Under the picture of Yiyang and Owen jointly lifting the MVP trophy of the rookie game, the rookie challenge ended with a near-perfect ending.

Although the game is over, for the players, their day's work is not over yet. Dealing with large numbers of reporters and fans during the All-Star Game is essential. After the game, it is natural that countless reporters will flock to the players.

Jeremy Lin and Yiyang are popular fried chickens, and the media that interviewed them after the game naturally had the most, so the NBA had to prepare a special media reception room for them. Stern can enjoy the treatment.

And the pretentious All-Star starting power forward Griffin can only lean in front of the locker closet, in a small space, to be interviewed by reporters.

"What do you think of winning the Rookie Game MVP trophy for the second year in a row? Before that, no player had ever won this award two years in a row. But he also broke the historical record again. Does that mean he's more talented than anyone here tonight? "In the face of Griffin, the reporters didn't plan to hide it. Griffin and Yiyang's "good" relationship is no secret in the alliance, so reporters also like to pick and choose topics that are sensitive enough to ask questions.

"For today's game, I don't think you have to work too hard. Everyone is entertaining and putting on a show, so I also offered to Shaq today to reduce some of my playing time. Jeremy. That's what I told Lin when he first came here today. So, he only played 9 minutes today and didn't play again. After all, playing in an All-Star Weekend with a high level of competition can be very exhausting. In the past, no one in history was able to win the MVP trophy of the rookie game for two consecutive years, not because he couldn't do it, but because they felt that after winning it once, there was no need to win it again, so they would leave the opportunity to others and leave the stage to others to show. And this guy, he seems to be a utilitarian maniac. As long as he can win the award, he doesn't care about the occasion. I just enjoyed today's game and didn't want to fight them for anything. Griffin pretended to be indifferent, as if Yiyang was able to win the award entirely because of his "charity".

Speaking of playing time, he also had three days in a row during All-Star Weekend, but he still had 36 minutes today. You've only had two events this year and you've only played 11 minutes. Wouldn't you feel tired if you said that? ”

As soon as the reporter's question came out, Griffin's face turned green. He knew that the guy who interviewed him was deliberately looking for fault.

'Tiredness isn't why I don't want to play, I just ..... Do you know? I just want to put all my energy into the All-Star Game! Wouldn't it be better for the rookie game to be given to younger people? Griffin hastened to explain, but the reporter had already recorded all the conversations to his heart's content.

On the other side, the NBA's hospitality room specially prepared for Jeremy Lin and Yiyang. A reporter also asked a similar question to Yiyang, but Yiyang's answer was completely different from Griffin's.

"I'm going to try to play every game, even the exhibition games. There's no denying it's just a show, but that doesn't mean we don't work hard just because it's a show. Didn't the fans who came to watch the All-Star Game pay for the tickets? Since they pay to watch us play, we have to be responsible for putting on a great show for them. It's not my goal to win, it's just for the competition. ”

Yiyang's response to reporters is now very mature and completely different from last season. It seems that Yiyang's progress is not just on the basketball court. Off the court, Bill. Duffy, the ace manager, should have worked Yiyang.

Yiyang and Griffin's answers were compared by countless media and reporters the next day. Griffin, who pretends to be smart, once again played with fire and set himself on fire, drowning in the saliva of the fans.

"Since Blake thinks that everyone doesn't have to work hard, then it's good that he just doesn't participate! Believe me, if you replace him with Faried, the Nuggets' "half-orc", maybe the game will look better! ”

"What does it mean to keep your energy on the All-Star Game? He is also going to participate in the All-Star Game, and he is going to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest today! However, did he deliberately squeeze his playing time for this? ”

"I used to like Griffin because he was really hard-working. But yesterday's statement really disappointed me. We love to watch intense games, but Griffin doesn't feel bad about the rookie game at all. Forget it, I'll still be a fan of Yiyi in the future. ”

"Yicai is a real professional footballer! Thumbs up! ”

"MVP, believe me, the future will not only be the MVP of the rookie game!"

The next day, there was a lot of discussion on the Internet about Yiyang and Griffin's remarks. Griffin originally wanted to use the excuse of not playing much playing time to excuse himself for not playing well, but he didn't know that he dug a big hole for himself.

Sure enough, a professional player who loves to work hard is welcome wherever he goes. Although the Los Angeles media is still hyping Griffin's selection as an All-Star starter, there is no doubt that Yiyang's popularity has far surpassed Griffin's in the All-Star Game.

