The Mavericks' protest did not change the final outcome of the All-Star vote, but it did infuriate Mavericks fans.

It is foreseeable that by the time next year's All-Stars come along, there is likely to be something called a revenge vote.

Of course, that's all for next season.

The dust has settled on the All-Star ballot, and fans have put aside their old grievances for the upcoming 2001 NBA All-Star Game.

This time, the All-Star Game will be held in Washington, D.C., and the Rookie Challenge will be scheduled on February 9, the three-point contest and slam dunk contest will be held on the 10th, and the main game will be held on the 11th.

Including the Masters Game, Shooting Stars, and Skills Challenge, there are still no at this time.

The All-Star didn't start until the 9th, but Sun Hao arrived in Washington early with Fu Paul and Yi Jianlian on the 8th.

Adi has a branding campaign before All-Star Weekend begins.

This time the event is aimed at newcomers, and Sun Hao, the newcomer king of the brand, is definitely going to go.

As for Yi Jianlian.

The competition between Adi and Nike is an eternal topic between the world's two major sports brands.

As the performance of the Sierra Canyon School became more and more stable, as well as the potential Chinese market, Yi Jianlian attracted the attention of both Nike and Adi.

In the end, Yi Jianlian followed Sun Hao and joined the Adi lineup.

The MIC Center is home to the Washington Wizards and the venue for this All-Star Weekend.

On the morning of the 9th, Adi's activities began outside the stadium.

The appearance of Sun Hao, the all-star ticket king, has attracted the attention of many fans.

Interestingly, Nike also had a promotion on this day, and it was directly opposite Adi.

The two sides put on a posture, a bit like the meaning of the Chu River and Han realm in chess.

And Adi is also from newcomers such as Francessy, Odom, and Kenyon Martin.

And even in addition to them, there are some newer newcomers.

Super prodigy Amare Stoudemire from Cypres Creek High School, super scorer Carmelo Anthony from Towson Catholic High School, and many more.

The activities that start on both sides are also non-interfering, you take a picture with your fans, and I sign autographs for my fans.

However, perhaps because most of the people present were newcomers, the popularity of the scene was not very high.

"Uncle!"

Just as he was signing his name, Sun Hao suddenly heard a familiar shout.

When I looked up, it was his lovely big nephew Curry!

Next to Curry is his younger brother Seth, and behind him is the elder Curry with a camera in his hand.

It seems that the elder Curry has brought his two sons to the All-Star Play.

"How's your shooting practice?"

After Lao Curry helped them take a photo, Sun Hao looked at his nephew and asked.

"Good, Seth and I both practiced well."

Curry nudged Seth Curry with his body as he spoke.

Seth nodded his head.

Sun Hao didn't pay much attention to this detail.

If both of them like it, he can train it well this summer.

was chatting, and suddenly a staff member came over and whispered to Sun Hao for a while.

It turned out that Nike proposed that the two sides hold an entertainment game to enhance the popularity of the scene and ask his opinion.

It's an ingenious proposal, but it's a good idea.

Sun Hao agreed.

Soon, the hosts on both sides announced that there would be a confrontation later.

The emotions of the fans at the scene immediately became high.

It's not fun just to ask for a newcomer's autograph, but the competition is obviously more interesting!

There is a makeshift half-court with players on both sides following along.

Sun Hao, Yi Jianlian, and Fu Paul walked over there together.

"It's him."

At this moment, Yi Jianlian, who has a tall vision, saw a familiar figure on the opposite side.

That figure, he didn't have a temper when he was beaten in the invitational tournament.

Sun Hao followed his gaze and quickly found the "him" in Yi Jianlian's mouth.

Akron's son, LeBron James.

15 years old.

I didn't expect him to be there too.

"I heard Ray just now that it was the proposal given by the newcomer named LeBron."

Fu Paul also looked at James.

Sun Hao couldn't help but nod when he heard this.

James was a great basketball player, but he was an even better businessman with a great business acumen.

Because it's a half, it's a game, but it's actually more of a performance.

Let's warm up for a three-point contest and show a few dunks or something.

However, the fans don't seem to buy it, they want to see a real confrontation.

"Sun, I want to compete with you."

