On February 15, 2013, this season's NBA All-Star Weekend was held in Houston.

The All-Star Game has become a very important commercial entertainment activity in the NBA from the earliest days when it brought together stars from the East and West to play a friendly game and sell tickets.

On the 14th, NBA players, coaches, and staff brought their families and friends to Houston to participate in this entertainment event.

Li Liang arrived in Houston with Zhu Shu, Bai Xiaoting and Wei Dazhi and stayed at a hotel near the George Brown Center.

Participating in the All-Star Game for the first time, Li Liangxin was still a little excited.

On the plane to Houston, Li Liang finally completed the task of [basic dribbling].

Of course, he was not less electrified.

If at this time he was an underground party that was caught by the Japanese during the anti-Japanese period, and the Japanese tortured him with electrocution to extract a confession, Li Liang had the confidence to be a martyr.

Finally completed the task and got a useful good item.

It's only an informal game, but it's still a lot of fun.

The next day, February 15th, was the first day of the All-Star Game, and the stars had just arrived, but they were about to get busy.

All-Star Weekend is a day of rest and play for the average player.

But for the stars, it's the work to contribute to the NBA's publicity.

At eight o'clock in the morning, James Harden, Westbrook went to the George Brown Center, where the Masters will be played.

Some of the big names who are not basketball professionals, like Usain Bolt, and retired veteran players, like Elliott, Bowen, etc., are all Texans.

Harden is the coach of the Western Conference Celebrity Team, while Westbrook is the East team.

All in all, it's a fun and entertaining game.

There is no doubt that the league's top names like James and Kobe Bryant will be sent to develop a youth fan base.

The NBA has always attached great importance to the cultivation of young fans, starting from the baby, and constantly providing fresh blood for the most important foundation of the NBA.

Therefore, as the most influential player, Kobe Bryant and James participated in youth basketball training camp together to guide Houston's youth fans in training and confrontation.

I don't know if there will be a future star.

In addition, there are some media meet-and-greets, community care activities and so on.

Anyway, in the All-Star Game, the bigger the wrist, the greater the responsibility.

And what about Li Liang?

Early in his freshman year, he was called by someone from the NBA League Player Development Center and told him to go to class!

Li Liang is strange, people come to the All-Star Game to participate in activities and show off, why do I have to go to class?

When he got to the class, he learned that it was a course that most rookies in the NBA took — about career planning and financial management.

It turns out that there are many players in the NBA, who got a lot of money at once after entering the league, got rid of the poor life in the past, and began to build hard.

But the NBA is very cruel, the elimination rate is very high, some players can't play after a few years, and when they are eliminated, their income plummets.

Even if he is not eliminated, an NBA player's career will only be more than ten years at most, which is already a long time.

Most of them are only five or six years, and the money saved in five or six years will be spent in the second half of their lives.

If you follow the flower method of ordinary people, that life is enough.

can get used to the days of spending money, raising cars, raising women, raising illegitimate children, and how to "support the family" without income.

So some players quickly fall into an economic crisis after retiring, bankrupt bankruptcy, and collapse.

For example, Antoine Walker is also an All-Star, with a career income of more than 100 million.

As a result, he went bankrupt within a few years of retirement.

If you get involved in drugs and gamble, you will fall faster.

Therefore, in order to let young players develop good career planning and financial management habits, the NBA will use the opportunity of the All-Star Game every year to give financial lessons to rookies in need.

Just like the mental health class before it.

Li Liang didn't know why he came to this kind of place to take classes.

His financial situation is very healthy, and he has a tractor guarantee, what is he afraid of?

The attendees were all low-pick players from the '12 draft, as well as some short-contract, non-draft players who signed up on their own.

Li Liang is particularly eye-catching in it, because he is an all-star.

But since I've been called, listen to it.

At first, Li Liang listened well, but after the lecturer finished speaking, Li Liang was about to start speaking.

"I tell you, you make money, don't go drinking, buy a car and make horses, it's useless, it's meaningless. You buy a house! Where to buy? Not in Los Angeles, not in New York, you have to buy a house in China! If you buy a house in China, you will definitely not suffer a loss, you will not be fooled, buy one set to earn a set, buy two sets to earn a pair. Put there to increase the value, what stocks, funds, insurance, are not as good as our Chinese houses! To Shanghai, to Beijing, to Hong Kong......"

Li Liang didn't forget to brag a few times when he came out to take a financial management class, and he didn't forget to attract investment to the motherland and contribute to the real estate industry.

In addition to bragging about real estate, Li Liang's other suggestions are still okay.

He knows a little bit about investing, and he can talk nonsense.

The financial analysts who gave them a class were a little speechless, and when they asked later, this was the Bruce Lee who was "overly optimistic and lacked social beatings" in the psychological test.

Li Liang was very enjoyable, and when the class was over, a few rookies came over and took the initiative to talk to Li Liang, wanting to know more.

The All-Star Game is actually a social opportunity for players to make friends with each other.

Usually, each team fights separately, and when they meet, they are all enemies.

Only this time is a good opportunity to party and play.

In the summer, you can call friends and go to practice everywhere.

Li Liang had just beaten the Clippers in the game, and his prestige and fame reached new heights.

Now no one is saying that Li Liang's all-star is not right.

By 10 a.m., the game continued at the George Brown Center, this time for the Rookie Challenge.

The two sides are Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley.

The first- and second-year rookie leaders all participated in this showdown.

Of course, Li Liang is not included, this product is now an all-star starter!

So he sat in the stands to watch the rookie challenge, as if he was a celebrity.

In the end, Charles Barkley defeated O'Neal 163-135, and Kenny Farid scored 40 points to be named the best player.

The morning games are over, and by the afternoon and evening, there are more activities in Houston.

For example, Jeremy Lin held a party for the inaugural of the Jeremy Lin Foundation, and invited many people from the basketball community to participate.

Li Liang attended as a Chinese, of course, and he also met Yao Ming at the party.

This time at home, Yao Ming of course has to attend various activities, and he is busy with the group.

Seeing Yao Ming and Li Liang was still very excited, standing in front of Yao Ming, Li Liang felt like a child.

After retiring, Yao Ming's figure has become fat, and he is even bigger than in the past.

In short, on the first day of All-Star Weekend, Li Liang met a lot of people and participated in many activities.

The moment for him to really perform has yet to come.