Chapter 210: The Turmoil Before the All-Stars
"It's a terrible statement, and as an influential public show and figure, I can't believe they're promoting such false values, and I think CBS should be doing a daoqian for this." The head of ESPN's entertainment group publicly criticized CBS in his own newspaper.
CBS was unconcerned about ESPN's accusations, and CBS's TV station chief bluntly said to the media that it was a kind of jealousy of ESPN's popularity of CBS: "We have the right to hold them accountable for their inappropriate remarks." ”
But the reality is really as ESPN accuses, in this era when countless people want to become famous, the summary of this episode of CBS's zuihou has made many people who want to become famous but are struggling to find a shortcut.
Although such a shortcut has existed for a long time, this episode of the show has undoubtedly made this so-called shortcut the fastest way to become famous in the hearts of countless people, and various celebrity scandals have appeared in just a few days.
What's even more exaggerated is that in this case, several Hollywood A-list male stars have been exposed to several waves of bed photos, and time has intensified.
Not only big-screen actors, but even TV actors and first-class singers are involved, not to mention athletes who have a lot of mess on the sidelines, which directly led to the entire cultural and sports circle being caught in a turmoil, and there is no doubt that a large part of this turmoil came to this episode of CBS.
With the launch of Apple's first mobile phone on January 11, Lin Sen, as a spokesperson, has also entered the eyes of some people who don't care about basketball games.
This made Lin Sen even more harassed by a lot of women who tried to use him to get out of position, whether it was training or traveling, Lin Sen encountered a lot of trouble.
Stan. Van Gundy has publicly complained to the media that these women have affected the team's form in this way, but the women's madness is clearly unstoppable.
Van Gundy even privately even asked Lin Sen to hurry up and get his real girlfriend over. Trying to stop women who are trying to make a name for themselves through Lin Sen with a real girlfriend.
Just when the Magic wanted to continue their winning streak. When you increase your winning streak to eight. The Orlando Magic welcomed the Los Angeles Clippers at the center of their home waterhouse.
This season's Los Angeles record hovers around eighth in the West, Linson played against the Clippers when he was with the Timberwolves, and helped the Timberwolves beat the Clippers with key steals in Zuihou.
However, Linson could not help the team beat the Los Angeles Clippers this time, and Linson was in excellent form in the first half of the game.
Although the scoring was nowhere near as eye-catching as the previous two games, Linson had 11 points and six assists at halftime, leading the Magic to an eight-point lead over the Los Angeles Clippers at home.
Although the eight-point lead was not large, it made the Orlando fans feel that an eight-game winning streak was not far away.
However, it was in Linson and Dwight. As Howard made his way to the players' tunnel to return to the locker room, two women suddenly popped out. Lin Sen and Howard thought they were passionate fans, and Lin Sen, who was much shorter than Howard, was directly kissed by one of the women.
When Lin Sen reacted, the woman did not hide from the reporter's shooting, and even said who she was directly to the camera.
And Dwight. Howard was taken the initiative by the woman to pick up his hand and hit his chest, and such a sudden situation directly shocked everyone.
"Is this crazy, God?" The on-site narrator couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"Oh my God, that woman actually picked up my hand and touched her breasts." Howard shouted.
"You still want to feel how soft her boobs are, don't you?"
"If I can ......" is in Dwight. Howard was about to tell the truth and immediately realized that the source of the voice was Stan. Van Gundy.
"No, how could it be, I'm angry about it, it's too bad." Howard immediately showed indignation.
But everyone could see the excitement on Howard's face, while Lin Sen had a normal face.
The intermission was something that no one expected. And the state of the Magic in the second half was also unexpected.
After the start of the second half, Dwight was in excellent form in the first half. Howard was extraordinarily excited, but the excitement brought not brilliant play, but constant turnovers and iron. Even under the basket by Elton. Brand made three blocks in a row.
Stan, off the field. Van Gundy frowned, Howard's form made him very unhappy, and Linson's form also had ups and downs in comparison, but it was much better than Howard in comparison.
But the Clippers completely found their senses, and by the middle of the fourth quarter, the Los Angeles Clippers still trailed the Magic by two points.
That's when there was a mutation on the field, because Mike. Dunleavy chose Jean Stan. Van Gundy's particularly annoying tactic - the chopping tactic.
The Clippers kept fouling Howard in the face of boos all over the court, sending Howard to the free throw line and then stopping time, completely disrupting the rhythm of the game and making the game look even more ugly.
