"The players are out!" Amid the passionate roar of the magician, the Gunder Stadium was plunged into darkness.

Then a light hit the tunnel and a white five-pointed star-shaped arch appeared at the entrance of the tunnel.

Since it is ALL-STAR, the organizers have designed an appearance ceremony to walk out of the pentagram.

Compared with later generations, all kinds of fancy, singing and dancing ceremonies, the current appearance is more simple and clear.

"The first to play is the Western Conference All-Star!"

The first to appear in the West was the veteran All-Star, Richmond.

Then Clyde Drexler, John Stockton, Eddie Jones, Kevin Garnett, Detreve Schramf, Tom Gogliotta came off the bench one by one.

"Next up is Oregon State's six-foot-4" guard, Gary Payton!"

Payton was the first to start, wearing a dark green jersey and bouncing onto the court, reaching the Finals last year, giving him a big boost.

"Next! Raulmayne High School, six-foot-six guard, Kobe Bryant-Brian Ett! ”

Kobe Bryant wore a purple and gold jersey and walked into the court second.

"Trinity Valley Community College! Six-foot-10 forward, Sean Kemp! ”

"Louisiana Tech! Six-foot-nine striker, Karl Malone! ”

On the Western side, two-time champion Olajuwon came out last.

"University of Houston! Seven-foot center, Hakim - Olajuwon! ”

This was followed by the Eastern players coming in turn.

Eventually, the man in red walked slowly to the center of the court.

"Let's welcome! University of North Carolina's six-foot-six shooting guard! Michael of the number 23 jersey - Jordan! ”

Jordan slowly stepped into the arena, wearing a loose Bull training jacket and high-fived the players in turn.

At this moment, Jordan is the center of the world.

"This time, I'm going to kick your kid's ass." Jordan walked up to Kobe Bryant and whispered to him.

"Be careful of wrestling." Bryant responded.

...

"Huh~ Am I late?" A tall, thin young man with sleepy eyes and fluffy eyes stepped up to the seat.

On his left is Ramal Odom, the current No. 1 high school student in the United States, and on his right hand is James, the future basketball emperor.

"It's not too late, the game hasn't started yet." Odom smiled back, and this man always smiled at the world.

"Hello, I was invited by Kobe Bryant, my name is Tracy." Maddie raised her eyes, this guy seemed to be a little familiar.

"Hi, Tracy. I'm Lamar. This is LeBron. We're all Kobe Bryant's buddies. ”

"Unfortunately I'm not. Although I am grateful to Kobe Bryant for giving me a ticket, my idol is a penny. ”

This kid is so jumpy. This is the feeling of Odom, and the good old man is also a little angry.

Odom turned his head and decided to ignore the kid.

Maddie suddenly remembered something.

"You're Ramal Odom?"

"That's right."

"I'm also a senior in high school, will I do it later?"

"Oh? Then it is better to be respectful than to obey fate. "There are always people who challenge Odom, the No. 1 high school student in the country, and Odom rarely pays attention to it. But this guy who doesn't know how to be grateful makes Odom angry!

I'll teach you a lesson later!

Xiao Zhan on the side is also looking forward to it, he wants to see the strength of his big brother, and he wants to see how strong the No. 1 high school student in the United States is!

...

"Kobe, long time no see." On the Eastern All-Star side, Hill and Penny have always had a lot of contact with Kobe, and as a new generation of stars, they have a lot in common.

"How's it going, brother?" Bryant gave the two of them a hug.

"It sucks." Penny shook his head, the Magic are currently ranked eighth in the East, not far from the Washington Bullets in front of them and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the back, and they could fall out of the playoffs at any time.

Coupled with his own knee injury, Penny's on-field performance was also very difficult. At present, he is averaging 20+5+5 per game, and he has not played supergiant-level team leadership data as expected by the media.

Hill smiled, having just been voted Player of the Month for January. In a single month, he averaged 30.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 2.1 steals, 1.1 blocks and 3.2 turnovers per game.

This all-round performance at the domination level allowed him to beat Kobe, who also performed well, and won the best of the month.

It can be said that among the three, Penny Hardaway's performance has fallen behind.

"Brother, you should get some rest." Kobe Bryant also watched a few penny games, and it was obvious that the knee injury had not healed, and the pressure on such a forced single core to lead the team was very high, and it was likely to lead the injury worse.

"No, I'm vowed to bring Orlando to the playoffs." Why don't pennies know the problem?

The expectations of the fans, the pressure from the management, their own vows.

These make pennies, as long as there is a breath of air, will appear on the basketball court.

Neither Kobe nor Hill have much to say, it's a man's determination.

...

"Alright, guys. It's time to enjoy the game. "Doug Collins, who used to be Jordan's coach, and Phil Jackson was his assistant coach. The current Pistons head coach has brought a badly aged, single-core Hill team to the second place in the East.

Jordan was happy to be able to continue playing for Collins again.

There are many stories about the two of them.

Collins was the No. 1 pick from the Philadelphia 76ers in '73 and was named an All-Star three years in a row from '76-'78.

In 1980, at the age of 29, Collins announced his retirement due to injury.

In '86, he came to the Bulls to take over the head coach seat of Stan Albeck.

Michael fell in love with the conscientious manager who had a brilliant career at first sight.

"Coach, I'm not going to let your first game in charge end in failure."

After saying this, Jordan slashed 40+ on the court and defeated the strong opponent at that time.

Collins used Jordan as the absolute core, from the offensive initiation to the offensive finish, it was all in Jordan's hands.

This also allowed Jordan to play the most exaggerated years of his career, averaging 37.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.9 steals, 1.5 blocks and 3.3 turnovers per game, all under the coaching of Collins.

The following year, Collins' coaching inspired the strongest Jordan, who put up a legendary performance of 35 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1.6 blocks.

But in the end, the bulls were surrounded and fell again in the second round.

Bulls general manager, Jerry Claus, swept Collins out of the way and put then-assistant coach, Phil Jackson, as head coach.

This is also a thing that has always haunted Michael, and since this incident, Jordan and Klaus have had a mustard.

"Coach! It's great to be playing for you again again. ”

"Michael, it's an honor to coach you again."

The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they had returned to the legendary 1980s, when the whole team could only rely on each other.