Nonsense.

Garnett's nonsensical behavior made the lounge completely quiet, everyone looked at Garnett dumbfounded, and Tom, who was hugged by Garnett's head and kissed violently, also stiffened, looking at Garnett in front of him blankly, and some did not react to what was happening.

"Tom, we're teammates, aren't we?"

"Don't be angry, we're going to enter soon!"

Under the gaze of everyone, Garnett smiled at Tom. Tom, who realized it later, wiped his forehead and pushed Garnett away.

was made such a fuss by Garnett, Tom was still angry even in his heart, and he couldn't get out for a while.

The matter of getting angry is also about the so-called coherence, and when Garnett interrupted him, Tom lost his "interest" even if he had the intention of making trouble with Chris.

Everyone was a little confused by Garnett's operation, but everyone saw Tom sit back in his seat in silence, everyone knew that this conflict should be resolved smoothly....

Chris silently walked out of the lounge with the relief of a few friends, and it would be a little awkward to continue to be in the same room with Tom at this point.

Seeing Chris walking out of the lounge accompanied by the players, Garnett swept Tom who was tied up on the bench and raised his chin in the direction of Martial Arts, as if to show off to Martial Arts that he had perfectly solved this conflict in his own way.

Glancing at Garnett, Wu Dao also ignored Garnett, and while changing into sneakers and jerseys, he asked Tom beside him:

"What's going on? Tom."

"Your behavior today is a little different from you."

Faced with Wu Dao's inquiry, Tom shook his head and said perfunctorily, "It's nothing, just look at him unhappy."

Such an answer is obviously not what Tom is talking about, what level of player is Chris? Will Tom be upset with Chris?

And Chris is a very sleek, gregarious person, and has a pretty good relationship with all the members of the team, such a person will not attract Tom's hostility.

Unless....

Something touches Tom's core interests.

Girlfriend abducted by Chris? No way, Tom's girlfriend is a very traditional white person, although she will not discriminate, but she has always been very "polite" to black people.

It's not off the pitch, it's on the pitch....

Wu Dao quickly remembered that Tom was called by Coach Philip to talk before, and there were some guesses in his heart.

Philip wants to adjust the team's tactical system, and it is not a matter of a day or two, but at present, the Timberwolves have a high enough win rate that Philip has no valid reason to adjust players.

Sometimes, it is not easy for a coach to implement his coaching philosophy in the team. He has to take care of the emotions of the players and he needs to find a suitable entry point.

Nowhere is this more evident than in the league.

Every NbA team has a major tactical adjustment, often after a big defeat, and few teams will make any major adjustments after a victory.

The Timberwolves are now stable, and Philip wants to change something, but it is not easy to get up.

"If you want to say anything, just tell me."

"If your demands are reasonable, I'll be on your side."

"I hope it doesn't happen again, Tom."

Wu Dao's tone was soft, but there was also a faint warning in his words. With his current position in the team, Tom needs to weigh it carefully.

It doesn't matter if it's unpleasant with Chris, but if it's unpleasant with Martial Arts, he really can't stay with the Timberwolves to play.

What is the future of the Timberwolves, Tom also has his own judgment in his heart, he believes that the Timberwolves are a team with the possibility of competing for the championship, and he does not want to leave unless necessary

Timberwolves.

And the reason why Tom said so hard when he talked to Philip before was that he would ask for a trade if he wanted to make way for Chris, because he knew that he was undoubtedly more valued by the team at the All-Star bench level than Chris.

But if it is compared to the martial arts of the "Building Cornerstone" level, Tom believes that he is definitely the one who is being traded.

"Don't worry, it won't."

Tom listened to Martial Dao's warning, nodded slightly, and agreed.

A conflict caused by the starting position, because of Garnett's nonsensical meddling, came to an end.

It's just that although the direct conflict between the players is gone, because of this conflict, the morale of the Timberwolves' players has been more or less hit, and the state of Tom and Chris, who caused the conflict, has also been affected.

However, the Timberwolves are a little stronger than the Cavaliers in terms of hard power, and at the same time, Wudo also comprehensively suppressed Cedric Henderson of the Cavaliers on the court, and Garnett and Wallace also teamed up to contain the Cavaliers center Zajunas Ilgoskas.

Therefore, even if two players in the Timberwolves' standard rotation lineup are not in shape, this game is still won without any effort.

During the game with the Cavaliers, the assistant coach privately told Philip what had happened in the locker room, and Philip couldn't help but feel a slight sinking in his heart when he learned that Tom and Chris had a fierce conflict.

He knew that he was in too much of a hurry after all.

After the Timberwolves won the Cavaliers, Philip also used the excuse of celebration to invite the team's players to drink and relax.

After the game against the Cavaliers, the Timberwolves will get a day off before returning home to face the New York Knicks.

After the game against the Knicks, the vast majority of the team's players will have a few days off.

Because in the days after February 6th, the league will host an All-Star Game, and the team will have a precious break!

The voting for the All-Stars will generally be open at the end of December of the previous year, and before the beginning of February of the following year, statistics will be made to determine the All-Star participants.

The voting results for the 97-98 season actually came out at the end of January, such as their West, there are Jazz Malone, Timberwolves' Garnett and Wu Dao, Lakers' O'Neal, Kobe, Eddie Jones, Nick Van Ekwell and others, SuperSonics Gary Payton, Wenbeck, Spurs' David Robinson and Duncan, and Suns' Kidd.

All-stars are voted for by the audience, and teams with high exposure tend to get more attention from fans, such as the Lakers, who have a big ball market and big media, and even have four All-Star players.

The Timberwolves have ranked first in the West since the beginning of the season, because of the relationship between the yellow race of martial arts, and the Timberwolves have always been a high-profile existence in the field of public opinion.

