Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Race Begins

Zhang Kong, who was arranging his shoelaces, was stunned for a moment, raised his head, but saw that the person who appeared in front of him was actually Kevin Garnett, who was thin and tall, smiling at him, showing a mouthful of white teeth. Forrest gump

"You?" Zhang Kong looked at Garnett who was wearing a suit, and couldn't help but show some doubts on his face.

'I'm a little bit injured so I'm not ready to play. I'm here to be a cheerleader today. ”

Zhang Kong then remembered that shortly before the start of the game, Garnett submitted a knee injury to the league and withdrew from the All-Star Game, so although he was the forward voted for in this All-Star Game, he would not play. David Stern handpicked Chris Bosh of the Raptors to replace Garnett.

"Don't worry, I'm a little too tired, so I'm taking this opportunity to rest." Garnett shrugged his shoulders and sat down beside Zhang Kong.

To say that he doesn't care about playing in the All-Star Game at all is certainly impossible. However, for the current Garnett, the All-Star Game is really not very important, in 2003, he won the All-Star Game MVP, and he has no more pursuit in the All-Star Game.

He has also won the MVP in the regular season a few times, and now his only pursuit is the supreme trophy, the O'Brien Cup. Only championships are his pursuit. For the current Garnett, instead of sweating on the All-Star field, it is better to leave more energy in the playoffs and play on the Finals stage.

"I've watched your rookie game, and to be honest, you're bullying those little guys." Garnett said to Zhang Kong: "You didn't notice that Durant's expression, he has been a little lost since you started playing in the fourth quarter. ”

Zhang Kong frowned, he didn't know what Garnett's purpose was when he suddenly came over to chat with him, but others came with kindness, and he couldn't push it off, anyway, there was no one else around at this time, so he just chatted with Garnett without a word.

Garnett is very talkative, which Zhang Kong has known from the beginning. In that six-overtime battle with the Celtics, Garnett's venom-spitting mouth didn't stop from the first meeting at the beginning of the game. If it weren't for Zhang Kong noticing that he was desperately drinking water when he was on the field, Zhang Kong would really think that this guy had a different dimensional pocket in his mouth, which contained enough swear words and black slang for a normal person to say for a lifetime, ://.

But now when the two sit down and chat calmly, they really feel that Garnett is a good guy, you can be very relaxed when chatting with him, he speaks without an aggressive tone, relaxed and talkative, and will not make you feel left out, always very easy to bring up the common topic of the two.

Although Zhang Kong couldn't figure out what Garnett's purpose was, it really felt good to chat with Garnett, anyway, he didn't have any friends in this star team except James, and Zhang Kong no longer cared about other people's opinions, and chatted enthusiastically.

After chatting with Garnett for a while, Ray Allen also seemed to notice the situation here, first congratulating Zhang Kong on getting the MVP of the rookie game and his excellent performance in the rookie game, and then he also sat down next to Zhang Kong and chatted with Zhang Kong, and then, Pierce also joined the chat army.

As a result, there was a strange scene in the locker room of the Eastern team, where the Cavaliers' Zhang Kong and the Celtics' Big Three got together in a small circle to chat. This strange situation made Mike Brown, the head coach, rub his eyes in disbelief when he came in.

Then I immediately got nervous.

"Zhang, what are you doing?"

"It's nothing, it's just a chat." Zhang Kong frowned, he couldn't understand Mike Brown's questioning: "What's wrong?" ”

Mike Brown opened his mouth, paused, and didn't say anything. But Garnett saw something, smiled, and said to Zhang Kong: "It's almost time for me to go out, don't bother you to arrange tactics, and I'll cheer you on in the stands later." ”

After saying that, he went to say hello to James again, and walked out of the locker room by himself. Pierce and Ray Allen glanced at each other, exchanged a knowing look, said a few words to Zhang Kong, and left.

After saying goodbye to Pierce, Zhang Kong frowned and looked at Mike Brown, who was still standing in front of him, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong, coach, is there anything else?" ”

"Get ready to get out, it's about to start." Mike Brown's eyes flashed with anger, and then he turned and walked away, leaving his mind full of inexplicable emptiness. He really couldn't understand why Mike Brown was suddenly angry, but he wasn't prepared to ask.

