On the evening of February 16, 2005, at Madison Square Garden, near the end of the game, Mike Brin couldn't help but gossip about the news he got this morning:

"The NHL became the first sports league to be suspended this year, and hopefully the NBA won't get into that predicament."

"If an agreement is not reached by June 30, the free market will also be affected this year."

Walter Frazier, as a Knicks legend, is naturally on the player's side:

"I don't agree with the rule of restricting the age at which players can enter the league."

"If a genius like Lee comes out again, it's not fair to them."

Both are avoiding the most contradictory issue at the moment, with David Stern wanting the league to push marijuana testing further, which is the main reason why the labor and management have not reached an agreement.

The Bucks had switched to the atmosphere group at this point, and both sides were waiting for the game to end.

It was the last game before the All-Star break for both teams, and the commitment on both sides was not high, and the players were already getting ready for the All-Star break.

As the final hum sounded, the score was finally fixed at 92:107, and the Knicks narrowly defeated their opponents and avoided a two-game losing streak.

At the end of the Western Conference road trip, the Knicks lost to the Heat and Pistons.

After light wins over the Celtics and Cavaliers, they recently have a 3-2 record.

Halfway through the game, the Knicks, like most teams, entered a period of fatigue, and their three-point shooting percentage dropped dramatically.

With 44 wins and 9 losses, according to the Knicks' current record, they have almost locked up the playoffs.

D'Antoni, who became the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star again, was also asked about the fluctuation of form in an interview with local media in New York after the game:

"We've shot less than three percent from the outside in a couple of games, does that mean the team needs to make a tactical adjustment?"

D'Antoni is still as confident as in previous interviews:

"We're still number one in the league at the moment, and I have confidence in the lads that we're going to keep going after the All-Star break."

'With 29 games left, the team has a big advantage at the moment, and the next step is to adjust the time.

"Pau should be back in March, and we don't have a goal for the record, and maybe the Knicks will be the first team in the league to prepare for the playoffs."

After saying this, D'Antoni laughed again, even if he loses half of the next, the coaching staff can accept it, and it is better to leave it to other teams to develop in the future.

Lee Yoo is the union representative for the Knicks this year, and as All-Star Weekend approaches, the NHL is suspended, and the sports media are beginning to be concerned about the current collective bargaining agreement.

When attending the press conference, Li You did not shy away from the issue of marijuana, but said frankly:

"Promoting marijuana testing is not a problem for the Knicks."

"In the locker room, we all believe that marijuana is an illegal drug, and it would be a good move for the coalition to want to enact any measure."

"But I'm not in favor of an age limit, it's not appropriate to have a maximum contract of four years, and players need more security."

"As for lowering the luxury tax threshold, that's something Mr. Dolan should be considering, but I don't think he agrees."

A Yahoo Sports reporter heard Li You's answer and quipped in a low voice:

"Lee, maybe Artest will be troubled!"

Several sports media have followed suit to discuss that Artest has sold leaves before, and everyone will naturally be biased against repeat offenders.

Li You didn't care about this kind of boring discussion, and after straightening the microphone, he jokingly said:

"It's hard to see Ron on the pitch this season, and if the league allows him to return, you can ask him what he thinks in person."

James Dolan has recently been busy selling his family's cable business with his dad, and by the way, he has to tear up with New York City Hall.

Mr. Bloomberg has been suggesting that MSG build a new facility near the existing stadium since last year.

The Jets intended to move over, and the two sides had serious disagreements over the decision to build a 75,000-seat stadium.

MSG won't move because they want to keep the property tax relief granted by the Koch administration 20 years ago, and Bloomberg is speaking out on behalf of the mayor:

"Without Jet Stadium to drive development, New York wouldn't be able to afford the cost of extending the subway to the site."

"If we don't get the stadium in the end, people forget about Line 7."

Bloomberg has stated more than once that James Dolan should be worried about the Nets' arena in downtown Brooklyn, and the 75,000-seat stadium will not affect Madison Square Garden.

To this, James Dolan's response is also very simple:

"MSG will renovate the current location without using taxpayer money."

In order to dispel the idea of building a stadium, MSG bid $600 million for the land where it is located, and the Dolan family did not give the mayor any face, and they planned to "kill" the stadium.

Mr. Bloomberg also tried to get Lee to stand for him, adamant that the Jets wouldn't affect the Knicks.

