After the All-Star starting lineup was officially announced, the bench lineup was also announced soon after, and there were no newcomers in the East, but a few newcomers appeared in the West:

Russell Westbrook was selected to the All-Star team for the first time in his career, and this season he averaged more than 20 points per game, in addition to 5.6 assists and 4.5 rebounds, and the overall statistics have made great progress compared to last season.

In addition, there is a newcomer, the Timberwolves' Kevin Love was also selected for the All-Star Game for the first time this season, it is worth mentioning that he was not selected by the coach to the Western All-Star bench, he was appointed by David Stern to replace Yao Ming, who could not play. However, Kevin Love has also improved significantly this season, and he is the only 20-plus-10 center in the West, and he is fully qualified to be on the All-Star bench just by stats.

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"I only have this bit of energy left in my body!"

"My time is over, it's time to get out of this place!"

At the same time as the All-Star bench lineup was announced, a shocking big thing happened in the league, Jerry Sloan, who has coached the Jazz for 23 years, suddenly held a press conference to announce that he would resign as the head coach of the Jazz and officially shut down the mountain and no longer serve as the head coach of any team.

As soon as the news came out, the entire alliance exploded:

"It was such a surprise to leave, it's something I never thought about, Jerry Sloan, he's the symbol of the Jazz, I never thought he'd leave this team one day, but it's here!"

"Good luck, Jerry, and although I still haven't accepted this yet, I respect your decision!"

"Another great head coach has chosen to resign, goodbye, Jerry, and we will remember the legacy you once left behind in the league!"

All the experts and fans who knew about it were shocked, but they all blessed Jerry Sloan, as Stockton said, "It's time for him to leave", Jerry Sloan has been in the league longer than anyone else, he first played 11 seasons in the NBA, and then coached in the NBA for 23 years, a total of 44 years, from a young hairy boy to a gray-haired old man, Jerry Sloan has spent almost two-thirds of his past life on the court, It was indeed time for him to leave, and because of this, everyone expressed their understanding and sent their blessings.

"Exposed, Deron Williams forced the Jazz management, and Jerry Sloan was forced to abdicate!"

"The secret behind Jerry Sloan's sudden departure: Deron Williams is a white-eyed wolf?"

"Forcing the palace successfully, Deron Williams forced his old mentor away!"

It's just that this warm goodbye didn't last long, and soon new news came out of the mouths of major NBA reporters, Jerry Sloan's departure had another hidden reason, he was not a Jazz team who left voluntarily, he was forced away by his former lover Delon Williams.

"Everyone knows that Deron is not satisfied with the team's introduction of El Jefferson, who prefers to hold the ball in the low post and play alone, which is absolutely impossible to allow Deron Williams, who has a strong ball control, including Jerry Sloan, he can't change the full-fledged Deron Williams, and everyone has seen the final result, Deron Williams succeeded, he forced Jerry Sloan!"

"I must admit that I have no evidence to support these conjectures, but there are indications that Deron Williams had nothing to do with it, first, only a week before Jerry Sloan's departure, he had just signed a one-year contract with the Jazz, which suggests that he had the intention of fighting for another year; Second, in the game before Jerry Sloan's press conference, everyone knew what happened, and Deron Williams openly quarreled with Jerry Sloan in front of the camera, which fans who watched that game should remember; And the third point, we all know that Jerry Sloan is an old man, as can be seen from the fact that he often mentions the Utah Twins, but this resignation, he did not mention any Jazz players, including Deron Williams......"

Matthews, the Jazz reporter, later summarized all the doubts and published them, and the article also caused a huge response on the Internet:

"I have a lot of admiration for the manager, Jerry Sloan. However, I'm still disappointed in the Utah Jazz team, maybe just because it's a relationship between the old players and the new generation. "Charles Barkley.

"I think the Jazz have to have a more detailed explanation of this, I respect head coach Jerry Sloan, I always think he is one of the best head coaches in the NBA, Utah can't forget Jerry Sloan's dedication to the city for the past twenty-three years, if what Matthews said is true, then I think the entire management of the Utah Jazz and the players, including Deron Williams, you all owe Jerry Sloan an apology, without him, the Jazz would never be the most tenacious team in the NBA, That's what he's brought to this team, deeper than anyone has left a mark! "Yi Jianlian.

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Yi Jianlian also had a rare support for this matter, once when he knew the news, he was very upset for Jerry Sloan, this time it happened again, he didn't want to be silent, he would try his best to protest for Jerry Sloan, to be honest, this old man really gave too much to Utah, and it was really uncomfortable to end up in such a lonely end.

It's just that what Yi Jianlian didn't expect was that after the words he said to reporters were reported, he immediately got a response from the fans, and they spontaneously formed a support team and began to leave messages under the official push of the Utah Jazz every day:

"We must know the truth!"

"If the Utah Jazz gave up Jerry Sloan because of Deron Williams, then you have to apologize to him!"

"Jerry Sloan has been coaching in Salt Lake City for 23 years, you really shouldn't have done this to him!"

The support grew stronger day by day, and Utah management had to issue a statement: "We are more grateful than anyone else to Jerry Sloan, he gave everything to this arena, we will never force him to leave class, this is his voluntary choice, it has nothing to do with any player!" ”

"Also, I would like to tell you the good news, although this project has just been approved and has not yet officially started, but I think it is enough to show our gratitude to Jerry Sloan, and we will build a sculpture for him, just outside the square of the arena, with Karl Malone and Stockton!"