At this moment, James suddenly took the initiative to walk up to Sun Hao and proposed.

Fu Paul on the side was very surprised when he heard it, this young man was a little bold, no, a little inflated!

James did well in the high school league and attracted a lot of attention from the NBA, but he was still just a high school student after all!

Now he is directly challenging the NBA All-Star ticket king!

Sun Hao was also a little surprised, but he wasn't too surprised.

High school students challenge him, the "controversy" vote king, it is normal to not win, and if he wins, he will become famous.

This is a jack of luck for James.

Under James's seemingly unpretentious face, there is an incomparably smart head.

Of course, this kind of thing is not good for Sun Hao.

But he agreed.

The basketball atmosphere in the United States, if someone challenges you and you dare not accept it, it is a very cowardly behavior.

Of course, more important than this is Yi Jianlian.

The tone of speech that Yi Jianlian spoke in when he saw James just now was full of pressure.

It can be seen that James left a lot of shadows in his heart in the invitational tournament.

He had to help Yi Jianlian get rid of that shadow.

"What do you want to compare?"

Sun Hao looked at James.

Don't think how strong James is now, less than 16 years old, 1.95 meters, and his body has not fully grown, he is a stronger child in front of Sun Hao.

If it's heads-up, there's not much suspense at all.

"Three-on-three."

Sun Hao couldn't help but laugh after hearing James's answer, James really came prepared.

James is the kind of person who has been labeled as a team since he was a child, and the probability of winning a three-on-three is obviously greater than that of a one-on-one.

"Okay, it's up to you."

If you go head-to-head, Yi Jianlian won't learn anything.

On the contrary, three against three, Sun Hao can directly bring Yi Jianlian on the field.

In actual combat, it is more useful than watching many videotapes.

Both sides began to pick on their teammates, and the interest of the fans on the sidelines was also aroused.

High school students challenge the all-star ticket king!

This is more energetic than Kobe Bryant's challenge to Stackhouse!

And Kobe Bryant was still private at the beginning, which was completely public.

The kid named James was not only talented, but also daring.

"Director Zhang, Sun Hao is here!"

At this moment, a few people came from the periphery of the fans, Su Qun and Zhang Weiping, as well as the staff who followed them with cameras.

Sun Hao's first All-Star Game, they naturally had to cover the whole process.

Because there were a lot of overseas reporters who came, they delayed a lot of time in the stadium, and they lost contact with Sun Hao.

went around in a big circle, which can be regarded as letting them find Sun Hao.

When I finally squeezed into a road, I asked and found out that Sun Hao was going to play a game with others.

And when he heard that he was going to play a game with a child named James, Zhang Weiping's face suddenly became excited.

"Xiao Su, come here!"

He turned around and shouted, but not Su Qun, but the staff member who carried the camera called Su Feng.

Looking at Zhang Weiping's excited expression, Su Qun was slightly surprised.

He's also heard of this James, and he's a high school student who plays well, but he's not so excited about it, right?

How many levels of competition have been crossed.

"Hurry up, Xiao Su, don't fall for a second!"

"Director Zhang, don't you be so excited, right?"

Seeing Zhang Weiping's flushed face, as if dreaming back to his youth, Su Qun finally couldn't help but speak.

"As for the matter, have you ever heard of the 'Fighting Irishmen'?"

Su Qun shook his head, he knew that the island of Ireland was British.

"It's okay, it's okay, anyway, this kid named James, he only lost one game in two years of high school, and the only opponent in that game was Oak Hill High School, and he scored 33 points."

Zhang Weiping didn't explain.

However, after he finished speaking, Su Qun's eyes when he looked at James changed a lot.

That's a bit awesome.

"But Sun Hao can't lose!"

Su Qun continued.

"This ...... Yes, but it's the process, the process, that matters. ”

Zhang Weiping smiled trademarkly.

There are two kinds of superstars in the NBA, one is slowly developed and played, which is also the path that most stars have to take, like Kobe Bryant and Maddie.

But there is another category, the kind that is likely to explode on debut, Jordan and O'Neal are all of this type.

Su Qun didn't know, but he had been to Cleveland and witnessed James playing over there, and James was probably the same type.

