This Forward is Not Serious

At the moment when the result was announced, the whole world seemed to be quiet.

The four people on the show all acted in disbelief and fell into a long silence.

They did it for the show's effect, but the fans really didn't know what to say at this moment.

James really failed to be selected as an All-Star starter!

James entered the league in 2003 and was not selected to the All-Stars in his rookie season.

But since his sophomore year, the 2005 All-Star Game, he has been an All-Star starter and has been for the past ten years.

But now this record has been ended.

And it was at the peak of his career.

This is simply incredible.

In Lin Ying's house, the three people also looked at each other for a while.

Finally, Durant jumped up and shouted excitedly, which even startled Xiao Linyi.

Lin Ying came to his senses only after hearing Durant's shout.

James really lost!

Even though it was a joint effort by all of them, the result was a little too magical.

"Shadow, Nicholas, let's go celebrate!"

Durant shouted after him.

The most enjoyable person in this wave is not Jokic, because Jokic’s desire is actually not high. The most enjoyable person is him!

He finally made those James fans feel uncomfortable!

Lin Ying also stood up with a smile, said hello to Swift, and said he would definitely come back in the evening, and then took them out.

When he went out, he called Su Feng over, and then called his teammates in Brooklyn one by one to come over and go to the bar to get together.

Jokic was selected as the All-Star starter for the first time in his career, and even three members of the Nets were selected as the All-Star starter. This should be celebrated.

Just when Lin Ying took Durant and Jokic to the bar, social media was already exploding.

"So Jokic is stronger than LeBron? What is the meaning of All-Stars?!"

"It's an ugly All-Star, and Lowry has more votes than Irving. The Cavaliers, second in the Eastern Conference, don't have a single player starting? Isn't it ridiculous?!"

"I think the NBA has changed. No wonder it can never compare to the NFL. This is not a fair sports league at all!"

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At this time, Cavaliers fans can be considered happy, because just like Lin Ying and the others, Nets fans are celebrating right now. Who else is using social media!

And the result has been decided. Even if social media is paralyzed by spraying, the result cannot be changed.

Some people are happy, some are sad, some are angry, some are happy, this night is very chaotic.

Then after such a chaotic night, the league announced an important decision the next day.

Starting next season, All-Star Game voting will no longer be decided solely by fans, but will instead be determined by media and player votes, each accounting for 50%.

In other words, even if you are the top vote-getter among the fans, you may not be guaranteed to be a starter in the All-Star Game.

It's a bit like a civil service interview. You have to rank high in both rounds of interviews to be selected.

Fans' discussions on social media will certainly not be able to prompt the league to make such reforms. The bigger reason is that some teams must have protested to the league.

And the magnitude of the protest was definitely not small, which is why the alliance was so anxious to formulate a response policy.

After all, this year Jokic, Pachulia, Kanter, and Lin Ying have been unable to shake the voting top status, making the All-Star voting mechanism very confusing.

This is no longer something that can be solved by changing a ratio or unifying a standard.

Therefore, the alliance uses a financial analogy to deal with it. To prevent this market from collapsing, introducing a new market will alleviate the problem to a great extent.

Facts have also proved that this is effective, and both fans and teams are satisfied with such a plan.

Although the number of players is much smaller than the fan base, as participants in the league, they can judge their performance more objectively.

It can be predicted that next year's All-Star voting will become very interesting.

But those are things for next year. Nets fans will definitely be happy this year.

Three voted starting players, this directly created NBA history!

This is the Nets versus the Western Conference All-Stars, and it’s full of immersion!

Some fans are even overjoyed, wondering if there will be any surprises in the future substitute list. Four of the Nets will be selected to the All-Stars!

…

A week has passed in the blink of an eye, and the All-Star Game substitute rosters and individual event rosters have all been released.

Fans did not find a fourth Nets player on this list, because the Nets' configuration frankly cannot have a fourth person.

However, fans unexpectedly discovered that Jokic will become a very busy man in this year's All-Star Game.

