In addition, the Knicks also have several players selected for the All-Star lineup, namely mid-range king Alan Houston and Flounder Chauncey Billups.

However, considering the actual situation, the hope of these people making it to the main competition is indeed not very great. Putting it on that list is just a loss of fun.

Lamar had little interest in the all-star vote, and even when reporters asked him about it, he just thought the All-Star was boring.

However, this did not affect him in the all-star voting to firmly occupy the position of the Eastern vote king, and the second-place AI was more than 200,000 votes behind him. (Of course, if it weren't for the AI's injury and destining to miss the All-Star Game, Lamar believes he would not have been able to defeat the AI and win the Eastern Conference ticket.) ）

That is, Lamar has basically locked up a spot as the starting forward of an Eastern Conference All-Star.

"Look! Lamarbi's advantage is very obvious now!"

Finally had a day off and didn't have to go to the team to train, and Lamar chose to stay honestly at the manor. Originally, Lamar wanted to have a good time with Vanessa, but who knew that Chauncey and Dampoter would come early in the morning.

At this time, Chaunsei was staring at the computer and suddenly shouted. Lamar glanced at him helplessly, and when he saw that it was an all-star voting page, he lost interest.

"I don't know what you guys think? It's a rare opportunity to take a break and still think about some boring All-Star Game. ”

You don't understand this, participating in the All-Star is a symbol of status and status, even if you go to the All-Star field and only win more than ten seconds of playing time, then you can add the title of an All-Star player to your resume when negotiating with the team. And after so many years, all-stars have long become a culture. Yes, it's culture! If I don't have an All-Star, I always feel like I'm missing something!" Dampott smiled innocently, completely unable to see that this usually silly guy could have such a mind.

Chauncy also leaned back on the sofa, glanced at Lamar, and then said leisurely: "Lamar! I really don't understand why you are so reluctant to the All-Star Game? It was a grand event, and there were many people who wanted to go and couldn't go!"

"If you want to go, I can give you a spot, I'm not a rare place! I might as well go there and take Vanessa to find a place to vacation!" Lamar stood up and walked over to Vanessa, watching her manipulate her desserts.

Vanessa has recently fallen in love with baking, and when she saw Lamar coming, she put down the guy in her hand. Hugging Lamar's waist, leaning on Lamar's chest and rubbing it a few times, he said, "Lamar, don't be willful anymore! Go to the All-Star, it will be your stage!"

Dampotter and Martin couldn't help but envy as they looked at Vanessa's gentle expression.

Lamar raised his eyebrows and put his hand in Vanessa's head, "Will you come with me too?"

"Of course!" Vanessa opened Lamar's paw behind her.

"There's nothing wrong with going to the All-Star Game, and fans who like you will expect you to be friendly at the All-Star Game. And I'd love to go and see it again and relax by the way. Isn't there a charity event before the All-Star break?"

"What do you think is a boring party in that hellish place? That's not real charity, it's show!" Lamar sat down again, knowing that he couldn't resist or refuse even if he didn't want to participate in the All-Star Game. As long as he is still in the league for one day, he will have to do his duty for the league, not to mention that Stern is very strict with those who blow up and escape the All-Star Game.

"Those bastards are never going to think about us, they only have ratings and green money in their heads! What the hell they let us go to some All-Star!"

"Okay! Lamar! stop complaining!" Vanessa walked over and walked to Lamar's side, "Do you know that this time I'm going to Philadelphia to play? ”

As soon as Vanessa started to mention that game again, the faces of the three Knicks players sitting there all turned green. That shameful history resurfaced in front of their eyes, lingering.

Lamar didn't know that while he was being persuaded to go to the All-Star Game, there were other people who were making a series of moves around him.

David Stern is very conflicted right now, really very conflicted. During this time, a problem was tormenting him, making it difficult for him to sleep! If this problem is not handled well, he is likely to suffer a very big loss.

What bothered him was the upcoming All-Star Game. This time of year is the happiest time for him, because every year he can take advantage of the opportunity of the All-Star Curtain to make the NBA, a league that is gradually growing in his hands, gain more prestige and money. But there are a lot of problems this year, when it was decided to put the 00 All-Star Carnival in Philadelphia, Stern's main game was the idea of AI, a guy with a large number of fans around the world.

