My Name is Kobe Bryant

Chapter 243: All-Star Opening!

"The players are on the field!" Amidst the magician's passionate roar, the Gund Stadium was plunged into darkness.

Then a light hit the player tunnel, and a white five-pointed star-shaped arch appeared at the entrance of the player tunnel.

Since it is ALL-STAR, the organizers designed an appearance ceremony to walk out of the five-pointed star.

Compared with later generations, all kinds of bells and whistles, singing and dancing ceremonies, the current appearance is more simple and clear.

"The first one to play is the Western All-Star!"

The first player to play in the West is the veteran All-Star, Richmond.

Then Clyde Drexler, John Stockton, Eddie Jones, Kevin Garnett, Detlef Schrempf, Tom Gugliotta one by one Filed into the arena.

"Next up, Oregon State's 6-foot-4 guard, Gary Payton!"

In the starting lineup, Payton was the first to appear on the field. Wearing a dark green jersey, he bounced into the arena. He reached the finals last year, which greatly improved his status.

"Next! Lower Mayne High School, 6-foot-6 guard, Kobe Bryant!"

Bryant, wearing a purple and gold jersey, walked into the court second.

"Trinity Valley Community College! Six-foot-ten forward, Sean Kemp!"

"Louisiana Tech! Six-foot-nine forward, Karl Malone!"

In the west, the two-time championship winner, the big dream Olajuwon, played last.

"Uh! Seven-foot center, Hakeem-Olajuwon!"

Then the eastern players came on stage one by one.

Finally - the man in red slowly walked to the center of the field.

"Welcome! Six-foot-six shooting guard from the University of North Carolina! Michael-Jordan in jersey No. 23!"

Jordan slowly stepped into the arena, wearing a loose Bulls training jacket, and high-fiving the players in turn.

At this moment, Jordan is the center of the world.

"This time, I'll kick your ass." Jordan walked up to Kobe and whispered to him.

"Be careful wrestling." Kobe responded.

"Huh~ Am I late?" A tall, thin young man with sleepy eyes and fluffy eyes walked to the seat.

On his left is Lamar Odom, the current No. 1 high school student in the United States, and on his right is the future basketball emperor James.

"It's not too late, the game hasn't started yet." Odom responded with a smile, the man always smiles at the world.

"Hi, I'm invited by Kobe, my name is Tracy." McGrady raised his eyes, this guy seemed familiar.

"Hi Tracy. This is Lamar. This is LeBron. We're all Kobe's buddies."

"Unfortunately I'm not. As much as I appreciate Kobe for giving me tickets, my idol is Penny."

This kid is good at dancing. This is Odom's feeling, and the good man is also a little angry.

Odom turned his head and decided to ignore the kid.

Maddie suddenly remembered something.

"Are you Lamar Odom?"

"That's right."

"I'm also a senior in high school, will you pass me by later?"

"Oh? Then respect is worse than obedience." There are always people who challenge Odom, the No. 1 high school student in the United States, but Odom seldom pays attention to it. But this guy who doesn't know how to be grateful made Odom angry!

I will teach you a lesson later!

Xiao Zhan on the side is also looking forward to it. He wants to see the strength of his big brother, and wants to see how strong the number one high school student in the United States is!

"Kobe, long time no see." On the Eastern All-Star side, Hill and Penny have always had a lot of contact with Kobe. As the new generation of stars, they have a lot of common topics.

"Brother, how are you doing?" Kobe gave the two of them a hug.

"It sucks." Penny shook his head. The Magic are currently ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference, not far from the Washington Bullets in front and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the back. They may fall out of the playoffs at any time.

Coupled with his own knee injury, Penny's performance on the field is also very struggling. Currently averaging 20+5+5 per game, he has not achieved super giant-level team leadership data as expected by the media.

Hill smiled, he was just elected Player of the Month in January. Averaged 30.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 2.1 steals, 1.1 blocks and 3.2 turnovers per game in a single month.

The overall performance of this dominant level allowed him to overwhelm Kobe, who also performed well, and won the best of the month.

It can be said that among these three people, Penny Hardaway's performance is a bit behind.

"Brother, you should take a good rest." Kobe also watched a few penny games. Obviously, the knee injury has not healed. This kind of forced single-core leadership is very stressful and may lead to injuries. deterioration.

"No, I swear I will bring Orlando to the playoffs." Why doesn't Penny know the problem?

The expectations of the fans, the pressure from the management, and their own vows.

These make Penny, as long as there is breath, will appear on the basketball court.

Neither Kobe nor Hill can say much, this is a man's determination.

"Okay, guys. It's time to enjoy the game." Doug Collins, who once coached Jordan, had Phil Jackson as his assistant. The current head coach of the Pistons has brought a seriously aging team with only a single-core Hill team to the second place in the Eastern Conference.

Jordan is very happy and can continue to play for Collins again.

There are many stories about the two of them.

Collins was once the No. 1 pick selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in 1973, and was selected as an All-Star for three consecutive years from 1976 to 1978.

In 1980, at the age of 29, Collins announced his retirement due to injury.

In 1986, he came to the Bulls to replace Stan Ahlbeck as head coach.

Michael fell in love with this head coach who had a brilliant career and was serious and responsible at first sight.

"Coach, I won't let your first game in charge end in failure."

After saying these words, Jordan scored 40+ on the field and defeated the powerful enemy at that time.

Collins used Jordan as the absolute core, from the initiation of the offense to the end of the offense, all in Jordan's hands.

This also allowed Jordan to play the most exaggerated years of his career data, averaging 37.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.9 steals, 1.5 blocks and 3.3 turnovers per game under the coaching of Collins.

In the second year, Collins' coaching inspired the strongest Jordan. He played a legendary performance of 35 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1.6 blocks.

But in the end the Bulls fell into heavy siege and fell in the second round again.

Bulls general manager Jerry Krause ousted Collins and made then-assistant Phil Jackson the head coach.

This is also something that Michael has always been worried about. From this incident, Jordan and Klaus have had a grudge.

"Coach! Nice to play for you again."

"Michael, it's an honor to coach you again."

The two looked at each other and smiled, as if they had returned to the legendary era of the 1980s, when only the two of them could rely on each other in the entire team.

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