Because in addition to participating in the All-Star Game, he also has to participate in the Rookie Challenge, Skills Challenge and Three-Point Shootout Contest.

The little fat man wants to treat Toronto as his own show venue!

If Bounce hadn't been like a passerby, he would probably have gone to the slam dunk contest!

*Attached is a partial roster for the All-Star Game

Western Conference substitutes: Paul, Harden, Thompson, Draymond Green, Aldridge, Anthony Davis, Cousins;

Eastern Conference substitutes: Irving, Wall, George, DeRozan, James, Anthony, Howard;

Skills Challenge: DeMarcus Cousins, Draymond Green, Jokic, Towns, Isaiah Thomas, CJ McCollum, Wall, Corey Joseph;

Three-Point Contest: Thompson, Curry, Harden, Lowry, Devin Booker, Jokic, JJ Redick;

Slam Dunk Contest: Zach LaVine, Aaron Gordon, Towns, Will Barton;

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Just looking at this list, you know that this year's All-Star Game will be very exciting.

And Jokic is indeed very busy this year. He will encounter Green in the skills challenge, and he is the only big man participating in the three-point shooting competition.

You don't need to guess to know that the little fat man must have been semi-coerced into participating.

But there is another big thing happening in this year's All-Star Game.

On the first day of the All-Star Game, the same day as the All-Star Rookie Game, the league will hold the 2016 NBA Hall of Fame Ceremony.

The lineup inducted into the Hall of Fame this year is very luxurious, and many of the names are familiar to fans.

O'Neal, McGrady and Iverson.

For many fans, this is the youth of a generation.

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Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it’s the eve of the All-Star Weekend.

At this time, the alliance pattern has begun to emerge.

Over in the West, the Warriors lead the league with 48 wins and 4 losses.

This victory also set a record. They became the only team in NBA history to win 48 games before the All-Star break.

The Spurs ranked second with a record of 44 wins and 8 losses.

Because the Warriors performed so amazingly, the Spurs did not attract so much attention, but in fact they have also set the best record before the All-Star break in team history.

If they continue to perform at this rate, they are very likely to set a new record for the best record in team history.

The Lakers ranked third with 41 wins and 11 losses.

Although they lost to the Warriors and Nets in a row, their performance this season is obviously better than in the past few seasons.

The Clippers ranked fourth with 36 wins and 15 losses.

The arrival of Deron has significantly improved the strength of the Clippers, and Crowder's role has also been ignored. In addition, Harrell also performed well on the bench.

It seems that only the Thunder are losing money on the original three-party deal.

The Mavericks, Timberwolves, Trail Blazers and Thunder are ranked five to eight.

In the East, the Nets rank first with a record of 45 wins and 7 losses.

Although it is not as impressive as the Warriors' record, considering that the Nets lost 2 of the first 7 games, this is amazing enough.

The Cavaliers ranked second with 40 wins and 13 losses.

Although they performed well at the start of the game, Love's weight loss became their biggest problem.

That may help them when they face the Warriors in the Finals, but the problem is that the first thing they have to consider now is how to get past the Nets.

The Raptors ranked third with 38 wins and 15 losses.

The Celtics ranked fourth with 36 wins and 17 losses.

The Hawks, Hornets, Heat, and Pistons ranked fifth to eighth respectively.

It is worth mentioning that there are some disharmonious factors in the Pacers team. George and Hibbert had conflicts before over the issue of who would get a woman first. Now that the small ball era is coming, Hibbert is struggling. Conflicts further intensified.

Coupled with the team's poor record, the Pacers have put Hibbert on the shelf.

This has been a pretty rough season for Indiana fans.

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The day before the All-Star Weekend, Lin Ying, Durant, Jokic and Joseph traveled to Toronto together.

Because this time they were going to Canada to participate in a competition, Swift and Xiaolin Yi did not go with them.

They arrived in Toronto in the morning, and except for Joseph who stayed at the hotel in the afternoon, the others were arranged to attend fan activities.

The All-Star Game in Toronto is a bit special. All the players selected for the main game will appear at the fan activities every day.

