Chapter 232: Another Honor
With only a handful of people in the huge cowboy arena and so many empty spaces in the stands, it's hard to imagine that an All-Star Game is taking place here. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
On the field, the players were full of laughter, and a slightly bloated black man high-fived the players on both sides one by one.
Although there were no spectators, the atmosphere was unambiguous. The DJ introduced the players on both sides with the pace of the bloated black man, and the beautiful and lively cheerleader girl jumped on the sidelines.
The players on the field gathered in the center circle, and instead of walking, they came to the center circle in wheelchairs, ready to scramble for the ball.
The slightly bloated black man, Michael Jordan, was in charge of throwing the ball for them and blowing the whole game.
The first event of the Dallas All-Star Game, the All-Star Wheelchair Basketball Game, officially kicked off.
Anjie sat on the bench with a group of four players, including Durant and Morris, and the whole game was part of the NBA Care action. The players on the court are all paralyzed or cut off from the lower limbs and can only enjoy basketball in wheelchairs.
Seeing the laughter when they high-fived Jordan, and watching this group of special players enjoying the game on the court, An Jie instantly felt that the NBA, a commercial league, was instantly filled with a lot of human feelings.
If it weren't for Jordan here, Anjie and they probably would never have shown up in this kind of game. However, when it came to the scene, even Jordan was only a supporting role.
Jordan actively and seriously bragged about the game on the sidelines, the two WNBA stars as coaches kept encouraging the players on the bench, and what An Jie could do was to show his face in front of the camera from time to time to show how seriously the NBA attached to this kind of game.
The 20-minute game ended quickly, after all, this group of players could not play thirty or forty minutes like a real professional.
After the game, Jordan walked to the bench with a smile on his face, he had been on the scene for so long, and Jordan hadn't had time to say a word to An Jie.
"I'll go, really...... Here comes ......" The Thunder four are all young men in their early twenties, and Jordan has already ascended to the altar when they were in school. Now, the NBA legend is truly coming towards him, and all four young men are holding their breath.
"I'm tired of blowing a game, how about it, the game is still exciting. Jordan smiled and crossed his waist and stood in front of the four young men with a big belly.
The four of them didn't say anything, they just looked at Jordan with dull eyes, although the current Qiao gang leader looked very different from before, yellow slacks, black short sleeves, and fat all over. But the shock has not diminished in the slightest.
"Hahahaha, come on, you're a member of the NBA All-Star Game, and you're a star too. Jordan looked at the adoring eyes of the young men and decided to lighten the mood.
It took almost five minutes for the Thunder four to communicate with Jordan normally. The five of them talked a lot, and watching this group of guys who were still children gradually take over the league, Jordan was also full of emotion.
"Okay, let's talk about it for today. Jordan got up and straightened out the black short sleeves that were tight on his body. "I'll have to go to other events later, and you guys should enjoy All-Star Weekend, because I know how tough the regular season is. After saying that, Jordan patted An Jie's shoulder, I don't know if it's because An Jie is closest to Jordan or for some other reason.
"Boys, work well with each other, you know, the talent can win some games, and the team, the championship. Jordan said and blinked, and slowly disappeared into the tunnel of players.
The four young people looked at each other, which one is this playing, Master Qiao?
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Anjie, Iguodala, Howard and Chris Paul visited three orphanages to bring gifts to the children and NBA league donations the next day.
Originally, there was no plan for An Jie to participate in this event, but Roy, who was originally going to participate in the event, was injured and couldn't leave, so An Jie volunteered to apply to fill Roy's vacancy.
An Jie doesn't like children much, but he can bring care to those who need it, which still makes An Jie enjoy it very much. He finally knew why Divac, who was heinous on the court, chose to become a humanitarian.
"Ann, how are you preparing for the evening game?" When the group finally returned at noon, Howard, who was sitting next to An Jie, naturally couldn't control his mouth, who made this guy a chatter by nature?
"You're not going to be an assistant coach on a sophomore team again. An Jie suddenly remembered this question and stood up suddenly. Playing under Howard, how awkward you think.
"Hahaha, don't come, don't come, it's not material to be a coach. The assistant coach of this year's sophomore team is Bosh. But you know who the assistant coach of the first-year team is?" Howard laughed heartily at the question, and his neat white teeth were all exposed.
Looking at Howard's exaggerated smile, An Jie could guess that the assistant coach of the first-grade team was definitely not an ordinary person, could it be, Michael!
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At half past nine on the evening of Feb. 13, there was only half an hour until the 2010 Dallas All-Star Rookie Challenge. Morris was a little nervous as he tied his shoes over and over again in the locker room.
When he ruptured his Achilles tendon, Morris didn't dare to imagine that he would appear on the court during the NBA All-Star Weekend. But now, he is really here, in the same room as the thunderous names of his college days.
Tyrek Evans, James Harden, Stephen Curry, Brandon Jennings...... This year's first-year team can be said to be very good, and it is very likely to break the embarrassment of the first-year team's seven-year winless streak in one fell swoop.