"It's so ugly like this, is this Dwight free throw practice time?" The on-site commentator said as he looked at Howard, who kept walking to the free throw line.
Howard's poor free-throw percentage gave Mike a poor shot. Dunleavy was firm, slashing tactics.
In less than four minutes, Howard hit the free-throw line seven times in a row.
But Howard made just four of those 14 free throws, and his poor free-throw percentage gave the Clippers one chance after another.
When the game came to the NBA's two-minute rule of not allowing foul time against non-players, the Los Angeles Clippers stopped their slashing tactics, but by this time the Clippers had already taken a six-point lead with a four-minute slashing tactic.
The fans in the stadium were expecting the Magic to make a comeback in two minutes in Zuihou, but the Magic fans were disappointed in the end.
They didn't expect that they would lose to the Los Angeles Clippers, who have lost three in a row, on their home court.
'It's our moment, it's a tactic, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Mike. Dunleavy said with a smile in front of reporters.
Compared to the role of the Clippers victor, Stan. Van Gundy said Don't mess with me written on his face.
"I didn't know that there were so many of these in Weishenme right now, but I knew that Wood and Dwight were very popular, especially the girls. But now the situation is clearly skewed. It even affected our rhythm.
Although some people will say that Dwight missed those goals tonight was the main reason for our loss. But I don't think it's those people who influence us.
Like ESPN said, I think it is necessary to take some responsibility as a national TV show CBS. Stan Van Gundy, who walked into the post-match press conference, looked at the reporters in the audience and said.
"Stan, what do you think can be done to prevent this from happening?"
Van Gundy took a sip of water: "I don't think it's something I should think about, because I can't stop this from happening, unless we can only put male fans in the scene, but this is obviously unrealistic, and I think the root of it is guidance."
It's not just a matter of making news to get what they want. Success doesn't come for nothing, I guess God is fair, and choosing such an impulsive way will only make them regret it later. ”
"Wood, what do you think about that? Is this what affects where you are today? ”
"Wood, you were forcibly kissed at halftime tonight and someone said you enjoyed it? Can you talk about your thoughts at the time? ”
"Wood, who do you think is primarily responsible for the team's losing streak that ended today, or are you Dwight's Zuihou free throw?"
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"We played well in the first half, but in the second half we struggled and the rim was like a lid, but I know you can't feel that good every night, it's unrealistic.
The coach was right, I've been affected lately. Especially at halftime, I don't mind if it's friendly. But in fact, they all came with a purpose, and I think not only me and others would feel the same way.
Here I implore everyone who has such thoughts to take back such ideas, because that will not necessarily get you what you want.
And I think everything has its own rules, and now it's obviously not in line with the fact that it's happening too much, and I think it's necessary to put an end to it, and I don't want to say too much about the rest, and I hope we can get ourselves back in the next game. ”
This way of getting out of position is like a wave, which makes many people unable to adapt and disrupts the rhythm of life for too many people.
Compared with those celebrities who were used to expose nude photos and even other insider stories, Lin Sen and Howard were undoubtedly much less hurt.
Just before the Magic challenged the Phoenix Suns, the Hollywood Actors Guild, the Hollywood Directors Guild, the Hollywood Writers Guild, the American Singers Organization, and the official CBS radio station of the four major sports leagues in the United States issued a statement against harming others with purposeful bloggers.
Although it may not sound legal, all parties involved in the declaration have taken a practical approach.
For a while, the fans of the people who relied on nude photos scandals and other incidents to gain fame in this issue were banned, and the tough attitudes of many parties gradually calmed down the turmoil.
On January 13, against the Phoenix Suns, who had beaten him, Lin Sen showed excellent form.
In the game, Linson was not entangled one-on-one by Marion as he was in the Timberwolves against the Suns, but used team cooperation to attack, and Howard also swept away the poor form of the previous game, conceding only 4 of 14 free throws from the free throw line.
In the end, the Magic relied on the excellent play of Linson and Howard to defeat the mighty Phoenix Suns on the road.
At this time, the results of the third round of the NBA All-Star voting were also released, and Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets was far ahead of all the players in the election with a total vote 1629832, and as many as 1 million votes higher than Stoudemire, who ranked second in the Western center list.
Leading the Eastern Conference votes is the Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron. James, the third round of voting is over, and James' votes have come to 1587738.
