"Hello, Joe!"

On the first day of All-Star Weekend, the star players who participated in the main game took makeup photos, and Qiao Hai was no exception, and he also needed to take a few formal photos of suits and leather shoes.

The filming scene was naturally star-studded, and when Qiao Hai arrived at the scene with Maddie and Ewing, Kobe and O'Neal had already finished filming.

Although Qiao Hai's Grizzlies have defeated the Lakers again and again, the relationship between Kobe, O'Neal and Qiao Hai is still very good, after all, the first O'Brien Cup and the only O'Brien Cup between the two were won under Qiao Hai.

From another point of view, Qiao Hai is the mentor of the two of them.

Without Qiao Hai, there would be no Lakers' championship.

O'Neal first walked over to say hello to Joe, while on the other side, Maddie had already changed into an All-Star jersey and was ready to shoot.

Qiao Hai is not in a hurry, anyway, he has nothing to do today, the only arrangement is to watch the rookie game in the afternoon, Ginobili, Marion, and will probably play in the rookie game on the first day of the All-Star.

So, Qiao Hai chatted with O'Neill for a few words.

Then, Kobe Bryant came over.

Seeing Kobe Bryant coming, O'Neal quickly ended the conversation, excused himself for something, and left first.

"Boss, long time no see."

Kobe Bryant stretched out his right hand towards Qiao Hai, Qiao Hai smiled and handed his right hand up, and shook his hand: "Long time no see, Kobe." ”

Compared with O'Neal, Qiao Hai and Kobe are more like masters and apprentices, because Kobe Bryant's season of explosion was played in Qiao Hai's hands.

The series that played the Spurs in the playoffs was also a series in which Kobe Bryant officially established himself as a superstar.

Qiao Hai chatted with Kobe Bryant again, of course, the topic is very fixed, and the conversation is naturally the recent situation between the two, Qiao Hai naturally has nothing to say here.

Kobe Bryant is different, he has recently been in love, or rather, he should be in a public relationship.

The subject is Vanessa, who is of Latin American descent, and Vanessa is only a senior in high school at this time.

So, this relationship is highly controversial.

Kobe's parents, agent, and even Phil Jackson were all opposed to Kobe Bryant's love affair and marriage to Vanessa.

The reason for Kobe's parents' objection is that Vanessa is not their ideal African American (Vanessa is of mixed Irish and Mexican descent), and second, they feel that it is not appropriate for their son to marry so early, but more importantly, it may be because they are dissatisfied with this woman's character.

The reason for the agent's objection is similar to the second objection of Kobe's parents, Rob Pelinka believes that Kobe Bryant should not have married prematurely.

Phil Jackson also believes that Kobe's off-court romance may affect Kobe's on-court state, because Vanessa's appearance is too strange, and he is afraid that Kobe's athletic career will be buried in the hands of this woman, so he also opposes it.

This time he met with Qiao Hai, and Kobe asked Qiao Hai's opinion.

What can Qiao Hai say about this? He could only say: "Love knows no race and blood, Vanessa will be a good girl, cherish her well." ”

Qiao Hai's words are equivalent to supporting Kobe and Vanessa in love, so Kobe Bryant smiled, and finally someone supported him.

But at the same time, Qiao Hai also said: "But don't annoy your parents because of this, there is no need to be in such a hurry to get married or something, you can confirm the relationship with Vanessa first, and then think about marriage when it is a matter of course." ”

Qiao Hai's words are advice.

In later generations, among Kobe's several black spots, in addition to Iron King and Handsome, the biggest one should be to break with his parents.

The idea of the Celestial Empire is to put filial piety first, and Kobe Bryant has not been able to do this, so this black dot is infinite.

There is nothing wrong with falling in love with Vanessa, but at the same time, Kobe Bryant also has to take care of the thoughts of his parents at home, and the rest is really not important.

Kobe Bryant finally nodded: "I will." ”

And just like that, the conversation between the two ended.

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The shooting of the makeup photos began, Qiao Hai did not have to change his clothes, he was wearing a formal suit himself, and it was also a suit customized by Versace for All-Star Weekend.

And in All-Star Weekend, the coach wasn't the main character.

Qiao Hai posed two poses, took two solo photos, and finally took another family photo after all the stars of the East and West troops arrived.

As a result, Joe Hay also met up with Larry Brown.

Larry Brown is a senior in coaching, even Popovich was his assistant, and if you look at seniority, Larry Brown can even be regarded as a senior of Phil Jackson and Jerry Sloan.

But Qiao Hai's consciousness does not distinguish between predecessors and juniors.

After all, the NBA does not look at seniority, otherwise he would not be able to sit in the position of head coach of the All-Star Game as a 25-year-old young man.

As for Larry Brown, Qiao Hai also has some attention, Larry Brown is a good coach, which is undeniable, he has achieved success in the ABA, NCAA and NBA, briefly submitted Allen Iverson, and led Iverson to the best performance of his career.

After that, he went to the Pistons, created an iron-blooded Piston, and successfully won the championship.

Later, he also ran to the Knicks for money, and overall, Larry Brown's coaching career was successful, but he also had some criticism.

He didn't like to use young players, so much so that his rookie season in the draft, which rivaled the limelight of LeBron James, was scrapped.

At the same time, Larry Brown emphasizes teamwork and defense, which is something that superstar players don't like.

Because of this, Larry Brown has won countless best coaches but only one championship ring, because few superstars have been able to work with Larry Brown for a long time.

The reason why Joe Hai pays attention to Larry Brown is because Qiao Hai knows that he will have a fight with Larry Brown.

This year's East is too weak, the Heat, Pacers and Knicks in the previous two years have all declined, the Pistons have not yet risen, and the Raptors and Bucks have fallen again and again on the road to rise.

Only 76 people can watch it.

Not surprisingly, the 76ers will rush out of the East and into the Finals.

The Grizzlies are also aiming for the Finals, so the Grizzlies' opponent will be the 76ers.

Qiao Hai's opponent is Larry Brown.

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Qiao Hai is paying attention to Larry Brown, and Larry Brown is naturally paying attention to Qiao Hai as well.

Larry Brown commented on Johi a long time ago: "A young coach with a lot of ideas. ”

And after Joe Hai won two championships and led the league in the new season, Larry Brown's opinion of Qiao Hai is very different.

"He's young, but at the same time he's good and he's going to be a tough opponent."

It's clear that Larry Brown didn't face Joe Hay long ago, and now, Larry Brown has seen Joehai as a difficult opponent to deal with.

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After taking the makeup photos, Qiao Hai took Maddie and Patrick Ewing, as well as Michael Reed and Damon Jones, who will participate in the three-point contest tomorrow, a group of five, to the MCI Center.

At the MCI Center, I met with Stu Jackson and Stamreford.

Then find your spot in the arena and wait quietly for the rookie game to begin.