Garnett has a certain fan base in the Timberwolves themselves, and with some media attention from martial arts, it is a no-brainer to be selected as an All-Star.

As the core leader who led the Timberwolves to this position, the number of fans is needless to say, although he is young, he does not lose to other players in terms of the number of votes in the audience.

It's worth saying...

The Bulls' Jordan still has the highest popularity in the league, and he was once again selected as an All-Star as the ticket king.

Michael during the Bulls dynasty can be regarded as the first person in the league in terms of court ability and off-court influence. And those players in the East are also star-studded.

Rain Man Sean Kemp, Pistons' Grant Hill, Hawks' Uncle Mu, Steve Smith; Jordan of the Bulls, Anfernee Hardaway of the Magic, Tim Hardaway of the Heat, Jason Williams of the Nets, Rick Schmidtz and Reggie Miller of the Pacers; Hornets' Glen Les and Green Kai's Antoine Walker.

The competition in the East is fierce, even stronger than in the West, and the Bulls' "two best players of all time."

I've been an All-Star for several years, but this year I didn't get it.

It's obvious that the day is approaching, and even Wu Dao, who hasn't paid much attention to off-court information all along, can feel that the atmosphere is a little different.

On Feb. 4, after the Timberwolves defeated the New York Knicks 95-88, Takemichi and Garnett and a group of Wolves players boarded a charter flight to New York.

Although the Timberwolves only have Wu Dao and Garnett selected as All-Stars, their teammates are also the kind of character who likes to join in the fun, and they have not played in recent times anyway, and they also took this opportunity to go to New York to have a good time.

Although New York is the legendary "Sin City", it is also one of the most prosperous cities in the United States in this era, with a wide variety of entertainment activities that are not comparable to Minnesota.

What's more... All-Star is a grand event for NbA players, and rubbing the camera to increase their exposure can also help their careers!

...

"Here, everyone get ready, let's take a makeup photo first!"

In the studio, the photographer clapped his hands and greeted the players who had changed into their jerseys. Before the All-Star break, the players were also busy, and they needed to cooperate with the official NbA publicity work.

It is normal to take some promotional photos, shoot some promotional videos, and even shoot some tidbits.

"Hey! Martial arts!"

"Come, Martial Arts, sit next to me, this way!"

Takedo and Garnett, who had changed their jerseys, walked to the stage, and several Western players who had already changed players and were waiting here greeted Takemi.

O'Neal and Kobe greeted Wu Dao with a smile, and O'Neal also pointed to the seat beside him and smiled.

O'Neal, who is the largest in body and the top interior star in the league, enjoys the C-position treatment of taking pictures.

According to the previous arrangement, the huge O'Neal sits at the front of everyone, while the rest of the people sit behind O'Neal, and at the back, there will also be a row of players, such as Kobe, young players need to go to the back row.

Although it is just a simple photo, there are many doorways.

The cameraman heard O'Neill's greeting, his face changed slightly, the players' positions were demarcated in advance to inform the players, if you change it without permission... A bit out of order.

Moreover, the players themselves occupy positions indiscriminately, which may also cause dissatisfaction among other players.

Don't think that only Asia has the so-called so-called sophistication, and the United States also attaches great importance to this. The so-called cocktail party is a place to show "human sophistication", and the same is true for this kind of occasion.

The photographer's face changed suddenly, but the people who took pictures didn't care about it at all, and Ma Long, who was sitting behind O'Neal and had some conflicts with Martial Arts, just glanced at Martial Arts, and didn't care whether Martial Arts was sitting next to him or sitting next to O'Neill in front.

According to the original seat ranking, the Budokai sat behind O'Neill with Ma Long and the other two players.

"Oh, okay!"

Hearing O'Neill's greeting, Wu Dao also nodded calmly, walked to the stage, and sat next to O'Neill.

O'Neill seems to have studied photography as well, and he was originally sitting on a wooden box with his legs straddled, turning sideways, giving up half of his body to Takemi.

Seeing this, Wu Dao also understood, and also sat down sideways.

And with the arrival of the rest of the players one after another, they didn't seem to see the martial arts sitting with O'Neal, and there was no nonsense, and they went to their respective positions by themselves.

The photographer saw that the players had no opinions, and he naturally would not express any opinions at such a time, so he could only silently take makeup photos for the western players.

After the photo shoot was over, some reporters entered the studio, found the target they wanted to interview, and did some simple interviews.

The questions asked are also more standardized, nothing more than asking

How did the players feel, whether they were excited or not, and what kind of performance they wanted to play in the All-Star Game.

Young players like Wudao and Kobe Bryant who participated in the All-Star for the first time were asked more questions, which can be regarded as giving these young players more exposure opportunities.

The All-Star Game was held at the basketball mecca, Madison Square Garden in New York.

It's the heart of Manhattan, and the train station isn't much from the arena.

Tens of thousands of tickets on match day were long gone, and even outside the stadium, there were many fans who didn't manage to buy tickets.

Hundreds of media arrived early, and the players did not stay in the lounge all the time, arriving at the stadium early hours before the game to be interviewed by media reporters from all over the world.

In the spotlight.

The exposure that All-Stars can get is probably second only to the exposure that can be obtained in the NbA Finals, and in some ways, the exposure of All-Stars is even higher than that of the Finals.

After all, the number of stars is not a level!

After a brief interview, the team members returned to their respective break rooms.

At this time, there will be a lot of players who will go to "visit the door".

The All-Star is a game, and it is also a bit of an entertaining game, and although the players also attach importance to it, they are very relaxed in terms of mentality.

"Hey!"

"Guys from the West!"

"Who are you going to send to defend me today?!"

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