My Name is Kobe Bryant

February 10, 1998, New York.

"Michael, this is the only game where we can solve our inner demons before we meet the Lakers in the Finals!" Pippen clenched his fists and said angrily.

Can't forget!

The scene where Kobe turned back to celebrate without looking at the ball!

Can't forget!

In Pippen's heart, there was only one player who symbolized basketball! That's his teammate Michael Jordan!

And now, every time Pippen picks up a basketball, he looks like another man!

Jordan tapped his right hand on the table slowly.

Kobe has already cast a shadow in the hearts of Bulls players!

An invincible figure!

Whenever Bulls players pick up a basketball, they will think of that overbearing buzzer beater!

Kobe is like a lingering nightmare for Bulls players!

Jordan and Pippen knew it.

If you can't beat Kobe! The shadow that Kobe brought to the Bulls' invincible team has been wiped away! Then the Bulls' record in the second half of the season will be very bad.

This is the only chance!

All-Star!

Must win!

"You tell Coach, we want a win, no matter what."

Eastern Conference All-Star Coach - Chicago Bulls head coach Phil Jackson who has the Eastern Conference record.

The Zen master was also a little confused at this time.

Should he screw his own players in the All-Star Game and win the game no matter what, or should he play dead and let Qiaopi rest and prepare for the regular season.

When Pippen conveyed Jordan's meaning, he knew that he had no choice in this war!

Come on then!

"Coach! Are we going to do something against those Lakers guys?" Stockton, Malone, Richmond, and Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan, the three of them stayed in the hotel.

Together we discussed the arrangements and arrangements for the All-Star event.

So far this season, the Lakers have the best record in the Western Division and the Jazz are second.

But Harris was already elected as the All-Star head coach last season and cannot be re-elected. So Jerry Sloan served as the coach of the Western Conference All-Stars.

Malone was selected as the starter, Stockton and Richmond were selected as the substitutes. It's like saying that half of this All-Star team belongs to the Utah Jazz!

"They're dead! Can't they? Let them play for 48 minutes!" Ma Long shouted, slamming the table.

"48 minutes is a bit difficult, but playing the full 40 minutes is a good idea. Don't they like to pursue victory? That's what they want."

"Not bad! Let them compete with those guys in the East to lose both sides, and then we can overtake them in the second half of the regular season!"

"What a great idea! 34 consecutive wins, taking over the second place in the regular season record? The Lakers are going to be laughed out of their pants!"

Jerry Sloan smiled helplessly as he looked at Malone and Richmond who were not calm.

Are the Lakers such a big shadow on you?

Although the All-Star game is just an insignificant game, don't you have any desire to win?

Stockton also glanced at Malone with disdain. The arrangement he was talking about was to put the three Lakers on the bench and lead the Western Conference All-Stars to victory.

Malone and Richmond really have the same chemistry!

"I don't want to play with Kobe!" Gary Payton gritted his teeth.

But the experience last year is still vivid in my mind!

After he and Malone refused to play, Kobe led a group of substitutes and killed the Eastern Conference All-Stars! ~

In the end, he blocked a shot to beat Jordan. Gary Payton felt speechless when he thought about that scene!

Please! Jordan, can you give me some help?

This is the first time in so many years that Payton hopes Jordan will be stronger!

"Gary, let's play hard." Wen Baker advised Payton. In Wen Baker's view, after all, you, Payton, were voted in by the fans to watch you play.

If you don't want to appear, wouldn't you be living up to the fans' vote?

Wen Baker's theory still makes sense. After all, players only feed off the fans.

Fans are the bread and butter of the players. After Payton played such tricks in the All-Star Game last year, the popularity of the gloves has been in a state of stagnation this year.

Obviously, Payton has suffered a lot in terms of popularity and selection of various awards.

Even this year's Seattle SuperSonics didn't seem to get much attention after taking third place in such a fiercely competitive Western Conference.

Even Stern will not give special treatment to a player who is unwilling to play.

If it weren't for the fact that the Western Conference's guards weren't particularly capable, Payton's All-Star starting spot would really be out of the question.

"Farke, do I have to fight alongside Kobe?"

"Now it's not a question of whether you want to play or not. It's a question of whether Kobe is willing to play with you."

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"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! This is New York! The Big Apple! All-Star Night!"

"There are countless superstars here! There are darlings of the world! This is the world center of basketball!"

"Madison Square Garden Arena! This will be the most dazzling place this night!"

All-Star commentary is provided by Collins and Magic.

The two old friends joked and joked with each other, and the 1998 All-Star Game began.

The stars took to the court one after another.

"Hoho, Kobe, we are going to fight side by side again!" The Wolf King beat his chest and stamped his feet.

"You'll dunk Webb hard on me later." Kobe was also very excited, finally having an all-around power forward partner!

In fact, in Garnett's last year with the Timberwolves, he had the opportunity to go to the Lakers and play alongside Kobe.

If that deal goes through, the Celtics won't have a Big Three, and Kobe may be able to win his second three consecutive championships.

Garnett and Kobe are a perfect match, the peak Wolf King plus a peak Kobe! The dominance of such a combination is not even worse than that of the OK Dynasty!

Kobe, Garnett and O'Neal were laughing and joking, while Payton and Malone on the other side were silent.

Payton slumped and said no more words about refusing to play.

On the other side, Malone looked around, wondering when his coach would replace him.

Speaking of which, Ma Long really doesn’t care about popularity!

His home base is Utah, and it's impossible for Utah fans not to vote for him!

As for the votes and attention from the rest of the country, who cares?

Malone doesn't care!

On the other side of the Eastern Conference All-Star starting lineup, Pence and Webb are on the same team. Other Uncle Mu and Kemp were surrounding Jordan.

The atmosphere in the Eastern Conference is obviously better than the starters in the Western Conference!

Among the Western Conference starters, Kobe, O'Neal, and Garnett are the only three who play seriously.

In the Eastern Conference, every player wants to win the game!

"Kobe, it's us who will win this time." Penny Hardaway saw Kobe and Jordan looking at each other without saying a word, so he couldn't help but stepped forward and greeted Kobe with a smile.

"Yeah?"