He is well aware of the appeal of AI among the younger generation around the world. As soon as he decided that the All-Star Game would be held in Philadelphia, he sent people to prepare for a big hype overseas.

The original plan was to let the AI win the MVP of the All-Star Game as much as possible, and then add some Chinese elements to this All-Star Game to welcome Yao Ming, who is about to join the NBA, and the majority of Chinese fans.

Stern was so happy with his idea that he even saw a large number of fans waving their tickets and smashing them in his face, which was a blissful feeling.

But now it's over, and the AI is injured and will miss the All-Star Game.

Without this soul of Philadelphia, the All-Star would be meaningless to put in Philadelphia. Stern now gritted his teeth when he thought of the Clippers who had injured the AI.

But Stern had seen the world after all, and the Jewish mind was not an ordinary one. He quickly came up with a remedy, and since he couldn't use AI to attract the attention of fans, he would create a conversation or find a replacement to arouse people's curiosity about the All-Star Game. The first person he thought of was Lamar and Kobe, one is a super talent player who is rare to see in a decade, and the other has a great connection with Philadelphia and is now hot in the league. The most important thing is these two guys, one east and one west, and the pain of the hatred of taking his wife!

Stern is well aware of the appeal of Lamar and Kobe Bryant right now. Although Lamar and his Knicks have been suppressed by the alliance several times, this is not that the alliance does not recognize him, but to set up a model against the alliance, in a word, everything is for profit!

Zaimar is now climbing up step by step with his own efforts, and now he has become the most popular player in the whole group. Of course, if he could have caused less trouble and provoked fewer people, his achievements could have been even greater.

Let such a super player and another league player become the protagonists of the All-Star Game, I believe that the love-hate relationship between the two people will definitely attract more people to pay attention to the All-Star, stimulate the ratings, and thus make his league earn more money.

And how to push Lamar and Kobe Bryant to the leading role of the All-Star Game, Stern has also thought about it. Kobe Bryant is very good, he is the successor of Jordan promoted by the league, the superstar of the league, he listens to the alliance very much, everything is negotiable!

Lamar, on the other hand, Stern wants this guy to play in all the games he can. As long as Lamar participates, it doesn't matter if he wins the championship or not. At least the topic is there, and the audience has expectations, so they are naturally willing to take some time to pay attention to it.

But the question is, will Lamar agree? Stern is not sure.

Thinking about Stern has a headache! This guy is now a well-known pioneer against the league, and Stern now regrets pushing Lamar to this position! It seems difficult to get Lamar to participate in all the games he can participate in! Everyone knows that Lamar is a complete thorn in the head, and making the ruling class of the league unhappy is his favorite thing to do!

Let such a guy obediently obey the arrangement and cooperate with the Alliance?Turn, he felt that it would be easier to go to church and pray for AI's miraculous recovery.

After hesitating for several days, Stern decided to start with the outside world to build momentum, first to get fans interested in Lamar's performance in the All-Star Game.

If the appetite of the fans is caught and there is an expectation of this, I believe that Lamar will have to consider the feelings of the fans no matter how stubborn he is.

Of course, there is another way for him to communicate directly with Lamar. It is even possible to offer some conditions in exchange for Lamar's head, which should be the most direct and effective way.

But Stern thought about it for a long time, and still didn't want to ruin Lamar and the Knicks, who were the vanguard of the confrontation league he had established, and finally decided to start with public opinion.

For this reason, he specially met with several high-level media reporters of the alliance and revealed his thoughts in a vague manner.

"I know what everyone is looking forward to? The all-star game of BA, our carnival is about to start again. The best basketball players in the world will serve the most gorgeous New Year's meal for all those who love basketball. Every year at the All-Star Game we have new surprises, and I think this year will be no exception!"

"Think about what we're looking forward to the most? My favorite for this year's All-Star Game is the Knicks' Lamar Odom, who I think is an unbeatable young man. He has the never-give-up belief and unparalleled basketball talent that I believe will likely create a dynasty of his own in the league over time. (To be continued.) )