Iverson, who switched from the East to the Denver Nuggets in the West, is third in the Western Conference guard with 1157031 votes, and the top two are still Kobe Bryant of the Lakers and Maddy of the Rockets, but the second-place Maddy has a total lead of less than 50,000 votes.
Linson, who was also changed because of the trade, was ranked second in the East in the second round and is still second after the results of this third round. However, the number of votes was less than 40,000 fewer than the first-place Wade 1191403.
And the third demigod demigod Vince in the Eastern Guard. Carter trailed Linson by 300,000 votes. Arenas, the fourth guard in the East, and Carter are less than 10,000 votes apart.
Not surprisingly, Lin Sen will be the starting player in the All-Star Game in another rookie season after Yao Ming.
Linson's teammate Dwight. Howard is behind O'Neal, the big shark who is still recovering from injuries, with 800,000 votes.
At the time of the first two rounds of results. Lin Sen's votes were attacked by many people, and after this release, the criticism of Lin Sen still exists, but it is obviously much smaller, only the media in New Jersey will sour say that a large part of Lin Sen's votes come from women and Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean.
"I think Wood deserves that number of votes, and I wouldn't be surprised that even higher, and I think everybody deserves to see him do well." Stan. Van Gundy made no secret of his support for Linsen.
And Otis. Smith is also actively working on Zuihou, hoping to help Linson and Howard get to the All-Star stage this year.
Linson's performance did not disappoint those who voted for him, and by January 20, before the fourth round of the All-Star voting was also announced, Lin Sen led the Magic to a three-game winning streak.
On January 20, fans and players, as well as the teams' uniforms, awaited the announcement of the final voting results for the 2007 NBA All-Star Game.
Three o'clock in the afternoon. The official website of the NBA officially announced the voting results, some people are happy and some are worried.
Yao Ming was named to the starting lineup of the Western Conference All-Star Game for the fifth consecutive year, but in terms of votes, Yao Ming, who had been leading in the first three rounds, was named to LeBron Brown, the MVP of last year's All-Star Game. James beyond.
In the end, the little emperor James became the "vote king" of the 2007 All-Star Game with 2516049 votes, and this number of votes also ranked second in NBA history, second only to Yao Ming's record of 2558278 set last year.
Yao Ming received 2451718 votes this year, ranking fourth in history.
In the scramble for the starting guard spot in the West, McGrady defeated "Answer" Iverson, who had just switched to the West, with 1942796 votes, and was selected as an All-Star for the seventh time in his career.
The other three starters in the West are Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. Bryant, Spurs forward Tim. Duncan and Linson's former teammate Timberwolves forward Kevin Brown. Garnett.
In the Eastern team, the big shark O'Neal at the center position was selected to the All-Star Game for the 14th consecutive year.
James, the king of votes, and Chris, who led the Raptors to an excellent record. Bosh started with the Eastern Conference forward.
However, the most eye-catching is the rookie Lin Sen, who has been in the second place in the East guard in the first three rounds.
Lin Sen finally got 2129591 tickets as a rookie, and not only kept his starting position as an Eastern Conference defender in Zuihou, but also left Wade, who was in the lead in the first three rounds, behind.
Although people are already mentally prepared for Lin Sen to be able to enter the All-Star Game as a starter. Lin Sen's final vote was only 3,000 votes behind James, Yao Ming and Kobe Bryant in the league, nearly 100,000 votes higher than Wade, who was originally ahead of him.
This number of votes undoubtedly shocked many people and was very delicious at the same time. New Jersey, Washington, and Miami naturally sided with their players' interests and publicly stated that the league should impose certain limits on voting.
"It's a bit of an unexpected vote, but it's also a sign of your popularity, and you finally don't need to wear other people's sneakers."
Listen to David on the other end of the phone. Falke's words, Lin Sen was extremely excited.
"Adidas will be sending you your signature shoes to Orlando in the near future, and then they'll be shooting commercials in Orlando, and they'll officially launch your first signature shoes at All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas."
From the beginning of playing, Lin Sen was extremely envious of those players who had personal signature shoes, and having personal signature shoes was undoubtedly a symbol of status and status, as well as ability.
"This is just the beginning, you will have a second or third generation in the future, and I believe that your shoes will definitely sell well, and the league has officially sent out invitations, they have invited you to participate in the All-Star Game three-point and dunk contest and the skills challenge, plus you need to participate in the All-Star Game and the Rookie Challenge, you are so busy, you can choose to participate in it yourself."
