy chefs in the restaurants, and sightseeing carriages passing by the roadside are everywhere in New Orleans, a city full of French atmosphere. The center of the French Quarter is Jackson Square and St. Louise Church, where fortune tellers gather, fortune tellers, street painters, artists, magicians, and tourists from all over the world shuttle through it. Opposite the square is the Mississippi River, and there are several cruise ships docked by the dock on the riverside, just like the beach in the ten-mile foreign market.
Foreign immigrants introduced a rich and changeable culture to New Orleans. They are famous for their jazz birthplace and the Creole culture in the French Quarter. The majority of residents are black and European. The Creoles are descendants of early French colonists. The Creoles preserved the language and culture of their ancestors. New Orleans is therefore the most exotic city in the United States. Every year, carnival celebrations and seafood dishes that combine French and Spanish cooking attract endless tourists. New Orleans is the jazz capital of the United States, and it is a paradise for many music lovers.
The bars in New Orleans are very famous, and the bar streets there are long-standing. There are thousands of bars with unique characteristics gathered on this street. People can not only enjoy the passionate live music performance, but also enjoy the fun of dancing. In addition, the annual Mardigras Music Carnival will also attract music lovers from all over the world to come and support them.
New Orleans is a city dominated by tourism. In order to attract tourists, there are also many casinos and various ways to play. However, gambling is just a side job in this city, and New Orleans' fiscal revenue still relies on tourism.
New Orleans is also the birthplace of American cuisine. The locals have followed the traditional French cooking methods and are influenced by Spanish, African, American and other flavors, which makes the quality and affordable seafood and superb cooking skills leave a deep impression on tourists. Oysters are the most famous seafood here, with no fishy smell at all. The mouth just now feels like jelly. The iron plate and steamed fish are also very good, and the price is also very suitable. You can eat it at about 30 US dollars.
On August 29, 2005, New Orleans, the United States suffered a fatal blow. Hurricane Katrina, an uninvited guest, flooded 80% of the entire city, severely damaged urban facilities, and tourism industry suffered severe damage. However, in just one year, the city was rebuilt, and New Orleans has gradually regained its former vitality, attracting many tourists to visit.
Getting off the plane at New Orleans Airport, Chamberlain saw a bus with the NBA logo waiting. Billups took him into the car, and someone stretched out his hand and said, "Hey, man, give me the ticket."
Chamberlain was stunned and subconsciously said, "Train ticket? No one gave us tickets."
There was a burst of laughter from the carriage. He looked up and saw a handsome black man smiling at him. It was Chris and Paul, the host of the All-Star Game, who followed the team bus to pick up people. The air tickets of Chamberlain and others were booked at the NBA headquarters. Although they took off from different locations, the time they arrived in New Orleans was about the same. The NBA was transported by bus.
Billups shook his hand indifferently and said, "z, they are teasing you because you are a rookie."
Chamberlain didn't care much, so he took Li Qun and Winnie to get on the car. Seeing the two behind Li Qun's suitcase, there was also the logo of "Sports Weekly" on his suitcase. The laughter of the people in the car suddenly became much smaller, and they all looked at Chamberlain with surprise.
Pierce stood up and said with his arms around, "Rookie, this is the car to pick up and drop off players. Of course, if you take your family, it's natural that there is no problem, but other people will not be picked up and dropped off, especially paparazzi, they will never allow them to get on this car."
Li Qun didn't care about Pierce's tone. She had dealt with NBA stars more often, and she had heard all the words that were a hundred times more ugly than this. She looked at Billups and asked, "Changxi, is that true?"
Even though she said that, she was already lifting her suitcase and getting off the bus. Li Qun didn't want to cause trouble for Chamberlain.
Chamberlain's face suddenly changed. He patted Li Qun on the shoulder and looked at Pearson coldly and said, "You are blind? Are you fucking my girlfriend and my sister, my relatives, do you understand? And your mother didn't give the word "reporter"? Let's talk nonsense in the future, be careful of your dog's mouth!"
Soon, the atmosphere in the bus changed.
Of course, Garnett wanted to stand up for his brother and shouted, "Hey, rookie, why don't you control your mouth? Do you think this is your women team? Also, which one do you say is your girlfriend and which one is your sister? Your girlfriend is young enough, your sister is quite old, and it's enough to be an aunt for you."
He naturally satirized Chamberlain for talking nonsense. Shirley and Chamberlain had no blood relationship at first glance, so naturally no one believed that she was Chamberlain's sister.
Bilups pulled Chamberlain and whispered: "Don't be as good as them, z, Garnett is a slut, he has no malice."
Chamberlain sneered: "Wrong, they think I'm easy to bully, right?"
His guess is not completely correct. These people are not bullying him as rookies, but they don’t like the Chinese who can interfere with the All-Star vote. In their opinion, Chamberlain is a defensive blue-collar worker, and he can only play with Billups on the offensive end. How can such a person be worthy of the All-Star? He is still a starter!
Everyone has an All-Star in their hearts. Everyone thinks that their teammates are the best players, and they think that Chamberlain has snatched their teammates' position. They also have opinions about Yao Ming, but Yao Ming is extremely low-key in dealing with people and cannot pick on them. Chamberlain is much more high-profile and rebellious, so he naturally becomes a leader.
Roy, who was listening to music with headsets, stood up. He smiled with a good temper and said to everyone: "Guys, we are here to participate in entertainment activities on the All-Star Weekend, not to quarrel. Everyone calm down, okay? Sit down, sit down, and that beautiful lady in Oriental. Everyone sit down and enjoy the All-Star Weekend."
