For Liu Ming and the Bulls, the loss of the finale made the first half of the season look less than perfect, but it didn't hurt either. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info lost this game, and the Bulls currently have a 42-6 record. Of course, compared to the previous year, when they were already 41-5 at this time, the winning rate was still a little bit worse. It is estimated that after playing all the stars, all the teams will shout "The cow is coming!" "Do everything to stop the Bulls from having a record of more than 70 wins like they did last year.

After this game, the NBA will enter the holiday phase of All-Star Weekend, and the star players will go to Cleveland to participate in this year's All-Star Game. Ordinary players and coaches can rest well, because after the All-Star break, the season will enter the sprint stage, and the schedule will become more difficult and difficult.

The Bulls Jordan, Pippen, Kerr, and Liu Ming traveled to Cleveland together for All-Star Weekend. Poor Rodman had no hope of starting an All-Star because of the presence of Grant Hill and Pippen in the East, and Rodman's "blue-collar" style and lack of popularity with the league also made the coach refuse to select him for the All-Star bench. Only Rodman was in the Pistons, and when the "Smiling Assassins" were still the "boss" in the East, Rodman was an All-Star for two years.

The last time Cleveland held an All-Star Game was in 1981, when "Dr. J" and "Skyhook" Abdul-Jabbar dominated the game, and now 15 years later, the All-Star Game is back in this cursed place. Because this is an All-Star Game for the 50th anniversary of the NBA, the significance of this All-Star is also particularly significant, many superstars in history will be present, this event must be unprecedented in scale, if you want to surpass, you must wait until the 100th anniversary of the NBA, and that is a lot of superstars must be no longer alive. (Yesterday Chamberlain's younger brother, the first "quadruple-double" Nate the Great, passed away) So, this is also an opportunity for Cleveland, an opportunity to show the charm of basketball, and "Jew" David Stern also has this consideration, hoping to give Cleveland's football 'fans' some comfort, after all, their NBA road is too bumpy, they have already experienced many hardships - of course, there are more difficulties waiting for them in the future. (I have to say that James's championship to Cleveland this year is really significant, and it is estimated that this championship is also the most meaningful championship in James' career, not only winning the team with 73 wins, but also Cleveland's first O'Brien Cup,) For Liu Ming, this All-Star Game is also a good opportunity to "get ahead". Liu Ming participated in this year's All-Star Rookie Contest and Three-Point Contest, and if he won the award, he would be "in the limelight" in front of NBA fans all over the world.

After two days of rest, Liu Ming and his teammates flew to Cleveland.

In Cleveland, the whole city has a strong All-Star Game atmosphere, and many places have pulled banners about the All-Star Game, after all, this is a special All-Star Game, an All-Star can see the NBA stars for 50 years, it is really a grand and value-for-money banquet. At the Cleveland airport, there are countless reporters waiting, because the stars who arrived in Cleveland today are several times more than the average All-Star Game. The reporters quickly captured Jordan and Pippen, of course, Liu Ming and Luo Qingyi behind were of course ignored, and the reporters rushed up to shoot at them, and at this time Jordan's status was shown, and the bodyguards swarmed up and fought their way, sitting on the Ferrari sent by Ferrari and leaving.

After getting out of the car, Jordan and his party entered the Hilton Hotel, which the league had chartered for many players this year. Of course, Liu Ming, Cole and Jordan, Pippen don't live on one floor. Now this building has been filled with NBA stars, not only the "50 superstars" but also some players who have left their names in NBA history, like Bill Lambir, although this guy is notorious and the league celebrates when he retires, but basketball is entertainment after all, and he is indeed a unique, outstanding center, former All-Star player, member of the championship team, and it is normal to be invited to the All-Star Game. So soon, when unknown old players such as Bob Lannier, Walter Bellamy, and Dolph Shays also came here, looking at this posture, Liu Ming knew that this All-Star Game, David Stern had made a bloody investment, but all those who left a few strokes in history were basically invited to this All-Star Game.