The event was arranged outside the Canadian Airlines Center Arena, home of the Raptors.

When they arrived, the event venue was already packed with people.

Although Canada's population is not large, when a country's fans gather together, the number is definitely indispensable.

There is an appearance ceremony before the event starts. The players will be introduced to the stage one by one and line up to say hello to the fans.

Lin Ying was the last to appear.

When he came on stage, the fans at the scene were excited.

He is now the most serious player in the league, and as Canada is the "Far Eastern Province" of the United States, its understanding of him is similar to that of North American fans.

Durant leaned closer to Lin Ying sincerely. They were the Texas Twins and were close to each other.

"LeBron didn't come. He was said to be unwell."

After getting closer, Durant immediately spoke.

As soon as Durant said that, Lin Ying looked to the side, but he really didn't see James.

"It's a pity. I originally wanted to see his expression this year."

Durant continued.

Lin Ying coughed for a while, which was too bad.

After the meeting, it was followed by a series of activities such as interacting with fans and then attending a press conference.

Somewhat surprisingly, Jokic is very popular here, and some fans even dressed themselves up as "clowns" to take photos with Jokic.

Lin Ying and Durant were stunned by this.

Do Canadians like fat people?

And Jokic also had a lot of fun. In the end, he asked the female fans to put on clown makeup on himself.jpg.

Then, the fans on his side exploded.

Play as you please, Jokic has always adhered to his own life philosophy on this point.

After the event, they attended a press conference together.

Jokic was still wearing clown makeup at this time, which also made him the focus of reporters' questions.

At first, reporters focused on his makeup, but then slowly turned back to his selection as a starter.

Jokic also showed his true feelings on this occasion.

"I only started playing basketball when I was 14 years old. I really didn't expect that one day I would become an NBA All-Star starter. This is like a dream."

Lin Ying and Durant laughed loudly after hearing this, and Lin Ying couldn't help but shake his head.

He knew that Jokic was a good kid, but he was introduced to basketball at the age of 14 and was elected as an All-Star starter at the age of 20. This sounds so fishy.

"I don't think I have the strength to be elected as an All-Star starter, but I am lucky. When I entered the league, I played with the best basketball players in the world. This season, I am playing with the strongest team in the world. , and it’s not just basketball, I honestly don’t know why I’m so lucky.”

Jokic's words caused a burst of laughter and applause from the audience.

It was a humble answer, and also kind of cute.

Especially paired with that clown face, the contrast is full.

Then just when he finished speaking, he couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Lin Ying.

"Lin, can I ask why you care so much about me?"

Lin Ying was a little surprised by this question.

It seems that Jokic also has doubts.

Kukoc was a die-hard fan of Jordan back then, but Jordan was not so kind to him!

If you say it's because of the personality differences between Lin Ying and Jordan, it can't be fully explained. After all, Lin Ying is not that good to other rookies.

After Jokic asked, the reporters also looked at Lin Ying.

This is indeed an interesting question.

Of course Lin Ying couldn't say that because I have opened my eyes and know that you are an MVP-level player in history, being kind to you can help me win the championship.

But he gave another answer that was irrefutable.

"Because you are Serbian."

This sentence contains so much.

Serbia's predecessor was Yugoslavia, and the relationship between Yugoslavia and China used to be very close.

It is no exaggeration to say that for a certain period of time, they were as close as brothers.

This is also the reason why the NATO bombing owed the Chinese a blood debt.

Although Yugoslavia has disintegrated, Serbia, as the main heir, has naturally inherited that relationship.

So is it reasonable for a Chinese to be nice to a Serbian?

Very reasonable!

And let’s not talk about sports without borders at this time.

Does sports really have no borders?

Some reporters in the audience reacted, and some were a little confused. After all, not everyone knows these histories and relationships.

Jokic smiled and nodded, and he obviously knew the relationship.

And he looked extremely happy at this moment.

When you are suddenly liked by a beautiful woman with a score of 9, you will feel anxious and uneasy.

But when you know why the other person likes you, you will be ecstatic.