Chapter 247 [Who Should I Support, Do You Need to Choose?] 】

During the Philadelphia Star Weekend, O'Neal brought his girlfriend Shanny, Kobe Bryant brought Vanessa, and the four showed their affection on the sidelines.

Guo Xu still didn't bring Megan, although Megan looked very expectant, he would definitely agree as long as he was invited.

went to Philadelphia, Guo Xu was not easy to settle Megan, the hotel was arranged by the organizer, and other stars could live together directly with their girlfriends and wives. If Meghan lives in a room with him, it will be over, and the media will definitely break the big news that he and the 15-year-old girl are rolling the sheets.

Guo Xu became a public enemy of Philadelphia last season, and he was booed as soon as he appeared, saying that he couldn't be caught in Philadelphia.

On the first day of the event, there was a big news, not made by Guo Xu, but Iverson.

Iverson actually played a big name on his home court and did not attend the press conference, for which the NBA headquarters fined him $10,000. Since Philadelphia is hosting an All-Star Game for the first time in 26 years, Iverson's move has also been widely criticized by the Philadelphia media.

Iverson's maverick has once again disappointed his fans, and as the only player in the league to average more than 30 points per game, everyone expects him to show off his abilities at the All-Star Game.

Some speculated that Iverson did not attend the meeting because of the decline in popularity this season and did not want to be Jason Guo's foil. In the home game against the Rockets in early January, he shot 21-of-42, 2-of-3 from three-point range, and 14-of-14 from the free-throw line, scoring 58 points and 6 assists, and his All-Star vote did not rise much.

Guo Xu is indeed the most popular star at the meeting, even surpassing O'Neal and Jordan. Reporters rushed to interview him, asking the Lakers about the record-breaking regular season, asking him to talk about his feelings about being selected as an All-Star for the first time, and so on.

Guo Xu was the busiest star of the weekend, and the league changed the rules for him, not only to participate in the All-Star Game, but also to participate in the Rookie Challenge, and the next day there was a long shot competition. In his spare time, he also has to participate in community service and sell shoes for Nike.

Nike's Jason1 is Guo Xu's first pair of personal basketball shoes, and the personal logo designed by Guo Xu also appears on these shoes, which he asked to add and registered, and the person in charge of Nike thought it was cool and agreed.

Guo Xu's personal logo, at first glance, is a horizontal "8", and if you look closely, you will find that there is a bulge at the junction, which is a pattern of an Ouroboros biting its own tail.

The Ouroboros is a cosmic primordial-level creature, an immortal body, which bites its own tail, and is a symbol of ancient Greece, representing the cycle and having the meaning of "rebirth".

Guo Xu read books and found information about Ouroboros in the time loop, and it felt very similar to the situation he encountered.

Guo Xu is also very satisfied with the combat boots designed by Nike, the color of these shoes is red and yellow, a bit of a "flash" feeling, the structure is obvious, the edges and corners are clear, and the hollow design at the ankle is very classic.

On the first day, Guo Xu wore new boots to participate in the Rookie Challenge, and his second-year strength was significantly stronger, and he easily won 123-97.

Jason Richardson chipped in 32 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists to get the Most Valuable Player, and Guo Xu only played 20 minutes, passing-oriented, and had 15 points and 13 assists.

The next day, eight people participated in the long-distance pitch competition.

Defending champion Ray Allen was eliminated after shooting just 14 points in the first round, along with Steve Smith, Pierce, Mike Miller, Kunyan Richardson and others.

Guo Xu has gained experience in participating in last year's competition, and he was relatively solid when throwing the ball with flowers, scoring 16 points, and entered the final with Peja Stojakovic with 20 points and Nash with 15 points.

In the final, Guo Xu performed better and shot 20 points, Nash and Peja scored 18 and 19 points respectively, and he narrowly defeated his opponent by 1 point to win the three-point king.

He still hasn't practiced fixed-point three-point shooting, and it's all up to luck to win, and the players haven't played well this time, and 20 points is already the best performance.

The most showy man of the day was Jason Richardson again, who successfully defended his title as the dunk king. The pre-game favorite, Rockets point guard Steve Francis was eliminated in the preliminaries, he just jumped high and dunked without tricks.

On the third day of the All-Star Game, the Lakers' Big Three came up and played with skillful cooperation in the East, and when the three were replaced 7 minutes later, the West had already led by 18 points, even if they couldn't shoot, Duncan and Garnett both grabbed multiple frontcourt rebounds, and the East team was completely unable to defend.

O'Neal pulled out several times to cover Guo Xu, Guo Xu's style of play is to catch the ball and shoot three points, grab three points in the counterattack, and shoot three points in the face of Iverson.

In the final 146-120 victory over the East in the West, Guo Xu played 30 minutes and won the MVP of the Star Game without much effort, shooting 14 of 21, 8 of 14 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring a game-high 38 points and 5 assists.

He set another NBA record, ranking first all-time with eight three-pointers in a single game in the All-Star Game, and second all-time with 38 points in a single game, second only to Chamberlain's 42 points.

Guo Xu received the MVP trophy amid a boo from Philadelphia fans, capping off the star weekend.

The returning Michael Jordan unfortunately became a background board, scoring only 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 4-of-13 shooting.

The bigger backdrop is Iverson, who wore Irving's No. 6 jersey at the All-Star Game after consulting with former 76ers superstar "Dr. J" Irving. Due to the success of "Dr. J," which represents the team's glory in the late '70s and early '80s, the 76ers' No. 6 jersey has been honorably retired.

Today, Iverson wore the No. 6 jersey and scored 5 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 2-of-9 shooting and 1-of-2 free throws at home.

Iverson was beaten in the finals last year, and was severely suppressed by Guo Xu in the star game, and Aimi was already desperate, this is the nemesis. There are only a few peak Aimi who firmly believe that idols don't want to score, otherwise it will be no problem to score 25+ with his ability.

As a result, the media exposed the news after the game, and Iverson's sluggish state was due to a party at a Philadelphia bar last night, inviting a group of fox friends to soak all night. His mind is all about playing, and his legs are weak when he stays up late, so it's no wonder that he can play well.

President David Stern made it clear that he wanted to support Guo Xu and completely suppress Iverson.

If it weren't for the league behind the scenes, Guo Xu would not have participated in so many activities and had the most playing time in the star match, which was arranged by the league before the game, and greeted the media, as long as he played well, he would immediately carry out the greatest publicity after the game.

One is Guo Xu, a mixed-race star who does not have any negative news, has high EQ and ball quotient, is known for his handsomeness and humor, and has a large number of fans in North America and China.

One is Iverson, who is constantly in negative news, is criticized for being selfish and selfish, and has a group of underworld fights and brawls outside the court, known for his hip-hop rebellion and unruliness, attracting many young fans at the bottom of the society with questionable values.

Guo Xu is an upper-class elite, dressed fashionably, respects everyone, and never even spits out a dirty word in public.

Iverson, on the other hand, is a black gangster, proud of his hip-hop dress, and doesn't know how to respect at all.

In October 2000, Iverson released a notorious RAP album, which was vulgar, full of foul language, and involved sensitive content such as discrimination against women and derogatory homosexuality, which was severely criticized by Stern, and has not been corrected since then.

Who should these two people support in the alliance, do they still need to choose?