Chapter 294: All-Star Voting (First Update)
"LeBron?! How did you end up here? Tang Shuai was very surprised by James's appearance.
"Just finished the press conference, I stopped by to see you, how do you feel? Your ankles. James said, looking at his feet.
"It's okay, it's not a big deal." Tang Shuai didn't expect James to care about his ankle, and waved his hand to signal that he was fine.
James nodded and said with a smile: "You performed well today, come on, and look forward to your next fight." ”
With that, he walked straight to the other end of the passage.
"I will......" Tang Shuai saw that James left after speaking, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at his back, and when James disappeared into the players' tunnel, he turned his head thoughtfully, and then continued to walk in the direction of the locker room.
The return of the king, a fatal blow.
This is a summary of Tang Shuai's performance by major media after the game, Cassel made a decision that few coaches dared to make before, and made a classic game by mistake, although Tang Shuai only scored 15 points in the whole game, but his killer goal is the same as this game, which is destined to go down in history.
The domestic media is a collective climax, and Tang Shuai's figure has dominated the headlines of major sports media, which is completely different from the scene of the last preseason kill, this is the regular season! It was a lore shot under the gaze of 20,000 spectators! This is definitely something to celebrate and be proud of for all Chinese people!
Not only the media, but also fans talk about Tang Shuai from time to time, and the word Tang Shuai is becoming the content of more and more people's discussions.
After Yao Ming, Tang Shuai has embarked on another path to create history.
Tang Shuai, who ended the game, went to the nearby mouth with Stephenson and others to get drunk. There is really no reason to say no to such a day to celebrate.
Just when Tang Shuai and his teammates were drunk. But something big happened in the Alliance.
December 25, in addition to the Christmas War. There is another big thing in the alliance.
All-Star Game voting.
The All-Star Game is an annual event in the league, and for fans, it's the only chance they get to see their superstars play on the same team in a year, and for players, being selected as an All-Star is the greatest affirmation of their strength, a symbol of a player's transformation from star to superstar.
It is no exaggeration to say that the attention that the All-Star Game has received is definitely comparable to that of the Finals.
In order to increase the attention and competitiveness of the All-Stars, it is divided into three phases. At the end of each stage of voting, the official results will be announced.
Voting for the 2016 All-Star Game began in early December 2015, and by Christmas Day, the results of the first round of voting were announced.
The results were announced, and although it was only the first round of voting, it caused an uproar.
It's not that there are many unexpected disparities in voting as in the past, but in this primary list, Tang Shuai's name is impressively listed, and he is the fifth in the Western backfield!
Only behind Kobe, Curry, Paul, Westbrook!
The rankings even surpassed Harden and Thompson!
This time. Not only American fans, but also some celebrities and commentators can't sit still.
Although before the vote, when Tang Shuai was nominated for the All-Star vote because of his outstanding performance, some people had expected that there might be some surprises. But no one expected Tang Shuai to get such votes!
This is the most competitive west in the backfield!
The people who Tang Shuai surpassed were Harden and Thompson!
Despite the Rockets' struggles this season, and even though Thompson is only the second leader, these are all All-Stars from last year!
It turns out. The league seriously underestimated the power of Chinese fans! Once again, they felt the "dominance" from the East!
ESPN immediately finished its Christmas War feature and did another All-Star polling show. The presenters are still ESPN's three aces, Kenny Smith, Barkley and O'Neal.
"Welcome to ESPN. In this episode, we will present you with a special report on the all-star poll. Smith opened the scene as usual, but with a hint of seriousness in his tone, which was not the same as his usual relaxed state.
"First of all, let's look at the voting results, Kobe Bryant was elected the first round vote king by a landslide, and his votes even exceeded the votes of second place Stephen Curry and LeBron James combined, which is an absolutely exaggerated statistic, which is an extremely rare phenomenon."
"Kobe Bryant is a great guy, he deserves this vote, and to tell you the truth, I opened a few trumpets to vote for Kobe." Barkley said seriously.
"Hey, man, you're kidding us, the all-star voting is one person, one vote, you want to swipe the ticket, it's impossible!" O'Neill immediately debunked Barkley's nonsense.
"Okay, I'm just kidding, Shaq, let me sigh at the unforgiving years, your former partner is finally retiring, should we add a place for him here?" Barkley said, gesturing to the spot between him and O'Neal.
"Here?" O'Neal pretended to be deep in thought, and suddenly said coldly, "Seriously, if Kobe Bryant sits here, plus you and me, it doesn't look like a hot dog burger"? (O'Neal was teasing him and Barkley's size difference from Kobe.) )
Smith and Barkley burst into laughter at O'Neal's description.
"Okay, let's take a look at the voting results in the West first, first the backcourt, if the current voting results are followed, the starting backcourt in the West will be Kobe, Curry and Westbrook, which is not much different from their performance this season."
"Hey guys, I seem to see a strange name in the poll." Barkley seemed to be prepared, and he spoke immediately.
"You mean Don?" Smith followed.
"Although I don't really appreciate Harden's taste for women, I have to admit that he is an excellent player, this is a guy who can cut 25+5+5 every night, you must know that he was second only to Curry in the MVP vote last season, and Thompson, this guy with explosive scoring ability, he is the holder of the single-quarter scoring record! It's a blasphemy against the All-Star vote! Barkley looked a little angry as he spoke.
"Hey Charles, don't get excited, it's the fans' vote." O'Neill persuaded.
"Okay, fair All-Star vote, one vote, but actually, it's not fair to Harden and Thompson." Barkley seems genuinely unhappy with the results.
"Shaq, what do you think of what Charles said? If I'm not mistaken, Yao's rookie season squeezed out your starting spot. Smith turned to O'Neal and could tell from what he said that he was also unhappy with the outcome of the vote.
"Guys, it's a bit unfair, the market for Chinese fans is huge, but the league should put some limits on this vote, and All-Star starters should need strength, not just popularity." O'Neill was a bit more tactful, but he didn't agree with the result either.
"If I'm not mistaken, there was once a Chinese player named Yi Jianlian, who had a very average rookie season, but he was also on the list in the first round of voting, and that's the Chinese fans, who only choose people from their own country, and don't think about how the player performs." Barkley said indignantly.
"Charles, Don did well, although I don't agree with the results." O'Neill reminded.
"But he hasn't been a player like Harden or Thompson, and I don't even think he has that potential, and his performance, I think it has a lot to do with the trust that Cassel has in him, and if you change teams, he's going to struggle." Barkley said directly. (To be continued.) )