Then the bus shook slightly, and a big man walked in slowly through the car door. When he saw so many people standing in the car, he smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I didn't expect that I have this honor. Are everyone welcomed me? Haha, I'm sorry, the flight was ordered by mistake, everyone waited for a long time."
The person who came was Yao Ming. He was well-known in NBA, which was closely related to his Eastern wisdom and moderate character.
No one accused Yao Ming, including Stoudemire, who never beat Yao Ming in the All-Star Center vote. Xiao Si looked ugly after seeing Chamberlain get in the car. The last time they faced each other, Chamberlain beat him so miserably, and he had no face to see anyone during that period.
Seeing Pierce and Garnett fire at Chamberlain, Xiao Si was happy, and he stood up, looking at Chamberlain with malicious intentions, racking his brains to squeeze him out with words, but this guy was stupid. Yao Ming only yelled twice when he dunked, without a word of trash. Now that he thought about it for a while, he didn't know how to accuse Chamberlain, so he could only stand by Garnett and others to support them.
Chamberlain was very unhappy. He didn't want to play the All-Star Game very much, but he participated in many events this time, including the All-Star Rookie Championship and the All-Star Game. In addition, there is an All-Star Dunk Competition, which he also wants to participate. If it weren't for the overall situation, he really wanted to take Li Qun home directly and reunite with his family for the Spring Festival.
Yes, Chamberlain also wants to participate in the All-Star Dunk Contest. Long before the All-Star voting began, the NBA headquarters gave the stars an invitation to the first round of the Dunk Contest. Chamberlain was invited at that time. He didn't want to participate in such a game because he was too busy.
Don’t think that the All-Star Game is a simple show. As the saying goes, one minute on the stage and one year off the stage. If you want to perform in the dunk competition, players may have to practice dunking for a long time in private. For Chamberlain, the most precious thing now is time. He needs to hone his ball skills and develop offensive skills, which all require time to exercise.
But old Nelson, Winnie, including Li Qun, most of the people around him support Chamberlain in the All-Star Dunk Contest. This is a good publicity. There are even more fans watching the Dunk Contest than the All-Star Main Tournament. If he wins the reputation of the dunk champion, it will be of great help to his future endorsement and salary.
Everyone firmly believed that with Chamberlain's perverted physical fitness, if he participated in the dunk contest, the dunk king's honor would definitely be him.
Several more people came up one after another, and James and Wade, of the Golden Generation, also got into the car with a joke. They had a good relationship with Chamberlain, mainly because they were all thinking of getting Chamberlain to be the second in command, so they were all very good at him. In this way, Pierce and others were not good at pursuing anything, so they sat down in disappointment.
But this is a foregone conclusion. Chamberlain has never been a broad-minded person. He looked at Pierce and Garnett in gloomy. Stoudemire, who had helped the two men stir up the flames, was naturally remembered by him.
When the players participating in the All-Star Competition got on the bus, the bus started and sent everyone to the booked Queens Hotel in Paris, which was the best hotel in New Orleans. Players participating in the All-Star Rookie Challenge were required to stay at the Hilton Hotel, which was a little lower than the Queens of Paris.
Because Chamberlain had no agent, Winnie temporarily acted as this role. After entering the hotel, Chamberlain threw herself on the big bed. She took a tablet to read the NBA arrangements to Chamberlain: "...... You will have a joint training this afternoon, and shoot a set of promotional videos in the evening. Tomorrow will be charitable activities all day, community maintenance in the morning, and visit children in the orphanage in the afternoon. There will be a competition during the period, and the day after tomorrow..."
Chamberlain was impatient and patted the bedside table and shouted, "Where is the rest? Where is the rest time?"
Winnie shrugged and said, "No."
"God!" Chamberlain whined, "This is New Year's Eve, it's about New Year's Eve, how can this be done? How can Stern, the water-absorbing ghost, be like this?" After thinking about it, he became energetic and asked Vini with expectation: "Can I accuse him of disrespect for the Chinese national customs?"
Winnie shrugged again, looking at Chamberlain like a fool and said, "If you still want to continue to get NBA salary, then you can't."
Chamberlain is particularly hard-working. He is harder than anyone else. First, he has to go to the rookie game with the All-Star rookies in the afternoon, and then there is only ten minutes of rest time. He also has to practice the main game with the All-Star players.
The rookie challenge was a bunch of rookies, at most, second-year rookies. These people were basically ravaged by Chamberlain, so they were more casual in training. After Chamberlain gave two blocks, Durant took the initiative to play the defender, cooperated with him and sent out several aerial relays. Then Chamberlain got out of the game. He was not the protagonist of the All-Star Rookie Championship, but he also had to participate in the All-Star Game. He didn't have much time to play in the rookie tournament, so he mainly showed his face to other rookies.
During the training of the main game, Chamberlain performed very low-key. Billups passed the ball several times and had a chance to dunk, but he did not perform, but passed the ball out, as if he was here to play a supporting role. Pierce and Garnett originally wanted to join forces to teach him a lesson, but Chamberlain performed so low-key, and they had no reason to give up.
NBA players have a good relationship in private. If you can avoid breaking up, try not to do too much.
However, Billups, who is familiar with Chamberlain, saw the shadow from this teammate. This low-keyness is not the Chamberlain he knows. If things are abnormal, there will be demons. Billups began to feel uneasy. Only he knows Chamberlain's destructive power here! (To be continued) [This article is provided by Qihang Update Group] If you like this work, you are welcome to Chuangshi Tender for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)
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