In the evening, Liu Ming wanted to go out and walk around with Luo Qingyi, because this building felt too depressing for Liu Ming, the all-star players everywhere, some of the stars he knew were okay, Liu Ming could also "disguise" that it was their fans to say hello and ask for an autograph, but some of them are not famous but they are also "50 superstars" or a certain powerful star, seeing these stars, Liu Ming feels very embarrassed, and it is not to say hello, let alone not to say hello, it will make others say that you do not respect the old players.

Liu Ming wanted to "escape" from this place that was incompatible with him as soon as possible, but as soon as he went out, Liu Ming saw three belated old men walking away, of course, even if Liu Ming is not familiar with NBA stars, it is impossible not to know two of them, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell, of course, there is also a Liu Ming who also "met" later, Chamberlain's younger brother Nate Thurmond in the Philadelphia Warriors, also known as "Nate the Great". I saw that Thurmond and Russell were wearing ordinary brown-gray casual clothes, and in addition to being very tall, they also looked like ordinary old black men. Chamberlain was different, he wore a plain black silk shirt inside, a purple suit over it, a pair of red leggings, plus large studded leather shoes, the necessary black sunglasses and a gold necklace, he was more fashionable than all the young players in this layer.

Liu Ming knew that there were not many opportunities to see Chamberlain, and in two years, this "versatile" giant would pass away, and Chamberlain was Liu Ming's favorite center in later generations, and he was really excited to see Chamberlain. There is also "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell, Liu Ming also likes his defense, although there is no way to inherit Russell's defense, but Liu Ming can inherit Russell's defensive philosophy, and Liu Ming is still waiting for Bill Russell to give him a trophy when the time comes. Nate Thurmond, Liu Ming is not very impressed with him. I just remember that when it seemed to have crossed over, "Nate the Great" was still alive.

"Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Russell, Mr. Thurmond, I'm a Chicago Bulls player, I'm your fan, can I take a picture with you?" Liu Ming said a little excitedly, and hurriedly called the photographer in the corridor.

Chamberlain, who was "Sao Bao", agreed to Liu Ming's request without waiting for Russell and Thurmond to react. He was dressed just right for a photo shoot tonight. Russell and Thurmond thought that Chamberlain had agreed, and they couldn't say anything.

Chamberlain and Russell stood in the middle, Liu Ming stood on the side close to Russell, and a photo came out with a "snap".

Of course, Liu Ming knew his identity, and it was impossible to chat with Chamberlain and Russell for a long time, and after saying thank you, Liu Ming asked for the cameraman's phone number and went out with Luo Qingyi.

Chamberlain and Russell were happy to see that there were still young people who could recognize them at a glance, and it was their fans who were also happy. After all, they have been retired for so long. They also remembered this yellow-skinned boy who was a bit "reckless". (Don't think you can recognize Chamberlain, Russell can be any person, don't you see that Mourning, who retired less than 10 years later, is not known by American children)

Although it was a small episode, it undoubtedly made Liu Ming's mood relax a lot, and the two of them came out together, just held hands like this, and went back after walking for a while, because there was still Liu Ming's game in the evening.

Before the All-Star Game begins, there are three more highlights, which are the All-Star Rookie Game, the Slam Dunk Contest and the Three-Point Shooting Contest. Since 1994, the league began to introduce the rookie game, allowing first-year potential players to face off on the big All-Star field, the first year they were divided into the talent team and the passion team, and then the rules changed several times, this year the league decided to say the same as the main game, the rookie players are divided into east and west to fight. Due to the high quality of the 1996 rookies, this All-Star Rookie Game is full of highlights, and the East team has Anthony Walker, Ray Allen, Camby, Dampier, Iverson, Liu Ming; The West Force has Raheem, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Stephen Marbury and Jermaine O'Neal.

In the evening, I trained with my teammates briefly, cooperated, and interviewed reporters, and the game began.

On Feb. 8, at the Gaunt Arena in Cleveland, the fourth All-Star Rookie Game will be held here, and it will be a high-profile rookie game, with not only fans but also some of the biggest stars in NBA history, which is both pressure and motivation for those fledgling rookies. Jordan sat on the sidelines with his wife and children, and he also wore a Chicago Bulls jersey with the number 14 on it.

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