Chapter 128 All-Star Controversy

"Mr. Kevin Durant, you have suffered two consecutive defeats recently, losing to the Spurs and Mavericks in a row, and your state is not very good, your eighth place in the West is already in jeopardy, and the Timberwolves behind you are only one game away from you, if you lose tonight, the situation between you will be reversed in an instant, so, do you have anything to say about tonight's game?"

As soon as these words came out, the originally noisy crowd instantly quieted down, and the media reporters present all said that their eyes were on this "colleague", and this peer friend who spoke directly and ruthlessly hit the nail on the head.

Durant's face became a little pale, he recognized the middle-aged man with a hooked nose in front of him, they used to have a very good relationship, but now they have become a pair of enemies who regard each other as a thorn in their side.

The middle-aged man with a hooked nose smiled, his eyes staring at the serious Durant with a relaxed face, and even a hint of mockery and laughter in the middle.

There was a hint of bitterness in Durant's heart, the hook-nosed man was a well-known reporter for the local sports media in Seattle, Adam Smith, and a former team reporter for the Seattle SuperSonics.

It was after the Seattle SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma that Adam Smith went from a die-hard SuperSonics fan to the opposite side of the team, becoming one of the biggest fans of the Oklahoma City Thunder today.

Westbrook on the side saw that his teammate and brother Durant was muffled and didn't speak, and he couldn't look at it, and when he saw that Adam Smith still looked like he was smiling, he suddenly became angry, "This reporter friend, we will do our best in tonight's game." No matter how difficult it is, we will win, and as journalists, please maintain the impartiality of the media! ”

Adam Smith smiled slightly, shrugged his shoulders with a nonchalant smile on his face, and turned to walk away. The scene suddenly became a little silent.

On the other side, in the Timberwolves' team training hall, Li Shihao and Lefou, who were practicing, were also entangled by these unprovoked uncrowned kings.

"Bruce Lee, your team has won five in a row recently, the ranking is gradually rising, and now there is only one game left from the Thunder, who is eighth in the West, tonight's game will determine who can have the advantage in the battle for a playoff spot, are you confident?"

Li Shihao wiped his sweat with a towel, and his face did not show any emotion. "We're in good shape at the moment, we're back to winning, the Oklahoma City Thunder are a strong team, we've been amazed by their talent and energy, especially Durant, who will be our biggest opponent this season, and his outside partnership with Westbrook will be a big test for us tonight." We need to do more to defend this victory! ”

The reporters will smile heartily, and the Chinese kid has always spoken without leakage. I can't help but have a mature and rational style of play, and even the post-match interviews have always made people unable to find too many leaks, and this topic was quickly skipped away, and they were more concerned about another more important matter.

"Bruce, you're going to be one of the starting guards at this year's Western Conference All-Star Game, as the first Chinese American to be selected as an All-Star after Houston YAO. Excuse me, is there anything you would like to say? ”

Recently, the schedule is tight, and before you know it, the day has come when the All-Star voting results are finally released, and Li Shihao's votes are second only to Kobe Bryant, and the votes are after the results of the first round of voting. has grown all the way, with the deepening of the season, the growth trend has not only not decreased, but has become more and more high, as of the voting deadline, it has broken through the number of votes of 230W, and is firmly in the position of the starting guard in the West, second only to Kobe.

The battle for All-Star votes was fierce, first Kobe Bryant and LeBron James's battle for the vote king, and finally Li Shihao joined the battlefield, and the number of votes rose sharply in the second and third rounds, approaching Kobe Bryant's votes, and once became the All-Star Western vote king.

Although LeBron James topped the vote king in the end, Kobe Bryant also held the position of the Western vote king and was not overtaken by the Chinese boy.

But this vote data still makes many North American experts feel incredible, once again fearing the numerical superiority of the Chinese, and even shouting to limit the right of the Chinese to vote.

This proposal application is also within the NBA league, when this tricky proposal is put on the desk of NBA vice president Adam Shaw, the second-in-command of the league feels a little headache, the league president David Stern is about to retire, he will be the president of the successor, but in the face of the problems of the Chinese market, it is really sad that this polite, quite scholarly vice president.

In the past two years, Yi Jianlian and Garnett's Eastern All-Star starter dispute, this season's Yao Ming season reimbursement incident, the Chinese market is in a blank stage, and the NBA league that is expanding its influence in the world continues to look for a new spokesperson for the Chinese market.

This undoubtedly makes Adam Xiaohua a headache, the number of votes of the Chinese boy Li Shihao has actually been screened, the league has noticed the problems of the Chinese fan market after the incident of Yi Jianlian, and has maintained a stable state of control, but this year's all-star votes, the Chinese boy not only got the support of the Chinese market, but also the popularity in the North American market is obviously very high, the number of votes accounted for about 39%, according to the league's background data, New York, a big city in the world, has a large number of Chinese boy's fans.

The embarrassed Xiao Hua threw the question to David Stern, the president of the alliance, who was gradually taking a back seat, after all, it was the old Jewish man's idea to open up the Chinese market in the first place, and asking his opinion was the best way.

"Adam, don't care about the power of public opinion, you must know that in the United States, public opinion is manipulated by capital, and most of the teams standing behind so much public opinion are those league teams, who envy the good fortune of Minnesotans and choose a Chinese star with unlimited potential."

"Everything is done according to the rules, does the Chinese kid have the strength of an all-star? Obviously, his leading data this season is outstanding, and it is not an exaggeration to be selected as an All-Star, control his votes, so that this young man should not be overly proud and continue to maintain his enterprising spirit, there are many superstar seedlings worth cultivating in the rookies of the class of 09, and the league needs more stars to establish more influence! ”

"The Chinese kid would be one of the best choices!"

David Stern understands very well that he has long developed a pair of sharp eyes after being in charge of the league for many years, and when the North American media continues to build momentum, it is often when those behind them reveal their intentions.

In the incident of Yi Jianlian two years ago, David Stern chose the opinion of North American public opinion, because he did not see the potential of a superstar in that tall and thin Oriental man, but this year's Chinese kid is different, and the alliance has been paying attention to him for a long time.

Since the emergence of the NCAA, how can the strength behind the NBA, as one of the four major leagues in the United States, be underestimated? (To be continued.) )