The two sides have been torn apart recently, and Li You didn't plan to participate, he sent a beautiful horse to Georgina, and by the way, Ivana followed to blow the "daughter's wind".

On Thursday the 17th, Li You, who got up early, looked out the window.

The room was still dark, and when Li You returned to Ivana, the latter squeezed into his arms again.

Just a few minutes after 6 o'clock, Ivana, who was a little confused, couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

"Is it time to get up? Honey, I want to sleep a little longer. ”

After tidying up the other party's somewhat messy blonde hair, Li You reminded:

"Your father is coming back today, and he should have to deal with the restaurant."

Arching twice in frustration, Ivana reluctantly propped up her upper body, and the whole person lay on Li You again, closed her eyes and whispered:

"Pick me up and go to the bathroom! Maybe I should go to Florida for a while. ”

After finishing the morning exercise, Ivana, who had a ruddy face, returned to the bedroom, Li You helped to sort out the waist-length blonde hair, looked at the other party was still showing his beautiful figure, leaned over and rubbed it twice:

"Does Georgina like that pretty little mare?"

Looking at the pair of fairness in the mirror that began to deform, Ivana laughed out loud, and then said meaningfully:

"She loved it, but she's recently put her horses on Peninsula Estate."

Li You shrugged his shoulders, he didn't have time to go back recently, so he didn't participate in the celebrity party.

The two only wrapped around the towel, and Ivana, who turned around, hugged Li You, raised her head and asked in a low voice:

"Do emails and social media really affect voters?"

Li You guessed that the white rabbit in his arms should have talked to Georgina about the election campaign before he had questions:

"I think the answer is yes, but more important is campaign money, which Bloomberg spent on mail in 2001 and was said to have spent $14 million."

"And his donkey opponent Mark Green spent only 16.5 million on the entire campaign."

"I remember this data very clearly, although there is a suspicion of exaggeration, but the role of money still cannot be ignored."

Mr. Bloomberg received 47 percent of the Hispanic vote and 25 percent of the black vote, and Mr. Lee was so impressed that he had a good memory and never forgot the news from previous years.

The campaign cost $75 million, and Mr. Bloomberg defeated his opponents, and in this campaign, the billionaire raised his own campaign funds and announced that there was no cap.

Hearing Li You introduce the situation back then, Ivana blinked her eyes and suddenly whispered:

"If my father runs for the election, can he succeed with enough money?"

"God knows, I think he prefers to be a TV star now."

“.”

On the night of the 17th, at 90:94, the Cavaliers lost to the Timberwolves on the road, and their record came to 32-19.

The record was the same as that of the Pistons, but the relationship between victory and defeat was outnumbered, and the Cavaliers eventually fell to fourth place in the East before the All-Star weekend.

McHale took over the Timberwolves and moved to 27-27 after winning the game.

Although he lost, LeBron James looked extra confident after the game, and simply said hello to Garnett and came to the sidelines for an interview.

When asked by a reporter what he felt about being invited by Michael Jordan during All-Star Weekend, James felt the noisy atmosphere, raised his voice, and responded simply:

"Michael Jordan is a great basketball player and I watched him play when I was very young."

"I'm happy to get advice from him."

After entering the league, James and Michael Jordan did not have much intersection, and in this regard, the local sports media in Polis asked:

"LeBron, a lot of people are calling you the next Michael Jordan, is that going to stress you out?"

"I'm myself, there's no next Jordan, you know, times have changed, and now the game is more paced and more focused on three-point shooting."

"Michael Jordan represents an era, and now, Lee represents the future."

"I prefer to learn from the best players of all time, I feel like I can do more, rebounding, assists, defending, scoring, I want to be a more versatile player."

“.”

LeBron James's words were completely changed by ESPN's processing report:

"The new generation of players thinks Lee has surpassed Michael Jordan to become the best of all time."

"LeBron James doesn't want to be Michael Jordan, he wants to play like Lee."

Li You, who was about to fly to Denver, also saw the news, and the low-key Michael Jordan was still used for consumption.

This year, Hook will sign a lifetime contract with Lee Woo in the offseason, and his original sneakers will also be released.

Before the All-Star break, the hook made a teaser and gave a few more shouts to the old sneakers.

Due to problems with sales in Germany, Hook began a new round of litigation with Adidas at the end of last month.

