Xu Xuan's plan naturally won't tell Kobe, and even if he does, it won't be at this time.

After eating and paying the money, Na Xi happily drove Xu Xuan's bird of prey back to the hotel......

To be honest, it's like Xu Xuan's greedy body...... Ahh

If it weren't for Sister-in-law Wa to stop him, Nag would have bought one at home a long time ago, but even if he stopped, he wouldn't be able to stop it for long, and he would retire immediately, who else could stop him?

However, it's also a good idea to take advantage of the moment.

"You're 18?"

When the car stopped, Xu Xuan covered his head with a headache.

"No, I'm ...... this year Well, 38," Kobe Bryant turned off the engine and got out of the car, then snapped his fingers and said seriously.

"Then how do I feel like you're younger than me? Who taught you this drag racing? I don't care, you have to pay me for those fines! ”

"Okay," contrary to Xu Xuan's expectations, he nodded seriously and said, "When your ticket is issued, take it to Los Angeles to find me......"

Xu Xuan: "......"

You're so beautiful, that fine isn't worth the airfare.

Seeing the nag enter the hotel, Xu Xuan drove home by himself.

By the time he got home, Lin Yun had already slept.

She usually waited for Xu Xuan to go home before resting, but today because of the chatter, she obviously delayed a little time.

The next day, Lin Yun told Xu Xuan a piece of news.

This year's All-Star is going to shoot a promo video.

Ask Xu Xuan when he will have time, because the all-star is about to start, and the time is in a hurry.

"I can go over as soon as I finish the game." Xu Xuan nodded.

The promotional video is also very fast, a bit like a small Douyin video in later generations, but the editing in the later stage may take some effort.

But for a business group as big as the NBA, it's not a problem.

......

After playing the Lakers, the Pacers only have one game before the All-Star break.

Charlotte Hornets.

The Hornets have been quite impressive this season.

With 26 wins and 26 losses so far, the sixth record in the East is not too good, but it is definitely not bad.

Last season, the Hornets averaged 94.2 points per game, 27th in the league.

They are also the slowest offensive team in the entire league and the East, Al Jefferson habitually falls into the position, and Kemba Walker's three-point shooting at that time (1.4 per game shooting 30%) is completely ineffective, and can only send the ball to the basket step by step, and break through the layup on the weak side through one block at a time.

This kind of offensive method is not to look down on, but really too backward......

Don't you see, even the old immortal Popovich, who was clamoring to "cancel the three points" all day long, was silently changing?

No, it's not the change, it's that they never give up the three points at all......

The key figures for the Hornets this season are Batum and Jeremy Lin, who have really played a huge role in the main and bench lineups.

Batum has played small forward numbers this season, averaging 15 points, 6.2 rebounds and a career-high 5.8 assists per game.

Jeremy Lin found himself off the bench, averaging 11.6 points, 3 assists and a career-high 3.2 rebounds and 0.54 blocks per game. The two have been key figures in the Hornets' acceleration this season.

Obviously, Jefferson's injury has given the Hornets more opportunities to pick up the pace, and as one of the players who have been the best at playing in the box before, the speed disadvantage that Jefferson has brought to the Hornets is also obvious.

Jeremy Lin + Batum + Walker, the Hornets have developed from only one offensive initiation point and blocking point last season to three possession points this season, which is the biggest change for the Hornets. But the Hornets' fast-playing whirlwind is different, they have a paranoid pursuit of defensive rebounding, they don't rush to launch sporadic offense and fast shots, and their defense is eighth in the league.

In today's era, when the league officials are excessively pursuing the aesthetics of offense and the pursuit of ratings, defense has actually become less and less important.

Even, when you don't have the ball, you will be blown if you move a little bigger, which is not comparable to basketball in the 90s.

Basketball in the 90s was hand-to-hand combat, but now ...... It's all about the ratings.

......

On the court, Jeremy Lin's eyes were full of complexity when he looked at Xu Xuan.

He is not very familiar with Xu Xuan, but it does not mean that he does not know Xu Xuan and does not understand Xu Xuan.

