"Dunk, he made it!"

"It's amazing, it's really amazing, he did a dunk!"

"It's a wonderful performance, I've watched more than a dozen basketball games, and it's the first time I've seen a dunk!"

At this moment, the audience erupted in deafening cheers.

"A bun of dirt buns who have never seen the world!" Chen Qiang pursed his lips disdainfully, but there was a smile on his face.

In Chen Qiang's view, this is really an ordinary dunk that can no longer be ordinary, not fancy at all, without the slightest sense of beauty, and even the sense of explosiveness of the dunk is a little lacking.

But in the eyes of the audience, this dunk is an extremely wonderful performance, and even the gamers feel that to be able to see this kind of dunk performance, tonight's ticket price has been worth it.

I have to say that fans in this era are really uninformed, and it is really easy to be satisfied, and the simplest dunk is enough to make them cheer.

Of course, the main reason is because the dunk is a way of scoring, which was too rare at the time.

As early as the twenties, when basketball was still in the primitive era, the Harlem basketball team at that time began to use dunks as the end of basketball performances, of course, there is still a difference between dunks in basketball performances and real dunks, basketball performances can be performed with the help of some props, but not in the game.

Known as "the most popular basketball team in the world", the Harlem basketball team was founded in 1926 when basketball was still in its primitive stage, so the Harlem basketball team's main job was to tour the United States. They combined their amazing skills and humorous and funny performances, which attracted a lot of audiences. After the end of World War II, the Harlem basketball team began a world tour, touring more than 100 countries. Now there are many people in the United States who specialize in performing freestyle basketball, and their ancestors are the Harlem basketball team.

In the thirties and forties, the official basketball game appeared in front of the world, but the players almost did not use dunks in the game, mainly due to physical limitations, and the players of that era had the ability to complete the dunk.

By the fifties, with the development of basketball, many players were able to dunk, such as George McCann, the first super center in history, who was often able to score on the basket, and in terms of his shooting height, he was definitely able to dunk. However, players of that era rarely dunked in games, and the basketball culture of the time believed that dunks were a demonstration to the opponent. In the era of "gentleman's basketball," a dunk was a very rude way to score. At that time, players would not even make exaggerated celebrations, such as slapping their chests, flexing their muscles, shouting and so on, which was considered disrespectful to the opponent.

In the late fifties, when physically gifted black athletes entered basketball, dunks became a common way to score, but dunks at the time were still very gentle, such as the famous Bill Russell, who would just jump high when he dunked and then dunk the ball gently instead of slamming it into the basket. Violent dunks, imbued with a violent aesthetic, were considered reckless barbarism in the basketball culture of the fifties.

It wasn't until Chamberlain appeared on the basketball court that dunks became a regular weapon in the sport of basketball. Unlike Bill Russell, Chamberlain is more outgoing and likes to show himself, and his physical fitness is indeed too perverted, dunks are commonplace for him, and since then, more and more dunks have appeared in NBA games.

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Before the cheers of the crowd had subsided, the second contestant was ready to take the stage.

The simplest way to dunk has already been used by the first contestant, so the second contestant chose another method of dunking, and he used a two-handed dunk, and it was a success.

"Did you see it, two-handed dunks!"

"It's amazing, I can dunk with both hands!"

"It feels like he's jumping so high!"

"The two-handed dunk is so powerful, I feel the whole hoop vibrating!"

The audience at the scene was really eye-opening, in the usual game, even ordinary dunks are rare, let alone two-handed dunks.

In front of the TV, George McCann, who also "has never seen the world", was shocked again, compared with the previous one-handed dunk, this two-handed dunk is really too domineering!

"Good!"

"Wonderful!"

"Great!"

George McCann was startled by the sudden shouting around him, and George McCann turned his head to look around, only to find that there were already crowded people, all looking at the small TV and watching the slam dunk contest.

"Why are so many people here!" George McCann was stunned, when the shooting contest was just held, he had looked around, there were only four or five people gathered in front of the TV, and they were all George McCann's companions, and now the three floors in front of the TV were full of people, and the TV was already surrounded.

"Is the slam dunk contest so popular? It felt like the whole restaurant was crowded. George McCann said to himself.

At this moment, someone in the back suddenly shouted: "The one wearing glasses in front, you sit down, don't stand all the time, you are standing there blocking us from watching the game!" ”

George McCann looked around and saw that he was the only one with glasses.

"Are you talking about me?" George McCann pointed at himself with a confused expression.

"Of course you're talking about you, is there anyone else who wears glasses besides you? The next contestant is about to appear, sit down and don't get in our way! The man continued.

"But I've sat down!" George McCann said with an innocent face.

"I'm asking you to sit in a chair, not at a table!" The man spoke.

"I'm just sitting in a chair!" George McCann sighed helplessly.

"Young man, are you deliberately teasing me? Want to taste my fists? The other party said very unkindly.

"Okay, I'll get it when I stand up!" George McCann said, getting up from his chair.

"Oh, that's so high!"

"How did you grow so tall!"

"Maybe seven feet!"

"You should be a basketball player too!"

George McCann, who was 6 feet 10 inches, stood out from the crowd when he stood up, even when he sat in his chair, he looked like a standing man from a distance.

And the guy who had just threatened to give George McCann a taste of his fist had already shrunk to the back of the crowd, and he couldn't beat a 6-foot-10" giant.

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The previous skill challenge made the fans feel fresh, and the shooting contest made the fans experience the excitement, but when the slam dunk contest started, the fans instantly forgot about the skill challenge and the shooting contest just now, and devoted themselves to the slam dunk contest.

One of the most popular events of All-Star Weekend is really not a fool's errand, even if the contestants perform the simplest dunk moves, it can still capture the hearts of fans.