When Li You boarded the Gulfstream private jet prepared by Amex, Matt Parker, who was traveling with him, sat in his seat and talked about Michael Jordan who came out to show his face:

"Mycus has a good relationship with the Bobcats, and he probably hasn't given up on owning a team."

'Maybe in two years he'll be in the management of this team, but we're not optimistic about him, David Falke and his time are over.'

Agents often come up with solutions for the team, and Falke may still be influential in the industry, but over time, a new agency will replace them.

Li You naturally knows Michael Jordan's draft vision, and in a few years, everyone will be able to witness his management talents:

"Why let Converse sign Wade? The rookie's popularity is not bad. ”

Hearing Li You's inquiry, Matt Parker didn't hide it:

"We just acquired Converse, so naturally we want to get more development for the brand."

"But more importantly, we have limited resources at the moment, and everyone is more optimistic about LeBron James besides you."

"Wade has too many injuries, you know, he's only a sophomore rookie."

All-Star Weekend has begun, most of the players have chosen to go on vacation, and Kidd, who was not selected, has been very active recently, and his agent even released rumors:

"Kidd wants to go to Minnesota and join forces with Kevin Garnett."

Neither the Nets nor the Timberwolves have said much about such trade rumors.

Kidd himself denied the news in an interview:

"I didn't want to be traded, and I never asked the team to send me away."

"At the moment I'm just focused on the Nets, and you can report on it until the trade deadline, and I promise the fans that I'm going to lead the team to the playoffs."

Carter was named to this year's All-Star Game for the Nets, and Kidd, who stayed in New Jersey, struggled to make his presence felt, but received little feedback.

The Nets, who are still struggling for the playoffs, have no hope of competing for a championship, and fans are more concerned about the Heat's state in comparison.

O'Neal's stats were also declining in late January and early February, and Li You was tired, and the fat shark was even more desperate.

O'Neal was in third place on the MVP rankings, but it was difficult for him to improve his performance.

O'Neill, who recently traveled with his younger brother, began to talk about it again in an interview:

"With 28 games left, we won't let up, and don't be surprised to see the Heat overtake the Knicks at the end of the regular season."

"We don't rely on three-point shooting, give me a few days off, and after All-Star Weekend, I'll continue to dominate the interior!"

With 40 wins and 14 losses, the Heat are in second place in the Eastern Conference, and the win gap is still within the trailing range.

Following O'Neill, Wade wore a voluminous white short-sleeved T-shirt with an equally wide pair of gray sweatpants and Converse's white skate shoes on his feet.

Wade is also very proud of the team's current record, and his agent has recently secured several good endorsement contracts for him.

Thinking of the playoffs, without waiting for the reporter to ask questions, Wade on the side took the initiative to add:

"We're going to get to the Eastern Conference Finals this year, and as you can see, we can beat the Knicks, and the All-Star weekend is over, and the Heat are going to have more wins."

Not long ago, the Heat won on the road, which gave O'Neal and Wade more confidence.

O'Neal doesn't want to spend too much energy on All-Star Weekend, and he has been playing less minutes lately, and this season, he intends to prove himself again.

The local sports media in Miami waited until the two left and began to discuss in a low voice, thinking of the difference between the win, and suddenly someone said:

"Maybe the team's weakness at the moment is in the coaching staff, and if Pat Riley is in charge of this team, maybe we can win the championship."

On February 18th, with the arrival of fans, the city of Denver was also lively.

In the morning, the NBA organized players to take personal makeup photos and attend press conferences.

In the afternoon, there will also be a fan meeting, where the invited players will give speeches in front of the children and complete the promotion work by the way.

In recent years, the NBA has been popular for loose clothes, and although David Stern has repeatedly emphasized the dress code, most of the players who appeared at the Pepsi Center in Denver had enough pants to fit two people during the morning photoshoot.

If the league allows it, there is a high probability that the outfit will appear on the player.

Kobe Bryant, who recently returned from injury, has grown a beard, and his whole person looks a little vicissitudes, and he doesn't like Colorado, which reminds him of some bad experiences.

In this year's All-Star Game, Kobe Bryant didn't bring Vanessa either, in case the fans here call him an "illegal intruder" again, then it will be the family that will be embarrassed.

Like trend-seeking NBA stars, Kobe Bryant also wore a fat black suit, a loose white shirt on his body, and jeans on his lower body were also unusually fat.

At this time, Kobe Bryant was chatting happily with the outdated Garnett, the two had known each other very early, and when they didn't talk about basketball, they had a very good private relationship.

