Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Hotel.

"Hi bro, see you again!"

"Melon, come so early?"

Doon has been studying and playing in the United States for so many years, and he has never been to a casino.

Now that I'm finally participating in the Las Vegas All-Star Weekend, I naturally want to hunt for a little curiosity.

So I arrived in Las Vegas a little earlier and came to the official hotel arranged by the NBA for the stars.

I never thought that as soon as I walked into the door of the hotel, I met my good brother Anthony.

"I was waiting for you, I didn't expect you to be the first." Anthony explained as he gave Doon a hug.

Immediately afterward, Anthony added: "You have no idea how bad my mood is right now.

I came over in a hurry yesterday and wanted to sneak around while my girlfriend wasn't there.

Who knows, before arriving at the casino, a shooting broke out not far away.

Luckily, I ran fast and wasn't affected.

However, this kind of thing also made me not sleep well all night.

And the casinos are all closed and closed from today because of the Las Vegas All-Star Weekend.

I wanted to find a place to play, and I had to wait until the night to go to a nightclub.

I'm glad I waited until you came, otherwise I would have been bored! ”

Hearing Anthony's complaint, Doon subconsciously asked, "Are all the casinos in the casino closed?" ”

"Maybe there's an underground casino, but we can't find that kind of place without an acquaintance.

Brother, let's find somewhere else, do something else, and pass the time!

I believe that with your ingenuity, you should be able to think of some interesting places and interesting projects, right? ”

After listening to what Anthony said, Doon understood the current situation.

Previously, Doon was either concentrating on playing, or he was busy making money and participating in some business activities, and he really didn't care much about the Las Vegas All-Star Weekend.

It turned out that in order to avoid the NBA from being involved in gambling and betting, Stern made a three-chapter agreement with the mayor of Las Vegas in advance.

Even though Stern wanted to leverage Las Vegas' global reach to promote the NBA, all casinos in Las Vegas had to close their doors during All-Star Weekend.

At the same time, within the NBA, NBA players are also strictly prohibited from entering the casino, at any time.

Stern clearly wants the NBA to be healthier and more mainstream.

I don't want the future face of the NBA to be like the old hooligan Jordan.

Perhaps Stern never dreamed that the NBA, which he had worked so hard to run, would be destroyed by his personally chosen successor.

Not long after stepping down, he took the initiative to embrace gambling, of course, these are all later words.

Today's NBA, under Stern's management, is undoubtedly still on the rise.

Now there is energy to let all the regular casinos in Las Vegas close for the NBA All-Star Weekend for four days, which shows the influence of the NBA.

However, Stern's move did cut off some people's thoughts, making many stars who came to participate in All-Star Weekend a lot less fun.

NBA stars are basically black, most of them are from the bottom, not to mention all the five drugs, at least they can't say that they are not in the same place as gambling and drugs.

Not to mention, athletes themselves have a great desire to win, so in the gambling area, NBA players will get some touches.

The more famous, in addition to the old hooligan Jordan, is Arenas, who was unhappy with his teammates because of gambling, and eventually developed into a locker room with guns drawn.

It hasn't happened yet, but it's a matter of time.

Even if the atmosphere in the Bulls' locker room is more harmonious, during the away game, when taking a plane or a bus, teammates play cards or something, and fight for red-faced, it is also a relatively normal phenomenon.

Therefore, even if it is expressly forbidden for stars to enter the casino, players still have to play in private, and some people still play more expensively.

Dunn doesn't occupy this aspect, but there are so many bad friends around him, and there are so many warblers and swallows around him, it is inevitable that he will have a sore back and weak legs.

No, Wade, Bosh and others arrived at the hotel one after another, and everyone heard that the casinos were closed, so they met to go to the sea to play.

Originally, Doon and Paul didn't know each other very well, but with the help of Anthony, Wade, Bosh and others, everyone got together and played happily, and then they naturally became brothers.

Although he hadn't gotten on the banana boat yet, Paul still had a lot of respect for Doon.

It's just that Paul didn't figure it out: "You're all rookies in the same class, why don't you play with James?" ”

"He's a good husband, a good father, and a good son! And we, we're all bad boys! ”

After Wade finished speaking, everyone burst out laughing.

A true gentleman should be like Grant Hill, even if he has been injured by others, he will not deliberately hurt others for the sake of victory, let alone be a habitual offender.

Seriously, the NBA can't find a few good people in the true sense of the word.

Why is there a Dumas Prize for Ethics? It's because it's so rare in the NBA.

Today, Doon's group of people are bad boys who can't get the moral demeanor award.

Natural objects gather like each other, and go out to sea to make waves.

Otherwise, it will not be good to take other people badly.

"Okay, add me one."

Paul understood, and said that he would not pretend, and you see that people are accurate.

Paul's ball quotient is not low, and his emotional intelligence and IQ are not low, so he naturally knows what is more beneficial to him......

Time turned, and it was the evening three days later.

Thomas Mark Center, Las Vegas All-Star Game is about to begin.

This year's Eastern Conference All-Star starters are, Doon, Wade, James, Anthony, Tyson Chandler.

The benches are Arenas, Byron Davis, Carter, Singles Joe, Bosh, Howard, O'Neal.

Western All-Star lineup, starting Maddy, Kobe, Nowitzki, Garnett, Duncan.

Yao Ming missed the All-Star Game because of injury, so there are three big forwards on the court together in this year's Western All-Star starting lineup.

Bench side, Nash, Paul, Parker, Ray Allen, Josh Howard, Marion, Small.

The Suns, who are second in the West, are all three All-Star players, just like the Bulls, who are second in the East.

The situation of the Mavericks is similar to that of the Heat, who obviously finished first in the division, but only two All-Stars were selected.

Nowitzki, in particular, was more wronged, obviously led the team to the finals, and played the first record in the league this season, but he was not recognized by the fans.

If Yao Ming hadn't been injured, the Western All-Star starting position would indeed not have been his turn.

However, for the next All-Star MVP, as well as this season's regular season MVP, Nowitzki said that he still has a lot of ideas.

After losing the Finals last year, Nowitzki, who had learned from the pain, further improved his projection ability and greatly improved his confrontation ability.

Nowitzki, who has gained muscle and become more consistent on offense in the summer, is basically the top five players in the league at the moment.

Now that the strength has arrived, the honor will also begin to be harvested.

"Doon, I hope you don't let me down! Only by winning against you can I prove myself. ”

(End of chapter)