On the contrary, he knows Xu Xuan better than most of the players in the league because they have one thing in common: skin color.

Although he is not a true Chinese, he is of Chinese descent, and he shares the same skin color as Xu Xuan.

He knows very well how difficult it is to get mixed up in the NBA under such a premise.

Even if, even if you are similar to another person in all aspects of strength attributes, and even if you are better than him, it will definitely be you who will be eliminated in the end, not that person.

This is the NBA, the NBA that doesn't seem xenophobic, but it's actually very xenophobic.

They didn't believe there would be a second yellow-skinned player who could make it out in the NBA, and he was a surprise...... And Xu Xuan ...... But it was an even bigger accident.

His accident was like a meteor, fleeting, but Xu Xuan's accident was like the sun, hanging high above the sky, shining in all directions.

Not envy, not jealousy, that's the truth.

Jeremy Lin was once brilliant, and in that year in New York, even melons had to give him three points of thin noodles.

However, this thing comes fast and goes faster.

In Houston, he had the ambition to recreate the glorious history of the New York Knicks, but unfortunately, with a certain beard, he quickly disappeared from the public, was not valued by the team's top management, and even considered his contract a "poisonous contract".

Truth be told, nothing can make a player lose his self-esteem more than these three words.

Finally came to the Lakers...... But the Lakers' life is not easy, at first the Lakers traded him for the purpose of selling tickets, but later because of Xu Xuan's birth, he didn't even have the value of selling tickets......

Coming to the Hornets this season is a new start.

He doesn't have that much ambition anymore, the substitute is good, it's not a big deal, as long as he can get me to play, it's easy to say anything.

A change in mentality often leads to a change in behavior, so this year, whether in the eyes of others or in his own eyes, he has rediscovered himself.

It's a new beginning.

Jeremy Lin cherished this opportunity.

But Xu Xuan is on a completely different path from him.

As a Chinese, as a second-round show, Xu Xuan did not disappear from everyone, on the contrary, when he was in New York, Xu Xuan was already firmly in the starting position, although that was because of the injury of their main core point guard Calderon, but that was already remarkable!

You must know that Xu Xuan was just a second-round show at that time, and second-round shows generally have no human rights in the NBA, and some second-round shows may not be able to play a few games from selection to signing to the end of the contract.

And what surprised him even more was that when Xu Xuan was traded to the Pacers, he actually achieved the position of the team's boss step by step.

Team Boss......

The Great Master......

Honestly, it was the position he had always dreamed of......

But what he didn't do, what he only dared to think about in his dreams, Xu Xuan did it easily......

At that time, he knew that Xu Xuan was definitely not an ordinary person.

Naturally, there is less of that comparative mind in my heart.

He is not afraid of the enemy's strength, but if the enemy has already thrown him 108,000 miles from the beginning, it is really impossible to chase.

Now it's up to that guy to see how far he can go, huh, maybe he'll be the next LeBron? The next Kobe?

What a great future......

......

On the court, Jeremy Lin took a deep breath, shook his head, shook off the messy thoughts in his mind, nodded to Xu Xuan, and threw himself into the warm-up.

Xu Xuan nodded politely in response.

After the game began, the Hornets' offensive and defensive style of play caused the Pacers a lot of trouble at the beginning.

Both teams are serious about this kind of game, because as current trends suggest that the two sides will meet in the first round of the playoffs, and no one wants to pass up the opportunity to learn more.

"The Hornets have requested a timeout! They put on a replacement, Jeremy Lin! ”

came, with the shouts of the live DJ, Jeremy Lin came on the court, and the game was the first confrontation with Xu Xuan.

"It looks like Shuhao is a little nervous, ha, I thought it would be Xu Xuan who was nervous, but I didn't expect it to be Shuhao."

The first goal was empty.

Jeremy Lin's confident singles.

Xu Xuan's defense worked.

"Xu Xuan's defensive ability is improving day by day, and we can see from the last game that Xu Xuan is no longer the big colander he was last season."

On the contrary, Xu Xuan's chic three-point shot, that familiar posture, almost made Jeremy Lin think that the person standing in front of him was called Kobe.