Since Carl Malone wanted to green him, Kobe Bryant has become cautious in making friends, and when he saw McCreddy appear, he shouted hello:

"Tracy! Well done, it seems that you persuaded the coach! ”

With a 32-21 record, the Rockets have filled most of the holes they dug at the beginning of the season.

After sending away Tyronn Lue in a trade for David Wesley, the Rockets also started to pick up, and Mike Brown's tactic of handing the ball to McGrady finally worked.

It seems that he didn't sleep well last night, McGrady was wearing a wide white T-shirt, his whole body was sleepy-eyed, he stepped forward and bumped fists with Kobe, and said quite proudly:

"I should have been able to make it past the first round this year, and if the coaching staff had taken my advice earlier, it would have been better."

The three hadn't seen each other for a while, and this time they met in Denver and chatted non-stop for a while.

This year, the Spurs trio were all All-Stars, the biggest winner in the Western Conference, and Popovich was also elected as the head coach of the Western Conference All-Star, and there were significantly more reporters around the Spurs.

Garnett was a little unhappy, he was still the protagonist last year, but this year he was out of breath, and when he saw Duncan and a few people smiling and being interviewed, he couldn't help but be annoyed and said:

"Why hasn't the event started yet, I'm not interested in standing here all the time."

McGrady also followed the X's at this time, and said loudly to the staff who were in charge of taking pictures on the side:

"One chance, we'll leave after taking a photo, take it with my heart, I don't want to waste time here."

Arenas, who was on the side, naturally very low-key when he entered the All-Star for the first time, saw the two pretending to be X, and secretly pouted.

While McGrady was still communicating with the staff, Lee Yo and Ray Allen were on the scene.

Looking at a bunch of crotch pants, Li You raised his eyebrows, personal dress is personal freedom, and he has no intention of intervening:

"The timing is just right, Billy Hunter will come over in an hour, we'll have a simple meeting, and we'll be on the same page during All-Star Weekend."

Ray Allen on the side didn't notice anyone pretending to be X, and then simply added:

"We don't want to see the NBA shut down, and Hunter will make sure that everyone is interested, so don't get the union in trouble these days."

Both men were dressed in gray checkered suits, which seemed out of place in the scene, and Lewis and Ben Wallace laughed as Lee beckoned the crew to start taking pictures.

Arenas stabbed Antoine Jamison at his side, turning his head and grinning as well.

Garnett and McGrady pretended to be X and failed, and when they saw the smiles on everyone's faces, their faces turned dark with anger.

O'Neal, who was deliberately late for the finale, was also wearing a wide gray suit, and after whispering to Li You, he also agreed to the follow-up arrangement.

As for taking pictures for an hour, Fat Shark has no opinion.

James, Wade and other newcomers have been quietly watching the development of the situation, and Yao Ming and Nowitzki do not care about union matters.

The staff breathed a sigh of relief, and the sports reporter secretly recorded the scene, and noticed that Garnett was still thinking about it, which was very funny.

In the rookie challenge that night, Garnett and the others disappeared.

Lee Woo and Lean Remus, who debuted early and won the Grammy Country Singer of the Year, will be the halftime performers of the main event tomorrow.

The country female singer who got married at the age of 19 has a good personality, but she has completely grown crooked as she grows older.

On the TNT commentary bench, taking advantage of the halftime break, Kevin Harlan and Steve Kerr chatted about the topic of MVP again:

"It looks like Lee has locked up the award, and although the Knicks started losing before the All-Star break, they still have a record ahead of the Spurs."

"Steve, we all know you've played for the Spurs, how would you rate Duncan's performance this season?"

41-12, before the All-Star break, the Spurs defeated the Hornets and continued to hold the first place in the West.

"I think the Spurs have finished rebuilding under Duncan and Ginobili has given us a big surprise."

"Despite all the criticism of head coach Popovich, I understand his role for the Spurs, and he's the best manager for Duncan."

"Like Popovich said, Duncan is a selfless leader, I've learned a lot during my time with the Spurs, and I'm more bullish on the Spurs than I am on the Knicks."

There wasn't much difference between the two teams' wins, and Kevin Harlan asked curiously:

"Is it the cause of the injury? We all know that the Bulls also encountered such a dilemma back then. ”

"Do you think the Spurs have a chance to end the Knicks' dominance?"