"So much?"
Lin Sen even suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.
"Yes, so many, I suspect you won't be able to handle it yourself if you take it all. What's more, I have assigned you a job during this period. So from my personal point of view, you have to make a trade-off. ”
"Do you have any haode suggestions?"
"Of course. I've already thought about it for you, and I personally recommend not participating in the All-Star Rookie Game, after all, there will be a more influential All-Star Game later.
To be honest, it's good to be able to participate in the other slam dunk contests, and Michael participated in that year and has gained a lot of influence since then.
But now the slam dunk contest has fallen into a bottleneck since its peak in 2000. Stern definitely wants you to participate in the slam dunk contest.
That would make you the first yellow man in NBA history to participate in a slam dunk contest, a gimmick that would guarantee that the slam dunk contest would even reach a new high in ratings.
And if you don't participate, we can also use it to generate a conversation, like LeBron. James, but you're no worse than him, and they'll definitely invite them if you don't participate this year. I personally recommend not participating. ”
Lin Sen listened carefully to David. Falck's suggestion, as long as there are a few people who play the ball, they don't have a desire for a dunk, which is why Lin Sen will never give up a dunk when he has the opportunity under normal circumstances in the game.
In the game, Linsen's dunk did leave a deep impression on many people, whether it was the excitement of the dunk on the court or his physical fitness data, he got a lot of appeal.
But David. Falck's words also make sense, he didn't go out of his way to prepare anything, and he had to spend more time practicing his mid-range shooting and liliang.
"Alright then, let's say no to the Slam Dunk Contest and the Rookie Challenge, the Three-Point Contest and the Skill Contest should be fine, right?"
"Of course there is no problem, although these two items are not as influential as the slam dunk contest and the main game, but fortunately, you don't need to expend much physical strength."
"Okay, you can arrange everything for me."
Lin Sen hung up. The past six months echoed in my mind, and time has passed so quickly from the draft to now.
In the early days of the league, his idea was just to enjoy basketball. He didn't even want to make much effort, but as time went on, Lin Sen changed his mind.
To become a legend, that's Linson's own goal.
Although the league has not officially announced who will be invited to participate in the slam dunk contest, three-point contest and skill challenge, reporters continue to find out who will participate in which game.
When the news broke that Linson was going to compete in three individual events at All-Star Weekend, the league was shocked.
If the truth is really as the news broke, Lin Sen's popularity will undoubtedly reach a new height.
It also shows that the alliance is very supportive of Lin Sen, but it does not convince everyone, and most people are more or less dissatisfied with Lin Sen's attention.
"Yes, Wood has a few good dunks, but I don't think he's eligible for the dunk contest, the three-point contest is what he should be in." As the winner of last year's slam dunk contest, the New York Knicks' little potato Nate . Robinson said in an interview with reporters.
As this year's All-Star ticket king, LeBron. James expressed his opinion in an interview with reporters: "This is not a normal scene, I think the NBA is a little off the track of development now, I don't think the NBA should deliberately give in to someone in order to open up the market, although he has this ability, but I think the eyes of the whole shijie should see that his ability has not reached that point." ”
Although James didn't name him directly, everyone knew who he was talking about.
Not only Nate. Robinson and LeBron. James, Chris. Bosh, Dwyan. Wade both expressed his opinion about Linson's upcoming All-Star Game weekend incident.
"What's not to do? Wood has this ability, and if he doesn't have it, I can't think of anyone? All-Star Weekend is a show, isn't it? Someone turned this show into a game for the sake of trophies, and that's what changed the development of the NBA. As Linsen's former teammate Kevin . Garnett came out in solidarity.
And Iverson, who scored 49 points against Lin Sen, also stood up to support Lin Sen. Bryant also stepped forward to speak for him: "Wood. Lin, a great guy, in time he will become a super presence in this league, I have watched his fights and played against him I know his ability, I can't participate in so many competitions, I think he has this ability. ”
Just when the All-Star weekend incident was in full swing, Linson went to the away game to challenge the New Jersey Nets.
The New Jersey media is looking forward to the Nets giving the rookie a look at their home court, and countless eyes across the league are staring at Lin Sen, some people expect Lin Sen's excellent performance, and a large number of people expect Lin Sen to make a fool of himself. (To be continued......)
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