The day after the Rookie Challenge, the All-Star Game was still in full swing. Today, the most important games are undoubtedly the three individual events of skill challenge, dunk and three-point. But in reality, there is more to one day than just these three races.

During the day, the players who participated in the dunk contest set up and warmed up in the court. To put it in layman's terms, it is to rehearse for the evening game. Which props are placed where, what music and what lighting are used at which time, all of these need to be communicated by the players to the on-site staff in advance.

Yiyang saw that his opponents seemed to have prepared some very fancy things. Derek. Williams, the guy, even rode a Harley-Davidson into the field. And George said something to the lighting engineer on the scene, as if there was a stage to turn off the lights of the whole venue.

Anyway, Yiyang's opponents play in a variety of ways. And Yiyang, the most high-profile, was the most low-key one during the rehearsal.

"Don't look at them fancy, it's actually all bluffing. The slam dunk contest is because it pursues too much form, and it will fall to this point. Is this still a slam dunk contest? It's simply called the stage effects planning competition. It's good to be creative, but to lose the theme of dunking because of creativity is a bit of putting the cart before the horse. Seeing that Yiyang's eyes were straight when he looked at other people's fancy things, Carter immediately went up and chatted with him.

"We don't really have that many bells and whistles, but we're going to conquer the fans with real dunks! Do you want to practice those movements later? ”

"Well, I'll have to find time to practice later. There are a few places that are not quite sure. Yiyang nodded silently, since the league only notified Yiyang a few days before the start of the All-Star Game that Yiyang was coming to replace Shambaught, Yiyang didn't have as much time to prepare as others. So far, he has only found time to practice with Carter a few times, and the movements have basically taken shape, but not every time he has succeeded.

"Okay, we'll find a place to practice later. But you have to remember that after you play, don't press stones in your heart. If a person presses a stone in his heart, he will not be able to fly. You have to treat the whole audience as your territory, and everyone is here to see your performance. Then, you can blow up the whole audience! ”

Seeing Carter and Yiyang whispering, many players showed envy. They also really want to cooperate with this former demigod, but not everyone has that kind of opportunity.

Just when everyone else was expecting what props Yiyang and Carter would bring up and put in place. Carter and Yiyang, the two guards, the old and the young, turned around and left the warm-up scene directly!

"What!?"

"Impossible, right? Don't they have any props!? ”

"Blinding, it must be a blinding!"

Under the stunned gaze of the people, Carter and Yiyang disappeared from the range of the warm-up field. Those two terrifying guys, no one knows what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd.

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In the hours after today, the Amway Centre will also host the Development League's All-Star Game. Jeremy Lin was supposed to be in this game, but now, he has undoubtedly established himself in the NBA.

Subsequently, Yiyang and Hayward participated in the fan Jialianhua event. Although these two guys are not Orlando's biggest stars, they still attract a lot of fans to interact with themselves.

On the street basketball court in Orlando, Yiyang met Peyton again, who had seen his dunks, and a group of street dunk players brought by Peyton.

Payton instigated Yiyang to dunk with these amateur players on the street, but Yiyang politely refused. He knew he had to save his physical strength for the main event of the night.

The fans of Jia Lianhua are over, and the BA individual events start one by one, and the shooting stars, skill challenges, and three-point competitions are all going on step by step. Of course, during these games, the commentators will always mention Yiyang from time to time.

"I heard that during the daytime slam dunk contest warm-up today, Yihe and Carter left the scene without making any moves or taking out any props. Do you think this will be a smoke bomb? Or are they simply not in time to prepare anything because they are pressed for time? Mike of the three-point contest. Brin asked Peyton, a special guest next to him.

Peyton smiled slightly, remembering the scene of Yiyang completing a shocking dunk in front of him unprepared on the streets of Los Angeles last year.

"No, it's not that they don't have time to prepare, but they don't bother to prepare any props at all. Carter and Yi, these two guys, only use the dunk itself to speak! ”

"Oh? Have you ever seen the dunk that was also prepared? "Mike. Seeing Peyton so confident, Brin couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

"Of course not, you know, I'm neither a fan of Yi, nor a fan of the Mavericks. So, it's not possible for me to get close to them. But...... Yes, I've seen performances that are also performed when they dunk. All I can say is that he's going to dislocate everyone's jaws! ”

Accompanied by Peyton's mysterious smile, Mike. Brin is looking forward to the next slam dunk contest. He wished this damn three-point contest was over, no one wanted to see this stuff now.

Slam Dunk Contest! Please, get started!