Of course, just like he recognized, James would not be able to win even if he beat Sun Hao in a different way, but this is a record.

When James does enter the league in the future, then this is a good story.

On the field, both sides have already picked their teammates.

However, the choice of people on both sides is really unexpected.

James, on his side, did not choose either Martin or Odom, or even Stoudemire and Anthony, but chose two relatively low-profile players.

One is Chris Bosh from Lincoln High School in Dallas, and the other is Dwyane Wade from Harold L. Richards Middle School in Oakland.

Bosh is still a little famous, Wade was a substitute in the first two years of high school, and he played slightly better this year.

James's selection of people is strange enough, but Sun Hao's side is even more bizarre, no, to be precise, it should be more magical.

Yi Jianlian, no problem, his younger brother is also Chinese.

But that's the one left, Stephen Curry!

Among Sun Hao's teammates, there is a 12-year-old child!

And the key is that body type, like a paper man!

Is this a random person on the side of the road to make up the numbers?

The fans felt crazy, but they also felt inexplicably excited.

In fact, after careful analysis, the selection of people on both sides is a normal operation.

With James's ingenuity, it is impossible for him to choose someone who is much stronger than himself.

Have you ever seen James teammates with someone better than you? Then he won't be a supporting role!

As for Sun Hao's side, even if he chooses two high school students, it seems that he is bullying, so he just takes his eldest nephew out of the limelight.

The game started immediately, and it was at this moment that something went wrong on the field.

James ran to Sun Hao to speak again.

"How about we make a pact?"

Sun Hao felt that James had a lot of things, but he still motioned to him.

"If I win, you give me the nickname King, which I used in my freshman year of high school."

Sun Hao was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

To be honest, he didn't know when James would start using king. James's nickname, now it seems, he robbed James of the nickname!

"If you lose, how about I give you a nickname?"

Sun Hao originally wanted to refuse, but the bad taste came again.

Since the last time he nicknamed Nowitzki the Silver Horn King, he's found himself on the road.

James thought for a moment and nodded.

He laid so much groundwork, and the biggest purpose was to get that nickname back.

Otherwise, he entered the league, and even the nickname he used in high school was someone else's, how can this be played?

He's already been voted the chosen one by the media!

The two reached an agreement, and the game began immediately.

James' side kicks off first.

Curry defends Wade, Yi Jian defends Bosh, and Sun Hao defends James.

James drove the ball to Wade and quickly got it back.

He was ready to force Sun Hao.

Although Sun Hao is an NBA All-Star, he knows that Sun Hao was selected because of the huge fan base behind him, and he himself is a small forward, and Sun Hao is a guard.

Let Sun Hao see his excellent physical ......

"Smack!"

Before he could rush up, his ball was directly ...... by Sun Hao It's broken!

“？？”

James was stunned.

That's not right!

That's not how I was when I played in high school!

How could it be broken so easily?

"Beautiful! This James is still young. ”

Zhang Weiping laughed happily at this time.

Kobe Bryant's challenge to Stackhouse was talked about by fans, and it also made many people think that high school players could play directly with NBA players.

But in fact, Kobe Bryant was 17 years old at that time, only one year away from the draft, and Starkerhouse was just a sophomore.

And more importantly, they went head-to-head for a lot of games, and Bryant may have only won one of them.

Fans need stories, and stories come to life the way they want them to be.

It's like being talked about by the fans of the god operation Divac for Kobe.

How many people know that the biggest purpose of the Lakers' original trade was actually to free up salary space to sign O'Neal.

Kobe Bryant, he just scratched that lottery ticket.

Moreover, James's offensive ability with the ball is very dependent on his body, and the gap between his skills and Kobe Bryant at that time is a bit big.

Those games he played in high school gave him delusions.

Just like Sun Hao scored 81 points in the EBA League, he still had to start from the bench in La Liga.

The intensity of the game in the middle is a bit bigger.

James didn't give up after being broken, and turned around after his strong body control was controlled.

But as soon as he turned around, Sun Hao had already thrown out a three-point shot.

"Huh!"

It's easy, let's go to the next city first.

Today's theme track has been decided.

In the Name of the Father.