However, Morris knew that because of his presence, Anjie would definitely play quite seriously. Although Rose voluntarily forfeited the Rookie Challenge because of his desire to participate in the Skills Challenge, the sophomore team was still dangerous due to the presence of Anjie and Westbrook even though the champion was absent. You must know that among all the players who participated in the Rookie Challenge, only An Jie was also the starter of the All-Star Game!
"Guys, are you ready!" a familiar voice sounded in Morris's ears, and the only person who would come to the locker room at this time could be the assistant coach.
When the first-year assistant coach walked into the locker room, Morris suddenly pounced on the guy in the suit.
"You kid, you've been hiding it from us for so long!" Morris got into a fight with the assistant coach.
"Hey, attention! I'm your assistant coach now, go sit down!" The person who spoke was none other than last year's rookie game MVP, Kevin Durant!
"Now there are three guys on the floor who are wearing Thunder jerseys and one guy who is wearing a suit but is still a Thunder guy. The rookie challenge is better than the Thunder's in-team training. The commentator said with interest, but it is precisely because of this that the Thunder team can rise so quickly.
"Russell!" has been played for a few rounds, and the first few offenses have been executed by outside players. This time, Anjie decided to meet Morris, an "old rival". He sat in the box, leaned on Morris and raised his hand for the ball.
"Why are you thinner than before, basketball can't be played by skill alone! Be careful, I won't spare any effort!" Morris is also very "into the play", and his mouth keeps provoking An Jie, just like when the two first met. Even though An Jie is now the starting center of the Western Star Team, the duel between the two has still not changed.
However, when An Jie exerted his strength, Morris had to admit that An Jie's strength was now very different from the past.
I think that An Jie couldn't even carry Asakin back then, and now, Morris is struggling to withstand An Jie's impact.
However, Morris is an inside line that relies on strength and strength to eat, and An Jie can't enter the three-second zone with two casual hits. Seeing that Morris behind him did not give an inch, An Jie turned around directly, using his height and arm span advantage to calmly throw a shot on Morris's head.
"Turning around with a basket and throwing a small throw, this was Ann's most hated trick before, but now, it has also become one of the weapons in Ann's arsenal!"
The arc of the throwing is already high, not to mention that An Jie also has the advantage of height and reach. Morris was helpless by Anjie's sudden shot, and could only watch as the basketball went over his head and fell straight to the basket.
"Come on, Damanniu, let me see what you're capable of. After the goal, Anjie hooked his finger at Morris, he had already played, and his purpose of participating in the rookie game had been achieved.
The subsequent game was very intense and good-looking, at least Anjie and Morris's group were really fighting.
"Tyrek Evans passes, Andrew Morris, beautiful aerial relays. Oh, we saw Morris bravado in front of Ann, are they really teammates?"
"Westbrook borrowed Ann's pick-and-roll to break through, oh ho, oh my God, the clever Curry, miserable Westbrook Yan dunk. ”
"Stephen Curry made a long-range three-pointer, hit!
The commentators' voices were about to be hoarse, and the warm-up before this All-Star Game really pushed the atmosphere of the All-Star Weekend to the top.
Anjie and Morris became the protagonists of the whole game, and every confrontation between the two of them can attract the frenzied shouts of the fans in the stands.
In the end, Durant's first-year team still couldn't shake off the losing streak. Anjie and his teammates came out on top, winning the game 140-128.
Anjie was the offensive core of the second-year team, scoring 36 points and adding 12 rebounds. Morris didn't do badly either, with 24 points and 8 rebounds, and he shone on the court in the All-Star Game.
"Then came the award ceremony of the rookie MVP, I think An Jie is very likely to win this award!" Yu Jia was still so excited after the game that it was difficult to calm down, if An Jie's performance could not win the award, it would be incredible.
"Oh, the trophy has been removed, and the answer is about to be revealed!"
"You must have run away. Durant stabbed Anjie with his elbow, and he really hopes that the Thunder players can win this award for a second time.
"2010 Dallas All-Star Game Rookie Challenge MVP, Angel Jack!Let me congratulate him!" the host shouted into the microphone, and An Jie walked up to the podium in anticipation and received the beautiful crystal trophy.
"Come on, man, this thing belongs to you too. After receiving the trophy, Anjie did not start cheering, but waved at Morris in the audience.
Morris was not polite to An Jie, and stepped onto the stage with a stride, and jointly lifted the MVP trophy of the rookie game with An Jie.
Kobe Bryant and his wife, James and his wife, Wade ..... A group of stars in the stands also applauded Anjie and Morris.
"The Thunder team has become the biggest winner, look at their draft in the past few years, it's a miracle!" Finally, the commentator did not forget to remind everyone that these two amazing guys are part of the Thunder team. The inside line composed of the two of them has made countless opponents go back in vain.
Although it is only a performance game, it also proves the strength of the current Thunder team from one side.
And An Jie also won another honor after winning the Rookie of the Year and the MVP of the Asian Championships.
This can be regarded as the best New Year's gift An Jie has ever received. (To be continued.) )