Steve Cole smiled and put on a look like I've all experienced:

"Aside from injuries, it's more about the desire to win, and the Spurs have better mental attributes, and I mean the Knicks have won too much."

"In order to solve this problem, when Mai Buckle was at the training ground to motivate us, Lee didn't seem to notice that, and he needs to be more strict with his teammates."

"I believe the Spurs' desire for a championship has surpassed that of the Knicks, and that's the key to victory!"

When it came to spiritual attributes, Kevin Harlan almost couldn't answer, just nodded in agreement, pondered for a while, and suddenly spoke again:

"Maybe the Spurs are more hungry for a championship, but Lee played the best stats of his career, and he was simply unstoppable on the offensive end."

"Against a scorer who averaged 36 points per game in the regular season, I don't think the Spurs could limit him."

“.”

Steve Kerr is speechless, not talking about the spirit of the data, this matter cannot be compared, the current Knicks are still far ahead of the scoring list, the Spurs have not scored more than 100, and there is a big gap between the two sides

Carmelo Anthony, who failed to make the All-Star selection, worked hard at the Rookie Challenge.

In the second half of the game, everyone also gave face to the hosts, and as the first-year team conceded defeat early, the final score was fixed at 133:106.

With 31 points, Anthony lifted the Rookie Challenge MVP trophy at home.

Anthony wasn't happy, though, as James and Wade were both All-Stars.

On Saturday the 19th, before the start of the individual challenge, Popovich, who was interviewed, also talked about the arrangement of the main event:

'The players don't have to worry about playing time, it's a holiday for the fans and we're going to give you a great game.'

Apparently Popovich isn't going to use the Spurs trio too much, and the team will have to fight for home-court advantage in the playoffs after All-Star Weekend.

The same is true for D'Antoni, who has been in Denver with his family since he stopped focusing on the specifics, and getting Stoudmire and Lee Healthy for the weekend is all that matters.

Mustache made almost the same point, not giving a clear answer about the appearance time:

"I'm going to control everyone's playing time and I'm going to take care of the fans."

"I'm sure the Eastern Conference will win because we have the best backcourt players in the league and the best big men in the league."

Since none of the Nuggets players were selected for the All-Star Game, as the host, they had to actively participate in the individual challenge games.

In the skills challenge that night, Earl Boykins, who was favored by Nuggets fans, failed to win the championship.

Steve Nash defeated Arenas and Redno to lift the trophy.

In the three-point shootout, Nuggets fans are expecting Vozan Leonard to defend his title.

As a result, the Suns' Quentin Richardson defeated Ray Allen, Joe Johnson, Korver, and Radomanovic to become this year's three-point leader.

In the slam dunk contest, Nuggets fans continue to shout loudly for the home team's beast power forward Kenyon Martin

The result was disappointing again, with the Hawks' Josh Smith comfortably beating Chris Anderson and J.R. Smith to lift the slam dunk title.

The three individual games were mediocre, and the Nuggets fans on the scene were disappointed.

Wearing a yellow jersey and a yellow headband, JR Smith actually did well, after all, he was only 19 years old, but the dunk action did not fully show his physical fitness.

Josh Smith's dunk in the finals was also extremely stretched after the big windmill spun in the air.

The Pepsi Center arena was a bit noisy after all the individual events, with some of the home fans booing from their over-expected home fans.

The newcomers who won the trophy were not affected, and they were still very excited after the game and celebrated with their families.

Ray Allen was also in high spirits despite losing the game, and the SuperSonics currently have a 36-14 record.

This year, they have a lot of hope of making it to the top half, and after a recent statement, they entered the MVP rankings, and Ray Allen is also a little inflated.

After Li You greeted his acquaintances on the sidelines, he took a simple photo with the award-winning newcomers.

When he was about to leave the game, Ray Allen came to his side, looked at the Suns who had a bumper harvest, and whispered:

'They don't have any chances, maybe we can meet in the finals this year.'

Li You just patted his friend who was a little swollen beside him, and followed the other party's words and said:

"I'm expecting you to knock out the Spurs, you and Bowen have a good relationship, and I hope the game won't affect your friendship!"

Ray Allen smiled, not taking this to heart, he did have a friendship with Bowen, but he didn't think the other party could limit himself:

"I'm going to have to rest well this weekend and get first place in the West, maybe I can get the MVP too!"

“.”

(End of chapter)