Bird arranged for Li Cheng to participate in the "Star Lounge" mainly to strike while the iron was hot, so that Li Cheng and the Pacers' influence in Indianapolis continued to improve.

However, off-court factors are just icing on the cake for the team's increased influence on the ground, and the NBA is a sports league, and the Pacers still rely on their own results to speak. And Li Cheng also needs to rely on his performance on the field to continue to improve his reputation.

Li Cheng's current fame and influence have reached a bottleneck, and a rookie can reach very high heights. Now he needs time to baptize himself, and when he has gone through the experience of time and successfully overcome one difficulty after another, it is time to conclude his career and comment on his achievements. And now, Lee Cheng will face his next opponent, the New Orleans Hornets.

"Queen Bee" Paul is also an underrated player, but he left many people stunned at the time when he fell out of the top 3 in the draft, and at the end of the season, Paul was almost indisputably named Rookie of the Year, slapping some people in the face.

Li Cheng's experience is even worse than Paul's, and he entered the NBA in the eyes of the world's disdain. Then he spent quite a long time at the end of the bench, and when he grabbed the last straw in the long river of fate, he struggled to rise. Now that he's the league's rookie this season, he's left Durant behind.

Now the two men are about to collide at the Center of the Conseus.

But before he did it again, Li Cheng still had to face the difficulties of a group of reporters. His date with Nicholas Ava was targeted and exposed by the paparazzi.

Li Cheng and Ava's date. did not hide it, and they did not seem to be afraid of being targeted by reporters.

"Men and women go on dates for dinner. Isn't this a normal thing? Ava asked the reporter rhetorically, and Luo Luo was generous without the slightest concealment.

Li Cheng was faced with a question thrown by a reporter. also smiled indifferently, and then said: "I met her when I went to record the 'Star Lounge', and then we talked very well, and finally made an appointment to have dinner together." What's wrong with that? ”

Any questions? Doesn't seem to be a problem! The reporters were caught off guard by the generosity of Li Cheng and Ava. The uncrowned kings never thought that Li Cheng and Ava would face this problem unabashedly.

However, after this matter was exposed by reporters, some people still jumped out. Let's say Mark Winter, who has been silent since the last game.

He expounded his point of view from another angle, and he recounted the meaning of worrying about Li Cheng's plaything losing his mind in a worried tone. At the same time, a photo of Li Cheng smoking was also taken by reporters, but it was when Li Cheng first arrived in Indianapolis from Philadelphia, which was also translated by Mark Winter.

by this photo. Mark Winter unfolds a wealth of associations. "He has such a habit, and will he not be able to resist the temptation of this glitzy and luxurious world after success, and throw himself into the arms of Satan?" What he meant was that Lee Cheng would become the next "Rain Man" (Sean Kemp) and become a player ruined by marijuana and women?

Mark Winter is already the most famous Li Hei in the league, and this time Li Cheng responded to him.

"I love basketball like he couldn't have imagined, I'm the biggest believer in basketball, I love the sport. In my spiritual world, basketball is God, and I will not betray my God and turn to Satan. I'm going to keep it that way. Keep improving, keep fighting, until I can't beat anymore. ”

Li Cheng behaved very well when facing reporters, and the news that was originally unfavorable to him turned into a tool to promote his positive image. Under the impetus of all parties. Li Cheng has become one of Indiana's most popular basketball stars, and perhaps only Granger's popularity in Indiana can compete with Li Cheng. And Granger relied on several years of accumulation, but Li Cheng became popular in a short period of time.

Perhaps there will be some people in Indianapolis who are unhappy with Li Cheng's date with their goddess. But Li Cheng and Ava are equally famous in Indiana. For fans who like Li Cheng, they are all in favor of Li Cheng and Ava's date. Only a few people have a grudge against Li Chengcun. But this had no effect on Li Cheng at all.

In China, Li Cheng's popularity has skyrocketed after the "Reverse Li Campaign".

This was originally a post made on the forum by a netizen called "Shadow Companion". In the end, it became another activity that was opposed to the "Reverse Plum Campaign" -- "Saving Heroes". At first, only some netizens spontaneously participated, but in the end, some very famous reporters joined in. Li Cheng's positive image was once again established.

The "Xiao Li Flying Knife" website founded by Zhao Xinglin already has a considerable scale. They did not receive funding from the outside world, and only relied on the spontaneous strength of some netizens to become a comfortable gathering place for Li Cheng's domestic fans.

The current form of the outside world can be described as a great thing for Li Cheng, and all he has to do is to play every game.

The local media in Indiana did not get too entangled in Li Cheng and Ava's date, but some foreign media reported it as a more eye-catching news. More media attention in India City has been focused on the Pacers' game against the Hornets.

This match is undoubtedly a high-profile battle. The New Orleans Hornets are a big dark horse in the West this season, and the Indiana Pacers, who started to work in the second half of the season, are undoubtedly a dark horse in the East. This time, the two dark horses will collide directly. This can also test who is more of their dark horse.

"Li Cheng is a good player, and they Chinese are always able to have some superstar stores in the NBA. I'm going to take this fight seriously, and I'm looking forward to playing against Li Cheng. I have more experience than him and we will have a bigger advantage. Chris Paul said to reporters.

Li Cheng faced the reporter and said confidently and indifferently: "Experience is part of strength, but it is not the whole of strength. Our team is running really well at the moment, we're not suffering from injuries and I think we're going to win this game. ”

"We're not going to have the slightest pressure, I'm very happy with our results and we're going to give it our all, regardless of the outcome of the game." Granger said.

The pre-match interviews with the two teams were not explosive, but their attitude towards the game and their determination to win also caught everyone's eye. They are also starting to look forward to the start of this game. (To be continued......)