The fans at the scene had already been completely boiling, and at this time everyone left their seats and stood up to watch the slam dunk contest, and no one could sit still at this time.

In front of the TV, the audience couldn't help but be excited, and many people ran to a place very close to the TV, hoping to see it more clearly.

Basketball was far less popular in this era than in later generations, and it was not as popular as baseball, and basketball was even a very boring sport before Chen Qiang formulated new basketball rules.

And Chen's new league has only been in operation for a year, and it only has basketball teams in nine cities, so the new basketball rules have not spread throughout the United States, not even in the eastern United States. Therefore, for the vast number of American viewers in front of the TV, basketball is still the boring sport it used to be.

Today's Skill Challenge, Shooting Contest and Slam Dunk Contest have changed the perception of these fans, who suddenly feel that basketball is not boring, and that basketball can be fun and exciting.

However, the audience in front of the radio is a little miserable, the slam dunk contest is the most visually impactful project, but they can't see the scene of the scene, and can only make up through the narrator's words.

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"Boss, we made it!" Edward Ireland was excited like a kid getting a new toy.

Edward Ireland used to be a basketball promoter and he planned many basketball promotions, many of which were successful, but it was the first time that Edward Ireland had encountered such a strong fan response as today.

Although the dunk contest is not over yet, judging by the performance of the fans in attendance, Edward Ireland can be sure that the first day of the All-Star Weekend has been an unprecedented success!

In fact, before All-Star Weekend began, Edward Ireland had been apprehensive, fearing that the All-Star Game would meet Waterloo and that fans would not approve of the newly designed games. It wasn't until after the Skill Challenge began that Edward Ireland was relieved by the enthusiasm of the fans in attendance.

Then the shooting contest and the slam dunk contest, the reaction of the fans was even higher and higher, especially when it came to the slam dunk contest, the entire Madison Square Garden had been ignited by the enthusiasm of the fans. That's when Edward Ireland can finally be sure that the All-Star Weekend has been a success.

If the first day of the Skills Challenge, Shooting Contest and Slam Dunk Contest can have such good results, then the second day of the All-Star Match, there is no need to worry. Take 10,000 steps back, and even if fans don't like tomorrow's All-Star Game, the All-Star Weekend will be popular with fans just by virtue of the first day of the Skills Challenge, Shooting Contest and Slam Dunk Contest.

"The boss is such a genius, he can come up with this wonderful way of playing, I have been a basketball promoter for more than ten years, and I have held so many basketball promotion activities, but the effect is not as good as the boss planning an all-star weekend!" Thinking of this, Edward Ireland looked at Chen Qiang with admiration.

At this moment, the scene suddenly erupted in deafening cheers.

In the court, one player tried twice more and finally completed his third dunk, which was a mid-air catch dunk with his teammates.

It's just a simple aerial catch and dunk, no kind of ultra-long-distance jump from the free throw line, and no technical action after receiving the ball in the air, just jumping up, catching the ball in the air, and pressing the ball into the basket by the way, and it failed twice, and it was successful in the third time.

But the fans were very convinced, and in their opinion, this third successful aerial relay dunk was simply a great artistic performance, which made them feel unparalleled amazement. Perhaps, in their opinion, this simplest aerial relay dunk is the most exciting scene in basketball!

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On the TV commentary seat, the commentator Wilson breathed a sigh of relief, the day's commentary is finally over, fortunately, nothing went wrong, and then after the last commentary, even if his work today is over, the $100 commentary fee can be put in his pocket with peace of mind.

"Dear viewers and friends, the broadcast of the slam dunk contest is broadcast to you here, and our game today is all over. However, the All-Star Weekend is not over, and we will bring you the All-Star Game at the same time tomorrow, so we hope you don't miss the ......."

"It's over." The people in the restaurant slowly dispersed, and George McCann had a sense of loss.

"George, it's over, let's go back!" The companion spoke.

George McCann, however, sat there and didn't react.

"George, I'm talking to you, we should go back." The companion said again.

"Huh?" George McCann came to his senses at this point, then looked at his watch: "yes, it's time to go back." ”

"George, something doesn't seem right with you!" The companion asked.

"It's been a great fight, I just haven't come out of it yet." George McCann let out a long sigh and continued, "Tonight, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep, I'm all about the game right now. ”

"If you have insomnia, I suggest you make up for it during the day tomorrow, refresh yourself, and come back to watch the game in the evening, didn't you just say on the TV, there will be an All-Star Game tomorrow!" The companion spoke.

"You're right, there's a game tomorrow! Maybe tomorrow will be even more exciting. The thought of having a game tomorrow made George McCann even more excited, like drinking ten cups of espresso.

Today's George McCann is destined to suffer from insomnia.

……

In front of the TV, Williams looked at the picture of the end of the All-Star Game, and suddenly felt a sour feeling of reluctance in his heart.

"That's the end of it! I haven't seen enough of it, so it's over! ”

Williams stood up a little depressed, stretched, the dryness in his throat made Williams a little unhappy, and he picked up the beer again, still the empty beer bottle.

At this time, Williams realized again that the bottle had been drunk by him more than an hour ago.

"An hour ago, I was going to pick up a beer, and the game was over, and the beer hadn't been brought yet." Williams smiled self-deprecatingly, the game was over and he wasn't in the mood for a beer.

"It was such a wonderful contest that I couldn't forget to grab a beer! What the hell. "For the first time in Williams' life, a TV show is more important than beer!

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PS: In the 40s, it was definitely no problem to watch football on TV, at that time it was already a six-inch TV, which is about the same size as the mainstream mobile phone screen now, you must have watched the ball with your mobile phone.