Bang!

Basketball hollow into the net.

The ball went in.

It's all singles, Xu Xuan's ball went in, but Jeremy Lin's was empty......

There was a burst of cheers from the Pacers fans at the scene, and this cheer was no less than mockery in Lin's ears.

However, you have your wonderful, and I have mine.

Your wonderfulness may shine brightly, but mine has never been overshadowed!

"The ball is in! Jeremy Lin's counterattack! Quick one-stop layup to score! ”

Looking at the person with the same skin color in front of him, Xu Xuan nodded.

Jeremy Lin's strength is still there, but his style of play does not match his own attributes.

If this ball had been placed in his Knicks or Houston period, he would never have chosen to break through but to continue shooting.

But the shooting is unstable, and he still wants to shoot if he can't shoot...... If this vicious circle continues, nothing good will end in the end.

That's good, if you can't shoot, change your strategy in time, don't be impulsive, and be able to observe the position of your teammates in time, that's enough for a point guard.

After all, not every player has unlimited fire.

......

117-95, with the excellent performance of six players scoring double-doubles in this game, the Hornets won one away game.

After the game, he had a brief chat with Jeremy Lin, and Xu Xuan got on the plane to Toronto that night.

The filming of the promotional video is about to begin.

......

By the time Xu Xuan arrived in Toronto, it was already the morning of the next day.

He is obviously not the only one who filmed the all-star promotional video this time.

All 10 starters were in attendance, plus Wiggins and Towns, who were going to play in the rookie game, who were the captains of the rookie challenge world team and team USA.

In addition, there are retired legends O'Neal, Barkley, as well as Reggie Miller and Tracy Maddy.

A total of 16 active and retired players were all laughing with each other in the room.

Xu Xuan came late, and many people who didn't play yesterday had already arrived here in advance.

Xu Xuan said hello to everyone, and blended into everyone in a very natural manner, which was envied by the two champions who had been speechless next to him, Wiggins and Downs.

They deeply felt that Xu Xuan's status was different from theirs.

It's a sad thing, especially Wiggins.

He was Xu Xuan's champion show that year, and Xu Xuan was just a second-round show, but now look at what others are mixed with, and then look at what he is mixed ......

Meow~!

I don't have a face to see people.

came late, Xu Xuan greeted a few celebrities first, but these old guys didn't treat themselves as outsiders, especially Barkley, this guy and O'Neill sang and harmonized, and the atmosphere was extremely hilarious.

didn't wait long for Xu Xuan to get the script.

said that it was a script, but in fact there were no lines, it simply told you what you should do......

However, although so many bigwigs were invited to come over in this promotional video, the protagonist was not them, but a thin black young man with braids, who looked fifteen or sixteen years old, younger than Downs.

"So, you don't even have a single line?"

Xu Xuan was a little speechless and took the script in his hand - an A4 paper.

"Come on, Xu, this is free, these vampires don't want to pay, so naturally they don't dare to ask us to do too much."

Maddie leaned over with a pair of sleepy eyes open.

"It's like, if I had a line, I wouldn't do it for free, I'm very expensive."

O'Neal lifted his big pants and picked his nostrils, he looked at the disgusted eyes of Barkley next to him, ignored him, but looked at Xu Xuan, and said, "Xu, I heard that you are going to participate in this year's slam dunk contest?" ”

"Well, go up and try it," Xu Xuan's eyes narrowed, and he said with a smile, "There's no excitement to play down there." ”

Truth be told, if there's anything else to expect from this year's All-Star, it's the super dunk duel between LaVine and Gordon.

He's been hungry for a long time.

"Are you going to ask me for help? One of my biggest things about being a person is that I'm willing to be helpful. O'Neill patted his chest.

"Aren't you going to be a judge? Do you have time? Xu Xuan glanced at him: "Also, my movements are not so difficult, so I don't have to bother you, go up and play." ”

Xu Xuan didn't think he could win the championship of this slam dunk contest on the heads of LaVine and Gordon, but he just had itchy hands and wanted to go up and play, and like he said, where is the excitement of directly participating in the competition below?