Zhang Kong's heart was a little uncomfortable. Mike Brown's sudden questioning left him depressed. But he was not born with a strange couple and was not the kind of guy who likes to vent his feelings, and after sitting in silence for a while, he stood up as if it had never happened, hiding him in his own psychological side.

What he didn't know was that Mike Brown saw Zhang Kong's performance like this, and his heart became even more angry, he was waiting for Zhang Kong to come and apologize to him, but the actual situation was that Zhang Kong walked past him as if he didn't see him, and he didn't even look at him.

This makes Mike Brown feel that he is being slighted, and Zhang Kong ignores his authority, which is simply intolerable......

Putting aside the invisible conflict between Zhang Kong and Mike Brown, the all-star game has finally arrived in anticipation, and as a common festival for basketball fans across the United States, there are as many stars in the All-Star game as there are stars in the night sky. Movie stars such as Alyssa Milano, Jessica Alba, Chris Tucker and others, political celebrities such as the former Hollywood 'Terminator' and current California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger...... There are other celebrities who are famous but not household names, and there are countless like carp crossing the river.

When the two star teams from the east and west stepped out of the players' tunnel, the atmosphere on the scene was raised to the maximum.

Eastern Conference Star Lineup: Center: Zhang Kong, Power Forward: Chris Bosh, Small Forward: LeBron James Scoring Guard: Dwyane Wade Point Guard: Jason Kidd

Western Star Lineup: Center: Yao MingPower Forward: DuncanSmall Forward: Carmelo AnthonyScoring Guard: Kobe BryantPoint Guard: Allen Iverson

The Cavaliers and Nuggets also became the only two teams in the East and West to have two servers in this All-Star Game. Allen Iverson even pushed hosts Chris Paul to the bench.

As soon as he got on the field, Zhang Kong noticed this little man, his height was the shortest among the players on the field, but his jīng god was definitely the strongest among the players on the field.

It is important to know that Allen Iverson has not been very good this season, and to be fair, Chris Paul is better than Iverson, both in terms of the important xìng in the team and the stats on the court.

As he has gotten older, his once-fast-paced breakaway has faded over time, and while Iverson is still capable of doing well on the offensive end, his below-league height makes him a veritable black hole on the defensive end. Originally, he could still rely on his super explosive ability to block the opponent with sudden steals on the defensive end, but his increasing age and the injuries that constantly plagued him caused his physical fitness to plummet.

Even more depressing is the conflict between him and Carmelo Anthony. This conflict is not emotional or emotional. The relationship between the two is very good, but both of them need to hold the ball to attack on the court to be able to exert their power, and when these two people stand on the court at the same time, one of them must sacrifice part of his offensive ability.

It's an unsolvable problem, and when two attackers with the ball are on the pitch, you can only weigh them, but you can't solve them.

But even though Iverson is no longer in his prime, his fan base is still huge, and his image of a stoic fighter and a rebellious man still clings to his fans and the younger generation. So even if Chris Paul performs better than Iverson, in the West, the Hornets' record is better than the Nuggets, and Chris Paul can only be reduced to playing on the bench.

Zhang Kong is a fan of Iverson, and he doesn't deny it at all. Although he liked many stars, Kobe, LeBron, and Anthony, no one could shake Iverson's place in his heart. Speaking of which, it is because of Iverson, the shortest giant on the basketball court, that Zhang Kong is hooked on the sport.

Even if he prefers the center forward position in terms of psychology and habit, Iverson is still the unshakable first person in his heart.

Seeing Iverson doing shooting practice in front of the basket of the Western team, Zhang Kong felt that his heartbeat suddenly beat a few beats faster, Iverson is Zhang Kong's first idol, and his status even exceeds Jordan and O'Neal, he can be calm when facing Jordan, and he can talk and laugh with James, but Iverson ......

He is unique, the only one.

After a slight hesitation, Zhang Kong took a step and walked towards the basket in the west.

Source: Forrest Gump